Community Relations Council

This programme is now open.

Community Relations Research Awards Programme 2009

Support will be provided for commissioned pieces of work in the following areas for the 09/10 year.

1. Examine the impact of division & conflict in the past on young people

• How is the past understood in the culture of young people?
• How should we approach teaching and learning about the past with young people?
• How should community relations policy be changed to reflect the reality of young people?

2. Review the priorities and strategic direction of Community Relations in Northern Ireland focusing on;

• Reviewing all Community Relations and Cultural Diversity funding/grant-aid programmes and their fitness for purpose
• What are the current needs of CR and Cultural Diversity Sectors
• The extent to which needs are being met and a gap analysis
• Identify areas of strategic priority for CR and cultural diversity sectors of the next 3-5 years.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

1.     The researcher should have a proven background in research and analysis in the relevant area.

2.     The proposal should clearly demonstrate how it will fully address the research area identified.

3.     The proposal will promote informed debate and be accessible to a wide target audience.

4.     The researcher should be able to demonstrate critical distance from the research topic and groups involved.

Desirable:

1.     Previous responsibility for publications, exhibitions or projects.

In the first instance CRC requires from applicants a proposal (no more than 12 pages of A4, excluding CV details), covering the following:

• Relevant experience and expertise of the researcher who will undertake the work
• A proposed time-scale and earliest start date
• A detailed outline of the proposed methodological approach to each of the research objectives
• A detailed costing of the proposed approach including average daily input and rates per team members inclusive of travel expenses and VAT.

Budget:

The budget for each research proposal is capped at £25k.

The closing date for the receipt of applications will be 9^th October 2009, short listed candidates may be invited to interview.  Research projects will need to be completed by March 2010.