Research Commissioned in Phase Three
Phase III funding Opportunities
The call for applications to Phase III of the Programme has closed and we are in the process of commissioning projects. Details of awards will be posted here once it is complete.
The overall themes of the Religion and Society Programme, reaching across disciplinary boundaries, have been identified throughout the programme as:
• Meaning, Defining and Being
• Identity, Community, Welfare and Prosperity
• Religion, Violence and Conflict Resolution
• Religion, Media and the Arts
• Texts, Spaces, Rituals and Objects
• Education and Socialisation
• Law, Politics and the State
This call was open across the full programme specification but the AHRC and ESRC have been particularly keen to encourage proposals in the following specific areas:
Meaning, Defining and Being –
In addition to all of the key questions outlined in the Programme Specification, proposals are welcomed which offer theoretical reflection on aspects of religion and society, and/or which develop and interrogate key concepts in the study of religion and society. Contributions from disciplines such as theology, philosophy and religious studies, as well as the social sciences, are invited.
Religion, Media and the Arts –
All of the key questions within this theme, including issues about religion, the arts, performance, space and material and visual culture and the representation of religion in news media. Proposals are particularly encouraged from disciplines such as design, architecture, popular culture and the performing arts, particularly if they engage with the cultural sector e.g museums, arts practitioners etc.
Texts, Spaces, Rituals and Objects –
In addition to all of the key questions within this theme outlined in the Programme specification, proposals are welcomed which address the changing significance of sacred texts and symbols in religious communities and wider society.
Law, Politics and the State –
All of the key questions within this theme, including the significance of religion in relation to specific political or social movements, or for different kinds of political mobilization.
Attention to the Religion and Society Programme’s aims, objectives and themes, and overall quality, will be deciding factors in the assessment of proposals. The final call is highlighting the areas listed above in the light of commissioning to date, in order to ensure that all themes in the Religion and Society Programme are well represented once the commissioning process is complete. Proposals dealing with the other Programme themes are not excluded, even though commissioning has already taken place in these areas.
To apply for an award, you should be actively engaged in research and be of postdoctoral standing. We regret that there is no funding available for postgraduate study within this programme, with the exception of PhD studentships attached to Large Grant applications.
The Details for the outline stage of the Large Research Grants scheme (deadline 8 January 2009) are now available from the AHRC website and the form is available through the JeS system, please follow this link: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/ReligionandSociety-LargeGrants.aspx
The Details for the Small Research Grants scheme (deadline 30 April 2009) can be found on the AHRC website http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/ReligionandSociety-SmallGrants.aspx
This is a notice to let you know that there are a number of new sections (Impact Summary/Academic Beneficiaries/Impact Plan) that must be completed as part of a proposal under this scheme. The Details of the Small Research Grants scheme have been updated with information regarding these sections, this can be found at Annex H of the Details, see AHRC website New Impact Summary and Plans. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions document relating to this.
Enquiries about the scholarly content of the Religion and Society Programme, its aims, objectives and themes should be directed to Linda Woodhead at the contact address below:
Professor Linda Woodhead
Email: l.woodhead@lancaster.ac.uk
Tel: 01524 592414
Enquiries about the application procedures, competitions and timetables, application forms and application process should be directed to one of the officers as detailed below:
Awards Officers
Laura Milne-Day
e-mail: l.milne-day@ahrc.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 987 6685
Dylan Law
email: d.law@ahrc.ac.uk
Tel. 0117 987 6613
Senior Awards Officer
Louise Matter
e-mail: l.matter@ahrc.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 987 6605
ESRC Senior Science Manager
Dr Craig Bardsley
e-mail: craig.bardsley@esrc.ac.uk
Tel: 01793 413166