Call for Research Proposals – Georgia & Armenia 2012
Announcements
General
The ASCN Programme, hosted at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, launches a call for project proposals in the social sciences, open to researchers from and resident in Georgia or Armenia. The research proposals to be submitted should be relevant to transition themes, and they should address and deal with specific issues at stake. Furthermore, the proposals must fit into one of the two topics below defined specifically for Georgia and Armenia:
1) Democratization and Transformation (democratization, local governance, building etc.)
2) Social Change: Structures and Representations (rural/urban divide, media and social discourse, etc.)
with a maximum of 20'000 CHF per year. Projevaluation will consider the differences in topics and approaches.
Submission
the ASCN Management at info@ascn.ch and sergey.minasyan@ascn.ch.
Evaluation Criteria
The following criteria will be applied to assess the submissions for research projects:
• scientific quality (especially elaboration of research question, methods and research plan);
• relevance and link to the umbrella topic;
• feasibility of the research project;
• scientific competence of the applicants related to the submitted project;
• involvement of younger researchers;
• level of fluency in English
Research projects are evaluated by an independent and international Scientific Board (visit our website for further details).
Selection Timeframe
The evaluation process will take place in the following steps:
• 2 May 2012: Deadline to submit research proposals
• Mid-July 2012: Final decision of the Scientific Board
• 1 October 2012: Start of approved research projects
Information and application form
www.ascn.ch and info@ascn.ch
About ASCN
ASCN is a programme aimed at promoting the social sciences and humanities in the South Caucasus (primarily Georgia and Armenia). Its different activities foster the emergence of a new generation of talented scholars. Promising junior researchers receive support through research projects, capacity-building trainings and scholarships. The programme emphasizes the advancement of individuals who, thanks to their ASCN experience, become better integrated in international academic networks. The ASCN programme is coordinated and operated by the Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe (IICEE) at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). It is initiated and supported by Gebert Rüf Stiftung.