Deadline: 19 July 2017
The British Academy in partnership with the Department for International Development (DfID), is seeking applications for its competitive research funding “Tackling Slavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour in Modern Business” to provide an opportunity for researchers to undertake projects which deliver research excellence with development impact.
This programme will fund excellent, policy-oriented research, aimed at addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing the UK’s Aid Strategy, including a particular focus on Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 (SDG 8.7). SDG 8.7 is about taking immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour.
Funding and Duration
- Projects must be up to 16 months in duration, with a maximum value of £200,000.
- Projects will start no later than 15 November 2017.
Eligibility Criteria
- This programme is open to researchers based at eligible UK and overseas institutions. Each research group will be led by a named Principal Investigator (PI).
- The PI is expected to be the person acting as the lead investigator on the project, directing the research and the management of the project, including responsibility for the overall project reporting requirements.
- The PI must hold a position which is permanent or lasts at least the duration of the award, at an eligible research or higher education institution, which can be in the UK or overseas.
- Applicants are encouraged to include Co-Applicants from developing countries.
- PIs and Co-Applicants must have at least three years postdoctoral (or equivalent) research experience.
- Official Development Assistance (ODA) Criteria:
- All projects are required to demonstrate that they are ‘ODA-eligible’. Only research that has a primary objective which is directly relevant to the problems of developing countries may be counted as ODA.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit The British Academy.