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UK/European Research Funding Opportunities (by date) Updated 4 April 2011

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APRIL 20121 DEADLINE

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) : International Research Grant 020 7296 8000 Aims : RNID aims to support world-class biomedical and technical research that will benefit people who are deaf, hard of hearing or who have tinnitus. Funding : Grants are up to £50,000 per year. This level of funding may be exceeded for exceptional projects. Amount : > £100K Closing Date : 04 April 2011 Duration : 1 year - 3 years Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) : Summer Studentship 020 7296 8000 Aims : To introduce the best undergraduate students to hearing, deafness and tinnitus research in the UK. Funding : £200 per week for this studentship. They will be awarding up to 10 studentships of maximum 8 weeks duration – i.e. £16,000 total amount of funding. Amount : £10K - £50K Closing Date : 18 April 2011 Duration : < 6 months

Deafness Research UK : Vacation Scholarships 020 7833 1733 Aims : To provide promising undergraduates with "hands-on" experience of hearing research during their summer vacation in the hope of encouraging them to consider a career in the field. Funding : Scholarships are available for up to eight weeks’ work and currently carry a stipend of £180 per week (£190 per week in London). Research expenses are not provided. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 21 April 2011 Duration : < 6 months

Deafness Research UK : Pauline Ashley Prize 020 7833 1733 Aims : To encourage the most promising young scientists to start or continue research in hearing and deafness. Funding : £5,000 per year is awarded. Amount : £5K - £10K Closing Date : 21 April 2011 Duration : Unspecified

Royal Society of Medicine : Paediatric & Child Health Section - Sam Tucker Fellowship 020 7290 2900 Aims : The Paediatrics & Child Health section will finance RSM Young Fellows' membership fees for a period of up to 6 years for individuals with an academic record of achievement. Funding : Membership fees for a period of up to 6 years. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 29 April 2011 Duration : > 3 years Royal Society of Medicine : Paediatrics & Child Health Section Trainees - Tim David Prize 020 7290 2900 Aims : To encourage research in the area of Paediatrics & Child Health. Funding : First prize: £150.00, one year's subscription to the RSM (worth up to around £200.00) and membership of the Council of the Section of Paediatrics & Child Health for one year. There will also be a second prize of £100. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 29 April 2011 Duration : Single Payment

Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) : Doctorial Award 01202 706161 Aims : To encourage member's participation in higher degree level study. Funding : Two awards of up to £1,000 each. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 30 April 2011 Duration : Single Payment

Royal College of Psychiatrists : Brian Oliver Prize 020 7235 2351 Aims : The prize is awarded for research undertaken in the psychiatry of learning disability. Funding : A prize of £500. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 30 April 2011 Duration : Single Payment MAY 2011 DEADLINE

Tenovus Scotland : Small Research Grants 01292 443387 Aims : To foster high quality research within the health care professions in Scotland. Funding : Funding available up to £10,000. Support is mainly provided for the purchase of equipment for research and/or running costs although, from time to time when funds are available, applications may be invited for salary support or for research studentships. Amount : £5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 May 2011 Duration : 1 year - 3 years

Fulbright Commission : Fulbright - Deafness Research UK Award 020 7498 4010 Aims : To allow an academic to pursue laboratory based research into prevention, diagnosis or treatment of all forms of hearing impairment at any accredited US higher education institution. Funding : The award is for the US dollar equivalent of £75,000 (converted using the prevailing rate), paid in instalments directly to the grantee, the first of which is typically given just prior to departure from the UK. This funding is intended as a contribution towards any institutional fees, travel to/from the US, and general maintenance costs whilst in the US. Limited sickness and accident benefit coverage, visa sponsorship and processing and participation in a number of Fulbright Scholar events are also included. Amount : £50K - £100K Closing Date : 31 May 2011 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year

Royal College of General Practitioners : Adolescent Health Care Award 020 3188 7400 Aims : To encourage general practices to provide higher standards of care for their teenage patients in keeping with the objectives of the College itself, the aims of the Task Group, and the memory of Dr Phipps. Funding : The Award of £2,500 and a commemorative plaque. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 31 May 2011 Duration : Single Payment

JUNE 2011 DEADLINE

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health : Sir Peter Tizard Bursary 020 7092 6000 Aims : To encourage paediatricians who are not research active to undertake a study of a rare disease or condition which affects children and which is of scientific or public health importance.To enable paediatricians to further develop their research knowledge and skills. To add to the body of knowledge of rare childhood diseases and conditions. To promote the role of the BPSU in the surveillance of rare diseases affecting children. To support the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s objective of building and strengthening research in paediatrics. Funding : The successful applicant will receive up to £15,000 toward the costs of a surveillance study. Amount : £10K - £50K Closing Date : 03 June 2011 Duration : Unspecified Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) : Brigid Stewart Scholarship 0131 229 2333 Aims : To offer funding for individuals resident in Scotland who have provisionally been accepted to study for a degree/diploma in Community Nursing. Funding : The amount of funding available is unspecified. Amount : Unspecified Closing Date : 30 June 2011 Duration : Unspecified Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) : PiPS Partnership in Practice Awards Scotland 0131 229 2333 Aims : To acknowledge and reward nurses involved in innovative partnership working with other disciplines, voluntary sector, social services, patient groups or the community. Funding : Limited to £2000. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 30 June 2011 Duration : Single Payment

JULY 2011 DEADLINE Nuffield Foundation : Africa Programme 020 7631 0566 Aims : These project grants fund UK and African universities and/or NGOs working in partnership, often together with African government departments or quasi government bodies such as training and research institutions, to develop training initiatives in science, technology and public service provision. In addition, we initiate funding collaborations with other foundations to support larger schemes to increase African research capacity. Funding : The total budget for the five years 2010 to 2014 is £3 million. Amount : > £100K Closing Date : 08 July 2011 Duration : > 3 years

AUGUST 2011 DEADLINE

Royal College of Psychiatrists : Alec Shapiro Prizes 020 7235 2351 Aims : To reward trainees for their contribution to the Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities. Funding : Two prizes of £100. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 31 August 2011 Duration : Single Payment

SEPTEMBER 2011 DEADLINE

MRC - Medical Research Council : MRC/Wellchild Clinical Research Training Fellowship 020 7636 5422 Aims : To encourage clinicians to become involved in research and to promote research of relevance to Wellchild. Funding : At the pre-doctoral level, the fellowship provides a competitive personal salary up to but not including NHS consultant level, and a research training support grant of up to £15,000 per year (or £45,000 over the three year period). This may cover consumables, PhD fees, equipment, conference travel, other course fees; however, each item must be separately costed and justified. At the post-doctoral level, the fellowship provides a competitive personal salary, up to but not including NHS consultant level, research expenses, and travel costs at an appropriate level for the research, under full economic costs (FEC). Amount : £50K - £100K Closing Date : 15 September 2011 Duration : 1 year - 3 years

MRC - Medical Research Council : MRC/Welsh Assembly Clinical Research Training Fellowships 020 7636 5422 Aims : To encourage clinicians to become involved in research and to promote research of relevance to the Welsh Assembly. Funding : At the pre-doctoral level, the fellowship provides a competitive personal salary up to but not including NHS consultant level, and a research training support grant of up to £15,000 per year (or £45,000 over the three year period). This may cover consumables, PhD fees, equipment, conference travel, other course fees; however, each item must be separately costed and justified. At the post-doctoral level, the fellowship provides a competitive personal salary, up to but not including NHS consultant level, research expenses, and travel costs at an appropriate level for the research, under full economic costs (FEC). Amount : £50K - £100K Closing Date : 15 September 2011 Duration : 1 year - 3 years

NOVEMBER 2011 DEADLINE

British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery : Travel Bursary 020 7405 6507 Aims : To support travel to an international orthopaedic meeting held in the UK or abroad. Funding : Up to £750. Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2011 Duration : Single Payment

JANUARY 2012 DEADLINE Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths : Charles de Selincourt Fellowship 020 7802 3200 Aims : To fund training in new techniques or for pilot projects. Funding : Fellowship to the value of £8,000 Amount : £5K - £10K Closing Date : 30 January 2012 Duration : Unspecified Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths : Short Term Training Fellowship 020 7802 3200 Aims : To allow research workers to visit and work in other specialist laboratories or research teams for short periods to acquire new technical skills which can be applied in their own work, to apply new methods of data analysis, to establish collaborative research not possible by other means or to undertake pilot studies in support of a more detailed application. Funding : A flexible approach will be adopted depending upon the need, justification and demand. Individual requests would not be expected to exceed £5,000 Amount : < £5K Closing Date : 30 January 2012 Duration : < 6 months NO CLOSING DATE Deafness Research UK : Small Grants 020 7833 1733 Aims : Deafness Research UK exist to secure radical improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment. Ultimately, their aim is to find cures for these distressing and neglected disabilities. Funding : Less than £15,000. Amount : £10K - £50K Closing Date : Apply Anytime Duration : Unspecified

REMEDI : Research Awards 0207 384 2929 Aims : To fund medical research into rehabilitation or disability. Funding : Funding available dependent on the nature of the project. In addition the Trustees are committed to supporting a major research project annually in one particular field of disability/rehabilitation and this grant is circa £100,000. Amount : £50K - £100K Closing Date : Apply Anytime Duration : 1 year - 3 years Thomas Pocklington Trust : General Research Proposals 020 8995 0880 Aims : To promote research for people with sight loss. Funding : Each year they commit around £300,000 to fund social and public health research and development projects. Amount : Unspecified Closing Date : Apply Anytime Duration : Unspecified Waterloo Foundation (The) : Child Development Grants Aims : The Waterloo Foundation is keen to support research designed to give a better understanding of the psychological and behavioural development of children. Funding : No upper limit but usually not exceeding £100,000. Amount : £50K - £100K Closing Date : Apply Anytime Duration : Unspecified