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Social Sciences and Law Funding Opportunities

Contents List:

-          British Academy

-          Economic and Social Research Council

-          European Commission

-          Feminist Review Trust

-          Joint Information Systems Committee

British Acedemy
UK-Latin American/Caribbean Link Programme

The British Academy invites applications for its UK-Latin American/Caribbean Link programme.

Deadline: 15 February 2008

Web link: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/intl/lacp.html

Economic and Social Research Council

British Election Study: Appointment of The Scientific Leadership Team

The Economic and Social Research Council is commissioning the next phase of the British Election Study for 2009-10.

Deadline: 4pm, 5 February 2008

Web link: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/current_funding_opportunities/BES_2009_10.aspx

Economic and Social Research Council

Business Engagement Opportunities

This call focuses on business engagement and provides opportunities for social science researchers to engage with specific sectors of business to encourage knowledge transfer and exchange to assist business sustainability.

Deadline: 4 February 2008

Web link: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/current_funding_opportunities/bus_engage.aspx

Economic and Social Research Council

Joint ESRC and Governmental Collaborative Postgraduate Studentships Competition

The Economic and Social Research Council, in collaboration with four government bodies, is inviting applications for collaborative studentship awards.

Deadline: 4pm, 28 February 2008

Web link: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/fundingopportunities/Collab_studentship.aspx

Economic and Social Research Council

Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Economic and Social Research Council invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowship scheme.

Deadline: None

Web link: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/earlycareer/postdocfellowships/index.aspx

European Commission

Framework programme 7: Cooperation

The Commission welcomes collaborative projects, networks of excellence and coordination and support actions under a number of areas including Digital Libraries and Content.

Deadline: 5pm Brussels time, 8 April 2008

Web link: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPage&call_id=109

Feminist Review Trust

Research Grants

The Feminist Review Trust, invite applicants for their research grants programme. The trust will award up to £10,000 for research and study into the social, economic and legal position of women in society and for the dissemination of the results or such research and study.

Deadline: 28 February 2008

Web link: http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/

Joint Information Systems Committee

A Scenario-Based Study on Using Repositories and E-Portfolio Tools to Submit an Application for Employment

The Joint Information Systems Committee wishes to commission a a scenario-based study on using repositories and e-portfolio tools to submit an application for employment.

Deadline: 12 noon, 7 January 2008

Web link: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/12/scenariobasedstudy.aspx

Joint Information Systems Committee

Review of User Requirements for Digitised Resources in Islamic Studies

The Joint Information Systems Committee has issued a call for proposals to review requirements of researchers and teachers, within the higher education community, in relation to the use of digitised resources in Islamic studies.

Deadline: 12 noon, 18 January 2008

Web link: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/12/islamicstudies.aspx