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. G1) Australia Links Scheme Deadline: 30 May 2003 The Australian Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships Trust of the University of London, invites applications for its bicentennial scholarships and fellowships tenable in Australia in 2003-04. The object of the scheme is to promote scholarship, intellectual links, and mutual awareness and understanding between the UK and Australia, in particular: * to enable UK graduates to study courses or undertake research in Australia; * to enable Australian graduates to take courses or undertake research in the UK; * to make allowance within the scheme for disadvantaged persons. An applicant for a scholarship must be registered as a postgraduate student at a British tertiary institution, or be eligible for such registration at an Australian tertiary institution, and resident in the UK. An applicant for a fellowship should have a good postgraduate degree or equivalent experience. Younger scholars are preferred. Each scholarship or fellowship will offer a grant of up to £4,000. Applicants must spend at least three months studying in Australia Contact: Kirsten McIntyre, Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College London, 28 Russell Sq, London WCB 5DS. Tel: 020 7862 8854. Fax: 020 7580 9627. Email: manzies.centre@kcl.ac.uk. Web http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ip/kirstenmcintyre/absfUK.html G6) Anglo-German Relations Deadline: 30 September 2003 The German Historical Institute London invites applications for research scholarships for British postgraduates to fund research visits to Germany. The awards generally last up to six months. Applicants will normally be expected to have completed one year's postgraduate research, and be studying German history or Anglo-German relations. Contact: Hagen Schulze, Director, German Historical Institute London, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2NJ. Tel: 020 7309 2023. Email: hschulze@ghil.co.uk. Web http://www.ghil.co.uk/ghil.html#Scholarsihps <http://www.ghil.co.uk/ghil.html#scholarships> G7) Rolex Enterprise Awards Deadline: 30 September 2003 Applications are invited for the 2004 Rolex awards for enterprise, which support projects that advance human knowledge and well being. The following areas are eligible: science and medicine; technology and innovation; exploration and discovery; the environment; and cultural heritage. Projects must expand the knowledge of the world, improve the quality of life on the planet or contribute to the betterment of humankind. Five laureates will each receive $100,000 (£62,315) and a Rolex chronometer. Contact: The Secretariat, Rolex Awards for Enterprise, PO Box 1311, 1211 Gen6ve 26, Switzerland. Tel: +41 22 302 2200. Fax: +41 22 302 2585. Email: secreteriat@rolexawards.com Web http://www.rolexawards.com/how-to-apply/rules_conditions.html G8) Carnegie Larger Grants Deadline: 1 October 2003 The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland invites applications for a number of larger grants. Submissions for larger grants, up to £30,000, may be made for projects which are of interest to the Scottish universities as a whole. Contact: Carnegie Trust, Cameron House, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7PZ. Tel: 001383 622148. Fax: 001383 622149. Email: jgray@carnegie.trust.org. Web http://www.carnegie-trust.org/docserver/regulations/Regulations_Larger%20Gra nt.pdf G9) Anglo-German Visits No deadline The Anglo-German Foundation invites applications under its exploratory visits programme to enhance mutual British-German understanding and cooperation. The foundation provides travel grants for short visits to Germany or Britain designed to cement the relationships from which future project applications may arise. Subject areas include healthcare systems, work-life balance, employment/unemployment, migration and labour market, public spending and taxation, management of innovation, adjustment to european and global economic change, and the environment. Funding of up to £500 is available. Contact: Ann Pfeiffer, Projects Manager, Anglo-German Foundation, 34 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8DZ. Tel: 020 7823 1123. Email: ap@agf.org.uk. Web http://www.agf.org.uk/grants/sgrants.shtml A2) WIGS Conference Grants Deadline: 1 August 2003 Women in German Studies invites applications for its grants to provide a contribution towards the travel costs of postgraduates attending the WIGS annual conference. Applicants must have been members of the society for at least three months. Contact: Birgit Roder, Claypipe Cottage, 69 Linen Street, Warwick CV34 4DS. Tel: 01926 400360. Email: birgit@birgit.fnet.co.uk. Web http://www.wigs.ac.uk/travelgrants.htm A5) Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Grants Deadline: 15 Sept 2003 for research grants The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies provides support for research to foster understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The sponsor aims to assist qualified students and professionals whose research projects promise significant contributions to contemporary knowledge of the ancient Mesoamerican cultures of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The sponsor supports projects in the disciplines of anthropology, art history, ethnohistory and linguistics, as well as interdisciplinary projects. Awards are offered to the most qualified scholars regardless of degree level. General Research Grants range from $500 to $10,000. Contingency Grants are for unspecified amounts to be determined by the sponsor's Board of Directors according to the applicant's specific needs and circumstances. Contact: Sandra Noble, Ph.D., Executive Director, 268 South Suncoast Boulevard, Crystal River, FL 34429 USA E-mail: famsi@famsi.org Fax: 352-795-1970 Program URL: http://www.famsi.org/grants/brochure/english2003.pdf A6) Paul Mellon British Art Research Support Deadline: 15 September 2003 The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art invites applications for its research support grants. The grants are for scholars already engaged in research involving the study of British art or architecture. Awards are usually £2,000 to £3,000. There are no nationality requirements. Contact: Grants Administrator, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 16 Bedford Square, London WC1B 31A. Tel: 020 7580 0311. Fax: 020 7636 6730. Email: grants@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk. Web http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/support.html H5) Diabetes UK Fellowships Deadline: 1 June 2003 Diabetes UK invites applications for the following fellowship: * clinical training fellowship: for those who are medically qualified and who would like to pursue a PhD, MD or DPhil in an area of diabetes research. The fellowship is for three years and the salary will be paid at registrar scales; Contact: Sarah Powell, Diabetes UK, 10 Parkway, London NW1 7AA. Tel: 020 7424 1000. Fax: 020 7424 1001. Email: Sarah.Powell@diabetes.org.uk. Web http://www.diabetes.org.uk/research/grants/types.htm H21) Nonprofit Sector Prize Deadline: 20 June 2003 Independent Sector invites nominations for its Virginia A Hodgkinson research prize. This prize recognizes outstanding published research that contributes to the understanding of philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofit organizations and civil society. The prize is awarded to the author of a research report, book or article published in the last three years by researchers or practitioners from any discipline, in a nonprofit field or organization. There is a first prize of $2,000 (£1,250) and a second prize of $1,000. Contact: Jocabel Michel, Virginia A Hodgkinson Research Prize Selection Committee, Independent Sector, 1200 Eighteenth St NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel: +1202 467 6100. Email: jocabel@independentsector.org. Web http://www.independentsector.org/media/VAHnom03PR.html H33) Diabetes Research Studentships Deadline: 1 September 2003 Diabetes UK invites applications for its research studentships. Applications must be from potential supervisors. Studentships are offered for three years and allow students to undertake research work for a PhD. Students should hold, or expect to obtain a rust or upper second class honours degree from a British academic institution. The organisation covers fees, maintenance grant (currently £12,500 in London and £11,500 outside London per annum) and research expenses (currently £7,500 per annum). Contact: Sarah Powell, Diabetes UK, 10 Queen Anne St, London W1G 9LH. Tel: 020 7424 1020. Email: sarah.powell@diabetes.org.uk. Web <http://www.diabetes.org.uk/research/grants/types.htm> H34) Breast Cancer Research Deadline: abstracts 15 August; full applications 29 August 2003 The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation invites application for its research grants. Funding of up to $250,000 (£156,000) is available for combined direct and indirect costs for over two years. Applications are sought in the following areas: * basic, clinical and translations research: focus areas include: complementary and alternative medicine; detection and diagnosis; prognosis; risk, prevention, and epidemiology; local treatment; psychosocial treatment; systemic treatment; tumor cell biology; * imaging technology: this program is designed to research and develop methods for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer; * population spec research projects: this program funds innovative projects studying the prevention and control of breast cancer within specific populations at risk for the disease. The focus of the program is to support research designed to assess and identify unique needs, trends, barriers and solutions to breast health care among populations such as African American, Asian American, native Hawaiian and Pacific islanders, Hispanic/ Latina, native American, lesbian, low literacy, breast cancer survivors, women with disabilities and other defined communities. Areas of interest include cancer prevention and control, behavioral science research, epidemiology, and health service delivery programs. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate collaboration with a community-based organization. (Dissertation Research Awards for doctoral candidates available) Contact: Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244, USA. Tel: +1 97 2855 1600. Fax: +1 97 2855 1605. Email: grants@komen.org. Web http://www.komen.org/grants/available.asp H35) AERC Alcohol Grants Deadline: 5 September 2003 The Alcohol Education and Research Council invites applications for its research grants. Priority will be given to applications focusing on family interventions and community action projects. The council expects to fund four to five projects at costs of around £50,000 each. Projects may last one to three years. Contact: A Tilouche, Committees and Grants Manager, Alcohol Education and Research Council, Room 408, Horseferry House, Dean Ryle St, London SW1P 2AW. Tel: 020 7217 8028. Fax: 020 7217 8847. Email: andrea.tilouche@aerc.org.uk Web http://www.aerc.org.uk/grants/grants.htm H45) National Academy of Sciences Troland Research Awards Deadline: 12 September 2003 The National Academy of Sciences are giving two awards to young investigators (age forty or younger) to recognize unusual achievement and further empirical research in psychology regarding the relationships of consciousness and the physical world. Funds are to be used by the awardee to support his or her research within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology, including, for example, the topics of sensation, perception, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, cognition, language, and action. For both awards, preference will be given to experimental work taking a quantitative or other formal approach, including mathematics and explicit algorithms (e.g., computer modeling) or symbolic logics of various types, and/or to experimental research seeking physiological explanations. Contact: Awards Program, Room NAS 285, 500 Fifth St., Washington, DC 20001, USA Tel: 202 334 1602. Fax: 202 334 1682. E-mail: awards@nas.edu. Web http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nasaward.nsf/NominationPub/Awards_Nomi nations H55) RS Science Education Deadline: 24 October 2003 The Royal Society has launched its partnership grants scheme to enhance science education in the UK. Teachers, scientists and engineers above graduate level in university, or with appropriate industrial experience, are eligible for grants of between £250 and £2,500 to work on activities involving five to 16 year olds. The grant is awarded directly to the school involved, enabling it to pay for any specialist equipment needed for the investigation, travel expenses for the scientist/engineer and/or the school group and possibly teacher supply cover. Contact: Beth Jones, Science Communication Section, The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG. Tel: 020 7451 2683. Fax: 020 7451 2693. Email: education@royalsoc.ac.uk. Web <http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/education/partnership.htm> H56) ONS Foundation Trish Greene Research Grant Deadline: 1st November 2003 The sponsor provides support for a $6,000 grant to promote oncology nursing research in the areas of pain assessment and pain management. To receive these grants, the principal investigator must be actively involved in some aspect of care, education, or research for patients with cancer. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice. If drug therapy is a part of the research design, a Purdue Frederick product must be used in at least one area of the treatments being employed Contact: 125 Enterprise Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15275, U.S.A Tel: 412-859-6100 Fax: 412-859-6160 E-mail: foundation@ons.org Program URL: http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Information.xml/Awards_2002.xml/Foundation_Awards /smallResearchGrants.xml H57) ONS Foundation Janssen Pharmaceutica Oncology Nursing Research Grant Deadline: 1 November 2003 The sponsor provides support for a grant of $8,500 to encourage cancer nursing pain research. The principal investigator must be actively involved in some aspect of care, education, or research for patients with cancer. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice Contact 125 Enterprise Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15275, U.S.A. Tel: 412-859-6100 Fax: 412-859-6160 E-mail: foundation@ons.org Program URL: http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Information.xml/Awards_2002.xml/Foundation_Awards /smallResearchGrants.xml H59) ONS Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb Nursing Grant Deadline: 1st November 2003 The sponsor provides support for a $7,500 grant to stimulate quality research in oncology nursing to improve care of patients with cancer. The principal investigator must be actively involved in some aspect of care, education, or research for patients with cancer. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice. Contact 125 Enterprise Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15275, U.S.A. Tel: 412-859-6100 Fax: 412-859-6160 E-mail: foundation@ons.org Program URL: http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Information.xml/Awards_2002.xml/Foundation_Awards /smallResearchGrants.xml H60) ONS Foundation Education Research Grant Deadline: 1st November 2003 The sponsor provides support for a $7,500 grant to stimulate quality research in oncology nursing education. The principal investigator must be actively involved in some aspect of care, education, or research for patients with cancer. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice Contact 125 Enterprise Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15275, U.S.A. Tel: 412-859-6100 Fax: 412-859-6160 E-mail: foundation@ons.org Program URL: http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Information.xml/Awards_2002.xml/Foundation_Awards /smallResearchGrants.xml H61) Daphne Jackson Science & Engineering Fellowship No deadline The Daphne Jackson Trust invites applications for its research fellowships for people returning to work after a career break. The trust offers half time, sponsored research fellowships in university and industrial laboratories throughout the UK. Fellowships last for two years and make provision for retraining. Applicants must have a first degree in engineering, science or information technology and should have taken a break of at least three years from a science or engineering career. Contact: Daphne Jackson Trust, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH. Tel: 01483 689166. Email: djmft@surrey.ac.uk. Web <http://www.daphnejackson.org/> H63) Sir Halley Stewart Research Grants No Deadline The Sir Halley Stewart Trust aims to promote and assist innovative research activities or developments with a view to making such work self-supporting. Priority areas are as follows: * Religious: theological training in cases where there is a special and specific need; teaching in the UK about Christianity outside the formal education system; encouragement of specific groups of people (e.g. the elderly, people with disability, students in higher education, those from ethnically mixed communities etc.) to explore their spiritual needs and strengths, and; to encourage appropriate people to develop their skills in communicating the Christian message through the media. Social and educational: projects which attempt to prevent and resolve conflicts and increase understanding within families and across racial, cultural, class, religious and professional divides; projects which involve resolution and reconciliation; projects which attempt to help people move beyond disadvantage and its consequences; projects which address the needs of people, especially the young and elderly, which are not met by statutory services but are nevertheless serious, and; small scaled projects overseas particularly in Africa, which are aimed at community development. * Medical: problems associated with the elderly, such as Alzheimer's Disease, nutrition, osteoporosis and incontinence; the prevention of disease and disability in children; the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tropical infections and parasitic disease; innovative health projects, involving any discipline, which are likely to improve health care, and; ethical problems arising from advances in medical practice. Researchers in the UK with an interest in this field are eligible to apply. Funding amounts will vary dependent on the proposal. Grants are generally provided for two to three years. Contact: Mrs Sue West B.Ed.Hons, 22 Earith Road, Willingham, Cambridge CB4 5LS. Tel: 01954 260707. Web http://www.sirhalleystewart.org/page2.html M14) NIH Biomedical Technology Deadline: 24 June 2003 Participating institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health invite applications for innovative research in biomedical computational science and technology to promote the progress of biomedical research. Biomedical computing or biomedical information science and technology includes database design, graphical interfaces, querying approaches, data retrieval, data visualization and manipulation, data integration through development of integrated analytical tools, and tools for electronic collaboration, as well as computational and mathematical research including development of structural, functional, integrative, and analytical models and simulations. PAR-03-106 Contact: James Cassatt, NIGMS, 45 Center Drive, Room 2AS.19C, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200, USA. Tel: +1301 51 6446. Fax: +1301480 2004. Email: jcl2B@nih.gov. Web <http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-106.html> N1) DEFRA Extreme Rainfall & Floods Deadline: 5pm 28 May 2003 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs invites expressions of interest to undertake a second phase of work on extreme rainfall and flood event recognition. Research should concentrate on the following areas: * verification: new events should be routinely identified, analysed and tested to see how they fit into the rainfall type and duration categorisation and the archetype conceptual model if they are frontal; * development area one: Met Office mesoscale model NWP outputs can be used to help establish a prototype 24hour early warning system to be tested on independent data, which should include non-extreme as well as extreme events; * follow-up research: the project should investigate the recent work at the University of Salford on a new method of identifying extreme convective events based on an analysis of vorticity, using MM NWP, and, if possible Doppler radar data; * development work area two: the training data set given in the phase one report should be combined with radar data from an extreme event to develop a gridded data base for use in hydrological and flood forecasting model development; * development work area three: the development of a scoring system for river catchments developed during phase one of the project to provide an indication of the extreme flood potential. The project should last two years. Contact: Linda Aucott, DEFRA Flood Management, Room 306, Quantock House, Paul St, Taunton, Somerset TA1 3NX. Tel: 01823 348403. Email: Linda.aucott@defra.gsi.gov.uk. Web http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/rrd/Ad_Hoc.asp N2) RIGB Biology Prize Deadline: 30 May 2003 The Royal Institution of Great Britain invites nominations for its Henry Dale prize of £ 10,000. The prize will be awarded to an individual scientist of any discipline who has performed outstanding work on a biological topic by means of an original multidisciplinary approach. Candidates must have carried out research in the UK at some stage during their careers, or have engaged with UK research in some significant way. Contact: Olympia Brown, Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS. Tel: 020 7670 2939. Fax: 020 7670 2920. Email: obrown@ri.ac.uk Web http://www.rigb.org/events/awards/html#henry_dale_prize <http://www.rigb.org/events/awards.html> N4) Access to Natural History Museum Deadline: 6 June 2003 Under the Framework 5 programme for access to research infrastructures, the Swedish Museum of Natural History invites applications for access to its facilities for research purposes. The High Lat programme is intended to finance primarily short visits up to three months to the museum, which houses extensive and scientifically important biological and geological collections. Researchers from EU member and associated states are eligible to apply. International travel and accommodation costs will be met, plus a daily allowance. Contact: High Lat, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. Fax: +46 8 5195 5189. Email: highlat@nrm.se. Web http://www.nrm.se/highlat/ N17) EMBO Return to Work Fellowships Deadline: 15 August 2003 The European Molecular Biology Organisation invites applications for its re-start fellowships for research in the life sciences. These are designed to help researchers in the life sciences who want to return to research after they have taken a break of more then one year for child care. Awards last two years. Contact: EMBO, Postfach 102240, D69012 Heidelberg, Germany. Email: women@embo.org. Web http://www.embo.org/projects/women N18) RGS Expedition Grants Deadline: 25 August 2003 The Royal Geographical Society invites applications for expedition research grants. Financial support of between £750 and £3,000 is available to teams carrying out scientific field research overseas contributing to new geographical knowledge. Team members must be over 19 years of age and at least one third should be British. Contact: Grants Coordinator, Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. Tel: 020 7591 3000. Fax: 020 7591 3001. Email: grants@rgs.org. Web http://www.rgs.org/templ.php?page=9grantea N19) EMBO Science Communication Award Deadline: 31 August 2003 The European Molecular Biology Organisation invites applications for its award to recognise outstanding works of public communication in the life sciences. The award consists of 5,000euros (£3,458). The prize is for communication of science via any medium or activity. Written works must have been published in Europe or Israel. At least one work must have been published in the period 2001 to 2003. Contact: Andrew Moore, Science and Society Programme Manager, EMBO, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel: +4962218891109. Fax: +49 6221 8891209. Email: andrew.moore@embo.org. Web http://www.embo.org/projects/scisoc/com_medal.html N20) Environmental Research Deadline: 1 September 2003 The Environmental Research and Education Foundation invites applications for its scholarships. These support the work of students interested in excellence in environmental research. Applications will be considered from those who will be this year or are now full-time PhD students with a clearly demonstrated interest in environmental research. Funding of up to $12,000 (£7,500) per year is available, renewable for two additional years. Contact: Michael J Cagney, ERFF, 4301 Connecticut Ave., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20008, USA. Tel: +1 202 364 3789. Fax: +1 202 364 3788. Email: mcagney@envasns.org. Web http://www.erefdn.org/scholar.html N24) BENHS Research Insect Grants Deadline: 30 September 2003 The British Entomological and Natural History Society invites applications for its Professor Hering memorial fund grants for research chiefly on leaf mining and gall producing insects. The society will award grants not exceeding £1,000 in any one year. Contact: Malcolm Scoble, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD. Tel: 020 79425469. Fax: 020 7942 5229. Email: M.Scoble@nhm.ac.uk. Web http://www.benhs.org.uk/benhs.html N26) ESF Bird Migration Deadline: 30 September 2003 The European Science Foundation invites applications for travel grants under its programme on optimality in bird migration. These stimulate cooperation between research groups in different European countries. The institute of origin or receiving institute must be from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Israel. Grants last between one week and six months, with funding of up to a maximum of 1,550euros (£1,108) per month. Contact: Pat Cosgrove, ESF, 1 Quai Lezay Marnesia 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France. Tel: +33 3 8876 7106. Email: pcosgrove@esf.org. Web http://www.esf.org/esf_domain_activity.php?language=0&domain=3&activity=1 click on `optimality in bird migration'. N27) Finnish Science, Culture & Arts Deadline: 30 September 2003 The Kone Foundation invites applications for research grants in the fields of culture, language, literature, history, social sciences, and environmental sciences, as well as other projects significant to Finnish society and culture. The foundation awards grants to foreign researchers for postdoctoral research in Finland, as well as to research groups. Contact: Hilkka Salonen, Office Manager, Kone Foundation, Kartanontie 1, 003 30 Helsinki, Finland. Tel: +3 582 0475 4449. Fax: +3 582 0475 4309. Email: koneen.saatio@kone.com Web <http://www.koneensaatio.fi/english/procedure.htm> Best wishes! Natalie Bradshaw Research Services Officer Planning & Research Office, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA 01786 466691 natalie.bradshaw@stir.ac.uk