June 2004 - Graduate-research-list - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

Research Opportunities
by Wilma Ellis 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

> 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(a)jpembassy.org.uk > <mailto:susan.meehan@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(a)rgs.org <mailto:bgrg@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(a)le.ac.uk <mailto:smh4@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(a)rgs.org <mailto:grants@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(a)strath.ac.uk <mailto:rsgs@strath.ac.uk> > Web: <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/~rsgs/grants1.html> > > > Sylvia Barnes > Secretary, Planning & Research Office > Room 3B1 > X 7041 >

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Research Funding Bulletin Alerts
by Wilma Ellis 21 Jun '04

21 Jun '04

Some funding opportunities for your information: > Fisheries Science Travel Grants > Deadline 1 September 2004 > The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications from > members 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 related to > fisheries science. Grants are of up to £1,000. > Contact: Travel Grants Committee, FSBI, 82A High St, Sawston, Cambridge > CB2 4HJ, United Kingdom > Tel: +44 1223 830665, Fax: +44 1223 839804 > Email: FSBI(a)grantais.demon.co.uk <mailto:FSBI@grantais.demon.co.uk> > Web: <http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/fsbi/benefits.html> > > WIGS German Conferences > Deadline: 1 September 2004 > Women in German Studies offers grants to attend conferences in the UK, > Ireland or German-speaking areas, at which the applicant is giving a > paper. Postgraduates are eligible for this support no more than once a > year and must be have been members of the society for at least three > months. Grants will not normally exceed £100. > Contact: Andrea Hammel, WIGS Treasurer, Centre for German-Jewish Studies, > University of Sussex Library, Brighton BN1 9QL, United Kingdom > Tel: +44 1273 877178 > Email: a.hammel(a)sussex.ac.uk <mailto:a.hammel@sussex.ac.uk> > Web: <http://www.wigs.ac.uk/travelgrants.htm> > > ASAB Animal Behaviour > Deadline: 1 November 2004 > The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour offers the following > awards > * travel grants. These are intended to help postgraduate members of > the association attend conferences other than those organised by the > association, either in the UK or overseas. Applicants should normally be > contributing papers on animal behaviour, and must be registered for a > higher degree. Grants will not exceed £500. > * postgraduate and research workshops. The scheme aims to advance > understanding of some fertile area of animal behaviour by supporting a > small meeting of workers in the area concerned. It will be expected to > formulate proposals for future research and/or the promotion of animal > behaviour science. Funding is mainly for younger workers (PhD, > postdoctoral researchers) who are association members. > * research grants to support pilot projects and small-scale projects, > relating to animal behaviour, that are unlikely to attract funding > elsewhere. Grants will not exceed £5,000. Applicants must be ASAB members > with a PhD. > * > Contact: Emma Cunningham, Secretary, ASAB Grants Committee, Institute of > Cell, Animal and Population Biology, Ashworth Laboratories, King's > Buildings, West Mains Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom > Tel: +44 131 651 3602, Fax: +44 131 650 6564 > Email: e.cunningham(a)ed.ac.uk <mailto:e.cunningham@ed.ac.uk> > Web: <http://www.societies.ncl.ac.uk/asab/research_grants.html> > > BA US Research Visits > Deadline: 31 December 2004 > The British Academy offers grants to postgraduates for research in the > humanities and social sciences at the Huntington Library in San Marino, > California; the Newberry Library in Chicago; and the American > Philosophical Society. > The Huntington Library specialises in British and American history, > literature and art. The Newberry Library specialises in the history of > western Europe and the Americas from the late Middle Ages to the 19th > century, literature and the history of cartography. The APS specialises in > humanities and social sciences, with priority given to younger scholars, > and those researching American studies and the history of science, > medicine and technology. > Awards are available for one to three months and funds cover travel and > maintenance expenses. > Contact: International Relations Department, British Academy, 10 Carlton > House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH, United Kingdom, > Tel: +44 20 7969 5220, Fax: +44 20 7969 5414 > Email: overseas(a)britac.ac.uk <mailto:overseas@britac.ac.uk> > Web: <http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/usanfa.html> > > Sylvia Barnes > Secretary, Planning & Research Office > Room 3B1 > X 7041 >

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Thouron Awards for Postgraduate Study at the University of Pennsy lvania
by Wilma Ellis 03 Jun '04

03 Jun '04

Departmental Assistants: PLEASE FORWARD Careers: FOR INFO These awards, for postgraduate courses begining in September 2005, are for one or two years, and include a stipend of $1,376 per month, plus tuition fees. They are open to suitably qualified British citizens who are currently resident in the UK, and who have followed a school education in the UK. Further information is available from http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/courtoffice/thouronawards.html The closing date for applications is November 15th 2004 and interviews will be held in London in January 2005. Wilma Ellis Research Services Officer Planning and Research Office University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Tel: 01786 466691

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