ESRC and DFID are pleased to announce the third funding call under
the Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research Programme.
This £20 million programme is generating world-class cutting-edge
social science research that addresses key questions on learning
outcomes within education systems in developing countries. The aim is to
provide policymakers and practitioners with concrete ideas on how to
improve learning, and understanding of how these will translate to their
specific contexts and institutions. Funding is being awarded through
three annual calls, each with a different but complementary thematic
focus.
The call is focused on the theme of ‘Accountability’ and the core question - how
do accountability relationships and processes within developing country
education systems enable or inhibit the raising of learning outcomes?
A total of up to £6.5 million is being made available for proposals
to this call. Proposals are invited for projects with a full economic
cost (fEC) value of between £200,000 and £700,000. Proposals outside
this value range will not be accepted.
This budget limit refers to the
total cost of the project, not the contribution paid by the ESRC and
DFID. Projects may be from one year up to a maximum of four years in
duration.
Proposals are sought from across the social sciences and may be for
fundamental or more applied research topics, as long as the policy
relevance is clearly articulated.
There are no geographic restrictions
on who may apply for this funding opportunity: researchers from
developing and developed countries can work together in any
configuration of their choosing, and principal investigators can be from
anywhere in the world.
Proposals which are not deemed to be within the scope of the call will be rejected.
