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Every year, the Councils of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (Schools of Arts AP University College) launch a call for research proposals.
The next call will be launched in the summer of 2023.
- Agreement of promoters and research group: before October 2023
- Deadline proposal submission: 1 December 2023 (noon)
- Start research project: 15 September 2024
The necessary forms and procedures will be put online in the summer of 2023.
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The Councils of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (Schools of Arts) launch their annual call for proposals for research projects.
- The deadline for proposal submission is 1 December 2022, 12.00h (noon).
- For research projects starting on 18 September 2023.
This call applies to three types of research project proposals: one-year projects, two-year research projects and one-year start projects.
Applications are required to be embedded in one (or more) research group(s), to be supervised by a promotor and to formally meet all requirements (see below).
- If you have questions, please contact the research group(s) or the research officer (contact information below).
- If you are planning on submitting a proposal, please contact the research group(s) of your choice before October 2022.
1) One-year projects
- One-year research projects aim at researchers who want to set up one-year projects.
- The project has to fit in the current research and/or the activities of the existing research groups at the Schools of Arts.
- A maximum budget of €25.000 per project is available.
- You can download the application form here.
2) Two-year research projects
- Two-year research projects aim at researchers who want to set up two-year projects.
- The project has to fit in the current research and/or the activities of the existing research groups at the Schools of Arts.
- A maximum budget of €25.000/year or €50.000 per project is available.
- You can download the application form here.
3) Start projects
- Start projects target starting researchers and aspirant doctorandi. The purpose is to prepare a doctoral mandate proposal and application and/or to support a more elaborate research proposal.
- A maximum budget of €10.000 per start project is available.
- You can download the application form here.
Further information
- The ‘Vlaamse onderzoeksdisciplinelijst’
- Information about budgetting of production costs at the Royal Conservatoire
- The regulations concerning the internal research funds of the Schools of Arts (AP University College)
- Deontological code Research Schools of Arts (Dutch only)
- For more information, please contact Els De bruyn (Head of Research Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp) or Kevin Voets (Head of Research Royal Conservatoire Antwerp) (see below)
Procedure
- Applications are to be electronically submitted at the latest on 1 December 2022, 12.00h via 2 electronic versions (WORD and PDF file) per e-mail to kevin.voets@ap.be (Royal Conservatoire Antwerp) or els.debruyn@ap.be (Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp).
- The research officers check whether the submission process had been duly observed and whether the submitted project applications conform to the formal rules of the call (cf. art. 16 of the regulations)
- The Research Board of Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp - Royal Conservatoire Antwerp is consulted concerning the relevance of the applications to the joint research policy of the Schools of Arts. Only projects that are found to be relevant by the Research Board will be presented for further evaluation to a reading committee.
- The relevant project proposals will be evaluated and ranked by an independent reading committee. The reading committee makes a ranking of the applications per project type. These rankings will serve as an advice to the Research Board and the Councils of the Schools of Arts, deciding on the acceptance and start-up of research projects.
- The aim is to conclude the evaluation and acceptance procedure in March 2023. Projects can start at the earliest 18 September 2023.
- A detailed description of the procedure is to be found in the regulations, article 17.
Preconditions
- The proposal should be in line with, endorse and further develop the mission/vision of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp.
- The applicant is in the possibility to be legally employed by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp/AP Hogeschool in a contractual engagement.
If you are planning on submitting a proposal, please contact the research officer of your School of Arts before October 2022. She/he is available for advice and/or questions regarding the application forms and the procedure:
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
Els De bruyn - Head of Research
els.debruyn@ap.be
+32 (0)3 213 71 20
Royal Conservatoire Antwerp
Kevin Voets - Head of Research
kevin.voets@ap.be
+32 (0)3 244 18 27