CALL FOR PROPOSALS: IRISS-C/I RESEARCH GRANTS
9th IRISS-C/I call for researchers from the EU and Associated States
supported by the D.G. RESEARCH of the European Commission and the Ministry
for Culture, Higher Education and Research of Luxembourg.
TOPICS
IRISS-C/I promotes topical, problem-oriented research in economics and the
social sciences based on microdata. Researchers interested in
(internationally) comparative research are particularly encouraged to
apply.
The CEPS/INSTEAD data archive, to which IRISS-C/I fellows are granted
access, offers opportunities to carry out research in any fields defined by
the IRISS-C/I research programme.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications
electronically using the IRISS online application form
http://www.ceps.lu/iriss/iriss_call.htm.
Additional information on the IRISS Research Grant is available at
http://www.ceps.lu/iriss/iriss_pres.htm.
DEADLINE
Research proposals covering any topics defined by the IRISS-C/I research
programme are accepted all year round without any deadline restriction
(General Application).
PERIOD OF STAY AT CEPS/INSTEAD
The duration of IRISS-C/I fellowships may vary between 2 to 36 weeks,
depending on the nature of the research project. Priority will be given to
applicants committed to a stay of a minimum of three weeks.
For the present call, the preferred period of stay for successful
applicants is between December 1st, 2001 and April 30th, 2002.
WHO MAY APPLY?
All nationals from the EU and Associated States* conducting research in an
Institution/ Research team within the EU or Associated States.
Interested candidates who are not from Europe may visit the IRISS-C/I
research infrastructure under a separate visiting scholars’ programme.
Decisions on access to the IRISS-C/I research infrastructure will be made
on a case by case basis. Interested candidates should directly contact the
IRISS-C/I Project Manager ([log in to unmask]).
REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Each proposal will be evaluated by two external and one internal evaluators
on the basis of the following criteria:
* scientific and technical quality of the project (scientific/technical
interest, originality, methodological approach, cohesion/structure/clarity,
potential for academic publication),
* appropriateness of host institution for research project (necessary data
available in CEPS/INSTEAD data archive, resident or visiting research
fellows with research interests in field of proposed project ).
Research proposals with a comparative dimension (cross-national and/or
inter-temporal) are particularly welcome.
FEEDBACK TO APPLICANTS
Applicants are informed of the result of the evaluation within 4-8 weeks
after the submission of their proposal. If the User Selection Panel rejects
a proposal, it will indicate the reasons for the rejection and possibly
make suggestions for a revised proposal.
SEMINARS AND PUBLICATION
Towards the end of their stay, IRISS-C/I fellows are expected to present
their research results at a CEPS/INSTEAD seminar. In addition, they may
make a brief presentation of their proposed research project at the start
of their IRISS-C/I fellowship (e.g., to discuss methodology, data issues
related to the proposed project), if they so desire.
The results of any research carried out either wholly or in part during the
IRISS-C/I fellowship should first get published in the IRISS-C/I Working
Papers Series. In subsequent publications or presentations of their work,
IRISS-C/I fellows should mention that all or part of their research was
carried out at IRISS-C/I.
CONTACTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD
Rue Emile Mark 44,
B.P. 48
L-4501 Differdange
Tel: (00352) 58 58 55 - 512
Fax: (00352) 58 55 88
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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