You’ll be delighted to know that the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) has announced the launch of the ninth round of the Research Grants Program on the topic of “Health and Livelihoods in the Arab Region: Welfare, Fragility and Conflict.”
Funding for this program comes from a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Andrew W. Foundation. Mellon for the Arab Council for the Social Sciences.
This call encourages the submission of innovative research on health related to the Arab region and health crises and challenges raised and exacerbated by conditions of vulnerability, conflict, fragility and insecurity. Research proposals must be innovative, demonstrate critical thinking, and take well-established approaches in the social sciences to the study of health in conflict and precarious situations in the Arab region.
The program aims to attract a wide range of research proposals in different countries and locations in the region. The program’s long-term goal is to create evidence-based knowledge that seeks to advance the well-being of marginalized and vulnerable groups.
The program encourages multidisciplinary proposals that link the social and health sciences on the one hand, and draws from approaches in the fields of history, humanities, and arts on the other. They also welcome proposals that adopt quantitative and qualitative approaches, mixed approaches, and research that reflects current methodologies for studying…..[READ MORE]
The deadline for submitting the applications is 23-Nov-21.
