Deadline: 30 May 2018
The British Academy is seeking applications for its Sustainable Development Programme 2018 which is supported by the UK Government’s £1.5billion Global Challenges Research Fund.
This programme funds excellent, policy-oriented UK research, aimed at addressing the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and advancing the UK’s Aid Strategy. It supports researchers in the humanities and the social sciences working to generate evidence on the challenges and opportunities faced in developing countries and respond to the Sustainable Development Goals. The Academy is particularly keen to encourage applications from the humanities in this round.
Focus Areas
- supporting innovative research projects and collaborations;
- building their understanding of human and cultural contexts and how this can help inform practices and policies aimed at contributing to sustainable development outcomes;
- expanding the research base in countries and populations with high unmet need and low research capacity.
Research Sub-Themes
- Heritage: Sustainable development requires the ability to look forward but also to have a deep and rich understanding of the past.
- Dignity: Often sustainable development challenges can be viewed through technical lenses rather than human eyes.
- Violence: Violence is a near ever-present reality for much of humanity, but the narratives and experiences of violence, and the relationships between diverse aspects of violence and actions undertaken in the name of sustainable development, are poorly understood.
Value & Duration
- Projects must be up to 27 months in duration, with a value of up to £300,000 each. Projects are expected to start in September 2018.
- The first instalment will be paid immediately on acceptance of the award, with subsequent instalments paid at regular intervals. Awards are funded on a 100% full economic costs basis inclusive of overhead.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Sustainable Development Programme is open to researchers based at UK institutions.
- The main applicant must be based at an eligible UK university or research institute, and have at least three years postdoctoral (or equivalent) research experience.
- The applicant must either be in a permanent position at the institution or have a fixed-term position for the duration of the award. Co-applicants can be from overseas, and co-applicants from the Global South are encouraged, but they must also have at least three years of postdoctoral (or equivalent) research experience.
- The Sustainable Development Programme falls under the Global Challenges Research Fund and, therefore, will fund only ODA-eligible projects.
- Only research that has a primary objective which is directly and primarily relevant to the problems of developing countries may be counted as ODA. They will require applicants to demonstrate that the proposal is ODA eligible. ODA eligibility is an essential criterion projects will only be deemed eligible for funding if they can demonstrate that they satisfy ODA eligibility criteria.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit British Academy.