The challenges of multilateralism in a multipolar world and times of crisis

Applicant profile.

• Applicants must be researchers with accredited links to CLACSO Member Centers, which they will prove with a sworn statement.
• Submissions from individual authors or collectives with no more than three members will be accepted.
• In the case of teams, their composition must respect gender parity, and one member must be selected as the person responsible for registering the project. These teams may consist of established researchers, meaning those with a master's degree, doctorate, or equivalent qualification and a proven academic track record, and/or researchers in training, meaning those currently pursuing a master's or doctoral degree or who are up to 35 years of age, in which case they must hold an undergraduate degree.
• When a team includes at least one trained researcher, that researcher will be responsible for project accreditation. Proposals submitted by teams coordinated by a trained researcher will be considered for the grant category for trained researchers. If the team consists solely of researchers in training, they will be considered for the grant category for researchers in training.
• Each researcher or research team may only participate with one proposal in this call.
• If the scholarship is awarded and travel is necessary, the winners will be responsible for covering the costs of medical insurance or similar expenses.

Support to be granted

 Ten scholarships will be selected and distributed as follows:

• At least 4 scholarships for trained researchers.
• Up to 6 scholarships for researchers in training.
• At least 50% will be for women or teams whose leaders are women.

The amounts of the scholarships awarded will consist of:

• $9.600 for each of the individual or collective scholarships for trained researchers.
• $6.200 for each of the individual or collective scholarships for researchers in training.

The consideration of the scholarships as being for trained or trainee researchers will be determined based on the exclusive criteria of the jury, based on what is established in this call.

The proposed research will be carried out over a maximum period of ten (10) consecutive months. The scholarships will be paid in installments via bank transfers made to the recipients. It is expected that at least 60% of the scholarship funds will be used for activities related to gathering and processing the information necessary for the research, which must be reported to CLACSO with supporting documentation.

The winners will work with the support of tutors assigned by CLACSO, who will follow the process of their research and results.

CLACSO will publish the final products in print and/or digital media, giving them wide publicity and dissemination through the means it deems appropriate.

The authors will transfer the original publication rights of their works, given that CLACSO adheres to and defends the principles of open science and open access to knowledge, so that the resulting work is easy to find, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Subsequently, these works may be published in any other medium, always citing the grant received. Grant recipients must inform CLACSO of the subsequent publication of works resulting from the grant work.

Characteristics of the proposals

• The member centers to which the applicants are linked must not have any outstanding debts in the payment of membership fees corresponding to the year 2019, due on June 30 of the same year.
• Completed research projects will not be accepted. Proposals may be linked to ongoing research processes, but the final works must be original and unpublished products and developed within the period established by the call for proposals.
• Members of the Steering Committee or officials of the CLACSO Executive Secretariat may not participate.
• Proposals from researchers who are currently recipients of research grants, fellowships, or research projects organized by CLACSO will not be accepted. Applications from researchers who have previously received a CLACSO research grant will be accepted, provided that the recipient has fulfilled all obligations in a timely manner.
• Texts written in the four languages ​​commonly used in Latin America and the Caribbean (Spanish, English, Portuguese and French) will be accepted, depending on the country of origin of the proposal.

Selection criteria for proposals

• In the first stage, the submitted proposals will be reviewed for their formal and administrative aspects to ensure their compliance with the competition rules. Proposals that do not meet the established requirements will be rejected.
• Applications that pass to the next stage will be evaluated by an International Committee composed of experts who will assess the quality and relevance of the proposals, which will be submitted under a pseudonym.
• The Call may be declared void or a smaller number of scholarship recipients may be selected, if the proposals submitted do not meet the required quality and consistency.
• Situations not covered in this document will be resolved by the convening institution.
• The ruling will be final.

Characteristics of research papers

• The research projects will develop their work plan between October 2020 and June 2021. This plan will be implemented under the facilitation of tutors assigned by CLACSO.
• The progress and final reports submitted by the scholarship recipients will be reviewed by the tutors.
• In their final version, the research papers submitted as a result should be between 12.000 and 15.000 words in length (excluding appendices and bibliography), written in Times New Roman 12-point font, single-spaced. This is an approximate guideline, and CLACSO reserves the right to make adjustments or exceptions if deemed necessary.
• The structure of the text will be free, respecting the conventions of presentation of an academic text and the editorial standards of CLACSO.
• In addition, each team must submit a Guidelines for Action Document, containing inputs and recommendations for public policies and social intervention on the topics investigated.
• Texts written in the four languages ​​commonly used in Latin America and the Caribbean (Spanish, English, Portuguese and French) will be accepted, depending on the country of origin of the proposal.

It is mandatory that the submission be made through the online registration system provided by CLACSO. Printed submissions and submissions sent by email will not be accepted. It is recommended to access the online system to review the registration form.

1. Access the CLACSO website clacso.orgThe online registration system will be available from May 26th.
2. Register in the CLACSO Single Registration System (SUIC). The generated username and password will be required each time you wish to access the system to consult, modify, add, or submit information for this or any other CLACSO activity. Applicants submitting collective proposals must designate one of the authors as responsible for registration. This same person will receive the corresponding monetary award if the proposal is selected by the Jury.
3. Identify the proposal by indicating its title and the pseudonym of the applicant(s). Applications with pseudonyms that correspond to the applicant's first and/or last name will not be accepted. Once the corresponding fields are completed, the system will enable the uploading of the following data.
4. They must complete the registration form sworn declaration indicating the applicants' affiliation with a Member Center belonging to the CLACSO network. Consult the database of member centers at: www.clacso.org.ar/clacso/centros_miembros_clacso/inicio.php.
5. Complete the form personal and academic data and attach the curriculum vitae in free format; the digital copy of the identity document, passport or ID card; the digital copy of the highest academic degree obtained (or proof of degree in process) and the photograph.
6. Once registration is closed, the system will produce an electronic certificate of receipt that will serve as proof.