{"id":5787,"date":"2019-05-14T01:31:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/?p=5787"},"modified":"2019-05-14T01:31:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:31:42","slug":"ascn-call-for-research-proposals-georgia-armenia-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/?p=5787","title":{"rendered":"ASCN Call For Research Proposals \u2013 Georgia & Armenia 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ASCN Programme<\/a>, 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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) The South Caucasus and Europeanisation \u2013 institutions and actors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) What holds societies together? Consensus, conflicts and integration in the South Caucasus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full topic descriptions are to be found on the ASCN website<\/a> or in the attached document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The budget made available per project will be 50,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) over two years, with a maximum of 25,000 CHF per year. Projects must have a duration of 24 months. Initial funding is provided for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funding will contribute to covering costs for honoraria, financial management, financial auditing, equipment and field work, access to knowledge, international and regional cooperation and networking, improvement of methods and training, mentoring by internationally recognised researchers, publishing and promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submitting several applications is permissible; each application will be judged according to its individual merits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official application form must be used to submit research proposals by the deadline of 1 June 2014<\/strong>. Applications arriving after 1 June 2014 will not be taken into consideration. The first page of the application form has to be signed and scanned. All documents (application form, CVs, annexes, etc.) have to be submitted as one PDF file to the ASCN Management at info \u201cat\u201d ascn. ch and tamara.brunner \u201cat\u201d ascn. ch with the following email subject line \u201cASCN Call \u2013 Georgia 2014\u201d or \u201cASCN Call \u2013 Armenia 2014\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any queries or additional information, please write to info \u201cat\u201d ascn. ch or contact our local coordinators, Archil Abashidze in Georgia (archil.abashidze \u201cat\u201d ascn. ch) or Sergey Minasyan in Armenia (sergey.minasyan \u201cat\u201d ascn. ch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evaluation Criteria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details are to be found on the ASCN website<\/a> or in the attached document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selection Timeframe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evaluation process will take place in the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022          1 June 2014<\/strong>: Deadline to submit research proposals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022          Mid-July 2014: Final decision of the Scientific Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022          1 October 2014: Start of approved research projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information and Application Form<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.ascn.ch<\/a> and info \u201cat\u201d ascn. ch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ASCN website contains information on current and completed research projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About ASCN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 R\u00fcf Stiftung.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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