The call for applications to run events for the tenth annual Economic and Social Research Council’s Festival of Social Science is now open.

This year the festival will run from 3-10 November. There are two types of application form available to download from www.esrcfestival.ac.uk:

You are able to apply for a maximum of £2,000 support from the ESRC to run an event.
The closing date for supported applications is Friday 4 May 2012.

You are also able to hold an event but not apply for funding. Applications are being invited to notify us of your event, which you would like to be included in the Festival programme.
The closing date for non-funded applications is Friday 11 May 2012.

The Festival welcomes applications for events which target a non-academic audience including young people, third sector, the public, business or government. The guidelines around the aims of the Festival and how to apply are in the Application Guidelines under Organise an Event. Please note that organisations external to the ESRC are welcome to apply for support and to participate in the Festival.