[Graduate-research-list] Research Opportunities

[Wilma Ellis]

> 		Japanese Postgraduate Scholarships
> Deadline:  9 August 2004
> The Japanese government invites applications for its research scholarships
> for UK graduates to study at Japanese universities. There are two
> categories: a two-year scholarship from April 2005 and a 18-month
> scholarship from October 2005. The awards include six months of Japanese
> language study.
> Successful applicants may undertake research in almost any field, as long
> as it is relevant to their field of expertise or previous study.
> Applicants must be under 35 years of age as of April 2005. Funding will
> cover return airfare, tuition fees and a monthly allowance of 175,000 yen.
> Contact: Japan Information and Cultural Centre, Embassy of Japan, 101-104
> Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT, United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 20 7465 6583, 
> Email: susan.meehan at jpembassy.org.uk
> <mailto:susan.meehan at jpembassy.org.uk>
> Web: 
> 	<http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/study/mext_postgrad.html>
> 
> 		Geomorphology Grants
> Deadline:  30 September 2004
> The British Geomorphological Research Offers the following awards.
> *	research grants, of up to £1,000, are available to non-postgraduate
> members to support small projects or specific research costs, such as
> travel or dating
> *	postgraduate research grants of up to £500  are available to
> postgraduate members registered for a higher research degree. They are
> primarily to support students who do not receive full funding for their
> PhD or where an additional opportunity to add value to an existing PhD
> programme has arisen (eg new data available, invitation to visit an
> overseas laboratory). 
> *	postgraduate conference awards of up to £500 are to assist
> postgraduate members in presenting a paper or poster at a conference, and
> are intended to cover part of the total cost of registration,
> accommodation and travel. Students without research council funding or
> equivalent are particularly encouraged to apply.
> Grants may be used for a paper or poster presentation at any
> geomorphologically relevant UK or overseas conference. Awards are for up
> to £500.
> Contact: BGRG Administrative Assistant, c/o Royal Geographical
> Society-Institute of British Geographers, 1 Kensington Gore
> London SW7 2AR, United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 20 7591 3028, Fax: +44 20 7591 3001 
> Email: bgrg at rgs.org <mailto:bgrg at rgs.org>
> Web: <http://www.bgrg.org/pages/funding/postgradconference/>
> 
> 
> 		History of Science Prize
> Deadline:  15 December 2004
> The British Society for the History of Science invites applications for
> its Singer prize. This is made to the writer of an unpublished essay based
> in original research into any aspect of the history of science, technology
> or medicine. The prize, of up to £300, is intended for younger scholars or
> recent entrants into the profession. Candidates must be registered for a
> postgraduate degree or have been awarded such in the two years prior to
> the closing date.
> Contact: Sally Horrocks, BSHS Secretary, School of Historical Studies,
> Leicester University, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
> Email: smh4 at le.ac.uk <mailto:smh4 at le.ac.uk>
> Web: 	<http://www.bshs.org.uk/prizes/singer.html>
> 
> 		RGS Geographical Research
> Deadline:  25 January 2005
> The Royal Geographical Society invites applications for the following
> awards
> *	 Dax Copp travelling fellowship. This annual award supports overseas
> travel in connection with biological study, teaching or research, and is
> worth £500. The applicant must be British and registered with a British
> institution of higher education
> *	Henrietta Hutton research grants. Two grants of £500 are available
> for female students under 25 years of age registered with a UK institute
> of higher education. One grant will go to an undergraduate and the other
> to a postgraduate student.  The field research must be of more than four
> weeks duration. Preference will be given to field research with a
> significant geographical, social and/or environmental science or natural
> history element. Applicants should show evidence of strong host country
> participation in the research to be undertaken.
> *	Monica Cole grantoffers £1,000 for original field research carried
> out overseas by a female physical geographer. Applicants must be
> researchers at a UK institution of higher education.
> *	Violet Cressey-Marcks Fisher travel scholarship to fund a
> geographical research project involving a period of overseas fieldwork of
> at least six months. It is worth £350. Applicants must be British and
> registered with a UK institute of higher education. Preference is given to
> younger applicants.
> Contact: Grants Officer, RGS-IBG, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR
> United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 20 7591 3073, Fax: +44 20 7591 3031
> Email: grants at rgs.org <mailto:grants at rgs.org>
> Web: <http://www.rgs.org/templ.php?page=9granVCM>
> 
> 
> 		RSGS Scottish Geography
> Deadline:  31 January 2005
> The Royal Scottish Geographical Society offers the following awards.
> *	Travel Grants designed to provide individual members of the society
> in higher education institutions with grants of up to £500 to aid
> attendance at conferences and symposia where the applicant intends to
> present a research paper. Applications are particularly welcomed from
> postgraduates and those early in their research careers.
> *	small grants in support of geographical research. Typical grants are
> in the region of £250 to £500 and will not exceed £1,000. This award is
> available only to members of the society and is specifically given to help
> with the cost of data collection and fieldwork. Applications are
> particularly welcomed from postgraduates and those early in their research
> careers.
> Contact: Administrative Officer, Research Grants Scheme, RSGS, 40 George
> St
> Glasgow G1 1QE, United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 141 552 3330, Fax: +44 141 552 3331
> Email: rsgs at strath.ac.uk <mailto:rsgs at strath.ac.uk>
> Web: <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/~rsgs/grants1.html>
> 
> 
> Sylvia Barnes
> Secretary, Planning & Research Office
> Room 3B1
> X 7041 
>