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Societies and Cultures Institute

Internal Research Fellowship/Associateship

Societies & Cultures Institute Funded Research Opportunities

SCI has offered two new funding opportunities to support the early stage development of new, innovative, interdisciplinary projects aimed at securing external funding.

The deadlines for these new schemes has passed.

Up to 3 months teaching replacement to enable the initiation of a project intended to compete for external funding. The project should be collaborative and bring together perspectives and methodologies from disciplines both across and beyond the HASS environment. This may be a pilot or proof-of-concept project with the potential to be scaled up for external funding. The Fellowship award carries backfill funding for the home department, a £2k research support allowance and SCI administrative support to enable the delivery of the fellowship project. The Fellow will be invited to lead a panel, workshop or network event to showcase their research plans and to contribute to SCI’s research communications via social media.

Applicants should submit a 1000-word research proposal supported by an indicative budget for the research support allowance together with a statement of support from the Departmental DORI.

The deadline for applications is Friday 28 February 2025. Applications will be reviewed by the SCI academic directors & the Faculty APVC Research & Impact.

A research allowance of £2k for the development of innovative, interdisciplinary research in conjunction with a FHASS-Department Research leave term. Staff with the confirmed allocation of research leave for the academic year 2025/26 are invited to propose development activity connected with their research leave plan which aligns with SCI’s commitment to the promotion of novel HASS-based research. Associates will be invited to lead a panel, workshop or network event related to their chosen research theme and to contribute to SCI’s research communications via social media.

Applicants should submit a 500-word research proposal supported by an indicative budget for the research support allowance together with a statement of support from the Departmental DORI.

The deadline for applications is Friday 28 February 2025. Applications will be reviewed by the SCI academic directors & the Faculty APVC Research & Impact.

If you have any questions about the operation of these schemes please contact James Clark (j.g.clark@exeter.ac.uk) and/or Kevin Sales (k.m.sales@exeter.ac.uk). Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact SCI Research Director, Prof Amina Yaqin (a.yaqin@exeter.ac.uk) who will be glad to advise them.