Please note that the deadline for submission of proposals has now passed, and this information is for reference only.
An agreement between the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR France), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG Germany), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC UK) and the Nederlands Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO Netherlands).
In order to strengthen European cooperation in the field of social sciences, wishing to fund high quality scientific research within their own countries, and conscious that some of the best research can be delivered by working with the best researchers internationally, ANR, DFG, ESRC and NWO are launching a common call for proposals in order to fund the best joint research projects in social sciences. The scheme will provide for the funding of integrated projects by researchers coming from more than one of the four participating countries - in any combination of two or more countries, except French-German bilateral proposals, which should be submitted to the ANR-DFG scheme in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The partner organisations will conduct a co-ordinated peer review and a single common selection process. Funding will be distributed among the partners according to the place of work of the researchers, and generally according to the funding rules of each individual agency with some exceptions detailed in the guidance.
Please note this scheme replaces existing bilateral schemes between ESRC and ANR, ESRC and DFG and ESRC and NWO. French-German bilateral projects will continue to be funded under the ANR-DFG scheme for Social Sciences and Humanities and are therefore excluded from this call.
Within the framework of this call, the disciplinary coverage may vary according to the involvement of the national agencies. Proposals may be submitted in any area of the social sciences within the remit of the relevant agencies concerned. Applicants who are uncertain of whether their proposal would be eligible should contact the relevant national agencies for clarification.
Deadline for the submission of proposals:
- 13/04/2010, until 12 p.m. (midday) C.E.T for the electronic version (ANR/NWO applications)
- 13/04/2010, until 4 p.m. B.S.T for the electronic version (ESRC applications only)
Please note for submission to the ESRC through Je-s, DO NOT submit through the bilateral call, you need to submit though ORA Research Programme (see below ORA specific Je-S guidance) - 13/04/2010 (date of postmark) for the paper version (DFG applications only)
The call for proposals will also been published on the ANR, DFG (PDF) (English), DFG (PDF) (German) and NWO websites.
The call for proposals and the application form are also available here:
For further information on this ORA agreement, please contact international@esrc.ac.uk.