Deadline: 5 September 2017
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of the United Kingdom and the Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF) of Egypt are pleased to announce a joint call for Research Grant proposals addressing the theme of ‘Cultural Heritage and Development in Egypt’.
The aim of this Research Grants call is to allow researchers in the UK and Egypt to work collaboratively to address key challenges related to Egypt’s cultural heritage.
Thematic Areas
- Archaeological conservation: building a sustainable future for Egypt’s cultural heritage
- Museums, libraries and archives: revenue generation, skills development and heritage preservation
- Intangible heritage
Funding Information
Funding of up to £350K is available per project and awards will be expected to have a maximum duration of 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
For UK-AHRC applicants:
- The Principal Investigator must be resident in the UK
- It is not permissible for someone to be both a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator and a research assistant on the same project.
- All UK Higher Education Institutions that receive grant funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies are eligible to receive funds for research, postgraduate training and associated activities.
- Applicant must have at least two years of post-doctoral experience in an academic/research environment or have an equivalent level ofprofessional/practice experience of direct relevance to the proposed research.
For Egypt-STDF applicants
- Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research experience and hold a permanent or fixed term position in an eligible university or research institute in Egypt, which must span the duration of the project.
- Eligible institutions include public or private universities or research centres which are Egyptian legal entities. Please note that the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport are not eligible.
- Non-eligible organisations (such as NGOs or the AUC/Arab Academy) can participate in the research as associate partners, but cannot receive grants. Also, the PI cannot be affiliated to those organisations.
- Applicants may hold this fellowship and a maximum of one other STDF grant at the same time. Applications cannot be accepted from researchers in commercial organisations.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Egypt and UK
For more information, please visit Cultural Heritage and Development.