Finnish-Hungarian project funding

[Johanna Laakso]

Dear All,

with apologies for cross-postings, some preliminary information about a call which will be officially opened in the beginning of July.

Best
JL
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johanna Laakso

Universität Wien, Institut für Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (EVSL), Abteilung Finno-Ugristik
Campus AAKH Spitalgasse 2-4 Hof 7
A-1090 Wien
johanna.laakso at univie.ac.at • http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Johanna.Laakso/
ELDIA: http://www.eldia-project.org/ 


JOINT CALLS WITH INTERNATIONAL FUNDING AGENCIES LINGUISTICS (ACADEMY OF FINLAND, OTKA)
The Academy of Finland and the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok, OTKA) launch a joint call in the field of linguistics with the theme “The changing linguistic scenery in Finno-Ugric speech communities and its impact on society and culture”. The theme covers questions of how smaller communities adapt or change their everyday lives in the times of globalization and late modernity and, in particular, what the role of language is in this situation. The aim is to establish and strengthen collaboration between Finnish and Hungarian researchers in linguistics and language studies generally.
Funding
Funding is granted for up to four four-year joint projects. The funding period starts on 1 September 2013.
Review of applications
The applications are reviewed in accordance with the Academy’s procedures by an international evaluation panel. The evaluation criteria are: 	scientific quality and innovativeness of the joint research plan 	added value to be expected from the Finnish-Hungarian research collaboration
	feasibility of the joint research plan 	competence and expertise of the Finnish and Hungarian researchers 	promotion of young researchers’careers.
Joint research plan to national funding agencies
The application shall contain a joint research plan by the Finnish and the Hungarian researchers. The plan shall include a clear description of the planned research collaboration (distribution of work and methods of implementation) and the added value expected from the collaboration. The plan shall also include a joint budget and separate budgets for both partners.
The partners shall apply for funding from their national funding agencies. Finnish researchers apply for funding in accordance with the Academy’s general application guidelines and Hungarian researchers in accordance with OTKA’s guidelines, both using their respective application forms. The submission deadline is the same in both countries.
Appendices
Obligatory appendices: 	a joint research plan (no more than 15 pages), including
o	a clear description of the planned research collaboration (division of labour and methods of implementation)
o	responsibilities of both partners o	a description of the added value to be expected from the collaboration o	a joint budget of the research project including separate budgets for both partners o	a description of the project’s significance to researcher training and to the development of the
research environment 	curricula vitae of both partners’ principal investigators 	lists of publications of both partners and of those researchers whose salaries funding is applied for.
How to apply
In this call, the costs of the Finnish research project are calculated according to the full cost model. The costs of the Hungarian partner are indicated only in the research plan (section 5, Implementation). Applications shall be written so as to ensure that the Academy’s contribution to funding comes to no morethan 70% of the estimated total costs of the Finnish project. See guidelines on how to enter the costs in the application on the Academy’s website under Full cost model.
The deadline for applications submitted to the Academy is 26 September 2012 at 16.15. The deadline is non-negotiable. Applications are drafted and submitted in the Academy’s online services, select Open calls > Joint project call: linguistics (Academy of Finland, OTKA).
Hungarian partners submit their applications to the OTKA in accordance with OTKA guidelines.
More information
• Science Adviser Krister Talvinen (Culture and Society Research Unit), tel. +358 9 7758 8226
OTKA
• Senior Science Advisor Huba Bartos, bartos.huba at otka.hu, tel. +36 1 219 8700
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