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NERC Biodiversity and ecosystem service sustainability workshop grants The Natural Environment Research Council invites applications for its biodiversity and ecosystem service sustainability workshop grants. Funding supports workshops and working groups that contribute to the following goals of the BESS science plan. Max amount £8,000. No deadline. |
AHRC Research Networking Grants The Research Networking Scheme is intended to support forums for the discussion and exchange of ideas on a specified thematic area, issue or problem. The intention is to facilitate interactions between researchers and stakeholders through, for example, a short-term series of workshops, seminars, networking activities or other events. The aim of these activities is to stimulate new debate across boundaries, for example, disciplinary, conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and/or international. Proposals should explore new areas, be multi-institutional and can include creative or innovative approaches or entrepreneurship. Proposals must justify the approach taken and clearly explain the novelty or added value for bringing the network participants together. No Deadline. |
Research grants – standard route Arts and Humanities Research Council These support research projects by enabling individual researchers to collaborate with, and bring benefits to, other individuals and organisations through the conduct of research related to the arts and humanities. Standard route grants are worth between £50,000 and £1 million for up to five years. No deadline. |
CRASSH Conference Funding CRASSH supports an annual programme of conferences and workshops which may or may not be related to the Centre's theme and initiatives. Funding of up to £2,500, plus administrative support is available to college and university faculty and graduate students of the University of Cambridge only. There is one deadline annually, during lent term, for all conferences that will take place in the following academic year (September - July). Applications for 2016–17 are now open. The deadline for applications is midnight on the 29th January 2016.
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Endowment fund research grants Scottish Ornithologists’ Club These grants are for studies that further the knowledge and conservation of birds in Scotland. Funding is available for a maximum of three years. Closing date: 31 Jan 16 (Forecast)
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Conservation and research grants Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia These grants support bird conservation and ornithological research projects in the region. There is no upper limit to the size of grants but most average between £500 and £1,000. Closing date: 31 Jan 16
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Research partnership grants The Nexus Network The network aims to foster collaborations between researchers from different scientific disciplines and between researchers and stakeholders in business, policy and civil society, in order to improve understanding of the nexus of food, energy, water and the wider environment. The total budget is worth up to £300,000 with a maximum of £150,000 per grant for projects of up to 12 months. Grants must start by 1 July 2016. Closing date: 31 Jan 16
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Primate research grants Primate Conservation These provide support for original research that can be used to formulate and to implement conservation plans for the species studied. Funding of approximately US$2,500 is provided on average, with a maximum grant of US$5,000. Closing date: 01 Feb 16
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World Wildlife Fund U.S. -- Reforestation Grants 2016 with funding from the UPS Foundation, WWF’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature program offers grants for forest landscape restoration. Applications are requested from legally registered local organizations in the following eco-regions: Amazon and Tropical Andes; Borneo and Sumatra; Coastal East Africa; Congo Basin; Eastern Himalayas; Greater Mekong; Madagascar; Mesoamerican Reef; and Namibia. Project budgets should not exceed US$10 thousand. Application deadline: 01 February 2016.
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Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health Postdoctoral Fellowships on Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition, Round 2 The Leverhulme Center for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health supports the research partnership, "Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions" (IMMANA). IMMANA intends to accelerate the scientific evidence needed to guide changes in global agriculture to feed the world’s population. Most of the fellowships will focus on fieldwork in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, developing and applying new measurement techniques adapted to the analysis of specific interventions. Eligible applicants will have completed a doctorate in any field related to agriculture, nutrition, and health within three years of the proposed start date. IMMANA strongly encourages applications from female candidates who are citizens of low- and middle-income countries. The deadline for concept notes is 01 February 2016.
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Mullard award Royal Society This recognises an individual who has an outstanding academic record in any area of natural science, engineering or technology and whose work is currently making, or has the prospect to make, a contribution to national prosperity in the UK. The award includes a prize of £2,000 and a travel grant of £1,500.Closing date: 01 Feb 16
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Flexible interchange programme Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council This supports the movement of people between different environments to further the exchange of knowledge, technology and skills in the field of bioscience research and the council’s strategic priorities. Approximately 20 awards are available each year. Projects costing up to £150,000 each will be funded at a rate of 80 per cent full economic cost over a maximum period of two years. Closing date: 03 Feb 16 Note:Interested applicants are advised to contact iain.thomas@enterprise.cam.ac.uk before applying
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Manufacturing the future: reducing industrial energy demand Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council This supports multidisciplinary collaborative research in order to reduce industrial energy demand. The total budget is worth £4million and the EPSRC expects to fund two or three proposals. Closing date: 03 Feb 16
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Leverhulme Research Leadership Awards These awards are designed to: “support talented scholars who have successfully launched a university career but who need to build a research team of sufficient scale to tackle a distinctive research problem. This creates an opportunity for the development and demonstration of research leadership; that is, for the direction of a modest team or group, whose research may significantly change the established landscape in a particular field of inquiry”. Applicants must have held a university post for at least two years but will not yet have developed their academic career such that the trajectory of their research contribution has become firmly established. The University can only submit one application, so this will be handled according to the restricted call process. Funding available: £800,000-£1 million over 4-5 years – The Trust only funds direct costs and there is no provision for replacement teaching or overhead expenditures. At least 75% of the resources requested must be used to provide funding for research staff (research assistants; postgraduate students). Up to 25% of the research budget can be used for associated costs (for e.g. technical, computing, clerical staff costs; travel and subsistence costs directly related to the research activity; consumables). Please note the research the Trust does not fund – this includes studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals; research to inform clinical practice or the development of medical applications; policy focused work and work with an immediate commercial application. Interested applicants should return to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac,uk by 5 February 2016
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Research grants Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland The purpose of the scheme is to support research to enhance knowledge of the flora of the British Isles. Grants are typically worth £500 each, with a maximum amount of £1,000. Closing date: 06 Feb 16 (Forecast)
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Worldwide small grants People’s Trust for Endangered Species These support short-term conservation and research projects aimed at the preservation of endangered species. Grants are awarded for projects of up to two years duration and are worth between £2,000 and £8,000, although most grants will not exceed £5,000. Closing date: 12 Feb 16 (Forecast)
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Worldwide continuation grants People’s Trust for Endangered Species These support research that is aimed at the preservation of endangered species around the world. Grants are worth between £3,000 and £10,000 per year for a maximum duration of two years. Closing date: 12 Feb 16
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Conservation insight grants People’s Trust for Endangered Species These support projects focusing on endangered species. Grants are worth between £3,000 and £10,000 per year for up to two years. Closing date: 12 Feb 16 |
Earth observation data integration pilot – 9 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The tenderer will undertake innovative application of remote sensing to forestry management and monitoring. The contract is worth £50,000. Closing date: 12 Feb 16
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Engagement fellowships Wellcome Trust These aim to support and develop upcoming stars in public engagement with science. Fellowships include salary and salary buyout for up to two years, project costs, training, access to office space and facilities, and opportunities to work with Wellcome Trust staff to develop projects. Closing date: 12 Feb 16
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Satellites to improve agri-food systems Innovate UK This aims to stimulate the development and adoption of new technologies and business models based on the innovative use of satellite technology, in order to improve the productivity of the UK food and farming industries and simultaneously address the environmental impacts of increased land use and intensification. The budget for this call is worth up to £3.75 million and grants are worth up to £1m each. Closing date: 17 Feb 16
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Arts awards – large projects Wellcome Trust These support the creation of new artistic work that critically engages artists and audiences with biomedical science. Awards range between £40,000 and £150,000 for a maximum period of three years. Closing date: 17 Feb 16
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Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges H2020-BB-2016 bio-based innovation for sustainable goods and services – supporting the development of a European bioeconomy, single stage – topics 4, 6 Proposals may address a range of activities under the food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy societal challenges call on H2020-BB-2016 bio-based innovation for sustainable goods and services – supporting the development of a European bioeconomy call. Each proposal is expected to receive up to €2 million, although proposals for other amounts are also considered. The indicative budget for this call is €7 million. Closing date: 17 Feb 16
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Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges H2020-BG-2016 call for blue growth – demonstrating an ocean of opportunities, single stage – topic 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10, 13 Proposals may address a range of activities under the food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy societal challenges call for blue growth – demonstrating an ocean of opportunities. Each proposal is expected to receive up to €15 million, although proposals for other amounts are also considered. The indicative budget for this call is €74m. Closing date: 17 Feb 16
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Understanding the impacts of the current El Niño event grants Natural Environment Research Council These address the need to have a better understanding of the impacts of the current El Niño event in low and middle income countries to increase preparedness and resilience to future events. Small projects will be funded up to £300,000 and last up to 18 months. Approximately 12 small projects will be supported. The total budget is £4 million. Closing date: 18 Feb 16
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Developing an assessment of best available technique reference documents Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The tenderer will develop a framework or methodology for assessing the economic and environmental impacts of the best available technique documents, to help inform the UK negotiating position on each BREF. The contract is worth £250,000 over three years, starting on 1 April 2016. Closing date: 18 Feb 16
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CRASSH funding for Graduate and Faculty Research Groups The Graduate/Faculty Research Groups programme supports groups of graduate students and faculty members working together with a common interdisciplinary research interest, bringing together early-career researchers, established academics and guest speakers on particular research topics for a year of collaborative work. Groups range in size from reading groups to full-scale symposia. Experimental forms of engagement are encouraged. Since its inception in 2006, the programme has hosted 43 groups. The programme is supported by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, the Isaac Newton Trust and in the academic year 2014-15 also by The Energy@Cambridge. We are pleased to announce that the annual competition to apply for funding for the 2016-17 academic year is now open. Deadline to submit application: until 12:00 noon on Friday 22 April 2016
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Philip Leverhulme Prizes There will be up to 30 awards this year. Each award is worth £100,000 over two to three years. Please note the costs which the Trust considers to be ineligible for this award. The University is restricted to three nominations per category, so this will be handled according to the restricted calls process.
Eligible candidates should:
· have been awarded their PhD in the last ten years by the closing date of 16th May 2016 (i.e. the award has to have been confirmed by 16 May 2006) though a case can be made for significant career breaks;
· have a permanent post or long-term Fellowship which extends beyond the date of the Leverhulme award.
There are six subject areas which are eligible to apply this year:
· Archaeology
· Chemistry
· Economics
· Engineering
· Geography
· Languages and Literatures
These categories are intentionally broad, and the Trust will consider nominations irrespective of departmental affiliation. Prizes can be used for any purpose which can advance the prize-holder’s research, with the exception of enhancing salary.
Interested applicants should register their interest by emailing researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk by 19th Feb 2016 (17:00) stating your name, department and the summary of your proposal (no more than 1 paragraph). Applicants should also state which of the above subject areas they wish to be considered under.
If you have any questions, then please write to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk
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Environment and sustainability research grants Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) These support research projects investigating some of the bigger issues of environmental sustainability, including water and development, energy security and urban migration. Four awards, worth £10,000 each, are available. Closing date: 22 Feb 16
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Born Free Foundation grant Primate Society of Great Britain This primarily supports a primate range state national, working in the field on a project involving endangered primates or human and non-human primate conflict resolution. The award is worth up to £1000. Closing date: 28 Feb 16 |
Small grants Welsh Ornithological Society These support projects that focus on bird species that are currently declining or threatened in Wales. Grants are worth up to £500 each. Closing date: 28 Feb 16 (Forecast) |
Expedition award African Bird Club This award is for larger conservation projects on ornithology in Africa. One award of up to £3,000 is available each year. Closing date: 28 Feb 16
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Postgraduate research funding Douglas Bomford Trust This aims to advance knowledge, understanding, practice, competence and capability in the application of engineering and physical science to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, amenity and land based and biological activities for the benefit of the environment and mankind. Applications requesting over £1,500 will be considered. Closing date: 01 Mar 16 |
Newton mobility grants – Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand and Turkey Royal Society These enable international researchers to undertake short-term visits to the UK and develop networks, research projects and research partnerships with UK scientists in order to develop their skills and knowledge. Grants are worth up to £12,000 each over two years. Closing date: 02 Mar 16
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Environmental Science Impact Programme - Announcement of opportunity Awards totalling £2·5-£5m are available to research organisations over 5 years to boost impact from NERC environmental science. The Environmental Science Impact Programme (ESIP) is dedicated to bringing research organisations together with businesses, policy bodies and other actors contributing to economic development specific to their location to deliver significant regional impact from NERC environmental science. NERC invites research organisations with a strong and substantial portfolio of NERC funded research to apply through ESIP calls for a five year programme of activity with an overall value of between £2·5-£5m. The ESIP will fund a limited number of highly ambitious programmes that will achieve transformative impact from NERC environmental science research by: Bringing considerable NERC investment in excellent research within the participating research organisation(s) together with strengths in businesses, policy bodies and other stakeholders particular to their location(s). Conducting a coherent programme of high impact, focused, co-designed and co-delivered research translation and innovation activities. Leveraging benefits and contributions from other sources of funds relevant to the ambition of the proposal. Creating durable collaborations between the academic and non-academic participants. Transformative impact will be achieved through the translation of NERC science into actions or policies that improve performance, resilience and sustainability, and support growth. The geographical reach of this impact may range from regional to global, and can include societal and economic benefits, but there must be rea Information days: 20 and 21 January, and February - date to be confirmed. Closing date and time for outline proposals: 16:00 on 3 March 2016 Further information on this call is in this document: Announcement of opportunity (PDF, 119KB)
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Arts awards – small to medium-sized projects Wellcome Trust These support creative collaborations that stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through the arts, examine the social, cultural and ethical impact of biomedical science, and support formal and informal learning. Awards are worth up to £40,000 each for a maximum period of three years. Closing date: 04 Mar 16
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Large grants Natural Environment Research Council These support adventurous, large-scale and complex research projects tackling big science questions that cannot be addressed through other funding opportunities. Grants are worth between £1.2 million and £3.7m each, for a duration of up to five years. Closing date: 10 Mar 16 (Forecast) |
Early-career fellowships Leverhulme Trust These enable early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work and to advance to a more permanent academic position. Each fellowship provides up to £24,000 per year to cover 50 per cent of the fellow’s total salary costs and may include research expenses of up to £6,000 per year. Fellowships are tenable for three years full time, but the trust may consider part time requests. Closing date: 10 Mar 16
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Research grants British Ecological Society These support innovative ecological research and pump-priming projects, and help early-career ecologists to establish an independent research career. Grants for small projects are worth up to £5,000 each, and early-career ecologists’ grants are worth up to £20,000 each. Closing date: 11 Mar 16 (Forecast)
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Knowledge exchange fellowship – aquaculture Natural Environment Research Council This supports links between the academics and businesses within the UK aquaculture community and provide expert input and advice to the UK aquaculture network. Fellowships are worth up to £100,000 per year and will be paid pro-rata at 80 per cent full economic cost. Fellowships are tenable for three years. Closing date: 17 Mar 16
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Large grants Natural Environment Research Council These support adventurous, large-scale and complex research tackling big science questions that cannot be addressed through other funding opportunities from the Natural Environment Research Council. Grants range between £1.2 million and £3.7m at 100 per cent full economic cost, with a duration of up to five years. Closing date: 15 Mar 16
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Environmental risks to infrastructure – knowledge exchange fellowship call Natural Environment Research Council This aims to support infrastructure owners, operators, regulators and policy-makers to enable them to access and use environmental science to identify, quantify and manage environmental risks to infrastructure. The award is worth up to £40,000. Closing date: 17 Mar 16
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Knowledge exchange fellowship in marine renewable energy Natural Environment Research Council This supports links between the academics and businesses within the UK marine renewable energy community, as well as with relevant regulators and policy makers. Funding up to £40,000 for a maximum period of three years may be requested, and the fellowship will be paid pro-rata at 80 per cent full economic costing in the same way as NERC research fellowships. Closing date: 17 Mar 16
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Marine management organisation knowledge exchange fellowship – advancing the uptake of scientific research in marine management Natural Environment Research Council This aims to review current and recently completed scientific research and consider how this could be used within a governance framework, working with the Marine Management Organisation and other organisations with a stake in ensuring effective management of the marine environment, to advance the uptake of fundamental science into marine management in England. The fellowships will cover salary including superannuation, National Insurance and specific allowances for between one to three years. Additionally up to £40,000 is available for travel, subsistence and events attendance. Closing date: 17 Mar 16
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Environment and sustainability research grants Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) These support research projects investigating some of the bigger issues of environmental sustainability, including water and development, energy security and urban migration. Four awards, worth £9,000 each, are available. Closing date: 20 Mar 16
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Scottish Association for Marine Science These support research in any marine science subject, especially of relevance to Scotland. Each award is worth up to £1,000. Closing date: 31 Mar 16 |
Arctic research station Natural Environment Research Council Researchers from the UK and their international collaborators may carry out environmental research relevant to the NERC remit at the Ny-Ålesund station on the Svalbard archipelago. Closing date: 31 Mar 16 (Forecast) |
European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability grant (EIP-Agri) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs These support projects which link research, farming and forestry practice to encourage innovation and improve productivity and sustainability in the agricultural sector. Grants are worth between £5,000 and £150,000 for up to three years. The total budget is worth £5 million. Closing date: 31 Mar 16 |
Innovation grant British Society of Soil Science This grant is to help teachers develop creative and innovative ways of incorporating soil science into lessons. The grant is worth up to £500. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 |
Field equipment grant British Society of Soil Science This grant is designed to enable institutions to buy field equipment to aid in the instruction and understanding of soil science. Grants are worth up to £1,000. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 |
Medical humanities research bursaries Wellcome Trust These support small and medium-scale research projects based on library or archive collections supported by the trust. Bursaries are usually worth between £5,000 and £25,000, depending on the duration of research. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 (Forecast)
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Field equipment grant British Society of Soil Science This grant is designed to enable institutions to buy field equipment to aid in the instruction and understanding of soil science. Grants are worth up to £1,000. Closing date: 01 Apr 16
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EXTENDED DEADLINE: Tusk conservation awards Tusk Trust *** The Tusk Trust has extended the deadline for nominations for its Tusk conservation awards. The deadline has been extended from 6 February to 10 April 2015. All other call details remain unchanged. These recognise inspirational conservation work in Africa, ranging from the protection of endangered species and threatened habitat to the promotion of environmental education and the development of community driven conservation. Winners receive a grant to further their work. *** Closing date: 10 Apr 16 (Forecast) |
Research seminars and strategic network competition Economic and Social Research Council This supports the hosting of research seminars and strategic networks for groups of academic researchers, postgraduate students and non-academics users from different organisations. A total of 20 seminar series grants, worth up to £30,000 each, are available over two to three years. A total of four strategic network grants, worth up to £100,000 each at 100 per cent economic cost, are available for up to one year. Closing date: 08 Apr 16
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Collaboration fund Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes This aims to support locally relevant advancements in the sustainable management of forests. Funding is worth up to CHF40,000 over a maximum of two years. Closing date: 12 Apr 16 (Forecast)
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UK-India clean-tech, affordable healthcare and ICT – collaborative R&D Innovate UK Funding supports industrial, collaborative R&D projects that demonstrate new solutions to challenges impacting the socio-economic growth and development of India, in relation to its clean-tech, healthcare and ICT sectors. The total budget is worth up to £2.5 million. Each project may receive between £350,000 and £450,000 over a maximum period of two years. Closing date: 13 Apr 16
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Environmental challenge Reed Elsevier This encourages proposals outlining innovative ideas that advance access to safe water or sanitation where access is presently at risk. Two prizes are available, with first prize worth US$50,000 and second prize worth US$25,000. Funds must be used to launch, sustain or effectuate the proposed project. Closing date: 14 Apr 16 (Forecast)
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World habitat awards Building and Social Housing Foundation These support projects that provide practical and innovative solutions to current housing needs and problems. Two awards, each worth £10,000, are available. Closing date: 29 Apr 16
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Transnational call in maritime technologies ERA-Net MARTEC II This supports collaborative research projects aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology and products, in order to improve European competitiveness and to address major societal needs. Funding is available for projects lasting a maximum of 36 months. Each country funds his participants and the form of reimbursement can vary from country to country. Closing date: 29 Apr 16 (Forecast)
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Academic research grants Chesshire Lehmann Fund These enable community groups, non-profit organisations, researchers and academic institutions to collaborate in order to monitor and evaluate work in relation to fuel poverty. Grants are worth up to £5,000 each. Closing date: 01 May 16 (Forecast)
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COMING SOON: BBSRC enterprise fellowships Royal Society of Edinburgh
*** The Royal Society of Edinburgh, in collaboration with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, will shortly be inviting applications for the BBSRC enterprise fellowships. The next deadline will be 4 May 2016, and more information is expected to be released shortly. The following call details are from the previous round, and are subject to change. These fellowships enable an individual to advance the commercialisation of existing research and outcomes or technological developments, whilst also receiving formal training in relevant business skills, with the objective to increase exploitation of ideas with commercial potential from BBSRC-funded research programmes. ***Closing date: 04 May 16
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Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges H2020-SC5-2016 greening the economy, topics 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 25 27 and 28 – single stage Proposals may address a variety of topics within climate services and environmental management. Each successful proposal is expected to receive between €50,000 and €10 million. The indicative budget for this call is €82.55 million. Closing date: 08 Mar 16
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Research grants British Ecological Society These support innovative ecological research and pump-priming projects, and help early-career ecologists to establish an independent research career. Grants for small projects are worth up to £5,000 each, and early-career ecologists’ grants are worth up to £20,000 each. Closing date: 11 Mar 16 (Forecast)
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Visiting professorships Leverhulme Trust These enable UK institutions to host eminent researchers from overseas, primarily to enhance the skills of academic staff or students at the host institution. Funding covers maintenance, travel expenses and research costs and supports visits that last between three and 12 months. Travel within the UK, laboratory consumables and essential technical assistance may also be covered. (Arts and Humanities; Agriculture; Food Science; Social Sciences; Physical Sciences and Engineering; Soil Sciences) Closing date: 12 May 16
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Sustainable Society Network+ pilot studies and challenge fellowships Imperial College London These aim to test new ideas or create novel linkages between research areas in line with the network’s theme of applying digital technology to create a sustainable society. Approximately £50,000 is available to fund several pilot studies of up to £10,000 each at 80 per cent full economic cost over a maximum period of three months. In addition, 30 per cent of the total network pilot funding is prioritised for the challenge fellowships over a three-year period. Closing date: 14 May 16 (Forecast)
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Large grants Natural Environment Research Council These support adventurous, large-scale and complex research tackling big science questions that cannot be addressed through other funding opportunities from the Natural Environment Research Council. Grants range between £1.2 million and £3.7m at 100 per cent full economic cost, with a duration of up to five years. Closing date: 15 Mar 16
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COMING SOON: Call for proposals on monitoring and mitigation of greenhouse gases from agri- and silvi-culture ERA-GAS
*** ERA-GAS will shortly be inviting proposals for its call for proposals on monitoring and mitigation of greenhouse gases from agri- and silvi-culture. This call is expected to be open between 1 March and 15 May 2016. The following information is subject to change. This aims to strengthen the transnational coordination of research programmes and provide added value to research and innovation on greenhouse gas mitigation in the European research area. The indicative total budget is worth €14.5 million. ***Closing date: 15 May 16 (Forecast)
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Junior professorship for sustainable use of renewable natural resources Robert Bosch Stiftung The professorship seeks to support a young outstanding scientist and to contribute to a better standing of the emerging field of sustainability science in Germany. Up to €1 million is available for independent research over five years at a German research institution or university. Closing date: 18 May 16 (Forecast)
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Postgraduate bursaries Royal Photographic Society These enable postgraduate students to undertake study or research in photography, including digital and traditional photographic media, the art and science of photography and image-based written work or research. The bursary is worth £3,500. Closing date: 29 Jun 16 (Forecast)
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Wellcome image awards Wellcome Trust These celebrate science imaging talent and techniques by recognising high quality imagery that relates to biomedical science and contemporary healthcare. Finalists and the overall winner will receive a monetary prize. The winning images will also go on display in science centres and public galleries across the UK. Closing date: 30 Sep 16 (Forecast)
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Birdfair/RSPB research fund for endangered birds Royal Society for the Protection of Birds These enable researchers to undertake key projects on birds listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as endangered, critically endangered or data-deficient. Grants of up to US$2,000 are available. Closing date: 30 Sep 16 (Forecast)
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