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Getting to ‘Faith on the Air: a religious educational broadcasting history, c.1922’: a bidding story
Research Project funded by
The Leverhulme TrustProfessor Stephen Parker,
Professor of the History of Religion and Education
What’s the project about?- Reconstructing the history of religious
educational broadcasting, as a strand of school and religious broadcasting, at the BBC and beyond – radio, TV and the digital era;
- Documentary and oral history, broadcasts and related publications;
- Interactions with history of religious education;
- Contemporary place of religious education and religious broadcasting
What’s being funded?- It’s a three-year project- 0.2 of the PI’s time for three years- An RA post for three years –
researching and writing with the PI- A PhD studentship – a related but
separate topic on collective worship- Expenses of an Advisory Group- Travel and research expenses- Consumables etc.
How the project developed and where the idea came from
- A brainwave in 2003, which led to (self-funded) archival work and a related paper;
- A British Academy Small Grant application (unsuccessful – 2012);
- A British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (not submitted);
- Further (self-funded research).
In the beginning was the egg, no not a chicken, an egg!
- Self-funded research (covering expenses) but using some of my 20 days RSA time (and my own time);
- Research carried out alongside other related projects;- Networking, building reputation and profile;- Not giving up on the idea, and finding allies who support
you in this;
Why Leverhulme?
• The funding gave enough scope to carry out the necessary research (duration, hours of work anticipated, budget);
• Offered the opportunity to share the load and build capacity;
• The project resonated with the funder’s values
Designing the proposal
• The need to be clear what it you want to achieve and why the project is important;
• Clear about the scope of project;• Hypotheses you want to test;• Being able to frame the project in lay and
academic terms: the ‘so-what-ness’ is really important;
• Choosing your referees carefully;• Who’s doing what? Why the RA; why a
studentship;• Know the existing field; publish within it.
What a difference a grant makes…
• No publicity is bad publicity
• Contact from religious broadcasters interested in the project
• A book proposal invited by two publishers/series’ editors
• Generating inspiration; being a guinea pig
• Success breeds success – has been my observation
How have the media and religious education together negotiated and represented social and religious change
across 80 years?
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