The Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPICH) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity. The Cultural Heritage, Identities & Perspectives: Responding to Changing Societies (CHIP) call invites scholars to submit research proposals on the role of heritage in society from different (inter)national perspectives and value systems. This includes questions such as what role does heritage play in the formation of identities, how can institutions manage heritage in an inclusive manner, and to what extent digitization contributes to meaningful access to heritage. The call aims to support interdisciplinary research that is set up and carried out by transnational consortia within the context of a single project.

Considering the circumstances, the anticipated deadline for the call will be 22^nd September 2020.

The topics are:

• rethinking the implicit role of cultural heritage in society;
• perspectives on and constructions of cultural heritage;
• cultural heritage management approaches: co-creation, connecting communities, and sustainable development goals;
• innovative and inclusive (digital) access to cultural heritage;
• impacts of cultural heritage: cultural, economic, user, public and social values.

Applicants are encouraged to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary manner in order to combine knowledge and expertise from the humanities and social sciences, arts, and the technical and/or physical sciences. Interdisciplinary exchange is necessary to develop innovative research into cultural heritage. Five topics have therefore been selected in the call. Applicants are expressly invited to combine questions from/perspectives on several topics.

Budget and participating countries

The total amount of 6,130,081 euros will be available for researchers based in researchers working in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom, who can jointly submit a proposal.

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