Current Funding Opportunities by Sponsor

Supporting the arts and social sciences

Current Funding Opportunities

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AHRC Opportunities...... 1 British Academy...... 3 ESRC Opportunities...... 5 Leverhulme Trust Opportunities...... 8 Medical Research Council...... 9 NERC Opportunities...... 10 EPSRC Opportunities...... 12 Other Funding Opportunities...... 13 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Centre

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AHRC Opportunities

Important information for applicants to AHRC funding schemes. Applicants are advised that due to a systems change and a move to new premises the AHRC have rescheduled some deadlines. The schemes effected are:  Research Grants and Fellowships Schemes – AHRC will not be accepting applications between 19 March 2010 – 31 May 2010. In addition, Fellowship applicants are strongly advised to submit their applications before the end of February as the outcomes of some applications submitted in March are unlikely to be announced until spring 2011. AHRC are also rescheduling panel meetings during 2010 which may mean that applicants will not receive outcomes when they would have been expecting them.  Research Networking Scheme – AHRC will not be accepting applications between 26 February and 31 May 2010.  Knowledge Transfer Fellowships - The planned closing date in May will not occur. The scheme will re-open later in 2010 on an open deadline basis on a date to be confirmed.  Knowledge Catalysts – AHRC will not be accepting applications between 26 February 2010 and 31 August 2010. This will give them time to consider the outcomes of their current review of the scheme and implement any changes.

Applicants are further advised to allow as much time as possible between submitting applications and the suggested start date for projects. Applicants should also bear in mind when submitting proposals that award announcements may be delayed by a number of months, and successful applicants may be required to change the start date of their projects to take this into account.

Knowledge Catalyst This scheme supports partnerships between universities Scheme and non-academic partners such as businesses, charities, not-for-profit organisations and some publicly funded bodies. The scheme aims to exploit the research base in See above notice the arts and humanities for commercial and/or cultural gain and make such activities accessible to organisations for which the DTI's Knowledge Transfer Partnerships scheme is not appropriate.

Fellowships: standard The Fellowships scheme provides salary and associated and early career routes costs for periods of three to nine months, to enable an individual researcher to work on a specified research project or programme. The Fellowship can be used to support a wide range of research activities provided that these lead to significant specified research and other outputs by the end of the Fellowship, including the preparation of publications and other outputs from research conducted prior to the start of the Fellowship. Proposals for full economic costs up to a maximum of See above notice £120,000 may be submitted. An early career route is also available.

Please note that the assessment process for applications submitted to the Fellowships scheme (Standard and Early Career routes) takes approximately 30 weeks and the earliest start date for a project should be no earlier than 9 months after submission to the AHRC.

Research Networking This 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 See above notice through, for example, a short-term series of workshops, seminars, networking activities or other events. Up to £30k for up to 2 years, with an additional threshold of up to £15k for international participants or activities.

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AHRC Public Policy AHRC/ESRC Public Policy Fellowships will provide Fellowships Pilot opportunities for arts and humanities and social science Scheme researchers to spend time within partner organisations to undertake policy relevant research, to develop research Each fellowship skills and facilitate knowledge exchange within announced Government, public sector organisations and across individually academic networks. In addition to Public Sector partners, Public Policy Fellowships with business and Third Sector partners are encouraged where the research has a policy focus.

Research Grants These routes of the Research Grants scheme are intended to support well-defined research projects enabling individual researchers to collaborate with, and Standard route bring benefits to, other individuals and organisations through the conduct of research. These routes of the Route for speculative Research Grants scheme is not intended to support See above notice research individual scholarship.

Route for early career To be updated researchers

Knowledge Transfer The AHRC is a sponsor of the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Partnerships (KTP) scheme, which facilitates collaborative projects designed to address strategic issues in business or other non-academic organisations.

KTP provides financial support for three-way partnerships between a Knowledge Base (FE colleges, HEIs, as well as other research organisations), a non-academic partner (including private sector companies, charities and public sector organisations) and a recent graduate who is Frequent deadlines employed to work on a specific project relevant to the throughout the year business.

Research in the arts and humanities is a huge resource for a diverse range of industry sectors. Our sponsorship of this well-established scheme means that for the first time universities or FE colleges and non-academic partners can develop Knowledge Transfer Partnerships which draw on the full range of arts and humanities research, and apply for sponsorship of up to 67% of the cost of such projects.

AHRC and DFG co- Research Grant (Standard) Deutsche Funding Research Forschungsgemeinschaft of the Federal Republic of Projects Germany (DFG) The AHRC and the DFG (www.dfg.de) have announced the second call under their bilateral agreement to facilitate collaborations between arts and humanities researchers in the UK and Germany. AHRC and DFG have agreed to a joint call for proposals for 2009/2010. AHRC Closed for this round and DFG welcome, encourage and support applications that cut across their national boundaries and involve collaborative teams of UK- and German-based researchers. This agreement will cover specifically those arts and humanities fields which are common to both AHRC and DFG. The total combined budget for this call is £2M/2.6M Euros.

Collaborative Doctoral These PhD studentships are intended to encourage and Closed for this awards develop collaboration and partnerships between HEI round; next deadline departments and non-academic organisations and likely October 2010 businesses. They provide opportunities for doctoral students to gain firsthand experience of work outside an

academic environment. Applications must be made in partnership with a non-academic organization and require a contribution of £1000 per year from the non-academic partner. Applications to this scheme are coordinated by the HSSRC and are submitted to the AHRC through the Graduate School.

Knowledge Transfer This Scheme is designed to support academics to Fellowship Scheme undertake a programme of knowledge transfer activity in a flexible way. The knowledge transfer project should be planned around an existing piece of arts or humanities research which has the potential to make a significant difference beyond the world of academia. KT Fellows may work either on their own or as part of an academic team, to collaborate with, and bring tangible benefits to non- academic organisations through a process of knowledge exchange. These benefits may be economic, social or cultural in nature. Researchers can apply to work on the project on either a full time or part time basis for between 4 months and 3 years.

British Academy

Newton International This scheme aims to improve links between overseas Fellowships researchers and UK scholars through the provision of two-year research fellowships in the UK for foreign Applications available scholars. from: 14 December The Fellowships cover the broad range of natural and 2009 social sciences, engineering and the humanities. They provide grants of £24k p.a. to cover subsistence and £8k Deadline: 8 February to cover research expenses, plus a relocation allowance 2010 of £2k. As part of the scheme all Newton Fellowships who remain in research will be granted a 10 year follow-up funding package worth £6k p.a.

Conference Support Conference convenors may apply for bringing key speakers to the UK (or other location if the event is to be held abroad), or for a wider range of expenses; use of Deadline: 11 the British Academy as a venue; organisational February 2010; two assistance from the academy’s conference team; rounds annually subsequent publication of proceedings by the academy. Grants are offered of between £1,000 and £20,000.

Small Research Grants These grants cover the direct costs of primary research in Deadline: 15 March the humanities and social sciences. Grants are worth 2010; two rounds from £500 to £7,500 for up to two years. annually

International Grants are available for individual research visits to, and Agreements (Individual joint projects, with the British Academy’s overseas Deadline: 20 April Visits and Joint partners. 2010 Projects)

Overseas Conference Grants of up to £900 are available for the travel expenses Closed for this Grants of a scholar delivering a paper at a conference abroad. round; two rounds annually

British These awards are intended to provide a period of Academy/Leverhulme research leave for one year for established scholars Trust Senior Research during which they will be able to concentrate on bringing Fellowships a major piece of research towards completion while their Closed for this normal teaching and administrative duties are covered by round; next deadline a full-time replacement. The Fellowships are tenable for British Academy Thank- likely December 2010 one year beginning in the autumn of 2009. Offering to Britain Fellowship

British Academy These awards enable mid-career scholars to develop a Research Development new programme of research. Applications are particularly Awards (BARDAs) encouraged from scholars who can demonstrate that they Closed for this are developing an innovative line of research, with the round; next deadline potential to make a significant difference to their career likely December 2010 profile. Priority will be given to applicants who have at least 5 years postdoctoral experience.

Postdoctoral This scheme is designed to enable outstanding early Fellowships career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment, which Closed for this will develop their curriculum vitae and improve their round; next deadline prospects of obtaining permanent lecturing posts by the likely November end of the Fellowship. Applicants are expected to be at an 2010 early stage of their academic career. Fellowships are tenable for 3 years.

British Academy This scheme enables early-career scholars from overseas Visiting Fellowships to apply directly to the Academy, in conjunction with Closed for this their UK hosts, for research visits to the UK for 2-6 round; next deadline months. The main purpose of the visit should be to likely December 2010 enable the visitor to pursue research.

Country-specific The Academy is signatory to 40 agreements and Agreements memoranda of understanding with partner academies Various deadlines. and institutions in 30 countries. The Country List gives See individual full details of agreements and special programmes which scheme. support individual research visits and collaborative research projects with overseas partners.

Special Funds The Academy has the following private funds, from which grants are made for particular and restricted purposes:  Ancient Persia Fund: For the study of Iranian or Central Asian studies in the pre-Islamic period  Elisabeth Barker Fund: For studies in recent European history, particularly the history of Central and Eastern Europe  Sir Ernest Cassel Educational Trust Fund: For travel costs relating to a research project (particularly aimed at recent postdoctoral scholars) Various deadlines.  44th International Congress of Americanists Fund : See individual For travel costs relating to Latin American studies scheme.  Elie Kedourie Memorial Fund: For the study of Middle Eastern and Modern European History, and the History of Political Thought  Neil Ker Memorial Fund: For the study of Western medieval manuscripts  Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund: For research on the antiquities, historical geography, early history, or arts of India, China, and Iran, including Central Asia  Sino-British Fellowship Trust: For individual or co- operative research projects in Britain or China

Special Joint Project The Academy has a number of special schemes with Various deadlines. programmes partner institutions to support bilateral projects with See individual particular countries or regions. scheme.  Africa: UK-Africa Academic Partnerships scheme  Australia: partner Academies in Australia  Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia): East European Joint Projects  China: partner Academies in China and Sino-British Fellowship Trust funds

 Commonwealth Countries: Association of Commonwealth Universities  France: Centre National de la Recherche Scientific and Maison des Sciences de l'Homme projects.  Japan: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Latin America and the Caribbean: UK-Latin America/Caribbean Link Programme  Middle East: UK-Middle East Academic Partnerships  South Asia: UK-South Asia Partnerships  Spain: CSIC Joint Projects  Taiwan: National Science Council and Academia Sinica Joint Projects

ESRC Opportunities

Follow-on Funding This scheme provides follow-on funding to undertake knowledge transfer and impact generation activities that can demonstrate the potential for significant economic, social, policy and/or practice benefit(s). Activities might include: jointly planned and delivered projects with 'user' partner showing wider benefits; interpretation and application of data for defined purposes; conferences and seminars for a policy/practice audience; practitioner- 29 April 2010 relevant publications; or co-funded Placement Fellowships. Eligible costs could include: Research Assistant's salary; T&S; equipment; conference organiser; supply of specialist staff eg science writer. The Scheme offers awards of up to £100k (at 80% fEC) for a maximum of 12 months.

TO INSERT: ESPA - 1st Call for Proposals, business placement fellowships.

Energy and The ESRC and the EPSRC have announced the opening of Communities a new, jointly funded £7.5 million investment: the 'Energy Collaborative Venture and Communities Collaborative Venture'.

This call for proposals forms part of an investment being made by the Research Council’s Energy Research Programme (RCERP). The initiative aims to advance our understanding of issues surrounding energy use within communities with a view to contributing to the 11 March 2010 Government’s green house gas emissions targets. The call invites applicants to address a broad range of research challenges such as community ownership, energy innovation, policy, governance and social movements. Full details of the research challenges are set out in the call for proposals, available below.

Ideally, the successful research proposals will begin in mid 2010 with the longest lasting up to five years.

CASE Studentships These are awards for research students to carry out Closed for this projects in the social sciences in collaboration with non- round; next deadline academic organisations. They provide PhD students with likely November the opportunity to gain experience of work outside an 2010 academic environment. An academic supervisor and a non-academic supervisor support students. The scheme funds enhanced stipend, fees and RTSG. The non- academic partner contributes £4000 per year to the

studentship.

Applications to this scheme are coordinated through the HSSRC and are submitted to the ESRC by the Graduate School.

First Grant Scheme The scheme is open to all staff of higher education institutions and recognised independent research Closed for this organisations. Applicants should not have previously been round; next deadline principal investigators on research council awards. Awards likely November are worth up to £400,000 full economic costs, for a 2010 maximum duration of three years.

Professorial These are designed to support leading social scientists Fellowship Scheme working in the UK, by providing them with the freedom to Closed for this pursue their own innovative and creative research round; next deadline agendas. Fellowships last for up to three years and include likely December 2010 funding for the fellow's salary, a PhD student appointed by the fellow and a research assistant.

Research Seminar Seminar Groups are multi-institutional groups of academic competition researchers, postgraduate students and non-academic users who meet regularly to exchange information and ideas with the aim of advancing research within their fields. Where appropriate, Seminar Group members should Closed for this be drawn from industry, government departments and round; next deadline other relevant organisations as well as from academic likely January 2011 institutions. We would particularly encourage Seminar Groups explicitly designed to bring together leading researchers from across disciplines to identify new research agendas or capacity building priorities.

Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is one of the biggest of Partnerships the schemes funded as part of the ESRC's commitment to Knowledge Transfer. The scheme's mission is to strengthen the competitiveness and wealth creation of the UK by enabling research organisations to apply their research knowledge to important business Open call problems. Through these collaborative partnerships, UK businesses and other organisations can benefit from a wide range of expertise available in the UK knowledge based - public and private sector research institutes and higher education institutions.

Mid-Career These fellowships are intended to enable outstanding Development researchers to develop their careers by taking their Fellowships research in a new direction or to a new level. They are aimed at individuals with between 5 and 15 years' active postdoctoral or equivalent professional experience. Awards will be made for 2 years and, in exceptional Open call circumstances, for 3 years. Applicants can apply for either full- or part-time awards to fit in with other research activity or with more flexible working patterns. The scheme is open to all social science disciplines; interdisciplinary research is particularly encouraged.

Postdoctoral Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards fund new researchers for Open call (panel Fellowships one year (2 years in Economics) immediately after the meetings in Jan, Apr, submission of their doctorate or for a maximum of 2 Jul & Oct) years part-time (4 years in Economics). Applications are welcome from all disciplines.

Current highlight notice: Up to 10 Fellowships in applied macroeconomics are available for our Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme. These provide a two-year award, on a

flexible starting salary, to individuals with no more than 3 years' active postdoctoral experience.

Research Grant Linked Linked studentships are designed to add value to the Studentships proposed research outlined in a standard research grant application, whilst providing a clear opportunity for a distinct and independent course of enquiry for the student. Open call Studentships are not costed under fEC arrangements, but if awarded, the grant will meet the full 100% cost of the normal provision.

Research Grants Awards ranging from £15,000 to £1.5m, at 100% fEC, can be made to eligible institutions to enable individuals or Open call research teams to undertake small or large research projects in subject areas falling within the ESRC remit.

Placement Fellows The Placement Fellows Scheme, jointly funded by the Calls are announced Scheme ESRC and a host 'partner organisation' (e.g. Government by the placement Department, Devolved Administration) allows for social organizations on a science researchers to spend time in that organisation to regular basis. See undertake policy-relevant research and to upgrade the website for details of research skills of 'partner organisation' employees. current calls.

Large Grants This Scheme is designed to provide for experienced researchers requiring longer term or extended support for research groups, inter-institutional research networks, linked- project programmes, medium-to-large surveys, other Closed for this infrastructure or methodological developments, or any related round; next deadline larger scale projects where funding above the standard likely October 2010 research grant of £1.5 million, and up to £5 million at 100 per cent in full economic costs is required.

Bilateral Agreements The ESRC has agreements with Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Varies, dependent on and Sweden, which enable international collaborations to country be submitted to the open standard and small grants competition.

Leverhulme Trust Opportunities

N.B. With all opportunities listed below please note the key criteria that the Leverhulme Trust places special weight upon in assessing applications, as found in their Note from the Director

Emeritus Fellowships These awards assist senior established researchers to complete a research project that has already been begun and to prepare the results for publication. The maximum 2 February 2010 value of a Fellowship is £22,000 and they are tenable for between 3 and 24 months.

Early Career These awards provide career development opportunities Fellowships for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. It is anticipated that a Fellowship will lead to a more permanent academic position. Applications are welcomed in any discipline, and approximately 70 Fellowships will be 11 March 2010 available in 2009. Fellowships are tenable for two or three years on a full time basis and the Trust will contribute 50% of the fellow salary up to a maximum of £ 23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Each Fellow may also request annual research expenses of up to £ 6000.

Major Research These awards enable well-established and distinguished 7 May 2010

Fellowships researchers in the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences to devote themselves to a single research project of outstanding originality and significance, capable of completion within two or three years.

Visiting Professorships These awards enable UK universities to host an internationally distinguished academic from overseas (chosen and invited by the host institution) in order to enhance the research skills and work of the host 14 May 2010 institution. Visiting Professors will be expected to offer a short course of `Leverhulme Lectures` to mark their residence in a British university.

Philip Leverhulme These prizes are awarded to outstanding scholars Prizes (normally under the age of 36) who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their particular field of study, recognised at an international level, and whose future contributions are held to be of 17 May 2010 correspondingly high promise. Approximately 25 Prizes are available each year. Value: £70k. For the 2009 competition the selected disciplines are: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Engineering; Geography; Modern European Languages and Literature; Performing Arts

Artists in Residence These awards are intended to support the residency of an artist in a UK institution in order to foster a creative collaboration between the artist and the staff and/or Open call for outline students of that institution. The award covers a proposals. Full stipend for the resident artist, plus up to £2,500 for proposals: 21 March costs associated with the artist's activity. A typical and 1 September. residency might be for a full academic year (ten months), based on the artist being present at the host institution for two days per week.

International These awards allow UK based researcher to lead a Networks research project where its successful completion is Open call for outline dependent on the participation of relevant overseas proposals. Full institutions. The value of an award is normally up to proposals: 21 March, £125,000, and a network grant can last for up to three 1 September and 1 years. Where additional costs can be justified further December. funding may be available.

Research Project These awards support innovative and original research Grants projects of high quality and potential, the choice of theme and the design of the research lying entirely with the applicant. The grants provide support for the Open call for outline salaries of research staff engaged on the project, plus proposals. Full associated costs directly related to the research proposals: 21 March, proposed. The great majority of awards involve a 1 September and 1 spend of up to £250,000 over a duration of two to December. three years. If compelling evidence is provided, awards may be made for sums between £250,000 and £500,000 for research over a period of up to five years.

Training and These awards provide bursaries or scholarships for Open call for outline Professional proposals. Full highly talented students training in the fine and Development proposals: 21 March, performing arts in the form of support for their 1 September and 1 maintenance, training and professional development. December.

Research Fellowships To support experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Awards are Closed for this round not limited to those holding appointments in higher education.

Research Programmes The Trust selects on an annual basis two themes of Closed for this round

research for which bids are invited. Normally one grant is awarded for each theme. The grants provide funds to research teams for up to five years to enable them to explore significant issues in the social sciences, in the humanities and, to a lesser extent, in the sciences. The scale of the awards (each one at a sum of up to £1.75 million) is set at a level where it is possible for a research team to study a significant theme in depth by conducting a group of interlinked research projects which taken together can lead to new understanding. Medical Research Council

Methodology research The Medical Research Council, in partnership with the programme Department of Health's National Institute for Health Research, invites proposals under its methodology research programme. The programme supports research 17 February 2010 on methods development to underpin the biomedical sciences, experimental medicine, clinical trials, population health sciences, health services research and health policy. NERC Opportunities

Ecosystems Services for The ESPA programme is a partnership between DFID, 3 March 2010 Poverty Alleviation NERC and ESRC to deliver a planned seven year (ESPA) programme interdisciplinary research programme with a total budget of £40.5m. ESPA is accredited under the Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) partnership. This programme is being administered by NERC on behalf of the funding partners.

Ecosystem services underpin human well being, especially that of the poor, providing a range of services such as food, clean air and water, and protection from flooding. But 60 per cent of the world's ecosystems have been severely degraded and major changes in climate or the economy could have dire consequences. Ecosystem decline will continue to have very negative consequences for the poor and yet we still don’t know how to manage them properly.

ESPA's interdisciplinary approach will provide ways to assess the full value of ecosystem services weighing up both costs and benefits; and will determine what political and institutional changes need to be put in place for sustainable ecosystem management to maximise benefits for the poor.

This first call is split into two funding streams with three submission opportunities.

Funding Stream 1 is a one-off opportunity for shorter- term, innovative, conceptual development type projects submitted as a Programme Framework grant.

Funding Stream 2 has two submission opportunities:

 one to win catalyst funding through a Partnership and Project Development grant, in preparation for a

 second submission opportunity for a larger Research Consortium grant (AO call to be issued September 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Centre

2010).

New Investigators This competition is held each year for Investigators at the competition outset of their scientific career and who are within three years of first becoming eligible to apply for NERC funding 1 February annually as a Principal Investigator. Awards made of up to £40,000 directly incurred costs.

Follow-on Fund NERC wishes to maximise the economic impact of its investments and one way of doing this is by supporting the Follow-on Fund. These funds will help scientists to develop research ideas to a stage where commercial opportunities (eg licensing, seed or equity funds) can be 3 June and 1 secured. Funds can support further scientific and October annually. technical development of an idea though applications may involve some activities towards improving an intellectual property position, market research or investigating potential licensees and joint ventures.

Consortium Grants Consortium grants support focused, coordinated, 1 July and 1 collaborative research into specific issues that cannot be December annually addressed through other NERC funding modes.

Partnership research Partnership Research Grants facilitate and promote 1 July and 1 grants research activities between academic researchers and December annually public or private sector partners.

Standard research Grants are for a minimum of £25,000 for directly grants incurred costs (total of costs under this heading). The primary criterion for assessment is scientific excellence, with all applications subjected to an Initial 1 July and 1 Review stage that makes decisions on which proposals December annually should proceed to external review. Moderating Panels meet annually in May and November to grade the applications and make recommendations for funding.

Small research grants The grant provides funding for small discrete projects, proof-of-concept studies, pump-priming exercises, etc. The maximum funding that may be sought is £25,000 1 September for the total Directly Incurred costs. NERC will pay the annually standard proportion of these and all other costs.

Research Fellowship The Natural Environment Research Council Fellowship Scheme scheme provides opportunities for outstanding environmental scientists to devote their time to research; Closed for this round developing their research careers; & producing work of international importance.

CASE Studentship Open A CASE studentship is a three-year PhD studentship Competition during which the student enhances their training by spending between 3 and 18 months with the co-operating Closed for this round body in a workplace outside the academic environment.

Knowledge Exchange The KT Call helps maximise the transfer of Closed for this round Call knowledge, people, skills and expertise between the UK's research base and the user community (public and private sector organisations). The Call is flexible, to meet the many types of knowledge flow.

Connect A scheme The Connect A scheme facilitates and promotes new partnerships between universities and research institutes and public/private sector science users (industry, business, commerce or public sector agencies). The funds Open are for planning and initiating collaborative research not eligible for funding through other schemes (LINK, KTP, CASE or contract research).

Research Programmes NERC's Research programmes tackle specific high priority themes that help meet thier strategic aims. The programmes are designed to encourage scientific excellence and to contribute to wealth creation and Various deadlines. quality of life through basic and strategic research and See individual training. scheme.

Information on all the current calls can be found at http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/ EPSRC Opportunities

Follow-on Fund The Follow-on Fund helps researchers to bridge the funding gap between traditional research grants and commercial funding by supporting the very early stage of turning research outputs into a commercial proposition.

Up to 12 months support is available to develop the commercial potential of a concept and establish both 25 February 2010 commercial feasibility and scientific/technical merit through a complementary mix of both technical and business development activities. Proposals must demonstrate a strong commercial focus and not be predominantly concerned with overcoming technical obstacles or extending the original research.

Career Acceleration Career Acceleration Fellowships provide support for Fellowships talented researchers at an early stage of their career. Up to five years funding is available, and there is an annual Closed for this round call for proposals. Career Acceleration Fellowships are offered across the whole of the EPSRC remit.

Leadership Fellowships Leadership Fellowships provide support for talented early or mid-career researchers with the most potential to develop into the UK’s international research leaders. Up Closed for this round to five years funding is available, and there is an annual call for proposals. Leadership Fellowships are offered across the whole of the EPSRC remit.

Senior Media It is noticeable that few ‘explainers’ of engineering or the Fellowships physical sciences appear regularly in the media. To redress this, the Public Engagement Programme invites applications for Senior Media Fellowships. These enable Closed for this round leading researchers to devote time to develop a higher media profile. The aim is to advance public engagement with the physical sciences, mathematics and engineering via the broadcast and written media.

Responsive Mode Our responsive mode funding is very flexible. We fund Open projects ranging from small travel grants to multi-million pound research programmes. You can apply for whatever length of funding you require, whether it is a month or six years. You can apply for funding for a wide range of activities, including research projects, feasibility studies, instrument development, equipment, travel and collaboration, and long-term funding to develop or maintain critical mass. We particularly want to encourage high-risk/high-return research proposals relating to new

concepts or techniques. There are no closing dates so you can apply at any time.

First Grant Scheme This scheme is for researchers who don’t yet have enough experience to give them the credentials needed to compete for responsive mode research funding against experienced applicants from UK universities. If you are Open taking up a professorship or other senior academic position at a UK university and have already established significant research credentials in industry or outside the UK, the first grant scheme is not appropriate for you.

See also other funding opportunities

Other Funding Opportunities

Andrew W Mellon Conservation and the Environment: The C&E portion Foundation of the AWMF South Africa program is centered on creating research bridges between the US universities and South African Universities, the South African National Application is made Parks System and the South African National Biodiversity initially by email with Institution. The African Plants Initiative is a partnership concise outline and of almost 60 herbaria from 25 countries that is working cost estimates to create a database of high quality images of plant type specimens of African plants. This program is limited to institutions holding African plant type specimens.

Arts Council Grants for Individuals and Organisations: Grants for the arts are for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. They are for activities carried out over a set period and which engage Open people in England in arts activities, and help artists and arts organisations in England carry out their work. Grants for the arts is funded by the National Lottery.

Biotechnology and Various awards Various deadlines. Biological Sciences See individual Research Council scheme.

British Ecological The aim of these Early Career Project Grants is to Society assist promising ecologists early in their careers who are intending to carry out innovative or important research of 31 January annually a pure or applied nature. Awards will not exceed £25,000.

British School at Vronwy Hankey memorial fund for Aegean studies 1 April annually Athens The British School at Athens invites applications for grants from its Vronwy Hankey memorial fund for Aegean studies. Grants of up to £500 are available to cover expenses relating to research in the prehistory of the Aegean and its connections with the East Mediterranean. Eligible costs include travel to museums and sites or conferences. Preference may be given to younger researchers.

Richard Bradford McConnell fund for landscape studies The British School at Athens invites applications for grants from its Richard Bradford McConnell fund for landscape studies. Grants totalling £400 are available annually to assist research in the interaction of place and people in Greece and Cyprus at any period. All disciplines of the arts, humanities and sciences are eligible.

John Morrison memorial fund for Hellenic maritime

studies The British School at Athens invites applications for grants from the John Morrison memorial fund for Hellenic maritime studies. Awards support research into all branches of Hellenic maritime studies of any period. A maximum of two grants, of up to £500 each, will be made available by the fund. Awards may cover the purchase of maritime books and journals for the school’s library.

Calouste Gulbenkian The UK Branch of the Portugal-based Calouste Foundation Gulbenkian Foundation has a reputation for recognising and initiating innovative ideas. Its grant-giving activities Outline applications: are divided under the thematic headings of— Arts, open. Full Education, Social Change and Anglo-Portuguese applications: 8 Cultural Relations. The Foundation supports projects February, 23 May, 10 which are genuinely original in their field and also favours October annually those which take place outside London. Grants made by the Foundation rarely exceed £15,000.

Economic History Initiatives and Conference Fund: fund to encourage Society otherwise unfunded workshops, special meetings and 1 February and 30 other interesting initiatives in economic and social June annually history.

Foundation for The Foundation makes a number of grants and awards to Canadian Studies in the academics and students in Britain each year, funded United Kingdom jointly with Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). These are:

Canada/UK University Partnerships Program (CUUPP) Various deadlines. Sustained Studies in Contemporary Canadian See individual Issues Program (this program is presently scheme. suspended) UK Postgraduate Canadian Studies Travel Award Canadian Studies Development Program Publication Fund UK Doctoral Studentships Small Grants Program

Gerald Averay The Faculty of Oriental Studies of the University of Wainwright Fund for Oxford invites applications for the Gerald Averay Near Eastern Wainwright research grants for Near Eastern Archaeology archaeology. These aim to encourage the study of non- 1 May and 1 classical archaeology and general history as deduced November annually from comparative archaeology of any country or countries of Northern Africa and the Near East (from Morocco to Afghanistan). Applicants should be British citizens or residents of the UK.

Henry Moore The Foundation was established in 1977 "to advance the Open Foundation education of the public by the promotion of their appreciation of the fine arts and in particular the works of Henry Moore". The Foundation’s grants programme is focussed on specific objectives. It is the trustees’ policy to support all aspects of the arts in which Henry Moore himself was engaged: sculpture, drawing and print- making (all freely interpreted in the case of contemporary work). The key criterion is artistic quality; practical viability is also important.

New Projects This includes exhibitions, exhibition catalogues and commissions. In order to encourage ambitious proposals, a very small number of grants may be awarded as follows: £40,000 (exhibition), £15,000 (exhibition 14 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Centre

catalogue) and £60,000 (commission) though most awards are substantially lower than these maximums.

Collections This category of minor capital grants is intended to help public institutions acquire, display and conserve sculpture. The maximum sums available will be in the region of £15,000 (acquisition), £20,000 (display) and £20,000 (conservation).

Research and Development The purpose of this category is to assist sculptural projects that require funding for more than one year, whether creative (e.g. a contemporary commission), academic (e.g. a permanent collection catalogue) or practical (e.g. a long-term conservation project). Maximum sums will be in the region of £20,000 per annum.

Fellowships for Artists The Foundation awards grants worth up to £6,000 each to artists, supported by host institutions, for fellowships or residencies between 2-6 months. Joint applications may be made at any time and the number of fellowships awarded will depend on the resources available in any year.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships Fellowships of up to £21,000 for one year will be awarded to scholars who have recently completed PhD degrees in order to develop publications. Applications must be supported by an appropriate UK university department. An annual competition takes place each spring and three or four fellowships will normally be available.

Conferences, Lectures and Publications Sums of up to £5,000 will be available for the above. A publication might be a book or a journal but not an exhibition catalogue or a permanent collection catalogue.

Joseph Rowntree The Joseph Rowntree Foundation issues calls for Foundation proposals on a variety of topics relating to poverty, disadvantage and social evil. The main research areas Various are poverty and disadvantage and housing and neighbourhoods.

Marc Fitch Fund The Marc Fitch Fund invites applications for its awards for individuals and organisations in the UK. These support research and publication in the fields of archaeology, historical geography, history of art and architecture, heraldry and genealogy, 1 March and 1 surnames, catalogues of and use of archives August annually (especially ecclesiastical), conservation of artefacts, and other antiquarian, archaeological or historical studies. The emphasis is on the regional and local history of the British Isles.

Modern Humanities The MHRA provides financial support to the academic End of February, Research Association community in the following ways: April, September and December annually Research Associateships These awards are made to established corporate projects rather than individuals, and are designed to hasten

completion of a project through the provision of part-time research assistance. The awards will normally be for one year only, but applications will be considered from projects that have previously held an Associateship. The Association intends to make up to three research awards of £16,500 for the academic session 2009-2010.

Conference Grant Fund The MHRA makes up to five grants of up to £1,500 each to support conferences or colloquia within the field of medieval and modern European languages and literatures (including English) and held in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.

Publications Fund The MHRA invites applications for financial assistance towards the costs of publishing scholarly works in the field of the medieval and modern European literatures and languages (including English) which, by their nature, could not expect to be financially self-supporting.

National Institute of The NIHR SDO Programme: Research on the Health Research Practice of Health Care Commissioning The NIHR SDO Programme invites applications for research on the practice of healthcare commissioning. A maximum of £3 million over 3 years is available for projects of up to three years’ duration with a maximum of £475,000 available per project. A range of projects in both size and duration will be considered. Projects should start no later than May 2009. The application process will be in two-stages, with Various deadlines. outline proposal applications being invited in the See individual first instance. scheme. The deadline for submission of outline proposals is Thursday 16 October 2008 at 1.00 pm.

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme eighth competition The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme invites proposals for quantitative or qualitative research into Health and Public Health Services. The date for submitting a Registration of Intention (ROI) to apply is 19 December 2008 and the application closing date is 30 January 2009.

Nuffield Foundation A number of schemes available: Access to Justice Child Protection & Family Justice Commonwealth Various deadlines. Education See individual Grants for Women Students scheme. Open Door Social Science Fellowships Social Science Small Grants

Pasold Research Fund Grants for themed workshops 15 January and 15 July annually The Pasold Research Fund invites applications for its grants for themed workshops. The fund offers up to £1,500 for workshops focusing on any area of textile history. Grants may be used to cover travel and subsistence costs of speakers and should be fully costed, including estimates of airfares and accommodation. Applicants must be based in a UK university or museum .

Priority will be given to multidisciplinary proposals, collaborative applications between universities and museums and proposals where there are plans for the workshop to lead to a publication or other long term outcomes.

Paul Mellon Centre In order to support scholarship in the field of British art and architectural history and to disseminate knowledge through publications, exhibitions and education, the Paul Mellon Centre offers a variety of fellowships and grants. However, please note that the Centre's remit does not cover contemporary fine arts, archaeology, the current practice of architecture or the performing arts.

Grants: Grants: 15 Curatorial Research Grants September or 15 Publications Grants January annually Research Support Grants Educational Programme Grants

Fellowships: Senior Fellowships The Paul Mellon Centre Rome Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowships Junior Fellowships

Roman Research Trust The Trust offers financial support to research and education in the field of Romano-British Archaeology. Grants are made twice a year, in December and May. The scope of grants will include research projects in the 15 November and 15 archaeology of the Romano-British period, educational April annually. programmes (e.g. Museum exhibitions, conferences, summer schools and seminars) and publications relating to the same period.

Royal Archaeological Awards support archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects Institute of excavation and postexcavation research, architectural recording and analysis and artefact and art-historical research. Preference will normally be given to projects within the British Isles which have significant part-time or amateur involvement.

The RAI research fund provides awards of up to £5,000 each year. The institute may also award: 8 January annually

 grants under the Tony Clark memorial fund. Up to £500 is available each year for scientific elements of archaeological projects;

 grants under the Bunnell Lewis research fund. Up to £750 is available annually for projects involving the excavation and exploration of Roman sites.

Royal Economic Society Conference Grant Scheme: available to members who 31 January, 31 May are presenting a paper, or acting as a principal and 30 September, discussant at a conference; support of up to £500 is annually available. Awards are made three times a year.

Support for Small Academic Expenses: offers financial support to members who require small sums for unexpected expenditures. The type of expenditures which could qualify for support under this scheme include travel expenses in connection with independent research work, the purchase of a piece of software, expenses for a speaker at a conference being organised by the

applicant's University or Institute, etc. Support of up to £600 is available.

Royal Geographical Gilchrist Fieldwork Award (biennial): The Gilchrist Society Educational Trust offers an award of £15,000 to support original and challenging overseas fieldwork carried out by small teams of university academics and researchers. 26 February 2010 The research should include a single field session of at least six weeks. There should be strong links with the host country and preferably the research should be of applied benefit to the host nation

Royal Historical Society Conferences and Workshops These grants are made to conference organisers to assist in the financing of small, specialized historical conference where there is substantial involvement of junior (i.e. postgraduate and immediate postdoctoral) researchers. 23 April 2010 They are intended to subsidize registration fees (which in this scheme may include accommodation and/or subsistence cost) and travel costs for these junior researchers.

Royal Society The Royal Society runs a range of research funding Various deadlines. schemes for research in the sciences. See individual scheme.

University of Cambridge Frederick Williamson memorial fund Museum of Archaeology The Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and and Anthropology Anthropology invites applications under the Frederick Williamson memorial fund. Fellowships and grants offered under this fund are for research on Himalayan peoples. 15 March annually Applicants need not be members of the university. One- year fellowships and grants will be awarded to finance advanced study or research relating to the peoples of Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and neighbouring Himalayan areas, their society, religion and material culture

Wellcome Trust Capital Funding: The Wellcome Trust will consider Various deadlines. proposals for funding of building, refurbishment and See individual capital projects related to the following areas: public scheme. engagement and medical history; learned societies; science-based activity. The Trust will consider unsolicited requests for building, refurbishment and capital projects where proposals fall outside existing funding routes.

Public Engagement: Engaging Science is a grants programme offering £3 million per year to support projects that investigate biomedical science and its social contexts. Funding is available for activities or academic research. Projects can consider the social, cultural, ethical and historical issues related to biomedical science. People Awards Society Awards: Activities Society Awards: Research Arts Awards Public engagement opportunities for researchers International public engagement Capital funding Engaging Science Grants Workshops

History of Medicine: A range of grants are offered to support research into the historical study of all factors affecting the medical and health experience of people and animals - in all countries and at all periods.

Research Fellowships Programme Grants University Awards International Collaborative Research Initiative Grants Public Engagement Project Grants