Third Call
Grant application form for ISA Research Committees´ activities
during the period 2015-2018

Submission deadline: 30 January 2017
This form is also available at http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/about-isa/internal-organization/aims-and-requirements-for-research-committees/

1. Name of the Research Committee

2. Name of current post-holders

	President:
		Secretary:

3. How much money in total is requested?
Please check against the maximum amount available according to number of ISA members as of October of the World Congress/Forum year, as listed in the section `Rules for allocating grants to Research Committees´ and in the table `ISA Research Committee activities grant allocation 2015-2018.´

Euro:

4. How will this money be used to support RC activities?
For example, conferences, workshops, newsletters, etc. If more than one activity is listed, please indicate how much money would be allocated to each activity.

Activity	Amount in Euros	Description	
Conference		
	
Workshop		
	
Website		
	
Newsletter		
	
RC publication		
	
Other			

ISA Conditions
Please confirm by answering the following questions that the Research Committee is in good standing with the ISA.

1.	Does the RC have at least 50 members whose membership fees of both the RC and the ISA are up-to-date (i.e. have been paid for the year of application)? 

□	Yes	□	No

2.	Have all Board Members paid the membership fees (for the year of application) of both the RC and the ISA?

□	Yes	□	No

3.	Does the RC publish a newsletter (at least two per year- printed or electronic or posted on a website) and notify its members and the ISA Secretariat? Please provide details when and in what form. 

□	Yes	□	No
	
Format:

4.	Has the RC sent the Activities Report September 2014 – December 2015 to the ISA Secretariat?

□	Yes	□	No

5.	Does the RC hold regular Board elections? Please state the last election date.

□	Yes	□	No
	
Frequency: 	
Date of last election:

6.	Does the RC have up-dated Statutes? Please state the last revision date. 

□	Yes	□	No
	
		Last revision date:

7.	Does the RC organize at least one international conference between the World Congresses where all members can participate?

At ISA Forum:		
Other:		
Please state details.    

The undersigned confirm that:
1.	The RC Board has approved the activities listed in this grant application.
2.	The RC will submit a report to the ISA about the usage and expenditure of the RC grant if awarded.
3.	The RC understands that if it is awarded a grant, it must publicly inform its members how the grant is used.

	President:						Secretary:

	Date:							Date:	
Rules for allocating grants to Research Committees
(Approved at the ISA Executive Committee Meeting in Brisbane 2002; amended in Gothenburg 2010)

1.	The grants will be allocated to the Research Committees to support activities, such as conferences, workshops and the production and distribution of their newsletter (printed and/or electronic).

2.	Every Research Committee in good standing is entitled to apply for a grant once between the two World Congresses, which implies the following conditions:
a)	The Research Committee must send its members and the ISA Secretariat at least two newsletters every year (printed or electronic).
b)	The Research Committee must send a detailed report of its activities to the ISA Secretariat when requested.
c)	The Research Committee must organize at least one international conference between World Congresses in which all its members can participate [including ISA Forum]. The theme must be sufficiently general to attract most of the members and not related only to the interests of a small group of individuals.
d)	The Research Committee must hold regular elections of its Board.
e)	The Research Committee must have its own membership fees.
 	The current minimum fee set by the ISA Executive Committee is US$10 discount fee for a 4 year period.
f)		The Research Committee must submit a short proposal to support its grant application and must send a report at the end of the period for which the grant was allocated. 

3.	Grants will be allocated according to the following scale and based on RC membership as of December of the Congress/Forum year:

Number of ISA members as of October of the Congress/Forum year 	
Members	Amount in Euros	
250 above	1960	
225-249	1820	
200-224	1680	
175-199	1540	
150-174	1400	
125-149	1260	
100-124	1120	
  75- 99	980	
  50- 74	840	
  25- 49 	700	

Grants will be paid in two installments: upon approval and upon receiving a final report.

ISA Research Committee activities grant allocation 2015-2018	
Nº ISA members as of Congress/Forum year October 2016	250 above	225-249	200-224	175-199	150-174	125-149	100-124	75-99	50-74	25-49	
Maximum grant amount in Euros	1960 €	1820 €	1680 €	1540 €	1400 €	1260 €	1120 €	980 €	840 €	700 €	
 	RC16	 RC04	RC15	RC02	RC01	RC07	RC08	RC12	RC03	RC10	
	RC31	RC06	RC24	RC05	RC11	RC30	RC18	RC13	RC17	RC27	
	RC32	 RC28	RC48	RC09	RC14	RC39	RC23	RC20	RC26	RC36	
	 	 	 	RC19	RC25	RC44	RC46	RC33	RC29	RC43	
	 	 	 	RC21	RC47	RC52	RC56	RC37	RC35	RC50	
	 	 	 	RC22				RC38	RC45		
	 	 	 	RC34	 	 		RC40	RC49	 	
	 	 	 		 			RC41	RC51	 	
	 	 	 		 	 		RC42	RC53	 	
	 	 	 	 		 		RC55	RC54