Small Group Projects

Scholars from within Europe are eligible to apply as Principal Investigator(s) to lead a small group of 2-10 scholars (which may include graduate students).

Applicants should hold a PhD and will normally have a permanent appointment at an institution of higher education and research. Applications may be made by those whose sole or principal post is a part-time equivalent. Independent scholars with an academic affiliation may also apply. The awards are intended as providing flexible support (for instance: relief from teaching &/or administration, research and travel expenses, fieldwork and practical work) for a period of (up to) one year, for the activities of the research group. Stipends are not provided.

The awards are intended as enabling one or more short periods of face-to-face joint group work such as workshops, working-in-pairs, or short academic visits (e-working, video-conferencing or Skype expenses are not included) over a period of up to one year.

The amount of an award depends on the nature of the work proposed and individual circumstances – from 2022 onwards, the ISRF expects applications for grants up to a maximum of £7,000 (or Euro equivalent).

Ninth Flexible Grants for Small Groups Competition

In August 2022, the ISRF launched its ninth Flexible Grants for Small Groups competition. Having received a number of strong proposals, a pool of independent external assessors supported the funding of 12 projects:

  • Beyond Net-Zero: Assessing and Extending Social and Environmental Understandings of Wind Power
    Benjamin Coles, Matt Wilde & Dan Smith
  • Bosnia remapped: subjective mapping and participatory cartographic methodologies in post-conflict states
    James Riding
  • Free Speech in Palestinian Universities
    Rebecca Gould
  • Intersubjectivity of Affects and Social Change
    Igor Cvejić, Srđan Prodanović & Marjan Ivković
  • Knowledge Production on the Post-Yugoslav Space: Consequences and Opportunities
    Elena Stavrevska
  • Narratives of the Greek Civil War: Memory and Political Identities as Public History
    Domna Michail, Anastasia Christou & Raymondos Alvanos
  • Pilot Project: Eugenics, the British Empire, and the creation of the global migration system
    Rachel Bright, Esme Cleall & Jennifer Kain
  • Protecting Environmental Defenders: an Intersectional Analysis of Vulnerability and Violence
    Brendan Coolsaet & Matthieu de Nanteuil
  • Revising the ‘Internalization Paradigm’: History, Emotions, and Identity
    Shaul Bar-Haim
  • Societal Consequences of Modern Hybrid Warfare: the Case of Ukraine after the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022
    Tetiana Burlai, Andrii Grytsenko & Olena Borzenko
  • Transformative Justice for Women: Consolidating Expertise towards a Women’s Building model
    Carly Guest & Rachel Seoighe
  • Waiting for Development: Nature, Ruined Emptiness, and Hope in the Danube Delta
    Calin Cotoi

Eighth Flexible Grants for Small Groups Competition

In August 2021, the ISRF launched its eighth Flexible Grants for Small Groups competition. Having received a number of strong proposals, a selection panel nominated the following 24 projects for award:

Seventh Flexible Grants for Small Groups Competition

In August 2020, the ISRF launched its seventh Flexible Grants for Small Groups competition. Having received a number of strong proposals, a pool of independent external assessors supported the funding of 21 projects:

Contacting Grantees

If you would like to contact any of our Grantees to discuss their ISRF-funded work, please contact Dr Lars Cornelissen (Academic Editor) in the first instance, at [email protected].