Deadline: 17 July 2019
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX) of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), have announced a joint call for proposals exploring the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies on society and the economy.
This call aims to foster collaboration between UK and Japanese social science, arts and humanities researchers around the theme of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on society. The call aims to promote interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and to position the social sciences, arts and humanities as an integral part of the process for developing and exploring AI systems, and ensuring that those systems provide the greatest benefit to people and societies. Ultimately, the call aims to contribute towards the development of a platform for effective and sustained dialogue and engagement between a range of researchers and other relevant stakeholders, eventually leading to practical implementation and policy recommendations.
Thematic Areas
- AHRC welcome proposals that will look at the following thematic areas:
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- Impacts on humans and society.
- Economic implications, skills, work and education.
- Transparency, responsibility, governance and ethics.
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- Proposals are encouraged to use following approach to explore the themes:
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- Interdisciplinary approach exploring how to co-design the research with different disciplines within and beyond the social sciences, arts and humanities.
- Collaboration with non-academic stakeholders such as policy makers, public, third sector and business.
- Comparative research looking at key similarities but also differences in the context of Japan and the UK.
- Use of innovative research design and methods.
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Funding Information
- The total UK budget for this call is £2 million.
- UK applicants may request between £360,000-£500,000 (100% fEC) per project.
- The maximum duration of a grant is 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call invites collaborative projects between Japan and UK researchers.
- A proposal should have a lead partner from each country.
- The lead partner from the UK should be listed as the PI on the UK submission and must be based at an eligible research organisation for UKRI funding.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Japan or UK
For more information, please visit https://esrc.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/ukri-jst-joint-call-on-artificial-intelligence-and-society/