[Graduate-research-list] Excerpts from Research Funding Bulletin 151

[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:
G2)	Danish Research Fellowships
H1)	Child Parent Interactions
H2)	BHF Fellowships
H5)	Human Behaviour & Traffic Offenders
H6)	Social Care Review
H7)	Fitness to Drive EOI
H9)	Psychology Visits
H13)	Florence Nightingale Nursing Scholarships
N5)	Fish Biology Small Grants
N6)	Fisheries Science Travel Grants



G2)	Danish Research Fellowships
Deadline: 1 September 2003

The Danish Research Training Council invites applications for its
internationalisation grants which fund fellowships at Danish institutions
for researchers from abroad and at foreign research organisations for Danish
researchers.  Subsidies can be sought for three-year PhD grants for
graduates with a qualifying examination from abroad to complete a full
research fellowship programme in Denmark. 

Contact: Danish Research Training Council, Danish Research Agency,
Randersgade 60,2 100 Copenhagen, Denmark.  Tel: +45 3 544 6200.  
Web <http://www.forsk.dk/fur/opslag/fur_opslag_dk0903.htm>

H1)	Child Parent Interactions
Deadline: 5pm 5 August 2003

The Department for Transport's road safety division invites expressions of
interest for research that aims to identify and understand child parent
interactions in relation to road safety so that parents can be guided to
deliver road safety messages and training effectively. 
The project is expected to last two years.  Ref: S101L

Contact: Joanna Asiedu, Road Safety Division, Dft, Zone 2/09, Great Minster
House, 76 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DR.  Tel: 020 7944 2038.  
Web <http://www.dft.gov.uk/> click on 'road safety'

H2)	BHF Fellowships
Deadline: 12pm 7 August 2003

The British Heart Foundation invites applications for its various
fellowships: junior fellowships: to allow postgraduates to be trained
full-time for one or two years in academic research.  These are normally
awarded to clinicians, usually at registrar level, or non-clinical
postgraduates.  Funds cover salary and up to £5,000 a year for research
consumables;
*	intermediate fellowships: to enable experienced researchers to
undertake a research project in the UK.  Non-clinical applicants should have
obtained their PhD and have been engaged in postdoctoral research for at
least two years.  Clinical applicants should hold a PhD or MD degree.  The
award covers salary and up to £7,000 a year for research consumables;
*	clinical science fellowships: for clinicians (aged approximaTel:y 25
to 30 years) who have completed their basic specialist training.  Awards are
for up to seven years with the first three being spent in a basic science
department.  The award covers salary plus up to £5,000 a year for research
consumables;
*	overseas visiting fellowships: to enable a senior researcher from
abroad to undertake research in a UK department for up to two years.  Awards
cover salary and up to £5,000 a year for research consumables. 

Contact: Research Funds Department, British Heart Foundation, 14
Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6DH.  
Tel: 020 7935 0185.  Fax: 020 7486 1273.  Email: research at bhf.org.uk.
Web
http://www.bhf.org.uk/research/uploaded/ResearchGuidelinesandConditions.pdf

H5)	Human Behaviour & Traffic Offenders
Deadline: 5pm 15 August 2003

The Department for Transport's road safety division invites expressions of
interest for the following review (Ref.  S301Q).  This project aims to:
*	provide a literature review of the development of effective
interventions for other unsafe human behaviours.
*	discuss similarities between these other unsafe human behaviours and
specific unsafe driving behaviours, indicating how successful interventions
may be extrapolated to driving safety interventions.  This project is
expected to last one year. 
Further evaluation is sought of the field impairment test (Ref.  S301R).
This project should last one year. 

Contact: Joanna Asiedu, Road Safety Division, DfT, Zone 2/09, Great Minster
House, 76 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DR.  Tel: 020 7944 2038.  
Web <http://www.dft.gov.uk/> click on 'road safety'

H6)	Social Care Review
Deadline: 15 August 2003

The Social Care Institute for Excellence invites tenders to review current
research and information and ask people with learning disabilities and their
families and supporters about their needs.  The review should focus on the
knowledge needed during the transition to adult life, and should also
highlight what information exists to meet these needs and identify any gaps.

Funding of up to £30,000 is available.  

Contact: C Reid, Social Care Institute for Excellence, lst Floor, Goldings
House, 2 Hay's Lane, London SE1 2HB.  Tel: 020 7089 6840.  Email:
christopher.reid at scie.org.uk.
Web <http://www.scie.org.uk/scieswork/commissions/ldinforeview.htm>

H7)	Fitness to Drive EOI
Deadline: 5pm 1 September 2003

The Department for Transport's road safety division invites expressions of
interest for the following research projects:
Ref.  S601K The attitudes of health professionals to giving advice on
fitness to drive.  This project should last two years. 
Ref.  S601M Systematic review of risks of further acute vascular events.
This project should last six months. 
Ref.  S601N Systematic review of the probability of future seizures after an
initial seizure or other event creating an increased future risk.  This
project should last six months. 

Contact: Joanna Asiedu, Road Safety Division, DfT, Zone 2/09, Great Minster
House, 76 Marsham St, London SW1P 4DR.  Tel: 020 7944 2038.  
Web <http://www.dft.gov.uk/> click on 'road safety'

H9)	Psychology Visits
Deadline: 1 September 2003

The Experimental Psychology Society invites applications forits study visits
grants to help finance postgraduate and postdoctoral research in
experimental psychology.  These awards pay for travel to and maintenance at
another institution. 
Applicants must be registered for a PhD or must be postdocs who received
their PhD within the previous five years.  Grants are for a maximum of
£1,000. 

Contact: EA Gaffan, Honorary Secretary, School of Psychology, University of
Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AL.  Email:
e.a.gaffan at reading.ac.uk.
Web http://www.eps.ac.uk/grants/studyvis.htm

H13)	Florence Nightingale Nursing Scholarships
Deadline: 12 September 2003

The Florence Nightingale Foundation invites applications for its travel
scholarships.  These are awarded for projects connected with the applicant's
field of work which will benefit their patients/clients and the professions
more widely. 
These awards are available to all British and Commonwealth nurses, midwives
and health visitors who have current registration with the Nursing and
Midwifery Council and are working in the UK.  Candidates should have at
least two years' professional experience subsequent to registration.
Applications from those at the developmental stage of their career are
particularly welcome.  Study leave must be for a minimum of three to four
weeks. 

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

N5)	Fish Biology Small Grants
Deadline: 1 September 2003

The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications under its
small research grant scheme.  Funding of up to £5,000 is available to
promote research into any aspect of fish biology. 
Applicants must be members of the society but do not have to be UK
residents.  

Contact: Granta Information Systems, 82A High St, Sawston, Cambridge CB2
4HJ.  
Tel: 01223 830665.  Fax: 01223 839 804.  Email: FSBI at grantais.demon.co.uk.
Web http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/fsbi/benefits.html

N6)	Fisheries Science Travel Grants
Deadline: 1 September 2003

The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications for its
travel grants to enable postgraduate students and others to attend and
present their work at scientific meetings, visit other institutes and
researchers, and attend training courses.  Applicants must be society
members.  Grants are of up to £1,000. 

Contact: Fisheries Society of the British Isles, 82A High St, Sawston,
Cambridge CB2 4HJ. 
Tel: 01223 830665.  Fax: 01223 839 804.  Email: FSBI at grantais.demon.co.uk.
Web http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/fsbi/benefits.html

Best wishes,

Natalie Bradshaw
Research Services Officer

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