In order to foster existing and forge new research contacts, EARLI's Executive Committee (EC) has launched an initiative called
"EARLI - Centre for Innovative Research (E-CIR)"
which aims at further stimulating innovative research among EARLI members and preparing research proposals for funding. EARLI will grant one E-CIR per year, each for a 4 year period.
In order to apply for the E-CIR period 2017 - 2020, please fill in the application form attached here. The main applicant will be regarded as the first point of contact between the EARLI office and the E-CIR participants.
A. The following requirements must be met when proposing an E-CIR:
• 3 or 4 professors of research centres in research universities can propose to start an E-CIR. The professors of these academic research centres have been EARLI members for at least 4 years.
• The participating research centres are at least from 3 different countries.
• The goal of the E-CIR is to perform joint research on one specific innovative theme. The theme should be shortly introduced - research viability should strongly be illustrated and evidence of valorisation (impact on practice) should be provided.
B. Funding:
1. EARLI provides the elected E-CIR with an annual funding consisting of a maximum budget of €2500 per year (€1250/meeting), which can be used to cover:
• provision of meeting facilities at the EARLI office in Leuven or elsewhere (maximum capacity of 10 persons);
• provision of lunches & drinks during the meetings;
• payment of hotel costs for up to 10 participants for a 2-day meeting, twice per year for a period of 4 years.
2. The group of applicants that receives the grant is granted also to carry the titel of "EARLI Centre for Innovative Research" for the upcoming four years.
Participants to the E-CIR meetings can be research professors (including associate and assistant professors and PhD students or post-docs or an occasionally invited scholar / expert with valuable info). Meetings should not exceed 10 participants.
Participants should cover the costs for their own travelling and for dinners.
C. Required products:
The E-CIR is obliged to show EARLI the results of its meetings:
• organising a symposium at the EARLI conference
• joint publications
• jointly submitted research proposals to official bodies
D. Format for the proposal:
• Names, affiliations and short CV (200 words) of 3 or 4 professors of research centres.
• List of publications of these professors.
• Description of the specific innovative theme of the proposed E-CIR (max. 400 words).
• Illustration of research viability (max. 200 words)
• Evidence of valorisation of the research theme/domain (impact on practice)(max. 300 words)
Criteria for selection are primarily:
• the innovative character of the theme and the research planned;
• the viability and evidence of valorisation in practice of the research.