Volkswagen Foundation: International Research in Computational Social Sciences

Name: Volkswagen Foundation: International Research in Computational Social Sciences
Application deadline: 15/06/16
General description:

Aim: support development of international networks in Computational Social Sciences (usage of abundance of data, methodological challenges).

* International workshops- orientated internationally and multi-disciplinary. Involvement of junior scholars from Germany and abroad required. Individual up to a series of 3 workshops. Funding: up to €250K.

* International Cooperation of Postdoctoral Scholars- Multidisciplinary with at least one social scientist. 2-4 postocs, up to 3 years past PhD. Funding: €600K-€800K for 2-4 yrs.

German partner a must. Contact Research Authority if planning to submit (overhead).

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/en/computational-social-sciences.html

Source: Foreign
Participating Countries: All Countries,
Budget: Funding: up to €250K for workshops, €600K-€800K for 2-4 yrs for research.
Number of research years: 2-4
Contact person: Robi, 2152, robertg@trdf.technion.ac.il; Michal, 1745, michall@trdf.technion.ac.il
Fields: Social Sciences and humanities
Type of fund: The fund is not a competitive fund
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