In January 2021, the ISRF launched its sixth Early Career Fellowship competition. Having received a number of strong proposals, the Selection Panel met in September 2021, and voted to make six awards.
All applicants were expected to provide the following details as part of their proposal:
The Research Focus: The project’s topic, problem, or question (250 words)
Background: Current research reference points and their limitations (250 words)
Project Thesis: The hypotheses or innovative claims the research may enable you to support (250 words)
Methodology: Methods and procedures your research will employ, with description of interactions among different disciplinary inputs (250 words)
Work Plan: How your methods and procedures will be structured over the period of the award, including share of work time to be devoted to award research (250 words)
Outcomes: Describe project contribution, dissemination, and any further steps and longer-term goals (250 words)
Ethics Statement: Any measures required for ethical conduct of the research, including needed regulatory compliance (300 words)
The Completed Application Form Included:
An Abstract (300 words) of the research’s aims, methods, contribution to knowledge, and value in realising the goals of ISRF.
A completed, anonymised Research Project Proposal form (1800 words total)
An anonymised Bibliography in support of the proposal, limited to two sides of A4 (this should be uploaded as an additional attachment)
An anonymised Budget comprising a full outline of employment costs. If matched-funded research expenses are included for consideration, an explanation should be given as to why these are deemed necessary.
A Curriculum Vitae,Including a list of relevant publications.
