AHRC International Engagement

Naomi BeaumontHead of International Strategy

January 2012

Who we are

Pippa CraggsLooks after: ‘rest

of world’ i.e. India, China, USA.....

Naomi BeaumontLooks after:

StrategyPreviously: RCUK

India; ESRC

Lucy ParnallLooks after:

EuropePreviously:

Team B head; NERC

Also linked:Lyndsey Stoakes heritageGail Lambourne related EU project

AHRC’s International StrategyThe current AHRC International

Strategy aims are:

• Encourage collaborations UK + best researchers worldwide

• Facilitate movement of researchers to and from the UK

• Facilitate access to funding sources, resources etc

• To influence the international research agenda;

• To promote the UK as a world centre for research.

(currently ‘refreshing’ this strategy)

Some Priorities• Regions • Embedding

• Early Career

• Impact

• Mobility• Removing barriers

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International Partnerships: Funding

• EUROPE: Humanities in the European Research Area(HERA). Call for

proposals BY MID FEB. UK awareness raising events – announcements in next

few weeks. 19 million Euros. Links to AHRC’s ‘translating cultures’ theme. See

website for info: www.hera.org

•EUROPE: Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) on Cultural Heritage and Global

Change; currently defining ‘strategic research agenda’, could be joint calls in

future. Previously: Net-Heritage project www.netheritage.eu

•EUROPE: AHRC engages with the European Commission e.g. on development

of Horizon 2020; on their SSH (Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities)

Funding opportunities. 2013 priorities announced in July.

International Partnerships: Funding•WORLDWIDE BILATERALS:

•Agreements/MoUs : Germany (DFG),Ireland (IRCHSS), Italy (CNR), Taiwan

(NSC), Japan (NIHU), Brazil (FAPESP), USA (NSF, NEH).

•Currently can bid for projects for US-UK and Brazil-UK partnerships.

•CO-FUNDED PROGRAMMES (past/ future):

•Digging into Data (UK, USA, Netherlands and Canada)

•Humanities and Wellbeing (in development with US partners, links to

our ‘Science in Culture’ theme)

International Partnerships: possibilities through normal grants funding

Research Networking

• Aimed at developing new networks and interactions;

• networks for 2 years up to £30k;

• Extra funding available for networks with a strong international element

• Additional 15K to cover the cost of any international participants or activities

International Partnership Scheme (IPS): Early Career Researchers

• Library of Congress - Joint scheme with the ESRC

• National Institutes for the Humanities Japan (NIHU)

• Scholarship for an award holder to undertake research at the Library of Congress in Washington DC or NIHU

• Expanded this scheme......Sarai(India); Huntington (USA)

• Call for proposals BY END OF JAN

Places available: 25 Library of Congress11 NIHU10 Huntingdon5 Sarai

International Partnership Scheme (IPS): Aims/ Benefits

• Access to the internationally renowned research collections/ programmes/ expertise held at four ‘hosts’

• Enhance depth, range and quality of research activities

• Create opportunities for networking with other international scholars at those institutions

• Placement between three and six months (Sarai capped at 3 months)

• Access to host institute’s research facilities and scholars/curators

• Includes flight & living costs

IPS: Who can apply?

• Existing AHRC/ESRC* PhD or early career award holders or a research assistant on a funded project.

• Award must be ‘live’

• IPS placement must be within the period of the AHRC award – no extra time awarded

• Placements must take place between 1st October 2012 and 30th September 2013

• Full and part-time; full and fees-only

*ESRC applicants may only apply to LoC scheme

IPS: Applying + Assessment• Scheme will go live by end of Jan/ Deadline 15th March 2012 (tbc)

• Applications via Je-S system

• 2 parts to form:• Applicant section• Supervisor/mentor Statement (nb supervisor submits form)

• Research must be demonstrably relevant to the collections/ programmes/ expertise

• Must ‘add value’ to applicants’ existing work

• Personal development opportunities e.g. through networking

• Effective use of applicants time/ appropriate timing

Joint review process: - Applications peer reviewed by ‘hosts’/ AHRC make funding decision - Outcomes 1st August 2012

AHRC international: Future avenues?

• Embedding international in our core activities

• Explore Opportunities with India

• Awareness raising re: Europe (with UKRO/ NCP for SSH)

• Further international placement ‘hosts’

• Developing new relationships in North America (e.g. NIH and well-being; with SSHRC in Canada)

• Collaboration with UK partners to avoid duplication (ESRC, BA)

• Refreshing strategy

Thank You for listening!Contacts:

• Naomi BeaumontHead of International Strategyn.beaumont@ahrc.ac.uk

• Lucy ParnallEuropean Strategy and Development Managerl.parnall@ahrc.ac.uk

• Pippa CraggsInternational Policy Managerp.craggs@ahrc.ac.uk

• Lyndsey StoakesEuropean Project Manager (Net-Heritage and Joint Programming

Initiative)l.stoakes@ahrc.ac.uk

International

Placement

Scheme:

ips@ahrc.ac.uk

General Advice•Quality of applications received is high, so competition is tough

•2011 had a 63% success rate, though the overwhelming majority of applications received a fundable grade.

•Clearly identify the collections/research programmes/expertise you wish to access

•Time spent at the institution must be of appropriate length

•Make a case that the visit will take place at an appropriate time

•Can address any potential networking or personal development opportunities.

•It must be clear that the work to be done relates directly to and enhances your existing project