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) Canon fellowships A3)+N15) Albright Archaeology George A. Barton Fellowship A4) Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships H6) MRC Clinical Training Fellowship H12) Motor Neurone Disease Grants H14/M13/N17 MRC Bio/Neuroinformatics Fellowships M7) RGS Tourism-related Research N10) Lord Dowding Humane Research Grants G4) Canon fellowships Deadline: 15 October 2003 The Canon Foundation in Europe invites applications from European and Japanese researchers for its fellowships. Candidates must possess masters or doctorate degrees and must be 40 years old or younger. The fellows pursue a period of research in Japan or Europe respectively for three months to one year in any discipline. Contact: Canon Foundation in Europe, Rijnsburgerweg 3, 2334 BA Leiden, Netherlands. Tel: +31 7 1515 6555. Fax: +3 17 1515 7027. Email: foundation(a)canon-europe.com. Web <http://www.canonfoundation.org/pages/main.htm> A3) Albright Archaeology George A. Barton Fellowship Deadline: 17 October 2003 The Albright (W.F.) Institute of Archaeological Research Jerusalem makes a $7,000 award for in-residence research by seminarians, pre-doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients specializing in Near Eastern archaeology, geography, history and biblical studies. The research period is five months. The sponsor makes a $7,000 award. The stipend is $2,950; the remainder ($4,050) is for room and half board at the Institute. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country Contact: Dr. Jodi Magness, Department of Religious Studies, CB #3225, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3225 USA. E-mail: magness(a)email.unc.edu Tel: 919 962 3928. Fax: 919 962 1567. Web: http://www.aiar.org/deadlines.html A4) Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships Deadline: 1 November 2003 The sponsor provides support for in-residence fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine studies, pre-Columbian studies, and studies in landscape architecture. * Annual fellowships - Eligible applicants are scholars who hold a doctorate or have established themselves in their field and wish to pursue their own research, or graduate students who expect to have the Ph.D. in hand prior to taking up residence at Dumbarton Oaks. Fellowships are normally awarded for the academic year. Awards may amount up to $39,300 for a fellow from abroad accompanied by family members. * Summer fellowships - Scholars at any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate study may apply. Awards are provided for a period of six to nine weeks and include a maintenance allowance, housing, health insurance and travel expense reimbursement. The summer term begins June 14 and ends August 13, 2004. Awards provide a maintenance allowance of $220 per week, housing in a Dumbarton Oaks facility, lunch on weekdays, sponsor's contribution to health insurance, and travel expense reimbursement (up to a maximum of $1,300). Contact: Office of the Director, 1703 32nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA. E-mail: DumbartonOaks(a)doaks.org Tel: 202-339-6401 Fax: 202-339-6419 Web: http://www.doaks.org/fellowshipsann.html H6) MRC Clinical Training Fellowship Deadline: 5 September 2003 The Medical Research Council invites applications for its clinical research training fellowship. This pre-doctoral/entry level clinical fellowship provides up to three years support for clinically qualified and active professionals to undertake specialised or further research training in the biomedical sciences within the UK. Fellows are required to register for a research degree, normally a PhD, based on research undertaken during the fellowship. Medical/dental graduates should be up to and including specialist registrar grade or the equivalent level in general practice. Applicants are expected to have completed MRCP exams by the time of take up. Nurses, midwives and researchers in the professions allied to medicine must have completed their professional training and hold a masters degree, or equivalent postgraduate research-oriented qualification. Contact: Fellowships Section, MRC, 20 Park Crescent, London W1B 1AL. Tel: 020 7636 5422. Email: fellows(a)headoffice.mrc.ac.uk. Web http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-personal_awards.htm click on "fellowships" then "clinical fellowships". H12) Motor Neurone Disease Grants Deadline: 1 November 2003 The Motor Neurone Disease Association invites applications for its grants to support research into all aspects of motor neurone disease. The following are supported: * biomedical projects aimed at identifying potential causes of MND, increasing scientific understanding of the mechanisms of motor neurone degeneration and developing potential new therapeutics; * clinical projects to enhance the quality of life for MND sufferers; * pump priming grants. Applications for research outside the UK are only eligible if no similar research is being performed in the UK. The project must also involve collaboration with a UK institute or training opportunities for a UK-based researcher. Contact: Marion Reichle, Research Administrator, MND Association, PO Box 246, Northampton NN1 2PR. Tel: 01604 250505. Fax: 01604 638289. Email: marion(a)mndassociation.org Web <http://www.mndassociation.org/full-site/research/funded.htm> H14) MRC Bio/Neuroinformatics Fellowships Deadline: 21 November 2003 The Medical Research Council invites applications for its special research training fellowships in bioinformatics and neuroinformatics. These provide up to four years' support for specialist multidisciplinary research training at a predoctoral or postdoctoral level. Recipients will be encouraged to register for a PhD or MD if they do not already have one. This scheme is available to non-biological, biological, non-clinical and clinical individuals with PhDs or MDs or with informatics research experience at a predoctoral level. All applicants should have some prior research experience. Science graduates should hold either a PhD/DPhil in a relevant discipline or hold a research-oriented masters degree and have undertaken postgraduate work. Medical and dental applicants should be immediate post-registration up to specialist registrar grade or equivalent level in general practice. Nurses, midwives and researchers in the professions allied to medicine must have completed their professional training and have a relevant research-oriented MSc or demonstrate relevant research experience. Contact: Fellowships Section, MRC, 20 Park Crescent, London W1B 1AL. Tel: 020 7636 5422. Email: fellows(a)headoffice.mrc.ac.uk. Web http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-personal_awards.htm click on "fellowships" then "other awards". M7) RGS Tourism-related Research Deadline: 31 August; 30 November 2003 The Royal Geographical Society invites applications for its British Airways travel bursaries. Free flights are awarded to individual researchers undertaking tourism-related research or fieldwork outside the UK. Applicants must be undertaking a research project at postgraduate level or be established researchers. They must be under 35 years of age. Applicants must be registered with, or active researchers in, a UK institute of higher education. Contact: Hannah Hartog, Grants Coordinator, RGS-1BG, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. Tel: 020 7591 3073. Fax: 020 7591 3031. Email: grants(a)rgs.org. Web http://www.rgs.org/grants N10) Lord Dowding Humane Research Grants Deadline: 1 August 2003 The Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research invites applications for its grants for research aimed at replacing the use of laboratory animals. Financial support is given for a wide range of projects including pure and applied reserch in the fields of biology, human and veterinary medicine, toxicology and teaching. A wide range of techniques is supported, including cell/tissue/organ culture, computer simulation and mathematical modelling. A first application should not exceed £75,000. Grants may ba approved for a one-year period, with renewal possible. Contact: Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research, 261 Gold Hawk Road, London W12 9PE. Tel: 020 8845 9777. Fax: 020 8846 9712. Email: info(a)ldf.org.uk. Web http://www.ldf.org.uk/grantguide1.html Natalie. Natalie Bradshaw Research Services Officer Planning & Research Office, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA 01786 466691 natalie.bradshaw(a)stir.ac.uk