UK and South Korea Social Science, Arts and Humanities Connections

Deadline: 26-Oct-21

The UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is seeking applications for its UK and South Korea Social Science, Arts and Humanities Connections.

Your project must involve collaborative activities that:

• are within the areas of social science, arts or humanities
• engage a network of researchers in both countries
• include early career researchers.

You must be:

• a researcher at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
• at postdoctoral level or higher.

Scope

• Proposals may be submitted in any area of SSH, and on any topic. Interdisciplinary proposals across the breadth of the social sciences, arts and humanities are strongly encouraged.
• The application must be principally focused within the ESRC remit or AHRC remit.
• However, they encourage applicants to focus on areas where there may be particular value in collaboration between the two countries such as:
  • post-pandemic recovery
  • environmentally sustainable growth
  • work and productivity
  • healthy ageing
  • inequality
  • global trade and security
  • design
  • digital innovation and content
  • ethics and technology
  • urban development.

Funding Information

• Total fund: £1,500,000
• Maximum Award: £50,000

What they’re looking for?

• South Korea produces significant volumes of high-quality social science, arts and humanities (SSH) research. Despite this quality and volume of output, the levels of collaboration with UK researchers are among the most under-represented of any leading research nation.
• This networking funding opportunity has been commissioned to address the lack of connectivity and expand the level of engagement with South Korea. It aims to lower the barriers faced by UK SSH researchers seeking to collaborate with South Korean counterparts.
• These networking grants are intended to provide flexible support for a programme of activity addressing the broad objective of establishing sustainable collaborations, leading to the development of joint research proposals.

Eligibility Criteria

• Proposals must be submitted by a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
• The principal investigator must be a UK-based researcher and of postdoctoral level or higher.
• Please note that the lead international collaborator (academic researcher at postdoctoral level or equivalent from an established international research organisation of comparable standing to an UKRI-eligible UK research organisation) should be listed as an international co-investigator under this scheme. There may be more than one.
• International collaborators participating in the funding opportunity, but not listed as international co-investigator, should be named in the case for support.
• Eligibility is normally based on:
  • your suitability to lead or work on a research proposal or business innovation project
  • the research organisation or business where the work is intended to take place.

For more information, visit https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/uk-and-south-korea-social-science-arts-and-humanities-connections/