The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is seeking applications for Collaborative Research Development Workshops on Asia.
The Collaborative Research Development Workshops on Asia provide a forum for intellectual dialogue and serve as an incubator for projects highlighting the social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics and intersections that shape the two workshop themes of climate change and migration.
The SSRC invites applications for Collaborative Research Development Workshops focused on the social dimensions of climate change and the drivers and dynamics of migration, to be held virtually in June 2022. The workshops will bring together an interdisciplinary group of early-career scholars from Asia and the US to discuss and receive feedback on a brief paper based on their current research, submit papers for a special issue in a leading journal, and develop new collaborative research projects and teams.
Given the regional and global dimensions of these critical issues, the workshops seek to provide a space to exchange ideas and to imagine research projects—focused on either connections across or comparisons between countries and communities—and how research on them can be conducted by teams that bridge scholars within Asia and between Asia and the United States. The workshops further seek to create sustained networks of international scholars conducting research on a common theme by providing the opportunity to give and receive constructive feedback on current work and on ideas for new collaborative projects. After completion of the workshop, participants will be eligible to apply with a team for a collaborative research seed grant. This initiative is made possible with support from the Henry Luce Foundation.
Themes
Workshops are open to individual early-career scholars based in the US or Asia from all fields in the social sciences, humanities, and related fields and who are within five years of having completed their doctoral degree. Proposed projects must address one of the following workshop themes:
Social Dimensions of Climate Change
Drivers and Dynamics of Migration
Funding Information
Applicants selected to participate in the workshops will submit a short paper of 3-4,000 words beforehand as a basis for discussion during the workshop. After the event, workshop mentors and SSRC staff will explore the possibility of publishing revised versions of these papers as a special issue of a journal. In addition, participants will spend time at the workshop, and during days between workshop sessions, to develop ideas for collaboration. After the workshop, participants will be eligible to apply for a seed grant of up to $15,000 to design and pilot a collaborative research project.
Eligibility Criteria
Early-career scholars in the humanities, social sciences, or related fields.
Applicants must be within five years of having completed the PhD.
Based in the US or Asia, regardless of citizenship.
While members of a pre-existing collaborative team may apply to the workshop, each member’s application will be assessed on its own merits. They especially welcome applications from past participants of the AAS-SSRC Dissertation Workshop series or the SSRC Global Scholars Initiative.
Application (to be submitted online)
Online application form
Research abstract (two-page maximum) summarizing current research interests
Short responses on how collaborative work could benefit current research interests and why a workshop such as this would be valuable
Current CV
Deadline: Apr 15, 2022
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
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