# ISRF Independent Scholar Fellowship Competition

**URL:** <https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/isrf-independent-scholar-fellowship-competition/727>\
**Category:** Academia\
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/isrf-independent-scholar-fellowship-competition/727 "2020-07-07T19:40:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![keithtse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/onscienceandacademia.org/keithtse/32/224_2.png) [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/isrf-independent-scholar-fellowship-competition/727/1 "2020-07-07T19:40:23Z")

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> **[ISRF Independent Scholar Fellowship Competition (ISF7)](https://t.co/0HQca8rFPx)**
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> Supporting independent-minded researchers exploring ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions, to real world social problems.

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**Author:** ![Gavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/439d5e/32.png) [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/isrf-independent-scholar-fellowship-competition/727/2 "2020-07-08T15:43:36Z")

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This looks great Keith, thanks for letting us know about it. I’d never heard of the ISRF before, but am happy to see that they offer a diverse range of funding programs and provide support for independent social science researchers in Europe.

I hope that this of interest to some IGDORE researchers and we are happy to provide letters of recommendation or other assistance (e.g. comments on proposals) with any affiliates application.

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**Author:** ![surya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/onscienceandacademia.org/surya/32/203_2.png) [@surya](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/surya)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/isrf-independent-scholar-fellowship-competition/727/3 "2020-07-08T18:03:04Z")

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Next, i would like to see funding cooperation. 🙂

> **[New Microeconomics: How Evolution Explains Resource Distribution - Evonomics](https://evonomics.com/an-evolutionary-theory-of-resource-distribution/)**
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> The opposite of altruistic relations is not selfish relations. It’s power and submission.

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**Author:** ![Gavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/439d5e/32.png) [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/isrf-independent-scholar-fellowship-competition/727/4 "2020-07-23T21:25:07Z")

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The application for this fellowship is due on August 14th - time to start preparing if you’re planning to apply!

Also, I contacted the ISRF and found out that, unfortunately, IGDORE is not eligible to act as a host institution for this fellowship, as hosts should have a physical campus in Europe. However, I still encourage IGDORE affiliated researchers to apply if interested. You will have to be hosted by a _physical_ European academic institution but according to the eligibility portion of the [FAQ](https://www.isrf.org/funding-opportunities/grant-competitions/frequently-asked-questions/), the ISRF can help you do this and it does not need to be arranged in advance:

> Applicants are not expected to arrange the affiliation themselves – this would be negotiated by the ISRF post-award decision. Applicants may choose not to fill in the section of the application form relating to the potential host institution – this will not prejudice their application.