AHRC Launches Call for Digital Research Fellowships
This funding opportunity is to work with the Library of Congress and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) collections, tools, expertise and projects. The fellowships should be research-based, advancing digital scholarship methods to benefit both the work and collections of the Library of Congress, GCI and cultural institutions in the UK through collaboration with Library of Congress and GCI research communities.
Fellowships should be of six to 12 months’ duration, with the expectation that some initial and concluding research may be conducted remotely. However, the bulk of the activity will be undertaken in residence at the Library of Congress or GCI.
AHRC welcome proposals that focus on areas such as:
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Digitally enabled participation
- Developing enhanced information on cultural institution visitors
- Automatic creation and interrogation of all document types
- Unlocking new data.
Successful applications will be well aligned both with AHRC’s remit and with an area of interest or mission at the Library of Congress or GCI.
Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
Cultural institution staff and early-career researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.
The full economic cost of the project can be up to £150,000. AHRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.
The Fellowship will cover the following:
- Salary costs
- International travel costs
- Living expenses
- Domestic travel
- Outreach and engagement
- Research costs.
Applications must be submitted online via the Joint Electronic Submission system (Je-S) by the deadline 1 September 2022 (4pm UK time).