Deadline: 17 February 2019
Cara’s Syria Programme is now seeking applications from Syrian academics in exile for grants of up to £3,000 to provide seed-funding to support promising Arts and Humanities pilot projects, for proposals that are at too early a stage to attract larger funding, for ‘proof of concept’ projects, or for preliminary research to allow the development of larger research proposals for subsequent submission to Cara or other relevant funders.
Cara Small Grants are offered as part of the Cara Syria Programme, the aim of which is to strengthen and connect Syria’s academics in exile by facilitating their continued academic development, collaboration, engagement and contribution, and so to ensure that this vital part of Syria’s intellectual capital is not lost for the greater good.
This new Arts & Humanities strand of the Cara Syria Programme (Strand 6) is supported by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, which includes the following disciplines within the Arts & Humanities: Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Classics, Geography (human), History, Linguistics and Languages, Law and Politics, Literature, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion and the Visual Arts.
Funding Information
Grants Grants of up to £3,000 will be offered to successful applicants whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities as listed above.
Eligibility Criteria
Only Syrian academics whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities, who have been directly affected by the current crisis and who are currently living in exile in countries neighbouring Syria are eligible to submit proposals.
Selection Criteria
- All proposal submissions will be judged on the quality and innovative nature (originality) of the proposed research, with a particular focus on likely impact, feasibility, the relevance of the research team members’ profiles and cost-effectiveness. If a pilot study, it will be important to outline the future direction of the proposed research and to indicate how a small grant would allow the recipient to access a larger grant. Cara is particularly interested in supporting collaborations involving several Syrian academics in exile.
- Funding can be sought only for direct project implementation costs.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.cara.ngo/cara-syria-programme-arts-humanities-small-grants-call-and-guidance-notes/