Spring into Methods
Call for Workshop Proposals
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH), in partnership with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS), warmly invite proposals for Spring into Methods 2025.
The Spring into Methods programme brings together arts, humanities, social science, and other doctoral researchers from across Scotland to offer sessions providing an in-depth approach to learning a specific research method for up to 15 hours. We are relaunching the programme for 2025 with the ambition of innovating and moving to learning experiences that fuel our students’ ambitions and widen their horizons.
SGSAH and SGSSS invite proposals from members of staff in any of the affiliated HEIs to provide this training which will be offered with our support. Whilst we hope and expect in-person training to be possible, we welcome proposals that are delivered online.
**APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN**
To apply please log into our application portal at:
https://sgsah.smapply.io/prog/sim_proposal/
**If you're interested in delivering any of these event types for Spring into Methods 2025, come along to our short, informal online webinar on December 4th where you'll have the chance to ask us questions and discuss your idea.**
For delivery in Spring 2025 (21st April – 16th May), we are inviting applications for two types of events, see below.
Addressing Grand Societal Challenges
These events should speak to societal challenges in one of these areas:-
- Communication, AI and new technologies
- Environment, migration and demographic change
- Governance and institutions
- Sustainable and thriving economies
- Health, wellbeing and communities
- Securities: Justice and conflict
- Social inequalities
They could also articulate the UN Sustainability Goals, and/or Scotland's National Performance Framework. These should take an exciting problem-solving approach and appeal to students across disciplinary divides. There are no specific requirements for the style of training, but we welcome proposals that develop students’ collaborative and team building skills, problem solving abilities, creative and solution-orientated thinking. We are keen to fund these events, and in some cases with an elevated budget in recognition of the additional resources that may be required for successful delivery.
Interdisciplinary Research Training
These events should focus on a method and be inclusive and relevant to students from across the Arts, Humanities and social sciences. Our emphasis is on interactive, interdisciplinary and innovative sessions that demonstrate both expertise in methods training and leadership to involve early career researchers in delivery.
Proposals
Deadline for Spring Into Methods proposals: Friday 31st January 2025
We recommend you read the guidance before submitting your application to ensure that the proposal meets all requirements.
Download the guidance: Spring Into Methods Guidance 2025 (PDF, 315.4KB)
Timeline
| Workshop proposals open | Monday 25 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Webinar for prospective applicants | Wednesday 4 December 2024 (2-3pm) RSVP for the Webinar here |
| Deadline for workshop proposals | Friday 31 January 2025 |
| Review panel meets to select SiM events | Thursday 13 February 2025 |
| Applicants informed of outcome | Monday 17 February 2025 |
| Applications open for students | Friday 07 March 2025 |
| Deadline for student applications | Monday 31 March 2025 |
| Students informed of application outcome | w/c ending 11 April 2025 |
| Events take place | Monday 21 April – Friday 16 May 2025, (avoiding holidays) |
