ESRC/DFID Joint Scheme for Research on International Development (Poverty Alleviation)

Second call for applications under Phase 2 of ESRC/DFID strategic partnership to provide a joint funding scheme for development research.

The purpose of the scheme is to provide a more robust conceptual and empirical basis for development, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The second phase of funding retains the overall ‘poverty alleviation’ theme from the first phase, and applications under this broad heading will still be welcome.

However, ESRC and DFID have identified three thematic areas for this call where work will be of particular interest. These areas are:

• Population and Development;
• Development in a Changing World: the Challenge for Theory, Policy and Action;
• Inequality and Development

Full applications are invited between £100,000 to £500,000 (100% FEC). The scheme is open to applicants from both UK and non-UK Institutions. The deadline for applications is 4pm UK time on 30 September 2010.

Full details of the call and all documentation can be accessed from the ESRC Society Today website

Any questions about the call should be directed to DFID@esrc.ac.uk

The University of Edinburgh will be hosting an application workshop for the scheme on Friday July 16th, from 10:00-13:30 (BST). The event will be supported by the University’s UNESCO Chair in International Development and the e-Science Institute. You are invited to attend this meeting either in person, or online through live interactive webstreaming. Further information about the Edinburgh workshop is available at http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/1101. You can register to attend the Edinburgh meeting at http://www.nesc.ac.uk/action/registration/index.cfm?id=1101

If you would like more information join the online event or like more information about the scheme, we encourage you to join the mailing list for the event. This list will be used to send out instructions on how to join the online event and details about other activities supported by the e-Science Institute. These will include a wiki and the ability to register your interest in the scheme as a way of building multidisciplinary international partnerships for applications. Please encourage your partners in developing countries to register their email addresses and use these facilities. You can join the email list and register for online activities at: http://www.esi.ac.uk/webforms/esrc-dfid-scheme

Additional workshops will be held during July in Bristol (21 July), London (22 July) and Leeds (23 July). To register for one of these events please email DFID@esrc.ac.uk and include in the email subject the date and venue of the workshop you wish to attend.

 

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