The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is pleased to announce visiting scholarships for scholars from the Americas (North, Central, South and the Caribbean) to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the Americas, between 1 June 2010 and 31 August 2011.
Applicants and their collaborators should have received a PhD in one of the social sciences (including history) by the time the proposed visit would start. They should have been based in the country from which they are applying for at least two years before the Call deadline of 2 March 2010.
All applicants must be nominated by the Director of an ESRC-supported centre, programme, group or network, the holder of an ESRC Large Grant, or a Professorial Fellow with whom they are interested in collaborating. A list of all those ESRC grants holders who are eligible to nominate an application is available through the link below. Applicants and nominators should check this list to ensure their eligibility.
Grants of up to £5,000 (currently 8,000 US dollars) are offered to cover transportation, accommodation, and living expenses.
How to make an application
The deadline to submit an application is 4pm GMT on 2 March 2010. Applications must be made by the institution of the UK academic who will be taking part in the collaboration - whether they are hosting a visiting scholar or travelling to the Americas. Applications must be submitted via the electronic submissions system, JeS. Applications must have attached the CVs of both the overseas scholar and their UK collaborator, together with a letter of nomination from the ESRC grant holder.
It is expected that decisions on applications will be announced by the end of April 2010. Supported activities can begin on or after 1 June 2010 and continue until 31 August 2011.
Further information:
If you think that you are eligible but not on the ESRC awards list to nominate a fellow, please contact us at international@esrc.ac.uk
Contact:
Please direct any questions about the ESRC/SSRC visiting scholars scheme to international@esrc.ac.uk
Note that this scheme was formerly the ESRC/SSRC Collaborative Visiting Fellowships.