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Research Funding Opportunities
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ESRC calls for Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training in Biosocial Research and New Forms of Data. University’s applications to these calls are coordinated by the Cambridge ESRC DTC team. If you are interested contributing to these applications, please contact Isobel Humphreys, ESRC DTC Coordinator: isobel.humphreys@admin.cam.ac.uk.
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Future Manufacturing Research Hubs. Restricted Call: EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hubs EPSRC has announced a call for The budget is up to £10 million for up each Hub (over a seven year period). Further information on the call is available here: https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/files/funding/calls/2015/futuremanufacturingresearchhubs2016/ Internal Coordination: EPSRC is not restricting the number of applications the University can submit in total, but they state that they will only fund one hub within a given area and there are restrictions on applications which overlap with existing EPSRC investment in this field. As a result, the call will be coordinated according to University’s Restricted Calls Policy: http://www.research-strategy.admin.cam.ac.uk/research-funding/restricted-calls-funding
If you are interested in leading an institutional bid, or if you are contributing to another institution’s bid, please fill in the attached short form to register your interest in this call and send it to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk by 12th October 2015 (17:00) The bids will be reviewed to ensure that there are no overlaps between the applications. Funder deadline: 19th November 2015 (16:00) – Outline application stage. If you have any queries please contact researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk
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Cambridge Humanities Research Grants Scheme Since 2011, with generous support of the University, the Isaac Newton Trust, and the Schools of Arts & Humanities and the Humanities & Social Sciences, the Cambridge Humanities Research Grants Scheme [CHRG] has supported a wide portfolio of research projects within the arts, humanities and social sciences. A substantial number of researchers using the Scheme have gone on to secure major project grants or have developed enduring collaborative networks, all of which is reflected in a thriving research community at Cambridge. There is clear evidence that undertaking pilot research or networking through a CHRG award has directly benefited subsequent research, generating higher-quality applications and improving success rates. Increased funding will be available, in a second phase of the Scheme between 2015-2019. The Scheme will support three tiers of activity:
Tier 1 – Newton Trust Small Grants - £1500 max This tier continues to provide dedicated support for small-scale research activity, e.g. to scope a project, complete editorial tasks, assemble/manage data etc. This tier is particularly effective in assisting researchers to complete publications or to launch a new activity. Up to £30k in total will be awarded each year within Tier 1
Tier 2 – Standard Grants - £1-20,000 This tier supports a wide range of general research grants which may further develop an initial idea or enable preparatory work for a large-scale project. The scale of these grants also facilitates collaborative research.
Tier 3 – PSL/Exchange – up to £10,000 This tier assists Cambridge researchers to develop effective networks with researchers in Paris Sciences et Lettres – http://www.univ-psl.fr/default/EN/all/about_en/member_institutions__1.htm. Up to £40k in total will be awarded each year within Tier 3.
The Scheme as a whole is intended for any researcher in the arts, humanities and social sciences holding a current contract of employment as an independent researcher - at the point of application - with either the University or a College. Please see the attached scheme notes for more specific information relating to eligibility within the individual tiers.
The Scheme is now open for applications to support research projects in the 2015-16 academical year.
Applications, (including, for Tier 2 only, a project proposal and an independent external reference, are to be submitted online at https://webservices.admin.cam.ac.uk/cbk/gabb/index.cgi by close of business on 16 October 2015. Other application formats, or late applications, cannot be accepted.
Questions about the Scheme may be directed to the Secretary of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences by email to GrantsAHSS@admin.cam.ac.uk
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Innovation projects Natural Environment Research Council These support translational and knowledge exchange activity which delivers direct demonstrable benefits to end users, particularly businesses. Each project may receive up to £125,000 at 80 per cent fuil economic cost over a maximum period of two years. Closing date: 22 Oct 15
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Green infrastructure innovation projects call Natural Environment Research Council This aims to increase and accelerate the impact of research output by supporting translational and knowledge exchange activity which delivers direct tangible and demonstrable benefits to end users, particularly local policymakers and businesses such as planners, landscape architects and other consultancies to support the development of green infrastructures. Up to £125,000, or £100,000 at 80% full economic costs, may be requested over a maximum of two years. Closing date: 22 Oct 15
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Resilience of the UK food systems in a global context Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council This supports interdisciplinary projects that integrate biological, environmental and social sciences, and address one or more of the following key themes: optimising the productivity, resilience and sustainability of agricultural systems and landscapes; optimising resilience of food supply chains both locally and globally; influencing food choice for health, sustainability and resilience at the individual and household level. The total budget is worth up to £14 million. Closing date: 27 Oct 15
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EPSRC Strategic Equipment Funding decisions for the scheme are dependent on new funds becoming available in April 2016. The scheme has also undergone some changes, including an increase in the minimum threshold for proposals to £400,000 and the introduction of a postal peer review stage for all proposals.
The upcoming deadlines are:
Online submission: Friday 30th October 2015 Outline panel date: November 2015 Provisional interview panel date: April/May 2016
As per University policy on strategic equipment bids to EPSRC , all applications needs to obtain the approval from the School and the PVC Research prior to submission to EPSRC:
Expression of Interest: Interested applicants should register their interest with the Research Strategy Office as soon as they decide to apply and the latest by 9th October 2015. To register interest, please write to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk stating your name, department, the equipment you are applying for, and the total amount requested from EPSRC. There is no approval at this stage; the purpose of the EoI is to identify likely number of bids, equipment requested and any overlaps.
Institutional Approval: Please contact your School office to obtain their approval of the proposed request; and then submit the draft business case for the PVC Research approval to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk by 16th October 2015. The draft business case should be maximum 1 page A4 long and should include your name and the department, a short description of the equipment, strategic case, funding requested from EPSRC and any matching funds or contributions to the bid.
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Man and biosphere young scientists awards UNESCO These support young scientists conducting interdisciplinary research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity. Ten awards, worth a maximum of US$5,000 each, are available. Closing date: 31 Oct 15
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St Andrews prize for the environment University of St Andrews This recognises significant contributions to environmental conservation. Entries should be practical and combine good science, economic reality and political acceptability, and have the potential for wider application. The winner will receive US$100,000 and two runners-up will each receive US$25,000. Closing date: 31 Oct 15 (Forecast)
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Small grants Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association These grants enable students to attend academic conferences, travel for research purposes, visit libraries or other collections of research materials, visit laboratories or conduct fieldwork. Grants are worth up to £500 each. Closing date: 01 Nov 15
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Africa seed grants Cleveland Metroparks Zoo These support field conservation and research projects in Africa, as well as educational and cultural activities, relating to wildlife and their habitats. Grants are worth US$1,000 to US$3,500 each. Closing date: 02 Nov 15
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All-discipline postgraduate student awardsFulbright Commission These support UK citizens with the first year of their postgraduate study, doctoral study, visiting student research or special student research in any subject and at any accredited US university. Approximately 10 awards are available for a one-year period. Closing date: 06 Nov 15
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District heating: delivering affordable and sustainable energy? Joseph Rowntree Foundation The aims of the project are to understand how housing associations manage the development of district and communal heating and assess how efficient these schemes are, to identify where they are most efficient and suggest improvements. The budget is up to £85,000. Only one project will be funded. Closing date: 04 Nov 15
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Fulbright/Elsevier data analytics award Fulbright Commission This is offered to a UK citizen for the first year of their postgraduate study in any field requiring data analysis to advance understanding of research in any field or across fields.One award is available for a period of one year.Closing date:06 Nov 15
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Research fellowships Leverhulme Trust These enable experienced researchers to conduct a programme of research in any discipline. Fellowships are worth up to £50,000 each for a period between three and 24 months. Funding covers research expenses, and a contribution towards replacement costs or loss of earnings.Closing date: 12 Nov 15
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Restricted Call: AXA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2015 / 2016 Campaign AXA Research Fund has announced the call for postdoctoral fellowships 2015 / 2016. Post-Doctoral projects funded by the AXA Research Fund should contribute to a better understanding of one of three clusters of risks: Environmental Risks, Life Risks, Socio-Economic Risks. The awarded projects will be funded for 2 years for a maximum total of 130,000 for the entire duration of the funding. Further information on terms and conditions of the AXA postdoctoral fellowships including the assessment criteria is available here .
Eligibility The candidates must have been awarded his first PhD within the 5 years preceding the submission of the “light” proposal to AXA (14th December 2015). The international mobility is a strong condition for these awards and that AXA expects that most of the selected candidates move to another country between current and targeted position. The international mobility is more valued than national mobility. Where a candidate remains in the same institution a clear justification of such a decision is required.
The number of proposals per institution is limited. The institutions will be informed how many applications they can submit on 18th November 2015 or soon after. This call will be coordinated according to University’s Restricted Calls Policy.
Internal Selection: All applicants for the internal selection should either plan to move to another country between current and targeted position, or should have spent at least minimum of 1 term abroad. All applicants should have at least one important publication without the participation of their PhD supervisor. The internal selection panel will use the same assessment criteria as outlined in AXA’s guidance document and in line with the AXA criteria will prioritise candidates with international mobility.
Please submit letter to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk by 13th November 2015 the following documents: your internal selection form (attached), current CV with publications (2 pages maximum + ½ page for most relevant publications) and Head of Department support letter. The letter should confirm that the Department is happy to host the project, the reasons why the Department is recommending and supporting the particular proposal and a critical review of the proposal and its relative assessment. Sponsor deadline for this stage of the call: 14th December 2015
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Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases National Science Foundation The programme supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and socio-ecological principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The budget for this call is US$11 million and up to eight grants, each worth up to US$2.5m over five years, may be funded. The BBSRC will contribute up to £2m. Closing date: 18 Nov 15
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ESRC celebrating impact prize Economic and Social Research Council This recognises and rewards ESRC-funded researchers who have achieved, or are currently achieving, outstanding economic or societal impacts through their research and collaborative working, partnerships, engagement and knowledge exchange activities. A prize of £10,000 will be made to the winners of each category. Second prizes are worth £5,000. Closing date: 20 Nov 15 (Forecast)
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Postgraduate research awards Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) These enable PhD students to undertake fieldwork or data collection in the UK or overseas. Two to three awards, worth £2,000 each, are available in each of the aforementioned areas. Closing date: 23 Nov 15
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Urban living partnership – pilot phase Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council This aims to enhance UK global research and innovation leadership in urban development, accelerate exploitation of leading edge research knowledge and capabilities, create new products, services and business opportunities, and co-produce sustainable change in urban living to benefit cities and their communities. The total budget is worth up to £2 million to fund up to five projects. Each project may receive up to £400,000 for an initial period of up to 18 months. Closing date: 26 Nov 15
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Prize essay competition Agricultural Economics Society This recognises a suitable essay on any aspect of agricultural economics.The prize is worth £1,000. Closing date: 30 Nov 15
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Soil security research fellowship awards Natural Environment Research Council These aim to secure future soil quality to sustain ecosystems and the services they deliver to people, such as sustainable agriculture, flood and disease regulation, carbon storage and clean water. A total up to £2 million at 80 per cent of full economic costing is available for up to three years. NERC expects to give up to six awards. Closing date: 03 Dec 15
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Small conservation awards Oriental Bird Club These support projects involving threatened bird species and their habitats, and those aiming to raise conservation awareness. Funding is worth up to £1,500 for projects lasting 12 to 18 months. Closing date: 15 Dec 15
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Grants in herpetology Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles This program is intended to provide financial support for deserving individuals or organizations involved in herpetological research, education or conservation. Closing date: 15 Dec 15 (Forecast)
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Small conservation awards Oriental Bird Club These support projects involving threatened bird species and their habitats, and those aiming to raise conservation awareness. Funding is worth up to £1,500 for projects lasting 12 to 18 months. Closing date: 15 Dec 15
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New generation thinkers Arts and Humanities Research Council This enables early career researchers working in all areas of the arts and humanities to attend a series of dedicated workshops and become Radio 3’s resident new generation thinkers. Up to 10 workshop attendees receive further media training and support from AHRC, and have their travel and subsistence reimbursed for the Hay Festival 2015 and for the first recording of their radio programme. Closing date: 15 Dec 15 (Forecast)
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Young scientist research award Commonwealth Forestry Association This supports students undertaking forest-related research in pursuit of an academic qualification. The award is worth up to £500. Closing date: 31 Dec 15
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Maitland Emmet research fund and grants British Entomological and Natural History Society These support research on insects and spiders with reference to the British fauna. Grants are worth up to £500 each. Closing date: 31 Dec 15
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Marsh award for insect conservation Royal Entomological Society This recognises an outstanding contribution to insect conservation on the basis of lifetime achievement or considerable and exemplary contribution to a significant project or undertakings. The prize is worth £1,000. Closing date: 31 Dec 15
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Grants in 2016
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Project grants Conservation, Food and Health Foundation These support non-profit, non-governmental organisations to build capacity within the developing countries in the fields of conservation, food, and health. The average award amount is US$17,000 and grants rarely exceed US$25,000. Closing date: 01 Jan 16
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Small grants Parkes Foundation These support the study into biosocial sciences, with emphasis on human biosocial projects. Grants do not usually exceed £600. Closing date: 09 Jan 16 (Forecast)
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Study abroad studentships Leverhulme Trust These support an extended period of advanced study or research at a centre of learning overseas, excluding the US. Studentships comprise £18,000 per year for basic maintenance costs, a dependent partner allowance of £6,000, return airfare and baggage allowance. They support periods between 12 and 24 months. Closing date: 11 Jan 16
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PhD studentships Fisheries Society of the British Isles These support postgraduate study that leads to a PhD in any field relevant to fish biology, and fisheries science and conservation. Studentships are based on the NERC stipend rate plus a £1,000 supplement, and include a contribution of £1,500 per year towards consumables. Closing date: 13 Jan 16 (Forecast)
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Small research grants Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Grants are awarded as either RGS-IBG small research grants, the 20th International Geographical Congress Fund award or the Jasmin Leila award. Funds can be used for travel, maintenance, data collection and temporary research assistance. Awards are worth between £250 and £3,000. Closing date: 18 Jan 16
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Standard research grants Natural Environment Research Council This is an open competition for curiosity-motivated basic, strategic or applied research. Grants are worth between £65,000 and £800,000 at 100 per cent full economic cost. Closing date: 21 Jan 16 (Forecast)
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Our planet, our health awards Wellcome Trust These support high-quality, transdisciplinary programmes of research that investigate novel aspects of – and build evidence for – how complex changes in our environment affect our health. Awards are worth up to £2 million per year for up to five years. Closing date: 29 Jan 16
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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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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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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
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Conservation grants Primate Society of Great Britain These support research of benefit to primate conservation and primate conservation education. Grants do not typically exceed £1,000. Closing date: 28 Feb 16
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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)
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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)
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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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Coming Soon
H2020-EEB-2016 energy efficient buildings Horizon 2020: Industrial Leadership *** The European Commission Horizon 2020: industrial leadership will shortly be inviting proposals, under the leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing, and biotechnology work programme, for its H2020-EEB-2016 energy efficient buildings call. The call is expected to open on 15 October 2015 and the anticipated closing date is 21 January 2016. The following information, including which topics may be addressed in this call, is subject to change. Proposals may address a variety of topics within the area of energy efficient buildings. The indicative budget for this call is €49 million. *** Closing date: 21 Jan 16
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