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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Time

Time is something of which we seemingly have direct experience, yet, as St. Augustine famously noted, as soon as we try to analyse it, it slips through our grasp. In this RFP we seek research proposals that will enable us to tighten our grip. We are interested in proposals that seek to break new ground by adopting a genuinely interdisciplinary approach, bringing the best insights from diverse fields of enquiry together in a fruitful way that will inform our understanding of the nature of time.

The aim of the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Time funding round is to encourage researchers to investigate the nature of time from a variety of 'non-standard' angles with a view to advancing the field in ways not otherwise possible. Proposals that address the nature of time by integrating several fields (including non-scientific fields) will be given preferential treatment.

Grants Offered

We will award 10-12 small grants of up to $15000 for interdisciplinary projects dealing with the Nature of Time. Projects should be between 1-1.5 years in length and should end no later than 30th May 2015.

Eligibility

The grants are open to all applicants in possession of a Ph.D at the time of application.

Proposals must engage with the key theme of resolving, clarifying, and opening up questions on the Nature of Time in an interdisciplinary manner.

The proposals ideally will be of a kind that renders them difficult to gain funding via conventional funding bodies, without thereby sacrificing the quality expected by such conventional funding bodies.

Selection Criteria

    Overall quality of proposal
    Interdisciplinary approach (in terms of methods or concepts used, or in terms of the disciplinary homes of the researchers)
    Relevance
    Innovativeness
    Potential
    Achievability
    Previous experience of applicant/s
    Low likelihood of alternative funding elsewhere
    Admissible Use of Grants

The grants are to be used for research purposes only. This might include:

    Funding for a small workshop.
    Direct travel costs for research visits to collaborate on the project - an example might  include a visit to the Centre for Time in Sydney to work on the project.
    Running an experiment and/or gathering/analysing data.
    Costs to cover fieldwork directly related to the project.
    Books and equipment directly related to the project and necessary for its satisfactory completion.

Travel costs must not be excessive and overhead charges should be at most 15%.

 Some examples of the kinds of question that would be considered appropriate for funding include:

    How do psychologists' models of temporal representation match up those of physicists'?
    What could it mean to say that time is emergent?
    Can there be timeless theories of the world?
    How do different fields conceptualize time, and how are they related?
    What is the relation between time and laws of nature?
    Could there be more than one temporal dimension?
    Can any physical sense be made of the notion of a flow of time?
    What can the periodic properties of biological systems ('natural clocks') tell us about the deeper nature of time.
    What concept of time is embedded in English and other languages? - How, if at all, do these impact on theorizing about time?
    How does the human visual system (and/or other sensory systems) represent time?
    How are the various 'arrows of time' related, if at all? And is there a 'master arrow' underlying them?
    Is time travel even a logical possibility?
    Can different theories of time impact upon our attitude towards death?
    Can the disturbance of the brain via psychoactive substances be used to gain deeper knowledge about temporal experience and time?
    How if at all does temporal experience differ in cases of people suffering particular disorders (schizophrenia, autism, etc.).
    How can the study of music be brought to bear on our understanding of time?
    What concept of time is/should be implemented in artificial intelligence?

Application Process

Applications are due no later than 1 July 2013 and must consist of:

    CV of principal investigator (including full list of publications).
    Names of two referees.
    One relevant publication.
    A project description (with title) of no more than 1000 words, indicating the key aims and any outputs expected, start date and end date, along with a budget indicating how the funds will be used, (together with a budget justification). The description should indicate how the project falls within the scope of interdisciplinary perspectives on time.
    A single-paragraph project summary (of no more than 75 words) for the New Agendas website and possible promotional material.

All materials must be submitted by email (PDF format preferred).

    Announcements of successful projects will be made on 1 August 2013. [Successful applicants may be invited to present their results in a conference on The Future of the Study of Time at the University of Cambridge in April 2015. Please indicate in your email whether you would be able and willing to attend.]
    We will need the contact details of the grant manager/finance person in charge of setting up accounts for grants in order to disburse the funds.

These funds are made possible thanks to the John Templeton Foundation.

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Chancellor's Fellow, Edinburgh College of Art
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University of Edinburgh
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