New European Collaborative Research Projects (ECRP) Call Launched on 1 February 2008

The ECRP Programme is designed to advance high-quality, researcher-led, collaborative international research within and across all fields of the social sciences, offering opportunities to test innovative ideas, pool multidisciplinary expertise and strengthen European research capacity.

Call opened: 1 February 2008

Submission deadlines for proposals: 28 April 2008

Start of successful projects: March 2009

In 2008, Funding Organisations of 19 countries will be participating in the scheme, and the deadline for submitting proposals will be 28 April. Proposals will be evaluated at the European level within a common peer review process, with common criteria and procedures, after which funding decisions will be taken at the national level by the organisations concerned. The process is coordinated by ESF.

The ESF web pages include a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and related documentation on this EUROCORES Programme. In addition, lists of the Collaborative Research Projects awarded in the 2005, 2006 (and soon 2007) competitions are available on the web. This announcement is a service to researchers assuring them that there will be a new ECRP Call in 2008 in order for them to be able to start contacting potential collaborators at an early stage.

For more information please go to the ECRP website.

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Ms. Caroline EckertE-Mail

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