Ireland-Wales Bilateral Research Network Grant

The Learned Society of Wales (LSW), with the support of the Welsh Government Agile Cymru Fund and in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is pleased to invite applications for the Ireland-Wales Bilateral Network Grant under the theme of ‘Culture, Language and Heritage’.

The ambition of the Ireland-Wales Bilateral Network Grant is to strengthen cooperation and learning between excellent researchers, academics and practitioners in Wales and Ireland within the Agile Cymru Frame-work.

The maximum sum available for any one project grant is £12,500 per project (GBP Sterling) for a period of 3-4 months. The scheme will fund one grant to an institution in Wales  for 2023-24.

Deadline:
30/9/23 4.00 pm
Value:
Up to £12,500
Duration:
3-4 months
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OBJECTIVES

To strengthen cooperation, knowledge exchange and learning between Wales and Ireland;

To support collaborative and interdisciplinary research

To encourage the initiation of new partnerships and/or the development of existing partnerships, potentially leading to innovative future proposals bringing disciplines and nations together

To contribute to policy discussion in Ireland and Wales in the specified thematic area.

THEME

This Pilot Scheme invites applications which address the broad theme of ‘Culture, Language and/or Heritage’, with a particular focus on indigenous, minority and lesser-used languages, in line with Wales’s leadership of this area within the British Irish Council. This theme also fits within the Communities and Culture priority theme of the Agile Cymru Irish Sea Frame-work, as well as the 2021 Ireland Wales Shared Statement and Joint Action Plan.

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY

Lead Applicant

  • The grant is open to academic researchers working in higher education institutions (HEI) or research institutes (RI) in Wales.
  • In each application, the lead applicant must be a full or part-time academic in disciplines within the area of culture, language and heritage who is engaged in research relevant to indigenous, minority and less-used languages. They must be a tenured and/or salaried staff member of an HEI or RI in Wales.
  • Lead applicants must be on open-ended, continuing, or fixed-term contracts which extend beyond the end date of the envisaged grant period. The grant cannot be used to extend an applicant’s contract.

Co-Applicant

  • The co-applicant of the project must be an academic researcher working in higher education institutions (HEI) or research institutes (RI) in Ireland (not including Northern Ireland).
  • In each application, the co- applicant must be a full or part-time academic in disciplines within the area of culture, language and heritage who are engaged in research relevant to indigenous, minority and less-used languages. They must be a tenured and/or salaried staff member of an HEI or RI in Ireland (not including Northern Ireland).

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

The project can build on existing international collaboration between the two countries or may demonstrate plans for the development of new collaborative networks.

It is envisaged that each project will lead to the development of a network, or an outline of a concept for grant project proposal in the area explored in order to provide tangible results that will be of value to the academic community and the wider public.

While awards will be open to all career stages and all HEIs in Ireland and Wales, we encourage applications that are either led by early career researchers (ECRs) or include ECRs as active participants within the proposed project.

The grant does not cover activities that would have taken place regardless (for instance, connected to an existing conference).

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

As well as the key legal requirements, applicants should consider how they will address specific needs related to DEI, in-line with the Society’s commitment to DEI

APPLICATION PROCESS

The call for proposals will open on 21 August and close on 30 September at 4.00 pm

For full details of the scheme, please consult our guide.

CONTACT US

For more information contact Cathy Stroemer at ResearcherDevelopment@lsw.wales.ac.uk