2. Also linked:
Lyndsey Stoakes heritage
Gail Lambourne related EU project
Who we are
Naomi Beaumont
Looks after:
Strategy
Previously: RCUK
India; ESRC
Lucy Parnall
Pippa Craggs Looks after:
Looks after: ‘rest Europe
of world’ i.e. Previously:
India, China, Team B head;
USA..... NERC
3. AHRC’s International Strategy
The current AHRC International
Strategy aims are:
• Encourage collaborations UK +
best researchers worldwide
• Facilitate movement of
researchers to and from the UK
• Facilitate access to funding
sources, resources etc
• To influence the international
research agenda;
• To promote the UK as a world
centre for research.
(currently ‘refreshing’ this strategy)
5. International Partnerships: Funding
• EUROPE: Humanities in the European Research Area(HERA). Call for
proposals BY MID FEB. UK awareness raising events – announcements in next
few weeks. 19 million Euros. Links to AHRC’s ‘translating cultures’ theme. See
website for info: www.hera.org
•EUROPE: Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) on Cultural Heritage and Global
Change; currently defining ‘strategic research agenda’, could be joint calls in
future. Previously: Net-Heritage project www.netheritage.eu
•EUROPE: AHRC engages with the European Commission e.g. on development
of Horizon 2020; on their SSH (Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities)
Funding opportunities. 2013 priorities announced in July.
6. International Partnerships: Funding
•WORLDWIDE BILATERALS:
•Agreements/MoUs : Germany (DFG),Ireland (IRCHSS), Italy (CNR), Taiwan
(NSC), Japan (NIHU), Brazil (FAPESP), USA (NSF, NEH).
•Currently can bid for projects for US-UK and Brazil-UK partnerships.
•CO-FUNDED PROGRAMMES (past/ future):
•Digging into Data (UK, USA, Netherlands and Canada)
•Humanities and Wellbeing (in development with US partners, links to
our ‘Science in Culture’ theme)
7. International Partnerships:
possibilities through normal grants funding
Research Networking
• Aimed at developing new networks and interactions;
• networks for 2 years up to £30k;
• Extra funding available for networks with a strong
international element
• Additional 15K to cover the cost of any international
participants or activities
8. International Partnership Scheme (IPS):
Early Career Researchers
• Library of Congress - Joint scheme
with the ESRC
• National Institutes for the
Humanities Japan (NIHU)
• Scholarship for an award holder to
undertake research at the Library of
Congress in Washington DC or NIHU
• Expanded this scheme......Sarai
(India); Huntington (USA)
• Call for proposals BY END OF JAN
Places available:
25 Library of Congress
11 NIHU
10 Huntingdon
5 Sarai
9. International Partnership Scheme (IPS):
Aims/ Benefits
• Access to the internationally renowned research collections/ programmes/
expertise held at four ‘hosts’
• Enhance depth, range and quality of research activities
• Create opportunities for networking with other international scholars at those
institutions
• Placement between three and six months (Sarai capped at 3 months)
• Access to host institute’s research facilities and scholars/curators
• Includes flight & living costs
10. IPS: Who can apply?
• Existing AHRC/ESRC* PhD or early career award
holders or a research assistant on a funded project.
• Award must be ‘live’
• IPS placement must be within the period of the AHRC
award – no extra time awarded
• Placements must take place between 1st October 2012
and 30th September 2013
• Full and part-time; full and fees-only
*ESRC applicants may only apply to LoC scheme
11. IPS: Applying + Assessment
• Scheme will go live by end of Jan/ Deadline 15th March 2012 (tbc)
• Applications via Je-S system
• 2 parts to form:
• Applicant section
• Supervisor/mentor Statement (nb supervisor submits form)
• Research must be demonstrably relevant to the collections/
programmes/ expertise
• Must ‘add value’ to applicants’ existing work
• Personal development opportunities e.g. through networking
• Effective use of applicants time/ appropriate timing
Joint review process:
- Applications peer reviewed by ‘hosts’/ AHRC make funding decision
- Outcomes 1st August 2012
12. AHRC international: Future
avenues?
• Embedding international in our core activities
• Explore Opportunities with India
• Awareness raising re: Europe (with UKRO/ NCP for SSH)
• Further international placement ‘hosts’
• Developing new relationships in North America (e.g. NIH and
well-being; with SSHRC in Canada)
• Collaboration with UK partners to avoid duplication (ESRC, BA)
• Refreshing strategy
13. Thank You for listening!
Contacts:
• Naomi Beaumont
Head of International Strategy
n.beaumont@ahrc.ac.uk
International
• Lucy Parnall
European Strategy and Development Manager Placement
l.parnall@ahrc.ac.uk
Scheme:
• Pippa Craggs
International Policy Manager ips@ahrc.ac.uk
p.craggs@ahrc.ac.uk
• Lyndsey Stoakes
European Project Manager (Net-Heritage and Joint Programming
Initiative)
l.stoakes@ahrc.ac.uk
14.
15. General Advice
•Quality of applications received is high, so competition is tough
•2011 had a 63% success rate, though the overwhelming majority of
applications received a fundable grade.
•Clearly identify the collections/research programmes/expertise you
wish to access
•Time spent at the institution must be of appropriate length
•Make a case that the visit will take place at an appropriate time
•Can address any potential networking or personal development
opportunities.
•It must be clear that the work to be done relates directly to and
enhances your existing project
