BSA Early Careers Forum Event: Avenues of Funding: What is out there for early career sociologists?

Tuesday 28 July 2009
British Library Conference Centre, London

You are warmly invited to attend the BSA Early Careers Forum Event. The evening will consist of four presentations covering various avenues of support for early career sociologists:

Professor John Scott (University of Plymouth)
Professor Scott is currently a pdf assessor for the ESRC and a member of the Leverhulme advisory panel. He will discuss what makes for a good/poor research grant application and offer his 'top tips' for approaching the application process.
Dr Ian Fairweather (C-SAP)
Dr Fairweather is the academic co-ordinator for C-SAP (Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics) and he will outline the forms of support offered by C-SAP in respect to teaching and learning and the funding opportunities available through this organisation.
Jude England (British Library)
Jude is the Head of Social Science Collections and Research at the British Library and she will showcase the tailored-support provided by this institution.
Dr Nicola Gale (University of Birmingham)
Dr Gale is a member of the ECF and she will discuss her experience of applying for an ESRC PDF, and of the career trajectory she subsequently followed. Dr Gale will offer a candid reflection of her experience.

Places for this event are limited so early booking is advised.

To download a registration form and for more information on this event, please visit www.britsoc.co.uk/ECForum/ECFLaunch or email events@britsoc.org.uk.

Places are free to BSA Early Career Forum members. In the event that these places are not filled the invitation will be extended to the broader BSA membership.

If you are not a BSA member, the registration fee is £10. BSA membership starts from £31 and further details are available from www.britsoc.co.uk/join.