SEMINAR ON PROJECT DESIGN FOR RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Teacher: Licia Proserpio
Dates and times:
April 9th , 3-5 PM Saletta Riunioni
April 10th, 3-5 PM Aula Gambi
April 11th, 3-5 PM Aula Gambi
Objective of the cycle of seminars
PhD students must actively participate in the course.
The general objective of the cycle of seminars is to provide knowledge and tools to doctoral students (and research fellows who do not yet have experience in project design) to design competitive projects aimed at obtaining funding for their own (present and future) activities of research.
There are two specific objectives. On the one hand, we want to provide a conceptual grid for the construction of a project and models and design tools that can be transferred to different contexts / donors. On the other hand, we want to present the framework of possible research funding with particular reference to EU institutions and the opportunities offered by the European Research Council (ERC).
At the end of the seminar cycle the student:
• will be able to analyze a call for proposals, identify its objectives and translate them into project contents;
• is able to conceive and present competitive projects on an international level;
• will be able to analyze European policies on research in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences and the various lines of funding: types of European calls, characteristics and specificities.
The final objective of the cycle of seminars is to offer tools through which enhancing the skills of the participants in order to create new opportunities for their research paths.
Structure of the cycle of seminars
The cycle of seminars includes two meetings for a total of 5 hours.
In the first meeting, information will be provided on how to read and analyze the calls (from policies to projects), on the concept of "project cycle" and on how to prepare a competitive project (through technical tools that can be modeled for different types of calls such as the "logical framework "and the "GANTT "). The meeting will also include group work. Furthermore, the necessary knowledge will be provided to orientate oneself in the field of European planning: what are the main funding instruments and how they can offer opportunities during the research career.
As part of the second meeting, some young academics of the Department of History and Cultures of the University of Bologna will present their success stories.
Reference texts:
https://pjp-eu.coe.int/documents/1017981/1667915/tkit3.pdf/63828fe8-4022-4944-9459-32ac0c8b6fbf
http://www.europedirect.sp.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/guida_17x24_WEB-1.pdf