Energy and Communities Collaborative Venture - Call for Proposals Energy and Communities Collaborative Venture - Call for Proposals The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are delighted to announce the opening of a new, jointly funded £7.5 million investment: the 'Energy and Communities Collaborative Venture'. This call for proposals forms part of an investment being made by the Research Council’s Energy Research Programme (RCERP). The initiative aims to advance our understanding of issues surrounding energy use within communities with a view to contributing to the Government’s green house gas emissions targets. The call invites applicants to address a broad range of research challenges such as community ownership, energy innovation, policy, governance and social movements. Full details of the research challenges are set out in the call for proposals, available below. The call for proposals encourages active engagement with community organisations and other community stakeholders. As such applicants are encouraged, where appropriate, to demonstrate how they will engage with relevant organisations and groups. Ideally, the successful research proposals will begin in mid 2010 with the longest lasting up to five years. Closing date: 4pm Thursday 11 March 2010 For more information and how to apply Vist the ESRC Energy and Communities Collaborative Venture call page.