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. G7) BC China Studies A9) Wellcome History of Medicine Project Grants N2) Scottish Marine Science Bursaries N4) Wainwright Near East Archaeology Fund G7) BC China Studies Deadline: 30 September 2003 The British Council invites applications for its China studies grants to foster academic links between the UK and China and to support research studying contemporary China. Grants may be for research, study visits to China or research visits to the UK by Chinese academics. Eligible fields include: social sciences; science and technology; education economic reforms; contemporary law; governance, human rights and legal reform processes; creative industries. Grants are between £1,000 and £7,500. Contact: An Xiaodan, Project Offices, Cultural and Education Section, British Embassy, 4/F Landmark Building Tower 1, 8 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Beijing 100004. Tel: +86 10 6590 6903-ext.253. Fax: +86 10 6590 0977. Email: an.xiaodan@britishcouncil.org.cn. Web <http://www.britishcouncil.org.cn/english/cf-grantscheme.htm> A9) Wellcome History of Medicine Project Grants Deadline: preliminary applications due 17 October; full applications due 1 December 2003 The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its history of medicine project grants. This scheme may provide funding for projects or research programmes of established members of academic staff, or it can provide postdoctoral experience for young researchers or encourage the establishment of research programmes by newly appointed university staff members. Applicants must hold an established academic post in a British, Irish or Dutch university or other institution of higher education. Grants usually last three years. Contact: Grants Section (History of Medicine), Wellcome Trust, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE. Tel: 020 7611 7202. Fax: 020 76118254. Email: hom@wellcome.ac.uk Web <http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/homgrapro.html> N2) Scottish Marine Science Bursaries Deadline: 30 August 2003 The Scottish Association for Marine Science invites applications for its bursaries for research in marine science relevant to Scotland. Funding is of up to £1,000. Applicants must be or become members. Contact: A Miller, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Dunbeg, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA4. Tel: 01631 559000. Fax: 01631 559001. Email: aham@dml.ac.uk. Web http://www.sams.ac.uk/bursarie.html N4) Wainwright Near East Archaeology Fund Deadline: 1 October 2003 The Faculty of Oriental Studies of the University of Oxford invites applications for grants under the Gerald Averay Wainwright Near Eastern Archaeological Fund. This fund supports the study of non-classical archaeology and general history as deduced from comparative archaeology of the following countries: Asia Minor, Armenia, Caucasia, Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia, the Sudan to West Africa, the Sahara, Cyrenaica, Tripoli and its islands, Algeria, Morocco, with preference given to the first nine. Applicants should be UK residents. Contact: J Brown, Gerald Averay WainwrightNear Eastern Archaeological Fund, Life and Environmental Sciences Divisional Office, Oxford OX1 3UB. Tel: 01865 282464. Email: judith.brown@admin.ox.ac.uk. Web http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/general/grants.shtml - TGAWNEAF <http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/general/grants.shtml> Best wishes, Natalie Bradshaw Research Services Officer Planning & Research Office, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA 01786 466691 natalie.bradshaw@stir.ac.uk