European / International Projects
HERA
Established in 2005 under an EU FP6 award, Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) is a partnership of twenty-one research councils and the European Science Foundation (ESF) across Europe. The humanities are crucial to the understanding and conceptualising of fundamental changes in contemporary European society. Linking national programmes and launching joint research programmes dealing with all-encompassing social, cultural, political and ethical developments will generate new knowledge and enable policy-makers, scientists and the general public to interpret the challenges of a changing world. HERA aims to set new and innovative research agendas and thus enhance the humanities’ contribution to the European Research Area as well as to the ongoing debates on issues of particular relevance to European society. In 2009, HERA launched its first Joint Research Programme (HERA JRP) which is currently funding 19 transnational projects under two themes “Cultural Dynamics: Inheritance and Identity” and “Humanities as a Source of Creativity and Innovation”. IRCHSS is currently the co-ordinator of the HERA Network for the period 2010-12.
For more information: www.heranet.info/
New HERA Funding Opportunity
IRCHSS, 18 European research councils and the European Commission through HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area), have launched a new €18m research funding opportunity for humanities researchers. This new Joint Research Programme in Cultural Encounters invites transnational consortia to submit proposals into the causes, conditions and consequences of cultural encounters. The research programme will fund new and exciting Humanities-centred projects on cultural encounters involving researchers from three or more HERA JRP countries. The total value of a collaborative research project proposal can be up to €1 Million and 36 months duration.
Participating Countries
Eligible scholars are senior and early-career researchers based in the following participating countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
Application Process and Deadlines
Outline proposals must be submitted electronically via the HERA website by 13.00 GMT, 4th May 2012. Shortlisted applicants will be required to submit Full Proposals in October 2012
Full details on the application process, eligibility, definition of Cultural Encounters are available at http://www.heranet.info
Contacts
Handling Agency for the HERA Joint Research Programme
(as regards administrative and procedural questions)
Julia Boman - hera@esf.org
National eligibility queries
Maria O’Brien, IRCHSS – mobrien@irchss.ie
National Information Session
IRCHSS held an information session on March 26th in Dublin. The agenda and presentations are available to download here:
HERA Information Session Agenda
Professor Sean Ryder HERA Cultural Encounters
Professor Tony Whyton HERA Project Leader
