After a busy year that brought back in-person events, we are now looking ahead to 2024. Below you will find a list of events, knowledge exchange, training and funding opportunities in the new year:
Webinars
We continue to run several webinar series throughout the year. These are open and free to attend. Recordings of RSA webinars are available to RSA members via the RSA Lounge.
RSA Professional Development Webinars
This webinar series offers regular training and support for skills, knowledge and professional development on a variety of topics.
Confirmed forthcoming webinars:
31st January 2024, 8.00-9.20 GMT – Academic Journal Publishing and Meet the Editors Session in China (This webinar will be in Chinese)
14th February 2024, 13.00 GMT/ 14.00 CET – Introduction to Social Network Analysis
28th March 2024, time TBC – Navigating Career Success with AESOP YAN and RSA: Career Transition from PhD Student to Early Career Researcher
11th April 2024, time TBC – Navigating Career Success with AESOP YAN and RSA: Effective Grant Application Writing
25th April 2024 – time TBC – Navigating Career Success with AESOP YAN and RSA: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Academia
RSA The International Hour
The International Hour is organised by the RSA’s international networks of members, ambassadors, Divisions and Sections and presents latest regional or urban research, developments and policies from these territories to a global audience.
Confirmed forthcoming webinar:
6th March 2024, time TBC – Hungary: Inequalities in Knowledge Production and Challenges of Participation in International Research Collaborations in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond
RSA Regions Cities Industry Webinar Series
The Regions Cities Industry Webinar Series presents acclaimed experts in the field of regional studies, science and policy. This series is open to all and free to attend.
Forthcoming webinar:
RSA Europe & JRC The Future of Cities Webinar Series
The 2024 webinar series will have three webinars highlighting results from the Future of Cities report. The series is delivered in partnership between the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and RSA Europe). More details will be available in due course at www.rsaeurope.org/events.
In-person Conferences
Regional Outcomes of Global Challenges in the Nordic Countries, 2-3 May 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania
RSA Europe Student and Early Career Summer College
May 2024 (date TBC), L’Aquila, Italy. More details will be available in due course at www.rsaeurope.org/events
Global Challenges, Regional Collaboration and the Role of Places, 11-14 June 2024, Florence, Italy
RSA Student and Early Career Conference
Researchers as Agents of Regional Change, 2-3 September 2024, Cambridge, UK
RSA Winter Conference
7-8 November 2024, London, UK. More details will be available in due course at www.regionalstudies.org/events-and-webinars/
Research Grants
Early Career Research Grant Scheme
This award is open to single applicants in their early career (a maximum of five years between the date shown on the PhD certificate and the application deadline). This funding is provided to support a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. The grant has a maximum time span of 18 months and reporting conditions apply.
Value: up to £10,000 (c. $13,300; c. €11,800)
Application deadlines (Expression of Interest): 13th May 2024
Membership Research Grants Scheme
The RSA Membership Research Grant supports a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. This research funding scheme is intended primarily to provide opportunities for mid-career scholars who have already published in the field of regional studies and science, and who are Individual Members of the RSA. The award has a maximum time span of 18 months and reporting conditions apply.
Value: up to £5,000 (c. $6,600; c. €5,900)
Application deadline (Expression of Interest): 13th May 2024
Fellowship Research Grant Scheme
This award is open to Fellows of the RSA only. RSA Fellows are members who have been continuous members for a minimum of 5 years and who have also been defined as “active members”. This means that they have contributed to the life of the Association through serving on the Board or committees, have spoken at conferences, have applied for funding etc.
Value: up to £7,500 (c. $10,000; c. €8,900)
Application deadline (Expression of Interest): 13th May 2024
Travel Grants: The RSA offers its members up to £500 towards travel costs when attending a non-RSA event. Recipients of the Travel Grant must be members of the Association at the time of the application, at the time of travel and the claim.
Value: up to £500 (c. $600; c. €570)
Application deadlines: 16th May and 19th September 2024
Research Network Grant Scheme: RSA Research Networks are formed by RSA members interested in meeting to examine an issue that responds to the aims and goals of the Association and is of interest and concern to members of the Association as well as non-members. The issue needs not necessarily to have a direct policy focus, but the examination would normally lead to policy-related conclusions.
Value: up to £10,000 (c. $12,000; c. €11800)
Application deadline: Autumn 2024 (date TBC)
Policy Expo Research Grant Scheme: This Grant Scheme supports a piece of policy-orientated research. Grant holders will reach a large global audience via a funded short form policy-focussed, evidenced book published in the RSA’s Policy Impact Book Series, an open access article in Regional Studies, Regional Science and a book launch event.
Value: up to £15,000 (c. $20,000; c. €17,800)
Application deadline: Autumn 2024 (date TBC)
RSA Student and Early Career Researcher Awards
Nominations (both self-nominations and third-party nominations) of current members are being sought for the following awards in regional studies and related fields:
- Nathaniel Lichfield Master’s Award – This award is for recent Master’s graduates who have graduated within the previous year.
- Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award – This award is for PhD students who have not yet received their PhD certificate.
- RSA Routledge Early Career Award – This award is for early career researchers (defined as being within five years of the date on their PhD certificate or equivalent).
Value: £500 (c. $600; c. €570) and a certificate.
Application deadline: 22nd April 2024
More details at www.regionalstudies.org/funding/awards-2024/
RSA Membership
An RSA membership gives you access to publications, funding opportunities, discounts and much more. If you are not yet an RSA member we encourage you to join us to be part of the global RSA community. We offer different membership categories based on career stage. The membership fee depends on career stage and the country (country band) you are based in. For details on RSA membership benefits, please see the relevant career-stage category at www.regionalstudies.org/about/memberships.