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International Forum of Funding Agencies (IFFA)

• First IFFA Meeting
  
• Second IFFA Meeting

IFFA is a forum for national, publicly-funded social science research councils (or divisions of national councils responsible for the social sciences) to exchange information and best practice, discuss research policy issues of mutual interest, and develop collaborative actions aimed at promoting international social science. The idea to establish an International Forum of Funding Agencies (IFFA) developed out of an initiative of the Social Science Research Council, USA, aimed at exploring the challenges and opportunities for international social science research collaboration.

For further information about this initiative, see http://programs.ssrc.org/intcollaboration/

 

 

 

 

First meeting of the International Forum of Funding Agencies (IFFA) for research in the social sciences

The first meeting of IFFA was held in Ottawa, Canada, on 27-28 September 2007, and was hosted by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Information about the outcomes of this meeting, as well relevant background documentation prepared in advance of the meeting, can be found at:
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/web/about/policy_focus/international/whatsnew_e.asp

Participants at the September 2007 IFFA meeting. From left to right: Christian Sylvain (SSHRC); Andrew Kaniki (South Africa National Research Foundation); Ravi Srivastava (Indian Council of Social Science Research); Henk Stronkhorst (European Science Foundation); Pierre-Olivier Pin (Agence nationale de la recherche, France); Berry Bonenkamp (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research); Zhou Yunfan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences); Manfred Niessen (German Research Foundation); Glyn Davies (Economic and Social Research Council, UK); Heide Hackmann (ISSC); David Lightfoot (National Science Foundation, USA); Chad Gaffield (President, SSHRC)

 

 

Second meeting of the International Forum of Funding Agencies (IFFA) for research in the social sciences

The second meeting of IFFA was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on 29 November 2008, and was hosted by the South African National Research Foundation.

 

See the list of participants here

The third meeting of IFFA is planned to be held as part of the World Social Science Forum in Bergen, Norway.

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