Deadline: 1-Dec-22
The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) is seeking applications for its Seminar Series Awards to support the generation of internationally excellent research in all areas of urban studies.
USF seeks to support up to twelve awards in the 2022 round of the scheme, in each case up to a maximum of £15,000 per award (or £20,000 for proposals containing eligible training elements). Proposals dealing with any topic or sub-field within urban studies will be considered.
Additional funding of £5,000 is available to proposals that incorporate training elements for early career researchers (defined as doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and research/teaching associates or lecturers within five years of their PhD). Applicants that wish to be considered for this additional funding should indicate what specific training need(s) they will address, the activities they will incorporate to meet the need(s), and how the funds will be used. The USF encourages proposals for novel and engaging training activities.
Funding Information
- The budget should not exceed £15,000 total funding requested from the USF, unless applicants wish to make use of the £5,000 top-up for direct support of training elements.
- The absolute maximum budget available from the USF is therefore £20,000 per proposal. Budgets must be submitted in GBP currency (and all USF grants are offered and payable in GBP only).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility requirements for this grant include:
- Proposals must be for at least three events in one or more host institutions/venues globally.
- Eligible types of events may include research seminars, colloquia, round-tables, and public talks. Any of which may have workshop and training components. Events may be in-person, virtual, or a mixture of both.
- Proposals must be supported by at least one academic and/or non-profit organisation (the primary host organisation) who are willing and capable to receive and administer the total grant funding, without charging overheads (Global South institutions are exempt from this requirement, see terms below).
- Events must be scheduled to begin within twelve months of the deadline for applications (i.e. start before December 1st 2023) and finish within twenty-four months (i.e. completed by 1st December 2024).
- Up to three co-applicants may be named, but at least one applicant should be an academic, researcher, or educator working within the field of urban studies.
- The USF particularly welcomes applications from Global South scholars and institutions, and at least half of the awards will be made to support suitable proposals that involve at least one host institution or venue in Global South countries (defined here via the OECD list of ODA recipients). To support this aim, the prohibition of institutional overheads will be waived for host institutions based in these countries (see terms). Proposals should also demonstrate an active engagement with issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- The USF also welcomes applications that seriously engage with the challenges posed by the climate crisis and COVID-19 pandemic (including in terms of event planning logistics, such as the justification of long-haul travel). Value-for-money is an essential component of all successful proposals, and budgets should demonstrate an excellent use of the funding requested (if possible, this might include third-party funding and/or in-kind support).
- Whilst the emphasis must still be on the generation of high-quality urban studies research, the publications and other outputs that this grant seeks to encourage may be wide-ranging in format and focus. The USF also looks favourably upon proposals that seek to engage and/or support participation from non-academic partner organisations and audiences.
For more information, visit https://www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/seminar-series/
