ESF Asia Committee Workshops

Procedure
Workshops proposals (of no more than five pages) to be sent to the ESF before 1 June. Eight workshops will be selected for realization in the year after. In August initiators will be informed on the decision.

Workshop format
A 2 or 3 day meeting bringing together some 20 senior as well as junior researchers from at least 7 European and non-European countries. Participants are all asked to contribute to the workshop programme by papers and/or discussion. ESF may give logistic support in the organization of the event. The financial support consists of a contribution to the cost of travel and accommodation to a maximum of FF 100.000 per workshop.

Disciplinary and geographical scope
The study - ancient and modern, humanities and social sciences - of the languages, cultures, societies and economies of South Asia, Central Asia, South-East Asia and East Asia.

Criteria
The Asia Committee will strictly apply the following criteria, which form parts of its policy to support only those activities which are convincingly shown as bringing added-value by being organized at European level.

- A multidisciplinary approach, maximizing collaboration between humanities and social sciences
- The discourse Asia-Europe should be central. Where possible, projects should be joint- ventured with scholars and institutions in Asia
- Central issue in all topics should be the "longue durée"
- The appeal certain topics may have to policy-makers is a plus.

The proposal
The workshop proposal must contain the following information:
- Names of initiators and organizing institution(s)
- Title of workshop and introduction to the topic(s) to be addressed
- Scientific objectives
- Proposed date and venue
- Publication(s) envisaged
- Indication of the expected participation including a number of names and addresses
- A very general indication of the costs (the ESF calculates the average cost of 1 2-3 workshop, including travel and accommodation as FF 5000 per person).

Address and deadline
The workshop proposals should be received at the ESF by 1 June.

Dr Max Sparreboom
European Science Foundation
1, Quai Lezay-Marnésia
67080 Strasbourg Cedex
France
Tel: +33-88-767127
Fax: +33-88-370532
E-mail: Humanities@esf.c-strasbourg.fr

Further information about the policy of the Asia Committee with regard to workshop proposals can be obtained from the Committee's Secretariat:

Mrs Drs S.A.M. Kuypers
International Institute for Asian Studies
P.O.Box 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-71-5272227
Fax: +31-71-5272632
E-mail: iias@let.leidenuniv.nl<