Small Grant Scheme on Pandemics, Cities, Regions & Industry

The Regional Studies Association (RSA) is committed to supporting the global community in researching and disseminating evidence on how regions, cities and industry are addressing the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This Small Grant Scheme has been launched to support our community in this work. The money to fund this scheme has been repurposed from the Research Network scheme and Travel Grant scheme funding set aside for 2020 and has been topped up to allow more grants to be awarded.

As territories are at different stages of this pandemic, the Association plans to release funding in tranches so as to even the playing field for those that remain in tight lockdown and who may not have access to resources, or as much time, for example, if they have caring responsibilities. The Board will make decisions on the second tranche of funding at the end of June 2020.

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In offering this funding, the RSA is seeking to promote and encourage research and dissemination activities, both within and across transnational borders and to further the overall aims and objectives of the Association. Examples of research projects could cover economic, environmental, social, political, cultural, behavioural and technological change, and address conceptual, methodological, empirical or policy impacts. Topics could address specific countries, regions or cities, providing that wider implications for global audiences are addressed.

Examples of research projects could cover economic, environmental, social, political, cultural, behavioural and technological change, and address conceptual, methodological, empirical or policy impacts. Topics could address specific countries, regions or cities, providing that wider implications for global audiences are addressed.

The Regional Studies Association works with its international and interdisciplinary membership to facilitate the highest standards of theoretical development, empirical analysis and policy debate of issues at this sub-national scale, incorporating both the urban and rural and different conceptions of space such as city-regions and interstitial spaces.

Benefits

  • The value of the award is up to £4,000 (c. €4,500; $5,000).
  • Six awards will be made subject to the quality of applications.
  • The award has a maximum research time span of up to 9 months and reporting conditions apply. The reporting conditions have to be fulfilled within 11 months from the date of the award letter.
  • In addition to the grant sum, the RSA will cover one Article Publishing Charge (APC) for the journal Regional Studies, Regional Science.

Eligibilities

  • This award is open to single applicants or team of researchers.
  • All applicants must be based within an eligible higher education institution (HEI) and must be a current individual (non-corporate) member of the Regional Studies Association and remain a member throughout the duration of the grant and reporting period.
  • Where possible, teams of researchers should include an early career researcher
  • This Scheme aims to support a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on regions cities and industry.
  • RSA Members may only hold one RSA grant at a time.
Eligible Regions: Open for All

Application Process

The application should be a maximum of 3 pages long and should include the following:

  • Applicant information details (Team applications are allowed but all must be RSA members):
    • Title, name, surname
    • RSA membership number if known (You can find your membership number by logging into Members Lounge and clicking on Member’s Details)
    • Postal address, telephone number and email for correspondence
    • Details on previously awarded RSA Grants (Early Career Grant, Membership Research Grant, Fellowship Research Grant, Policy Expo, Travel Grant and Research Network)
  • Name of Higher Education Institution (HEI), Job Title, Position
  • Title of the research project
  • Timings of the research
  • Summary – details of research and the advances it is hoped to make – word limit 500
  • A brief overview of costs and budget

Incomplete applications or applications arriving after the closing date will not be considered. Applications will be assessed on the basis of quality and the deliverability of the proposed project.

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Application Deadline: June 22, 2020

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