{"id":7685,"date":"2021-05-19T09:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snspa.ro\/en\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2021-05-19T09:55:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:55:54","slug":"winners-of-civica-research-call-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snspa.ro\/en\/winners-of-civica-research-call-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of CIVICA research call announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eleven cutting-edge projects selected for funding to address major societal challenges and deepen ties within CIVICA<\/em><\/p>\n

Eleven projects have been selected for funding in CIVICA\u2019s first call<\/a> for collaborative research proposals, from a total of 27 applications. Open from 1 February to 23 March 2021, the call marked the launch of CIVICA Research<\/a>, the alliance\u2019s long-term research and innovation agenda. The aim of such research calls is to foster new, innovative research and deepen cooperation between CIVICA\u2019s eight member universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were impressed by the number of outstanding proposals we have received,\u201d said Carsten Q. Schneider, Professor in the Political Science Department at Central European University (coordinating institution for CIVICA Research) and chair of the evaluation committee. \u201cIn light of the high-quality research plans, CIVICA members have jointly agreed to increase the available funding to approx. 400,000 EUR.\u201d The financing comes from CIVICA\u2019s\u00a0Horizon 2020 funds<\/a>, national funding sources and partners\u2019 own resources.<\/p>\n

The evaluation committee consisted of the vice-presidents for research (or equivalent) of the eight member universities and the leaders of CIVICA\u2019s four thematic groups. The twelve evaluators reviewed the research proposals based on the originality and novelty of the research plan, the potential to foster new networks across the alliance, and the disciplinary diversity, aiming to achieve an overall balance of topics. The call prioritised research in one or more of CIVICA\u2019s four focus areas: Societies in Transition and Crises of Earth; Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century; Europe Revisited; and Data Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences. Cross-disciplinary proposals were particularly welcome.<\/p>\n

Although thematically diverse, the winning projects share the common goal to shed new light on major social, economic or political phenomena. \u201cBy focusing on urgent issues such as inequality, democracy, populism or sustainable transitions, these projects will work on the cutting edge of social science to provide new perspectives on the present and future of our societies,\u201d said Mark Hallerberg, Acting President at the Hertie School and member of the evaluation committee.<\/p>\n

The call encouraged applications from teams of three or more CIVICA institutions. Most of the winning projects bring together three or four CIVICA universities, with the biggest project involving six partners.<\/p>\n

The projects will showcase their first results in early 2022 and will run until the beginning of 2023. Reflecting on the project outputs, Guillaume Plantin, Vice President for Research at Sciences Po and member of the evaluation committee, said: \u201cThe first round of funded projects ushers in a new level of research collaboration in our alliance. I\u2019m convinced this is a stepping stone towards establishing CIVICA as a leader in the social sciences in Europe and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

CIVICA congratulates the winning projects and the researchers involved:<\/p>\n