[Air-L] Call for Proposals: SSN Small Research Grants, Dec. 1 deadline

[Bryce Newell]

Dear colleagues,

We are reopening and extending the deadline for applications for the Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) Small Research Grants. Please forward this to colleagues who fit our primary eligibility criteria - specifically early career researchers working in an economically under-resourced region of the world whose work touches centrally on issues of surveillance.

SSN is happy to announce that the next funding round for small research grants is now open, with a December 1 deadline for applications. See https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/announcement/view/299 for the full CFP (ignore the earlier deadline noted in that post). The text is also presented below:

We are pleased to announce that in response to feedback from our members we have made available some funding to support scholars working in economically under-resourced regions. Through a "Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) Small Research Grant," we will be able to make up to six awards of up to £500 each available for the 2020-2021 academic year. These awards will also be accompanied by two-year SSN memberships. The Small Grants Committee will review and select recipients based on the following criteria and process.
Eligibility
Surveillance Studies Network members (or non-members who conduct surveillance-related research and would like to become part of SSN) are encouraged to apply, with preference given to persons who:

  *   justify themselves as working in an economically under-resourced region;
  *   are early career researchers (i.e., a doctoral student or researcher who has earned their PhD in the last five years);
  *   have not previously received funding through the SSN Small Research Grant; and,
  *   submit all required criteria prior to the application deadline.

Evaluation Criteria

We will be evaluating applications based on their articulation of specific research-related activities that would significantly augment the applicant's program of research, but that would not be feasible without additional funding. Additionally, we will take into consideration the overall feasibility of the proposed work and the extent to which it is likely to make a significant contribution to surveillance studies.

Process

Please submit a brief proposal (1-page maximum) outlining:

  *   the activities to be conducted with the funding,
  *   the importance of these activities to your program of research,
  *   justification of your region of residence as economically under-resourced,
  *   description of your suitability for the award based on the other criteria of preference, and
  *   a timeline for completion of the activities planned. (All awarded funds must be spent by June 30, 2021.)

Additionally, please also submit a budget (1-page maximum) outlining your plans for using any awarded funds up to a maximum of £500 (e.g., transcription services, informant/human-subjects payments, technical equipment, conference fees, etc.).

Send your proposal and budget as one document (PDF preferred) to Bryce Newell at bcnewell at uoregon.edu on or before December 1, 2020. Please include the following text in your email subject header: "SSN Small Grants Application." Notification of awards will be made as soon as possible after the deadline.

Thank you,

Bryce Newell
University of Oregon