Catalogue description Social Science Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council: Research Grant Scheme: Registered Files (HR Series)

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Title: Social Science Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council: Research Grant Scheme: Registered Files (HR Series)
Description:

This series contains files on all major research grants in excess of £50,000, a sample of 10% of other research award files of successful applicants and 5% of unsuccessful research applications. The files contain details of the proposed research, whether or not the grant was awarded and any correspondence.

Date: 1966-1973
Arrangement:

The files are arranged in former file reference order.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Not Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Social Science Research Council, 1965-1984

Physical description: 297 file(s)
Administrative / biographical background:

Although the SSRC was constituted by order in council in December 1965 by agreement with the Science Research Council (SRC) financial responsibility for research grants already awarded by SRC in the social sciences was not transferred until 1966 and during the interim period SSRC were assisted in the determination of awards by the Research Grants Sub-Committee of the SRC Human Sciences Committee.

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