This is the second stage in the call Transformations: Social and Cultural Dynamics in the Digital Age for international research projects on the interplay between digitization and socio-cultural processes. Step 2 is open for researchers whose outline proposal was accepted in the first stage of the application process.

The call is initiated by CHANSE (Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe). Focus for the call is the ongoing digitalisation of society. It can lead to economic progress and new opportunities, but also raise anxiety and feelings of insecurity. The transition is accelerated in many areas during the pandemic. What social and cultural changes can digitisation give rise to? On the other hand, how are digital innovations affected by society and culture? What comparisons can be made with previous historical transitions?

Transnational collaboration

Within this call for proposals, only transnational projects will be granted funding. The call will be implemented by Forte and 26 other research funding organisations from 24 countries. The total call budget amounts to EUR 36 million, including up to 10 million in co-funding from the European Commission. Forte will fund Swedish participants in the call.

The call follows a two-stage procedure. First, a short outline proposal is submitted to CHANSE. If the outline is selected, the project consortium is invited to submit a full proposal.

Scope of the call

Applications must cover one or more of the following areas, which are described in detail in the call text on chanse.org:

Topic 1: Cultural Transformations in the Digital Age

  • Identity, values and worldviews
  • New stories, new aesthetics: Remaining human
  • The Humanities and technological transformations: past, present, future

Topic 2: Digitalisation and Social Transformation

  • Digitalisation and social relations
  • Digitalised work and organizations
  • Knowledge and learning in the digital age

Timeline

Applications are submitted to CHANSE in the Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS). Swedish applicants are also required to register their outline proposal/full proposal in Prisma. This will be possible first a few days after the call has closed in EPSS.

7 December 2021 – deadline for submitting full proposal in EPSS

9 December 2021 – registration of full proposal in Prisma opens

16 December 2021 – deadline for registration of full proposal in Prisma

May/June 2022 – announcement of call results

September/October 2022 – start for earliest funded projects

Information webinars

CHANSE held a webinar about the call 15 March. A recording from the webinar is available.