[Graduate-research-list] Research Funding Bulletin 150

[Natalie Bradshaw]

Dear All,

Please find below excerpts from the latest Research Funding Bulletin
(available on the intranet at
http://intranet.stir.ac.uk/Research/research_support/resnews.htm) which may
be of interest to you.

For ease of reference, excerpts with a G prefix are General Opportunities of
possible interest to all, and ones with A, H, M or N prefixes may of be
particular relevance to students of the Arts, Human science, Management or
Natural science Faculties, as appropriate.

Contents:
G4)		Churchill Travelling Fellowships
H2)		Nursing Research Scholarships
H4)		DoH Nursing Research & Development Awards
M5/N5)	ESF Functional Genomics
M7/N7)	MRC Computational Biology
N6)		Birdlife Conservation Projects

G4)	Churchill Travelling Fellowships
Deadline: 5pm 22 October 2003

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust invites applications for its
fellowships to acquire knowledge and experience abroad.  Projects are
welcomed from or in the following:
*	fieldworkers, countryside rangers, vets and others involved in
animal welfare; 
*	the rural economy;
*	workers in unconventional and complementary medicine;
*	paediatric services;
*	young people under 25 on 31/12/2004; 
*	science and technology;
*	the voluntary sector;
*	adventure, exploration and leaders of expeditions. 
One fellowship is offered in history.   Grants cover all expenses for a stay
of four to eight weeks. 

Contact: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 15 Queen's Gate Terrace, London
SW7 5PR.  
Tel: 020 7584 9315.  Fax: 020 7581 0410.  Email: office at wcmt.org.uk.
Web http://www.wcmt.org.uk/2004Categories.asp

H2)	Nursing Research Scholarships
Deadline: 11 July 2003

The Florence Nightingale Foundation invites applications for its Band Trust
research scholarships.  These are offered for one academic year, to British
and Commonwealth nurses, midwives and health visitors who have a current
registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and are working in the
UK, to:
*	take a course in research methods; 
*	undertake a research module as part of a degree course;
*	undertake a dissertation as part of a degree course. 
All of these must involve research with the aim of improving practice.
Applicants must have had at least two years' post-registration clinical
experience and have current clinical links.  

Contact: Florence Nightingale Foundation (ref RES), Suite 3, 38 Ebury St,
London SW1W 0LU.  Email: admin at florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk.
Web http://www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/

H4)	DoH Nursing Research & Development Awards
Deadline: 1pm 4 September 2003

The Department of Health NHS research and development programme invites
applications for its nursing and allied health professions researcher
development awards.  These fast-track individuals by supporting them in a
research training environment.  Applicants should not yet have begun their
doctoral studies.  The awards should be used to undertake and complete
PhD/MDs. 
Awards are open to both clinical and non-clinical researchers.  Applicants
with a clinical background will have completed their clinical
pre-registration training.  Applicants must have clear clinical or teaching
experience in their clinical area and/or have completed research projects. 
The award lasts three years or four years pro-rata.  It covers salary,
university overheads, a contribution of up to £15,000 for tuition fees and
research expenses and a conference allowance of £1,000. 

Contact: B Sutherland, Awards Manager, National Coordinating Centre for
Research Capacity Development, Blenheim House, Duncombe St, Leeds LS2.  
Tel: 01132 543838.  Email: barbara.sutherland at doh.gsi.gov.uk.
Web http://www.doh.gov.uk/research/rd1/nahp.htm

M5/N5)	ESF Functional Genomics
Deadline: 3 October 2003

The European Science Foundation's scientific programme on integrated
approaches for functional genomics is offering exchange grants to scientists
wishing to learn a new technology or to benefit from being in another
laboratory to carry out a certain experiment. 
Grants last up to six months and are for young scientists, who must be
registered as PhD students/have a PhD.  They must apply to stay in another
European country. 
At least one of the institutes involved must be located in one of the
following: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
and UK. 
Funds are up to 1,500 euros (£1,047) per month and up to 450 euros for
travel.  

Contact: J Goetz, ESF, 1 Quai Lezay Marnésia.  67080 Strasbourg Cedex,
France.  
Fax: +33 3 8837 0532.  Email: j.dalton at esf.org.
Web <http://www.esf.org/> type "exchange grants" into the search engine.  

M7/N7)	MRC Computational Biology
Deadline: 21 November 2003

The Medical Research Council invites applications for its fellowship
providing specialised multidisciplinary research training in the field of
computational biology and in the modelling of complex biological systems
where the functions of different components are coordinated in space and
time. Fellows may undertake a relevant masters degree during the first part
of the fellowship, followed by a period of specialist research training.
Award holders are encouraged to register for a PhD (or MD) if they do not
already have one. The scheme is available to those with non-biological,
biological and clinical and non-clinical backgrounds, individuals with
PhDs/MDs, or with informatics research experience at a predoctoral level.
Applicants should have some prior research experience.  Applicants with
advanced training in the physical or mathematical sciences or in information
technology who wish to apply their expertise to biological problems are
encouraged. Fellows may spend up to one year in an overseas institution.
Science graduates should hold either a PhD/DPhil in a relevant discipline or
hold a research-oriented masters degree.  Medical and dental applicants
should be up to specialist registrar or equivalent in general practice or
dentistry.  Allied health professionals must have completed their
professional training and hold a masters degree, or equivalent. 

Contact: Fiona Russell, Fellowships Section, MRC, 20 Park Crescent, London
W1B 1AL.  
Tel: 020 7636 5422.  Email: fellows at headoffice.mrc.ac.uk.
Web
<http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index/funding/funding-personal_awards/funding-fellowsh
ips/funding-other_awards/funding-computational_biology.htm>

N6)	Birdlife Conservation Projects
Deadline: 31 October 2003

Birdlife International invites applications for the BP conservation
programme awards to conduct projects that address issues of global
conservation priority. 
Teams should be led by and contain an overall majority of undergraduate or
postgraduate students in full or part-time education.  They should include
individuals from the host country, and preferably members from more than one
country.  Projects must take place in one of the following regions: Africa,
Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, eastern Europe or Latin America
(including Mexico) and last no longer than one year.  Projects must have
been approved by the host government.  Three types of awards are available:
*	gold, silver and bronze awards: for projects receiving first-time
funding; 
*	follow-up awards: for projects following up on work completed by a
first-time programme award;
consolidation awards: for the best continuing conservation projects.  
Awards for first-time projects range from £5,000 to £12,000; 
*	follow-up awards average £25,000, while consolidation awards receive
£50,000.  

Contact: Programme Manager, BP Conservation Programme, c/o BirdLife
International, Wellbrook Court, Girton Rd, Cambridge CB3 0NA.  
Tel: 01223 277318.  Fax: 01223 277200.  
Email: bp-conservation-programme at birdlife.org.uk
Web <http://conservation.bp.com/applications/default.asp>

Best wishes,

Natalie Bradshaw
Research Services Officer

Planning & Research Office, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA
01786 466691
natalie.bradshaw at stir.ac.uk