The Atlantic Equity Challenge (AEQ), a research grant programme developed and funded by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme based at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science, has been launched this week.
The AEQ, which has a Global South focus, will offer an opportunity to collaborative teams of researchers and practitioners to undertake innovative, solutions-oriented research and thinking directed at fundamental questions relating to global inequalities. The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 January 2021
Dr Armine Ishkanian, executive director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme, said: “As a programme that envisions a future with robust alternatives to our current global economy, we are excited to be launching this unique funding opportunity.
“Our aim as a programme is to bring together research, education and practice, and we seek to create dialogue among a range of different stakeholders, including academics, activists, practitioners and policymakers. We hope that the Atlantic Equity Challenge will foster research collaborations between LSE researchers and practitioners who are working to identify solutions to the challenges of inequality in its many different forms around the world.
“The AEQ is directly aligned to LSE 2030, a School-wide strategy of ‘curating cross-cutting research themes to join up international expertise and interests to shape evidence-based interventions around key social and economic issues’. Successful projects funded by the AEQ will propose new models, policies and approaches that have the potential to disrupt the systems and structures driving inequality. We encourage LSE researchers to apply,” said Dr Ishkanian.
The AEQ is a unique opportunity for research teams comprised of two or more people; each team must include a London School of Economics Faculty member, Teaching Fellow, Research Fellow or Assistant Professorial Research Fellow (APRF) as Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI. Other members of the research team can be researchers or practitioners from non-LSE registered academic and non-academic institutions. Collaborations with Senior Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity are encouraged.
Successful proposals will be supported by the AEQ over a 12- to 24-month period, with funding ranging from £50,000 to a maximum of £100,000 per project. It is expected that AEQ projects will launch beginning in September 2021.
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