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MITHSONIAN FELLOWSHIPS Smithsonian Institution S

Description: In addition to receiving scholarships, fellows The Smithsonian Institution invites applications will be provided with space to conduct their for its Smithsonian fellowships. These provide research within the department they are opportunities for graduate students, working. An allowance of up to US$4,000 may predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and be available to assist the fellow with research- senior investigators to conduct research in related expenses, and funding towards association with members of the Smithsonian relocation may be provided. professional research staff, and to utilise the resources of the institution. Proposals must reflect one or more of the four grand challenges Closing date: 15 Jan 13 identified by the Smithsonian strategic plan, Deadline information: This call is repeated which include unlocking the mysteries of the once a year. universe; understanding and sustaining a Posted date: 30 Oct 12 biodiverse planet; valuing world cultures; and Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior understanding the American experience. Four fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, types of fellowships are available: Financial aid for postgraduate students Award amount max: $54,000  graduate student fellowships support Award amount min: - students enrolled in academic graduate Award budget total: - programmes and include a stipend Website: worth US$6,500 is available over a ten- http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI FELLapp.htm week period; Application form: https://solaa.si.edu/  predoctoral fellowships, worth up to

US$30,000, support students enrolled in Eligibility profile a university as PhD candidates for a ------period of three to 12 months; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  postdoctoral fellowships support

applicants who have or will have Disciplines received their PhD or equivalent ------qualification after 15 January 2006, Animal Behaviour & Ethology, Cultural comprise stipends worth up to Activities, Folk & Ethnic Studies, Folk & Ethnic US$50,000 and support a period of Arts, American History, History & three to 12 months; Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design,  senior fellowships support applicants History of Science & Technology, Social who have received their PhD, or History, Conservation, Craft Arts, Decorative equivalent, before 15 January 2006, Arts, Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & comprise stipends worth up to Social, Prehistoric Cultures, Archaeology, US$50,000 and support a period of Native American Artifacts, Cross-Cultural three to 12 months. Studies, Native Americans, Cultural Geography, International Cultural Exchange, Applicants must have fluency in writing and American Indian, Asian-American Community, conversing in English, and all application Cultural Literacy, Aeronautical & Aerospace materials must be presented in English. Engineering, Biological Sciences, Biological Diversity, Biology, Systematic, Ecology,

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Evolutionary Biology, Earth Sciences, American Language , American Literature , Palaeontology, Environmental Studies, Tropical American Studies, Cultural Heritage, Gang Ecosystems, Materials Sciences, Astronomy, Culture/Psychology Astrophysics, Space Sciences, Textiles, Energy Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences Contact Details (RAE Unit 14), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit ------17), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Smithsonian Institution Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Office of Fellowships and Grants 21), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology 470 L'Enfant Suite 7102 (RAE Unit 37), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), MRC 902 PO Box 37012 History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Washington, DC 20013-7012 Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Tel: +1 202 633 7070 Design (RAE Unit 64), Cultural History , Email: [email protected]

EILBY MEDAL AND PRIZE Royal Society of Chemistry B

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for the Beilby medal and prize. wards/Nomination/Index.asp This recognises work of exceptional practical significance in chemical engineering, applied Eligibility profile materials science, energy efficiency or a related ------field. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Preference will be given to those candidates Disciplines under the age of 40 at the closing date. The ------award is open to members and non-members Chemical Engineering, Materials Sciences, based in the UK or internationally. Self- Energy Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, nominations are accepted. Materials, Energy Materials Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Chemical The prize is worth £1,000. Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Energy Efficiency

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. RSC Posted date: 17 Oct 12 Thomas Graham House Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Milton Road awards Science Park Award amount max: £1,000 Cambridge CB4 0WF Award amount min: - Tel: +44 1223 432 276 Award budget total: - Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Website: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Beilby/index.asp

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OURKE AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry B

Description: France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, nominations for the Bourke award. This enables Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, distinguished scientists from overseas to lecture Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the in the UK in the field of physical chemistry or former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, chemical physics. Only scientists not based in Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the UK are eligible. Candidates may not Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, nominate themselves. Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All The award is worth £2,000. African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, European Institution (ESA, ESF, European Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Commission & others affiliated to the EU or the Deadline information: This call is repeated idea of Europe), All North American nations, once a year. Montenegro Posted date: 05 Jul 12 Award type: Prizes Disciplines Award amount max: £2,000 ------Award amount min: - Chemistry, Physical, Chemical Physics, Award budget total: - Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit Website: 19) http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/BourkeAward/Index.asp Application form: Contact Details http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A ------wards/Nomination/Index.asp Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Graham House (290) Eligibility profile Science Park ------Milton Road Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, Cambridge CB4 0WF Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Tel: +44 1223 420 066 and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland,

ENTENARY PRIZES Royal Society of Chemistry C

Description: exceptional communicators, from overseas to The Royal Society of Chemistry invites give lectures in the British Isles. nominations for its centenary prizes. These are awarded to outstanding chemists, who are also

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Candidates should be working overseas, not in France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, the UK. Candidates may not nominate Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, themselves. Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the Prizes are worth £5,000 each. former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Deadline information: This call is repeated Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All once a year. African Nations, All Asian nations, All South Posted date: 05 Jul 12 American nations, All Oceanian nations, Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, European Institution (ESA, ESF, European meetings etc. Commission & others affiliated to the EU or the Award amount max: £5,000 idea of Europe), All North American nations, Award amount min: - Montenegro Award budget total: - Website: Disciplines http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A ------wards/CentenaryPrizes/Index.asp Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Contact Details wards/Nomination/Index.asp ------

Royal Society of Chemistry Eligibility profile Thomas Graham House (290) ------Science Park Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, Milton Road Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Cambridge CB4 0WF and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland,

ARLOW AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry M

Description: The award is worth £2,000. The Royal Society of Chemistry invites nominations for the Marlow award. This recognises the most meritorious contributions Closing date: 15 Jan 13 to physical chemistry or chemical physics. Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Candidates will ordinarily be eligible up to the Posted date: 05 Jul 12 tenth anniversary of the award of their PhD Award type: Prizes degree, and assessment will be based on work Award amount max: £2,000 published during that time. Candidates without Website: a PhD must be 35 years or below on the closing http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A date. Candidates may not nominate themselves. wards/MarlowAward/Index.asp

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Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Contact Details wards/nomination.asp ------Royal Society of Chemistry Eligibility profile Thomas Graham House (290) ------Science Park Nationality of applicant institution: Any Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Disciplines Tel: +44 1223 420 066 ------Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Chemistry, Physical, Chemical Physics, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19)

UDWIG MOND AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry L

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for the Ludwig Mond award. This wards/nomination.asp is awarded for outstanding research in any Eligibility profile aspect of inorganic chemistry. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award is worth £2,000. Candidates may not nominate themselves. Disciplines ------Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 29 Jul 11 Royal Society of Chemistry Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House (290) Award amount max: £2,000 Science Park Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/LudwigMondAward/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Fax: +44 1223 423 623

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AMAGIWA-YOSHIDA MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL CANCER STUDY GRANTS Union for International Cancer Control Y

Description: for research purposes, The Union for International Cancer Control Networking/collaboration invites applications for the Yamagiwa-Yoshida Award amount max: - memorial international cancer study grants. Award amount min: - These enable cancer investigators from any Award budget total: - country to carry out bilateral research projects Website: abroad that exploit complementary materials or http://www.uicc.org/fellowships/study-grants skills, including training in advanced experimental research methods and techniques. Eligibility profile Basic, translational or applied cancer research is ------eligible, and prevention-oriented projects are Nationality of applicant institution: Any especially encouraged. Candidates should be actively engaged in cancer research with Disciplines appropriate scientific or medical qualifications ------and recent publications in international peer- Cancer Biology, Breast Cancer, Cancer & reviewed literature. Applicants must possess at Carcinogenesis, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, least two years’ postdoctoral experience. Grants Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), are worth US$10,000 each on average over a Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), maximum of three months. Clinical Laboratory Science, Blood Cancer, Hospital-based Clinical Subject

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 ------January 2013, 1 July 2013, and repeated UICC annually. 62 Route de Frontenex Posted date: 04 Jul 12 1207 Geneva Award type: Directed grants for individual Tel: +41 22 809 1811 investigators, Postdoctoral training Fax: +41 22 809 1810 fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Travel E-mail: [email protected]

ESEARCH SEED GRANT Radiological Society of North America R

Description: evaluating medical imaging technology, or The Radiological Society of North America making innovative use of imaging science to Research and Education Foundation invites answer important biologic or clinical questions applications under its research seed grant are encouraged. Each applicant must: program. This enables investigators to define objectives and test hypotheses in preparation of  Be a radiological investigator of any major grant applications in any area of level and of any nationality; radiologic sciences. Projects with a focus on  Be an RSNA member; advancing imaging science, developing or

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 Hold a full-time faculty position in a department of radiology, radiation Disciplines oncology, or nuclear medicine within ------an educational institution; Medical Education, Nursing Education,  Have completed advanced training and Medical & Diagnostic Imaging, Nuclear be certified by the radiology board of Medicine, Radiotherapy, Oncology, Radiology, their country; Radiosources, Infrared, Radiosources, Gamma  Not be an agent for any for-profit, Ray, Radiosources, X-ray, Radiation Effects, commercial company in the radiologic Radionuclide Effects, Chemistry, Radiation, sciences. Radiochemistry, Radiometric Techniques, Isotope & Radiation Technology, Radiation Up to US$40,000 is available for a period of one Instrumentation, Radiation Sources, Radiation year. Funding is available to support the Standards, Radioisotopes, Clinical Laboratory preliminary or pilot phase of the project with Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical no salary support is available for the principal Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), investigator. Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Physics (RAE Unit 19), Education (RAE Unit Deadline information: 68), Clinical Laboratory Science, Radiography, Posted date: 01 Jun 12 Radiobiology, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Award type: Directed grants for individual Other Studies and Professions Allied to investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Medicine fellowships Award amount max: $40,000 Contact Details Website: ------http://www.rsna.org/Research_Seed_Grant.asp RNSA x R&E Foundation Application form: 820 Jorie Blvd http://grants.rsna.org/grants/ Oak Brook, IL 60523 Tel: +1 630 571 7816 Eligibility profile E-mail: [email protected] ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

SM/CCID PROGRAMME IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY A American Society for Microbiology

Description: is to support the development of new The American Society for Microbiology and the approaches, methodologies and knowledge in Coordinating centre for Infectious Diseases infectious disease prevention and control in (formerly the National centre for Infectious areas within the public health mission of the Diseases) invite applications for their centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The programme in infectious disease and public fellowship allows the fellow to perform health microbiology. The goal of the fellowship research in residence at the CCID, which is

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships headquartered at the CDC in Atlanta, GA. -education/postdoc-scientist/140-asmcdc- Eligible fields of study include: programme-in-infectious-disease-and-public- health-microbiology  Bacterial and mycotic diseases; Application form:  Viral and rickettsial infections; http://www.asm.org/asm/index.php/education/  Nosocomial infections; asmcdc-online-application.html  HIV/Aids; Eligibility profile  Vector-borne infectious diseases; ------ Parasitic diseases. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

The programme is intended for individuals Disciplines who either earned their doctorate degree or ------completed a primary residency within three AIDS, HIV Infection, Infectious Diseases & years of their proposed start date. Applicants Agents, Parasitic Diseases, Sexually may not have a faculty position or be enrolled Transmitted Diseases, Bacteriology, in a graduate degree programme during the Microbiology, Mycology, Viral Studies fellowship. The fellowship provides an annual (Virology), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE stipend worth up to US$45,243, health benefits Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects worth up to US$3,000 annually for a maximum (RAE Unit 2), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), of two years, relocation benefits worth up to Clinical Laboratory Science, Community-based US$500, and professional development support Clinical Subjects worth up to US$2,000 annually for a maximum of two years. Contact Details

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ASM/CCID Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Program Deadline information: This call is repeated Education Department once a year. Posted date: 21 Sep 11 ASM Award type: Mid-Career fellowships 1752 N Street NW Award amount max: $100,986 Washington, DC 20036 Website: Tel: +1 202 942 9295 http://www.asm.org/index.php/fellowships/24 E-mail: [email protected]

F BOYS – A RAHMAN AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry S Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites nominations for the SF Boys – A Rahman Closing date: 15 Jan 13 award. This recognises outstanding innovative Deadline information: This call is repeated research in the area of computational chemistry, every 2 years. including quantum chemistry and molecular Posted date: 07 Sep 12 simulations. The award is open to everyone Award type: Prizes without restrictions, and candidates are not Award amount max: £2,000 allowed to nominate themselves. The award is worth £2,000.

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Website: Chemical Sciences, Atomic & Molecular http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Structure, Chemistry, Quantum, Computer wards/BoysRahmanAward/Index.asp Simulation & Modeling, Chemistry (RAE Unit Application form: 18), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25) http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp Contact Details ------Eligibility profile RSC ------Thomas Graham House (290) Nationality of applicant institution: Any Science Park Milton Road Disciplines Cambridge CB4 0WF ------Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Fax: +44 1223 423 623

UMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Marine Biological Laboratory S

Description: Award amount min: - The Marine Biological Laboratory invites Award budget total: - applications for its summer research Website: fellowships. Funding is available for summer http://www.mbl.edu/research/summer/fellows research fellowships for junior or senior hips_list.html investigators holding a PhD, MD, or equivalent Application form: degree. Awards cover costs for research and http://www.mbl.edu/research/summer/applica housing for a minimum of six weeks at the tions.html MBL. Eligibility profile Proposals for fellowship support will be ------considered in, but are not limited to, the Nationality of applicant institution: Any following fields: cellular and molecular physiology; neurobiology; parasitology; Disciplines molecular biology; developmental biology; ------ecology; microbiology; innate immunity; tissue Preservation of Organs & Tissue, Tissue engineering. Culture, Biology, Cellular, Biology, Developmental & Evolutionary, Biology, Molecular, Ecology, Microbiology, Molecular Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Marine Biology, Parasitology, Physiological Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Processes, Ecology, Aquatic, Biological Sciences announced by sponsor but this is the (RAE Unit 14), Environmental Sciences (RAE approximate deadline we expect. This call is Unit 21) repeated once a year. Posted date: 26 May 10 Contact Details Award type: Travel for research purposes, ------Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships Marine Biological Laboratory Award amount max: - 7 MBL Street

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Woods Hole, MA 02543 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 508 289 7340

E DUVE INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS De Duve Institute D

Description: The de Duve Institute invites applications for Disciplines its postdoctoral fellowships. These enable ------young scientists who hold a PhD, MD or Sensing Devices & Transducers, Immunology, equivalent degree and are preferably not older Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Infectious Diseases & than 33 years of age to undertake additional Agents, Tumour Immunology, Haematology, training in one of the disciplines of biomedical Pathology, Biology, Cellular, Human research covered by the laboratories of the Development, Molecular Genetics, Viral Studies institute. Fellowships are awarded for one year (Virology), Biochemistry, Chemical Signaling, with a one-year renewable option. Awards Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), provide a tax-free monthly allowance of €2,000. Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 29), Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical January 2013, 15 August 2013, and repeated Biochemistry, Community-based Clinical annually. Subjects, Physiology Posted date: 18 Jul 12 Award type: Postdoctoral training fellowships Contact Details Award amount max: €48,000 ------Award amount min: €24,000 de Duve Institute Website: ICP 75.50 http://www.deduveinstitute.be/post_doc.php Avenue Hippocrate 75 1200 Brussels Eligibility profile Tel: +32 2 762 7573 ------Fax: +32 2 764 7537 Nationality of applicant institution: Any

EWALDT-KING STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD Cooper Ornithological Society M

Description: research awards. These $1,000 awards are The Cooper Ornithological Society invites designated to support research that relates to applications for the Mewaldt-King student the conservation of birds. Research may be in

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships any area of ornithology, but studies that Award amount max: $1,000 involve demographics, breeding biology or Website: disease ecology may be particularly relevant, http://www.cooper.org/awards_and_grants/aw especially if the species is endangered, ards_and_grants.htm threatened or otherwise of management concern. Studies of species from threatened Eligibility profile ecosystems or with reference to large-scale ------conservation issues such as climate or Nationality of applicant institution: Any landscape change are also of particular interest. Disciplines Only graduate students accepted to or enrolled ------in a master's or doctoral program are eligible Animal Genetics & Breeding, Mechanisms of for the award. Animal Disease, Migratory Animals & Birds, Biology, Conservation, Ornithology, Ecosystem Stress Indicators, Endangered Species Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Programmes, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21) announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 15 Nov 10 Mewaldt-King Award Committee Award type: Directed grants for individual Department of Biological and Health Sciences investigators, Student awards, Financial aid Wilkes University PA, 18766 for postgraduate students Email: [email protected]

ESEARCH SUPPORT FUND GRANTS Edinburgh Mathematical Society R

Description: The Edinburgh Mathematical Society invites Closing date: 15 Jan 13 applications for its research support fund Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 grants. This supports a variety of mathematical January 2013, 15 March 2013, 15 May 2013, 15 activities of benefit to the broad mathematical September 2013, 15 November 2013, and community. The main criteria used to assess repeated annually. applications are their academic merit and Posted date: 18 Jan 12 benefit, either to individuals, groups or the Award type: Hosting conferences, Hosting mathematical community in general. Activities visits, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate supported include research visits, conferences Award amount max: £1,000 and publications. Applications from non- Award amount min: - members must be countersigned by a member Award budget total: £15,000 of the society. Website: http://www.ems.ac.uk/wiki/tiki- index.php?page=ResearchSupportFund_s The total annual award budget is £15,000. An Application form: http://www.ems.ac.uk/wiki/tiki- upper limit of £1,000 per individual and download_wiki_attachment.php?attId=70&pa calendar year will normally apply. ge=Application%20Procedure&download=y

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Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------Honorary Secretary Disciplines EMS ------School of Mathematics Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied, Statistics, University of Edinburgh Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied The King’s Buildings Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Statistics and Edinburgh EH9 3JZ Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Email: [email protected] Mathematics, Pure

UMMER FELLOWSHIPS Electrochemical Society S

Description: Award budget total: - The Electrochemical Society invites Website: nominations for its summer fellowships. These http://www.electrochem.org/awards/student/r are awarded to assist a student during the ules/summer_fellowship_rules.htm summer months, June to September, in the pursuit of work in a field of interest to ECS. The Eligibility profile award will benefit a graduate student pursuing ------work between the degrees of BSc and PhD in a Nationality of applicant institution: Any college or university and who will continue his or her studies after the summer period. A Disciplines previous holder of the award is eligible for ------reappointment. The award will consist of a Chemical Reactions, Electrochemical Analysis, check for US$5,000. Electrochemistry, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated ECS once a year. 65 South Main Street, Building D Posted date: 18 Oct 11 Pennington, New Jersey 08534-2839 Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Tel: +1 609 737 1902 students, Predoctoral fellowships Fax: +1 609 737 2743 Award amount max: $5,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

RGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY DIVISION MANUEL M BAIZER AWARD O Electrochemical Society

Description: The Electrochemical Society invites nominations for the Manuel M Baizer award of

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships the organic and biological electrochemistry Website: division of the electrochemical society. The http://www.electrochem.org/awards/division/r award carries a cash prize of US$1,000 and ules/obe_baizer_rules.htm recognises individuals for their outstanding scientific achievements in the electrochemistry Eligibility profile of organics and organometallic compounds, ------carbon-based polymers and biomass. The Nationality of applicant institution: Any recipient may also receive some financial assistance toward travel expenses in order to Disciplines attend the society meeting at which the award ------is made. Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Organic, Electrochemistry, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------every 2 years. Electrochemical Society Posted date: 04 Nov 11 65 South Main Street Award type: Prizes Pennington, NJ 08534-2896 Award amount max: $1,000 Tel: +1 609 737 1902 Email: [email protected]

HREE-YEAR TUPPER POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN TROPICAL BIOLOGY Smithsonian Institution T

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute once a year. invites applications for its three-year Tupper Posted date: 28 Sep 12 postdoctoral fellowships in tropical biology. Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Support is provided in the areas represented by fellowships the STRI's scientific staff. Disciplines include: Award amount min: $135,000 ecology, anthropology, paleontology, Website: paleoecology, evolutionary biology, molecular http://www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fello phylogenetics, biogeography, animal behavior, wships/fellowships/index.php neurobiology, soil sciences and physiology of Eligibility profile tropical plants and animals. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Research should be based at one of the STRI facilities, although proposals that include Disciplines comparative research in other tropical countries ------will be considered. The annual stipend is Tropical Zones, Animal Behaviour & Ethology, US$45,000 with yearly travel and research Animal Physiology & Morphology, Soil allotments. Sciences, Anthropology, Tropical Geography, Tropical Meteorology, Biology, Conservation, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Invertebrate, Physiology, Vertebrate, Plant

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Physiology & Morphology, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Palaeontology, Tropical Ecosystems, Contact Details Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture ------(RAE Unit 15), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 17), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Office of Academic Programs Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Unit 0948 Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology (RAE APO AA 34002-0948 Unit 37), Neurobiology Email: [email protected]

RACHNOLOGY RESEARCH FUND American Arachnological Society A

Description: Award type: Directed grants for individual The American Arachnological Society invites investigators, Young investigator awards applications for its fund for arachnological Award amount max: $350 research. The purpose of the fund is to provide Award amount min: - research support for work relating to any aspect Award budget total: $1,000 of the behavior, ecology, physiology, evolution or systematics of any of the arachnid groups Website: (excluding Acari). Awards may be used for http://www.americanarachnology.org/arachnol field work, museum research (including travel), ogy_res_fund.html expendable supplies, identification of specimens, or for preparation of figures and Eligibility profile drawings for publication. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Individual awards will normally range between $250 and $350. These awards are open to all Disciplines students and faculty who receive less than $500 ------per year of research funding from their home Biology, Systematic, Evolutionary Biology, institutions. However, preference will be given Physiology, Invertebrate, Taxonomy, Animal, to graduate students. Biology, Behavioural, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) Research grants are awarded only to student and regular members of the AAS and to Contact Details students of current regular members of the ------society. The competition is open to both US and University of Kansas non-US citizens and to biologists at US and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary non-US institutions. Biology

Program in Entomology

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Lawrence, KS 66045-7534 announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +1 785 864 4340 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Fax: +1 785 864 5321 repeated once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 22 Jun 09

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INCENT ROTH FUND FOR SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH American Arachnological Society V

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The American Arachnological Society invites repeated once a year. applications for its Vincent Roth Fund for Posted date: 22 Jun 09 systematic research. The purpose of the fund is Award type: Directed grants for individual to provide research support for work dealing investigators, Young investigator awards with the systematics of any of the arachnid Award amount max: $350 group (excluding Acari). Awards may be used Award amount min: - for field work, museum research (including Award budget total: $1,000 travel), expendable supplies, identification of Website: specimens, or for preparation of figures and http://www.americanarachnology.org/arachnol drawings for publication. ogy_roth_grant.html

Individual awards will normally range between Eligibility profile $250 and $350. These awards are open to all ------students and faculty who receive less than $500 Nationality of applicant institution: Any per year of research funding from their home institutions. However, preference will be given Disciplines to graduate students. ------Biology, Systematic, Taxonomy, Animal, Research grants are awarded only to student Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) and regular members of the AAS and to Contact Details students of current regular members of the ------society. The competition is open to US and non- University of Kansas US citizens, and to biologists at US and non-US Department of Ecology and Evolutionary institutions. Biology

Program in Entomology

Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Lawrence, KS 66045-7534 announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +1 785 864 4340 Fax: +1 785 864 5321 Email: [email protected]

REATIVITY IN INDUSTRY PRIZE Royal Society of Chemistry C

Description: restrictions and self-nominations are not The Royal Society of Chemistry invites accepted. nominations for its creativity in industry prize. This recognises the contribution of an The prize is worth £5,000. individual to the chemical sciences industry. The prize is open to everyone without Closing date: 15 Jan 13

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Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Disciplines Posted date: 23 Aug 12 ------Award type: Prizes Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Award amount max: £5,000 Website: Contact Details http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A ------wards/CreativityinIndustryPrize/Index.asp RSC Application form: Thomas Graham House (290) http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Science Park wards/Nomination/Index.asp Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Eligibility profile Tel: +44 1223 420 066 ------Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Nationality of applicant institution: Any

ONGSTAFF PRIZE Royal Society of Chemistry L

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for the Longstaff prize. This is wards/Nomination/Index.asp awarded to a society member who has done the most to advance the science of chemistry. Eligibility profile ------Candidates should be society members. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Candidates are not permitted to nominate themselves. The award consists of a medal, a Disciplines certificate and £5,000. ------Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details every 3 years. ------Posted date: 10 Sep 12 Royal Society of Chemistry Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House Award amount max: £5,000 Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/LongstaffPrize/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Fax: +44 1223 423 623

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UNIOR FELLOWSHIPS Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art J

Description: Application form: http://www.paul-mellon- The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British centre.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/fellowships Art invites applications for its junior /junior.doc fellowships. Fellowships based at the Centre in London or the Yale Center for British Art in Eligibility profile New Haven are offered to scholars engaged in ------doctoral research on British art or architecture. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Candidates may be of any nationality, but must be enrolled in a graduate programme at a non- Disciplines British university for study in the UK or at a ------non-American university for study in the US. History, History & Appreciation of Art, Awards last for three months and are worth up Architecture and Design, History (RAE Unit to £7,500. 59), History of Art, Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), British History

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Grants Administrator Posted date: 18 Jan 12 Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Award type: Travel for research purposes, 16 Bedford Square Predoctoral fellowships, Financial aid for London WC1B 3JA postgraduate students Tel: +44 207 580 0311 Award amount max: £7,500 Fax: +44 207 636 6730 Website: http://www.paul-mellon- Email: [email protected] centre.ac.uk/20/

OME RESEARCH AWARDS British Academy R

Description: and travel grant equivalent to £475 per The British Academy’s British School at Rome month; invites applications for its Rome research  A Rome scholarship offers board and awards. These awards support research on the lodging at the British School at Rome archaeology, art history, history, society and for nine months and includes a research culture of Italy, from prehistory to the modern and travel grant equivalent to £444 per period. The following awards are available: month;  A Rome fellowship offers board and  A Rome award offers board and lodging at the British School at Rome lodging at the British School at Rome for nine months and includes a research for an extended period of study in Italy,

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normally three months, and includes a Website: research grant of £150 per month and a http://www.bsr.ac.uk/awards/humanities- travel grant of £180 per month. awards Application form: http://www.bsr.ac.uk/wp- Applicants for fellowships normally should content/uploads/hum-sa-form-2013-14.doc have submitted their doctorate not more than two years previous to the closing date for Eligibility profile applications. Scholarships will be awarded to ------applicants at pre-doctoral level who have Nationality of applicant institution: Botswana, begun a programme of research in the general Canada, Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, field for which the scholarship is sought, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, whether or not registered for a higher degree. Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Applicants for awards normally will have Swaziland, Tanzania, United Republic of, begun a programme of research in the general Uganda, Zambia, Australia, United Kingdom, field for which the award is being sought, New Zealand whether or not registered for a higher degree. Awards are not normally suitable for those in Disciplines established posts. All applicants must be British ------or Commonwealth citizens; or must be History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture studying or have studied at postgraduate level and Design, Italian Language, Italian Literature, in a UK higher education institution, having Literature, Classical Latin, Anthropology, completed not less than four years of residence Cultural & Social, Archaeology, Anthropology in the UK by October 2012; or must hold a post (RAE Unit 37), Italian (RAE Unit 53), Classics, in a UK higher education institution. Awards Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Greek must be taken up between October 2013 and Studies (RAE Unit 57), History (RAE Unit 59), June 2014. History of Art, Architecture and Design (RAE Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Unit 60), Cultural History , Cultural Studies, Deadline information: This call is repeated European History, Italian History once a year. Posted date: 13 Nov 12 Contact Details Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Directed ------grants for individual investigators, Travel for BSR at the British Academy research purposes, Postdoctoral training 10 Carlton House Terrace fellowships London SW1Y 5AH Award amount max: - Tel: +44 20 7969 5202 Award amount min: - Fax: +44 20 7969 5401 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected]

NDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project I

Description: support costs for individuals for up to two The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages years. A typical award may include: Project invites applications for its individual postdoctoral fellowships. Fellowships provide  Postdoctoral salary costs;

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 Technical staff costs; Award budget total: -  Consultants; Website:  Equipment; http://www.hrelp.org/grants/apply/index.html  Travel and subsistence. Application form: https://hrelp.org/application/index.php Applications are welcomed from researchers of any nationality to undertake projects in any Eligibility profile part of the world. It is expected that ------postdoctoral fellowship applicants will be Nationality of applicant institution: Any academically junior or early-career researchers Disciplines with qualifications in linguistics and experience ------in linguistic fieldwork. Applicants may propose Folk & Ethnic Studies, Language & Literature, projects to be undertaken by teams or African Language, Asian Languages, Native individuals and should have been awarded Americans, Linguistics & Philology, Applied their PhD no more than five years prior to the Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology proposed start date of the fellowship. The (RAE Unit 37), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), average award is worth £95,000. Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit

46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Studies (RAE Unit 48), Linguistics (RAE Unit Deadline information: Applications are due 56), American Studies, European Studies by 5pm GMT. This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 16 Jul 12 ------Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed ELDP grants for individual investigators, School of Oriental and African Studies Postdoctoral training fellowships 10 Thornhaugh Street Award amount max: - London WC1H 0XG Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected]

NDIVIDUAL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project I

Description: of postgraduate training at the time the award The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages is due to commence. Project invites applications for its individual graduate scholarship. Scholarships are tenable for 12 to 36 months and carry a stipend to cover Closing date: 15 Jan 13 the period spent undertaking field research and Deadline information: Applications are due processing the results. Researchers of any by 5pm GMT. This call is repeated once a nationality may apply for scholarships to year. undertake projects in any part of the world. Posted date: 16 Jul 12 Applicants should be enrolled in or admitted to Award type: Travel for research purposes, a doctoral programme of study (PhD or Predoctoral fellowships, Financial aid for equivalent), and must have successfully postgraduate students, Directed grants for completed at least one full-time academic year individual investigators

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Award amount max: - Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology Award amount min: - (RAE Unit 37), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Award budget total: - Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit Website: 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European http://www.hrelp.org/grants/apply/index.html Studies (RAE Unit 48), Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), American Studies, European Studies Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------ELDP Disciplines School of Oriental and African Studies ------10 Thornhaugh Street Folk & Ethnic Studies, Language & Literature, London WC1H 0XG African Language, Asian Languages, Native E-mail: [email protected] Americans, Linguistics & Philology, Applied

ESTER J CAPPON FELLOWSHIP IN DOCUMENTARY EDITING Newberry Library L

Description: Website: Newberry Library invites applications for the http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/shor Lester J Cappon fellowship in documentary t-term.html editing. This award for postdoctoral scholars provides up to US$5,000 to support historical Eligibility profile editing projects based on Newberry sources. It ------supports residential research in the Newberry's Nationality of applicant institution: Any collections in preparation of the edition, and also can defray other costs related to its Disciplines preparation and publication, including travel, ------photocopying, digitisation, copyright fees, and History, American History, Renaissance publication subventions. History, History (RAE Unit 59)

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: Applications due by Newberry Library 11.59 CST. This call is repeated once a year. 60 W Walton St Posted date: 24 Jun 10 Chicago, IL 60610-7324 Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Tel: +1 312 255 3666 fellowships E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: $5,000

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HEMISTRY WORLD ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Royal Society of Chemistry C

Description: Website: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its chemistry world wards/EntrepreneuroftheYear/Index.asp entrepreneur of the year prize. This recognises Application form: an individual's contribution to the http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A commercialisation of research in chemical wards/Nomination/Index.asp science. Recipients should have established or contributed to the growth of a start-up Eligibility profile company successfully commercialising ------chemistry-related research, have generated a Nationality of applicant institution: Any promising IP portfolio for the company and have generated new recently available or soon- Disciplines to-be-available products. Candidates may not ------nominate themselves. Chemical Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Chemical The award consists of a trophy, certificate and Engineering (RAE Unit 27) £4,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Royal Society of Chemistry Deadline information: This call is repeated Thomas Graham House (290) once a year. Science Park Posted date: 05 Jul 12 Milton Road Award type: Prizes Cambridge CB4 0WF Award amount max: £4,000 Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Fax: +44 1223 423 623

OOK AWARDS American Political Science Association B

Description:  The Gladys M Kammerer award, worth The American Political Science Association $1,000, for the best political science invites nominations for its book awards. The publication in the previous calendar following prizes are available: year in the field of US national policy;

 The Ralph J Bunche award, worth  The Victoria Schuck award, worth $1,000, for the best scholarly work in $1,000, for the best book published in political science published in the the previous calendar year on women previous calendar year that explores and politics. the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism; The awards are presented annually at the APSA's annual meeting.

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Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Philosophy, Pluralism, International Planning Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been & Policy, National Planning & Policy, Social announced by sponsor but this is the Planning & Policy, Political Science, Ethnicity & approximate deadline we expect. Deadline: Pluralism, Government Studies, International nominations from individuals January 15; Relations & Diplomacy, Women in Politics, nominations from publishers February 15, Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit annually. 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Posted date: 28 Nov 11 Unit 40), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62) Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $1,000 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - APSA Website: 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW http://www.apsanet.org/content_4129.cfm

Eligibility profile Washington, DC 20036-1206 ------Tel: +1 202 483 2512 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fax: +1 202 483 2657

E-mail: [email protected] Disciplines ------

OLECULAR EVOLUTION FELLOWSHIPS Smithsonian Institution M

Description: The Smithsonian Institution invites applications Fellowships support fulltime in-residence for its molecular evolution fellowships. These research of 12 to 24 months duration, and support research on molecular evolution and stipends are worth US$45,000 per year. A travel analytical methods in evolution at the allowance to assist with relocation, research Smithsonian Institution’s molecular research supplies and equipment and work space may facilities. The facilities are located at the also be available. National Museum of Natural History and the National Zoological Park in Washington, DC, and at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Institute in the Republic of Panama. However, Deadline information: This call is repeated collaboration with other facilities is encouraged, once a year. and potential advisors or hosts may be from Posted date: 25 Oct 12 any of the Smithsonian’s various museums and Award type: Directed grants for individual research institutes. investigators, Senior fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships To be eligible, applicants must have completed Award amount max: $90,000 or be near completion of the PhD at the time of Award amount min: - application. Fluency in written and spoken Award budget total: - English is required.

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Website: Molecular Recognition, Physics, Molecular, http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/MEFELL/ Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry MEFELLapp.htm (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19) Application form: https://solaa.si.edu/ Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Office of Fellowships and Internships Nationality of applicant institution: Any Smithsonian Institution 470 L'Enfant Plaza Disciplines SW Suite 7102 ------MRC 902 PO Box 37012 Molecular & Cellular Entities, Biological Washington DC 20013-7012 Sciences, Biology, Developmental & Tel: +1 202 633 7070 Evolutionary, Evolutionary Biology, E-mail: [email protected] Evolutionary Variation, Molecular Genetics,

UGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP Smithsonian Institution G

Description: The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Space Museum invites applications for the Deadline information: This call is repeated Guggenheim fellowship. This in-residence once a year. fellowship offers pre- or postdoctoral Posted date: 15 Nov 12 researchers the opportunity to conduct research Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- on aviation and space history. Each fellow will Career fellowships work closely with staff members whose Award amount max: - research themes include the growth and impact Award amount min: - of aeronautics in society, the evolution of Award budget total: - aircraft technology, and the development of air Website: transport and military aviation. http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/gf ellow.cfm Pre-doctoral applicants must have completed Application form: preliminary course work and examinations, http://airandspace.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/f ellowappinstructions.cfm and be engaged in dissertation research.

Postdoctoral applicants should have received Eligibility profile their PhD within the past seven years. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fellowships support periods between three and Disciplines 12 months. An annual stipend of US$45,000 for ------postdoctoral researchers and US$30,000 for History, History of Science & Technology, predoctoral researchers will be awarded, with Military History, Aviation Technology, Military limited additional funds for travel. Sciences & History, History (RAE Unit 59)

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VERVILLE FELLOWSHIP Smithsonian Institution A

Description: Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Space Museum invites applications for the A Directed grants for individual investigators, Verville fellowship. This nine- to 12-month Access to libraries residential fellowship promotes research into, Award amount max: - and writing about, the history of aviation and Award amount min: - space flight. Candidates are encouraged to Award budget total: - pursue programmes of research and writing Website: professional in tone and substance, but http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/vf addressed to an audience with broad interests. ellow.cfm Research can include, in both US and international aspects of aviation history, such Eligibility profile themes as the growth and impacts of ------aeronautics on society, the evolution of aircraft Nationality of applicant institution: Any technology, and the development of air transport and military aviation. Disciplines ------The fellowship is open to all interested History of Science & Technology, Military candidates with demonstrated skills in research History, Aeronautics, Aerospace Technology, and writing. An advanced degree is not a Aviation Technology, History (RAE Unit 59) requirement. An annual stipend of US$55,000 will be awarded for a 12-month fellowship, Contact Details with limited additional funds available for ------travel and expenses. National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue Closing date: 15 Jan 13 6th Street SW Deadline information: This call is repeated Washington, DC 20560 once a year. E-mail: [email protected] Posted date: 30 Jul 12

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HARLES A LINDBERGH CHAIR IN AEROSPACE HISTORY Smithsonian Institution C

Description: Website: The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/li Space Museum invites applications for the ndfellow.cfm Charles A Lindbergh chair in aerospace history. This award is open to senior scholars with Eligibility profile distinguished records of publication who are ------currently working on, or anticipate working on, Nationality of applicant institution: Any books on aerospace history. Disciplines The award tenure is typically an academic year. ------The award recipient will receive replacement of History of Science & Technology, Military salary funds and benefits worth up to History, Modern History, Sociology of Science, US$100,000. Aeronautics, Aerospace Technology, Aviation Technology, Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History (RAE Unit 59) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 30 Jul 12 National Air and Space Museum Award type: Senior fellowships, Directed Smithsonian Institution grants for individual investigators Independence Avenue Award amount max: $100,000 6th Street SW Award amount min: - Washington, DC 20560 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected]

NVESTIGATOR DEVELOPMENT GRANT American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Foundation I

Description: surgeons. One grant of $15,000 may be The American Academy of Facial Plastic and awarded. Reconstructive Surgery Foundation invites applicants for its investigator development grant program. The aim of this program is to Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) support the work of a young faculty member in Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been facial plastic surgery conducting significant announced by sponsor but this is the clinical or laboratory research who is also approximate deadline we expect. This call is involved in the training of resident surgeons in repeated once a year. research. Posted date: 15 Nov 10 Award type: Directed grants for individual Applicants must be AAFPRS members at any investigators, Personal development level involved in the training of resident Award amount max: $15,000

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Award amount min: - Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital-based Clinical Award budget total: $15,000 Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Plastic Surgery, Facial Website: Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, http://www.aafprs.org/physician/awards_grant Hospital-based Clinical Subject s/investigator_grant.html Contact Details Eligibility profile ------American Academy of Facial Plastic and Nationality of applicant institution: Any Reconstructive Surgery 310 S Henry Street Disciplines Alexandria, Virginia 22314 ------Tel: +1 703 299 9291 E-mail: [email protected]

ESEARCH GRANTS Design History Society R

Description: Award amount max: £1,500 The Design History Society invites applications Award amount min: - for its research grant. The award is given Award budget total: £3,000 annually to encourage debate and research Website: activity in design history. Student submissions http://www.designhistorysociety.org/awards/r are not eligible. Independent scholars and those esearch_grant/index.html in the employ of an institution anywhere in the Application form: world are encouraged to apply. The grant may http://www.designhistorysociety.org/docs/DH be used towards the costs incurred for research S_Research%20Grant_Application%20Form.d trips, illustrations for publication, speaker oc travel and accommodation for a conference, relevant cost for special events or exhibitions. Eligibility profile No application should exceed £1,500. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Disciplines Deadline information: Applications due by 12 ------midnight GMT. This call is repeated once a Design Arts, History & Appreciation of Art, year. Architecture and Design, History of Art, Posted date: 19 Sep 12 Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60) Award type: Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Directed grants for individual Contact Details investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings ------etc., Travel for research purposes, Hosting Design History Society conferences Email: [email protected]

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ARY ISABEL SIBLEY FELLOWSHIP Phi Beta Kappa Society M

Description: Award amount min: - The Phi Beta Kappa Society invites applications Award budget total: - for the Mary Isabel Sibley fellowship program. Website: The annual fellowship is awarded alternately in https://www.pbk.org/infoview/PBK_InfoView the fields of Greek and French. In 2009, the .aspx?t=&id=28 fellowship will be made to support research in Greek language, literature, history or Eligibility profile archaeology. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Applicants must be unmarried women aged 25 to 35, who have demonstrated their ability to Disciplines carry out original research. Applicants must ------hold the doctorate or have fulfilled all the Greece, Classical Greece, Literature, Classical requirements for a doctorate except their Greek, Archaeology, Classics, Ancient History, dissertation. The award is not restricted to Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (RAE members of Phi Beta Kappa or to US citizens. Unit 57), History (RAE Unit 59), Classical Studies The fellowship has a stipend of $20,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship Committee Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Phi Beta Kappa Society announced by sponsor but this is the 1606 New Hampshire Ave NW approximate deadline we expect. This call is Washington, DC 20009 repeated once a year. Tel: +1 202 265 3808 Posted date: 02 Jul 08 Fax: +1 202 986 1601 Award type: Mid-Career fellowships E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: $20,000

IMICS INNOVATION AWARDS Materialise Group M

Description: The Materialise Group invites application for  Open category, including industrial the Mimics innovation awards. These support applications, archaeology and material top level research conducted with the assistance sciences, worth €1,000; of Mimics innovation suite. Categories of participation are:  Poster category, worth €1,000.

 Engineering on anatomy, with one Researchers may submit published or award worth €5,000, one worth €3,000 unpublished cases. Papers may be published in and three worth €2,000; the Journal of Computer Methods in

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Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering if it Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, has not earlier been published. Engineering Innovation Processes, Industrial Engineering Software, Medical Devices Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Informatics, Instrumentation, Medical, Deadline information: This call is repeated Methodologies & Procedures (Health & Safety once a year. & Medical), Anatomy, Computer Architecture, Posted date: 18 Oct 12 Computer Engineering, Computer Simulation Award type: Innovation grants, Directed & Modeling, Computer Software, Materials grants to institutions, research groups etc, Sciences, Geophysics, Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Directed grants for individual investigators, Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), Prizes Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Award amount max: €5,000 Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Chemical Award amount min: - Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Electrical and Award budget total: €16,000 Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Website: Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing http://biomedical.materialise.com/MIA Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Metallurgy and Application form: Materials (RAE Unit 32), Archaeology (RAE http://biomedical.materialise.com/mimics- Unit 58) innovation-awards-submission

Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Materialise Group Nationality of applicant institution: Any Technologielaan 15

3000 Leuven Disciplines Tel: +32 1 639 6611 ------E-mail: [email protected] Veterinary Medicine, Industrial Archaeology, Archaeology, Computer-Aided Process

FRICAN DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Africa Population and Health Research Center A

Description: evaluation; health equity; cost-effectiveness of The Africa Population and Health Research health care programmes; community Centrer, in association with the International participation in healthcare or health issues; Development Research Centre, invites research to practice and health policy; health applications for its African doctoral dissertation information, education and communication; research fellowships. Funding supports pharmaceutical policy; economic policy and advanced doctoral students who are within two health; health information systems; health years of completing their doctoral thesis on services utilisation and accessibility; health health policy and health systems issues in inequities in urban areas; reproductive health of Africa. Eligible fields include: health sector marginalised urban communities. analysis; health management and organisation; healthcare financing; quality of care; human Applicants must: resources for health; health programme

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 Be citizens or permanent residents of a Community & Outreach Programmes, Health sub-Saharan African country; Care Economics, Population Studies, Sexual  Be undertaking doctoral training at a Behaviour, Sexuality & Sex Roles, Behaviour & recognised African university; Health, Pharmacy, Population Studies  Have completed all pre-dissertation (Medical), Access to Health Care, Assessment of requirements; Health Care, Health Care Evaluation &  Be able to complete their dissertation Analysis, Health Care Policy, Health Care within 24 months. Quality & Effectiveness, Health Records, Patient Care & Education, Politics of Health, Female applicants and those from Francophone Public Health, Quality Assurance & Utilisation and Lusophone countries are encouraged to Review, Drug Delivery Systems, apply. Approximately 20 fellowships, worth Pharmaceuticals, Health Promotion, Methods of US$15,000 each, are available. Drug Delivery, Screening of Drugs & Agents, Medical and Health Ethics, Policy & Planning, Health Planning & Policy, Public Health Law, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Deadline information: This call is repeated 2), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE once a year. Unit 9), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Law (RAE Posted date: 20 Nov 12 Unit 36), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Unit 38), Politics and International Studies Equipment and materials, Publish, edit, (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and translate, disseminate, Travel to conferences, Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE meetings etc. Unit 42), Library and Information Management Award amount max: $15,000 (RAE Unit 61), Education (RAE Unit 68), Health Award amount min: - Education , Health Disparities, Health Award budget total: - Information Management, Community-based Website: Clinical Subjects, Drug Availability and https://www.aphrc.org/insidepage/ADDRF.ph Distribution, Prescription Medicine/Drugs p Application form: Contact Details http://www.aphrc.org/download/2013------Application_Form-ADDRF-Final.doc APHRC APHRC Campus, Eligibility profile Manga Close off Kirawa Road ------PO Box 10787-00100 Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- Nairobi Saharan Africa Tel: +254 20 400 1000

Fax: +254 20 400 1101 Disciplines E-mail: [email protected] ------

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OBERT E KOSKI MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers R

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers asme/honors-awards/achievement- invites nominations for the Robert E Koski awards/robert-e--koski-medal medal. The medal recognises individuals who have advanced the art and practice of fluid Eligibility profile power motion and control through education or ------innovation. The prize includes travel expenses Nationality of applicant institution: Any to attend the meeting presentation and US$10,000. Disciplines ------Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineering (RAE Unit 30) once a year. Posted date: 18 Jan 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $10,000 Tel: +1 309 677 3142 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: -

OBERT HENRY THURSTON LECTURE AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers R

Description: Award amount max: - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Award amount min: $500 invites nominations for the Robert Henry Award budget total: - Thurston lecture award. The lecture award Website: http://www.asme.org/about- provides an outstanding leader in pure or asme/honors-awards/achievement- applied science or engineering with the honour awards/robert-henry-thurston-lecture-award to present to the society a lecture that Application form: encourages stimulating thinking on a subject of http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon broad technical interest to engineers. ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc

The lecture award includes travel expenses to Eligibility profile attend the meeting presentation and US$500. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Elasticity, Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Award type: Prizes Mechanics, Tribology, Vibrations, Chemical

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Sciences, Fatigue & Fracture, Mathematics, Contact Details Physical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), ------Physics (RAE Unit 19), Pure Mathematics (RAE ASME Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Three Park Avenue Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit New York, NY 10016-5990 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Tel: +1 662 325 5449 Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), E-mail: [email protected] Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32)

LINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AWARD Osteoarthritis Research Society International C

Description: Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings The Osteoarthritis Research Society etc., Prizes International invites nominations for its clinical Award amount max: $3,000 and basic science research awards. These Website: recognise excellence in basic and clinical http://www.oarsi.org/Awards/index.cfm?conte research in osteoarthritis. nt=intro Application form: Research domains include areas such as http://www.oarsi.org/Awards/index.cfm?conte epidemiology and health service research, nt=register clinical outcomes, translational research and therapeutics. Projects must encompass all Eligibility profile phases of research that have clinical ------implications. Research may be in any of a Nationality of applicant institution: Any number of speciality disciplines related to osteoarthritis. Research should have been Disciplines primarily conducted within the last five years. ------Applicants must be society members. Arthritis, Rheumatic Diseases, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Awards consist of a US$2,000 honourarium, (RAE Unit 3), Hospital-based Clinical Subject travel expenses to the congress up to US$1,000, complimentary registration and three nights’ Contact Details hotel accommodations. ------OARSI 15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 Deadline information: This call is repeated Tel: +1 856 439 1385 once a year. Fax: +1 856 439 0525 Posted date: 16 Oct 12 E-mail: [email protected]

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ELLOWSHIPS IN SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE Harvard University F

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Center for International Development at once a year. Harvard University invites applications for Posted date: 30 Aug 12 resident fellowships through the sustainability Award type: Senior fellowships, Financial aid science programme. for postgraduate students, Mid-Career fellowships, and Predoctoral fellowships The 2013-14 fellowship competition focuses on Award amount max: $55,000 regional initiatives pursuing an integrated Award amount min: - perspective on sustainable development in Award budget total: - India, China and Brazil. It will also include a Website: crosscutting research initiative to integrate http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/pr work focused on the theme of innovation for ograms/sustsci/grants-fellowships/fellows sustainable development. Although the Application form: competition is open to strong proposals in any http://www.hks.harvard.edu/var/ezp_site/stora ge/fckeditor/file/pdfs/centers- area of sustainability science, preference will be programs/centers/cid/ssp/docs/grants- given to applicants whose proposals fellowships/fellows/application.html complement one or more of the following four initiatives: Eligibility profile

------ Governance innovations for sustainable Nationality of applicant institution: Any development – building public-private

partnerships in India; Disciplines ------ Sustainable development of the energy Brazil, China (People's Republic), India, sector in China – challenges and Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Planning options; & Policy Studies, Environmental Planning & Policy, Public Planning & Policy, Sustainable  Sustainable development of the Resource Use, Political Science, Economic Amazon and its surrounding regions – Development, Environmental Studies, the interplay of changing climate, Sustainable Development, Agriculture (RAE hydrology, and land use; Unit 15), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34),  Innovation and access to technologies Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), for sustainable development. Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Development Policy , Public Policy, The fellowship competition is open to advanced Development Studies (Less-Developed doctoral and postdoctoral students, and to mid- Countries) career professionals engaged in activities to facilitate the design, implementation, and Contact Details evaluation of effective interventions that ------promote sustainable development. Stipends last Sustainability Science Programme 12 months and are worth up to US$28,000, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and US$35,000 and US$55,000 depending on the Government fellowship. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University 79 JFK Street Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Cambridge, MA 02138

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ORMAN HEATLEY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry N

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for the Norman Heatley award. Nationality of applicant institution: Any This recognises and promotes the importance of inter- and multidisciplinary research between Disciplines chemistry and the life sciences. Candidates ------must be in their early career and aged 40 or Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Other under. Self-nominations are not accepted. The Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine prize is worth £2,000. (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Life Science Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Bioscience) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 12 Jul 12 ------Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Royal Society of Chemistry awards Thomas Graham House (290) Award amount max: £2,000 Science Park Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/NormanHeatleyAward/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Application form: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp

PPLIED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry A

Description: £2,000. Candidates may not nominate The Royal Society of Chemistry invites themselves. nominations for its applied inorganic chemistry award. This is for outstanding contributions to the development of applications of any branch Closing date: 15 Jan 13 of inorganic chemistry. The award is worth

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Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Disciplines Posted date: 01 Aug 12 ------Award type: Prizes Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Award amount max: £2,000 Website: Contact Details http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A ------wards/AppliedInorganicChemistryAward/ind Royal Society of Chemistry ex.asp Thomas Graham House (290) Application form: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Milton Road wards/Nomination/Index.asp Cambridge CB4 0WF Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Eligibility profile Fax: +44 1223 423 623 ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

IOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry B

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its bioinorganic chemistry wards/Nomination/Index.asp award. This recognises outstanding research in any aspect of bioinorganic chemistry. Eligibility profile Candidates must be in their mid-career, defined ------as aged 55 or under. The prize is worth £2,000. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Candidates may not nominate themselves. Disciplines ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Contact Details Posted date: 01 Aug 12 ------Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Prizes RSC Award amount max: £2,000 Thomas Graham House Award amount min: - Milton Road Award budget total: - Science Park Website: Cambridge CB4 0WF http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Tel: +44 1223 432 276 wards/BioinorganicChemistry/Index.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623

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OSEPH BLACK AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry J

Description: Website: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for the Joseph Black award. This is wards/JosephBlackAward/Index.asp awarded to a young scientist in any field Application form: covering the practice and teaching of analytical http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A science. Candidates will ordinarily be eligible wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp up to the 10th anniversary of the award of their PhD degree, and assessment will be based on Eligibility profile work published during that time. Candidates ------without a PhD must be 35 or below on the Nationality of applicant institution: Any closing date. Self-nominations are not accepted. Previous winners of the SAC silver medal are Disciplines not eligible for this award. The prize is worth ------£2,000. Chemistry, Analytical, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. RSC Posted date: 12 Jul 12 Thomas Graham House Award type: Young investigator awards, Milton Road Prizes Science Park Award amount max: £2,000 Cambridge CB4 0WF Award amount min: - Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Award budget total: - Fax: +44 1223 423 623

HEMICAL DYNAMICS AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry C

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Royal Society of Chemistry invites once a year. nominations for its chemical dynamics award. Posted date: 12 Jul 12 This is awarded for outstanding innovative Award type: Prizes research on the dynamics of molecules, Award amount max: £2,000 including spectroscopy, kinetics or molecular interactions in the gas, liquid or solid phase. Website: Candidates may not nominate themselves. The http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A award is worth £2,000. wards/ChemicalDynamicsAward/Index.asp

Application form: Closing date: 15 Jan 13 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any RSC Thomas Graham House Disciplines Milton Road ------Science Park Atomic & Molecular Structure, Catalysis & Cambridge CB4 0WF Kinetics, Solid-Liquid Interfaces, Condensed Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Matter, Spectroscopy, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Physics (RAE Unit 19), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32)

ITA AND JOHN CORNFORTH AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry R

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for the Rita and John Cornforth Nationality of applicant institution: Any award. This promotes and rewards scientists working in collaborative research teams in Disciplines chemistry and the life sciences. ------Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Other Nominations must be for teams rather than Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine individuals. Candidates may not nominate (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit themselves. The award is worth £2,000. 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Life Science (Bioscience) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 12 Jul 12 RSC Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House Award amount max: £2,000 Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/RitaandJohnCornforthAward/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Application form: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp

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ALTON YOUNG RESEARCHERS AWARD ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY D

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for the Dalton young researchers wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp award. This is awarded to inorganic research chemists aged 27 years or below on 31 January Eligibility profile 2011. Nominations can be based on work ------carried out during the candidate’s PhD, no Nationality of applicant institution: Any more than five years after the start of their PhD. Self-nominations are not accepted. The award is Disciplines worth £1,000. ------Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. RSC Posted date: 12 Jul 12 Thomas Graham House Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Milton Road awards Science Park Award amount max: £1,000 Cambridge CB4 0WF Website: Tel: +44 1223 420 066 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Fax: +44 1223 423 623 wards/DaltonYoungResearchersAward/index. asp

E GENNES PRIZE Royal Society of Chemistry D

Description: Award type: Prizes The Royal Society of chemistry invites Award amount max: £5,000 nominations for the de Gennes prize. This is Website: awarded for outstanding and exceptional work http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A in the field of materials chemistry. The award is wards/deGennesPrize/Index.asp open to everyone without restrictions and self- Application form: nominations are not accepted. http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp The award is worth £5,000. Eligibility profile ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Disciplines Posted date: 22 Aug 12 ------

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Chemical Materials, Materials Sciences, Thomas Graham House (290) Chemistry, Materials, Metallurgy and Materials Science Park (RAE Unit 32) Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Contact Details Tel: +44 1223 420 066 ------Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Royal Society of Chemistry

NVIRONMENT PRIZE Royal Society of Chemistry E

Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Eligibility profile nominations for its environment prize. This ------prize is awarded for outstanding contributions Nationality of applicant institution: Any to the chemical sciences in the area of environment, sustainability and energy. Disciplines Candidates may not nominate themselves. The ------winner will receive £5,000, a medal and a Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, Organic, certificate. Environmental Chemistry, Energy Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details every 2 years. ------Posted date: 10 Sep 12 Royal Society of Chemistry Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House (290) Award amount max: £5,000 Science Park Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/EnvironmentPrize/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Application form: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp

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NVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY DIVISION EARLY-CAREER AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry E

Description: Website: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its environment, sustainability wards/ESEFEarlyCareerAward/Index.asp and energy forum early-career award. This is Application form: awarded for exceptional contributions to the http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A chemical sciences in the area of environment, wards/Nomination/Index.asp sustainability and energy. Eligibility profile Candidates will ordinarily be eligible up to the ------10th anniversary of the award of their PhD Nationality of applicant institution: Any degree, and assessment will be based on work published during that time. Candidates without Disciplines a PhD must be 35 or below on the closing date. ------Candidates may not nominate themselves. Chemical Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Energy Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE The award is worth £2,000. Unit 18), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21)

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Royal Society of Chemistry every 2 years. Thomas Graham House (290) Posted date: 22 Aug 12 Science Park Award type: Prizes Milton Road Award amount max: £2,000 Cambridge CB4 0WF Award amount min: - Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Award budget total: - Fax: +44 1223 423 623

OMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry H

Description: Closing date: 15 Jan 13 The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Deadline information: This call is repeated nominations for its homogenous catalysis every 2 years. award. This recognises outstanding research in Posted date: 01 Aug 12 homogeneous catalysis. Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £2,000 Candidates must be in their mid-career, that is, Website: aged 55 or under. http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/HomogeneousCatalysisAward/Index.as The award is worth £2,000. Candidates may not p nominate themselves.

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Application form: Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A 18) wards/Nomination/Index.asp Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Royal Society of Chemistry Nationality of applicant institution: Any Thomas Graham House Milton Road Disciplines Science Park ------Cambridge CB4 0WF Enzymes, Biological Sciences, Enzymes Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Catalysis, Chemical Sciences, Catalysis & Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Kinetics, Organometallic Chemistry, Biological

EREMY KNOWLES AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry J

Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Eligibility profile nominations for the Jeremy Knolls award. This ------recognises and promotes the importance of Nationality of applicant institution: Any inter- and multidisciplinary research between chemistry and the life sciences. Candidates Disciplines must be in their mid-career and aged 55 or ------under. Candidates are not permitted to Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Other nominate themselves. The award is worth Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine £2,000. (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Life Science Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Bioscience) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 12 Jul 12 ------Award type: Prizes RSC Award amount max: £2,000 Thomas Graham House Award amount min: - Milton Road Award budget total: £2,000 Science Park Website: Cambridge CB4 0WF http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Tel: +44 1223 423 623 wards/JeremyKnowlesAward/Index.asp Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp

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OFT MATTER AND BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry S

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its soft matter and biophysical wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp chemistry award. This recognises outstanding and innovative research in soft condensed Eligibility profile matter or the application of physico-chemical ------techniques to biological problems. Work Nationality of applicant institution: Any completed in the last 10 years will be given particular consideration. Self-nominations are Disciplines not accepted. ------Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, The prize is worth £2,000. Biophysical Interactions, Biophysics, Chemical Physics, Condensed Matter, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 12 Jul 12 RSC Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House Award amount max: £2,000 Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/SoftMatterBiophysicalChemistryAwar Tel: +44 1223 420 066 d/Index.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623

IR GEORGE STOKES AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry S

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Royal Society of Chemistry invites every 2 years. nominations for the Sir George Stokes award. Posted date: 01 Aug 12 This recognises outstanding and sustained Award type: Prizes contributions to analytical science, by an Award amount max: £2,000 individual working in a complementary field, that have led to important developments in Website: chemical analysis. Candidates may not http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominate themselves. The award is worth wards/SirGeorgeStokesAward/Index.asp £2,000. Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Closing date: 15 Jan 13 wards/Nomination/Index.asp

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any RSC Thomas Graham House Disciplines Milton Road ------Science Park Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical, Cambridge CB4 0WF Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Fax: +44 1223 423 623

URFACES AND INTERFACES AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry S

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its surfaces and interfaces wards/AwardsGuidelines.asp award. This recognises outstanding and innovative research on the behaviour of Eligibility profile chemical systems at surface or interfaces. ------Particular consideration is given to work Nationality of applicant institution: Any completed in the past 10 years. Candidates may not nominate themselves. Disciplines ------The award is worth £2,000. Chemical Sciences, Surface Chemistry, Surfaces & Interfaces, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. RSC Posted date: 12 Jul 12 Thomas Graham House Award type: Prizes Milton Road Award amount max: £2,000 Science Park Award amount min: - Cambridge CB4 0WF Award budget total: £2,000 Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Website: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/SurfacesInterfacesAward/Index.asp

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USTAINABLE ENERGY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry S

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for its sustainable energy award. Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award is for the contributions of chemical sciences to sustainable energy. Candidates may Disciplines not nominate themselves. The award is worth ------£2,000. Sustainable Resource Use, Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, Organic, Energy Chemical Sciences, Renewable Energy Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Sources, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Town and Deadline information: This call is repeated Country Planning (RAE Unit 34) every 2 years. Posted date: 01 Aug 12 Contact Details: Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: £2,000 RSC Website: Thomas Graham House http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Milton Road wards/SustainableEnergyAward/Index.asp Science Park Application form: Cambridge CB4 0WF http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Tel: +44 1223 420 066 wards/Nomination/Index.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623

YNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry S

Description: Website: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its synthetic organic chemistry wards/SyntheticOrganicChemistryAward/Ind award. This recognises the development of new ex.asp methods or strategies employed in the Application form: construction of organic molecules. Candidates http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A may not nominate themselves. The award is wards/Nomination/Index.asp worth £2,000. Eligibility profile ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Disciplines Posted date: 01 Aug 12 ------Award type: Prizes Chemical Sciences, Atomic & Molecular Award amount max: £2,000 Structure, Chemical Synthesis, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

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Contact Details Science Park ------Cambridge CB4 0WF RSC Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Thomas Graham House Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Milton Road

OXICOLOGY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry T

Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Eligibility profile nominations for its toxicology award. This ------recognises chemical science contributions to Nationality of applicant institution: Any occupational and environmental toxicology. Candidates may not nominate themselves. The Disciplines award is worth £2,000. ------Chemical Sciences, Drug & Chemical Toxicology, Toxicology, Chemistry (RAE Unit Closing date: 15 Jan 13 18) Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Contact Details Posted date: 01 Aug 12 ------Award type: Prizes RSC Award amount max: £2,000 Thomas Graham House Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Science Park wards/ToxicologyAward/Index.asp Cambridge CB4 0WF Application form: Tel: +44 1223 420 066 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Fax: +44 1223 423 623 wards/Nomination/Index.asp

OUNG INDUSTRIALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry Y

Description: has made a significant contribution to industry The Royal Society of Chemistry invites in the early stages of their career. nominations for its young industrialist of the year award. This recognises an individual who Candidates must be 36 years of age or below.

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The award is worth £2,000. Disciplines ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Deadline information: This call is repeated Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), once a year. Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27) Posted date: 10 Jul 12 Award type: Young investigator awards, Contact Details Prizes ------Award amount max: £2,000 Royal Society of Chemistry Award amount min: - Thomas Graham House (290) Award budget total: - Science Park Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/YoungIndustrialistoftheYear/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Eligibility profile ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

ATERIALS FOR INDUSTRY - DEREK BIRCHALL AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry M

Description: The Royal Society for Chemistry invites Eligibility profile nominations for its materials for industry ------Derek Birchall award. This is awarded for Nationality of applicant institution: Any creativity and excellence in the application of materials chemistry in industry. Candidates Disciplines may not nominate themselves. The award is ------worth £2,000. Chemistry, Materials, Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32)

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------every 2 years. RSC Posted date: 01 Aug 12 Thomas Graham House Award type: Prizes Milton Road Award amount max: £2,000 Science Park Website: Cambridge CB4 0WF http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Tel: +44 1223 420 066 wards/MaterialsforIndustryAward/Index.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp

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EDLER AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry P

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for the Pedler award. This Nationality of applicant institution: Any recognises contributions to any area of organic chemistry by a researcher below 55 years of age. Disciplines ------The award is worth £2,000. Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Royal Society of Chemistry once a year. Thomas Graham House (290) Posted date: 10 Jul 12 Science Park Award type: Prizes Milton Road Award amount max: £2,000 Cambridge CB4 0WF Website: Tel: +44 1223 420 066 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Fax: +44 1223 423 623 wards/PedlerAward/Index.asp

ERCK AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry M

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for the Merck award. This is Nationality of applicant institution: Any awarded for contributions to any area of organic chemistry from a researcher under the Disciplines age of 45. ------Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) The award is worth £2,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Royal Society of Chemistry Deadline information: This call is repeated Thomas Graham House (290) once a year. Science Park Posted date: 10 Jul 12 Milton Road Award type: Prizes Cambridge CB4 0WF Award amount max: £2,000 Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Website: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/MerckAward/Index.asp

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HYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry P

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------proposals for its physical organic chemistry Nationality of applicant institution: Any award. This recognises achievements in addressing the relationship between structure Disciplines and molecular behaviours in chemistry, and ------incorporates the Ingold lecture. Candidates Chemical Sciences, Atomic & Molecular may not nominate themselves. The award is Structure, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, worth £2,000. Physical, Chemical Physics, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Structural Chemistry Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details every 2 years. ------Posted date: 01 Aug 12 RSC Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House Award amount max: £2,000 Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/PhysicalOrganicChemistryAward/Inde Tel: +44 1223 420 066 x.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp

HEOPHILUS REDWOOD AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry T

Description: Posted date: 10 Jul 12 The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Award type: Prizes nominations for the Theophilus Redwood Award amount max: £2,000 award, which is sponsored by the Analytical Website: Chemistry Trust Fund. This recognises a http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A leading analytical scientist who is also an wards/TheophilusRedwoodAward/Index.asp outstanding communicator. Candidates are not permitted to nominate themselves. The award Eligibility profile is worth £2,000. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year.

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Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical, Science Park Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Contact Details Tel: +44 1223 420 066 ------Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Graham House (290)

RGANIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry O

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for its organic industrial chemistry wards/Nomination/Index.asp award. This is awarded for the application of chemistry in an industrial context by a person Eligibility profile or team. The award is worth £2,000. Candidates ------may not nominate themselves. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines Closing date: 15 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) every 2 years. Posted date: 01 Aug 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: £2,000 RSC Award amount min: - Thomas Graham House Award budget total: - Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/OrganicIndustrialChemistryAward/Ind Tel: +44 1223 420 066 ex.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623

RGANIC STEREOCHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry O

Description: award. This is awarded for studies of The Royal Society of Chemistry invites stereochemistry related to structure, reactivity nominations for its organic stereochemistry

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships or synthesis. The award is worth £2,000. Candidates may not nominate themselves. Eligibility profile ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details every 2 years. ------Posted date: 01 Aug 12 RSC Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House Award amount max: £2,000 Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/OrganicStereochemistryAward/Index.a Tel: +44 1223 420 066 sp Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Application form: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp

OBERT ROBINSON AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry R

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A nominations for the Robert Robinson award. wards/Nomination/Index.asp This recognises contributions to organic chemistry by a researcher over 55 years of age. Eligibility profile Candidates may not nominate themselves. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award is worth £2,000. Disciplines ------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 05 Jul 12 ------Award type: Prizes Royal Society of Chemistry Award amount max: £2,000 Thomas Graham House (290) Award amount min: - Science Park Award budget total: - Milton Road Website: Cambridge CB4 0WF http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Tel: +44 1223 420 066 wards/RobertRobinsonAward/Index.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623

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RGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry O

Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Eligibility profile nominations for its organometallic chemistry ------award. This is awarded for work in any aspect Nationality of applicant institution: Any of the organic chemistry of the main group and transition metals. The award is worth £2,000. Disciplines Candidates may not nominate themselves. ------Chemistry, Organic, Organometallic Chemistry, Metallurgy, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32) Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Contact Details Posted date: 01 Aug 12 ------Award type: Prizes RSC Award amount max: £2,000 Thomas Graham House Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Science Park wards/OrganometallicChemistryAward/Index. Cambridge CB4 0WF asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Application form: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp

NORGANIC MECHANISMS AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry I

Description: Award amount max: £2,000 The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Website: nominations for its inorganic mechanisms http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A award. This recognises studies leading to wards/InorganicMechanismsAward/Index.asp understanding of reaction mechanisms in any Application form: branch of inorganic chemistry and by any http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A methods. Candidates are not permitted to wards/Nomination/Index.asp nominate themselves. The award is worth £2,000. Eligibility profile ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines every 2 years. ------Posted date: 10 Sep 12 Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Inorganic, Award type: Prizes Chemistry (RAE Unit 18)

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Contact Details Science Park ------Cambridge CB4 0WF Royal Society of Chemistry Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Thomas Graham House Fax: +44 1223 423 623 Milton Road

ELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN ASIAN STUDIES Cornell University M

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships The Society for Humanities at Cornell Award amount max: $90,000 University invites applications for the Mellon Website: postdoctoral fellowship in Asian studies. This http://www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/mellon_p postdoctoral teaching research fellowship is for ost-d_fellowships.html two years. Special preference is given to candidates who work at the intersection of Eligibility profile media studies and literature. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Applicants must have received their PhD between September 2005 and June 2011. Disciplines International applicants are eligible to apply. ------Korea, Asian Literature, Korean Literature, Each fellowship offers a stipend of $45,000 a Literature, Modern, Asian Studies (RAE Unit year. While in residence at Cornell, Mellon 47), Asian Studies, Media Studies fellows hold departmental affiliations and have limited teaching duties and the opportunity for Contact Details scholarly work. ------Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships Cornell University Society for the Humanities Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) 27 East Avenue Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Ithaca, NY 14853-1101 announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +1 607 255 9274 approximate deadline we expect. E-mail: [email protected] Posted date: 13 Aug 10

RCHBISHOP TUTU LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME African Leadership Institute A

Description: fellowship. Grants aim is to introduce young The African Leadership Institute invites achievers who are likely to become leaders to applications for the Archbishop Tutu key principles, requirements and challenges of

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ARA ROBY FELLOWSHIP IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN REALISM Smithsonian Institution S

Description: Access to libraries, Travel for research The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its purposes Renwick Gallery invite applications for its Sara Award amount max: - Roby fellowship in 20th century American Award amount min: - realism. This fellowship is awarded to a scholar Award budget total: - whose research topic matches the foundation’s Website: interest in American realism. http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ fellows/ Predoctoral applicants must have completed Application form: coursework and preliminary examinations for a http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI doctoral degree and be engaged in dissertation FELLapp.htm research. Postdoctoral fellowships are available to support specific research projects by scholars Eligibility profile who hold the doctoral degree or equivalent. All ------qualified persons may apply. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines The fellowship is residential and has a standard ------term of 12 months. The stipend for one-year History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture predoctoral fellowships is US$30,000 and and Design, Museology, Visual Arts, American US$45,000 for postdoctoral applicants, plus Studies (RAE Unit 45), History of Art, research and travel allowances. Shorter terms Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and will be considered, with the stipend prorated Design (RAE Unit 64), American Studies for the period of residency.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Smithsonian American Art Museum once a year. MRC 970 Posted date: 03 Aug 12 P.O Box 37012 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Washington DC 20013-7012 Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Tel: +1 202 633 8353 E-mail: [email protected]

YETH FOUNDATION PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Smithsonian Institution W

Description: concerns the traditions of American art. The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Applicants must have completed coursework Renwick Gallery invite applications for their and preliminary examinations for a doctoral Wyeth Foundation predoctoral fellowship. This degree. All qualified persons may apply. is awarded for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation that

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The fellowship is residential and has a standard term of 12 months. The stipend for a one-year Eligibility profile fellowship is US$30,000, plus research and ------travel allowances. Shorter terms will be Nationality of applicant institution: Any considered, with the stipend prorated for the period of residency. Disciplines ------History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture Closing date: 15 Jan 13 and Design, Museology, Visual Arts, American Deadline information: This call is repeated Studies (RAE Unit 45), History of Art, once a year. Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Posted date: 03 Aug 12 Design (RAE Unit 64), American Studies Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Predoctoral fellowships, Contact Details Thesis/Dissertation funding ------Award amount max: - Smithsonian American Art Museum Award amount min: - MRC 970 Award budget total: - PO Box 37012 Website: Washington DC 20013-7012 http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ Tel: +1 202 633 8353 fellows/ E-mail: [email protected] Application form: http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI FELLapp.htm

OSHUA C TAYLOR FELLOWSHIP Smithsonian Institution J

Description:  Postdoctoral fellowships support The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its scholars with a doctoral degree or Renwick Gallery invite applications for its equivalent. Stipends are worth Joshua C Taylor fellowship. This residential US$45,000 per year plus research and fellowship supports full-time research in travel allowances; American art and visual culture. Three types of fellowships are available with the following  Senior fellowships support scholars specifications: with a distinguished publication record and who have held their doctoral  Predoctoral fellowships support degree for more than seven years or candidates who have completed who possess an equivalent record of coursework and preliminary professional accomplishment. Stipends examinations for their doctoral degree, are worth US$45,000 per year plus and who are engaged in dissertation research and travel allowances. research. Stipends are worth US$30,000 per year plus research and travel Each fellow is provided a carrel in the allowances; fellowship office, which is located across the street from the museum. Available research resources include a 180,000 volume library

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships specialising in American art, history and Eligibility profile biography; the archives of American art; the ------graphics collections of the American Art Nationality of applicant institution: Any Museum and NPG; as well as a variety of image collections and research databases. Disciplines ------The standard term of residency is 12 months United States, Art Criticism, American History, but shorter terms will also be considered. History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, Photography, Visual Arts, Native American Artifacts, Native Americans, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 American Indian, American Studies (RAE Unit Deadline information: This call is repeated 45), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE once a year. Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and Posted date: 13 Aug 12 Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE Award type: Access to libraries, Mid-Career Unit 64), Cultural History , American Studies, fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, Senior Cultural Heritage, Colonial History & Studies fellowships, Travel for research purposes Award amount max: - Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Smithsonian American Art Museum Website: 750 9th Street, NW http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ Suite 3100 fellows/ Washington DC 20001 Application form: Tel: +1 202 633 8353 http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI E-mail: [email protected] FELLapp.htm

OUGLASS FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICAN ART Smithsonian Institution D

Description: per year plus research and travel The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its allowances; Renwick Gallery invite applications for its Douglass Foundation fellowship in American  Postdoctoral fellowships support Art. This residential fellowship supports full- scholars with a doctoral degree or time scholarly research in American art. Three equivalent. Stipends are worth types of fellowships are available with the US$45,000 per year plus research and following specifications: travel allowances;

 Predoctoral fellowships support  Senior fellowships support scholars candidates who have completed with a distinguished publication record coursework and preliminary and who have held their doctoral examinations for their doctoral degree, degree for more than seven years or and who are engaged in dissertation who possess an equivalent record of research. Stipends are worth US$30,000 professional accomplishment. Stipends

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are worth US$45,000 per year plus Application form: research and travel allowances. http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI FELLapp.htm Each fellow is provided a carrel in the fellowship office, which is located across the Eligibility profile street from the museum. Available research ------resources include a 180,000 volume library Nationality of applicant institution: Any specialising in American art, history and biography; the archives of American art; the Disciplines graphics collections of the American Art ------Museum and NPG; as well as a variety of image United States, Art Criticism, American History, collections and research databases. History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, Photography, Visual Arts, Native The standard term of residency is 12 months American Artifacts, Native Americans, but shorter terms will also be considered. American Indian, American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE Deadline information: This call is repeated Unit 64), Cultural History , American Studies, once a year. Cultural Heritage, Colonial History & Studies Posted date: 13 Aug 12 Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral Contact Details fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior ------fellowships, Travel for research purposes Fellowship Office Award amount max: - Smithsonian American Art Museum Award amount min: - 750 9th Street, NW Award budget total: - Suite 3100 Website: Washington DC 20001 http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ Tel: +1 202 633 8353 fellows/ E-mail: [email protected]

AMES RENWICK FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICAN CRAFT Smithsonian Institution J

Description:  Predoctoral fellowships support The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its candidates who have completed Renwick Gallery invite applications for its coursework and preliminary James Renwick fellowship in American art. This examinations for their doctoral degree, residential fellowship supports full-time and who are engaged in dissertation research in American studio crafts or decorative research. Stipends are worth US$30,000 arts from the nineteenth century to the present. per year plus research and travel Three types of fellowships are available with allowances; the following specifications:  Postdoctoral fellowships support scholars with a doctoral degree or

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equivalent. Stipends are worth Award budget total: - US$45,000 per year plus research and Website: travel allowances; http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ fellows/  Senior fellowships support scholars Application form: with a distinguished publication record http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI and who have held their doctoral FELLapp.htm degree for more than seven years or who possess an equivalent record of Eligibility profile professional accomplishment. Stipends ------are worth US$45,000 per year plus Nationality of applicant institution: Any research and travel allowances. Disciplines Each fellow is provided a carrel in the ------fellowship office, which is located across the United States, Art Criticism, American History, street from the museum. Available research History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture resources include a 180,000 volume library and Design, Modern History, Ceramics (Visual specialising in American art, history and Arts), Craft Arts, Decorative Arts, Jewellery & biography; the archives of American art; the Metal Arts, Sculpture, Textile & Weaving Arts, graphics collections of the American Art Native American Artifacts, Native Americans, Museum and NPG; as well as a variety of image American Indian, American Studies (RAE Unit collections and research databases. 45), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and The standard term of residency is 12 months Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE but shorter terms will also be considered. Unit 64), Cultural History , American Studies, Cultural Heritage

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Fellowship Office Posted date: 13 Aug 12 Smithsonian American Art Museum Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral 750 9th Street, NW fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Suite 3100 fellowships, Travel for research purposes Washington DC 20001 Award amount max: - Tel: +1 202 633 8353 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected]

ERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART FELLOWSHIP Smithsonian Institution T

Description: American art, or by US scholars who are The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its investigating international contexts for Renwick Gallery invite applications for its Terra American art. Foundation for American art fellowships. These residential fellowships support full-time work Three types of fellowships are available with by scholars from abroad who are researching the following specifications:

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 Predoctoral fellowships support Deadline information: This call is repeated candidates who have completed once a year. coursework and preliminary Posted date: 13 Aug 12 examinations for their doctoral degree, Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- and who are engaged in dissertation Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Travel research. Stipends are worth US$30,000 for research purposes, Access to libraries per year plus research and travel Award amount max: - allowances; Award amount min: - Award budget total: -  Postdoctoral fellowships support Website: scholars with a doctoral degree or http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ fellows/terra/ equivalent. Stipends are worth Application form: US$45,000 per year plus research and http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI travel allowances; FELLapp.htm

 Senior fellowships support scholars Eligibility profile with a distinguished publication record ------and who have held their doctoral Nationality of applicant institution: Any degree for more than seven years or who possess an equivalent record of Disciplines professional accomplishment. Stipends ------are worth US$45,000 per year plus United States, Art Criticism, American History, research and travel allowances. History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, Photography, Visual Arts, Native It is required that all applicants are proficient in American Artifacts, Native Americans, reading and speaking English. American Indian, American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Each fellow is provided a carrel in the Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and fellowship office, which is located across the Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE street from the museum. Available research Unit 64), Cultural History , American Studies, resources include a 180,000 volume library Cultural Heritage, Colonial History & Studies specialising in American art, history and biography; the archives of American art; the Contact Details graphics collections of the American Art ------Museum and NPG; as well as a variety of image Fellowship Office collections and research databases. Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th Street, NW The standard term of residency is 12 months Suite 3100 but shorter terms will also be considered. Washington DC 20001 Tel: +1 202 633 8353 E-mail: [email protected] Closing date: 15 Jan 13

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ALSDON AND HUGH LAST FELLOWSHIPS British Academy B

Description: Website: The British School at Rome invites applications http://www.bsr.ac.uk/awards/humanities- for the Balsdon and Hugh Last fellowships. awards Fellowships offer board and lodgings at the Application form: http://www.bsr.ac.uk/wp- British School at Rome for three months content/uploads/hum-fel-form-2013-14.doc between October 2013 and June 2014. Details of the fellowships are as follows: Eligibility profile ------ The Balsdon fellowship is offered for Nationality of applicant institution: Botswana, research on the archaeology, art Canada, Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, history, history, society and culture of Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Italy, from prehistory to the modern Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, period; Swaziland, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, Australia, United Kingdom,  The Hugh Last fellowship is offered for New Zealand research on classical antiquity, excluding archaeological fieldwork and Disciplines work on Roman Britain. ------History, History & Appreciation of Art, Applicants must be British or Commonwealth Architecture and Design, Italian Literature, citizens; or must be studying or have studied at Literature, Classical Latin, Anthropology, postgraduate level in a UK higher education Cultural & Social, Archaeology, Anthropology institution, having completed not less than four (RAE Unit 37), Italian (RAE Unit 53), Classics, years of residence in the UK by October 2012; or Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Greek must hold a post in a UK higher education Studies (RAE Unit 57), History (RAE Unit 59), institution. All fellows will be requested to give History of Art, Architecture and Design (RAE a public lecture. Unit 60), Cultural History , Cultural Studies, European History

Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 13 Nov 12 BSR at the British Academy Award type: Directed grants for individual 10 Carlton House Terrace investigators, Travel for research purposes, London SW1Y 5AH Senior fellowships Tel: +44 20 7969 5202 Award amount max: - Fax: +44 20 7969 5401 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: -

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ISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt D

Description: Eligibility profile The Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt invites ------applications for its dissertation fellowships. Nationality of applicant institution: Any These are awarded to 60 young scientists for advanced research in the field of environmental Disciplines protection. Applicants must not have started ------their doctoral thesis before applying. The work Economics of the Environment, Environmental has to be done mainly in Germany, with a clear Planning & Policy, Environmental Psychology reference to the German environmental & Crowding, Environmental Engineering, situation. The chosen topic is expected to be of Environmental Law, Environmental Studies, high relevance and should contribute to solving Environment, Ecosystem, Environmental problems in environmental and conservation Biology, Environmental Chemistry, efforts. In addition to the natural sciences and Environmental Effects, Environmental engineering, applications from the social Geography, Environmental Hazards, sciences, humanities, economics and law are Forecasting, Environmental Impact, Health welcome. Interdisciplinary topics that support a Effects, Water Resources, Environmental sustainable development are especially Impacts, Energy Environmental Sciences, welcome. Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Town and Deadline information: Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography Posted date: 15 Sep 11 (RAE Unit 35), Law (RAE Unit 36), Economics Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38) Award amount max: - Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: https://www.dbu.de/958.html Stipendienprogramme Application form: An der Bornau 2 https://www.dbu.de/1503.html 49090 Osnabrück Tel: +49 54 19 63 30 Fax: +49 54 19 63 31 93

FRICA INITIATIVE GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT Centre for International Governance Innovation A

Description: months in one of five thematic areas: conflict The Centre for International Governance resolution, energy, food security,health, and Innovation invites applications for its Africa migration, with special attention to the Initiative graduate research grant. These offer crosscutting issue of climate change. The full-time graduate students the opportunity to objectives are to build capacity by giving bright, conduct research in Canada for up to three highly-motivated students an opportunity to

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships discover and impart new learning in a cross- Award budget total: $150,000 cultural experience; and to support research by Website: scholars in Africa and Canada on critically http://www.africaportal.org/content/students- important areas to the continent. Eligibility is enrolled-university-africa based on existing agreements between Application form: Canadian and African universities. PhD and http://www.africaportal.org/sites/default/files/ master’s students from the following African Africa%20Initiative%20Graduate%20Research universities are eligible to conduct research at %20Grant%20Application%20Form%20(2012). corresponding Canadian universities: doc University of Botswana; University of Cape Town; University of KwaZulu Natal; University Eligibility profile of Ghana; University of Dar es Salaam; ------Universite Gaston Berger de Saint-Luis; Ecole Nationality of applicant institution: Benin, de Gouvernance et d’Economie de Rabat; Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, University of Nairobi; Cairo University; Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, University of Benin; National University of United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa Rwanda; University of Jos; Rhodes University; University of Pretoria; Mzuzu University; MISR Disciplines International University; and Makerere ------University. The programme currently offers Agriculture, Ensuring Food Supply, Food grants worth up to CAD$10,000 to a maximum Sciences, Food Technology, International of 15 students per year. Planning & Policy, Social Planning & Policy, Political Science, Democracy, Migration, Social Work, Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Health Closing date: 15 Jan 13 (Forecast) Care, Peace & Disarmament & Amnesty, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Energy, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food announced by sponsor but this is the Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Politics approximate deadline we expect. This call is and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social repeated once a year. Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Posted date: 15 Dec 11 Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Governance Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Travel for research purposes, Financial aid for Contact Details postgraduate students ------Award amount max: $10,000 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: -

ESEARCH GRANTS Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research - Sydäntutkimussäätiö R

Description:  Research projects of one to three years The Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular duration led by docent or professor- Research invites applications for its research level researcher; grants. These support research on cardiovascular and heart diseases. Funding is  Postdoctorate research projects that are available for the following purposes: conducted in Finland or abroad by a researcher within nine years, or within

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12 years when the researcher is Eligibility profile working in a clinical field, of receiving ------their doctoral degree; Nationality of applicant institution: Finland Nationality of applicant institution: Any  Dissertation projects at predoctoral level. Disciplines ------In 2012, grants ranged between €3,600 and Cardiovascular System, Heart, Cardiovascular €180,000. Diseases, Lung Disease, Prosthetic Device, Heart, Diagnosis, Medical, Preventive Medicine, Treatment, Medical, Anatomy, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Cardiography, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Deadline information: Applications are (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical invited between 1 December 2012 and 15 Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical January 2013. This call is repeated once a year. Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Posted date: 20 Nov 12 Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Clinical Laboratory Award type: Directed grants for individual Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, investigators, Directed grants to institutions, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology, research groups etc, Thesis/Dissertation Heart Disease funding Award amount max: - Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Website: Research http://www.sydantutkimussaatio.fi/apurahat/a PO Box 50 purahanhakijat/ 00621 Helsinki Application form: Tel: +358 9 752 752 34 http://www.sydantutkimussaatio.fi/apurahat/ E-mail: [email protected]

ANISH CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH STIPEND Danske Regioner - Danish Regions D

Description: must be affiliated with the Nordic Institute of Danish Regions with the Foundation for Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics and Chiropractic Research and Post Graduate possibly another relevant Danish research Education invite applications for the Danish institution. The Danish researcher must be chiropractic research stipend. The aim is to employed as a senior researcher with fund research carried out by non-Danish experience as a study supervisor at a Danish researchers when conducted in collaboration research institution. Grants may be awarded to with senior Danish researchers. Chiropractors one large project or a number of small projects. residing outside Denmark, who wish to The grant framework is DKK1 million per year. conduct research as a PhD student or at postdoctorate level may apply. The research projects should be conducted together with one Closing date: 15 Jan 13 or more senior researchers at a Danish research Deadline information: This call is repeated institute and the foreign researcher in question once a year.

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Posted date: 12 Oct 12 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Disciplines Postdoctoral training fellowships ------Award amount max: kr1,000,000 Musculoskeletal System, Muscle Disorders, Award amount min: - Muscular Dystrophy, Chiropractic, Muscle Award budget total: kr1,000,000 Structure & Function, Clinical Laboratory Website: Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based http://www.regioner.dk/Sundhed/Fonde+vejle Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based dninger+og+databaser/Forskningsfonde/Kiro Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE praktorfonden.aspx Unit 6), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Application form: Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Spinal Muscular http://www.regioner.dk/Sundhed/Fonde+vejle Atrophy, Clinical Laboratory Science, dninger+og+databaser/Forskningsfonde/~/me Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- dia/Filer/Sundhed/Application%20Danish%20 based Clinical Subject, Spinal Cord Injury Chiropractic%20Research%20Stipend.ashx

Contact Details Eligibility profile ------E-mail: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Any

DUCATION AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry E

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for its education award. This Nationality of applicant institution: Any award recognises a major high-level contribution to education in the chemical Disciplines sciences over a sustained period of time. The ------award is open to all researchers, regardless of Science Education, Elementary & Secondary nationality. Candidates may not nominate Education, Higher Education, Chemical themselves. The award consists of a certificate, Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Energy a medal and £2,000. Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Education (RAE Unit 68) Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 30 Jul 12 Royal Society of Chemistry Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House (290) Award amount max: £2,000 Science Park Website: Milton Road http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/EducationAward/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 420 066 Application form: Fax: +44 1223 423 623

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YHOLM PRIZE FOR EDUCATION Royal Society of Chemistry N

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Chemistry invites ------nominations for the Nyholm prize for Nationality of applicant institution: Any education. This prize recognises a major national or international research or innovation Disciplines contribution to the field of chemical science ------education. Candidates are not permitted to Science Education, Elementary & Secondary nominate themselves. The winner will receive a Education, Higher Education, Pre-school medal, a certificate and £5,000. Education, Special Education, Chemical Engineering, Education & Instruction (Health & Safety & Medical), Chemical Sciences, Energy Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Chemical Sciences, Energy Education, Deadline information: This call is repeated Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Chemical every 2 years. Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Education (RAE Posted date: 10 Sep 12 Unit 68) Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £5,000 Contact Details ------Website: Royal Society of Chemistry http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Thomas Graham House (290) wards/NyholmPrizeEducation/Index.asp Science Park Milton Road Application form: Cambridge CB4 0WF http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Tel: +44 1223 420 066 wards/Nomination/Index.asp Fax: +44 1223 423 623

ATRICIA AND PHILLIP FROST FELLOWSHIP Smithsonian Institution P

Description: examinations for their doctoral The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its degree, and who are engaged in Renwick Gallery invite applications for its dissertation research. Stipends are Patricia and Phillip Frost fellowship. These worth US$30,000 per year plus residential fellowships support full-time research and travel allowances; research in American art and visual culture.  Postdoctoral fellowships support Three types of fellowships are available with scholars with a doctoral degree or the following specifications: equivalent. Stipends are worth US$45,000 per year plus research  Predoctoral fellowships support and travel allowances; candidates who have completed  Senior fellowships support scholars coursework and preliminary with a distinguished publication

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record and who have held their Application form: doctoral degree for more than http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI seven years or who possess an FELLapp.htm equivalent record of professional accomplishment. Stipends are Eligibility profile worth US$45,000 per year plus ------research and travel allowances. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Each fellow is provided a carrel in the Disciplines fellowship office, which is located across the ------street from the museum. Available research United States, Art Criticism, Theatre & Film resources include a 180,000 volume library Criticism, American History, History & specialising in American art, history and Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, biography; the archives of American art; the Cinema & Video, Photography, Visual Arts, graphics collections of the American Art Native American Artifacts, Native Americans, Museum and NPG; as well as a variety of image American Indian, American Studies (RAE Unit collections and research databases. 45), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and The standard term of residency is 12 months Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE but shorter terms will also be considered. Unit 64), Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), Cultural Closing date: 15 Jan 13 History , American Studies, Cultural Heritage, Deadline information: This call is repeated Colonial History & Studies once a year. Posted date: 14 Aug 12 Contact Details Award type: Access to libraries, Mid-Career ------fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, Senior Smithsonian American Art Museum fellowships 750 9th Street, NW Award amount max: - Suite 3100 Award amount min: - Washington DC 20001 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 202 633 8353 Website: E-mail: [email protected] http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/ fellows/

OE AND WANDA CORN FELLOWSHIPS Smithsonian Institution J

Description: types of fellowships are available with the The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its following specifications: Renwick Gallery invite applications for its Joe and Wanda Corn fellowships. These residential  Predoctoral fellowships support fellowships support full-time research for candidates who have completed scholars whose research interests span coursework and preliminary American art and American history. Three examinations for their doctoral degree, and who are engaged in

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dissertation research. Stipends are Award type: Access to libraries, Mid-Career worth US$30,000 per year plus fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, Senior research and travel allowances; fellowships  Postdoctoral fellowships support Award amount max: - scholars with a doctoral degree or Award amount min: - equivalent. Stipends are worth Award budget total: - US$45,000 per year plus research Website: and travel allowances; http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/  Senior fellowships support scholars fellows/ with a distinguished publication Application form: record and who have held their http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SI FELLapp.htm doctoral degree for more than

seven years or who possess an Eligibility profile equivalent record of professional ------accomplishment. Stipends are Nationality of applicant institution: Any worth US$45,000 per year plus

research and travel allowances. Disciplines

------Each fellow is provided a carrel in the United States, Art Criticism, American History, fellowship office, which is located across the History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture street from the museum. Available research and Design, Photography, Visual Arts, Native resources include a 180,000 volume library American Artifacts, Native Americans, specialising in American art, history and American Indian, American Studies (RAE Unit biography; the archives of American art; the 45), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE graphics collections of the American Art Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and Museum and NPG; as well as a variety of image Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE collections and research databases. Unit 64), Cultural History , American Studies,

Cultural Heritage, Colonial History & Studies The standard term of residency is 12 months but shorter terms will also be considered. Contact Details

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Closing date: 15 Jan 13 750 9th Street, NW Deadline information: This call is repeated Suite 3100 once a year. Washington DC 20001 Posted date: 14 Aug 12 Tel: +1 202 633 8353 E-mail: [email protected]

ESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP FOR THEOLOGIANS University of Notre Dame R

Description: allow theologians to take a funded leave of The University of Notre Dame’s Center for absence to pursue research in residence at the Philosophy of Religion invites applications for Centre for Philosophy of Religion or at other its residential fellowships for theologians. These

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ONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES FELLOWSHIP Mind & Life Institute C

Description: The grants are available to applicants who hold The Mind & Life Institute invites applications assistant or associate professor, full professor, for its contemplative studies fellowship. The or equivalent rank at their academic institution. applications should propose to bring a fresh The fellowships last one year, and are worth perspective from the humanities into US$60,000 for full professors, US$40,000 for contemplative neuroscience and contemplative associate professors, and US$35,000 for clinical science, including research on Buddhist assistant-professor-level researchers. contemplative practice. The fellowships have two complementary strands: Closing date: 15 Jan 13  Strand one will focus on encouraging Deadline information: new kinds of scholarly reviews and Posted date: 11 Oct 12 critical analyses of recent scientific Award type: Directed grants for individual work; investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships  Strand two will focus on facilitating Award amount max: $60,000 new kinds of active partnerships Award amount min: $30,000 between humanistic scholars and Award budget total: - laboratory scientists.

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Website: Neurology, Neuroscience, Clinical Laboratory http://www.mindandlife.org/grants/contempla Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Psychology (RAE Unit tive-studies-fellowship/ 13), Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies Application form: (RAE Unit 63), Neuroimaging, Clinical Laboratory Science Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------Mind & Life Institute Disciplines 4 BAY ROAD ------HADLEY MA 01035 Buddhism, Religion & Health, Spirituality, Tel: +1 413 387 0710 Psychology, Emotional & Mental Health,

HARK TANK COMPETITION AWARD Epilepsy Foundation S

Description: The Epilepsy Foundation invites letters of Closing date: 15 Jan 13 intent for its shark tank competition award. Deadline information: Letters of intent due by This will be awarded to support the 11.59pm ET. This call is repeated once a year. development and commercialisation of an Posted date: 26 Oct 12 important new product, technology or Award type: Prizes, Innovation grants, therapeutic concept to help people with Technology innovation/development epilepsy. Proposed novel concepts may be: Award amount max: $100,000 Website:  A drug or device treatment that stops a http://www.epilepsy.com/etp/aedtrialxii/shark seizure; tank?utm_source=Epilepsy+Therapy+Project  A system that helps patients manage &utm_campaign=6c23959680- their treatment or their epilepsy; Press_Release_Shark_Tank_10_25_2012&utm_ medium=email  A device that prevents personal injury Application form: from a seizure;

 Any other concept that could improve Eligibility profile the lives of people with epilepsy ------potentially in the near future. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

There are no specific background or experience Disciplines requirements, and applicants may reside in any ------country. Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Disease Entities & Medical Problems & Behaviour, Epilepsy, Four or five proposals will be chosen to be Neurological Disorders, Pharmaceuticals, presented to the judging panel at the AEDD Pharmacokinetics, Treatment, Medical, Drug conference. All finalists are eligible for a travel Design, Neuroanatomy, Neuroendocrinology, stipend to attend the conference and free Neurology, Neuropharmacology, conference registration. The winner will receive Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Drug & Chemical a cash prize of US$100,000. Toxicology, Drug-Receptor Interaction,

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Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Clinical Laboratory Pharmacotherapy, Pre-Clinical Studies, Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Pre Clinical Studies Neuropsychology, Pharmacogenomics (RAE Unit 5), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Chemistry (RAE Unit Contact Details 18), Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacy, ------Neuroimaging, Clinical Laboratory Science, E-mail: [email protected]

ETER BUCK FELLOWSHIPS Smithsonian Institution P

Description: Award amount min: - The Smithsonian Institution invites applications Award budget total: - for its Peter Buck fellowships. These enable Website: http://www.si.edu/ofi/BuckFAQ postdoctoral investigators and graduate Application form: https://solaa.si.edu/ students to work with advisors at the National Museum of Natural History. Fellows may Eligibility profile engage in research at any area of study related ------to the NMNH’s research staff, collections, and Nationality of applicant institution: Any facilities. Two types of fellowships are available: Disciplines ------ Postdoctoral fellowships are worth up Animal Behaviour & Ethology, Cultural to US$45,000 per year for two to three Activities, Folk & Ethnic Studies, Folk & Ethnic years, and support scientists who have Arts, American History, History & received their PhD or equivalent in the Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, last five years; History of Science & Technology, Social History, Conservation, Craft Arts, Decorative  Graduate fellowships support PhD Arts, Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & students for a period of one to two Social, Prehistoric Cultures, Archaeology, years given that the students are Native American Artifacts, Cross-Cultural supervised by NMNH staff members, Studies, Native Americans, Cultural and that the projects involve fulltime Geography, International Cultural Exchange, residency at the museum or its American Indian, Asian-American Community, permanent facilities. Cultural Literacy, Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Biological Sciences, Biological Diversity, Biology, Systematic, Ecology, Closing date: 15 Jan 13 Evolutionary Biology, Earth Sciences, Deadline information: This call is repeated Palaeontology, Environmental Studies, Tropical once a year. Ecosystems, Materials Sciences, Astronomy, Posted date: 15 Nov 12 Astrophysics, Space Sciences, Textiles, Energy Award type: Postdoctoral training Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences fellowships, Predoctoral training fellowships, (RAE Unit 14), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit Predoctoral fellowships, Mid-Career 17), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE fellowships Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Award amount max: - 21), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology

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(RAE Unit 37), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Contact Details Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and ------Design (RAE Unit 64), Cultural History , Tel: +1 202 633 1361 American Language , American Literature , E-mail: [email protected] American Studies, Cultural Heritage, Gang Culture/Psychology

MITHSONIAN BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP S Smithsonian Institution

Description: Award type: Postdoctoral training The Smithsonian Institution requests proposals fellowships, Directed grants for individual for its Smithsonian biodiversity genomics and investigators, Mid-Career fellowships bioinformatics postdoctoral fellowship. This Award amount max: - aims to promote collaborative research in Award amount min: - biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics and Award budget total: - build genomics expertise in the greater Website: Smithsonian Institute research community. http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/BGB/BGB Proposed research should involve comparative appOnline.htm genomic approaches, including phylogenomics, Application form: https://solaa.si.edu/ population genomics, metagenomics or transcriptomics; and have a component that Eligibility profile involves significant bioinformatics analysis. ------Coordinated applications dealing with multiple Nationality of applicant institution: Any genomic approaches and collaboration with other SI facilities are encouraged. Disciplines ------Applicants must have completed or be near Biological Diversity, Other Studies and completion of the PhD. All application Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), materials must be submitted in English. Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Bioinformatics / Health The institution aims to fill three or more Informatics, Genomics, Other Studies and fellowships in the area of biodiversity Professions Allied to Medicine, Life Science genomics, and is especially interested in (Bioscience) recruiting a team of fellows to work together to Contact Details advance bioinformatics. Applicants must ------propose to conduct research in-residence for a Smithsonian Institution period of 12 to 24 months. Office of Fellowships and Internships

470 L'Enfant Suite 7102 Closing date: 15 Jan 13 MRC 902 PO Box 37012 Deadline information: Washington, DC 20013-7012 Posted date: 15 Nov 12 Tel: +1 202 633 7070 R-mail: [email protected]

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OSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Forum Transregionale Studien P

Description: support regarding visa, insurances, housing, Forum Transregionale Studien, under its etc. will be provided. programme Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe, invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships. The EUME Closing date: 15 Jan 13 programme draws on the international Deadline information: This call is repeated expertise of scholars in and outside of Germany once a year. and is embedded in university and extra- Posted date: 21 Nov 12 university research institutions in Berlin. It Award type: Mid-Career fellowships supports historical-critical philology, Award amount max: - engagement with the literatures of the Middle Award amount min: €25,000 East and their histories, the social history of Award budget total: - cities and the study of Middle Eastern political Website: http://www.eume- and philosophical thought (Christian, Jewish, berlin.de/en/fellows/call-for-applications.html Muslim, and secular) as central fields of Application form: research not only for area or cultural studies, but also for European intellectual history and Eligibility profile other academic disciplines. The programme ------explores modernity as a historical space and Nationality of applicant institution: Any conceptual frame. Disciplines

------The fellowships are intended primarily for Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, Arabian Gulf, scholars of art history, history, literature, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt (United Arab museology, philology, political philosophy, Republic), Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab political science, religion and sociology who Emirates, Arab States, History, History & want to carry out their research projects in Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, connection with the EUME programme. Language & Literature, Arabic Language, Applicants should be at the postdoctoral level Arabic Literature, Museums, Museology, and should have obtained their doctorate Religious Studies, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, within the last seven years. Fellows gain the Linguistics & Philology, Political Science, opportunity to pursue research projects of their Political Theory, Sociology, Sociology of own choice within the framework of one of the Religion, Politics and International Studies programme’s research fields and in relation to (RAE Unit 39), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Middle the overall programme. Successful applicants Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), will be fellows of EUME at the Forum Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), History (RAE Unit Transregionale Studien, and associate members 59), History of Art, Architecture and Design of one of the associated university or non- (RAE Unit 60), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), university research institutes. Fellows are Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE obliged to work in Berlin and to help shape the Unit 63), Middle Eastern and African Studies, seminars and working discussions related to Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies, Political their research field. The working language of Philosophy EUME is English.

Contact Details The fellowships start on 1 October 2013 and end ------on 31 July 2014. Fellows will receive a monthly EUME stipend of €2,500 plus supplement depending Forum Transregionale Studien e.V. on their personal situation. Organisational c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin

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WallotStraße 19 Tel: +49 30 8900 1200 D-14193 Berlin E-mail: [email protected]

ISITING FACULTY FELLOWSHIP Vanderbilt University V

Description: Award amount min: - Vanderbilt University's Robert Penn Warren Award budget total: - Center for the Humanities invites applications Website: for the visiting faculty fellows program. This http://www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/visitin year the program will be a year-long gfellowship.php interdisciplinary faculty seminar focusing on Application form: the theme “The Age of Emancipation: Black http://www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/visitin Freedom in the Atlantic World”. Applications gfellowshipapplication_fall11.pdf are invited from scholars in all disciplines whose lively presence will help to focus the Eligibility profile center's work and stimulate discussions. It is ------anticipated that the successful applicant will Nationality of applicant institution: Any have completed the terminal degree in her/his field and will have a record of scholarly Disciplines publication. The seminar meets weekly and will ------allow the visiting fellow ample time to pursue a American History, Latin American History, major research project. The visiting fellow is Social History, National Characteristics & Race provided with a spacious office within the Awareness, Black Minorities, Racism & Race center’s own building. The fellowship pays a Relations, Race & Community Relations, stipend of $50,000, provides a research fund of Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), American Studies $3,000 for the academic year in residence and (RAE Unit 45), History (RAE Unit 59), Cultural $1,500 in moving expenses. History , American Studies, Colonial and Postcolonial Literature, Spanish History, Colonial History & Studies Closing date: 16 Jan 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities repeated once a year. VU Station B #351534 Posted date: 22 Nov 11 Nashville, TN 37235-1534 Award type: Postdoctoral training Tel: +1 615 343 6060 fellowships, Travel for research purposes, E-mail: [email protected] Mid-Career fellowships Award amount max: $54,500

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IND MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIPS Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency M

Description: Posted date: 09 Nov 12 The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Award type: Directed grants for individual Executive Agency invites applications for the investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate MIND industrial ecology master’s scholarships. students The objective of the MIND programme is, in Award amount max: - keeping with the Europe 2020 strategy, to: Award amount min: - Award budget total: -  Conduct industrial ecology analyses of Website: complex sustainability problems; http://j9atp.w4yserver.at/?how_to_apply.html  Design industrial ecology solutions for Application form: those problems; http://jointdegree.biobs.com/

 Develop implementation strategies for Eligibility profile those solutions identified. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering, natural sciences, environmental Disciplines sciences, economics or social sciences. The ------master’s degree will last for two years and Ecological Zones, Industrial Archaeology, involve 15 third-country students and 10 EU Industrial Production, Sustainable Resource students. Students must study at two or three of Use, Ecology & Population, Industrial the participating universities, which are the Engineering, Industrial Design, Ecology, universities of Graz, Leiden and Waeda, the Sustainable Development, Buildings, Industrial Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, Energy Use, Industrial Processes, Energy Use, Delft University of Technology, the Asian Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), University of Technology in Thailand and Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Rochester Institute of Technology in the US. Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing

Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Town and Country Funding of up to €8,000 is available for travel Planning (RAE Unit 34), Economics and and installation costs, up to €4,000 per semester Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Sociology (RAE for participation costs, and up to €1,000 as a Unit 42), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58) monthly allowance.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 16 Jan 13 E=mail: [email protected] Deadline information:

DWARD H AND ROSAMOND B SPICER TRAVEL AWARDS Society for Applied Anthropology E

Description: Spicer travel awards. These awards honor The Society for Applied Anthropology invites students who have submitted a paper abstract applications for the Edward H and Rosamond B based on concern for community broadly

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ESEARCH FELLOWSHIP British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies R

Description: Website: The British Society for Eighteenth-Century http://www.bsecs.org.uk/Society/prizes.aspx Studies, together with the Bodleian Library, invites applications for its research fellowship. Eligibility profile This is a one-month residence in Oxford offered ------to a society member for research in the special Nationality of applicant institution: Any collections of the Bodleian Library on any topic in the study of the long eighteenth century. Disciplines Applicants must hold a first degree or higher ------from a recognised higher education institution. History, Modern History, Social History, World The fellowship is worth £1,000. History, History (RAE Unit 59), Cultural History

Closing date: 17 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Fellowships Posted date: 19 Jan 12 Centre for the Study of the Book Award type: Access to libraries, Mid-Career Bodleian Library fellowships, Senior fellowships, Travel for Broad Street research purposes Oxford OX1 3BG Award amount max: £1,000 Tel: +44 1865 277 006 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: -

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ELLOWSHIP AWARDS Heart Rhythm Society F

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, The Heart Rhythm Society invites applications Postdoctoral training fellowships for its fellowships in cardiac electrophysiology. Award amount max: $50,000 These fellowships are awarded to individuals Award amount min: - interested in clinical and basic research that Award budget total: - relates to the latest advances in Website: http://new.hrsonline.org/Career- electrophysiology. Appropriate fields of study Resources/Fellowships-Program- include epidemiological, community, and Directors/Scholarships-for-EP clinical and basic investigations within the general area of cardiac electrophysiology. Eligibility profile Applicants should intend to pursue a career in ------independent research and be interested in Nationality of applicant institution: Any additional training. Disciplines Applicants must have an MD, PhD or ------equivalent degree and may not be enrolled in Heart, Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular graduate or medical school by June in the year Diseases, Prosthetic Device, Heart, Cardiology, of the award. They may not have completed Anatomy, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects three cumulative years of postdoctoral research, (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), and they must have a sponsor who is a member Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Hospital-based of the society. International applications are Clinical Subject, Physiology welcomed. Contact Details The fellowships include a one-year stipend of ------US$50,000 and complimentary registration to HRS the society’s annual scientific sessions. 1400 K Street NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 Closing date: 18 Jan 13 Tel: +1 202 464 3400 Deadline information: Applications due by 12 Fax: +1 202 464 3401 midnight. This call is repeated once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 24 Oct 12

RTEGUN SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES University of Oxford E

Description: across academic disciplines, cultures and The University of Oxford invites applications generations. for the Ertegun scholarships in the humanities. These master’s scholarships bring together the Applications may be made by scholars who world’s top graduate students in the pursue graduate level study and research in: humanities in a setting that fosters dialogue classics, including classical archaeology; English language and literature; history,

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University Offices Eligibility profile Wellington Square ------Oxford OX1 2JD Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +44 1865 270 059

Fax: +44 1865 270 049 Disciplines E-mail: [email protected] ------

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RAWEMEYER AWARD FOR IDEAS IMPROVING WORLD ORDER University of Louisville G

Description: Closing date: 19 Jan 13 The University of Louisville invites Deadline information: Nominations due by 19 nominations for the Grawemeyer award for January; supporting materials due by 19 ideas improving world order. This aims to February, 2013. This call is repeated once a stimulate the recognition, dissemination and year. critical analysis of outstanding proposals for Posted date: 19 Oct 12 improving world order. Submissions may Award type: Prizes address a wide range of global concerns, Award amount max: $100,000 including: Website: http://grawemeyer.org/worldorder/description.  Foreign policy and its formation; html  The conduct of international relations Application form: http://grawemeyer.org/worldorder/pdf_docs/G or world politics; raw%20Entry%20Form.pdf  Global economic issues, such as world

trade and investment; Eligibility profile  Resolution of regional, ethnic or racial ------conflicts; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  The proliferation of destructive technologies; Disciplines  Global cooperation on environmental ------protection or other important issues; Economics, International Economics,  International law and organisation; Environmental Planning & Policy, Foreign  Any combination or particular aspects Trade Policy, Political Science, International of these, or any other suitable idea Relations & Diplomacy, World Security, which could at least incrementally lead Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Law, to a more just and peaceful world International & Comparative Law, Warfare order. Technologies, Peace & Disarmament & Amnesty, Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit The ideas or achievements considered may be 21), Mechanical, Aeronautical and found in printed books and articles in scholarly Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), or distinguished journals, and also in public Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), speeches or other widely and publicly Law (RAE Unit 36), Economics and disseminated documents so long as they first Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and appeared between January 2008 and December International Studies (RAE Unit 39), 2012. Environmental Conservation, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), War Studies Nominations are welcome from chairs of political science departments, professional Contact Details associations of political scientists or related ------disciplines, publishers and editors of books and Department of Political Science journals in political science and world affairs. Ford Hall Self-nominations are not allowed. Nominees University of Louisville may be individuals, government agencies, Louisville, KY 40292 nonprofit groups or international organisations. Tel: +1 502 852 3248 Fax: +1 502 852 7923 The award consists of a US$100,000 prize. E-mail: [email protected]

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ESIDENCIES Brocher Foundation R

Description: Website: The Brocher Foundation invites applications for http://www.brocher.ch/pages/appel_candidatu residencies at its centre in Geneva. These enable re.asp researchers to stay at the centre for one to six Application form: months to start or complete a research project http://www.brocher.ch/files/Appelpdf/formcal on ethical, legal and social implications of l2013_stays.docx recent medical research and new medical technologies. Eligible disciplines include: Eligibility profile bioethics, health anthropology, health ------economics, health governance, health law, Nationality of applicant institution: Any health philosophy, health psychology, health sociology, medical ethics, history of medicine. Disciplines A special emphasis is placed on projects ------addressing neuroscience and synthetic biology. Ethics, Philosophy of Medicine, Health Care Preference is given to collaborations with Swiss Economics, Human Reproduction & Fertility, universities, European universities and non- Brain, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, governmental or international organisations, Neurophysiology, Neurological Disorders, and researchers can collaborate with one or two Neuromuscular Disorders, Orphan & Rare other researchers on a project. Applications Diseases, Health Care Policy, Politics of Health, form low- or middle-income countries are Gene Therapy, Transplantation of Organs, highly encouraged. All successful applicants Clinical Trial, Preservation of Organs & Tissue, receive accommodation, an office, food and Neurotransmitters, Pathogenesis, Organs, travel costs to Geneva. Junior visiting Medical and Health Ethics, Policy & Planning, researchers, each of whom should be a PhD Health Planning & Policy, Medical Ethics, student, or have obtained their PhD in 2008 or Epidemiology, Medical Genetics, later, may also apply for travel and local Neuroanatomy, Neuroendocrinology, expenses in Geneva. Successful applicants Neurology, Neuropharmacology, receive accommodation, an office, food and Neurosurgery, Public Health Law, Anatomy, travel costs to Geneva. Genetics, Neuroscience, Protein Synthesis, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Closing date: 20 Jan 13 (Forecast) 2), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Pharmacology (RAE Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Unit 8), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological announced by sponsor but this is the Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Physics (RAE Unit 19), approximate deadline we expect. This call is Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing repeated once a year. Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Law (RAE Unit 36), Posted date: 01 Dec 11 Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Award type: Networking/collaboration, Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Retreats, Directed grants to institutions, 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE research groups etc, Directed grants for Unit 40), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), individual investigators, Travel for research Nanotechnology, Stem Cells, Neurobiology, purposes, Thesis/Dissertation funding, Neuroimaging, Clinical Laboratory Science, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Young Health Disparities, Neurodegenerative investigator awards, Financial aid for Disorders, Community-based Clinical Subjects, postgraduate students Nanomedicine, Neuropsychology, Medical Award amount max: - Law, Medical Anthropology Award amount min: - Award budget total: -

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Contact Details CH-1248 Hermance ------E-mail: [email protected] Brocher Foundation 471 Route d'Hermance CP 70

ADR PROSTHODONTICS RESEARCH GROUP PRE-PROSTHETIC REGENERATIVE SCIENCE AWARD FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS I International Association for Dental Research

Description: Award amount min: $500 The International Association for Dental Website: Research’s Prosthodontics Research Group http://www.iadr.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pag invites applications for its pre-prosthetic eid=3664 regenerative science award for young investigators. The award recognizes original Eligibility profile research by new investigators in the ------multidisciplinary field of pre-prosthetic or Nationality of applicant institution: Any prosthodontics-related regenerative science, including, tissue engineering, bone, tooth and Disciplines ------soft-tissue regenerative sciences, graft materials Implants, Preventive Dentistry, Materials & research, maxillofacial reconstructive biology Products (Health & Safety & Medical), and physiology and implant biological Regeneration, Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), research. Researchers carrying out original Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit research are eligible for the award if they have 7), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Facial been the primary author of no more than three Plastic Surgery, Prosthodontics, Dental articles published in refereed scientific journals. Diagnostic Sciences, Dental Special Needs, The winner will receive a cash prize worth Tissue $1,000 and the runner-up a cash prize worth $500. Contact Details ------The Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Closing date: 20 Jan 13 (Forecast) Biotechnology Division of Advanced Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Prosthodontics, Biomaterials and Hospital announced by sponsor but this is the Dentistry UCLA School of Dentistry approximate deadline we expect. This call is 10833 Le Conte Avenue repeated once a year. Box 951668, CHS, B3-088H Posted date: 01 Sep 11 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668 Award type: Young investigator awards E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: $1,000

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RUGS, SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIP Social Science Research Council D

Description: Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, The Social Science Research Council invites Mid-Career fellowships, Travel for research applications for its drugs, security and purposes, Directed grants for individual democracy fellowship programme, which is investigators funded by the Open Society Foundations and Award amount max: - the International Development Research Award amount min: - Centre. The fellowship programme supports Award budget total: - research on drug policy, citizen security and Website: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/dsd- democratic governance, as well as associated fellowship/ topics across the social sciences and related Application form: disciplines. There are two types of fellowships http://ssrc.org/workspace/uploads/docs/DSD_ available under this programme: Application.pdf

Eligibility profile  Dissertation fellowship – this is open to ------PhD and JSD candidates worldwide Nationality of applicant institution: Any who have not completed writing for the

final submission of their dissertation; Disciplines

------ Postdoctoral fellowship – this is open to Caribbean Islands, Latin America, Drug & PhD and JSD recipients worldwide Substance Abuse, Political Economics & who have completed their PhD within Economy, Planning & Policy Studies, seven years of the application deadline. Democracy, Politics and International Studies

(RAE Unit 39), Security Support will be provided for a minimum of three and a maximum of 12 months’ research. Contact Details Candidates based outside Latin America or the ------Caribbean must spend at least three months Social Science Research Council conducting research in the region. Travel and 1 Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor associated research costs will be covered. 300 Cadman Plaza West

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tel: +1 212 377 2700 Closing date: 20 Jan 13 Fax: +1 212 377 2727 Deadline information: This call is repeated E-mail: [email protected] once a year. Posted date: 23 Nov 12

SAAC NEWTON MEDAL Institute of Physics I

Description: subject area, background or nationality, for The Institute of Physics invites nominations for outstanding contributions to physics. Nominees its Isaac Newton medal. This award shall be should not normally have received a Nobel made annually to any physicist, regardless of prize.

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The medal will be accompanied by a prize of Eligibility profile £1,000. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 21 Jan 13 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Physical Sciences, Physics, Physics (RAE Unit Posted date: 30 Oct 12 19) Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £1,000 Contact Details Website: ------http://www.iop.org/about/awards/internationa Institute of Physics l/page_38399.html 76 Portland Place Application form: London W1B 1NT http://www.iop.org/about/awards/nominate/fil Tel: +44 20 7470 4800 e_38713.doc Fax: +44 20 7470 4848 E-mail: [email protected]

USTRALIAN LAUREATE FELLOWSHIPS Australian Research Council A

Description: research associates with a salary of $27,652 per The Australian Research Council invites annum and up to two postgraduate researchers applications for the Australian laureate with a salary of $69,949 per annum. This award fellowships. The scheme encourages is listed in the Australian Competitive Grants researchers of international repute to conduct Register (ACGR) - research income Category 1. research of significant national economic, environmental, cultural and social benefit. The ARC particularly encourages proposals from Closing date: 23 Jan 13 (Forecast) women, early to mid-career researchers, and Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been from researchers currently working overseas. announced by sponsor but this is the Up to 17 fellowships may be awarded for approximate deadline we expect. funding commencing in 2012, with two of these Posted date: 26 Oct 11 allocated to exceptional female researchers, Award type: Directed grants for individual promoting women in research. Fellows duties investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, include conducting word-class research, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed grants to forging links among the international research institutions, research groups etc community or industry and providing an Award amount max: - excellent research training environment and Award amount min: - mentoring to early-career researchers. Fellows Award budget total: - commencing in 2012 will receive a salary Website: supplement of $105,782, plus 28 per cent on- http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/laureate/laureate_ overview.htm costs, with a standard tenure of five years. In Application form: addition, ARC may provide project funding of http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/FL12/FL12_sample_ up to $300,000 per annum and additional application.pdf funding to appoint up to two postdoctoral

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any ARC GPO Box 2702 Disciplines Canberra ACT 2601 ------Tel: +61 2 6287 6600 Any Fax: +61 2 6287 6638 E-mail: [email protected]

USTICE INITIATIVE FELLOWS PROGRAMME Open Society Foundations J

Description: For the second year, fellows will be employed The Open Society Institute, in collaboration by their nominating non-government with the Central European University, invites organisation to conduct human rights advocacy applications for its justice initiative fellows on a non-profit basis. Salary will be paid by the programme. This aims to support and further nominating organisation. develop a network of lawyers and activists working internationally on human rights issues. To be eligible, applicants must: Closing date: 24 Jan 13 Deadline information: Applications due by 12  Be nominated by a national non- midnight PST. This call is repeated once a governmental organisation concerned year. with human rights; Posted date: 13 Nov 12 Award type: Personal development, Financial  Be from Central and Eastern Europe, aid for postgraduate students the former Soviet Union, Africa, Asia, Award amount max: - the Middle East, Central America or Award amount min: - South America; Award budget total: - Website: http://www.soros.org/grants/justice- initiative-fellows-program  Demonstrate a strong commitment to Application form: human rights; http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/apply

 Hold a university degree; Eligibility profile ------ Have a high degree of proficiency in Nationality of applicant institution: United English. Arab Emirates, Armenia, Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, For the first year of the two-year fellowship, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo, the fellows will undertake a human rights degree Democratic Republic of the, Central African programme at the CEU’s legal studies Republic, Congo, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, department and a three-month internships with Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czech a leading European human rights organisation. Republic, Djibouti, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, A full study scholarship will be awarded. Western Sahara, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial

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Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Israel, Iraq, Disciplines Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jordan, Kenya, ------Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, International Planning & Policy, Political Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Science, Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, Lithuania, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Moldova, Local Government, Social Work, Children's Republic of, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Rights, Judicial & Law Administration, State Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Justice System, Law (RAE Unit 36), Politics and Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Poland, Palestinian International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Work (RAE Unit 41), Development Policy , Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Governance , Women’s Rights Seychelles, Sudan, Saint Helena, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao Contact Details Tome and Principe, Syrian Arab Republic, ------Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Open Society Justice Initiative Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tanzania, United Oktober 6. u. 12 Republic of, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Budapest 1051 Yemen, Mayotte, South Africa, Zambia, Tel: +361 882 3108 Zimbabwe, All Asian nations, All South Fax: +361 882 3103 American nations, Central America, South E-mail: Sudan [email protected]

EFOULON-DELALANDE FOUNDATION SCIENTIFIC GRAND PRIZE Institut De France L

Description: Award amount min: - The Institut De France’s Lefoulon-Delalande Award budget total: - Foundation invites nominations for its scientific Website: http://lefoulon-delalande.institut-de- grand prize. This recognises a scientist who has france.fr/prix/appel_gp.html made important contributions to cardiovascular Application form: http://lefoulon- physiology, biology or medicine. These fields delalande.institut-de- also include developmental biology, genetics, france.fr/prix/2013/lefoulon_delalande_propos epidemiology and physiology, as well as ition_candidature_2013a.pdf clinical biology, imaging techniques, therapeutics and the pharmacology of the Eligibility profile cardiovascular system. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The prize is worth €500,000. Members of the Institut de France are not eligible. Disciplines ------Cardiovascular System, Heart, Medical & Closing date: 25 Jan 13 Diagnostic Imaging, Pharmacology, Deadline information: This call is repeated Cardiovascular Diseases, Epidemiology, once a year. Nursing, Anatomy, Biology, Developmental & Posted date: 25 Oct 12 Evolutionary, Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Award type: Prizes Imaging, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Award amount max: €500,000 Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects

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(RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Contact Details (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), ------Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Président du Conseil Scientifique de la Unit 8), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Biological Fondation Lefoulon-Delalande Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Computer Science Bureau des Fondations (RAE Unit 25), Clinical Laboratory Science, Institut de France Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- 23 Quai de Conti based Clinical Subject, Physiology, 75270 Paris Cedex 06 Therapeutics, Heart Disease E-mail: [email protected]

LINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Alzheimer's Research UK C

Description: Website: Alzheimer’s Research UK invites applications http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grant- for its clinical research fellowship. The scheme schemes/ is suitable for clinical psychiatrists, clinical Application form: https://a-r.org.uk/ neurologists, clinical psychologists and similar specialists, and provides salary, research and Eligibility profile travel costs for up to three years. Applications ------must fall within ARUK’s remit: research into Nationality of applicant institution: United causes, cures, preventions, diagnoses and Kingdom treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related Nationality of applicant institution: Any dementias. Disciplines Candidates must be clinically qualified persons ------with an honorary clinical contract. Candidates Alzheimer's Disease, Senile Dementia, are required to have secured the sponsorship of Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit a senior established investigator in the 2), Neurodegenerative Disorders, Community- institution where the fellowship is to be held. based Clinical Subjects Funding is for a maximum of £10,000 per year. Contact Details ------Closing date: 25 Jan 13 Alzheimer's Research UK Deadline information: This call is repeated The Stables once a year. Station Road Posted date: 09 Aug 12 Great Shelford Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Cambridge CB22 5LR fellowships Tel: +44 1223 843 899 Award amount max: £30,000 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: - Award budget total: -

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ESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Alzheimer's Research UK R

Description: Website: Alzheimer’s Research UK invites applications http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grant- for its research fellowships. These support PhD schemes/ qualified non-clinical researchers in the field of Application form: https://a-r.org.uk/ Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Each applicant must have under five years of Eligibility profile research experience since receiving the PhD. ------Nationality of applicant institution: United The lead applicant and point of contact must be Kingdom UK-based. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

The scheme provides funds for salary, up to Disciplines three years, and a contribution toward research ------and travel costs for up to £10,000 per year. Alzheimer's Disease, Senile Dementia, ARUK will consider requests for up to £15,000 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit per year if there is sufficient justification with 2), Neurodegenerative Disorders, Community- inherently costly research. based Clinical Subjects

Contact Details Closing date: 25 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Alzheimer's Research UK once a year. The Stables Posted date: 09 Aug 12 Station Road Award type: Mid-Career fellowships Great Shelford Award amount max: £45,000 Cambridge CB22 5LR Award amount min: - Tel: +44 1223 843 899 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected]

ENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Alzheimer's Research UK S

Description: Closing date: 25 Jan 13 Alzheimer's Research UK invites applications Deadline information: This call is repeated for its senior research fellowship. This supports once a year. researchers who have completed a post- Posted date: 09 Aug 12 doctoral degree and have the potential to Award type: Senior fellowships, Mid-Career become leading principal investigators but have fellowships not yet attained a tenure/tenure-track position. Award amount max: £330,000 Website: Applicants must be based in a reputable http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grant- research institution. The lead applicant and schemes/ point of contact must be UK-based. Funding is Application form: https://a-r.org.uk worth up to £330,000 over a three year period.

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Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: United ------Kingdom ARUK Nationality of applicant institution: Any The Stables Station Road Disciplines Great Shelford ------Cambridge CB22 5LR Alzheimer's Disease, Senile Dementia, Tel: +44 1223 843 899 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit E-mail: [email protected] 2), Neurodegenerative Disorders, Community- based Clinical Subjects

CIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZES International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications S

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The International Union for Vacuum Science, every 3 years. Technique and Applications invites Posted date: 08 Nov 12 nominations for its science and technology Award type: Prizes prizes. This recognises and encourages Award amount max: - outstanding achievements in technology and Award amount min: - instrumentation in the fields of interest to Award budget total: - IUVSTA, while the science prize is awarded to Website: recognise and encourage outstanding research http://www.iuvsta.org/iuvsta2/?id=760 in these fields. Eligibility profile Nominees must have accomplished ------outstanding results in the area of technology Nationality of applicant institution: Any and instrumentation, or in experimental or theoretical research, within the ten years Disciplines preceding the year in which the awards are ------made. Neither nominees nor nominators need Plasma Electronics, Thin Film, Technology & to be members of IUVSTA member societies. Applications, Surface Physics, Electronic The prizes will normally be awarded to Materials, Vacuum Engineering, Physics (RAE individuals, but in exceptional cases that Unit 19), General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), involve team research, multiple awards may be Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit made. There are no further restrictions on the 29), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32) prizes. Contact Details Each prize includes a cash award, and ------reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed Institut für Physik for the meeting at which the prize is presented. TU Chemnitz 09107 Chemnitz E-mail: [email protected] Closing date: 25 Jan 13

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RADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM AWARDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists G

Description: Website: The American Association of Pharmaceutical http://www.aaps.org/About_AAPS/Graduate_ Scientists invites nominations for its graduate Student_Awards/ student symposium in biotechnology. This Application form: recognises excellence in graduate education in http://www.aaps.org/uploadedFiles/Content/A the fields of pharmaceutical biotechnology. bout_AAPS/2013%20NBC%20Biotec%20Grad %20St%20Symp.doc Applicants should be graduate students working on their PhD and should be nominated Eligibility profile by their PhD thesis advisor. Each student ------selected will receive a cash award of US$250 Nationality of applicant institution: Any and a complimentary National Biotechnology Conference registration. In addition, expenses Disciplines will be reimbursed up to US$1,000 for domestic ------travel and US$1,500 for international travel Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, following the meeting. Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) Closing date: 28 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 24 Oct 12 AAPS Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, 2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700 meetings etc., Student awards Arlington, VA 22201-3046 Award amount max: $1,750 Tel: +1 703 243 2800 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: -

UMMER STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS Parkinson’s Disease Foundation S

Description: Undergraduate students, graduate students and The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation invites medical students are all eligible to apply. The applications for its summer student programme is open to both national and fellowships. The fellowships are used to international applicants. support medical students in the pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects. Typically, fellowships are offered for 10 weeks Closing date: 28 Jan 13 of laboratory work under a sponsor who Deadline information: Applications due by 28 oversees the project, with an award worth January 2013. This call is repeated once a year. US$3,000. Posted date: 07 Aug 12 Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships

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Award amount max: $3,000 Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Award amount min: - Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Clinical Award budget total: - Laboratory Science, Neurodegenerative Website: Disorders, Community-based Clinical Subjects, http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_funding_fellow Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Application form: Degenerative/Wasting Diseases, Movement Disorders Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------PDF Disciplines 1359 Broadway ------Suite 1509 Nervous System, Neurological Disorders, New York, NY 10018 Neuromuscular Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Tel: +1 212 923 4700 Neurology, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory E-mail: [email protected] Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based

OUISA GROSS HORWITZ PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY Columbia University L

Description: Application form: Columbia University invites nominations for http://vesta.cumc.columbia.edu/horwitz/ the Louise Gross Horwitz prize. This prize is awarded each year for outstanding basic Eligibility profile research in the fields of biology or ------biochemistry. The prize honours a scientific Nationality of applicant institution: Any investigator, or group of investigators, whose contributions to knowledge in either of these Disciplines fields are deemed worthy of special recognition. ------Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological The prize consists of an honorarium and a Sciences (RAE Unit 14) citation awarded at a special presentation event. Contact Details ------Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Committee Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Columbia University College of Physician and Deadline information: Surgeons Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Columbia University Medical Center Award type: Prizes 630 West 168th Street, Suite 2-401 Award amount max: - New York, NY 10032 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 212 305 7970 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/horwitz/index .html

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UMANE STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS Institute for Humane Studies H

Description: Ethnic Studies, History, History & Appreciation The Institute for Humane Studies invites of Art, Architecture and Design, Humanities, applications under its humane studies Jurisprudence, Language & Literature, fellowships programme. These fellowships are Museums, Philosophy, Religious Studies, awarded to students embarking on liberty Restoration & Preservation, Archaeology, advancing careers in ideas. Political Science, Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, Human Population Genetics, Social Applications are considered from full time Change, Law, Peace & Disarmament & graduate students, including law students, who Amnesty, Human Genome, Law (RAE Unit 36), have research interests related to liberty in Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Politics and society and are studying in accredited International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Sociology universities anywhere in the world. Applicants (RAE Unit 42), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), must be able to relate their work to the Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit humanities and be dedicated to advancing the 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European ideas of liberty through research and teaching. Studies (RAE Unit 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), English Language and Literature (RAE Unit Fellowships awards range from US$2,000 to 50), French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and US$15,000 per year. Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian Closing date: 31 Jan 13 and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Deadline information: This call is repeated Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient once a year. History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Posted date: 16 Nov 12 (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, students, Directed grants for individual Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library investigators, Predoctoral fellowships and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Award amount max: $15,000 Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity Award amount min: $2,000 and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Award budget total: - Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Website: http://www.theihs.org/humane- (RAE Unit 65), Classical Studies, Free Societies studies-fellowships Application form: Contact Details

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CHOOL VISITING FELLOWSHIP School of Advanced Study S

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: Any The School of Advanced Study invites applications for its visiting fellowships. These Disciplines enable scholars to pursue their work in the ------context of an active relationship with the multi- British Commonwealth of Nations, History, disciplinary scholarly community within the American History, Classical Greece, History & school, to play a leading intellectual role in Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, cross-school seminars and other programmes History & Appreciation of Music, Latin and to engage fully with the research American History, Jurisprudence, Language & promotion and facilitation mission of the school Literature, Ancient Literature, English and its institutes. Applicants must be of either Language, English Literature, French professorial status or early to mid-career Language, French Literature, German academics of sufficient quality and standing. Language, German Literature, Italian Normally, applicants will have a PhD which Language, Italian Literature, Latin, Literature, will have been awarded between eight and 15 Classical Greek, Literature, Classical Latin, years prior to the application deadline. Literature, Renaissance, Music, Musicology & Music Theory, Philosophy, Aesthetics, The fellowship is funded for a period of up to Manuscripts & Books & Music Scores, six months and successful applicants are Linguistics & Philology, Law, American Studies expected to spend at least five months with the (RAE Unit 45), English Language and Literature school. Up to £12,000 is available to cover (RAE Unit 50), French (RAE Unit 51), German, reasonable costs incurred for accommodation, Dutch and Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit travel and research. 52), Italian (RAE Unit 53), Iberian and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Studies (RAE Unit 57), History (RAE Unit 59), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been History of Art, Architecture and Design (RAE announced by sponsor but this is the Unit 60), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Music approximate deadline we expect. Applications (RAE Unit 67), Cultural History , American due by 5pm. This call is repeated once a year. Language , American Literature , American Posted date: 14 Jul 11 Studies, Latin American Studies Award type: Travel for research purposes, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships Contact Details Award amount max: £12,000 ------Website: SAS http://www.sas.ac.uk/fellowshipprogrammes. University of London html Senate House Application form: Malet St http://www.sas.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/fe London WC1E 7HU llowships/SAS_Visiting_Fellowship_Applicat Tel: +44 207 862 8657 ion_Form.doc Email: [email protected]

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TUDENTSHIPS Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies S

Description: Brazil, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Chile, China, The Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies Colombia, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cuba, Dominica, invites applications for its studentships within Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, the field of urban and regional studies. These Federated States of, Grenada, Georgia, enable students, generally from low- and Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, middle-income countries, to pursue Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Republic of, postgraduate research degrees. FURS aims to Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, promote urban and regional research and is Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, particularly keen to encourage an Democratic People's Republic of, Kazakhstan, understanding of the interconnection between Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, social, economic and political processes and of Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, the broader causes and effects of these Moldova, Republic of, Marshall Islands, processes. Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, The following types of studentships are Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Panama, Peru, available: Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Palau,  Three-year studentships, worth up to Paraguay, Romania, Russian Federation, £11,100 per year, to cover for living Solomon Islands, Suriname, El Salvador, Syrian expenses or fees over a maximum Arab Republic, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor- period of three years; Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine,  One-year studentships, worth up to Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent and the £11,100, for students who have already Grenadines, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, completed part of their degree; Samoa, Yemen, Mayotte, Angola, Burkina Faso,  Writing-up grants, worth up to £3,700 Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo, the per academic term, to support students Democratic Republic of the, Central African on PhD programmes completing their Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, theses. Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Deadline information: This call is repeated Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, once a year. Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Posted date: 08 Mar 12 Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, students, Predoctoral fellowships Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Award amount max: £33,300 South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Disciplines Website: ------http://www.ijurr.org/furs/studentships.html Regional & Urban Design, Urban History, Anthropology, Cultural & Social, Urban Eligibility profile Anthropology, Regional Economics, Urban ------Geography, Regional Planning & Policy, Urban Nationality of applicant institution: Planning & Policy, Political Science, Urban Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Sociology, Built Environment (RAE Unit 33), American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology (RAE

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Unit 37), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Oxford University Centre for the Environment Unit 38), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History Dyson Perrins Building (RAE Unit 59) South Parks Rd Oxford OX1 3QY Contact Details Tel: +44 1865 285 066 ------Fax: +44 1865 275 885 FURS E-mail: [email protected] School of Geography and the Environment

ESEARCH GRANTS Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies R

Description: Award amount min: - The Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies Award budget total: - invites applications for its research grants Website: within the field of urban and regional studies. http://www.ijurr.org/furs/research.html These promote urban and regional research, Application form: and within this field particularly encourage an http://www.ijurr.org/furs/research- understanding of the interconnection between application.html social, economic and political processes, and of the broader causes and effects of these Eligibility profile processes. This means that research examining ------policies critically and focusing on their Nationality of applicant institution: unintended as well as intended consequences is Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, more likely to be supported than research on American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and managerially defined questions. Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Chile, China, Applicants must be within the field of urban Colombia, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cuba, Dominica, and regional studies. Grants may be held at any Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, university. Only applicants who are nationals Federated States of, Grenada, Georgia, of countries listed in groups B and C of the Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, World Bank classification will be eligible to Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Republic of, apply. Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, Grants are usually worth up to £2,000 each and Democratic People's Republic of, Kazakhstan, a limited number of higher-value grants may be Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, awarded where this is justified. Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Republic of, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Deadline information: This call is repeated Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Panama, Peru, once a year. Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Posted date: 04 May 12 Poland, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Palau, Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Paraguay, Romania, Russian Federation, students, Directed grants for individual Solomon Islands, Suriname, El Salvador, Syrian investigators Arab Republic, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor- Award amount max: - Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine,

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Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent and the Geography, Urban Geography, Regional Grenadines, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Planning & Policy, Urban Planning & Policy, Samoa, Yemen, Mayotte, Angola, Burkina Faso, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Sociology, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo, the Law, Built Environment (RAE Unit 33), Town Democratic Republic of the, Central African and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology (RAE Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Unit 37), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Unit 38), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, (RAE Unit 59) Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Contact Details Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, ------Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao FURS Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, c/o School of Geography and the Environment Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Oxford University Centre for the Environment South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe Dyson Perrins Building South Parks Rd Disciplines Oxford OX1 3QY ------Tel: +44 1865 285 066 Regional & Urban Design, Social History, Fax: +44 1865 275 885 Urban History, Anthropology, Cultural & E-mail: [email protected] Social, Economics, Regional Economics,

ISSERTATION AWARD Academic Council of the United Nations System D

Description: Award type: Prizes The Academic Council on the United Nations Award amount max: $2,000 System invites applications for its dissertation Website: http://acuns.org/2013dissertation/ award. The award recognises students of Application form: extraordinary potential who are writing http://acuns.org/programsandissertati/ graduate-level dissertations on topics related to the United Nations system. Eligibility profile ------Candidates at the PhD, JSD or LLM level who Nationality of applicant institution: Any are in the writing stage of their programme are eligible to apply. There are no nationality Disciplines restrictions. The award is worth US$1,500 and ------winners may receive an extra US$500 to travel International Planning & Policy, Civil & to the ACUNS annual meeting. Human Rights, International Relations & Diplomacy, Peace Treaties, Peacekeeping Forces, Multinational, Conflict Resolution & Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Mediation, International & Comparative Law, Deadline information: This call is repeated Peace & Disarmament & Amnesty, Law (RAE once a year. Unit 36), Politics and International Studies Posted date: 12 Nov 12 (RAE Unit 39)

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Contact Details Waterloo, Ontario ------N2L 3C5 Dissertation Award Program Tel: +1 226 772 3142 ACUNS E-mail: [email protected] Wilfred Laurier University 75 University Avenue West

AX PLANCK RESEARCH AWARDS Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation M

Description: Website: http://www.humboldt- The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and foundation.de/web/6674.html the Max Planck Society invite nominations for Application form: http://www.humboldt- the Max Planck research awards. These foundation.de/pls/web/wt_show.text_page?p_t recognise excellent scientists and scholars of all ext_id=6710 nationalities who are expected to continue producing outstanding academic achievements Eligibility profile in international collaboration. The 2013 award ------is offered in the life sciences, with the subject Nationality of applicant institution: Any being the impact of climate change on ecosystems. Nominations must be initiated in Disciplines Germany. One award will be presented to a ------researcher working in Germany and one to a Ensuring Food Supply, Abrupt Climate researcher working abroad. Nominations of Change, Climate Variation & Change, female scientists are particularly welcome. Environment, Ecosystem, Environment, Ecosystem Management, Environment, Water Funding is worth €750,000 over a period of Quality, Environmental Effects, Environmental three to five years, for recipients to pursue Hazards, Forecasting, Global Warming, Water research of their own choosing. Resources, Environmental Impacts, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Environmental Conservation Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 29 Aug 12 Humboldt Foundation Award type: Prizes, Directed grants for Jean-Paul-Straße 12 individual investigators 53173 Bonn Award amount max: €750,000 Tel: +49 228 8330 Award amount min: - Fax: +49 228 833 212 Award budget total: €1,500,000 E-mail: [email protected]

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RNST MEYER PRIZE Geneva Association E

Description: Eligibility profile The Geneva Association invites applications for ------the Ernst Meyer prize. This recognises Nationality of applicant institution: Any university research work that contributes significantly to the study of risk and insurance Disciplines economics. The thesis should have been ------accepted by the PhD committee during the 15 Economics, Economic Theory, Risk Factors & months preceding the deadline. Submissions Analysis, Insurance & Actuarial Science, are possible in English, French, Spanish or Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), German. The prize is worth CHF5,000. Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit 43)

Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Geneva Association Posted date: 06 Mar 12 Ernst-Meyer Prize Award type: Prizes, Student awards General Secretariat Award amount max: SFr.5,000 53 Route de Malagnou Award amount min: - 1208 Geneva Award budget total: - Tel: +41 22 707 6600 Website: Fax: +41 22 736 7536 http://www.genevaassociation.org/Home/Prize E-mail: [email protected] s_and_Grants.aspx

OHN AND BRYONY COLES BURSARY Prehistoric Society J

Description: Closing date: 31 Jan 13 The Prehistoric Society invites applications for Deadline information: This call is repeated the John and Bryony Coles bursary. The once a year. purpose of this scheme is to permit the Posted date: 02 Feb 12 recipients to travel abroad to gain a better Award type: Travel for research purposes, understanding of prehistoric archaeology, by Financial aid for postgraduate students taking part in excavations, surveys or other Award amount max: £300 fieldwork, working in museums, or travelling Award amount min: £200 to visit sites. Applicants must be registered Website: students of archaeology in the early years of http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/grants/the_j postgraduate study, or other equivalent status. ohn_and_bryony_coles_bursary_student_trave Two awards of between £200 and £300 each are l_award/ usually given each year. Application form: http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/files/ColesA ward.pdf

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Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------Administrative Assistant Disciplines Prehistoric Society ------Institute of Archaeology Museums, Anthropology, Prehistoric Cultures, 31-34 Gordon Square Archaeology, Archaeological Sites, Field Work, London WC1H 0PY Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Archaeology E-mail: [email protected] (RAE Unit 58)

UTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Association of Genetic Technologists O

Description: Application form: http://www.agt- The Association of Genetic Technologists info.org/Documents/Nomination%20and%20C invites nominations for its outstanding riteria.doc achievement award. The award was created to recognize those who are committed to Eligibility profile furthering the field of genetics as demonstrated ------by their work, attitude and AGT activities. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Nominees must work as or have worked as a Disciplines genetic technologist (this does not include ------postdoctoral fellowships) and must have a Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Biology, current membership in AGT. Molecular, Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Clinical Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Laboratory Science Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. AGT Executive Office Posted date: 10 Nov 10 PO Box 19193 Award type: Prizes Lenexa, KS 66285 Award amount max: - Tel: +1 913 895 4605 Award amount min: - Fax: +1 913 895 4652 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.agt-info.org/Awards.aspx

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OBERT FEULGEN PRIZE Society for Histochemistry R

Description: Website: The Society for Histochemistry invites http://www.histochemistry.eu/feulgen_prize.h applications for the Robert Feulgen prize. This tml is awarded for an outstanding achievement in the field of histochemistry. The contributions Eligibility profile may be either towards the development of new ------histochemical and cytochemical techniques or Nationality of applicant institution: Any in the application of existing technology towards solving important problems in biology Disciplines or medicine. Scientists working in ------microscopical sciences (in the widest sense) as Endocrinology, Biology, Cellular, Cytology, well as in biochemistry, cell biology, Histology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, endocrinology, in situ molecular techniques Biochemistry, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) and neurosciences are eligible. Mid-career scientists are encouraged to apply. The prize is Contact Details worth €3,000. ------Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie Justus-Liebig-Universität Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Aulweg 123 Deadline information: This call is repeated 35385 Giessen once a year. Tel: +49 641 994 7009 Posted date: 06 Mar 12 E-mail: [email protected] Award type: Prizes giessen.de Award amount max: €3,000

YSTEMATICS RESEARCH FUND Linnean Society S

Description: Applications of all nationalities are welcomed. The Linnean Society and the Systematics At least one applicant must be a member of the Association invite applications for grants from Linnean Society or the Systematics Association. their systematics research fund. These support small-scale research projects in the field of The maximum amount is £1,500, with most systematics and taxonomy. Contributions are grants ranging from £500 to £1,000. typically made towards fieldwork expenditure, the purchase of scientific equipment or expertise, specimen preparation and Closing date: 31 Jan 13 publication costs. Projects of a more general or Deadline information: This call is repeated educational nature will also be considered, once a year. provided that they include a strong systematics Posted date: 25 Oct 12 component. Award type: Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Equipment and materials,

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Directed grants for individual investigators, ------Access to laboratories, telescopes etc. Biology, Developmental & Evolutionary, Award amount max: £1,500 Biology, Systematic, Botany, Evolutionary Website: http://www.linnean.org/The- Biology, Taxonomy, Animal, Taxonomy, Plant, Society/awards_and_grants/Awards+and+Gra Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) nts Application form: Contact Details http://www.linnean.org/index.php?id=398 ------Linnean Society of London Eligibility profile Burlington House ------Piccadilly Nationality of applicant institution: Any London W1J 0BF E-mail: [email protected] Disciplines

ECHNICAL FIELD AWARDS Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers T

Description:  The Andrew S Grove award for The Institute of Electrical and Electronics outstanding contributions to solid-state Engineers invites nominations for its technical devices and technology; field awards. The following awards are  The Leon K Kirchmayer graduate available: teaching award for inspirational teaching of graduate students in the  The Cledo Brunetti award for THE fields of interest; outstanding contributions to  The Herman Halperin electric miniaturization in the electronics arts; transmission and distribution award  IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award; for outstanding contributions to electric  Components, packaging and transmission and distribution; manufacturing technology award for  The Masaru Ibuka consumer electronics meritorious contributions to the award for outstanding contributions in advancement of components, electronic the field of consumer electronics packaging or manufacturing technology; technologies;  Internet award for exceptional  Control systems award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of contributions to control systems Internet technology for network engineering, science or technology; architecture, mobility or end-use  Electromagnetics award for applications; outstanding contributions to  The Reynold B Johnson data storage electromagnetics in theory, application device technology award for or education; outstanding contributions to the  The James L Flanagan speech and advancement of information storage audio processing award for with emphasis on technical outstanding contributions to the contributions in computer data storage advancement of speech and/or audio device technology; signal processing;

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 The Reynold B Johnson information techniques, or theory in biologically storage systems award for outstanding and linguistically motivated contributions to information storage computational paradigms, including systems with emphasis on computer but not limited to neural networks, storage systems; connectionist systems, evolutionary  The Richard Harold Kaufmann award computation, fuzzy systems, and for outstanding contributions in hybrid intelligent systems in which industrial systems engineering; these paradigms are contained;  The Joseph F Keithley award in  The David Sarnoff award for instrumentation and measurement for exceptional contributions to electronics; outstanding contributions in electrical  The Donald O Pederson award in solid- measurement; state circuits for exceptional  The Gustav Robert Kirchhoff award for contributions to the development outstanding contributions to the and/or advancement of standards in fundamentals of any aspect of electrical and electronics engineering; electronic circuits and systems that has  The Eric E Sumner award for a long-term significance or impact; outstanding contributions to  The Koji Kobayashi computers and communications technology; communications award for outstanding  The Nikola Tesla award for contributions to the integration of outstanding contributions to the computers and communications; generation and utilization of electric  The William E Newell power power; electronics award for outstanding  The Kiyo Tomiyasu award for contributions to the advancement of outstanding early to mid-career power electronics; contributions to technologies holding  The Daniel E Noble award for the promise of innovative applications; outstanding contributions to emerging  Undergraduate teaching award for technologies recognized within recent inspirational teaching of undergraduate years; students in the fields of interest of the  The Frederik Philips award for IEEE; outstanding accomplishments in the  The Marie Skoldowska-Curie award for management of research and outstanding contributions to the field of development resulting in effective nuclear and plasma sciences and innovation in the electrical and engineering; electronics industry;  IEEE innovation in society  Photonics award for outstanding infrastructure award for significant achievements in photonics; technological achievements and  The Emanuel R Piore award for contributions to the establishment, outstanding contributions in the field of development and proliferation of information processing in relation to innovative societal infrastructure computer science; systems through the application of  The Judith A Resnik award for information technology with an outstanding contributions to space emphasis on distributed computing engineering within the fields of interest systems; of the the IEEE;  The Charles Proteus Steinmetz award  Robotics and automation award for for exception contributions to the contributions in the field of robotics development or advancement of and automation; standards in electrical and electronics  The Frank Rosenblatt award for engineering; outstanding contributions to the  Transportation technologies award for advancement of the design, practice, advances within the fields of interest to

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the IEEE as applied to transportation Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, systems. Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Communication Systems, Control Systems Any person may be nominated for an IEEE (Electronic), Electric Power Transmission, medal or award, regardless of nationality or Electromagnetics, Information & IEEE membership. Communication Systems, Robotics, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Automation, Control Systems (Mechanical Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Engineering), Biomedical Engineering, Deadline information: This call is repeated Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, once a year. Computer Sound Processing, Fuzzy Set Theory, Posted date: 06 Jun 12 Information Technology, Computer Science Award type: Prizes (RAE Unit 25), Chemical Engineering (RAE Award amount max: - Unit 27), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Award amount min: - (RAE Unit 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Award budget total: - Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Website: http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/index.html Contact Details #sect3 ------IEEE Awards Activities Eligibility profile 445 Hoes Lane ------Piscataway, NJ 08854 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +1 732 562 3844

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HD FELLOWSHIPS African Economic Research Consortium P

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The African Economic Research Consortium once a year. invites applications for its PhD fellowships. Posted date: 18 Jun 12 Funding provides financial support for African Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate postgraduate students intending to pursue a students, Predoctoral fellowships career in economic management, research or Award amount max: - teaching at a public institution in sub-Saharan Award amount min: - Africa. Applicants need to be African citizens Award budget total: - and attached to, or sponsored by, an institution Website: in sub-Saharan Africa engaged in economic http://www.aercafrica.org/programmes/trainin management, research or training in the public g_cpp_scholarships.asp sector in the region. Disciplines ------Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Economics, Social Planning & Policy, Management & Commerce, Economic Development, Management Sciences, Public

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Administration, Economics and Econometrics 3rd Floor (RAE Unit 38), Social Policy and Middle East Bank Towers Building Administration (RAE Unit 40), Business and Milimani Road Management Studies (RAE Unit 43), Business PO Box 62882 Economics 00200 Nairobi Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- Tel: +254 20 2734150 Saharan Africa Fax: +254 20 2734170 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Details ------AERC

URO EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE AWARD Association of European Operational Research Societies E

Description: Eligibility profile The Association of European Operational ------Research Societies invites applications for the Nationality of applicant institution: Any excellence in practice award. This prize aims to recognise outstanding accomplishments in the Disciplines practice of operational research, and is open to ------operational research specialists from any part of Decision Sciences, Operations Research, the world. Registration for the EURO Optimisation, Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), conference is free for one author of each of the Statistics and Operational Research (RAE Unit finalist presentations. The award carries a sum 24), Mathematics, Pure of €3,000 plus a certificate of excellence. Contact Details ------Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Université Libre de Bruxelles Deadline information: EURO Office Posted date: 16 Oct 12 Campus Plaine - CP 231 Physique Théorique et Award type: Prizes Mathématique Award amount max: €3,000 Bld. du Triomphe Website: http://www.euro- 1050 Brussels online.org/display.php?pageid=600 Tel: +32 2 650 5583 Application form: http://transp- Fax: +32 2 650 5405 or.epfl.ch/eepa2013/registration.php E-mail: [email protected]

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ONGRESS TRAVEL GRANT International Pharmaceutical Federation C

Description: Application form: The International Pharmaceutical Federation http://www.fip.org/files/fip/Foundation/FIP% invites applications for its congress travel grant. 20Travel%20Grant%20Application%20Form- These enable the recipient to travel to the FIP 2.doc congress in order to develop, or to help others to develop, skills or knowledge in line with the Eligibility profile objectives of the foundation. Any pharmacist or ------pharmaceutical scientist who works or studies Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- in a developing country, and is not able to Middle-Income countries, Low Income obtain funds from other sources such as countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries university, employer, government, sponsorship or other grants is eligible to apply. Funding is Disciplines worth up to €2,500, including the registration ------fee for the congress. Pharmacy Education, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacy (RAE Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Unit 9), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Clinical Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Pharmacy announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 27 Jan 12 FIP Foundation for Education and Research Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings PO Box 84200 etc., Networking/collaboration, Personal 2508 AE Den Haag development Tel: +31 70 302 1970 Award amount max: €2,500 Fax: +31 703 021 999 Website: http://www.fip.org/FIP_foundation E-mail: [email protected]

ESEARCH GRANTS Feminist Review Trust R

Description:  Interventionist projects which support The Feminist Review Trust invites applications feminist values; for its research grants. The trust will award  Training and development projects; grants to support feminist scholars and  One-off events; activities. Awards may support the following:  Dissemination;  Core funding;  Hard to fund projects;  Other projects.  Pump priming activities;

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The trust is unable to support MA, MSc or PhD Disciplines students, with the exception of scholars from ------developing economies in exceptional Homosexual, Female, Women's Studies, circumstances. The maximum value of awards Domestic Violence, Rape & Sexual Abuse, is £10,000. Labour Market, Women & Minorities, Women in Politics, Psychology, Battered Women, Psychology of Women, Sexual Behaviour, Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Discrimination, Feminist Theory, Sexuality & Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 Sex Roles, Sociology of Sex & Gender, Family January 2013, 31 May 2013, 30 September 2013, Health & Planning & Safety, Law & Society, and repeated annually. Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Law (RAE Unit 36), Posted date: 23 Mar 12 Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Award type: Directed grants to institutions, Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit research groups etc, Hosting conferences, 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Directed grants for individual investigators, Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology Publish, edit, translate, disseminate (RAE Unit 42), Women’s Health, Gender-Based Award amount max: £10,000 Violence, Women’s Rights, Women in Science Website: http://www.feminist-review- trust.com/guidelines.htm Contact Details Application form: http://www.feminist------review-trust.com/Application_Form.doc Feminist Review Trust

46 Wrentham Avenue Eligibility profile Kensal Rise ------London NW10 3HA Nationality of applicant institution: Any E-mail: administrator@feminist-review-

trust.com

AW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME United Nations Institute for Training and Research L

Description:  Diplomatic and consular law; The United Nations Institute for Training and  International organisations; Research invites applications for its law  Human rights law; fellowships. These enable qualified  Movements of persons; professionals from least developed and  International humanitarian law; developing countries, as well as from countries  International criminal law; with economies in transition, to acquire  International environmental law; additional knowledge of international law and  Law of the sea; of the legal work of the UN and its associated  International trade law. bodies. Topics for this call are: The course will be held from 24 June to 2  Introduction to international law; August 2013 in The Hague, the Netherlands.  Treaty law; Candidates must be between 24 and 40 years of  State responsibility; age. They should be law graduates with  Peaceful settlement of disputes; practical experience in the field of international law acquired by working for a public or private

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Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Contact Details Réunion, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, ------Sudan, Saint Helena, Sierra Leone, Senegal, UN Headquarters Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, El Salvador, International Law Fellowship Programme Syrian Arab Republic, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, 405 E 42nd Street, Room: M-13068 B Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tonga, Tanzania, United 10017 New York Republic of, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Tel: +1 212 963 5332 Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Mayotte, Fax: +1 212 963 1963

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TEVEN H CHAFFEE CAREER PRODUCTIVITY AWARD International Communication Association S

Description: Award type: Prizes The International Communication Association Award amount max: $1,000 invites nominations for the Steven H Chaffee Website: career productivity award. This award honors a http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp scholar, or small group of collaborating scholars, for sustained work on a Eligibility profile communication research problem over an ------extended period. The research must have Nationality of applicant institution: Any comprised multiple projects and publications and generated second-generation work among Disciplines students and other scholars. Most recipients of ------the award are members of the discipline and Communications, Human Communications, belong to the ICA, but other scholars are Practices, Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal eligible, regardless of current membership or Communication, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), departmental affiliation. The award carries a Communication, Cultural and Media Studies prize of $1,000. (RAE Unit 65)

Contact Details Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ICA announced by sponsor but this is the 1500 21st Street, NW approximate deadline we expect. This call is Washington, DC 20036 repeated once a year. Tel: +1 202 955 1444 Posted date: 17 Aug 10 Fax: +1 202 955 1448

AMES W CAREY URBAN COMMUNICATION AWARD International Communication Association J

Description: The award encourages applied research on the The International Communication Association role of city and community at a time when invites nominations for the James W Carey communication technology alters the urban communication award. This award parameters of the urban landscape. Priority will supports communication research that be given to projects which study places where enhances social interaction and civic traditional modes of communication are being engagement in an age of global communication. juxtaposed with the new, including the

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UTSTANDING BOOK AWARD International Communication Association O

Description: Posted date: 17 Aug 10 The International Communication Association Award type: Prizes invites nominations for its outstanding book Award amount max: $500 award. This prize honors a book published in Website: the previous two years in communication http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp studies. Most books honored will address a scholarly audience, but books aimed at a Eligibility profile general readership are also eligible. Edited ------books are not eligible for nomination. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Nominees must be members of ICA. The award carries a cash prize of $500. Disciplines ------Communications, Human Communications, Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Practices, Mass Communication & Media, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal announced by sponsor but this is the Communication, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), approximate deadline we expect. This call is Communication, Cultural and Media Studies repeated once a year. (RAE Unit 65)

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OMMUNICATION RESEARCH AS AN OPEN FIELD International Communication Association C

Description: Website: The International Communication Association http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp invites nominations for its communication research as an open field award. This prize is Eligibility profile awarded to researchers who have made ------important contributions to the field of Nationality of applicant institution: Any communications from outside the discipline of communications. The award rewards and Disciplines supports dialogue with other fields and ------institutional locations in which vital new Communications, Human Communications, understandings of the communications Practices, Mass Communication & Media, environment and the public sphere are being Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal produced. The prize consists of $500 cash. Communication, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65) Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is ICA repeated once a year. 1500 21st Street, NW Posted date: 17 Aug 10 Washington, DC 20036 Award type: Prizes Tel: +1 202 955 1444 Award amount max: $500 Fax: +1 202 955 1448

OMMUNICATION RESEARCH AS AN AGENT OF CHANGE International Communication Association C

Description: academy, with clear benefits to the community. The International Communication Association How communication research may serve as an invites nominations for its communication agent of change, and social benefit is open to research as an agent of change award. This definition with the application for the award. prize is awarded to research that has a The award consists of a $500 prize. demonstrable impact on practice outside the

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Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Community & Outreach Programmes, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Communications, Human Communications, announced by sponsor but this is the Practices, Mass Communication & Media, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal repeated once a year. Communication, Community Self- Posted date: 17 Aug 10 Improvement, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Social Award type: Prizes Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Award amount max: $500 Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Communication, Website: Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65) http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp Application form: Contact Details ------Eligibility profile ICA ------1500 21st Street, NW Nationality of applicant institution: Any Washington, DC 2003 Tel: +202 955 1444 Disciplines Fax: +1 202 955 1448 ------

OMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AS COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE International Communication Association C

Description: Award budget total: - The International Communication Association Website: invites nominations for its communications http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp research as collaborative practice award. The prize is awarded to researchers who engage in Eligibility profile innovative forms of collaboration to address ------emergent problems in media and Nationality of applicant institution: Any communications. The prize is designed to encourage collaborative communications Disciplines research combining the efforts of researchers, ------practitioners, and other interested parties in the Communications, Human Communications, production of new knowledge. The award Practices, Mass Communication & Media, carries a cash prize of $500. Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal Communication, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) (RAE Unit 65) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. ICA Posted date: 17 Aug 10 1500 21st Street, NW Award type: Prizes Washington, DC 20036 Award amount max: $500 Tel: +1 202 955 1444 Award amount min: - Fax: +1 202 955 1448

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OUNG SCHOLAR AWARD International Communication Association Y

Description: Website: The International Communication Association http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp invites nominations for its young scholar award. This award is presented to a scholar no Eligibility profile more than seven years past receipt of the PhD ------for a body of work that has contributed to Nationality of applicant institution: Any knowledge of the field of communication and shows promise for continued development. Disciplines Nominees must be members of ICA. The award ------carries a cash prize of $500. Communications, Human Communications, Practices, Mass Communication & Media, Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Communication, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Communication, Cultural and Media Studies announced by sponsor but this is the (RAE Unit 65) approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 17 Aug 10 ------Award type: Prizes, Young investigator ICA awards 1500 21st Street, NW Award amount max: $500 Washington, DC 20036 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 202 955 1444 Award budget total: - Fax: +1 202 955 1448 E-mail: [email protected]

PPLIED/PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AWARD International Communication Association A

Description: must be ICA members. The award carries a The International Communication Association cash prize of $500. invites nominations for its applied/public policy research award. This award honors a scholar or group of researchers who have Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) produced a systematic body of research in Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been communication studying a particular applied or announced by sponsor but this is the policy problem for the betterment of society. approximate deadline we expect. This call is The program of research should be of repeated once a year. continuing importance to a local, national, Posted date: 17 Aug 10 international, or global public. The research Award type: Prizes program must also have been operating at some Award amount max: $500 time during the previous two years, although it Award amount min: - likely will have a longer history. All nominees Award budget total: -

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Website: and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Linguistics (RAE Unit Eligibility profile 56), Communication, Cultural and Media ------Studies (RAE Unit 65) Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------ICA Communications, Human Communications, 1500 21st Street, NW Practices, Mass Communication & Media, Washington, DC 20036 Linguistics & Philology, Applied Linguistics, Tel: +1 202 955 1444 Public Planning & Policy, Social Planning & Fax: +1 202 955 1448 Policy, Nonverbal Communication, Applied Sociology, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Politics

UTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD International Communication Association O

Description: Website: The International Communication Association http://www.icahdq.org/aboutica/awards.asp invites nominations for its outstanding article Eligibility profile award. This award honors an article published ------in a refereed journal during the previous two Nationality of applicant institution: Any years. Theoretical articles and empirical articles are eligible, as are review articles that Disciplines effectively redefine a problem. Nominators and ------nominees must be ICA members. The award Communications, Human Communications, carries a cash prize of $500. Practices, Mass Communication & Media, Linguistics & Philology, Nonverbal Communication, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been (RAE Unit 65) announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 17 Aug 10 ICA Award type: Prizes 1500 21st NW Award amount max: $500 Washington, DC 20036 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 202 955 1444 Award budget total: - Fax: +1 202 955 1448

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IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Research Society on Alcoholism L

Description: Website: The Research Society on Alcoholism invites http://www.rsoa.org/AnnualAwards.htm nominations for its lifetime achievement award. The award is given to an individual who has Eligibility profile had a long, balanced career including ------outstanding research, training, service and Nationality of applicant institution: Any advocacy. Their contributions may have been in research, policy, leadership or administrative Disciplines but must have had a lasting impact on alcohol ------research. Addictions, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug & Substance Abuse, Dependency, Psychosocial Nominations are accepted from society Therapy, Psychology (RAE Unit 13) members only, but nominees may be non- members. The award includes a cash prize. Contact Details ------RSA Closing date: 31 Jan 13 7801 North Lamar Blvd Deadline information: This call is repeated Suite D-89 once a year. Austin, TX 78752-1038 Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Tel: +1 512 454 0022 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 512 454 0812 Award amount max: - E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: - Award budget total: -

ISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER AWARD Research Society on Alcoholism D

Description: Closing date: 31 Jan 13 The Research Society on Alcoholism invites Deadline information: This call is repeated nominations for its distinguished researcher once a year. award. This year's theme will be biomedical Posted date: 08 Nov 12 aspects of alcoholism. The award recognises a Award type: Prizes senior researcher who has made outstanding Award amount max: - contributions to the field. Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Nominations for this award are accepted from Website: members only, but members or non-members http://www.rsoa.org/AnnualAwards.htm may be nominated. Eligibility profile The award includes a cash prize. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines Contact Details ------Addictions, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug & RSA Substance Abuse, Dependency, Psychobiology, 7801 North Lamar Blvd, Suite D-89 Neuroscience, Physiology, Human, Clinical Austin, TX 78752 Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- Tel: +1 512 454 0022 based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Fax: +1 512 454 0812 Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Clinical Laboratory E-mail: [email protected] Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects

OUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD Research Society on Alcoholism Y

Description: Award type: Prizes, Young investigator The Research Society on Alcoholism invites awards nominations for its young investigator award. Award amount max: - This award recognises a young investigator Award amount min: - who has demonstrated research excellence, Award budget total: - potential to be a future leader and a Website: commitment to the field of alcohol research. http://www.rsoa.org/AnnualAwards.htm

Nominees must be active in alcohol research Eligibility profile and be RSA members. At the time of ------nomination candidates must be under the age Nationality of applicant institution: Any of 40 and no more than 10 years beyond the doctorate or residency. Nominations for this Disciplines award are accepted from members only. ------Addictions, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug & Recipients of the award receive a cash prize and Substance Abuse, Dependency, Psychosocial present at a plenary session at the society's Therapy, Psychology (RAE Unit 13) annual meeting. Contact Details ------Closing date: 31 Jan 13 RSA Deadline information: This call is repeated 7801 North Lamar Blvd, Suite D-89 once a year. Austin, TX 78752 Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Tel: +1 512 454 0022 E-mail: [email protected]

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ENRI BEGLEITER EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD Research Society on Alcoholism H

Description: Award amount min: - The Research Society on Alcoholism invites Award budget total: - nominations for the Henri Begleiter excellence Website: in research award. This award is given to an http://www.rsoa.org/AnnualAwards.htm individual who demonstrates innovation or creativity in their research, or someone whose Eligibility profile work has a major impact on the field of ------alcoholism research. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Nominations for this award are accepted from Disciplines members only, but members or non-members ------can be nominated. The award is not constrained Addictions, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug & to young scientists and can be interpreted Substance Abuse, Dependency, Psychosocial broadly in terms of topic. Therapy, Psychology (RAE Unit 13)

The award includes a cash prize. Contact Details ------RSA Closing date: 31 Jan 13 7801 North Lamar Blvd Deadline information: This call is repeated Suite D-89 once a year. Austin, TX 78752-1038 Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Tel: +1 512 454 0022 Award type: Young investigator awards, Fax: +1 512 454 0812 Prizes E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: -

OBERT SCHENK RESEARCH PRIZES International Bone Research Association R

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The International Bone Research Association once a year. invites applications for the Robert Schenk Posted date: 12 Apr 12 research prizes. Two awards are available in the Award type: Prizes following categories: Award amount max: SFr.15,000 Award amount min: -  Research advancement in bone biology, Award budget total: SFr.30,000 for fundamental research in the field; Website:  Research advancement in internal http://www.ibra.ch/htm/03_research/05_researc fixation of hand and neck or limbs. h-prize.php

Eligibility profile The awards are worth CHF15,000 each. ------Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines Contact Details ------Connective Tissue, Musculoskeletal System, IBRA Bone Diseases, Implants, Orthopaedics, Administration Office Surgery, Anatomy, Hospital-based Clinical Hochbergerstrasse 60E Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), 4057 Basel Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Biological Sciences Tel: +41 61 3190 503 (RAE Unit 14), Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Fax: +41 61 3190 519 Physiology, Tissue E-mail: [email protected]

ISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS Glasgow Caledonian University V

Description: Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) The Glasgow School for Business and Society at Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Glasgow Caledonian University invites announced by sponsor but this is the applications for its visiting international approximate deadline we expect. This call is fellowships. These aim to foster the repeated once a year. development of research in the area of social Posted date: 15 Aug 11 justice. Research interest and expertise is Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior welcomed in the following fields: fellowships, Directed grants for individual investigators  Health inequality; Award amount max: £3,000  Care and/or disability; Website: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/research/

 Human rights, poverty, diversity; Eligibility profile  Dignity at work and/or social history; ------ The history of health and welfare; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  Social gerontology;  Citizenship; Disciplines  Violence and/or security. ------History, Social History, Adult Day Care, Fellows are established scholars with a track Poverty & the Poor, Welfare & Welfare-to- record in contributing to debates about social Work, Criminology, Employment & justice and who are active in criminology, Unemployment Studies, Political Science, history, law, politics or sociology. Applicants Citizenship, Civil & Human Rights, Diversity & will normally be on paid sabbatical leave from Multiculturalism, Psychology of Ageing, Social their employer. Applications from experts Services, Elderly, Sociology, Medical Sociology, interested in collaborative research with Accessibility for Disabled, Ageing & members of the school are welcomed. Persons Gerontology, Health Care, Home Health Care from underrepresented and disadvantaged Services, Handicapped & Disabled (Health & sections of society are particularly encouraged Safety & Medical), Law, Labour Law, Labour to apply. Successful applicants will have full Relations, Community-based Clinical Subjects access to university facilities. Fellows who stay (RAE Unit 2), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Law at the university for up to one semester (RAE Unit 36), Economics and Econometrics (approximately three months) will receive an (RAE Unit 38), Politics and International honorarium of £3,000.

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Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Contact Details Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work ------(RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Glasgow Caledonian University Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit Cowcaddens Road 43), History (RAE Unit 59), Education (RAE Glasgow G4 OBA Unit 68), Security , Social Services & the Tel: +44 141 331 3128 Disabled , Health Disparities, Community- Fax: +44 141 331 3172 based Clinical Subjects, Violence, Social E-mail: [email protected] Aspects, Social Inequality

RANTS Vernacular Architecture Group G

Description: The Vernacular Architecture Group invites Eligibility profile applications for its grants. These support the ------study and presentation of vernacular Nationality of applicant institution: Any architecture. Possible topics include building recording, historical research, dating, Disciplines preparation of drawings for publications, ------support of conferences or of local groups, Architecture, History, History & Appreciation creation of websites and preparation of of Art, Architecture and Design, History of exhibition boards or displays. Preparatory work Science & Technology, Structural & in advance of a future group conference is Architectural Restoration, Archaeology, Built particularly welcome. Applicants should be Environment (RAE Unit 33), History (RAE Unit VAG members or should apply for 59), History of Art, Architecture and Design membership. Grants are worth up to £2,000. (RAE Unit 60), Built Environment

Contact Details Closing date: 31 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated VAG once a year. Archaeology Graduate School Posted date: 01 Oct 12 University of Sheffield Award type: Hosting conferences, Directed West Court grants for individual investigators, Publish, 2 Mappin Street edit, translate, disseminate Sheffield S1 4DT Award amount max: £2,000 Tel: +44 114 222 2954 Website: http://www.vag.org.uk/grants.htm E-mail: [email protected] Application form: http://www.vag.org.uk/grant-application- form.pdf

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ERKIN PRIZE FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Royal Society of Chemistry P

Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Eligibility profile nominations for the Perkin prize for organic ------chemistry. This recognises sustained originality Nationality of applicant institution: Any and achievement in this field. Candidates may not nominate themselves. The award is worth Disciplines £5,000. ------Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details every 2 years. ------Posted date: 01 Aug 12 RSC Award type: Prizes Thomas Graham House Award amount max: £5,000 Milton Road Website: Science Park http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A Cambridge CB4 0WF wards/PerkinPrize/Index.asp Tel: +44 1223 432 276 Application form: Fax: +44 1223 423 623 http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp

ROCESS TECHNOLOGY AWARD Royal Society of Chemistry P

Description: Award type: Prizes The Royal Society of Chemistry invites Award amount max: £2,000 nominations for its process technology award, Website: which is sponsored by Scientific Update. This http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A recognises novel approaches to chemical wards/ProcessTechnology/Index.asp process technology in industry, leading to Application form: superior process economics and sustainability. http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/A wards/Nomination/Index.asp The award is worth £2,000. Eligibility profile ------Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Nationality of applicant institution: Any Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Disciplines approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated every 2 years. Process Development Engineering, Chemical Posted date: 26 Aug 10 Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27)

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Contact Details London W1J 0BA ------Tel: +44 207 437 8656 RSC Fax: +44 207 437 8883 Burlington House Piccadilly

OMENIUS, ERASMUS, LEONARDO DA VINCI AND GRUNDTVIG MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, NETWORKS AND ACCOMPANYING MEASURES C Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Description: Award amount max: - The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Award amount min: - Executive Agency and the Directorate General Award budget total: - for Education and Culture, under its lifelong Website: learning programme, invite proposals for http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/actions_en.ht Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and m Grundtvig multilateral projects, networks and accompanying measures. Projects will Eligibility profile encourage education, vocational education and ------training. Comenius will focus on pre-school, Nationality of applicant institution: Any primary and secondary education. The Erasmus Nationality of applicant institution: Serbia, programme enables students to study abroad Croatia, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav and supports collaboration between higher Republic of, Turkey, EU (European Union), education institutions. The Leonardo da Vinci EFTA (European Free Trade Association), EEA programme enables organisations in the (European Economic Area), Iceland, vocational education sector to work with Montenegro partners from across Europe, exchange best practices, and increase staff expertise. Disciplines Grundtvig will focus on the teaching and study ------needs of those in adult education and Educational Planning & Policy, Educational alternative education streams. Administration & Policy, International Education & Training, Teacher Education, Each applicant must be established in one of the Alternative Modes Education, Elementary & EU member states, candidate countries or Secondary Education, Elementary Education, EFTA-EEA countries. The overall budget for the High School Education, Junior High School 2013 call of the lifelong learning programme is Education, Middle School Education, Life-long €1.28 million. Funding covers up to 75 per cent Learning, Social Policy and Administration of eligible costs. EAC/S07/12. OJ 2012/C (RAE Unit 40), Education (RAE Unit 68), Adult 232/04. Education , Pedagogy

Contact Details Closing date: 31 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: EACEA Posted date: 03 Aug 12 Avenue du Bourget 1 Award type: Personal development, Directed BOUR/BOU2 grants to institutions, research groups etc, 1140 Brussels Networking/collaboration E-mail: [email protected]

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OREIGNERS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation F

Description: Award amount max: - The Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Award amount min: - Foundation invites applications for its Award budget total: - foreigners fellowship programme. The Website: programme aims to promote Greek language, http://www.onassis.gr/en/scholarships- history and culture abroad, thereby creating foreigners.php and encouraging ties of friendship and co- operation between members of the foreign Eligibility profile academic community and their Greek ------counterparts. The programme covers the Nationality of applicant institution: Any following fields only: Disciplines  humanities; ------ social sciences, excluding law; Greece, Arts, General & Other, Translation,  economic science; Theatre & Film Criticism, Architecture, History, Classical Greece, Language & Literature,  arts. Literature, Classical Greek, Photography,

Music, Performing Arts, Dance, Dramatic & Foreign university professors of all levels, Theatre Arts, Philosophy, Theology & Religion, researchers, PhD holders, artists, postgraduate Visual Arts, Anthropology, Archaeology, Mass students and PhD candidates are eligible. The Communication & Media, Economics, programme is not available to persons of Greek Linguistics & Philology, Political Science, descent, unless they are permanently residing International Relations & Diplomacy, and working abroad or currently studying in Psychology, Sociology, Education, Finance, foreign universities. Applications may be Public Administration, Public Finance, submitted in Greek, English or French. The Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Built Environment grant amount varies according to seniority of (RAE Unit 33), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), the researcher. There are a maximum of 15 Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), category A research grants available that are Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit awarded to university professors, postdoctoral 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE researchers and artists and musicians. These Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Business and grants include a round-trip air ticket and a Management Studies (RAE Unit 43), monthly allowance of €1,500 for expenses for Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), Linguistics (RAE three to six months. In addition, there are a Unit 56), Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine maximum of 10 category C grants available for and Modern Greek Studies (RAE Unit 57), postgraduate students and PhD candidates. Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit These grants include a round-trip air ticket and 59), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, a monthly allowance of €850 for expenses for Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), five to 10 months. Art and Design (RAE Unit 64), Communication,

Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit Deadline information: This call is repeated 66), Music (RAE Unit 67), Education (RAE Unit once a year. 68) Posted date: 20 Nov 12 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Contact Details Directed grants for individual investigators, ------Mid-Career fellowships, Foreigners’ Fellowship Department Networking/collaboration 7 Aeschinou Street

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OUNG SCHOLAR AWARD European Society for Translation Studies Y

Description: Website: http://www.est- The European Society for Translation Studies translationstudies.org/committees/young_scho invites applications for its young scholar award. lar/award.html The award will be presented at the Society's Eligibility profile congress in Germersheim in August 2013 and is ------worth €2,500. The award is for a significant Nationality of applicant institution: Any contribution by a young scholar to translation or interpreting studies, such as a doctoral thesis Disciplines or equivalent monograph, not necessarily ------published. The work must have been Translation, Literature, Translation, Linguistics completed since the previous EST Congress. & Philology, Linguistics (RAE Unit 56) Applicants must be members of EST at the time of application and must apply in person. Contact Details ------European Society for Translation Studies Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Advanced Translation Research Center Deadline information: This call is repeated Buildng A 22 every 3 years. Posted date: 06 Feb 12 University of the Saarland Award type: Prizes Postfach 15 11 50 D - 66123 Saarbrücken Award amount max: €2,500 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: - Award budget total: -

ASAAKI OHKOSHI AWARD International Society of Chemotherapy M

Description: Closing date: 31 Jan 13 The International Society of Chemotherapy Deadline information: This call is repeated invites applications for the Masaaki Ohkoshi once a year. award. This recognises the best clinical study Posted date: 02 Oct 12 on the subject of urinary tract infection Award type: Prizes published in 2011 or 2012. The award is worth Award amount max: $1,500 US$1,500 and will be presented at the ICC Website: conference. http://ischemo.org/index.php/funding/masaaki

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Eligibility profile Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Pharmacology ------(RAE Unit 8), Clinical Laboratory Science, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- based Clinical Subject Disciplines ------Contact Details Digestive System, Pharmacology, Digestive ------Diseases & Disorders, Infectious Diseases & ICS Agents, Chemotherapeutic Agents, Karl-Bickleder-Strasse 44c Chemotherapy, Medicine, Internal, 94315 Straubing Nephrology, Urology, Clinical Laboratory E-mail: [email protected] Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based

OUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS International Society of Biomechanics Y

Description: Website: http://isbweb.org/awards/85 The International Society of Biomechanics invites applications for its young investigator Eligibility profile awards. These are awarded for the best oral ------presentation and the best poster presentation at Nationality of applicant institution: Any the annual ISB congress. Each applicant must be the first author of an abstract submitted for Disciplines presentation, have a maximum age of 35 at the ------first day of the congress, and have made the Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, major contribution to the research presented in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing the abstract. Awards are worth US$750. (Mechanical Engineering), Biomechanics, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. Deadline School of Human Movement Studies and time: midnight CET. This call is repeated once Health Rehabilitation Sciences a year. University of Queensland Posted date: 21 Jan 11 Brisbane, QLD 4072 Award type: Young investigator awards Tel: +61 7 3346 8771 Award amount max: $750 Fax: +61 7 3365 6877 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: $1,500

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LINICAL BIOMECHANICS AWARD International Society of Biomechanics C

Description: Application form: The International Society of Biomechanics invites applications for its clinical biomechanics Eligibility profile award. This is awarded to a paper that will be ------published as the ISB clinical biomechanics Nationality of applicant institution: Any award paper in Clinical Biomechanics. The abstract must describe a study related to a Disciplines clinical problem and contain some sort of ------biomechanical analysis pertaining to the clinical Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, problem. The first author will receive a Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing certificate and US$1,250. (Mechanical Engineering), Biomechanics, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. Deadline School of Human Movement Studies and time: midnight CET. This call is repeated Health Rehabilitation Sciences every 2 years. University of Queensland Posted date: 24 Jan 11 Brisbane, QLD 4072 Award type: Prizes Tel: +61 7 3346 8771 Award amount max: $1,250 Fax: +61 7 3365 6877 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: $1,250 Website: http://isbweb.org/awards/86

RADUATE AWARDS Klassik Stiftung Weimar G

Description: Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 The Klassik Stiftung Weimar invites January 2013, 31 July 2013, and repeated applications for its graduate awards. These are annually. addressed to scientists who have obtained Posted date: 07 Feb 12 above-average results in their degree studies Award type: Access to libraries, Publish, edit, and wish to carry out a research project in translate, disseminate, Directed grants for Weimar that may culminate in a dissertation or individual investigators, Financial aid for equivalent scientific work. An assessment postgraduate students approving the research project must be Award amount max: €6,000 enclosed with the application. Funding is worth Website: http://www.klassik- €1,000 per month for a maximum of six months. stiftung.de/index.php?id=451 Application form: http://www.klassik- stiftung.de/uploads/tx_lombkswmargcontent/ Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Antragsformular_Weimar-Stipendium.pdf

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Eligibility profile Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library ------and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Nationality of applicant institution: Any Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Art and Disciplines Design (RAE Unit 64), Communication, ------Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Arts & Humanities, Area Studies (Arts & Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit Humanities), History of Philosophy, History of 66), Music (RAE Unit 67) Religious Thought, Social History, Humanities, Philosophy, Humanism, Science, General & Contact Details Other, Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences ------(RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Klassik Stiftung Weimar Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Stabsreferat Forschung und Bildung Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Platz der Demokratie 2-4 21), European Studies (RAE Unit 48), 99423 Weimar Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient Tel: +49 36 43 54 55 63 History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Fax: +49 36 43 54 55 69 (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), E-mail: [email protected] History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art,

ERDA HENKEL FELLOWSHIP FOR JOURNALISTS IN THE FIELD OF HUMANITIES Thomson Reuters Foundation G

Description: fully in the programme and write a research The Reuters Foundation, in partnership with paper in English of publishable quality. the Gerda Henkel Foundation, invites Applicants may be of any nationality. The applications for the Gerda Henkel fellowship fellow will receive a monthly stipend to cover for journalists in the field of humanities. This is living costs during their stay in Oxford, as well a six month fully-funded fellowship for study as reasonable travel costs. at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. Journalists should be intending to carry out Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) research in the field of historical humanities Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been and particularly in: announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. Deadline  art history; time: 12 noon. This call is repeated once a  modern and ancient history; year.  legal history; Posted date: 02 Dec 11  Islamic history. Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Travel

for research purposes Participants are free to choose their research Award amount max: - topic from within these areas, although ideally Award amount min: - it should be connected with their professional Award budget total: - activity. Applicants must have a minimum of Website: five years’ experience in any branch of http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellows journalism and demonstrate sufficient hips/types.html proficiency in English to be able to participate

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Application form: Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellows History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies hips/application-form.html (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Eligibility profile Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library ------and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Nationality of applicant institution: Any Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Art and Disciplines Design (RAE Unit 64), Communication, ------Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Arts & Humanities, Area Studies (Arts & Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit Humanities), Art Criticism, History, Ancient 66), Music (RAE Unit 67), Islamic Studies History, History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, History of Law, Contact Details Modern History, Humanities, Media Arts, ------Journalism, American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit Department of Politics and International 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Relations Studies (RAE Unit 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit University of Oxford 49), English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 13 Norham Gardens 50), French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Oxford OX2 6PS Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian Tel: +44 1865 611 080 (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East Fax: +44 1865 611 094 European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian E-mail: [email protected] and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55),

OSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Herzog August Bibliothek P

Description: Wolfenbüttel and six months at Mainz. The Herzog August Bibliothek invites Applicants should state that they wish to be applications for its postdoctoral fellowships to considered for this stipend. researchers in the field of medieval and early modern history. The international programme is open to all historically oriented disciplines. Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Projects should be centred on the historic book Deadline information: This call is repeated and manuscript holdings of the Wolfenbüttel once a year. library. Fellowships of between two and 12 Posted date: 31 Oct 12 months are worth either €1,250 if fellows Award type: Access to libraries, Directed continue to receive full pay during their grants for individual investigators, Financial fellowship tenure, or €1,800 per month, plus a aid for postgraduate students, Publish, edit, travel allowance to and from Wolfenbüttel. translate, disseminate, Travel for research Fellows are required to be be in residence in purposes Wolfenbüttel for the duration of their Award amount max: - fellowship. The library will also award a joint Award amount min: - fellowship with the Institut für Europäische Award budget total: - Geschichte in Mainz, entailing six months at

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Website: 59), History of Art, Architecture and Design http://www.hab.de/forschung/stipendien/post (RAE Unit 60), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), _doc-e.htm Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Music (RAE Unit 67), Cultural History Eligibility profile , Cultural Heritage, Cultural Studies, European ------History Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------Herzog August Bibliothek History, Diplomatic History, Economic History, Postfach 13 64 History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture 38299 Wolfenbüttel and Design, History & Appreciation of Music, Tel: +49 53 3180 8208 History of Philosophy, History of Religious Fax: +49 53 3180 8266 Thought, History of Science & Technology, E-mail: [email protected] Medieval History, Modern History, Literature, Medieval, Literature, Modern, Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), History (RAE Unit

NTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND FIELDWORK AWARD British Society for Parasitology I

Description: Award amount min: - The British Society for Parasitology invites Award budget total: - applications for its international training and Website: http://www.bsp.uk.net/awards-and- fieldwork award. This aims to give grants/ parasitologists at an early stage in their careers Application form: the opportunity to undertake international http://www.bsp.uk.net/documents/internation fieldwork or to visit overseas institutions. alawardapplicationform.doc Applicants should be PhD students or should have completed their PhD within the last two Eligibility profile years. Awardees must have been a member of ------the society for at least six months at the time of Nationality of applicant institution: Any application. The society will provide support of up to £1,500 which should cover the costs of Disciplines travel and subsistence for not less than two ------weeks. Biological Sciences, Parasitology, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14)

Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Contact Details Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 ------January 2013, 31 March 2013, 31 August 2013, BSP and repeated annually. 87 Gladstone St Posted date: 02 Feb 12 Bedford MK41 7RS Award type: Travel for research purposes, Tel: +44 1234 211 015 Student awards, Personal development Fax: +44 1234 211015 Award amount max: £1,500 E-mail: [email protected]

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OSTDOCTORAL AND SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS Ludwig-Maximilians University P

Description: Award amount max: - Ludwig-Maximilians University’s Rachel Award amount min: - Carson Center for Environment and Society Award budget total: - invites applications for postdoctoral and senior Website: http://www.carsoncenter.uni- fellowships. Research projects should pertain to muenchen.de/fellows/fellowship_info/index.h one or more of the following: tml

 environmental ethics, politics and Eligibility profile movements; ------ ecological imperialism; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  natural disasters and cultures of risk; Disciplines  environmental knowledge and ------knowledge societies; Ecological Zones, Landscape Architecture &  transformation of landscapes; Design, Conservation, Disasters, Environmental  resource use and conservation. Planning & Policy, Sustainable Resource Use,

Ecology, Environmental Studies, Natural Scholars from around the world and a variety Resources, Use of, Natural Sciences, Biological of disciplines related to environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit humanities can apply. The programme is 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE exclusively a writing fellowship. Fellowships Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit will usually be granted for periods of six, nine 21), Built Environment (RAE Unit 33), Town or 12 months but they can also be granted for and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Social three months or be broken up into individual Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), three-month periods. Fellows are expected to be History of Art, Architecture and Design (RAE in residence in Munich. The Carson Centre will Unit 60), Knowledge Society, Environmental pay for a replacement of the successful Conservation candidate at his or her home institution; alternatively it will pay a fellowship that is Contact Details commensurate with experience and current ------employment. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and

Society

LMU Munich Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Leopoldstraße 11a Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. 80802 Munich Posted date: 31 Jul 12 Tel: +49 89 218 072 352 Award type: Postdoctoral training Fax: +49 89 218 072 353 fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Directed E-mail: [email protected] grants for individual investigators

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ADR/STRAUMANN AWARD IN REGENERATIVE PERIODONTAL MEDICINE International Association for Dental Research I

Description: The International Association for Dental Award budget total: - Research and Straumann invite nominations for Website: award in regenerative periodontal medicine. http://www.iadr.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pag The objective of the award is to recognise eid=3899 investigators who have made significant contributions in basic and clinical research in Eligibility profile the field of regenerative periodontal medicine. ------Applicants should be full members of the IADR Nationality of applicant institution: Any Periodontal Research Group at the time of application. A nominee shall have Disciplines accomplished significant basic or clinical ------research related to regenerative periodontal or Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Health, peri-implant medicine. There is no age Periodontal Diseases, Specialties of Medical & restriction for this award. The award includes a Allied Fields, Periodontics, Regeneration, cash prize of US$5,000. Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Periodontology, Basic Dental Sciences, Other Deadline information: This call is repeated Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine once a year. Posted date: 30 Aug 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $5,000 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: -

TUDY GRANTS League of Finnish-American Societies - Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto S

Description:  the League of Finnish-American The League of Finnish-American Societies Societies grant for postgraduate study invites applications for its study grant. The or research of arts and sciences. The purpose of these grant is to encourage Finnish league awards annually one grant students to study in American higher education worth $3,000; institutions. The grants are awarded for full  Björn Saven Finnish American time study or research of economics, scholarship is awarded to young humanities, technology and culture for a year. Finnish business or technical students All applications must be submitted in English. and university graduates to offer them The funding comes from four sources with an opportunity to broaden their specific eligibility and research priorities. academic and international perspective. Specific grants are as follows: The scholarship is intended for graduate or postgraduate study of finance. Eligible applicant must be a

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Finnish citizen, age between 23 to 30 Closing date: 31 Jan 13 years, have graduated from one of the Deadline information: This call is repeated Finnish business schools or higher once a year. education institutions and seeks to Posted date: 02 Nov 11 pursue either a financial or industrial Award type: Student awards, Directed grants career with a Finnish investor or for individual investigators, business. The scholarship is worth Networking/collaboration, Financial aid for €30,000 and is awarded for one postgraduate students academic year; Award amount max: -  the American-Scandinavian foundation Award amount min: - awards offers annually grants worth Award budget total: - €500,000 to Scandinavians to undertake Website: http://www.sayl.fi/apurahat

study or research programs of any Eligibility profile academic field, including the arts, in ------the United States. Eligible applicants Nationality of applicant institution: Finland must be Finnish citizens and have Nationality of applicant institution: Any completed a minimum of a Bachelor’s

degree; Disciplines  the Thanks to Scandinavia foundation ------offers grants to Finnish student Any interested in pursuing undergraduate

or graduate study in the United States. Contact Details Students of any academic discipline ------may apply, however, the foundation Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto has one scholarship reserved Mechelininkatu 10 A, 2 krs. specifically for a Finnish student of 00100 Helsinki design. Tel: +358 9 4133 3725

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ARLATT MENTORSHIP AWARD Research Society on Alcoholism M

Description: Award amount max: - The Research Society on Alcoholism invites Award amount min: - nominations for the Marlatt mentorship award. Award budget total: - The award is given to a society member whose Website: mentoring of young researchers in the alcohol http://www.rsoa.org/AnnualAwards.htm field is demonstrated to be exceptional. The award includes a cash prize. Eligibility profile ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines once a year. ------Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Award type: Prizes

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Addictions, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug & 7801 North Lamar Blvd., Suite D-89 Substance Abuse, Dependency, Psychosocial Austin, Texas 78752-1038 Therapy, Psychology (RAE Unit 13) Tel: +1 512 454 0022 Fax: +1 512 454 0812 Contact Details E-mail: [email protected] ------RSA

ILEY PRIZE IN PSYCHOLOGY British Academy W

Description: Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, The British Academy invites nominations for France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, the Wiley prize in psychology. This prize is Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, awarded in recognition of excellence in research Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, in psychology. The prize alternately rewards Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the lifetime achievement by an outstanding former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, international scholar and promising early- Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, career work by a UK-based psychologist. In Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, 2013 the award will be for lifetime achievement Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, by an international scholar. The prize is worth Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All £5,000. African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, European Institution (ESA, ESF, European Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Commission & others affiliated to the EU or the Deadline information: This call is repeated idea of Europe), All North American nations, once a year. Montenegro Posted date: 28 Sep 12 Award type: Prizes Disciplines Award amount max: £5,000 ------Website: Psychology, Educational Modes & Psychology http://www.britac.ac.uk/about/medals/wiley.cf & Theory, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Education m (RAE Unit 68) Application form: http://www.britac.ac.uk/templates/asset- Contact Details relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=11681 ------British Academy Eligibility profile 10-11 Carlton House Terrace ------London SW1Y 5AH Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, Tel: +44 20 7969 5200 Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Fax: +44 20 7969 5300 and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, E-mail: [email protected] Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

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SPIM-WILEY INNOVATION MANAGEMENT DISSERTATION AWARD International Society for Professional Innovation Management I

Description: Award amount min: €500 The International Society for Professional Award budget total: €2,500 Innovation invites submissions for the ISPIM- Website: Wiley innovation management dissertation http://www.ispim.org/index.php?tab=publicat award. This recognises a dissertation that ions_awards.php develops insights, theories or tools that will Application form: shape the future of innovation management http://www.conferencesubmissions.com/ispim thinking and action. Students who have -wileyaward/ completed their PhD or equivalent doctoral degree during the preceding calendar year may Eligibility profile submit entries. Dissertations need not have ------been previously published. The authors of the Nationality of applicant institution: Any three best dissertations will be invited to attend the forthcoming ISPIM conference for free. The Disciplines winner will receive a prize of €1,500 and two ------runners-up will each receive €500. Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, IPR, Management of Technological Innovation, Management Sciences, Law (RAE Unit 36), Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit Deadline information: This call is repeated 43), Knowledge Exploitation once a year. Posted date: 24 Feb 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: €1,500 E-mail: [email protected]

ERLE A SANDE HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARD Accordia Global Health Foundation M

Description: Applicants must possess a degree in medicine The Accordia Global Health Foundation invites from an accredited university in sub-Saharan applications for the Merle A Sande health Africa. Applicants must be proficient in written leadership award. This award is given to an and spoken English. Travel support, emerging African leader who has contributed accommodation and a small honorarium will be to the field of infectious diseases in Africa and provided for the recipient of the award. who can demonstrate remarkable accomplishments in teaching, research or clinical science. The awardee will be invited to Closing date: 31 Jan 13 (Forecast) hold two days of rounds, lectures and a keynote Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been address at the Infectious Diseases Institute in announced by sponsor but this is the Kampala, Uganda in April 2012. Applicants approximate deadline we expect. This call is must originate from, and be clinically active in, repeated once a year. sub-Saharan Africa and be under the age of 45. Posted date: 23 Jan 12

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Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Health & Safety, Pharmacology, Disease awards, Development (Africa/Caribbean) Entities & Medical Problems & Behaviour, Award amount max: - Infectious Diseases & Agents, Aetiology, Award amount min: - Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Award budget total: - Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects Website: (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects http://www.accordiafoundation.org/programs/ (RAE Unit 3), Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), merle-a-sande-health-leadership- Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit award/index.html 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Clinical Application form: Laboratory Science, Pre-Clinical Studies, http://www.accordiafoundation.org/sites/www Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- .accordiafoundation.org/files/uploads/2012_Sa based Clinical Subject, Physiology nde_Award_Application.pdf Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Accordia Global Health Foundation Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- 1101 14th Street, NW Saharan Africa Suite 801

Washington, DC 20002 Disciplines Tel: +1 202 534 1200 ------E-mail: [email protected] Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Health, Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical &

ETWORK FOR AFRICAN URBAN SOCIAL STUDIES Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies N

Description: applications from social anthropologists, The Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies political scientists, geographers and those invites applications for its network for African researching in urban studies, provided the main urban social studies. This aims to fund focus of their work deals with sociological networks of scholars to share and develop issues. collaborative research on urban sociology in Africa, and to organise seminars, round tables Funding up to £3,000 per application will be and other scholarly activities. The foundation considered; in exceptional case this could be further wishes to support initiatives to higher. Awards will cover travel, subsistence encourage high-quality applications from and conference registration fees, and costs of young African scholars for PhD studentships organising and disseminating seminars and and research grants. roundtables.

African nationals under the age of 35 are eligible. Applicants should hold established Closing date: 31 Jan 13 academic posts in sub-Saharan African Deadline information: This call is repeated universities or research institutes, and should once a year. preferably be sociologists based in departments Posted date: 19 Oct 12 of sociology. The foundation will also consider

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Award type: Hosting conferences, Anthropology, Geography, Social Geography, Networking/collaboration, Travel to Urban Geography, Political Science, Sociology, conferences, meetings etc., Publish, edit, Urban Sociology, Built Environment (RAE Unit translate, disseminate 33), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Award amount max: £3,000 Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology (RAE Website: Unit 37), Politics and International Studies http://www.ijurr.org/furs/network.html (RAE Unit 39), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Built Application form: Environment, Political Sociology http://www.ijurr.org/SpringboardWebApp/us erfiles/ijurr/file/NAUSS%20application%2020 Contact Details 11.doc ------FURS Eligibility profile School of Geography and the Environment ------Oxford University Centre for the Environment Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- Dyson Perrins Building Saharan Africa South Parks Rd Oxford OX1 3QY Disciplines Tel: +44 1865 285 066 ------Fax: +44 1865 275 885 Regional & Urban Design, Anthropology, E-mail: [email protected] Anthropology, Cultural & Social, Urban

NTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids I

Description: Closing date: 31 Jan 13 The International Society for the Study of Fatty Deadline information: This call is repeated Acids and Lipids invites applications for its once a year. international research exchange scholarship. Posted date: 24 May 12 This is offered to early career researchers for Award type: Personal development, Travel for visits to laboratories in other countries for the research purposes purpose of learning new techniques, to conduct Award amount max: $10,000 experiments, or to broaden their research Award amount min: - experience. Award budget total: $10,000 Website: The scholarship supports round trip travel and http://www.issfal.org/conferences/awards- accommodation during the visit for between and-scholarships/international-research-and- one and three candidates up to a total of exchange-scholarships-ires/international- US$10,000. research-and-exchange-scholarships-ires

Eligibility profile Applicants should be at least two years into a ------PhD programme but not more than three years Nationality of applicant institution: Any post PhD. Supervisors of the participating laboratories and the candidates must be Disciplines members of ISSFAL and working in the area of ------fatty acid and lipid research.

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Human Nutrient Requirements, Nutrient Content, Dietary Foods, Oils & Fats, Nutrition Contact Details & Dietetics, Lipoproteins, Metabolism, Lipid, ------Biochemistry, Lipids, Biological Sciences (RAE Tel: +1 202 524 4000 Unit 14), Food Science and Technology (RAE E-mail: [email protected] Unit 16)

NTERNATIONAL FOCUS GROUPS International Union for Quaternary Research I

Description: Award amount min: - The International Union for Quaternary Award budget total: - Research invites applications for its Website: international focus groups. Groups are non- http://www.inqua.org/formsIFGs.html permanent collaborations designed to address a Application form: significant question that is central to the work http://www.inqua.org/files/inqua_IFG_applic_ of the five following sponsoring commissions: 2013.doc

 coastal and marine processes; Eligibility profile  palaeoclimate; ------ human and biosphere; Nationality of applicant institution: Any

 stratigraphy and chronology; Disciplines  terrestrial processes, deposits and ------history. Coastal & Ocean Engineering, Marine

Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences, Abrupt The IFG will normally last for one inter- Climate Change, Classification of Climate, congress period and should involve early- Climate Forecasting, Climate Models, Climate career or developing researchers in significant Variation & Change, Molecular Marine Biology, roles. Funds will be allocated on a yearly basis, Earth Sciences, Geology, Coastal, Geology, subject to evaluation. An individual proposal Marine, Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, for an IFG would typically be for funding Environmental Studies, Marine & Ocean worth between €5,000 and €8,000. Sciences, Coastal Meteorology, Coastal

Processes, Ecology, Terrestrial, Biological

Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Earth Sciences (RAE Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Deadline information: Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Posted date: 12 Sep 12 21), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Award type: Directed grants to institutions, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing research groups etc, Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Palaeoclimatology Networking/collaboration, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Travel to conferences, Contact Details meetings etc., Hosting conferences ------Award amount max: €8,000 E-mail: [email protected]

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KILLS ENHANCEMENT International Union for Quaternary Research S

Description: Application form: The International Union for Quaternary http://www.inqua.org/files/inqua_skills_appli Research invites applications for skills c_2013.doc enhancement. Funding aims to widen the skill base within the INQUA community, Eligibility profile specifically through assisting scientists who ------lack well-developed infrastructures or Nationality of applicant institution: Any networks, including but not limited to younger scientists, through encouraging networking, Disciplines exchanges of information and techniques, ------training, and bringing people together, Coastal & Ocean Engineering, Marine especially to develop new international focus Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences, Abrupt groups or projects. Funding is worth between Climate Change, Classification of Climate, €4,000 and €5,000. Climate Forecasting, Climate Models, Climate Variation & Change, Molecular Marine Biology, Earth Sciences, Geology, Coastal, Geology, Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Marine, Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, Deadline information: Applicants must also Environmental Studies, Marine & Ocean meet the internal deadline set by the relevant Sciences, Coastal Meteorology, Coastal commission, which may be prior to the Processes, Ecology, Terrestrial, Biological INQUA deadline. Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Earth Sciences (RAE Posted date: 12 Sep 12 Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Award type: Networking/collaboration, Travel 21), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), to conferences, meetings etc., Publish, edit, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing translate, disseminate, Personal development Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Palaeoclimatology Award amount max: €5,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: Tel: +353 1 608 1213 http://www.inqua.org/formsSkills.html E-mail: [email protected]

SSAY PRIZE Construction History Society E

Description: The winner will receive a £100 book token and The Construction History Society invites the essay will be published in the society’s submissions for its essay prize. This prize is journal. awarded for the best student essay on subjects related to construction history. Postgraduate students from all countries at any stage of their Closing date: 31 Jan 13 education, including those who have graduated Deadline information: This call is repeated within the last 12 months, are eligible to apply. once a year.

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Posted date: 08 Oct 12 Industrial Archaeology, Museum Architecture, Award type: Prizes, Student awards Archaeology, Built Environment (RAE Unit 33), Award amount max: £100 Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Website: Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit http://www.constructionhistory.co.uk/book.ph 59), History of Art, Architecture and Design p (RAE Unit 60)

Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any CHS c/o Library and Information Services Manager Disciplines The Chartered Institute of Building ------Englemere, Kings Ride, Ascot Architecture, History, Economic History, Berkshire SL5 7TB History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture E-mail: [email protected] and Design, History of Science & Technology,

OOK AWARD European Association for the History of Medicine and Health B

Description: Website: The European Association for the History of http://www.eahmh.net/index.php?option=com Medicine and Health invites nominations for its _content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=62 book award. This award is granted to the best medical history monograph published in the Eligibility profile two years preceding the biennial conference. ------Nominated books can be on any medical Nationality of applicant institution: Any history topic concerning Europe or Europe's relationship with the wider world. For the 2013 Disciplines award, books published during 2010-2012 ------inclusive will be eligible. Candidates do not History of Medicine, History (RAE Unit 59), have to be European nationals, but their book European History needs to deal with Europe. The prize is worth €3,000. Contact Details ------Universidade de Évora Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Escola de Ciências Sociais Deadline information: This call is repeated Departamento de História every 2 years. Palácio do Vimioso Posted date: --- Évora Award type: Prizes 7002-554 Évora Award amount max: €3,000

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NDREI BORISOVICH VISTELIUS RESEARCH AWARD International Association for Mathematical Geosciences A

Description: Award amount min: - The International Association for Mathematical Award budget total: - Geosciences invites applications for its Andrei Website: Borisovich Vistelius research award. This prize http://iamg.org/index.php/publisher/articlevie is awarded to a young scientist for promising w/frmArticleID/135/ contributions in research in the application of mathematics or informatics in earth sciences. Eligibility profile ------There is no preference for specific fields of Nationality of applicant institution: Any application. A recipient should be 35 years or less at the end of the calendar year in which Disciplines they have been selected for the award. ------Membership is not required. Earth Sciences, 3-D Numerical Modeling, Mathematics, Applied, Earth Sciences (RAE Each recipient will receive a a book prize Unit 20), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), relevant to their research interests, and Geosciences, Mathematics, Related Studies reasonable travel expenses to attend the meeting where the prize is presented. Contact Details ------International Association for Mathematical Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Geosciences Deadline information: This call is repeated Stanford University every 2 years. Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering Posted date: 30 Oct 12 367 Panama Street Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Stanford, CA 94305-2220 awards E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: -

ELIX CHAYES PRIZE International Association for Mathematical Geosciences F

Description: senior team member must be at least five years The International Association for Mathematical past their doctorate, have made publications Geosciences invites applications for its Felix relevant to the field of the award and be Chayes prize. This prize is awarded for between the ages of 35 and 60. Membership is exceptional potential and proven research not required. ability in mathematical petrology or related applications of mathematics of informatics. Each recipient will receive a cash award and reasonable travel expenses to attend the Prospective recipients should be mid-career. meeting where the prize is presented. The The prize may be awarded to either an award may be used to support research in individual or a research team. The recipient or progress or new research.

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Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------every 2 years. 3-D Numerical Modeling, Petrology, Posted date: 30 Oct 12 Mathematics, Applied, Earth Sciences (RAE Award type: Prizes Unit 20), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Award amount max: - Geosciences, Mathematics, Related Studies Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Contact Details Website: ------http://iamg.org/index.php/publisher/articlevie International Association for Mathematical w/frmArticleID/133/ Geosciences Stanford University Eligibility profile Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering ------367 Panama Street Nationality of applicant institution: Any Stanford, CA 94305-2220 E-mail: [email protected]

LGANT MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIPS Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency A

Description: Posted date: 09 Nov 12 The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Award type: Directed grants for individual Executive Agency, in collaboration with the investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Centre de Recherches Mathématiques and the students Institut des Sciences Mathématiques in Award amount max: - Montréal, and the African Institute for Award amount min: - Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town, invites Award budget total: - applications for the ALGANT algebra, Website: http://www.algant.eu/applying.php geometry and number theory master’s Application form: http://emundus-maths.univ- scholarships. Five scholarships will be awarded bordeaux.fr/ to European candidates, and about 10 to candidates outside the EU. Every candidate will Eligibility profile have to work on a research project under joint ------supervision at a minimum of two different Nationality of applicant institution: Any institutions of the consortium. The institutions are the universities of Bordeaux, Chennai, Disciplines Leiden, Milano, Concordia, Padova, Paris-Sud ------and Stellenbosch. Candidates should possess an Geometric Computation, Mathematics, Algebra, academic degree from a mathematics Geometry, Number Theory, Ordered Algebraic programme lasting a minimum of three years. Structures, Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Funding is worth up to €8,000 per year to cover Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Computer tuition fees. Science (RAE Unit 25)

Contact Details

Closing date: 31 Jan 13 ------Deadline information: E-mail: [email protected]

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OSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN MATHEMATICS Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics P

Description: Website: http://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media- The Abdus Salam International Centre for centre/news/mathematics-postdoc- Theoretical Physics invites applications for its fellowships.aspx postdoctoral fellowships in mathematics. Application form: Successful applicants will pursue their own https://onlineapps.ictp.it/ENTER/APPLICANT research, using ICTP facilities, and interact with /MS12.mhtml other mathematicians. Applicants must either have a detailed and realistic research project Eligibility profile which does not require supervision, or a project ------in line with the research priorities of the Nationality of applicant institution: Any scientific staff members at ICTP or at neighbouring institutions. The positions are Disciplines open to young mathematicians of any ------nationality, but preference will be given to Algebra, Mathematics, Applied, Geometry, citizens of developing countries, especially Physics, Theoretical, Physics (RAE Unit 19), female citizens. Applicants must have obtained Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied a PhD in mathematics after 1 January 2010. Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Complex Systems Fellowships last 12 months with the possibility of renewal for a further 12 months. Contact Details ------The Abdus Salam International Centre for Closing date: 31 Jan 13 Theoretical Physics Deadline information: Mathematics Secretariat Posted date: 15 Nov 12 LB Room 106 Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Strada Costiera, 11 Postdoctoral training fellowships 34151 Trieste Award amount max: - Tel: +39 040 224 0201 Award amount min: - Fax: +39 040 2240 7490 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected]

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ARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIPS National Archives and Records Administration H

Description: Website: The Harry S Truman Library invites http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/ applications for its dissertation fellowships. Application form: Grants of $16,000 will be given to support http://www.trumanlibrary.org/institute/dissert graduate students working on some aspect of a.htm the life and career of Harry S Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were Eligibility profile prominent during the Truman years. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Applicants should have substantially completed their research and be prepared to Disciplines devote full time to writing their dissertation. ------Preference will be given to projects based on American History, International Planning & extensive research at the Truman Library. There Policy, National Planning & Policy, Public is no requirement that applicants conduct Planning & Policy, Political Science, further research at the Truman Library. International Relations & Diplomacy, Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), History (RAE Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Unit 59), American Studies Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. Harry S Truman Library Institute Posted date: 24 Jun 10 500 West US Highway 24 Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding Independence, Missouri 64050-1798 Award amount max: $16,000 Tel: +1 816 268 8248 Award amount min: - Fax: +1 816 268 8299 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected]

HD FELLOWSHIPS Boehringer Ingelheim Fund P

Description: scientific knowledge. Applicants will hold a Boehringer Ingelheim Fund invites applications diploma or equivalent degree and have passed for its PhD fellowships. These support basic their state examinations when applicable. At biomedical research conducted by scientists not the deadline, applicants should not have older than 27 years of age in an internationally worked on their project for longer than six leading laboratory in Europe. The research months. Applicants should be European should be aimed at elucidating basic biological citizens working in Europe or overseas or non- phenomena of human life and acquiring new European citizens pursuing their PhD project in

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Europe. Scholarships are granted for at least Nationality of applicant institution: All two years, with the option of renewal for a European Nations further 12 months. The basic monthly grant is Nationality of applicant institution: Any worth €1,550. In most countries scholars are paid an additional €150 per month to cover Disciplines minor project-related costs such as books and ------travelling expenses and premiums for personal Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & insurance. A separate country-related premium Health & Safety, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, is added and spouse or child allowance may be Dentistry, Nursing, Anatomy, Clinical available. Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical Studies Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), February 2013, 1 June 2013, 1 October 2013, Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE and repeated annually. Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Posted date: 09 Feb 12 Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Clinical Laboratory students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed Science, Pre-Clinical Studies, Community-based grants for individual investigators, Travel for Clinical Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical research purposes Subject, Other Studies and Professions Allied to Award amount max: - Medicine, Physiology Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Contact Details Website: http://www.bifonds.de/fellowships------grants/phd-fellowships.html Boehringer Ingelheim Fund Application form: http://www.bifonds.de/cgi- Schlossmühle bin/onlineapplication/index.pl Grabenstrasse 46

55262 Heidesheim Eligibility profile Tel: +49 6132 89850 ------Fax: +49 6132 898511 E-mail: [email protected]

ISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation D

Description: relevance to understanding human violence The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and aggression will not be supported. Priority invites applications for its dissertation will also be given to areas and methodologies fellowships. These fellowships of US$20,000 not receiving adequate attention and support each are made to PhD candidates who are from other funding sources. Applicants may be entering the dissertation stage of graduate citizens of any country and studying at colleges school. Questions that interest the foundation or universities in any country. concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 among other subjects. Dissertations with no

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Deadline information: This call is repeated Offenders, School Crime, Sex Crimes, Violent once a year. Crime, Workplace Violence, Peace Treaties, Posted date: 19 Apr 12 Peacekeeping Forces, Multinational, Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, Aggression, Adolescent Family Life, Domestic Predoctoral fellowships Relations, Social & Personal Relationships, Award amount max: $20,000 Social Change, Conflict Resolution & Website: Mediation, Public School Violence, Military http://www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm Sciences & History, Peace & Disarmament & Application form: Amnesty, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Politics http://www.hfg.org/df/hfg_dissertation_guidel and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social ines_and_application.pdf Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Eligibility profile Unit 42), History (RAE Unit 59), Education ------(RAE Unit 68), Gender-Based Violence, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Violence, Social Aspects, War Studies, Torture

Disciplines Contact Details ------Genocide, Military History, Family, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Behavioural Studies & Social Problems, 25 West 53rd Street Domestic Violence, Rape & Sexual Abuse, New York, NY 10019-5401 Terrorism, Violent Behaviour, Child Abuse, Tel: +1 646 428 0971 Crime Control, Criminal Behaviour, Criminal E-mail: [email protected] Psychology, Domestic Terrorism, Habitual

ASKER AWARDS Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation L

Description: improvement of the clinical treatment The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation invites of patients; nominations for its medical research awards.  the Lasker-Bloomberg public service These are awarded to scientists who have made award honours men and women who significant contributions to the understanding, have helped make possible the federal diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of legislation and funding that supports human disease. There are three categories of research and who have created public awards: communication, public health and advocacy programmes of major  the Albert Lasker basic medical importance. research award honours scientists whose fundamental investigations have There are no nationality restrictions. Each provided techniques, information or award includes an honourarium. concepts that contribute to the elimination of major causes of disability and death; Closing date: 01 Feb 13  the Lasker-DeBakey clinical medical Deadline information: This call is repeated research award honours investigators once a year. whose contributions have led to the Posted date: 14 Nov 12 Award type: Prizes

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Award amount max: - Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Award amount min: - Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Award budget total: - Unit 4), Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Website: Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/inde 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE x.htm Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit Eligibility profile 11), Social Policy and Administration (RAE ------Unit 40), Clinical Laboratory Science, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and Disciplines Professions Allied to Medicine ------Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Health, Contact Details Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & ------Health & Safety, Disease Entities & Medical Lasker Medical Research Awards Problems & Behaviour, Health Care Policy, 110 East 42nd Street Public Health, Disease Prevention, Health Suite 1300 Planning & Policy, Specialties of Medical & New York, NY 10017 Allied Fields, Clinical Medicine, General, Tel: +1 212 286 0222 Medical Genetics, Clinical Laboratory Sciences E-mail: [email protected] (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical

ESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center R

Description:  the American Society for 18th century The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Studies: two fellowships, jointly Center invites applications for its research sponsored with the Ransom Center, for fellowships. The fellowships enable scholars to literary, cultural or historical study. pursue research projects in all areas of the Applicants must be members of ASECS humanities. Approximately 50 fellowships are at the time of application; awarded annually. Priority will be given to proposals that concentrate on the center's  the British Studies fellowship for collections and that require substantial onsite research in British literary, cultural, and use of them. historical subjects;  the Cline fellowships for research on The center awards fellowships of one to three 19th or early 20th century British topics; months, with funding at $3,000 per month.  the Robert De Niro endowment fund Travel stipends worth $1,200 to $1,700 may be for film research, especially in the awarded to scholars with research projects that center's Robert De Niro collection; require less than one month’s research at the  the Dorot Foundation fellowships in center. Jewish studies for research on Jewish authors and on relevant cultural topics The fellowships available are as follows: requiring research in the center's collections. These fellowships may be

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extended to three months or, These fellowships may be extended to exceptionally, for longer periods; three months.  the David Douglas Duncan endowment  the Marlene Nathan Meyerson for photojournalism for research in the photography fellowship for research in center's photography collections; the center's photography collections;  the TS Eliot editorial fellowship, jointly  the Cora Maud Oneal fellowship for sponsored by the University of London research in general literary studies; Institute of English Studies and the  the Pforzheimer endowment: two Ransom Center, for scholars working fellowships are available for research in on the TS Eliot editorial project. the Pforzheimer collection as well as in Applicants must be affiliated with the general Renaissance studies; IES.  the Warren Skaaren film research  the Filmscript Acquisitions Endowment endowment supports research in the for research in the Center’s film center's film collections; collections;  the CP Snow fellowship for research in  the Fleur Cowles fellowships: two are general literary and cultural studies, available for research on topics related with a special emphasis on the to 20th century art, journalism, relationship of literature and science; women's studies, and general literature  the Weinsten memorial fellowship for and culture; research in 20th-century American  #the Edwin Gale fellowship for literature; research on Jewish writers,  the Woodward and Bernstein photographers, artists, performers and endowment supports research on the Jewish presence in culture as topics related to Watergate, the First represented in the Ransom Center’s Amendment and the press. collections, while providing affiliated with the Schusterman Center for Jewish Six dissertation fellowships jointly sponsored Studies at the University of Texas at by the Ransom Center and the University of Austin; Texas at Austin Office of Graduate Studies are  the Erle Stanley Gardner endowment designated for graduate students who are for mystery studies supports research working on doctoral dissertations. Dissertation on topics related to mystery and fellowship residencies must be taken up during suspense; the period from September 1, 2012 through  the Hobby Family Foundation August 31, 2013. There is not a specific required fellowship for research in general length of residency for dissertation fellowships. literary studies;  the Alfred A and Blanche W Knopf Applicants must be postdoctoral or equivalent fellowship for research in the areas of or have a substantial record of scholarly publishing and general literary studies, achievement. There are no nationality with special emphasis given to research restrictions. concerning Knopf authors;  Limited Editions Club for research in the center's rare book and print Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) collections, with emphasis given to Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been work with illustrated books; announced by sponsor but this is the  the Norman Mailer endowed fund for approximate deadline we expect. This call is research related to Norman Mailer’s repeated once a year. writings, times and the archive; Posted date: 07 Nov 11  the Andrew W Mellon Foundation: a Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, Access to libraries, Mid-Career fellowships, number of fellowships are available in Directed grants for individual investigators, general literary and cultural studies. Travel for research purposes

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Award amount max: $9,000 (RAE Unit 50), French (RAE Unit 51), History Website: (RAE Unit 59), Theology, Divinity and http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fellowshi Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Art and ps/application/ Design (RAE Unit 64), Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Eligibility profile Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit ------66) Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre Arts & Humanities, Theatre & Film Criticism, The University of Texas at Austin History, American History, Military History, PO Drawer 7219 Modern History, English Literature, French Austin, TX 78713-7219 Literature, Literature, Comparative Literature, Tel: +1 512 232 3214 Journalism, Photography, Music, Performing E-mail: [email protected] Arts, Judaism, Women's Studies, Sociology (RAE Unit 42), English Language and Literature

UPAC PRIZE FOR YOUNG CHEMISTS International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry I

Description: Posted date: 20 Aug 12 The International Union of Pure and Applied Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Chemistry invites applications for its IUPAC awards prize for young chemists. This prize is awarded Award amount max: $1,000 to young scientists for graduate-level research Website: http://www.iupac.org/news/news- work in the chemical sciences. Only work that detail/article/2013-iupac-prize-for-young- was performed while the applicant was a chemists-announced.html graduate student will be recognised by the Application form: prize. http://www.iupac.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ news/Young_Chemist_Prize_Form_2013.doc Applicants must have received their PhD or equivalent, or completed all PhD requirements Eligibility profile including successful defence of the doctoral ------thesis, during the year 2012. There are no Nationality of applicant institution: Any citizenship requirements although the PhD must have been completed in a member or Disciplines associate member country of the IUPAC. ------Chemical Sciences, Energy Chemical Sciences, Each prize will consists of US$1,000 cash and Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) travel expenses to the next IUPAC congress. Contact Details

------Closing date: 01 Feb 13 International Union of Pure and Applied Deadline information: This call is repeated Chemistry once a year. PO Box 13757

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104 T W Alexander Drive Tel: +1 919 485 8706 Bldg 19 E-mail: [email protected] Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3757

ELCH AWARD IN CHEMISTRY Welch Foundation W

Description: Eligibility profile The Welch Foundation invites nominations for ------the Welch award in chemistry. The purpose of Nationality of applicant institution: Any the award is to foster and encourage basic chemical research and to recognize, in a Disciplines substantial manner, the value of chemical ------research contributions for the benefit of Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical, humankind. The award is made for important Chemistry, Colloid, Chemistry, Inorganic, chemical research achievements that have not Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Petroleum, previously been rewarded in a similar manner. Chemistry, Physical, Chemistry, Quantum, Nominations are welcomed from appropriate Organometallic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical scientific organizations and individuals. Self Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Solid State nominations are not accepted. The prize is Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, Environmental worth $300,000. Chemistry, Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Deadline information: This call is repeated Structural Chemistry once a year. Posted date: 18 Aug 10 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $300,000 Welch Foundation 5555 San Felipe Website: Suite 1900 http://www.welch1.org/awards/welch-award- Houston, TX 77056-2730 in-chemistry Tel: +1 713 961 9884 Fax: +1 713 961 5168

ADR/COLGATE ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH AWARD International Association for Dental Research I

Description: recognises meritorious research by a member of The International Association for Dental the IADR oral health research group, with Research invites nominations for its Colgate preference given to dental hygienists. Dental oral health research award. This award hygienist nominees must be graduates of an

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships accredited dental hygiene programme. Deadline information: Submissions must represent original research in Posted date: 24 Sep 12 the area of oral health. This includes a broad Award type: Prizes array of basic, clinical and applied studies Award amount max: $2,000 related to strategies for the prevention of oral Award amount min: - disease and promotion of wellness; outcomes of Award budget total: $2,000 primary and secondary preventive care; Website: interdisciplinary approaches to integrating oral http://www.iadr.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?page health into general health; clinical efficacy of id=3436 professional and personal oral hygiene measures; methods to improve health outcomes Eligibility profile of compromised patients; the dental hygiene ------process of care; self-care strategies; disease- Nationality of applicant institution: Any prevention and health promotion focused curricular models; science transfer methods; Disciplines ethics and quality assurance; alternative ------patterns for practice; clinical decision-making; Oral Diseases, Dental Health & Hygiene, and issues related to the conduct of research. Preventive Dentistry, Dentistry, Periodontics, Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Oral Medicine A certificate of recognition and one cash award Contact Details worth US$2,000 will be given. This award is ------intended to provide travel and other support IADR related to attending the IADR annual meeting 1619 Duke Street and participating in the oral health research Alexandria, VA 22314-3406 group activities. Tel: +1 703 548 0066

Fax: +1 703 548 1883

Closing date: 01 Feb 13 E-mail: [email protected]

RANCO WEISS FELLOWSHIP Society in Science B

Description: Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Society in Science invites applications for the Deadline information: This call is repeated Branco Weiss fellowship. This enables once a year. researchers who have recently completed a Posted date: 06 Jun 12 PhD, and who have a strong record of Award type: Postdoctoral training fellowships achievement in their chosen field, to undertake Award amount max: - research in a scientific topic of their choice over Award amount min: - a maximum of five years. The fellowship is Award budget total: - designed for those in the fields of physical Website: http://www.society-in- sciences, engineering and social sciences. Up to science.org/about-us.html 10 fellowships are available, each consisting of a two-year pioneer phase and a subsequent three- Eligibility profile year exploitation phase, with a review after the ------second year. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines Unit 38), Politics and International Studies ------(RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Social Sciences, Medical Sociology, Sociology of Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work Science, Science & Technology, Maths, (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Computing, Natural Sciences, Community- Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), Education Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 68), Sports-related Subjects (RAE (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Unit 69) Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Contact Details 21), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied ------Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Statistics and Society in Science Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Computer ETH Science (RAE Unit 25), Metallurgy and Rämistrasse 101 Materials (RAE Unit 32), Town and Country 8092 Zürich Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit Tel: +41 44 632 2606 35), Law (RAE Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE E-mail: [email protected] Unit 37), Economics and Econometrics (RAE

UMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Educational Testing Service S

Description: of the areas specified above. The program is The Educational Testing Service invites open internationally. applications under its summer program for research for graduate students. Students in this eight-week program participate in research Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) under the guidance of a senior ETS staff Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been member in one of the following areas: announced by sponsor but this is the measurement theory, validity, natural approximate deadline we expect. This call is language, processing and computational repeated once a year. linguistics, cognitive psychology, learning Posted date: 12 Nov 10 theory, linguistics, speech recognition and Award type: Predoctoral fellowships processing, teaching and classroom research, Award amount max: $7,500 statistics, international large scale assessments. Website: The program is designed to attract women and http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships/sum minority graduate students to the field of mer education and related disciplines. Application form: http://naeptba.ets.org/ifapp/ifapp.aspx Each graduate intern will receive a $5,000 Eligibility profile stipend for the internship period as well as up ------to $2,500 for relocation and housing costs. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Applicants must be graduate students who are Disciplines currently enrolled in a doctoral program and ------have completed a at least two years of full-time graduate study in a program emphasizing one

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Linguistics & Philology, Educational Planning Contact Details & Policy, Psychology, Educational Psychology, ------Human Learning & Memory, Psychometrics, ETS Education, Educational Research, Advanced Summer Internship Program for Graduate Technological Education, Educational Testing & Students - MS 19-T Measurement, Literacy, Minority Institution, 660 Rosedale Road Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Social Policy and Princeton, NJ 08541-0001 Administration (RAE Unit 40), Education (RAE Tel: +1 609 734 5543 Unit 68) E-mail: [email protected]

HARLES BULLARD FELLOWSHIPS IN FOREST RESEARCH Harvard University C

Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Description: Deadline information: Deadline: 5pm EST. Harvard University invites applications for the This call is repeated once a year. Charles Bullard fellowships in forest research. Posted date: 09 Mar 12 This fellowship programme supports advanced Award type: Directed grants for individual research and study by individuals who show investigators, Travel for research purposes, promise of making an important contribution, Mid-Career fellowships either as scholars or administrators, to forestry Award amount max: - and forest-related subjects including biology, Award amount min: - Earth sciences, economics, politics, Award budget total: - administration, philosophy, humanities, the Website: arts, or law. http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/mid- career-fellowships Bullard fellowships are generally awarded to Application form: individuals in mid-career who have established Eligibility profile themselves in public service, in academia, or in ------the private sector. For those in academic careers Nationality of applicant institution: Any preference is ordinarily given to holders of doctoral degrees. This is not a postdoctoral Disciplines position and recent PhD graduates are ------generally not appropriate candidates. The Forest Ecology, Forest Economics, Forest fellowship accepts five to seven recipients per Engineering, Forest Management, Forestry & year. The Bullard fellowship is a residential Woodlands, Wood, Arts & Humanities, programme and fellows are expected to spend a Humanities, Philosophy, Economics, Political substantial portion of their fellowship based at Science, Law, Natural Resources Law, either Harvard Forest in Petersham, Management & Commerce, Biological Sciences, Massachusetts or at Harvard University in Plant Sciences, Earth Sciences, Natural Cambridge, Massachusetts. Resources, Use of, Biological Sciences (RAE

Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Earth The fellowships carry stipends of up to $40,000, Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences or more if necessary, one return trip between (RAE Unit 21), Law (RAE Unit 36), Economics the fellowship site location and the home base, and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and and a $500 supplies budget. International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Business

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RANTS-IN-AID FOR ARCTIC STUDIES University of Calgary G

Description: Award amount max: $1,000 The University of Calgary's Arctic Institute of Website: North America invites applications for its http://www.arctic.ucalgary.ca/arctic/scholarshi grant-in-aid programme. Awards are aimed at ps/aina-grants-in-aid young investigators, especially graduate students, to provide funding to augment their Eligibility profile research. There is no limitation on the area of ------investigation, but applications focused on the Nationality of applicant institution: Any natural sciences and social sciences in the north are encouraged. Projects can entail field, library Disciplines or office-intensive investigations. Awardees ------will be expected to be members of the Arctic Arctic Ocean, Arctic, Arctic Meteorology, Arctic Institute of North America. The committee Sciences, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological accepts proposals for awards of US$1,000. Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit Funding can be used for travel, supplies, 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE equipment and services, but not for salary or Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit wages. 21), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Law (RAE Unit 36), Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Economics and Deadline information: This call is repeated Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and once a year. International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Posted date: 08 Aug 12 Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Award type: Directed grants for individual Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE investigators, Equipment and materials, Unit 42), Business and Management Studies Financial aid for postgraduate students (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44),

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Education (RAE Unit 68), Sports-related PO Box 6808 Subjects (RAE Unit 69) Rasmuson Library Fairbanks Alaska 99775-6808 Contact Details Tel: +1 907 474 7450 ------Fax: +1 907 474 7290 Arctic Institute of North America E-mail: [email protected] University of Alaska

OCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS Oncology Nursing Society D

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The Oncology Nursing Society invites announced by sponsor but this is the applications for its doctoral scholarships. These approximate deadline we expect. This call is scholarships are intended to provide repeated once a year. scholarships to registered nurses who are Posted date: 17 Aug 10 committed to oncology nursing to continue Award type: Predoctoral fellowships their education by pursuing a doctorate degree. Award amount max: $5,000 The following awards are offered under this Award amount min: $3,000 scheme: Award budget total: - Website: •Roberta Pierce Scofield doctoral scholarship, http://www.ons.org/Awards/FoundationAwar worth $5,000 annually; ds/Doctoral Application form: •Ann Olson memorial doctoral scholarship, Eligibility profile worth $3,000 annually. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any The candidate must be currently enrolled in or applying to a doctoral nursing degree or related Disciplines program and enrolled in the 2011-2012 ------academic year. The candidate must have a Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Cancer Care, Oncology current license to practice as a registered nurse Nursing and must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing. Candidates entering a Contact Details doctoral program without a master's degree ------must have completed the first two years of the ONS Foundation doctoral program curriculum to be eligible. 125 Enterprise Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Tel: +1 866 257 4667 Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Fax: +1 412 859 6163

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ESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAMS: FAA/CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE R National Research Council

Description: The National Research Council Website: invites applications for its research http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/P associateship programs at the FAA/Civil rogram.aspx?LabCode=31&ReturnURL=%2fR Aerospace Medical Institute. The objectives of APLab10%2fOpportunity%2fPrograms.aspx% the programs are to provide postdoctoral 3fLabCode%3d31 scientists and engineers of unusual promise and Application form: ability with opportunities for research on http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/RAP/P problems, largely of their own choice, that are GA_046398 compatible with the interests of the sponsoring laboratories. Eligibility profile ------Awardees must hold a PhD, ScD, or other Nationality of applicant institution: Any earned research doctoral degree recognized in US academic circles as equivalent to a PhD. Disciplines Postdoctoral associates must have held the ------doctorate for under five years. Senior associates Psychology, Physiological Psychology, must have held the doctorate for five years or Aeronautical Safety, Aeroplane Accidents, more or have equivalent research experience. Human Tolerance to Impact, Medical Devices Tenure ranges from three months to one year. Engineering, Accidents, Occupational Health & Safety, Aerospace Biomedicine, Physiology, Opportunities are open to all US citizens and to Human, Community-based Clinical Subjects citizens of other countries who have full (RAE Unit 2), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), command of the English language. The current Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Civil Engineering annual stipend for a postdoctoral research (RAE Unit 28), Mechanical, Aeronautical and associate is $42,000 plus a travel allotment of Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), $2,000. Physiology

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute February 2013, 1 May 2013, 1 August 2013, 1 MMAC, CAMI, AAM-3 November 2013, and repeated annually. PO Box 25082 Posted date: 20 Aug 10 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125 Award type: Mid-Career fellowships Tel: +1 405 954 1000 Award amount max: $44,000 Fax: +1 405 954 1010 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: -

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HMANSON-GETTY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS University of California A

Description: Award budget total: - The University of California, Los Angeles Website: Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/ invites applications for the Ahmanson-Getty content/postdoc-sup.htm postdoctoral fellowships. This resident Application form: fellowship program is designed to encourage http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/ the participation of junior scholars in the content/apps/postdoc-app.htm center's yearlong core programs. Scholars who have received a PhD in the last six years and are Eligibility profile engaged in relevant research are eligible to ------apply. Awards are for three consecutive Nationality of applicant institution: Any quarters in residence, with a stipend of $37,500 plus medical benefits. Disciplines ------History, Language & Literature, Philosophy of Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Mind, History (RAE Unit 59), Philosophy (RAE Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Unit 62), Cultural History announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 14 May 10 UCLA Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies Award type: Directed grants for individual 10745 Dickson Plaza, 310 Royce Hall investigators, Mid-Career fellowships Los Angeles, California 90095-1404 Award amount max: $37,500 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: -

ANNER FELLOWSHIP IN BRITISH STUDIES University of California K

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The University of California, Los Angeles announced by sponsor but this is the Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies offers approximate deadline we expect. This call is the Kanner fellowship in British studies. This repeated once a year. three-month fellowship supports research at the Posted date: 14 May 10 Clark library in any area pertaining to British Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior history and culture. The fellowship is open to fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships both postdoctoral and predoctoral scholars. The Award amount max: $7,500 stipend is $7,500 for three months. Website: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/ content/postdoc-sup.htm Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Application form: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/ content/apps/postdoc-app.htm

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any UCLA Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies 310 Royce Hall Disciplines 405 Hilgard Ave ------Los Angeles, CA 90095-1404 History, Modern History, English Literature, Tel: +1 310 206 8552 English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), Fax: +1 310 206 8577 History (RAE Unit 59), Cultural History , E-mail: [email protected] Cultural Studies, British History

LARK-HUNTINGTON JOINT BIBLIOGRAPHIC FELLOWSHIP University of California C

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior The University of California, Los Angeles fellowships, Access to libraries Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies and Award amount max: $5,500 the Huntington Library invite applications for Website: the Clark-Huntington joint bibliographic http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary. fellowship. This two-month fellowship aspx?id=566 provides support for bibliographical research in early modern British literature and history as Eligibility profile well as other areas where the Clark and the ------Huntington libraries have common strengths. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Eligible projects include: Disciplines  textual scholarship; ------ analytical or descriptive bibliography; British Isles, United Kingdom (Great Britain &  history of printing or publishers. Northern Ireland), British Commonwealth of Nations, English Literature, English Language Applicants should hold a PhD or have and Literature (RAE Unit 50), History (RAE appropriate research experience. Unit 59), Colonial and Postcolonial Literature, British History, Gaelic, Welsh Language, Welsh The stipend is worth US$5,500 for two months. Literature, Irish Language, Irish Literature, Irish One month is tenable at the William Andrews History, Colonial History & Studies Clark Library while the other is tenable at the Contact Details Huntington Library. ------

Committee on Fellowships

Closing date: 01 Feb 13 The Huntington Deadline information: This call is repeated 1151 Oxford Road once a year. San Marino, CA 91108 Posted date: 25 Jun 12 E-mail: [email protected]

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SECS-CLARK FELLOWSHIPS University of California A

Description: Website: The University of California, Los Angeles http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/ Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies content/postdoc-sup.htm invites applications for fellowships jointly Application form: sponsored by the American Society for http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/ Eighteenth-Century Studies and the Clark content/apps/postdoc-app.htm Library. These fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars and to all-but-dissertation Eligibility profile graduate students with projects in the ------Restoration or the 18th century. Fellowship Nationality of applicant institution: Any holders must be members in good standing of ASECS. Awards are for one month of residency Disciplines and carry a stipend of $2,500. ------History, Modern History, Restoration & Preservation, History (RAE Unit 59), History of Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Art, Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. UCLA Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies Posted date: 14 May 10 10745 Dickson Plaza, 310 Royce Hall Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Los Angeles, California 90095-1404 Career fellowships Tel: +1 310 206 8552 Award amount max: $2,500 Fax: +1 310 206 8577 E-mail: [email protected]

ILLIAM LITTLEWOOD MEMORIAL LECTURE Society of Automotive Engineers W

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The Society of Automotive Engineers invites announced by sponsor but this is the nominations for its William Littlewood approximate deadline we expect. This call is memorial lecture dealing with a broad phase of repeated once a year. civil air transportation. The objective is to Posted date: 11 Feb 08 advance air transportation engineering and to Award type: Prizes recognize those who make contributions to the Award amount max: $1,000 field. A certificate and an honorarium worth Website: $1,000 will be presented at a national meeting of http://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/littlewoo one of the sponsoring societies. d/ Application form: https://shop.sae.org/news/awards/list/littlewoo Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) d/app-littlewood.shtml

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any SAE World Headquarters 400 Commonwealth Drive Disciplines Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 ------Tel: +1 724 776 4841 Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Fax: +1 724 776 0790 Transport, Air, Mechanical, Aeronautical and E-mail: [email protected] Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

NITA BORG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Google A

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated Google invites applications for the Anita Borg once a year. scholarship for students in Europe, the Middle Posted date: 16 Oct 12 East and Africa. This programme aims to Award type: Predoctoral fellowships encourage women to excel in computing and Award amount max: €7,000 technology and become active role models and Website: http://www.google.com/anitaborg- leaders. Applications are open to female europe/ students enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s or a Application form: PhD programme in 2013-2014. Furthermore, https://google.eresources.com/applications/log candidates must: in.asp

•be enrolled at a university in Europe, the Eligibility profile Middle East or Africa. Citizens, permanent ------residents, and international students are eligible Nationality of applicant institution: All to apply; European Nations, All African Nations, Middle East and North African countries (MENA) •be studying computer science, computer engineering, informatics, or a closely related Disciplines technical field; ------Computer Technology, Computer Sciences, •maintain an excellent academic record. Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Scholarship recipients will each receive a €7,000 Software, Computer Systems Analysis, (or equivalent) scholarship for the academic Computer Theory, Computer Viruses, Control year. Applications (Computer Sciences), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25)

Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Contact Details ------E-mail: [email protected]

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ERMATOLOGIST FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY AWARD Society for Pediatric Dermatology D

Description: Eligibility profile The Society for Pediatric Dermatology invites ------applicants for its dermatologist from a Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- developing country award. This recognises a Middle-Income countries, Low Income dermatologist who has made significant countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries contribution to the care of paediatric skin disease in a developing country. Disciplines ------The award includes registration and travel Skin Diseases, Children (Patients), expenses to attend the society's annual meeting, Dermatology, Paediatrics, Anatomy, where the recipient will be expected to give a Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit brief presentation. 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Community-based Clinical Subjects, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 30 Oct 12 ------Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings Society for Pediatric Dermatology etc., Prizes 8365 Keystone Crossing, Suite 107 Award amount max: - Indianapolis, IN 46240 Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: - Website: http://www.pedsderm.net/sections/meetings_d evaward.php

BRO RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP International Brain Research Organization I

Description: The International Brain Research Organization Award type: Postdoctoral training invites applications for its research fellowships. fellowships, Young investigator awards Grants support postdoctoral laboratory Award amount max: €35,000 training, for applicants under the age of 45, in a Website: laboratory abroad. Fellowships last for one year http://funding.ibro.info/Pub/Pub_Main_Displ and are worth €35,000 each. ay.asp?LC_Docs_ID=4254 Application form: http://funding.ibro.info/Pub/Pub_Collections_ Closing date: 01 Feb 13 List.asp Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Eligibility profile Posted date: 03 Apr 12 ------

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Nationality of applicant institution: All African Clinical Laboratory Science, Brain Tumour, Nations, All Asian nations, All South American Hospital-based Clinical Subject nations, All Oceanian nations, All European Nations, Caribbean, Central America Contact Details ------Disciplines IBRO Secretariat ------255 Rue Saint-Honoré Brain, Neurological Disorders, Neurology, 75001 Paris Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Tel: +33 1 4647 9292 Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Fax: +33 1 4647 4250 E-mail: [email protected]

NTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS Flemish Interuniversity Council I

Description: lacustrine science and management and The Flemish Interuniversity Council invites water resources engineering. applications for its international scholarships for students from developing countries. These Each applicant must be a national and a enable students from developing countries to resident of one of the following countries: study on international master’s courses in Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Flanders, Belgium. Candidates may apply to Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; study at the following institutions: Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Morocco;  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven offers a Mozambique; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; South one-year course in human settlements Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; and two-year courses in food Zimbabwe; Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; technology and water resources Indonesia; Jordan; Laos; Nepal; Palestinian engineering; Territories; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand;  University of Antwerp offers one-year Vietnam; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Cuba; courses in development evaluation and Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Guatemala; management, globalisation and Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; development, and governance and Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Uruguay. development; Applicants must not be older than 40 years of  Hasselt University offers a two-year age. course in biostatistics;  #Ghent University offers two-year courses in physical land resources, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 aquaculture, environmental sanitation, Deadline information: This call is repeated nutrition and rural development with a once a year. focus on human nutrition, nematology Posted date: 03 Oct 12 and food technology; Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate  Vrie Universiteit Brussel offers two- students year courses in physical land resources, Award amount max: - Award amount min: - biology with a specialisation in human Award budget total: - ecology, molecular biology, marine and

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Website: Planning, Sanitary Engineering Standards, http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be/index.php Nutrition & Dietetics, Environmental Health, ?language=EN&navid=479&direct_to=Overvi Health & Safety Standards, Environment, ew%20scholarships Biology, Molecular, Ecology, Nematology, Application form: Inland Waters, Physical Geography, Environment, Ecosystem Management, Eligibility profile Environmental Impact, Health Effects, Marine ------& Ocean Sciences, Statistics, Pollution Control, Nationality of applicant institution: Bangladesh, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Palestinian (RAE Unit 16), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Territory, Occupied, Suriname, Vietnam, Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the Statistics and Operational Research (RAE Unit Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, 24), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Town and Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, (RAE Unit 35), Politics and International Senegal, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Dominican Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Republic, Ghana, Gambia, Guyana, Honduras, Unit 42), History (RAE Unit 59), Library and Jordan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Lanka, Malawi, Mexico, Nigeria, Nepal, Development Policy , Globalisation , Paraguay, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay Governance , Pollution Prevention, Biostatistics, Information Management, Hospital-based Disciplines Clinical Subject, Development Studies (Less------Developed Countries) Aquaculture & Hydroponics, Ensuring Food Supply, Farm & Ranch Management, Soil Contact Details Sciences, Food Technology, Poverty & the Poor, ------Environmental Planning & Policy, Rural VLIR-UOS Planning & Policy, Urban Planning & Policy, Postbus 103 Elsene Naamsepoort Democracy, Ecology & Population, Sanitary 1050 Elsene Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Tel: +32 2 289 05 50 Environmental Impacts, Water Resources E-mail: [email protected] Engineering, Water Resources, Management &

ELLOWSHIPS IN AMERICAN POLITICS, FOREIGN POLICY AND WORLD POLITICS University of Virginia F

Description: United States. Applicants from a broad range of The University of Virginia’s Miller Center of disciplines are invited to apply, including: Public Affairs invites applications for its history, political science, policy studies, law, fellowship program. This program supports political economy and sociology. The program individuals completing their dissertations on will provide $20,000 to support one year of American politics, foreign policy and world research and writing. politics, or the impact of global affairs on the

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Applicants must be PhD candidates who are Eligibility profile expecting to complete their dissertation by the ------conclusion of the fellowship year. The Nationality of applicant institution: Any fellowship is open to non-US citizens. Residence is strongly encouraged but not Disciplines required. ------American History, Economics, Political Economics & Economy, Foreign Trade Policy, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) International Planning & Policy, Political Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Science, International Relations & Diplomacy, announced by sponsor but this is the Sociology, Law, Economics and Econometrics approximate deadline we expect. This call is (RAE Unit 38), Politics and International repeated once a year. Studies (RAE Unit 39), American Studies (RAE Posted date: 01 Dec 11 Unit 45), History (RAE Unit 59), American Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Studies Thesis/Dissertation funding Award amount max: $20,000 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: $160,000 Miller Center National Fellowship Porgram Website: Miller Center of Public Affairs http://millercenter.org/academic/gage/fellowsh 2201 Old Ivy Road ip PO Box 400406 Application form: Charlottesville, VA 22904-4406 http://millercenter.org/fellowshipapplication/i Tel: +1 434 924 7236 ndex.php/auth/login E-mail: [email protected]

ILSON CAREY MCWILLIAMS FELLOWSHIP University of Virginia W

Description: fellowship program and will also be paired The University of Virginia's Miller Center of with a fellowship mentor. The fellowship is Public Affairs invites applicants for the Wilson open to non-US citizens. Residence is strongly Carey McWilliams fellowship. This fellowship encouraged but not required. supports a graduate student in political science or history whose dissertation combines a blend of political theory and American politics that Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) characterized the late Wilson Carey Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been McWilliams' scholarship. The program will announced by sponsor but this is the provide $20,000 to support one year of research approximate deadline we expect. This call is and writing. Up to eight grants will be awarded repeated once a year. annually. Posted date: 28 Nov 11 Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Applicants must be PhD candidates who are Financial aid for postgraduate students, expecting to complete their dissertation by the Thesis/Dissertation funding end of the fellowship year. Fellows will Award amount max: $20,000 participate in the regular Miller Center Award amount min: - Award budget total: $160,000

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Website: Unit 39), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), http://millercenter.org/academic/gage/fellowsh History (RAE Unit 59), American Studies ip Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Miller Center National Fellowship Program Nationality of applicant institution: Any Miller Center of Public Affairs 2201 Old Ivy Road Disciplines PO Box 400406 ------Charlottesville, VA 22904-4406 History, American History, International Tel: +1 434 243 8726 Planning & Policy, Political Science, E-mail: [email protected] International Relations & Diplomacy, Political Theory, Politics and International Studies (RAE

DWIN S HALL JR STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Alaska Anthropological Association E

Description: Award amount min: - The Alaska Anthropological Association invites Award budget total: - applications for the Edwin S Hall Jr student Website: paper competition. Papers submitted must http://www.alaskaanthropology.org/index.cfm apply anthropological perspectives to a ?section=awards-and- question, topic, or issue of interest to northern scholarships&page=Edwin-S.-Hall-Jr.- anthropologists. Theoretical and Student-Paper-Competition methodological approaches may derive from Application form: any of the four sub fields of anthropology, and interdisciplinary papers are welcome. Papers Eligibility profile should also be clearly reasoned and ------demonstrate creative use of sources, whether Nationality of applicant institution: Any from fieldwork, library, or archival research. Disciplines Applicants must be students and members in ------good standing of the association. The prize is Oral History, Anthropology, Anthropology, worth $500. Cultural & Social, Archaeology, Human Population Genetics, Alaskan Native, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), History (RAE Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Unit 59) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. Edwin S Hall Jr Student Paper Competition Posted date: 28 Jan 08 Alska Anthropological Association Award type: Prizes PO Box 241686 Award amount max: $500 Anchorage, AK 995234-1686

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RADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS Society of Economic Geologists Foundation G

Description: Award amount max: $15,000 The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Award amount min: $2,500 invites applications for its graduate student Award budget total: - fellowships. These one-year fellowships Website: support students who intend to pursue a course http://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students/Gradua of study in economic geology leading to a te_Student_Fellowship_Program/SEG/_Stude professional master’s, MSc or PhD degree. nts/Graduate_Student_Fellowship_Program.as px?hkey=22f4e3e5-43b2-4fe1-8785- Students from throughout the world with an 83ce723dc82f expressed interest in pursuing graduate studies Application form: in economic geology are encouraged to apply. http://www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/SEGF- Applicants must be SEG student members and Graduate-Student-Fellowship-Application- have completed a BS or equivalent degree in Part-2.pdf geosciences or a related field. It is also required Eligibility profile that applicants have been accepted, or are in the ------process of being accepted, as first-year graduate Nationality of applicant institution: Any students at a recognised college or university offering a graduate programme leading to a Disciplines professional master’s, MSc or PhD in economic ------geology as it relates to the study of mineral and Geochemistry, Geology, Economic, Mineral ore deposits, geochemistry or geophysics with Resources, Mineralogy, Metallurgy, Metallurgy, applications to minerals exploration and mine Extractive & Process, Mining, Geophysics, geology. Alternatively, applications are also Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental accepted from individuals currently enrolled as Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Mineral and Mining a full-time first-year students in graduate Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and programmes that fit the foregoing description. Materials (RAE Unit 32), Economics and

Econometrics (RAE Unit 38) Fellowships range between US$2,500 and

US$15,000 for a one-year period. Contact Details

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SEGF Graduate Student Fellowship Programme Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Society of Economic Geologists Foundation, Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Inc. Posted date: 13 Nov 12 7811 Shaffer Parkway Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Littleton, CO 80127-3732 students, Predoctoral fellowships E-mail: [email protected]

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ER BRUEL GOLD MEDAL FOR NOISE CONTROL AND ACOUSTICS American Society of Mechanical Engineers P

Description: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers bruel-gold-medal-for-noise-control-and- invites nominations for the Per Bruel gold acousti medal for noise control and acoustics. The Application form: award is given in recognition of eminent http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon achievement and extraordinary merit in the ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc field of noise control and acoustics. The achievement must include useful applications Eligibility profile of the principles of noise control and acoustics ------to the art and science of mechanical Nationality of applicant institution: Any engineering. Disciplines The award includes US$1,000 and a travel ------expense supplement to attend the award Mechanical Engineering, Noise Pollution, presentation. Acoustics, Noise, Noise Prediction (Aircraft), Noise Reduction, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineering (RAE Unit 30) once a year. Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: - ASME Award amount min: $1,000 Three Park Avenue Award budget total: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Tel: +1 412 268 2503 asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/per- E-mail: [email protected]

HOMAS A EDISON PATENT AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers T

Description:  substantially improving the efficiency, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers method of operation or productivity of invites nominations for the Thomas A Edison an existing machine or process; patent award. This award recognises a creative  dramatically reducing the size, weight patented device or process with the potential to or energy requirements of an existing significantly enhance some aspect of machine or device; mechanical engineering. Suitable achievements  improving the quality of life for a that may be honoured by this award include: definable segment, or all, of humanity;  financially impacting an existing  creating a new business or industry; business or industry.

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The award includes US$1,000 and a travel Eligibility profile expense supplement to attend the award ------presentation. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines Closing date: 01 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Novel Device Concepts, Engineering once a year. Innovation Processes, Mechanical Engineering, Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, IPR, Electrical Award type: Prizes and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Award amount max: - Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Award amount min: $1,000 Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Award budget total: - Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Contact Details asme/honors-awards/achievement------awards/thomas-a--edison-patent-award ASME Three Park Avenue Application form: New York, NY 10016-5990 http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon Tel: +1 208 282 4191 ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc E-mail: [email protected]

ILLIAM T ENNOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers W

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon invites nominations for the William T Ennor ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc manufacturing technology award. This award is presented to an individual or team for Eligibility profile developing or contributing significantly to an ------innovative manufacturing technology, the Nationality of applicant institution: Any implementation of which has resulted in substantial economic or societal benefits. Disciplines ------The award includes US$1,000. Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing (Mechanical Engineering), Computer-Integrated Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Manufacture, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Deadline information: This call is repeated Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) once a year. Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $1,000 ASME Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Three Park Avenue asme/honors-awards/achievement- New York, NY 10016-5990 awards/william-t--ennor-manufacturing- Tel: +1 404 894 8499 technology-award E-mail: [email protected]

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AYO D HERSEY AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: Award budget total: - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Website: http://www.asme.org/about- invites nominations for the Mayo D Hersey asme/honors-awards/achievement- award. This award is bestowed on an awards/mayo-d--hersey-award individual in recognition of distinguished and Application form: continued contributions over a substantial http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon period of time to the advancement of the ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc science and engineering of tribology. Distinguished contributions may result from Eligibility profile significant original research in one or more of ------the scientific disciplines related to lubrication, Nationality of applicant institution: Any from excellence and creativity in lubrication engineering practice, or from sustained and Disciplines forthright efforts and dissemination of ------information on the theory and practice of Mechanical Engineering, Contact Stress lubrication. Analysis, Friction & Wear Lubrication, Tribology, Mechanical, Aeronautical and The award is worth US$2,000. Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated ASME once a year. Three Park Avenue Posted date: 19 Nov 12 New York, NY 10016-5990 Award type: Prizes Tel: +1 518 862 4290 Award amount max: $2,000 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: -

NTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers I

Description: development, application, and operation of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers internal combustion engines. invites nominations for its internal combustion engine award. The award recognises eminent The award includes US$1,000. achievement or distinguished contribution over a substantial period of time, which may result from research, innovation, or education in Closing date: 01 Feb 13 advancing the art of engineering in the field of Deadline information: This call is repeated internal combustion engines; or in directing the once a year. efforts and accomplishments of those engaged Posted date: 19 Nov 12 in engineering practice in the design, Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $1,000

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Award amount min: - Engineering Administration & Management, Award budget total: - Engineering Personnel Management, Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Engineering Project Management, Mechanical asme/honors-awards/achievement- Engineering, Combustion, Engines, Internal awards/internal-combustion-engine-award Combustion Engines, Mechanical, Aeronautical Application form: and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc Contact Details ------Eligibility profile ASME ------Three Park Avenue Nationality of applicant institution: Any New York, NY 10016-7736 Tel: +1 814 875 3983 Disciplines E-mail: [email protected] ------

AMES N LANDIS MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers J

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers asme/honors-awards/achievement- invites nominations for the James N Landis awards/james-n--landis-medal medal. This medal is presented for outstanding Application form: personal performance related to designing, http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon constructing or managing the operation of ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc major steam-powered electric stations using nuclear or fossil fuels. The candidate must also Eligibility profile demonstrate personal leadership in ------humanitarian pursuits, which may include Nationality of applicant institution: Any committee activity, section leadership, or the broad nontechnical professional activity of the Disciplines nominee's engineering society. The award ------includes US$7,500 and a travel expenses Electric Power Conversion, Electric Power supplement to attend the award presentation. Generation, Mechanical Engineering, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuels, Oil Shales & Tar Sands, Fossil Fuels, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Petroleum, Nuclear Science & Technology, Deadline information: This call is repeated Power Conversion Systems, Electrical and once a year. Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Award type: Prizes Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Award amount max: - Award amount min: $7,500 Contact Details Award budget total: ------ASME Three Park Avenue

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ACHINE DESIGN AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon invites nominations for its machine design ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc award. This award recognises eminent achievement or distinguished service in the Eligibility profile field of machine design which is considered to ------include application, research, development, or Nationality of applicant institution: Any teaching of machine design. The award includes US$1,000. Disciplines ------Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Design, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Machine Design, Mechanism & Machine Deadline information: This call is repeated Theory, Mechanical, Aeronautical and once a year. Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: $1,000 ------Award amount min: - ASME Award budget total: - Three Park Avenue Website: http://www.asme.org/about- New York, NY 10016-5990 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Tel: +1 213 740 9574 awards/machine-design-award E-mail: [email protected]

EUGENE MERCHANT MANUFACTURING MEDAL OF ASME/SME American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: or by implementation of research. The award The American Society of Mechanical Engineers includes US$1,500. invites nominations for the M Eugene Merchant manufacturing medal of ASME/SME. This medal is awarded to an individual who has had Closing date: 01 Feb 13 significant influence and responsibility for Deadline information: This call is repeated improving the productivity and efficiency of once a year. the manufacturing operations either by research Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Award type: Prizes

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Award amount max: $1,500 Disciplines Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Engineering, Manufacturing (Mechanical asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/m-- Engineering), Computer-Integrated eugene-merchant-manufacturing-medal-of- Manufacture, Mechanical, Aeronautical and asme-sme Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

Application form: Contact Details http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon ------ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc ASME Three Park Avenue Eligibility profile New York, NY 10016-5990 ------Tel: +1 402 472 0454 Nationality of applicant institution: Any E-mail: [email protected]

URT L NEWKIRK AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers B

Description: Award type: Young investigator awards, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Prizes invites nominations for the Burt L Newkirk Award amount max: $1,000 award. This award is given to an engineer who Website: http://www.asme.org/about- has made a notable contribution to the field of asme/honors-awards/achievement- tribology in research or development as awards/burt-l--newkirk-award evidenced by important tribology publications. Application form: Tribology for this award is defined as http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon pertaining to the science and technology ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc associated with surfaces in contact and relative motion with each other. It covers all the Eligibility profile fundamentals associated with the field of ------friction, lubrication and wear and embraces all Nationality of applicant institution: Any the technological aspects of bearings, brakes, clutches and gears. Disciplines ------Candidates must be under the age of 40 on July Mechanical Engineering, Contact Stress 1 of the year in which the award is conferred, Analysis, Friction & Wear Lubrication, and must have been a society member for at Tribology, Mechanical, Aeronautical and least five years. Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) The award includes US$1,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 01 Feb 13 ASME Deadline information: This call is repeated Three Park Avenue once a year. New York, NY 10016-5990 Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Tel: +1 518 862 4290 E-mail: [email protected]

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UFUS OLDENBURGER MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers R

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon invites nominations for the Rufus Oldenburger ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc medal. This medal recognises significant contributions and outstanding achievements in Eligibility profile the field of automatic control. Such ------achievements may be in the areas of education, Nationality of applicant institution: Any research, development, innovation and service to the field and profession. Disciplines ------The award includes US$2,000. Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Control Systems (Mechanical Engineering), Flow Control, Control Engineering Standards, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineering (RAE Unit 30) once a year. Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $2,000 ASME Award amount min: - Three Park Avenue Award budget total: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Tel: +1 805 893 8165 asme/honors-awards/achievement- E-mail: [email protected] awards/rufus-oldenburger-medal

AMES HARRY POTTER GOLD MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers J

Description: Closing date: 01 Feb 13 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Deadline information: This call is repeated invites nominations for the James Harry Potter once a year. gold medal. This medal recognises eminent Posted date: 19 Nov 12 achievement or distinguished service in the Award type: Prizes science of thermodynamics in mechanical Award amount max: $2,000 engineering. The basis of the award shall Award amount min: - include contributions involving the teaching, Award budget total: - appreciation, or use of thermodynamic Website: http://www.asme.org/about- principles in research, development, and design asme/honors-awards/achievement- in mechanical engineering. awards/james-harry-potter-gold-medal Application form: The award includes US$2,000. http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc

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Eligibility profile Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering ------(RAE Unit 30) Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------ASME Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Design, Three Park Avenue Thermodynamics Engineering, Thermosciences New York, NY 10016-5990 Engineering, Thermodynamics, Thermal Tel: +1 316 978 6370 Effects, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Mechanical, E-mail: [email protected]

IXY LEE RAY AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers D

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon invites nominations for the Dixy Lee Ray ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc award. The award recognises significant achievements and contributions in the broad Eligibility profile field of environmental protection. As a general ------rule, in alternate years achievement will be Nationality of applicant institution: Any recognised in the following areas: Disciplines  environmental engineering, including ------environmental technology and related Environmental Design & Technology, topics; Environmental Planning & Policy, Chemical  other environmental areas, including Engineering, Environmental Engineering, environmental health, environmental Mechanical Engineering, Environmental sciences, environmental management Health, Environmental Studies, Endangered and policy, and related topics. Species Programmes, Environment, Ecosystem Management, Environmental Sciences (RAE The award includes a travel supplement to Unit 21), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), attend the meeting presentation and US$1,000. Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Town and Country Planning Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (RAE Unit 34), Environmental Conservation Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 19 Nov 12 ------Award type: Prizes ASME Award amount max: - Three Park Avenue Award amount min: $1,000 New York, NY 10016-5990 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 513 423 9258 Website: http://www.asme.org/about- E-mail: [email protected] asme/honors-awards/achievement- awards/dixy-lee-ray-award

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EORGE WESTINGHOUSE MEDALS American Society of Mechanical Engineers G

Description: Award amount min: $1,000 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Award budget total: - invites nominations for the George Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Westinghouse medals. These medals recognise asme/honors-awards/achievement- eminent achievement or distinguished service awards/george-westinghouse-medals in the power field of mechanical engineering. Application form: Considering power in the broad sense, the basis http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon of the awards includes contributions of use, ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc application, design, development, research, and the organisation of such activities in the power Eligibility profile field. The silver medal is bestowed upon ------engineers under the age of 45 on June 30 of the Nationality of applicant institution: Any year in which the medal is awarded. Disciplines Both prizes include travel expenses to attend ------the meeting and cash awards of US$1,500 for Mechanical Engineering, Engines, Mechanical, the gold medal and US$1,000 for the silver Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering medal. (RAE Unit 30)

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated ASME once a year. Three Park Avenue Posted date: 19 Nov 12 New York, NY 10016-5990 Award type: Young investigator awards, Tel: +1 405 744 5897 Prizes E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: -

ENRY R WORTHINGTON MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers H

Description: The award includes US$5,000 and a travel The American Society of Mechanical Engineers supplement to attend the award presentation. invites nominations for the Henry R Worthington medal. This award is bestowed for eminent achievement in the field of pumping Closing date: 01 Feb 13 machinery, systems and concepts. Such Deadline information: This call is repeated achievement may be, for example, in the areas once a year. of research, development, design, innovation, Posted date: 19 Nov 12 management, education or literature. Award type: Prizes Award amount max: - Award amount min: $5,000

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Award budget total: - Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design, Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Mechanism & Machine Theory, Mechanical, asme/honors-awards/achievement- Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering awards/henry-r--worthington-medal (RAE Unit 30) Application form: http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon Contact Details ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc ------ASME Eligibility profile Three Park Avenue ------New York, NY 10016-5990 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +1 713 753 6270 E-mail: [email protected] Disciplines ------

LACKALL MACHINE TOOL AND GAGE AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers B

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers asme/honors-awards/literature- invites nominations for the Blackall machine awards/blackall-machine-tool-and-gage-award tool and gage award. This prize is awarded for Application form: the best current original paper or papers which http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon have been presented before ASME or published ors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc by ASME during the two calendar years immediately preceding the year of the award. Eligibility profile ------The paper must not have been published Nationality of applicant institution: Any elsewhere. It should be clearly concerned with or related to the design or application of Disciplines machine tools, gages or dimensional measuring ------instruments, and should be submitted to ASME Mechanical Engineering, Machine Design, for presentation and publication. Mechanism & Machine Theory, Instrumentation, Scientific, Mechanical, The award includes US$1,000. Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. ASME Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Three Park Avenue Award type: Prizes New York, NY 10016-5990 Award amount max: $1,000 Tel: +1 404 894 8499 E-mail: [email protected]

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RIME MOVERS COMMITTEE AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers P

Description: Eligibility profile The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ------invites nominations for its prime movers Nationality of applicant institution: Any committee award. This award recognises outstanding contributions to the literature of Disciplines thermal electric station practice or equipment ------which are available through public presentation Electric Power Conversion, Electric Power and publication. Generation, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, The award includes a cash prize of US$1,000. Thermodynamics Engineering, Thermosciences Engineering, Thermoelectric Generators, Nuclear Reactors, Power Plants, Renewable Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Energy, Solar, Thermal Power Systems, Solar, Deadline information: This call is repeated Thermoelectric Conversion, Electrical and once a year. Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Posted date: 23 Feb 12 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Award type: Prizes Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Award amount max: $1,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: http://www.asme.org/about- ASME International asme/honors-awards/literature-awards/prime- Three Park Avenue movers-committee-award New York, NY 10016-5990 Application form: Tel: +1 919 546 6408 http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon E-mail: [email protected] ors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc

AMANUJAN PRIZE FOR YOUNG MATHEMATICIANS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES R Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

Description: will be awarded usually to one person, but may The Abdus Salam International Centre for be shared equally among recipients who have Theoretical Physics and the International contributed to the same body of work. The Mathematical Union invite nominations for the prize is worth US$15,000. Ramanujan prize for young mathematicians from developing countries. A nominee must be a researcher from a developing country who is Closing date: 01 Feb 13 less than 45 years of age on 31 December of the Deadline information: This call is repeated year of the award and who has conducted once a year. outstanding research in a developing country. Posted date: 15 Nov 12 Researchers working in any branch of the Award type: Prizes, Young investigator mathematical sciences are eligible. The prize awards Award amount max: $15,000

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Award amount min: - Mathematics, Applied, Pure Mathematics (RAE Award budget total: - Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Website: http://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/prizes- Mathematics, Pure awards/the-ramanujan-prize.aspx Application form: Contact Details ------Eligibility profile The Abdus Salam International Centre for ------Theoretical Physics Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Mathematics Secretariat Middle-Income countries, Low Income LB Room 106 countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Strada Costiera, 11 34151 Trieste Disciplines Tel: +39 040 224 0201 ------Fax: +39 040 2240 7490 E-mail: [email protected]

ACNAB/LAROCCA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine M

Description: Award amount min: - The International Society for the Study of the Award budget total: - Lumbar Spine invites applications for the Website: http://www.issls.org/awards-- MacNab/LaRocca research fellowship. The aim honors/mcnab-larocca-fellowship.aspx of this fellowship is to promote and extend research activities into the cause and cure of Eligibility profile low back pain. The competition is open to all ------qualified investigators who may apply singly or Nationality of applicant institution: Any as representatives of a group. Prospective applicants should have completed formal Disciplines training in a medical or allied specialty and ------should be involved in an investigation of a Skeletal Diseases, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, specific problem which would be furthered by Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Hospital- travel to a location other than his own. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Other Applicants should be a member of the society, Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine or be sponsored by a member. (RAE Unit 11), Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 01 Jun 12 The International Society for the Study of the Award type: Travel for research purposes, Lumbar Spine Directed grants for individual investigators, Department of Orthopaedics Directed grants to institutions, research Sahlgrenska University Hospital groups etc, Mid-Career fellowships 413 45 Gothenburg Award amount max: - E-mail: [email protected]

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ILTSE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine W

Description: Website: http://www.issls.org/awards-- The International Society for the Study of the honors/issls-wiltse-lifetime-achievement- Lumbar Spine invites applications for its Wiltse award.aspx lifetime achievement award. This award is presented for exceptional achievement in the Eligibility profile spinal field. The nominee should be an an ------outstanding individual scientist, clinician or Nationality of applicant institution: Any basic science researcher who has made a major contribution to the advancement of knowledge Disciplines in the field of spinal disorders. ------Skeletal Diseases, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, The nominations for this award may be Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Hospital- proposed by officers of universities, hospitals or based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Other spine research institutions. Nominees do not Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine need to be members of the ISSLS. (RAE Unit 11), Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 01 Jun 12 International Society for the Study of the Award type: Prizes Lumbar Spine Award amount max: - Department of Orthopaedics Award amount min: - Sahlgrenska University Hospital Award budget total: - 413 45 Gothenburg E-mail: [email protected]

AHLQUIST POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Royal Institute of Technology D

Description: computer facilities for the one year duration of The School of Computer Science and the award. The fellowship can be lengthened Communication at the Swedish Royal Institute for a further year. of Technology is inviting applications to its Dahlquist postdoctoral fellowship. The fellowship will be awarded to a numerical Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) analyst who is under the age of 40, has a PhD Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been more recent than five years and speaks English. announced by sponsor but this is the The award will be for full time research at the approximate deadline we expect. This call is institute in numerical analysis. The recipient is repeated once a year. encouraged to pursue their own research Posted date: 26 Nov 10 interests. The fellow is provided with office and Award type: Senior fellowships

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Award amount max: - Disciplines Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Numerical Analysis, Pure Mathematics (RAE Website: Unit 22) http://www.kth.se/csc/om/priser/1.14813?l=en_ UK Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.19192!applfor KTH CSC mdqf.doc The School of Computer Science and Communication Eligibility profile 100 44 Stockholm ------Tel: +46 8 790 60 00 Nationality of applicant institution: Any E-mail: [email protected]

OLGATE PALMOLIVE FELLOWSHIP IN NUTRITION AND ORAL HEALTH/DENTAL EDUCATION C American Dietetic Association Foundation

Description: Eligibility profile The American Dietetic Association Foundation ------invites applications for its Colgate Palmolive Nationality of applicant institution: Any fellowship in nutrition and oral health/dental education. The award will support doctoral Disciplines research. $15,000 is available. ------Dental Health Education, Nutrition & Dietetics, Oral Diseases, Periodontal Diseases, Dentistry, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Other Studies Deadline information: This call is repeated and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit once a year. 11), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Posted date: 10 Nov 10 Medicine Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Award amount max: $15,000 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - American Dietetic Association Website: 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 http://www.eatright.org/Foundation/content.as Chicago, IL 60606-6995 px?id=6998 Tel: +800 877 1600

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ESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARDS International Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation R

Description: Application form: The International Society For Heart and Lung https://ishlt.wufoo.com/forms/research- Transplantation invites applications for its fellowship-grant-application/ research fellowship awards. These support research training in heart and lung Eligibility profile transplantation, and end-stage heart and lung ------disease. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

The applicant, the applicant’s chief of staff, or Disciplines the applicant’s research project director must be ------an ISHLT member. It is also required that the Cardiovascular System, Heart, Respiratory applicant is in a clinical or post-doctoral System, Transplantation Immunology, training programme, and has not yet attained Cardiovascular Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung board certification, accreditation, or faculty Disease, Pulmonary Diseases, Prosthetic level. Device, Heart, Transplantation of Organs, Cardiology, Nursing, Cardiography, Clinical Up to three awards, worth US$40,000 each, are Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital- available for a one-year period. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Cancer Care, Clinical Laboratory Science, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Intensive Care Medicine, Heart Disease Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 05 Nov 12 ------Award type: Postdoctoral training fellowships ISHLT Award amount max: $40,000 14673 Midway Road, Suite 200 Website: Addison, Texas 75001 http://www.ishlt.org/awards/awardResearchA Tel: +1 972 490 9495 pp.asp E-mail: [email protected]

IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD European Society for Medical Oncology L

Description: institution, possess an international reputation The European Society for Medical Oncology in this field and present a topic of high current invites nominations for its lifetime achievement interest. The award covers registration, award. This recognises work by teams or accommodation and travel costs for the 2012 individuals with a demonstrated commitment ESMO congress, to be hold in Vienna from 28 to cancer research treatment. September to 2 October, where the findings will be presented. Nominations may be made by Candidates must demonstrate an affiliation to a any ESMO full member. Candidates may not major academic or cancer research or treatment nominate themselves.

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Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Cancer Biology, Breast Cancer, Cancer & approximate deadline we expect. This call is Carcinogenesis, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, repeated once a year. Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Posted date: 20 Dec 11 Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology meetings etc. (RAE Unit 7), Clinical Laboratory Science, Award amount max: - Blood Cancer, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Award amount min: - Physiology, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Award budget total: - Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Cancer Website: http://www.esmo.org/career- grants/awards/lifetime-achievement.html Contact Details ------Application form: ESMO http://www.esmo.org/index.php?id=1477 Via Luigi Taddei 4

6962 Viganello-Lugano Eligibility profile Tel: +41 91 973 19 00 ------Fax: +41 91 973 19 02 Nationality of applicant institution: Any E-mail: [email protected]

OSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Canadian Institutes of Health Research P

Description: professional degree or equivalent. The health- The Canadian Institutes of Health Research professional degree must be in a regulated invites applications for their postdoctoral health profession which requires at least a fellowship programme. Fellowships provide bachelor's degree to be eligible for licensure in support for highly qualified candidates at the Canada. For individuals that do not hold a post-PhD or post-health-professional degree health-professional degree, awards will take stages to add to their experience by engaging in effect only after the recipient has completed all health research either in Canada or abroad. For requirements of the PhD programme, including this competition, applications will be accepted the oral examination. Candidates with more in all areas of health research. It is anticipated than three years of post-PhD research training that approximately CA$21 million over five by the competition deadline are not eligible to years will be available for this competition. apply for this award. Candidates with a health- professional degree may propose a programme The maximum amount awarded for a single of research leading to a master's or PhD degree; award is CA$60,000 for up to five years. The however, registration in a graduate degree value and duration of each fellowship is related programme is not a requirement. These awards to the major degree held, licensure, location of are normally held at Canadian institutions, tenure and experience of the applicant. The however, Canadian citizens and permanent research allowance is CA$5,000 per year. residents may apply for awards to be held outside Canada. Candidates who are neither At the time of application, a candidate must Canadian citizens nor permanent residents may hold, or be completing a PhD or a health- apply for awards to be held in Canada only.

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Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Optometry, Surgery, Clinical Laboratory Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based February 2013, 1 October 2013. Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Posted date: 01 Oct 12 Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), fellowships Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacy (RAE Unit Award amount max: $60,000 9), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies and Award amount min: - Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Award budget total: $21,000,000 Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Veterinary Science Website: http://www.researchnet- (RAE Unit 17), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?pro Physiotherapy, Clinical Laboratory Science, g=1591&view=search&terms=fellowship&typ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Occupational e=AND&resultCount=25 Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy,

Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- Eligibility profile based Clinical Subject, General Practice, ------Podiatry/Chiropody Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Contact Details Disciplines ------Canadian Institutes of Health Research Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Psychology, Research Capacity Development Social Work, Biomedical, Medical Sciences, 160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor Health, Nutrition & Dietetics, Pharmacy, Address Locator 4809A Disease Entities & Medical Problems & Ottawa, ON K1A 0W9 Behaviour, Health Care, Specialties of Medical Tel: +1 613 960 6219 & Allied Fields, Audiology, Chiropractic, Fax: +1 613 954 1800 Clinical Medicine, General, Dentistry, E-mail: [email protected] Midwifery, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing,

ILLIAM J PERRY FELLOWSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY Stanford University W

Description: Applications are welcomed from academia, the Stanford University's Center for International public and private sectors, national laboratories Security and Cooperation invites applications and the military, either from the United States for the William J Perry fellowship in or abroad. A record of outstanding work in international security. This enables early and natural science, engineering or mathematics is mid-career researchers to spend an academic required. year at Stanford University carrying out policy- relevant research on international security The fellowship includes health care and other issues. Researchers will address overlapping benefits, and a stipend may be awarded. issues in nuclear weapons policy and nuclear proliferation, regional tensions, biosecurity, homeland security, and effective global Closing date: 01 Feb 13 engagement. Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 15 Nov 12

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Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed Terrorism, International Planning & Policy, grants for individual investigators, Publish, International Relations & Diplomacy, World edit, translate, disseminate Security, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Strategy, Award amount max: - Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Safety, Award amount min: - Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Award budget total: - 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Website: Unit 40), Security , War Studies, Border security http://cisac.stanford.edu/fellowships/perry_fel lowship/ Contact Details Application form: ------http://cisac.stanford.edu/docs/cisac_fellowship William J Perry Fellowship Programme s_how_to_apply CISAC Stanford University Eligibility profile Encina Hall, C206-7 ------616 Serra Street Nationality of applicant institution: Any Stanford, CA 94305-6165

Tel: +1 650 725 9132 Disciplines Fax: +1 650 723 0089 ------E-mail: [email protected]

PEN SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP Open Society Foundations O

Description: The Open Society Foundations invite a track record of professional accomplishment. applications for their fellowship. This supports Proficiency in spoken English is also required. individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to enrich public Most fellowships last one year although shorter understanding of fundamental open society and longer terms will also be considered. Full- challenges or to stimulate far-reaching and time fellows based in the US will receive a probing conversations within the open society stipend of US$80,000 or US$100,000 while foundations and in the world. A fellowship appropriate adjustments will be made to part- project might identify a problem that has not time fellows or fellows based elsewhere. The previously been recognised, develop new programme anticipates that most fellows will policy ideas to address familiar problems, or spend a portion of their fellowship term at one offer new advocacy strategy. Project themes of the organisation’s main offices or at a should cut across at least two areas of interest, regional foundation. which include human rights, government transparency, access to information and to justice, and the promotion of civil society and Closing date: 01 Feb 13 social inclusion. Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 times a year. Proposals are accepted from individuals in a Posted date: 02 Oct 12 variety of fields from anywhere in the world. Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Applicants should possess a deep Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, understanding of their chosen subject area and Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: -

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Award amount min: - Institutions, Discrimination, Social Reform, Award budget total: - Social Stratification & Mobility, Law & Social Website: http://www.soros.org/grants/open- Change, Children's Rights, Government society-fellowship Liability, Law & Society, Legal Reform, Victims' Application form: Rights, Law (RAE Unit 36), Politics and http://www.soros.org/sites/default/files/open- International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social society-fellowship-application-20120606.pdf Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Philosophy (RAE Unit Eligibility profile 62), Governance , Women’s Rights, Social ------Inequality, Political Sociology Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------Open Society Foundations Prejudice, Minorities & Disadvantaged, Civil 400 West 59th Street Rights, Institutionalised Persons, Corruption, New York, NY 10019 Public Officials, Social Planning & Policy, E-mail: [email protected] Citizen Participation, Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, Freedom of Speech, Political

IERRE AND PATRICIA BIKAI FELLOWSHIP American Schools of Oriental Research P

Description: Award amount min: - The American Schools of Oriental Research Award budget total: - invite applications for its Pierre and Patricia Website: Bikai fellowship. The award offers graduate http://www.acorjordan.org/index.php?option= students two one-month or one two-month com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=54 residencies at the ACOR facility in Amman, Application form: Jordan. http://www.bu.edu/acor/bikai13-14.htm

The fellowship will provide room and board at Eligibility profile ACOR, and a stipend of US$600 per month. ------Graduate students of any nationality, except Nationality of applicant institution: United Jordanian citizens, who participate in an Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, archaeological project or conduct archaeological Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei work in Jordan, are welcome to apply. Darussalam, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, British Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Indian Ocean Territory, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Deadline information: This call is repeated Republic of, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, once a year. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Posted date: 04 Oct 12 Republic of, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lao People's Award type: Directed grants for individual Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Myanmar, Mongolia, Macao, Maldives, students Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Award amount max: $1,200 Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Russian

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ARRELL FAMILY FELLOWSHIP IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF JORDAN American Schools of Oriental Research H

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: United The American Schools of Oriental Research Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, invite applications for its Harrell family Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei fellowship. The fellowship provides support in Darussalam, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the amount of US$1,800 to a graduate student China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Georgia, of any nationality, except Jordanian citizens, for Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, British participation on an archaeological project or Indian Ocean Territory, Iraq, Iran, Islamic research in Jordan. Applicants whose expenses Republic of, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, are being borne largely or entirely by the Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, project are ineligible. Applicants must be Republic of, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lao People's enrolled graduate students at the time of Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, application. Myanmar, Mongolia, Macao, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Russian Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syrian Deadline information: This call is repeated Arab Republic, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor- once a year. Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Posted date: 04 Oct 12 Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, All African Award type: Directed grants for individual Nations, All European Nations, All South investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate American nations, All Oceanian nations, All students North American nations Award amount max: $1,800 Website: Disciplines http://www.acorjordan.org/index.php?option= ------com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=54 Jordan, Archaeology, Archaeological Sites, Application form: Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit http://www.bu.edu/acor/harrell13-14.htm 46), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), Middle Eastern and African Studies Eligibility profile

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ERT AND SALLY DE VRIES FELLOWSHIP American Schools of Oriental Research B

Description: Indian Ocean Territory, Iraq, Iran, Islamic The American Schools of Oriental Research Republic of, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, invite applications for the Bert and Sally de Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Vries fellowship. The fellowship provides Republic of, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lao People's support of US$1,200 to an undergraduate or Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, graduate student of any nationality, except Myanmar, Mongolia, Macao, Maldives, Jordanian citizens, for participation on an Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, archaeological project or research in Jordan. Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Russian Applicants whose expenses are being borne Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syrian largely by the project are ineligible. Arab Republic, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor- Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, All African Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Nations, All European Nations, All South Deadline information: This call is repeated American nations, All Oceanian nations, All once a year. North American nations Posted date: 04 Oct 12 Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Disciplines students, Directed grants for individual ------investigators Jordan, Archaeology, Archaeological Sites, Award amount max: $1,200 Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit Website: 46), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), Middle Eastern http://www.acorjordan.org/index.php?option= and African Studies com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=54 Application form: Contact Details http://www.bu.edu/acor/devries13-14.htm ------ACOR Eligibility profile 656 Beacon Street, Fifth Floor ------Boston MA 02215 Nationality of applicant institution: United Tel: +1 617 353 6571 Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Fax: +1 617 353 6575 Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei E-mail: [email protected] Darussalam, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, British

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DUCATION RESEARCH GROUP GRANT International Association for Dental Research E

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The International Association for Dental once a year. Research invites applications for the Education Posted date: 01 Dec 11 research group education research grant. The Award type: Prizes grant is designed to “seed” money for any Award amount max: $1,000 educational research endeavor that leads to the Award amount min: - promotion or dissemination of effective Award budget total: - learning and/or teaching activities in dental Website: education. http://www.iadr.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?page id=3438 The primary purposes of the grant are to; Application form:

 encourage high quality educational Eligibility profile research projects; ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any  promote collaborations to enhance new

and existing projects and partnerships; Disciplines  support dissemination of good practice ------to a wider audience; Dental Health Education, Oral Diseases, Dental  encourage feasibility studies in Health & Hygiene, Preventive Dentistry, innovative areas. Dentistry, Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4)

All members of the ERG except ERG research Contact Details grant committee members and specially ------appointed reviewers are eligible to apply, for a 1619 Duke Street maximum of $1,000. Alexandria, VA 22314-3406

Tel: +1 703 548 0066

E-mail: [email protected] Closing date: 01 Feb 13

LLAN AND GRACE KAY OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP Massey University A

Description: NZ$10,000 per year for a maximum of three Massey University invites applications for the years. Allan and Grace Kay overseas scholarship. This enables students to pursue a postgraduate research course overseas in agricultural or Closing date: 01 Feb 13 veterinary science. Applications are welcomed Deadline information: This call is repeated from New Zealand-born residents, who may once a year. have graduated from a New Zealand or Posted date: 07 Nov 12 overseas university. The scholarship is worth

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Award type: Travel for research purposes, Financial aid for postgraduate students Disciplines Award amount max: $30,000 ------Website: Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/admission/sc (RAE Unit 15), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit holarships-bursaries-awards/other- 17) scholarships/search-results/search- results_home.cfm?scholarship_id=165&hide_ Contact Details back=1&page=award_display ------Application form: Massey University Albany http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms/Awards/ Private Bag 102904 Documents/forms/Allan_Grace_Kay_Overseas North Shore _Appl.pdf North Shore City 0745 Tel: +64 6 350 5701 Eligibility profile Fax: +64 6 350 5618 ------E-mail: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Any

OUNG AEROBIOLOGIST AWARD International Association for Aerobiology Y

Description: Award budget total: $1,000 The International Association for Aerobiology Website: invites applications for its young aerobiologist http://sites.google.com/site/aerobiologyinterna award. This supports studies in aerobiology tional/young-aerobiologist-award and stimulates activities within the framework of the aims of the IAA. Eligibility profile ------Students or researchers under the age of 35, Nationality of applicant institution: Any who have been individual members of the IAA for the last two years, may apply. The award is Disciplines worth US$1,000, to be used towards fieldwork, ------travel costs for visiting other laboratories, and Pollen & Pollination, Bacteriology, Mycology, course and conference attendance. Plant Virology, Environmental Biology, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Environmental Sciences (RAE Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) Unit 21) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 06 Mar 12 ------Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Zaklad Alergologii CMUJ awards, Travel for research purposes, Travel Sniadeckich 10 to conferences, meetings etc. 31-531 Krakow Award amount max: $1,000 E-mail: [email protected] Award amount min: -

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UBLICATION FELLOWSHIP American Schools of Oriental Research P

Description: Website: The American centre of Oriental Research http://www.acorjordan.org/index.php?option= invites applications for its publication com_content&task=view&id=125&Itemid=129 fellowship. The fellowship assists a scholar &lang=english pursuing a publication project in the fields of Application form: archaeology, anthropology, cultural resource http://www.bu.edu/acor/publication13-14.htm management and the history of Jordan. This fellowship is open to all nationalities. Eligibility profile ------The fellowship will be offered for three to four Nationality of applicant institution: Any months. The maximum award is US$19,000, including residency at ACOR in Amman, travel Disciplines and a stipend. ------Jordan, History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Research must be undertaken in Jordan Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Middle Eastern between 15 May 2013 and 31 December 2014. and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), Middle Eastern and African Studies Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 04 Oct 12 ACOR Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior 656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor fellowships, Directed grants for individual Boston MA 02215 investigators Tel: +1 617 353 6571 Award amount max: $19,000 Fax: +1 617 353 6575 E-mail: [email protected]

P DEN HARTOG AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers J

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The American Society of Mechanical Engineers every 2 years. invites applications for the JP Den Hartog Posted date: 18 Jan 12 award. The award recognises lifetime Award type: Prizes contributions to the teaching and practice of Award amount max: $3,000 vibration engineering and includes a cash prize Award amount min: - of US$3,000, a bronze medal and a certificate. Award budget total: - Website: http://www.asme.org/about- asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/j-p- Closing date: 01 Feb 13 -den-hartog-award

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Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------Tel: +1 517 353 9451 Disciplines E-mail: [email protected] ------Mechanical Engineering, Vibrations, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

ARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANTS British Society for Geomorphology E

Description: Website: The British Society for Geomorphology invites http://www.geomorphology.org.uk/grant/11 applications for its early career researcher Application form: grants. These pump-primping grants are for http://www.geomorphology.org.uk/grant/11/a geomorphological research undertaken by an pply early career researcher. Applicants must be a member of staff who holds an employment Eligibility profile contract of 0.2FTE or greater who started their ------academic career within four years of the closing Nationality of applicant institution: Any date for applications. The grant will not support salaries. Funding of up to £10,000 (ideally Disciplines £5,000) is available. ------Geomorphology, Submarine Geomorphology, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20) Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 Contact Details February 2013, 30 September 2013, and ------repeated annually. British Society for Geomorphology Posted date: 01 Nov 12 1 Kensington Gore Award type: Young investigator awards, London Directed grants for individual investigators, SW7 2AR Equipment and materials E-mail: [email protected] Award amount max: £10,000

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ANCY DELOYE FITZROY AND ROLAND V FITZROY MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers N

Description: awards/nancy-deloye-fitzroy-and-roland-v-- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers fitzroy-medal invites applications for the Nancy Deloye Application form: Fitzroy and Roland V Fitzroy medal. The award http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon recognises pioneering contribution to the ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc frontiers of engineering leading to a breakthrough in existing technology or leading Eligibility profile to new applications or new areas of engineering ------endeavour. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

The award includes a cash prize of US$3,000 Disciplines and travel expense supplement to attend the ------award presentation. Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 19 Nov 12 ASME Award type: Prizes Three Park Avenue Award amount max: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Award amount min: $3,000 Tel: +1 518 377 9704 Award budget total: - E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.asme.org/about- asme/honors-awards/achievement-

ATE GLEASON AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers K

Description: The award includes a cash prize of US$10,000 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a travel expense supplement to attend the invites nominations for the Kate Gleason award presentation. award. This award recognises the contribution of female leaders in the engineering profession and seeks to honour an individual woman Closing date: 01 Feb 13 engineer who is a highly successful Deadline information: This call is repeated entrepreneur in a field of engineering or once a year. someone who had a lifetime of achievement in Posted date: 19 Nov 12 the engineering profession. Award type: Prizes Award amount min: $10,000

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ILTON C SHAW MANUFACTURING RESEARCH MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon invites nominations for the Milton C Shaw ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc manufacturing research medal. The award recognises significant fundamental Eligibility profile contributions to the science and technology of ------manufacturing processes. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

The award includes a cash prize of US$1,500. Disciplines ------Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Engineering, Manufacturing (Mechanical Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineering), Computer-Integrated once a year. Manufacture, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $1,500 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - ASME Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Three Park Avenue asme/honors-awards/achievement- New York, NY 10016-5990 awards/milton-c--shaw-manufacturing- Tel: +1 313 248 6061 research-medal E-mail: [email protected]

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ELLOWSHIPS ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET Stanford University F

Description: Deadline information: The Center for International Security and Posted date: 17 Aug 12 Cooperation at Stanford University invites Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior applications for its fellowships on cybersecurity fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships threats and the future of the internet. These Award amount max: $65,000 residential fellowships support research on Website: issues related to cybersecurity and the future of http://cisac.stanford.edu/docs/cisac_fellowship the internet. Research topics of interest include, s/ but are not limited to: Eligibility profile  the organisation and effectiveness of ------cybersecurity efforts in the US and Nationality of applicant institution: Any other advanced industrial countries;  advanced persistent threats and Disciplines ------cyberwarfare; Politics & the Internet, Electronics & Electrical  privacy, security, and internet freedom; Engineering, Internet Law, Computer  the use of information technologies by Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer organised criminal networks and other Security, Computer Viruses, Digital Computers non-state actors; & Computing, Electronic Mail, Gateways, High-  rising powers and cybersecurity policy; Speed Information Networks, Information  organisational and legal issues raised Networks, Information Retrieval, Information by cybersecurity; Science & Systems, Integrated Service  problems of internet governance. Networks, Internetworking, Local Area

Networks, Message Standards, Messaging, Applications are welcome from scholars at Network Architecture, Networking, World- predoctoral or postdoctoral levels, or from Wide Web, Internet, Computer Science (RAE professionals with experience in the subject Unit 25), Electrical and Electronic Engineering area. Eligible applicants include social (RAE Unit 29), Law (RAE Unit 36), Databases , scientists, legal or policy experts, individuals Crime and the Internet, Social Networking with a strong science and technology (Internet) background, as well as professionals who have worked on these issues and who have Contact Details demonstrated capacity to do high-quality ------policy-relevant scholarship. Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies The fellowship is to result in a finished piece of Encina Hall, C206-8 academic writing, which may be a dissertation, 616 Serra Street dissertation chapters, an article, or a book Stanford University manuscript. Successful fellows receive stipends Stanford, CA 94305-6165 in the range of approximately US$25,000 to Tel: +1 650 724 9132 US$65,000. Fax: +1 650 723 0089 E-mail: [email protected]

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ENTRE FELLOWSHIPS University of Notre Dame C

Description: US$2,000 reimbursement for moving expenses The University of Notre Dame’s Center for and up to US$2,000 for research expenses. Philosophy of Religion invites applications for its fellowships. Four types of fellowships are Closing date: 01 Feb 13 available: Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year.  one Alvin Plantinga fellowship, worth Posted date: 19 Sep 12 US$60,000 and intended to provide Award type: Directed grants for individual time for reflection and writing to those investigators, Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- whose work is on the forefront of Career fellowships, Retreats current research in philosophy of Award amount max: $71,500 religion and Christian philosophy; Website: http://philreligion.nd.edu/center-  one Frederick J Crossen fellowship, fellowships/

worth US$45,000, for scholars who Eligibility profile might not qualify for other centre ------fellowship, for example, foreign Nationality of applicant institution: Any scholars or those outside the field of

philosophy; Disciplines  up to two research fellowships, ------between US$45,000 and US$50,000, for Philosophy, Metaphysics, Religious Studies, scholars working in the centre’s areas Christianity, Spirituality, Theology & Religion, of interest; Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity  one visiting graduate fellowship of and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63) US$20,000 to a philosophy graduate

students from other institutions who Contact Details are working on dissertations in ------philosophy of religion or Christian Center for Philosophy of Religion philosophy. 418 Malloy Hall

University of Notre Dame The Plantinga fellow and research fellows may Notre Dame IN 46556 also choose to teach during their fellowship, in E-mail: [email protected] which case they will receive an additional US$7,500. All fellows will receive up to

ENNETH W RUSSELL FELLOWSHIP American Schools of Oriental Research K

Description: participation on an ACOR-approved The American Schools of Oriental Research archaeological research project in Jordan. Senior invite applications for the Kenneth W Russell project staff members whose expenses are being fellowship. The fellowship provides support of borne largely by the project are ineligible. US$1,800 to a graduate student of any nationality, except Jordanian citizens, for

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Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Deadline information: Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Russian Posted date: 04 Oct 12 Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syrian Award type: Directed grants for individual Arab Republic, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor- investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, students, Travel for research purposes Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, All African Award amount max: $1,800 Nations, All European Nations, All South Award amount min: - American nations, All Oceanian nations, All Award budget total: - North American nations Website: http://www.bu.edu/acor/1page13- 14.htm Disciplines ------Eligibility profile Jordan, Archaeology, Archaeological Sites, ------Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit Nationality of applicant institution: United 46), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), Middle Eastern Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, and African Studies Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Contact Details China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Georgia, ------Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, British ACOR Indian Ocean Territory, Iraq, Iran, Islamic 656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor Republic of, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Boston MA 02215 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Tel: +1 617 353 6571 Republic of, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lao People's Fax: +1 617 353 6575 Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, E-mail: [email protected] Myanmar, Mongolia, Macao, Maldives,

EITER GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS Children's Literature Association B

Description: funds. Applications must be submitted in The Children’s Literature Association invites English. applications for its Hannah Beiter graduate student research grants. These support research Grants range between US$500 and US$1,500 activities related to graduate students’ and the annual award budget is US$5,000. dissertations or master’s theses. The grants are Funds may be used to purchase supplies and awarded for proposals dealing with criticism or materials, as research support, or to underwrite original scholarship with the expectation that travel to special collections or libraries. the undertaking will lead to publication and make a significant contribution to the field of children’s literature in the area of scholarship or Closing date: 01 Feb 13 criticism. Deadline information: Applications due by 12 midnight. Applicants must either be members of the Posted date: 12 Oct 12 association or join it before they receive any Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, Directed grants for individual investigators,

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Equipment and materials, Travel for research Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, Language purposes & Literature, Popular Culture & Children, Award amount max: $1,500 English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), Award amount min: $500 Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Award budget total: $5,000 (RAE Unit 65), Popular Culture Website: http://www.childlitassn.org/index.php?page=a Contact Details bout&family=ops&category=03--Grants_------amp-_Fellowships&display=16 ChLA 1301 W. 22nd Street Eligibility profile Suite 202 ------Oak Brook, IL 60523 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +1 630 571 4520 Fax: +1 708 876 5598 Disciplines E-mail: [email protected] ------

RADUATE STUDENT ESSAY AWARDS Children's Literature Association G

Description: Posted date: 12 Oct 12 The Children’s Literature Association invites Award type: Prizes, Student awards nominations for its graduate student essay Award amount max: $200 awards. These recognise outstanding graduate Award amount min: - student essays in the field of children’s Award budget total: $400 literature at both PhD and master’s level. Website: Submissions should demonstrate familiarity http://www.childlitassn.org/index.php?page=a with previous scholarship, contain original, bout&family=awards&display=26 distinctive ideas, and conform to MLA style. Application form:

Nominations should be submitted by a faculty Eligibility profile member on behalf of the graduate student ------author. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

One award is available at PhD level and one at Disciplines master’s level. Winners receive a US$200 prize, ------a certificate, and a complimentary year’s Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, Language membership to the association. Recipients are & Literature, Popular Culture & Children, also offered the opportunity to present their English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), winning essays during a session at the annual Communication, Cultural and Media Studies ChLA conference, and to receive their awards (RAE Unit 65), Popular Culture during the awards banquet. Contact Details ------Closing date: 01 Feb 13 ChLA Deadline information: 1301 W. 22nd Street Suite 202

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EGASUS SHORT FELLOWSHIPS Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders (FWO) P

Description: Posted date: 31 Oct 12 The Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders Award type: Postdoctoral training fellowships (FWO) invites applications for the Pegasus Award amount max: - short fellowships. These aim to attract excellent Award amount min: - postdoctoral researchers to Flanders in order to Award budget total: - contribute to the advancement of Flemish Website: http://www.fwo.be/Pegasus-Marie- science. The host institution where the fellow Curie-fellowships.aspx will carry out research should be Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ghent University, Eligibility profile University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit ------Brussel or Hasselt University. The candidate Nationality of applicant institution: Any must have obtained a PhD degree on the start date of the fellowship. Applicants can apply Disciplines within 10 years after obtaining their PhD. ------Research projects may be within biological Any sciences, humanities, social sciences, medical sciences and exact and applied sciences. There Contact Details are 10 fellowships available, lasting one year ------each. Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen Egmontstraat 5 Closing date: 01 Feb 13 1000 Brussels Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 E-mail: [email protected] February 2013, 1 May 2013, 1 February 2014, 1 May 2014.

IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL PRACTICE AWARD International Pharmaceutical Federation L

Description: contributed to the development of the The International Pharmaceutical Federation pharmaceutical sciences. invites nominations for its lifetime achievement in the pharmaceutical practice award. The A person who is currently serving as an officer purpose of the award is to recognise an of FIP is not eligible for nomination. individual who has, over many years,

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The scholar or group of scholars who will Website: http://www.fip.org/awards_honours receive the award will be recognised during the Eligibility profile opening ceremony of the annual FIP congress ------and the FIP president will present the award. Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award includes return airfare based on apex, free registration, hotel accommodation Disciplines and a ticket to the closing dinner at the ------congress. Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Chemistry Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (RAE Unit 18), Clinical Pharmacology Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Contact Details Posted date: 08 Nov 12 ------Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings FIP etc., Prizes PO Box 84200 Award amount max: - 2508 AE The Hague Award amount min: - E-mail: [email protected] Award budget total: -

EIDEN UNIVERSITY EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NON-LAW-SCHOOL COURSES L University of Leiden - Universiteit Leiden

Description: Award amount max: - The University of Leiden invites applications to Award amount min: - the Leiden University Excellence Scholarship Award budget total: - programme: scholarships for non-law-school Website: courses. This supports prospective students http://prospectivestudents.leiden.edu/scholars from outside the EU and EEA, who wish to hips/scholarship/lexs.html study towards a master’s degree at the Application form: university. The applicant must have achieved http://en.mastersinleiden.nl/arrange/admissio excellent study results relevant to the n/ programme, and must not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study Eligibility profile grants and loans. The scholarship will cover a ------maximum of the full tuition fee minus the home Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, fee, plus €10,000 for living costs. The minimum Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and scholarship covers 25 per cent of the tuition fee. Herzegovina, Switzerland, Serbia, Georgia, Croatia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Russian Federation, San Marino, Turkey, Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All February 2013, 1 October 2013. African Nations, All Asian nations, All South Posted date: 08 Nov 12 American nations, All Oceanian nations, All Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate North American nations, Montenegro students, Directed grants for individual investigators

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Disciplines Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Studies ------(RAE Unit 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), Geographic Terms, Agriculture & Food, Arts & English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Engineering, Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian Health, Management & Commerce, Science & (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East Technology, Maths, Computing, Other European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian Miscellaneous Categories, Energy, Psychology and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), (RAE Unit 13), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Science History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Chemistry (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library (RAE Unit 21), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity Statistics and Operational Research (RAE Unit and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Art and 24), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), General Design (RAE Unit 64), Drama, Dance and Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Metallurgy and Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), Music (RAE Materials (RAE Unit 32), Town and Country Unit 67), Education (RAE Unit 68), Sports- Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit related Subjects (RAE Unit 69) 35), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and Contact Details International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social ------Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), University of Leiden Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE PO Box 9500 Unit 42), Business and Management Studies 2300 RA Leiden (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), Tel: +31 71 527 2727 American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Fax: +31 71 527 3118 Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), E-mail: [email protected]

ISTINGUISHED PRACTICE AWARD International Pharmaceutical Federation D

Description: The award includes return airfare, free The International Pharmaceutical Federation registration, hotel accommodation and a ticket invites nominations for its distinguished to the closing dinner at the congress. practice award. The purpose of the award is to recognise an individual or group that has made an outstanding contribution to the Closing date: 01 Feb 13 pharmaceutical sciences. Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. A person who is currently serving as an officer Posted date: 08 Nov 12 of FIP is not eligible for nomination. Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Awardees will be recognised during the Award amount max: - opening ceremony of the annual FIP congress, Award amount min: - and the FIP president will present the award. Award budget total: -

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any FIP PO Box 84200 Disciplines 2508 The Hague ------E-mail: [email protected] Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology (RAE

ORT SCHOLARSHIP IN ASTRONOMY University of Leiden - Universiteit Leiden O

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: All North The University of Leiden invites applications American nations, Andorra, Anguilla, Albania, for the Oort scholarship in astronomy. This Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and supports excellent non-Dutch students who Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, have a BSc degree or equivalent in astronomy Canada, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech or physics and wish to study towards a Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, master’s in astronomy at the university. Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United Funding is worth up to €11,000 per year, plus Kingdom, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, tuition fees, for one or two years. Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the Closing date: 01 Feb 13 (Forecast) former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Norway, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, announced by sponsor but this is the Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, approximate deadline we expect. Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Holy See Posted date: 09 Nov 12 (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All Award type: Directed grants for individual Asian nations, All South American nations, All investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Oceanian nations, Kosovo, Caribbean, Central students America Award amount max: - Award amount min: - Disciplines Award budget total: ------Website: Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Astronomical http://prospectivestudents.leiden.edu/scholars Satellites, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), hips/scholarship/oort-scholarship-in- Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit astronomy.html 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Application form: Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), http://en.mastersinleiden.nl/arrange/admissio Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit n/ 29)

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UTSTANDING MASTER’S THESIS AWARD Agricultural and Applied Economics Association O

Description: ?formkey=dG9qaERGZ3F5LUROMGpkZ2w0 The Agricultural and Applied Economics X19BWHc6MQ#gid=0 Association invites nominations for its outstanding master’s thesis award. These Eligibility profile recognise development of professional ------excellence by individuals writing master’s Nationality of applicant institution: Any thesis in any field consistent with the association’s vision statement. Disciplines ------Nominations must be made my association Agricultural Finance, Agricultural members. Each graduate degree granting Management, Agricultural Planning & Policy, department or institute within a university may Farm & Ranch Management, Forest Economics, submit one nomination for every 15 master’s International Agriculture, Marketing theses or fraction thereof presented to a Agreements (Agriculture), Production graduate school faculty in the calendar year Economics & Management (Agriculture), Food proceeding the year of recognition. & Trade Policy, Food Management, Food Marketing, Agricultural Economics, Up to three awards, worth US$500 each, are International Economics, International Trade & available. Finance, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Deadline information: Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Posted date: 12 Nov 12 39), Business and Management Studies (RAE Award type: Student awards Unit 43) Award amount max: $500 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: $1,500 ------Website: http://www.aaea.org/about- North Dakota State University aaea/awards-and-honors/aaea-annual- Agribusiness & Applied Economics awards/submit-an-awards- Dept 7610, PO Box 6050 nomination/outstanding-masters-thesis-award Fargo, ND 58108-6050 Application form: E-mail: [email protected] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform

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RUCE GARDNER MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR APPLIED POLICY ANALYSIS Agricultural and Applied Economics Association B

Description: awards/submit-an-awards-nomination/bruce- The Agricultural and Applied Economics gardner-memorial-prize-for-applied-policy- Association invites nominations for its Bruce analysis Gardner memorial prize for applied policy Application form: analysis. This recognises outstanding impact on https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform agricultural and related policy, based on sound ?formkey=dG9qaERGZ3F5LUROMGpkZ2w0 foundations in economic theory, and aims to X19BWHc6MQ#gid=0 encourage sound economic analysis of public policy issues that provide timely and relevant Eligibility profile information for more effective public policy and ------programme discussions. Policy issues may Nationality of applicant institution: Any relate to either a national or international situation, and their focus may be on issues such Disciplines as: ------Agricultural Finance, Agricultural  price and income policy; Management, Agricultural Planning & Policy,  environment and land use issues; Farm & Ranch Management, Forest Economics, International Agriculture, Marketing  local government; Agreements (Agriculture), Production  rural poverty; Economics & Management (Agriculture), Food  community development problems. & Trade Policy, Food Management, Food

Marketing, Agricultural Economics, An individual nominated for the award, or at International Economics, International Trade & least one individual in the case of a group Finance, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food nomination, must be an AAEA member. Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Town Nominations may be made by individuals, and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), groups, or institutions. A maximum of one Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), award, worth US$1,500, is available per year. Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit

39), Business and Management Studies (RAE

Unit 43) Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 12 Nov 12 ------Award type: Prizes Texas A&M University Award amount max: $1,500 Department of Agricultural Economics Award amount min: - TAMU 2124 Award budget total: $1,500 College Station, TX 77843-2124 Website: http://www.aaea.org/about- E-mail: [email protected] aaea/awards-and-honors/aaea-annual-

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UTSTANDING DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD Agricultural and Applied Economics Association O

Description: Application form: The Agricultural and Applied Economics https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform Association invites nominations for its ?formkey=dG9qaERGZ3F5LUROMGpkZ2w0 outstanding doctoral dissertation award. This X19BWHc6MQ#gid=0 recognises the development of professional excellence by persons writing doctoral Eligibility profile dissertations in any field consistent with the ------association’s vision statement. The dissertation Nationality of applicant institution: Any will be eligible for the competition in the calendar year following the one in which the Disciplines dissertation was accepted by the graduate ------school or division of the degree-granting Agricultural Finance, Agricultural institution. Management, Agricultural Planning & Policy, Farm & Ranch Management, Forest Economics, Nominations must be made my association International Agriculture, Marketing members. Each university may submit one Agreements (Agriculture), Production nomination for every 12 doctoral dissertations Economics & Management (Agriculture), Food or fraction thereof presented to a graduate & Trade Policy, Food Management, Food school faculty in the calendar year proceeding Marketing, Agricultural Economics, the year of recognition. International Economics, International Trade & Finance, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Up to three awards, worth US$1,000 each, are Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Town available. and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Closing date: 01 Feb 13 39), Business and Management Studies (RAE Deadline information: Unit 43) Posted date: 12 Nov 12 Award type: Prizes, Student awards Contact Details Award amount max: $1,000 ------Website: http://www.aaea.org/about- University of Wisconsin-Madison aaea/awards-and-honors/aaea-annual- Dept of Agricultural & Applied Economics awards/submit-an-awards- 427 Lorch Street nomination/outstanding-doctoral-dissertation- 206 Taylor Hall award Madison, WI 53706 E-mail: [email protected]

ISTINGUISHED EXTENSION/OUTREACH PROGRAMME AWARDS Agricultural and Applied Economics Association D

Description: distinguished extension/outreach programme The Agricultural and Applied Economics awards. These recognise achievement of Association invites nominations for its

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ISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDS Agricultural and Applied Economics Association D

Description: and encourage meritorious performance in The Agricultural and Applied Economics undergraduate and graduate teaching in Association invites nominations for its agricultural or applied economics. Three types distinguished teaching awards. These recognise of awards are available:

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 up to one award for a professional with less than 10 years’ of fulltime Eligibility profile undergraduate or graduate teaching ------experience; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  up to one award for a professional with 10 or more years of fulltime Disciplines undergraduate teaching experience; ------ up to one award for a professional with Agricultural Finance, Agricultural 10 or more years of fulltime graduate Management, Agricultural Planning & Policy, teaching experience. Farm & Ranch Management, Forest Economics, International Agriculture, Marketing Nominees must be actively engaged in teaching Agreements (Agriculture), Production at a professional level during the current year Economics & Management (Agriculture), Food and must have outstanding ability and & Trade Policy, Food Management, Food performance as a teacher. Nominations may be Marketing, Agricultural Economics, submitted by any member of the association. International Economics, International Trade & Finance, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Town Closing date: 01 Feb 13 and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Deadline information: Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Posted date: 12 Nov 12 Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Award type: Prizes 39), Business and Management Studies (RAE Award amount max: - Unit 43) Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Contact Details Website: http://www.aaea.org/about------aaea/awards-and-honors/aaea-annual- Texas A&M University awards/submit-an-awards- Department of Agricultural Economics nomination/distinguished-teaching-awards MS 2124340 Blocker Building Application form: College Station, TX 77843-2124 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform E-mail: [email protected] ?formkey=dG9qaERGZ3F5LUROMGpkZ2w0 X19BWHc6MQ#gid=0

UALITY OF RESEARCH DISCOVERY AWARD Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Q

Description: well as empirical verification. The nominated The Agricultural and Applied Economics discovery must have been published in the Association invites nominations for its quality calendar year preceding the year of recognition. of research discovery award. This is granted to encourage excellence in publications in the An individual nominated for the award, or at fields of agricultural and applied economics. least one individual in the case of a group The work should demonstrate excellence in nomination, must be an AAEA member. research methodology and may deal with Nominations may be made by individuals, conceptualisation of researchable problems as

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------Eligibility profile Kansas State University ------342 Waters Hall Nationality of applicant institution: Any Manhattan, KS 66506

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UALITY OF COMMUNICATION AWARD Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Q

Description: The Agricultural and Applied Economics An individual nominated for the award, or at Association invites nominations for its quality least one individual in the case of a group of communication award. This is awarded to nomination, must be an AAEA member. encourage excellence in publications in the Nominations may be made by individuals, fields of agricultural and applied economics. departments or agencies. Up to two awards are Entries must demonstrate superior available. communication of concepts or knowledge in any subject matter of professional specialisation in agricultural and applied economics to a Closing date: 01 Feb 13 specified audience, and all entries must have Deadline information: been published in the calendar year proceeding Posted date: 12 Nov 12 the year of recognition. The publication may Award type: Prizes communicate the author’s original research or Award amount max: - include that of others, and the communication Award amount min: - may be directed to audiences inside or outside Award budget total: - the profession. Website: http://www.aaea.org/about- aaea/awards-and-honors/aaea-annual-

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UBLICATION OF ENDURING QUALITY AWARD Agricultural and Applied Economics Association P

Description: The Agricultural and Applied Economics Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Association invites nominations for its Deadline information: This call is repeated publication of enduring quality award. This is once a year. awarded to a publication that is regarded to Posted date: 12 Nov 12 have an enduring quality contribution to the Award type: Prizes professions in agricultural or applied Award amount max: - economics. Award amount min: - Award budget total: - The publication date of the nominated work Website: http://www.aaea.org/about- must fall within the 15 year period ending 10 aaea/awards-and-honors/aaea-annual- full calendar years prior to the year of awards/submit-an-awards- recognition. Focus is on a specific publication nomination/publication-of-enduring-quality- by the authors, one of who was a member of the award Application form: association at the time of publication, and not https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform on the cumulative work of the authors. ?formkey=dG9qaERGZ3F5LUROMGpkZ2w0 Submissions may be made by departments or X19BWHc6MQ#gid=0 other administrative units, by colleagues, and by the authors themselves. A maximum of one Eligibility profile award is available per year. ------

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Disciplines Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), ------Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Agricultural Finance, Agricultural 39), Business and Management Studies (RAE Management, Agricultural Planning & Policy, Unit 43) Farm & Ranch Management, Forest Economics, International Agriculture, Marketing Contact Details Agreements (Agriculture), Production ------Economics & Management (Agriculture), Food North Carolina State University & Trade Policy, Food Management, Food Dept of Agricultural & Resource Economics Marketing, Agricultural Economics, 3310 Nelson Hall, Box 8109 International Economics, International Trade & Raleigh, NC 27695-8109 Finance, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food E-mail: [email protected] Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34),

TANTON NUCLEAR SECURITY FELLOWSHIPS Stanford University S

Description: Posted date: 15 Nov 12 The Center for International Security and Award type: Directed grants for individual Cooperation at Stanford University invites investigators, Thesis/Dissertation funding, applications for its Stanton nuclear security Mid-Career fellowships fellowships. These offer engineers, scientists Award amount max: - and social scientists an opportunity to conduct Award amount min: - science- or social science-based research on Award budget total: - issues related to nuclear security. Suitable Website: topics include, but are not limited to: http://fsi.stanford.edu/fellowships/stanton_nu clear_security_fellowships/  nuclear proliferation and non- Application form: proliferation; http://cisac.stanford.edu/docs/cisac_fellowship s_how_to_apply  nuclear weapons, doctrine and policy

planning; Eligibility profile  nuclear energy and its consequences; ------ nuclear terrorism. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Fellowships are available to scholars with PhD Disciplines or equivalent degrees and junior faculty from ------the United States and abroad. PhD candidates Terrorism, Nuclear Sciences, Nuclear who have made substantial progress toward Accidents, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Warfare, the completion of their dissertation may be Nuclear Materials Monitoring, Nuclear Science considered if dissertation topic is in nuclear & Technology, Nuclear Fuels, Environmental security. Effects, Nuclear Fuels, Safeguards, Nuclear Reactor, Environmental Effects, Nuclear

Reactor, Reactor Safety, Nuclear Weapons, Closing date: 01 Feb 13 Safety, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Deadline information:

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Unit 19), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Stanford University 21), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Encina Hall, C206-7 Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40) 450 Serra Mall Stanford, CA 94305–2004 Contact Details Tel: +1 650 725 9132 ------Fax: +1 650 723 0089 CISAC Fellowship Programme E-mail: [email protected] CISAC

OSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SOLAR PHYSICS Nordita - Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics P

Description: Posted date: 19 Nov 12 The Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed invites applications for its postdoctoral grants for individual investigators fellowships in solar physics. These support Award amount max: - postdoctorate research on local helioseismology Award amount min: - and the formation of active regions and Award budget total: - sunspots. It is expected that the successful Website: candidate will work on forward modelling to http://www.nordita.org/docs/nordita_postdoc_ infer seismic signatures from magnetic flux solar_2013.pdf concentrations beneath the solar surface and on Application form: http://jam.nordita.org/ numerical models of radiation magnetohydrodynamics to explain the Eligibility profile spontaneous formation of active regions and ------ultimately sunspots. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Applicants must have a doctorate degree or a Disciplines foreign degree of corresponding quality. ------Precedence is given to applicants within five Solar Phenomena, Astrophysics, Physics, years of receiving their degree. Physics, Solar, Solar Corona, Solar Studies, Astronautics, Solar, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Fellowships include a salary in the range of Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Solar System SEK28,000 to SEK34,000 per month for a period Contact Details of two years. In exceptional cases, fellowships ------may be prolonged by up to two years. Nordita

Roslagstullsbacken 21

Closing date: 01 Feb 13 106 91 Stockholm Deadline information: Applications are Tel: +46 8 5537 8436 invited between 1 December 2012 and 1 Fax: +46 8 5537 8404 February 2013. E-mail: [email protected]

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ESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Cooley’s Anemia Foundation R

Description: Award type: Directed grants for individual The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation invites investigators, Mid-Career fellowships applications for its research fellowships. These Award amount max: $65,000 fellowships are available to both postdoctoral Website: fellows and junior faculty members interested http://www.cooleysanemia.org/index.php?opti in clinical or basic research related to on=com_content&view=article&id=572%3Are thalassaemia. Applications should be focused searchers-caf-is-looking-for-your-great- on the understanding or treatment of the thalassemia-related- disease or a complication that is related to it. project&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1 Applications studying globin gene regulation, Application form: globin gene transfer and expression, foetal http://www.cooleysanemia.org/updates/2013- haemoglobin production, haematopoietic stem 2014Fellowship.doc cell research, bone marrow transplantation, iron chelation and iron overload, endocrine and Eligibility profile cardiac disorders in thalassaemia and ------transfusion therapy and its complications. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines Postdoctoral fellows should hold MD, PhD or ------equivalent degrees, and require sponsorship by Bone Marrow, Anaemia, Blood Diseases, a faculty mentor. Junior faculty applicants Transplantation of Organs, Blood, Blood should have an MD, PhD or equivalent degree, Products & Transfusions, Gene Expression, and must have completed less than five years at Gene Regulation, Cardiology, Endocrinology, the assistant professor level. Junior faculty Haematology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences members do require sponsors. Applicants who (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical have not yet have received R01 funding from Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical the NIH will be given preference. National and Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Biological Sciences (RAE international applicants are eligible. The Unit 14), Stem Cells, Clinical Laboratory research may not be conducted at a for profit Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, laboratory. Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Genetic

Diseases, Chronic Diseases Stipends will be US$32,500 per year with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Contact Detail

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Cooley's Anemia Foundation Closing date: 04 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated 330 Seventh Avenue, suite 200 once a year. New York, NY 10001 Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Tel: +1 212 279 5999 E-mail: [email protected]

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CIENTIFIC PROGRAMME AWARDS Institut Mittag-Leffler S

Description: Award type: Directed grants to institutions, Institut Mittag-Leffler invites proposals for research groups etc, Senior fellowships scientific programmes. The institute runs Award amount max: - research programmes in specialised areas of Award amount min: - mathematics to which leading scientists are Award budget total: - invited. Website: http://www.mittag- leffler.se/programs/1516/proposals.php Programmes can run for the whole year or be of Application form: semester length. The recommended minimum length of stay is one month. Each scientific Eligibility profile programme is led by an organising committee, ------which is expected to have at least one member Nationality of applicant institution: Any from a Nordic country. The selection criteria for proposals are scientific strength and timeliness, Disciplines and the degree to which the program would ------benefit mathematical research and Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied, Pure postgraduate training in the Nordic countries. Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Mathematics, Pure

Closing date: 04 Feb 13 Contact Details Deadline information: Preliminary non------required proposals due 15 November 2012; Institut Mittag-Leffler full proposals due 4 February 2013. Auravägen 17 Posted date: 24 Sep 12 182 60 Djursholm E-mail: [email protected]

OUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANTS North American Spine Society Y

Description: considered and new investigators are The North American Spine Society invites encouraged to apply. NASS does not support applications for its young investigator grants research for independent manufacturers, programme. The programme funds research industry development or personal financial that aims to improve quality spine care for gain. patients and understand underlying disorders. Grants are awarded for one to two years and Applicants may be of any age, but must be will usually not exceed US$50,000 per year. One within five years of completion of postdoctoral to two grants are awarded each year. training at the time of application. Applicants do not need to be members of the society and international applicants are welcome to apply. Closing date: 04 Feb 13 Any qualified applicant in any specialty will be

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Deadline information: Letters of proposal 4 February; invited full application 6 May 2013. Disciplines This call is repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 30 Oct 12 Musculoskeletal System, Injury, Pain, Skeletal Award type: Directed grants for individual Diseases, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Surgery, investigators, Young investigator awards Anatomy, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Award amount max: $100,000 (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Award amount min: - Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Other Studies and Award budget total: - Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Website: Other Studies and Professions Allied to http://www.spine.org/Pages/PracticePolicy/Res Medicine, Physiology, Spinal Cord Injury earch/ResearchFunding/GrantsAwards/Defaul t.aspx Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.spine.org/Documents/2013_Resear NASS ch_Funding_App.pdf 7075 Veterans Boulevard

Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Eligibility profile Tel: +1 630 230 3691 ------E-mail: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Any

FP FELLOWSHIPS FOR MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) N

Description: Award amount max: - The Netherlands Organization for International Award amount min: - Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) Award budget total: - invites applications for its master's studies Website: fellowships. These enable mid-career http://www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships/sc professionals from organisations in developing holarships-administered-by- countries to earn a Dutch master's degree in nuffic/netherlands-fellowship- almost any field of study. programmes/application-deadlines Application form: Applicants must have at least three years’ work experience, and must be nominated by their Eligibility profile employers. Applicants must have been ------admitted as master’s students at a Dutch Nationality of applicant institution: institute before applying for the fellowship. Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Georgia, Closing date: 05 Feb 13 Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, India, Iran, Deadline information: Applications due by Islamic Republic of, Jordan, Cambodia, 3pm CET. Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former Posted date: 05 Nov 12 Yugoslav Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Palestinian Territory, Financial aid for postgraduate students Occupied, Sudan, Suriname, El Salvador, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Uganda,

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Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the Any Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea- Contact Details Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, ------Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, United Nuffic Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, PO Box 29777 Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Sudan, 2502 LT The Hague Myanmar Tel: +31 70 426 0260 Fax: +31 70 426 0399 Disciplines ------

FP FELLOWSHIPS FOR SHORT COURSES Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) N

Description: The Netherlands Organisation for International nuffic/netherlands-fellowship- Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) programmes/application-deadlines invites applications for its Netherlands Application form: fellowships for short courses. These support mid-career professionals from NFP countries Eligibility profile who wish to undertake an NFP-approved short ------course at a Dutch institution. The duration of Nationality of applicant institution: the programme varies between two weeks and Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and one year. Applicants must be mid-career Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, professionals with at least three years’ work Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Georgia, experience, who have been nominated by their Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, India, Iran, employers. Applicants must have been Islamic Republic of, Jordan, Cambodia, admitted by a Dutch institute to one of the short Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former courses before applying for a fellowship. Yugoslav Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Sudan, Suriname, El Salvador, Closing date: 05 Feb 13 Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Uganda, Deadline information: Applications due by Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the 3pm CET. Deadlines on: 5 February 2013, 7 Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape May 2013, 1 October 2013, and repeated Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea- annually. Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Posted date: 05 Nov 12 Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, United Award type: Personal development, Financial Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, aid for postgraduate students Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Sudan, Award amount max: - Myanmar Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Disciplines Website: ------http://www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships/sc Any holarships-administered-by-

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Contact Details 2502 LT The Hague ------Tel: +31 70 426 0260 Nuffic Fax: +31 70 426 0399 PO Box 29777

FIZER OPHTHALMIC FELLOWSHIP Royal College of Ophthalmologists P

Description: Award budget total: £50,000 The Royal College of Ophthalmologists invites Website: applications for the Pfizer ophthalmic http://www.rcophth.ac.uk/page.asp?section=32 fellowship. This fellowship provides support 0§ionTitle=Awards+and+Prizes#Pfizer for an ophthalmologist to acquire special skills, knowledge and experience at a suitable location Eligibility profile in the UK or elsewhere for a minimum period ------of six months. The award should enable the Nationality of applicant institution: Any successful applicant to make a significant impact on specialist clinical services locally Disciplines after completion of the fellowship. ------Eye Diseases, Ophthalmology, Vision, Hospital- Applicants must be fellows, members or based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Blindness, affiliates of the college in good standing. Hospital-based Clinical Subject

A total fund of £50,000 will be divided between Contact Details multiple recipients. ------Royal College of Ophthalmologists 17 Cornwall Terrace Closing date: 06 Feb 13 London NW1 4QW Deadline information: This call is repeated Tel: +44 20 7935 0702 once a year. Fax: +44 20 7935 9838 Posted date: 15 Nov 12 E-mail: [email protected] Award type: Postdoctoral training fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships

ICHAEL FARADAY PRIZE Royal Society M

Description: to the scientist or engineer whose expertise in The Royal Society invites nominations for the communicating scientific ideas in lay terms to Michael Faraday prize. This award is presented UK audiences is exemplary. Preference will

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FIZER AWARD Royal Society P

Description: project, which must be based in Africa and The Royal Society invites nominations for the which has the potential to continue after the 12 Pfizer award. This award will be presented to months of the grant. Nominees should be early- an individual for an outstanding, innovative career researchers (usually having received contribution to biological science, including their PhD within the last 10 to 15 years) who basic medical science, which contributes have not yet reached full professorship status. significantly to capacity building in Africa. The The project and nominee should be linked with grant is intended to be spent on a research an African centre of excellence, which would

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AKERIAN LECTURE Royal Society B

Description: approximate deadline we expect. Deadline The Royal Society invites nominations for the time: 6pm. This call is repeated once a year. Bakerian lecture. This prize lecture is the Posted date: 02 Dec 11 premier lecture in the physical sciences and is Award type: Prizes delivered annually at the Royal Society in Award amount max: £1,000 London. The award is open to citizens of a Website: http://royalsociety.org/Bakerian- Commonwealth country or Eire and to those Lecture/ who have been ordinarily resident and working Application form: in a Commonwealth country or Eire for at least http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_S three years immediately prior to nomination. ociety_Content/awards/medals-awards- The lectureship is accompanied by a medal and prizes/bakerian-lecture/2011-11-30-Bakerian- a gift of £1,000. 2012-nomination-form.doc

Eligibility profile Closing date: 06 Feb 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, announced by sponsor but this is the Commonwealth member states

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ROONIAN LECTURE Royal Society C

Description: Application form: The Royal Society invites nominations for the http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_S Croonian lecture. This prize lecture is the ociety_Content/awards/medals-awards- premier lecture in the biological sciences and is prizes/croonian-lecture/2011-11-30-Croonian- delivered annually at the Royal Society in 2012-nomination-form.doc London. The award is open to citizens of a Commonwealth country or Eire and to those Eligibility profile who have been ordinarily resident and working ------in a Commonwealth country or Eire for at least Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, three years immediately prior to nomination. Commonwealth member states The lectureship is accompanied by a medal and a gift of £1,000. Disciplines ------Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences (RAE Closing date: 06 Feb 13 (Forecast) Unit 14) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. Deadline ------time: 6pm. This call is repeated once a year. Royal Society Posted date: 02 Dec 11 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Award type: Prizes London SW1Y 5AG Award amount max: £1,000 Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Website: http://royalsociety.org/Croonian- Email: [email protected] Lecture/

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ILKINS-BERNAL-MEDAWAR LECTURE Royal Society W

Description: Application form: The Royal Society invites nominations for the http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_S Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar lecture. This prize ociety_Content/awards/medals-awards- lecture is given on a subject relating to the prizes/wilkins-bernal- social function of science, the philosophy of medawar/WBM%20nomination%20form.doc science or the history of science. The award is open to citizens of a Commonwealth country or Eligibility profile Eire and to those who have been ordinarily ------resident and working in a Commonwealth Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, country or Eire for at least three years Commonwealth member states immediately prior to nomination. If possible, the lectureship will be awarded to an early-to- Disciplines mid-career scientist. The lectureship is ------accompanied by a medal and a gift of £500. History of Science & Technology, Philosophy, Sociology of Science, Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History (RAE Unit 59), Philosophy (RAE Unit Closing date: 06 Feb 13 (Forecast) 62) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. Royal Society Posted date: 02 Dec 11 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Award type: Prizes London SW1Y 5AG Award amount max: £500 Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Website: http://royalsociety.org/Wilkins- Email: [email protected] Bernal-Medawar-Lecture/

RANCIS CRICK LECTURE Royal Society F

Description: who have been ordinarily resident and working The Royal Society invites nominations for the in a Commonwealth country or Eire for at least Francis Crick lecture. This lecture is given three years immediately prior to nomination. annually in any field in the biological sciences, The lectureship is accompanied by a medal and although preference is given to genetics, a gift of £500. molecular biology and neurobiology, and to fundamental theoretical work. The lectureship will be awarded to an early-to-mid-career Closing date: 06 Feb 13 (Forecast) scientist. The award is open to citizens of a Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Commonwealth country or Eire and to those announced by sponsor but this is the

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships approximate deadline we expect. Deadline Swaziland, Tanzania, United Republic of, time: 6pm. This call is repeated once a year. Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Australia, Posted date: 02 Dec 11 United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £500 Disciplines Website: http://royalsociety.org/Crick-Lecture/ ------Application form: Biological Sciences, Biology, Molecular, http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_S Genetics, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), ociety_Content/awards/medals-awards- Neurobiology prizes/francis-crick-lecture/2011-11-30-Francis- Crick-2012-nomination-form.doc Contact Details ------Eligibility profile Royal Society ------6-9 Carlton House Terrace Nationality of applicant institution: Botswana, London SW1Y 5AG Canada, Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Email: [email protected] Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,

OYAL SOCIETY/LEVERHULME AFRICA AWARDS PHASE II Royal Society R

Description: The Royal Society, in partnership with the Proposals should include a PhD student, who Leverhulme Trust, invites applications for must be based at the host institution in either phase II of its Africa awards. The scheme aims country. Both the UK and Ghanaian or to develop collaborative research projects Tanzanian project leaders must be of at least between the UK and research institutions in postdoctoral status or equivalent and have a either Ghana or Tanzania, and strengthen the proven track record of training students at research and training capacity of the African master’s and doctoral level. The UK scientist institution. must be resident in the UK and the Ghanaian or Tanzanian scientist resident in Ghana or Applications are welcome in all areas of the life Tanzania. UK scientists must hold a permanent and physical sciences, including engineering, or fixed-term contract for the duration of the but are particularly encouraged from the award. following five national research priority areas in Ghana and Tanzania: Both project leaders and their teams must be supported by a higher education institution in  agriculture, including animal health; Ghana, Tanzania or the UK. Applications can  water and sanitation; also be accepted from not-for-profit NGOs and  basic human health research, including governmental research institutes in Ghana or medicinal chemistry; Tanzania. Scientists in UK governmental  biodiversity, including medicinal plants research institutes may apply, but must explain and green chemistry; why their institute is not funding the project.  energy, including biofuels.

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Existing award holders whose project ends are Disciplines eligible to apply for a continuation. ------Agriculture & Food, Animal Care, Animal Funding is provided for three years and is Diseases & Pathology, Animal Feeds & worth up to £60,000 each year, covering Nutrition, Animal Science, Sustaining Animal research expenses, costs for mobility and Health, Sanitary Engineering, Water Resources, equipment, and £10,000 for the PhD student Management & Planning, Water Treatment, bursary. Medicinal Chemistry, Environmental Health, Health Care, Public Health, Biological Sciences, Biological Diversity, Environmental Studies, Closing date: 06 Feb 13 Energy, Energy Environmental Sciences, Power Deadline information: This call is repeated Plants, Renewable Energy, Resources once a year. Availability, Renewable Energy, Community- Posted date: 29 Oct 12 based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Biological Award type: Directed grants for individual Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit investigators, Networking/collaboration, 15), Food Science and Technology (RAE Unit Studentship allocations, Directed grants to 16), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), institutions, research groups etc, Travel for Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Environmental research purposes Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Civil Engineering (RAE Award amount max: £180,000 Unit 28), Drinking Water, Community-based Website: http://royalsociety.org/Leverhulme- Clinical Subjects, Life Science (Bioscience) Royal-Society-Africa-Awards/ Application form: http://e- Contact Details gap.royalsociety.org/ ------Grants Team Eligibility profile Royal Society ------6-9 Carlton House Terrace Nationality of applicant institution: United London SW1Y 5AG Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7451 2565 Nationality of applicant institution: Ghana, Email: [email protected] Tanzania, United Republic of

HA-ISTH JOINT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME European Hematology Association E

Description: years’ postdoctoral experience. Those holding The European Hematology Association, in both qualifications must be within 12 years of association with the International Society of MD graduation. Applicants may be based Thrombosis and Haemostasis, invites within or outside Europe. Funding is worth applications from EHA or ISTH members for its €36,000 per year for up to two years. joint fellowship programme. This supports the study of the physiology of coagulation, bleeding or thrombosis. Each applicant should Closing date: 06 Feb 13 be an MD or PhD with no more than eight

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Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines once a year. ------Posted date: 24 Apr 12 Blood Diseases, Blood, Blood Products & Award type: Directed grants for individual Transfusions, Haematology, Clinical investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Travel Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- for research purposes based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- Award amount max: €72,000 based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Website: http://www.ehaweb.org/career- Leukaemia, Clinical Laboratory Science, Blood development/career-development-grants/eha- Cancer, Community-based Clinical Subjects, isth-joint-fellowship/ Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Blood Tests

Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

INTON PRIZE FOR SCIENCE BOOKS Royal Society W

Description: £1,000 and the author of the winning book will The Royal Society invites submissions for the receive £10,000. Winton prize for science books. This prize celebrates the best in popular science writing and rewards the books that best contribute to Closing date: 06 Feb 13 (Forecast) making science more accessible to public adult Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been audiences. The subject matter of the books announced by sponsor but this is the entered may include any aspect of popular approximate deadline we expect. Deadline science and technology, including biographies time: 6pm. This call is repeated once a year. of scientists and technologists and histories of Posted date: 09 Dec 11 science and technology. Books should be Award type: Prizes stimulating, engaging, clear, accessible and Award amount max: £10,000 high-quality, and should challenge people’s Award amount min: £1,000 views that science is too difficult, boring or Award budget total: £15,000 inaccessible. Books must have been published Website: for the first time in English between 1 January http://royalsociety.org/awards/science-books/ and 31 December 2011 inclusive. Entries must Application form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/wintonboo be available for purchase in the UK through a kprize2012 UK bookstore or through an online retailer at the time of entry. There is no restriction on the Eligibility profile geographical location of the publisher or on the ------nationality, age or any other characteristic of Nationality of applicant institution: Any the author or illustrator of any entry. Books must be submitted by the publisher. Prizes Disciplines totalling £15,000 will be awarded. The authors ------of up to five shortlisted books will receive

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History of Science & Technology, Science & Contact Details Technology, Maths, Computing, Biological ------Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit London SW1Y 5AG 21), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 History (RAE Unit 59) Email: [email protected]

NNUAL MEDALS Royal Society A

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The Royal Society invites nominations for its repeated once a year. medals. These are awarded in recognition of Posted date: 27 Mar 12 excellence in science. The following medals are Award type: Prizes open for nominations: Award amount max: £5,000 Award amount min: £1,000  the Copley medal, awarded for Award budget total: - outstanding achievements in either the Website: physical or biological sciences, worth http://royalsociety.org/awards/medals-awards- £5,000; prizes/  royal medal, awarded for the most important contributions in the physical, Eligibility profile ------biological and applied sciences, worth £5,000; Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, Commonwealth member states  the Davy medal, awarded for

important discoveries in chemistry, Disciplines worth £1,000. ------

Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Awards are open to citizens of a Sciences, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Commonwealth country or of the Irish Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit Republic, or those who have been ordinarily 19) resident and working in a Commonwealth country or in the Irish Republic for a minimum Contact Details of three years prior to being nominated. ------

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IENNIAL MEDALS, ODD YEARS Royal Society B

Description: Award amount min: £500 The Royal Society invites nominations for its Award budget total: - medals. These are awarded in recognition of Website: excellence in science. The following medals are http://royalsociety.org/awards/medals-awards- open for nominations: prizes/#premier-awards

 Buchanan medal, awarded for Eligibility profile distinguished contributions to the ------medical sciences, worth £1,000; Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland,  Gabor medal, awarded for Commonwealth member states interdisciplinary work between the life sciences and other disciplines, worth Disciplines £1,000; ------ Hughes medal, awarded for original Mathematics Education, Science Education, discoveries relating to the generation, Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Health, Energy storage and use of energy, worth Engineering, Energy Utilisation, Energy Storage £1,000; Systems, Renewable Energy Sources, Other  Kavli education medal, awarded for Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine impact in the field of science and (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit mathematics education, worth £500. 14), General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Awards are open to citizens of a Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Electrical and Commonwealth country or of the Irish Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Republic, or those who have been ordinarily Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing resident and working in a Commonwealth Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mineral and Mining country or in the Irish Republic for a minimum Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Built Environment of three years prior to being nominated. (RAE Unit 33), Education (RAE Unit 68), Life Science (Bioscience), Energy Efficiency

Closing date: 06 Feb 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Royal Society approximate deadline we expect. This call is 6-9 Carlton House Terrace repeated every 2 years. London SW1Y 5AG Posted date: 27 Mar 12 Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Award type: Prizes Fax: +44 20 7930 2170 Award amount max: £1,000 Email [email protected]

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FP FELLOWSHIPS FOR PHD STUDENTS Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) N

Description: Eligibility profile The Netherlands Organization for International ------Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) Nationality of applicant institution: invites applications for its fellowships for PhD Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and students. These fellowships enable applicants in Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, developing countries to pursue PhD studies at Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Georgia, Dutch universities and institutes for Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, India, Iran, international education for up to four years. Islamic Republic of, Jordan, Cambodia, Applications submitted from female Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former candidates, deprived groups or marginalised Yugoslav Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, regions, and sub-Saharan Africa will be given Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Palestinian Territory, priority. Applicants must have been admitted Occupied, Sudan, Suriname, El Salvador, as a PhD student at a Dutch institute before Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Uganda, applying for the fellowship, and must have at Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the least three years of relevant work experience. Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Closing date: 07 Feb 13 Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, United Deadline information: Applications due by Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 3pm CET. Deadlines on: 5 February 2013, 1 Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Sudan, October 2013, and repeated annually. Myanmar Posted date: 05 Nov 12 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Disciplines Financial aid for postgraduate students ------Award amount max: - Any Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Contact Details ------Website: Nuffic http://www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships/sc PO Box 29777 holarships-administered-by- 2502 LT The Hague nuffic/netherlands-fellowship- Tel: +31 704 260 260 programmes/application-deadlines Fax: +31 704 260 399

OYLE MEDAL FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE Royal Dublin Society B

Description: excellence. The medal will celebrate the work of The Royal Dublin Society invites nominations an Irish-born scientist or pure mathematician for the Irish Times Boyle medal for scientific based abroad whose research has made an

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships internationally recognised contribution to their Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, field of study. Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former The medal carries a cash prize of €20,000. Any Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, scientist, or pure mathematician, who was born Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian in Ireland but who now lives and works abroad Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San is eligible. Marino, Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Closing date: 07 Feb 13 (Forecast) Oceanian nations, Kosovo, All North American Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been nations announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Disciplines repeated every 2 years. ------Posted date: 30 Dec 10 Science & Technology, Maths, Computing, Award type: Prizes Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit Award amount max: €20,000 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Award amount min: - Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Award budget total: - Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure Website: Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied http://www.rds.ie/cat_project_detail.jsp?itemI Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Statistics and D=156 Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Computer Application form: Science (RAE Unit 25), Metallurgy and http://www.rds.ie/index.jsp?a=766&n=245&p= Materials (RAE Unit 32), Mathematics, Pure 182

Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Science and Technology Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, RDS Foundation Department Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Ballsbridge and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Dublin 4 Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Tel: +353 1 240 7289 Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Fax: +353 1 660 4014 Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom, Email: [email protected] Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary,

ESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists R

Description: The American Association of Pharmaceutical Nominations can be made by any member of Scientists invites nominations for its research the AAPS. achievement awards in biotechnology. This recognises outstanding scientists who have The award will be presented at the National conducted fundamental research that has had Biotechnology Conference. The winner will significant impact in the fields of biotechnology. receive a US$2,000 honourarium and expenses

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships up to US$1,000 for domestic travel and US$1,500 for international travel, to be Eligibility profile reimbursed following the meeting. The winner ------will also receive a complimentary meeting Nationality of applicant institution: Any registration. Disciplines ------Closing date: 08 Feb 13 Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Deadline information: This call is repeated Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), once a year. Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Biological Sciences Posted date: 24 Oct 12 (RAE Unit 14) Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Contact Details Award amount max: $3,500 ------Website: AAPS http://www.aaps.org/About_AAPS/National_B 2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700 iotechnology_Conference_Awards/ Arlington, VA 22201-3046 Application form: Tel: +1 703 243 2800 http://www.aaps.org/uploadedFiles/Content/A Email: [email protected] bout_AAPS/2013%20NBC%20RAA-Biotec.doc

FRICAN DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP Boston College A

Description: Closing date: 08 Feb 13 Boston College, under its African and African Deadline information: This call is repeated Diaspora Studies programme, invites once a year. applications for its dissertation fellowship. Posted date: 09 Oct 12 Applicants working in any discipline in the Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, social sciences or humanities, with projects Access to libraries, Personal development focusing on any topic within African or African Award amount max: $31,560 diaspora studies are eligible to apply. All Website: applicants must have completed all http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/aads/resources/ requirements but their dissertation at the time dissfellowship.html of application and those pursuing innovative, preferably comparative, projects in dialogue Eligibility profile with critical issues and trends will be favoured. ------The successful applicant will have full access to Nationality of applicant institution: Any the college's libraries as well as several rare book and manuscript collections. The fellow Disciplines must remain in residence for the academic year, ------deliver one public lecture and teach one Arts & Humanities, African History, African seminar course. Funding includes a US$30,060 Language, African Literature, Social Sciences, stipend, health insurance, a US$1,500 research Black Minorities, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), budget and an office. Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and

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Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work Studies, Middle Eastern and African Studies, (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Middle Diaspora Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Archaeology (RAE Contact Details Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, ------Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), AADS Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity Boston College, 301 Lyons Hall and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), African 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3806 Email: [email protected]

ELLOWSHIPS ON HIV AND DRUG USE International Aids Society F

Description: HIV researchers or drug use scientists The International Aids Society, in collaboration who are not currently active in the field with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, of HIV-related drug use research. invites applications for the HIV and drug use Candidates should have a minimum of fellowship. The focus of these fellowships is on seven years’ experience beyond research on HIV and drug use, with the goal of postdoctoral level and have a contributing to advances in the scientific documented scientific record that understanding of drug use and HIV. All includes peer-reviewed publications. research projects focused on the interactions Funding is worth US$75,000 over eight between HIV and drug abuse are eligible, months. including effects of drugs of abuse on HIV pathogenesis or disease progression, and Fellowships will be held at leading institutes in treatment or prevention of HIV in drug-using research in the HIV-related drug use field. populations. Research on the links between Applicants must have an appropriate mentor HIV and the use of illicit and non-illicit drugs is who holds an established post for the duration also eligible. of the fellowship and has a track record in research and training in HIV and drug use. This programme consists of two awards: While applications from across the globe are welcomed, scientists from low- and middle-  postdoctoral training. Applicants must income countries are strongly encouraged to be junior investigators with who have submit applications. Applications will not be obtained a doctoral degree no more accepted from US candidates to undertake than six years before the time of research within the US. application in the field of biological sciences, behavioural and social sciences, chemistry, engineering, Closing date: 10 Feb 13 mathematics, medicine, physics or Deadline information: Applications open 8 public health. Funding is worth December 2012 and close at 12 midnight CET US$75,000 for 18 months; on 10 February 2013. This call is repeated  professional development training. once a year. Applicants must be well-established Posted date: 15 Oct 12

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Award type: Travel for research purposes, Public Health, Biological Sciences, Chemical Postdoctoral training fellowships, Mid-Career Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, fellowships, Senior fellowships Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Award amount max: $75,000 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Award amount min: - 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Award budget total: - 3), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological Website: Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Pure Mathematics =288 (RAE Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Eligibility profile Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Clinical Laboratory ------Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Hospital-based Clinical Subject, HIV/AIDS, Social Aspects, HIV Tests Disciplines ------Contact Details Behavioural Studies & Social Problems, Drug & ------Substance Abuse, Transmission of HIV/AIDS, International AIDS Society Medical Sociology, Engineering, Biomedical, Avenue de France 23 Medical Sciences, Health, Disciplines & Fields, 1202 Geneva Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety, Tel: +41 227 100 800 Behaviour & Health, Disease Entities & Medical Fax: +41 227 100 899 Problems & Behaviour, AIDS, HIV Infection, Email: [email protected] Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Care,

APANESE AWARDS FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Global Development Network J

Description: to compete for the Japan social development The Global Development Network invites fund grant, worth up to $200,000. applications for its Japanese awards for the most innovative development project. Funding enables development practitioners to scale up Closing date: 13 Feb 13 (Forecast) their work. Projects are not theme-based, but Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been must contribute to sustainable development. announced by sponsor but this is the The action may be implemented in Africa, Asia, approximate deadline we expect. Deadline the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, time: 6pm Indian Standard Time. the Pacific Islands or the transition economies Posted date: 08 Jun 11 of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and must Award type: Innovation grants, Prizes, be managed by a non-governmental Development (Africa/Caribbean) organisation headquartered in one of the above Award amount max: $30,000 regions. Each project must have been Award amount min: $5,000 implemented before 1 June 2010. The winning Award budget total: $35,000 institution will receive $30,000 and the second Website: prize is worth $5,000. Winners are also eligible http://cloud2.gdnet.org/cms.php?id=2011_awar ds

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Application form: http://opa.gdnet.org/ Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work Eligibility profile (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), ------Development Policy , Globalisation , Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Development Studies (Less-Developed Middle-Income countries, Low Income Countries) countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Contact Details Disciplines ------Global Development Network Developing & Underdeveloped Nations, Social PO Box 7510 Sciences, Minorities & Disadvantaged, Poverty Vasant Kunj PO & the Poor, Economics, International Planning New Delhi 110070 & Policy, Social Planning & Policy, Political Tel: +91 11 2613 9494 Science, Migration, Sociology, Law & Social Fax: +91 11 2613 6893 Change, Law, Economic Development, Law Email: [email protected] (RAE Unit 36), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and International

XCELLENCE IN LIGAND BINDING ASSAYS AWARD American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists E

Description: Award budget total: - The American Association of Pharmaceutical Website: Scientists invites applications for its excellence http://www.aaps.org/About_AAPS/National_B in ligand binding assays award. The award iotechnology_Conference_Awards/ recognises excellence in ligand binding assays Application form: within the pharmaceuticals sciences. Any http://www.aaps.org/uploadedFiles/Content/A abstract that is submitted for the conference and bout_AAPS/2013%20NBC%20Ligand%20Bind that employs ligand binding assay technology ing%20Assays.DOC will be given consideration for the award. Eligibility profile The primary author of the winning paper will ------receive US$1,000 and complimentary Nationality of applicant institution: Any registration to the National Biotechnology Conference. Disciplines ------Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Closing date: 13 Feb 13 Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Deadline information: This call is repeated Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Biological Sciences once a year. (RAE Unit 14) Posted date: 24 Oct 12 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: $1,000 ------Award amount min: - AAPS

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NNOVATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AWARDS American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists I

Description: Award budget total: - The American Association of Pharmaceutical Website: Scientists invites applications for its innovation http://www.aaps.org/About_AAPS/National_B in biotechnology awards. The award is iotechnology_Conference_Awards/ intended to recognise and promote the Application form: achievements of individuals that demonstrate http://www.aaps.org/uploadedFiles/Content/A innovation in the area of biotechnology. bout_AAPS/2013%20NBC%20Innovation%20i n%20Biotechnology%20Awards.doc The award is open to individuals who submit an abstract to the AAPS National Biotechnology Eligibility profile Conference. Applicants do not need to be ------members of AAPS. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Each winner selected will receive a cash award of US$500 and a complimentary National Disciplines Biotechnology Conference registration. In ------addition, expenses will be reimbursed up to Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, US$1,000 for domestic and US$1,500 for Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), international travel following the meeting. Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14)

Closing date: 13 Feb 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. AAPS Posted date: 24 Oct 12 2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700 Award type: Prizes Arlington, VA 22201-3046 Award amount max: $2,000 Tel: +1 703 243 2800 Award amount min: -

LIFFORD PATERSON PRIZE LECTURE Royal Society C

Description: annually on any aspect of engineering. The The Royal Society invites nominations for the lectureship is open to scientists who are early- Clifford Paterson prize lecture. This is given to mid-career stage and citizens or permanent

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships residents of a Commonwealth country or of the Disciplines Irish Republic. The prize is worth £500. ------Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Closing date: 14 Feb 13 (Forecast) Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, announced by sponsor but this is the Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Petroleum Engineering, General Engineering repeated once a year. (RAE Unit 26), Chemical Engineering (RAE Posted date: 26 Jan 11 Unit 27), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Award type: Prizes Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit Award amount max: £500 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Award amount min: - Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Award budget total: - Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Website: http://royalsociety.org/Clifford- Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32) Paterson-Lecture/ Application form: Contact Details http://royalsociety.org/WorkArea/DownloadA ------sset.aspx?id=4294974148 Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Eligibility profile London SW1Y 5AG ------Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Nationality of applicant institution: Email: [email protected] Commonwealth member states

SSAY TOPIC PROPOSAL GRANTS African Institute for Mathematical Sciences E

Description: supervisors at AIMS, will receive an The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences honorarium for the seven-week essay period. invites applications for its essay topic proposal grants. These support lecturers and industry researchers wishing to propose a topic and Closing date: 14 Feb 13 (Forecast) supervise the writing of an essay at AIMS. The Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been essay should be on a topic in the mathematical announced by sponsor but this is the sciences and contain at least some parts that are approximate deadline we expect. This call is formulated in terms of mathematics. repeated once a year. Supervisors should be well versed in the Posted date: 09 Dec 11 proposed project field and should be prepared Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, to guide students and clarify difficult concepts. Directed grants for individual investigators The resulting essay should be of a publishable Award amount max: - or master’s thesis standard. Each applicant will Award amount min: - be responsible for a maximum of three Award budget total: - students. Those whose proposals are chosen by Website: http://www.aims.ac.za/ a student, and who subsequently become

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Application form: Mathematics, Applied, Pure Mathematics (RAE http://www.aims.ac.za/en/apply/essay- Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), proposals Mathematics, Pure

Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: All African AIMS Nations 6-8 Melrose Road Nationality of applicant institution: All African Muizenberg 7945 Nations Tel: +27 21 787 9320 Fax: +27 21 787 9321 Disciplines ------

S WARWICK RESEARCH AWARD IN ALUMNI RELATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT H Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Description: Award type: Prizes The Council for Advancement and Support of Award amount max: - Education invites applications for the HS Award amount min: - Warwick research award in alumni relations for Award budget total: - educational advancement. The award Website: encourages research in alumni relations, http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Researc including areas such as volunteerism, alumni h_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement/HS_ programming, alumni giving, advocacy, Warwick_Research_Awards_in_Alumni_Relat student alumni membership and marketing. ions_for_Educational_Advancement.html Awards are presented in two program areas: Eligibility profile  outstanding master's thesis or doctoral ------dissertation; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  outstanding published scholarship. Disciplines

------Theses, dissertations and published scholarship Educational Planning & Policy, Educational must be helpful to educational advancement Administration & Policy, Educational Finance, practitioners in devising strategies and tactics Volunteers (Education), Social Policy and for accomplishing their work in alumni Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work relations. (RAE Unit 41), Education (RAE Unit 68),

Philanthropy The winner receives a cash prize.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 15 Feb 13 CASE Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. 1307 New York Ave, NW Posted date: 27 Oct 11 Suite 1000

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OCIETE DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLE FELLOWSHIP Chemical Heritage Foundation S

Description: Award budget total: - The Chemical Heritage Foundation is inviting Website: applications for the Société de Chimie http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellows Industrielle fellowship. The purpose is to hips-and-travel-grants/beckman-centre- stimulate public understanding of the heritage fellowships/short-term-fellowships.aspx of the chemical industries. Applicants must Application form: specify how the outcome of their proposed http://www.pachs.net/chf/application/ projects will reach a broad audience. Applications are encouraged for multimedia Eligibility profile projects, popular book and magazine ------publications, and web-based projects. The Nationality of applicant institution: Any fellowship provides a stipend of US$10,000. No additional research or travel allowance is Disciplines available. The fellow will spend three months ------in residence at the foundation during a given History of Science & Technology, Chemical academic year or during the following summer. Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Energy Chemical Sciences, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Chemical Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) Engineering (RAE Unit 27), History (RAE Unit Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been 59) announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 10 Jan 12 Fellowship Coordinator Award type: Access to libraries, Mid-Career CHF fellowships, Senior fellowships, Publish, edit, 315 Chestnut Street translate, disseminate Philadelphia, PA 19106 Award amount max: $10,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

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TUDENT PAPER PRIZE Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics S

Description: Award amount max: $1,550 The Society for Industrial and Applied Award amount min: - Mathematics invites nominations for its student Award budget total: - paper prize. The prize recognizes outstanding Website: scholarship by students in applied mathematics http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations/nom and scientific computing. _student.php

Up to three papers will be selected for the Eligibility profile prizes. Each recipient of the prize shall receive a ------cash award of $1,000, plus a framed certificate. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Winners will be invited to present their winning papers at the 2012 SIAM annual Disciplines meeting and will receive $550 toward travel ------expenses and gratis registration for the meeting. Mathematics, Applied, Applied Mathematics Applicants must have not received their PhD at (RAE Unit 23) the application deadline. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) SIAM Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been 3600 Market Street, 6th floor announced by sponsor but this is the University City Science Center approximate deadline we expect. This call is Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 repeated once a year. Tel: +1 215 382 9800 ext 303 Posted date: 30 Dec 10 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes, Student awards

ELLOWSHIPS IN MUSEUM PRACTICE Smithsonian Institution F

Description: The programme is open to mid- and senior- The Smithsonian Center for Education and level museum personnel, researchers and Museum Studies invites applications for its training providers throughout the world. fellowships in museum practice. These Applicants must be independent scholars or residential fellowships support research about employed by a non-profit cultural or issues of theory and practice in education, educational institution that deals directly with curation, exhibition, administration and other the public. Participants must be fluent in museum functions and disciplines. Fellows will spoken and written English. spend up to six months in residence at the Smithsonian, studying a museological topic of Fellowships include a stipend of US$3,500 per their choice. month for a period of up to six months. Round- trip travel expenses between the recipient’s

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships home and Washington, DC will also be provided. Disciplines ------History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture Closing date: 15 Feb 13 and Design, Museums, Museology, Deadline information: Applications are Curatorship, Manuscripts & Books & Music invited between 15 December and 15 February Scores, Archaeology, Military Sciences & annually. This call is repeated once a year. History, Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History Posted date: 13 Nov 12 (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and Award type: Senior fellowships, Predoctoral Design (RAE Unit 60) fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Access to libraries, Travel for research purposes Contact Details Award amount max: $21,000 ------Award amount min: - Smithsonian Institution Award budget total: - Office of Fellowships and Grants Website: 470 L'Enfant Suite 7102 http://museumstudies.si.edu/fmp.htm MRC 902 PO Box 37012 Application form: https://solaa.si.edu/ Washington, DC 20013-7012 Tel: +1 202 633 7070 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

NTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE GRANTS Houghton Trust I

Description: The Houghton Trust invites applications for its Closing date: 15 Feb 13 international travel and subsistence grants. Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 These are for young researchers of any February 2013, 15 June 2013, 15 November nationality working in the field of avian 2013, and repeated annually. diseases. Posted date: 28 Sep 10 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings Grants will be awarded to cover a part or the etc., Travel for research purposes, Personal whole of travel and subsistence costs for: development attendance and participation in scientific Award amount max: - meetings; short visits to laboratories for Award amount min: - discussions or learning specific techniques; Award budget total: - attendance at training courses. Awards are Website: normally made for periods not exceeding 14 http://www.houghtontrust.org.uk/travelgrants. days. shtml Application form:

http://www.houghtontrust.org.uk/docs/appfor Applicants should normally be aged 35 or m.doc under.

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Houghton Trust 138 Hartford Road Disciplines Huntingdon ------Cambridgeshire PE29 1XQ Animal Diseases & Pathology, Migratory Animals & Birds, Poultry Science, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17)

OLGATE-PALMOLIVE AWARDS FOR STUDENT RESEARCH TRAINING IN ALTERNATIVE METHODS C Society of Toxicology

Description: The Society of Toxicology invites applications Closing date: 15 Feb 13 for the Colgate-Palmolive awards for student Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 research training in alternative methods. These February 2012, 15 June 2012, 9 October 2012, aim to enhance graduate student research and repeated annually. training using in vitro methods or alternative Posted date: 21 Jun 12 techniques to reduce, replace or refine use of Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships animals in toxicological research. The training Award amount max: $3,750 may include use of in vitro and ex vivo Award amount min: - procedures, non-mammalian animal models, Award budget total: - computer modelling, and structure-activity Website: relationships. Graduate students may propose http://www.toxicology.org/ai/af/awards.aspx to develop expertise in relevant methodologies Application form: at a laboratory away from their home http://www.toxicology.org/ai/AF/awardDocum institution; at a laboratory at their home ents/CP_Awd_Std_Res_Training_App_2012.d oc institution that would not be available to them otherwise; or at approved workshops, Eligibility profile symposia or continuing education programmes ------where hands-on training will be received. The Nationality of applicant institution: Any training should help toxicology graduate students enhance their thesis or dissertation Disciplines research. ------

Sustaining Animal Health, Drug & Substance Applicants must be enrolled in PhD or MS Abuse, Drug Education, Materials Testing, study in the discipline of toxicology and be Product Testing, Non-Destructive Testing, student members or pending student members Drug Metabolism, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, of the SOT at the application deadline. Drug Delivery Systems, Pharmaceuticals,

Clinical Trial, Drug Design, Methods of Drug Two awards, worth US$3,750 each, are annually Delivery, Screening of Drugs & Agents, Drug available. Resistance, Drug & Chemical Toxicology, Drug-

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Receptor Interaction, Pharmaceutical Medicine/Drugs, In Vitro Biology, Animal Chemistry, Computer Simulation & Modeling, Protection, Pharmacogenomics, Animal Models Toxicology, Animal Research Policy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital- Contact Details based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), ------Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE SOT Unit 9), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Clinical 1821 Michael Faraday Drive Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Suite 300 Laboratory Science, Geriatric Pharmacology, Reston, VA 20190 Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Prescription Tel: +1 703 438 3115 Fax: +1 703 438 3113 Email: [email protected]

MALL GRANTS FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH IN SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT S Educational Testing Service

Description: Website: The Educational Testing Service's test of http://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/doctoral_resear English as a foreign language board offers small ch_grant_second_language grants for doctoral research in second or foreign Application form: language assessment. The purpose of this http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/gr program is to support promising students ants_awards_app.pdf working in the area of foreign/second language assessment to facilitate the timely completion of Eligibility profile their dissertations. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Graduate students registered in doctoral programs with a specialization in second or Disciplines foreign language assessment who have ------completed all course and examination English as a Second Language, Foreign requirements for the degree are eligible. Languages Education, Educational Evaluation Awards have a maximum value of & Assessment, Educational Testing & approximately $2,000. Measurement, Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Education (RAE Unit 68)

Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Contact Details Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 ------February 2013, 15 October 2013, and repeated ETS annually. TOEFL Grants and Awards Program Posted date: 19 Jul 11 MS 50-L Award type: Predoctoral fellowships PO Box 6155 Award amount max: $2,000 Princeton, NJ 08541 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 609 683 2310 Award budget total: $20,000 Email: [email protected]

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ICHAEL VENTRIS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR MYCENAEAN STUDIES School of Advanced Study M

Description: Award amount max: £2,000 The Institute of Classical Studies invites Award amount min: - applications for the Michael Ventris memorial Award budget total: - award for Mycenaean studies. This supports Website: research into Mycenaean studies and kindred http://icls.sas.ac.uk/institute/awards/michael_v subjects conducted by a junior scholar. entris.html Particularly, the award promotes research in Linear B and other Bronze Age scripts of the Eligibility profile Aegean and Cyprus, and their historical and ------cultural connections, as well as all other aspects Nationality of applicant institution: Any of the Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus. The award is open to applicants from all Disciplines countries who have completed their doctorate ------within the past eight years. Applications are Cyprus, Ancient History, Classical Greece, also accepted from postgraduate students who Archaeology, Classics, Ancient History, are about to complete their doctorate, although Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (RAE the award is not intended to fund doctoral Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History research per se. Up to £2,000 is available (RAE Unit 59), Cultural History annually. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Feb 13 ICS Deadline information: This call is repeated Senate House once a year. Malet St Posted date: 21 Mar 12 London WC1E 7HU Award type: Directed grants for individual Email: [email protected] investigators, Young investigator awards, Financial aid for postgraduate students

AMILLO GOLGI PRIZE European Association for the Study of Diabetes C

Description: Europe. The awardee delivers a lecture named The European Association for the Study of in honour of Camillo Golgi at the EASD annual Diabetes invites nominations for the Castelli meeting in the year of the award. Pedroli prize. This recognises outstanding contributions in the field of the histopathology, pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of the Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) complications of diabetes mellitus. Research Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been must have been carried out in Europe by a announced by sponsor but this is the member of EASD who is normally resident in

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships approximate deadline we expect. This call is Medical, Hormones, Metabolism, Pathogenesis, repeated once a year. Endocrinology, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Posted date: 20 Dec 11 Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Award type: Prizes Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Award amount max: - Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Award amount min: - Unit 6), Clinical Laboratory Science, Award budget total: - Histopathology, Community-based Clinical Website: Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject http://www.easd.org/easd/index.php?option=c om_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=505 Contact Details Eligibility profile ------EASD Nationality of applicant institution: Any Rheindorfer Weg 3 40591 Düsseldorf Disciplines Tel: +49 211 758 469 0 ------Fax: +49 211 758 469 29 Diabetes, Pancreatic Disorders, Disease Email: [email protected] Prevention, Preventive Medicine, Treatment,

ESEARCH GRANTS Royal Astronomical Society R

Description: Posted date: 17 Feb 12 The Royal Astronomical Society invites Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate applications for its grants in astronomy and students, Equipment and materials, Travel to geophysics. Supported activities include: study conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research or research projects; educational projects; purposes, Directed grants for individual activities to do with the history of astronomy investigators, Access to laboratories, and geophysics; support for a research or telescopes etc., Hosting conferences educational purpose, including research Award amount max: £5,000 overseas; purchase of instruments; support of Award amount min: £250 meetings; travel to conferences or expeditions. Award budget total: - Applications are encouraged from those Website: http://www.ras.org.uk/awards-and- ineligible for grants from UK Research Councils grants/grants-for-studies or equivalent bodies overseas. Grants will not Application form: be awarded to PhD students to complete a http://www.ras.org.uk/images/stories/ras_pdfs /GRANTS/Grant_Form.pdf course or for other study programmes.

Applicants must be RAS members. Awards will Eligibility profile normally range between £250 and £5,000. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Disciplines Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 ------February 2013, 15 August 2013, and repeated History of Science & Technology, Astronomy, annually. Astrophysics, Geophysics, Physics (RAE Unit

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19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Burlington House Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), History Piccadilly (RAE Unit 59) London W1J 0BQ Tel: +44 20 7734 4582 Contact Details Fax: +44 20 7494 0166 ------Royal Astronomical Society

ROGRAMME ON NEGOTIATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Harvard University P

Description: Posted date: 18 Jul 12 Harvard Law School invites applications for its Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral programme on negotiation graduate research fellowships, Thesis/Dissertation funding fellowships. Award amount max: $20,000 Website: This programme provides students from the http://www.pon.harvard.edu/category/graduat social sciences and professional disciplines with e-research-fellowships/ support for one year of dissertation research and writing in negotiation and related topics in Eligibility profile alternative dispute resolution. Applicants must ------be doctoral candidates in the following fields: Nationality of applicant institution: Any

 economics; Disciplines  psychology; ------Anthropology, Police-Hostage Negotiations,  sociology; Economics, Public Planning & Policy, Urban  anthropology; Planning & Policy, International Relations &  international relations; Diplomacy, Psychology, Sociology, Conflict  public policy; Resolution & Mediation, Law, Management &  urban planning; Commerce, Town and Country Planning (RAE  business; Unit 34), Politics and International Studies  law. (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40) Candidates must have completed all degree requirements except for the dissertation. Contact Details Successful candidates will receive a stipend of ------US$20,000, desk space and related working Fellowship Programme facilities at PON, and library and other Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School privileges at Harvard. 1563 Massachusetts Ave 513 Pound Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Tel: +1 617 495 9689 Deadline information: This call is repeated Email: [email protected] once a year.

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ALDWIN FELLOWSHIP Leakey Foundation B

Description: Award budget total: - The Leakey Foundation invites applications for Website: its Baldwin fellowship. This enables young http://leakeyfoundation.org/grants/applicants/ scholars from developing countries to obtain an baldwins/ advanced degree or specialised training in an Application form: area of study related to human origins research. http://leakeyfoundation.org/wp- Moreover, the award supports approved content/uploads/baldwin_application.pdf special training or advanced training towards an MA, PhD or equivalent. Eligibility profile ------The applicant must have a home sponsor who Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- is a member of the institution where the Middle-Income countries, Low Income applicant is affiliated in their home country, as countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries well as a host sponsor who is a member of the institution at which the candidate plans to Disciplines pursue training. The applicant must also intend ------to return to work in the home country upon Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & completion of training. Social, Biological Anthropology, Prehistoric Cultures, Archaeology, Biology, Developmental This award provides up to US$12,000 per year & Evolutionary, Evolutionary Biology, for up to two years. Funding contributes to Palaeontology, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit tuition, travel, living expenses, student fees, 14), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), insurance and books. Anthropology (RAE Unit 37)

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Leakey Foundation once a year. 1003A O'Reilly Avenue Posted date: 15 Aug 12 San Francisco, CA 94129-0346 Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Tel: +1 415 561 4646 Financial aid for postgraduate students Fax: +1 415 561 4647 Award amount max: $24,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

USTUS L LARSON MEMORIAL AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers G

Description: memorial award. This award is presented to the The American Society of Mechanical Engineers engineering graduate who has demonstrated invites nominations for the Gustus L Larson outstanding achievement in mechanical

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships engineering within 10 to 20 years following Website: http://www.asme.org/about- graduation. asme/honors-awards/achievement- awards/gustus-l--larson-memorial-award Any person who, on July 1 of the year of the Application form: award, graduated not more than 20 years and http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon not less than 10 years from a regular ors/SocietyAwards/26415.pdf engineering programme of a recognised college or university shall be eligible. Eligibility profile ------The award comprises US$1,000 and a travel Nationality of applicant institution: Any expense supplement to attend the award presentation. Disciplines ------Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Deadline information: This call is repeated (RAE Unit 30) once a year. Posted date: 19 Nov 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: - ASME Award amount min: $1,000 Three Park Avenue Award budget total: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Tel: +1 605 688 6323 Email: [email protected]

HARLES RUSS RICHARDS MEMORIAL AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers C

Description: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Closing date: 15 Feb 13 invites nominations for the Charles Russ Deadline information: This call is repeated Richards memorial award. This award is once a year. presented to an engineering graduate who has Posted date: 19 Nov 12 demonstrated outstanding achievement in Award type: Prizes mechanical engineering 20 years or more Award amount max: - following graduation. Award amount min: $1,000 Award budget total: - Any person who, on July 1 of the year of the Website: http://www.asme.org/about- award, graduated 20 years or more ago from asme/honors-awards/achievement- the regular engineering programme of a awards/charles-russ-richards-memorial-award recognised college or university shall be eligible Application form: for recognition. http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon ors/SocietyAwards/21148.pdf

The award includes travel expenses to attend Eligibility profile the meeting presentation and US$1,000. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines Contact Details ------Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, ASME Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Three Park Avenue (RAE Unit 30) New York, NY 10016-5990 Tel: +1 605 688 6323 Email: [email protected]

I TAU SIGMA GOLD MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers P

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/pi- invites nominations for the Pi Tau Sigma gold tau-sigma-gold-medal medal. The award is awarded to a young Application form: engineering graduate who has demonstrated http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon outstanding achievement in mechanical ors/SocietyAwards/27437.pdf engineering within 10 years following receipt of the baccalaureate degree. Any person who, on Eligibility profile July 1 of the year of the award, graduated not ------more than 10 years from the regular Nationality of applicant institution: Any engineering programme of a recognised college or university is eligible. The award includes Disciplines US$1,000, a gold medal certificate and travel ------supplement to attend the meeting presentation. Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 18 Jan 12 Three Park Avenue Award type: Prizes New York, NY 10016-5990 Award amount max: $1,000 Tel: +1 605 688 6323 Email: [email protected]

AY JORDAN IFLA/OCLC EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS Online Computer Library Center J

Description: early career development fellowships. These The Online Computer Library Center invites enable library and information science applications for its Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC professionals from countries with developing

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships economies to participate in a five week Application form: intensive program of career development and http://www.oclc.org/community/careerdevelop continuing education. Four weeks are based at ment/fellows/application.pdf OCLC's headquarters in Dublin, Ohio and one week is spent at OCLC in Leiden, Netherlands. Eligibility profile Topics include information technologies and ------their impact on libraries, library operations and Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, management, and global cooperative Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, librarianship. Applicants must: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire,  have a qualifying degree in library or Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, information science, gained between Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2009; Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,  have between three and eight years of Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, library or information science Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, experience; Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,  be a legal national from a qualifying Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, country. Applicants from any country Senegal, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, in Africa except Reunion, Western Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Sahara and Equatorial Guinea may United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, apply. Zambia, Zimbabwe

Awards provide return airfare from the Disciplines applicant's home country to the US and ------European program locations, transportation Information Science & Systems, Information within the US and Europe related to library Technology, Library Science, Computer Science visits, lodging and subsistence. (RAE Unit 25), Library and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Information Management Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Deadline information: Contact Details Posted date: 27 Aug 09 ------Award type: Personal development, Travel for OCLC research purposes, Directed grants for 6565 Kilgour Place individual investigators Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395 Award amount max: - Tel: +1 614 764 6000 Award amount min: - Fax: +1 614 764 6096 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.oclc.org/community/careerdevelop ment/fellows/default.htm

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EAN MONNET INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING EU AT SCHOOL J Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Description: groups etc, Publish, edit, translate, The Education, Audiovisual and Culture disseminate Executive Agency and the Directorate-General Award amount max: €60,000 for Education and Culture invite proposals for Website: Jean Monnet information and research activities http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/actions_en.ht for learning EU at school. Projects will work to m bring European Union facts and knowledge on its institutions and its way of functioning to Eligibility profile pupils and students in primary and secondary ------schools. Applicants may be higher education Nationality of applicant institution: Any institutions, or institutions and associations of professors and researchers specialising in Disciplines European integration studies, teachers and ------pedagogues, ensuring the continuing education European Common Market, Eurocentrism, and training of teachers, or of higher education Euro, European Economic Integration, and schools. Funding is worth up to €60,000 Educational Planning & Policy, Educational over a maximum of 12 months. Funding will Administration & Policy, Higher Education, provide up to 75 per cent of eligible costs. The Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), total budget for the 2013 lifelong learning Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit programme is €1.28 million. EAC/S07/12. OJ 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE 2012/C 232/04. Unit 40), European Integration , European Studies, European Foreign Policy and Relations, Pedagogy Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Deadline information: Contact Details Posted date: 03 Aug 12 ------Award type: Institutional development, EACEA Directed grants to institutions, research Avenue du Bourget 1 BOUR/BOU2 1140 Brussels

CTP-IAEA SANDWICH TRAINING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics I

Description: from developing countries in the fields of The Abdus Salam International Centre for physics and mathematics. The programme Theoretical Physics, in partnership with the supports research in the following fields: International Atomic Energy Agency, invites applications for its sandwich training  atomic and nuclear physics; educational programme. This programme  nuclear, isotope and laser techniques offers fellowship opportunities to PhD students applied to human health, agriculture,

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biotechnology and biophotonics, and Costa Rica, Serbia, Dominican Republic, water resources and environmental Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, studies; Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Republic of,  synchrotron radiation and applications; Cambodia, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan,  medical radiation physics; Lebanon, Latvia, Macedonia, the former  condensed matter and statistical Yugoslav Republic of, Mongolia, Mexico, physics; Nicaragua, Nepal, Peru, Papua New Guinea,  high energy physics; Philippines, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russian  mathematics; Federation, El Salvador, Thailand, Tajikistan,  earth system physics; Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam, Afghanistan,  applied physics, including micro- and Albania, Azerbaijan, Romania, Ukraine, nanoelectronics, fluid dynamics and Angola, Burkina Faso, Congo, the Democratic dense plasma source physics. Republic of the, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Algeria, Training and research will take place in an Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, institution located in the Trieste area or at the Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, IAEA laboratories of Seibersdorf, Vienna and Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, the marine laboratory in Monaco. Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Students from developing countries who are Africa enrolled in a PhD programme at their home university may apply. Women scientists are Disciplines particularly encouraged to apply. Fellows will ------spend at least three months at the host institute Agriculture, Water Resources Engineering, during the first year. Fellowships are renewable Microelectronics, Fluid Dynamics, for up to two additional successive years. Biotechnology, Public Health, Science & Fellowships include a monthly stipend of Technology, Maths, Computing, Environmental €1,400 during each stay at the host institute, as Studies, Mathematics, Applied, Condensed well as travel expenses and medical insurance. Matter, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Physics, Atomic, Physics, High Energy, Physics, Plasma, Radiation Physics, Synchrotron Radiation, Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Laser Interferometry, Isotope & Radiation Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 Technology, Community-based Clinical February 2013, 15 August 2013, and repeated Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Biological Sciences (RAE annually. Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Chemistry Posted date: 05 Apr 12 (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences Predoctoral fellowships, Personal (RAE Unit 21), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit development, Directed grants for individual 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), investigators Statistics and Operational Research (RAE Unit Award amount max: - 24), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Civil Award amount min: - Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Electrical and Award budget total: - Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Website: http://portal.ictp.it/step/ Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Application form: Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Metallurgy and http://portal.ictp.it/step/Application_form.doc Materials (RAE Unit 32), Nanoelectronics, Mathematics, Pure, Laser Scanning Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Armenia, ------Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Bangladesh, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Programme

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HF LONG-TERM FELLOWSHIPS Chemical Heritage Foundation C

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior The Chemical Heritage Foundation invites fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, applications for its long-term fellowships. Thesis/Dissertation funding, Financial aid for Fellowships are offered to scholars studying the postgraduate students history and sociology of chemical and Award amount max: $45,000 molecular sciences, technologies, and Website: industries. Long-term fellows are expected to http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellows be in residence at the Chemical Heritage hips-and-travel-grants/beckman-centre- Foundation for the entire academic year. There fellowships/apply.aspx are two types of fellowship: Application form: http://www.pachs.net/chf/application  postdoctoral fellowships. Applicants must have their PhD before the July Eligibility profile prior to the start of the fellowship. The ------stipend is worth US$43,000. A US$2,000 Nationality of applicant institution: Any research allowance is also available; Disciplines  dissertation fellowships. Applicants ------must be graduate students whose PhD History of Science & Technology, Chemical dissertations have been accepted by Engineering, Molecular & Cellular Entities, their respective university departments. Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Physics, The stipend is worth US$25,000. A Molecular, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics US$1,000 research allowance is also (RAE Unit 19), Chemical Engineering (RAE available. Unit 27), History (RAE Unit 59)

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Fellowship Coordinator announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is CHF repeated once a year. 315 Chestnut Street Posted date: 10 Jan 12 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Email: [email protected]

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HF SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS Chemical Heritage Foundation C

Description: hips-and-travel-grants/beckman-centre- The Chemical Heritage Foundation invites fellowships/apply.aspx applications for its short-term fellowships. Application form: Fellowships are offered to scholars studying the http://www.pachs.net/chf/application/ history and sociology of chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and Eligibility profile industries. Short-term fellows are expected to ------use the collections at CHF and be in residence Nationality of applicant institution: Any for periods ranging from two to four months. Stipends are US$3,000 per month. There is no Disciplines additional research allowance. ------History of Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Atomic & Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) Molecular Structure, Physical Sciences, Physics, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Molecular, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics announced by sponsor but this is the (RAE Unit 19), Chemical Engineering (RAE approximate deadline we expect. This call is Unit 27), History (RAE Unit 59) repeated once a year. Posted date: 10 Jan 12 Contact Details Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid------Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Fellowship Coordinator Access to libraries CHF Award amount max: $12,000 315 Chestnut Street Award amount min: $6,000 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fellows

OUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS European College of Sport Science Y

Description: postdoctoral. The work to be presented must be The European College of Sport Science invites unpublished at the time of the deadline for applications for its young investigator awards. abstracts. Awards for oral presentations range These recognise oral and poster presentations from €500 to €4,000, and awards for poster related to sport or exercise and its effects on presentations range from €300 to €3,000. performance, health or well-being, given by Applicants from selected developing countries members of ECSS at the annual conference. may each apply for a travel grant worth €500, as Each applicant must be under 32 years of age at part of the YIA process. the time of the congress, and must be PhD student or equivalent, or less than two years

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Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Eligibility profile Deadline information: Applications due by 12 ------midnight. This call is repeated once a year. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Posted date: 27 Sep 12 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings Disciplines etc., Prizes, Young investigator awards ------Award amount max: €4,500 Cardiovascular System, Exercise, Health Award amount min: €300 Promotion, Sports Medicine, Anatomy, Award budget total: - Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Psychology (RAE Unit Website: 13), Sports-related Subjects (RAE Unit 69), http://www.ecss.mobi/index.php?option=com Sports Studies, Sports and Exercise Psychology _content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41 &Itemid=82 Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.ecss.de/html/misc/congr/yiaverific Fax:+49 221 4982 7650 ationform2012.doc Email: [email protected]

LIMATE CHANGE AND AFRICAN POLITICAL STABILITY PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS C University of Texas at Austin

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The University of Texas at Austin invites once a year. applications for its pre-doctoral fellowships on Posted date: 12 Sep 12 climate change and African political stability. Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Directed These aim to support the development of the grants for individual investigators next generation of researchers and thought Award amount max: - leaders on the topic of climate change and Award amount min: - political stability in Africa. Fellowships will Award budget total: - support research in all disciplines, including the Website: social and natural sciences, related to climate http://strausscenter.org/ccaps/fellowships.html change, political stability and security in Africa. Application form: Registered PhD students from anywhere in the http://strausscenter.org/images/CCAPS%20ap world are eligible to apply. These fellowships plication%20form_2013%202014.pdf are designed for advanced PhD students, with Eligibility profile preference given to those who have made ------substantial progress towards the completion of Nationality of applicant institution: Any their dissertation. Ideally, fellows will complete their dissertation during the fellowship. Disciplines Fellowships are tenable for one academic year, ------beginning in September 2013, and include International Planning & Policy, Political round-trip air travel and a nine-month stipend Science, Democracy, Abrupt Climate Change, of US$24,000. Climate Variation & Change, Climatology,

Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global

Warming, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Politics

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EST PRACTICES IN GLOBAL HEALTH AWARD Global Health Council B

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: Any The Global Health Council invites nominations for its best practices in global health award. Disciplines This celebrates and highlights the efforts of a ------public health practitioner or organisation Minorities & Disadvantaged, Poverty & the dedicated to improving the health of poor and Poor, International Planning & Policy, Social at-risk populations. Planning & Policy, Political Science, Health Care, International Health, Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Politics and Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), announced by sponsor but this is the Development Policy , Community-based approximate deadline we expect. This call is Clinical Subjects, Development Studies (Less- repeated once a year. Developed Countries) Posted date: 23 Dec 10 Award type: Development (Africa/Caribbean), Contact Details Prizes ------Award amount max: - Global Health Council Award amount min: - 1111 19th Street Award budget total: - NW - Suite 1120 Website: Washington DC 20036 http://www.globalhealth.org/conference_2011/ Tel: +1 202 833 5900 view_top.php3?id=1085 Fax: +1 202 833 0075 Email: [email protected] Eligibility profile ------

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EAN MONNET TEACHING MODULES Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency J

Description: Award amount max: €21,000 The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Award amount min: - Executive Agency, under its lifelong learning Award budget total: - programme, invites applications to its Jean Website: Monnet teaching modules programme for http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc1943_en.h teaching in the field of European integration tm studies at higher education institutions. Each module has a minimum duration of 40 teaching Eligibility profile hours. Modules may concentrate on one ------particular discipline in European integration Nationality of applicant institution: Any studies or be multidisciplinary in approach and therefore call upon the services of several Disciplines teachers. Funding is worth up to €21,000 over ------three years, and will cover a maximum of 75 Education, Vocational & Technical Education, per cent of eligible costs. The overall budget for Life-long Learning, Politics and International the 2013 call of the lifelong learning programme Studies (RAE Unit 39), European Studies (RAE is €1.28 million. EAC/S07/12. OJ 2012/C Unit 48), Education (RAE Unit 68), European 232/04. Integration , European Studies

Contact Details Closing date: 15 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: EACEA Posted date: 03 Aug 12 Avenue du Bourget 1 Award type: Institutional development, BOU2 2/145 Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Directed 1140 Brussels grants to institutions, research groups etc

EAN MONNET INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency J

Description: specialise in European integration studies, may The Education, Audiovisual and Culture apply. Executive Agency, under its lifelong learning programme, invites proposals on Jean Monnet Funding is worth up to €40,000 over one year, information and research activities. and will cover a maximum of 75 percent of eligible costs. The total budget for the 2013 Projects must include the organisation of lifelong learning programme call is conferences, seminars or roundtables in the approximately €1.28 million. EAC/S07/12. OJ field of European integration studies. 2012/C 232/04.

Higher education institutions and associations of professors and researchers worldwide, who Closing date: 15 Feb 13

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Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines once a year. ------Posted date: 03 Aug 12 Regional Planning & Policy, Education, Award type: Publish, edit, translate, Vocational & Technical Education, Life-long disseminate, Hosting conferences, Directed Learning, Town and Country Planning (RAE grants to institutions, research groups etc, Unit 34), Politics and International Studies Networking/collaboration (RAE Unit 39), European Studies (RAE Unit 48), Award amount max: €40,000 Education (RAE Unit 68), European Integration Award amount min: - , European Studies, Knowledge Society, Award budget total: - Information Society Website: http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/actions_en.ht Contact Details m ------EACEA Eligibility profile Avenue de Bourget 1 ------BOU2 2/145 Nationality of applicant institution: Any 1140 Brussels

AS/ANRS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD International Aids Society I

Description: The International Aids Society and the Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le sida et les Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) hépatites virales invite applications for their Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been young investigator award. The purpose of this announced by sponsor but this is the award is to support young researchers who approximate deadline we expect. This call is demonstrate innovation, originality, rationale repeated once a year. and quality in the field of HIV/AIDS research. Posted date: 10 Nov 11 One prize worth $2,000 is awarded to the top Award type: Young investigator awards scoring abstracts in each of the conference Award amount max: $2,000 tracks. Eligible candidates are the presenting Award amount min: - authors of abstracts submitted for the IAS or Award budget total: $2,000 AIDS conferences, who meet the following Website: criteria: http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId =382#young_investigator

 the abstract must have been accepted as Eligibility profile an oral presentation, poster discussion ------or poster exhibition by the scientific Nationality of applicant institution: Any programme committee;

 candidates must be under 35 years of Disciplines age. ------

Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, HIV All abstract submitters who meet the criteria Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral are automatically considered. Studies (Virology), Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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(RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Contact Details Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical ------Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Laboratory Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 Hospital-based Clinical Subject, HIV/AIDS, Email: [email protected] Social Aspects, HIV Tests

OMEN, GIRLS AND HIV INVESTIGATOR’S PRIZE International Aids Society W

Description: Posted date: 10 Nov 11 The International Aids Society and five other Award type: Prizes supporting organisations invite applications for Award amount max: $2,000 their women, girls and HIV investigator’s prize. Award amount min: - The purpose of this prize is to encourage Award budget total: $2,000 research in low- or middle-income countries Website: that can benefit women and girls affected by http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId HIV and AIDS. =382#young_investigator

To be eligible for the prize, abstracts submitted Eligibility profile for the IAS or AIDS conferences must meet the ------following criteria: Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Middle-Income countries  the abstract must have been accepted as an oral presentation, poster discussion Disciplines or poster exhibition by the scientific ------programme committee; Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, HIV  the presenting author is a national from Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral a low- or middle-income country; Studies (Virology), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical  the investigation has taken place in a Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical low- or middle-income country. Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Laboratory

Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, The abstract must demonstrate excellence in Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Women’s research and/or practice that addresses Health, HIV/AIDS, Social Aspects, HIV Tests, women, girls and gender issues related to HIV Women in Science and AIDS. The prize is worth $2,000.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Email: [email protected] repeated once a year.

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AS TB/HIV RESEARCH PRIZE International Aids Society I

Description: Award budget total: $2,000 The International Aids Society invites Website: applications for its TB/HIV research prize. This http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId prize in an incentive for young and established =382#young_investigator researchers to investigate pertinent research questions that affect TB/HIV co-infection and Eligibility profile operational effectiveness of implementing core ------TB/HIV collaborative services. To be eligible Nationality of applicant institution: Any for the prize, abstracts submitted for the IAS or Aids conferences must have been accepted as Disciplines an oral presentation, poster discussion or poster ------exhibition by the scientific programme Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, HIV committee. All abstract submitters who meet Infection, Tuberculosis, Health Services the criteria are automatically considered. The Delivery, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE prize is worth $2,000. Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Laboratory Science, Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been based Clinical Subject, HIV Tests announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 10 Nov 11 Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Award type: Prizes Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 Award amount max: $2,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

AS/CCABA PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH RELATED TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS I International Aids Society

Description: submitted for Aids conferences must meet the The International Aids Society and the following criteria: Coalition on Children Affected by Aids invite applications for their prize for excellence in  the abstract must have been accepted as research related to the needs of children an oral presentation, poster discussion affected by Aids. One prize is awarded to an or poster exhibition by the scientific investigator whose abstract demonstrates programme committee; excellence in research that is likely to lead to  research must be related to the needs of improved services for children affected by HIV children affected by HIV and must and Aids. To be eligible for the prize, abstracts include younger children. Abstracts

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related only to adolescents will not be Islands, Mongolia, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Papua considered. Research focusing on the New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestinian integration of care and support will be Territory, Occupied, Paraguay, Sudan, Sao favoured; Tome and Principe, El Salvador, Syrian Arab  research site must include low- or Republic, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, middle-income countries. Ukraine, Vanuatu, Samoa, Albania, Fiji, Ghana, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Solomon The prize is worth $2,000. Islands, Zambia, South Sudan, Lower-Middle- Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Disciplines announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Child Welfare, Infants, Child Support, repeated once a year. Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, HIV Posted date: 10 Nov 11 Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Award type: Prizes Access to Health Care, Child & Maternal Award amount max: $2,000 Health, Children (Patients), Viral Studies Award amount min: - (Virology), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Award budget total: $2,000 Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects Website: (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId (RAE Unit 3), Social Policy and Administration =382#young_investigator (RAE Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Clinical Laboratory Science, Community-based Eligibility profile Clinical Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical ------Subject, HIV/AIDS, Social Aspects, HIV Tests Nationality of applicant institution: Congo, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Contact Details Armenia, Bolivia, Bhutan, Belize, Côte d'Ivoire, ------Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Egypt, Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Micronesia, Federated States of, Georgia, Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Email: [email protected] India, Iraq, Kiribati, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Morocco, Moldova, Republic of, Marshall

EAXYS PHD PRIZE Elsevier R

Description: a PhD or having completed a PhD after 1 Elsevier invites applicatiosn for the Reaxys January 2011. prize. The Reaxys PhD Prize will be awarded for original and innovative research in organic, Candidates must be nominated by their PhD organometallic and inorganic chemistry that supervisor. Only one paper may be submitted. demonstrates excellence in methodology and It must be published or accepted for publication approach by a candidate currently studying for in a peer-reviewed international publication. The paper should be substantially authored by

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Closing date: 15 Feb 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Chemistry, Organic, Organometallic Chemistry, repeated once a year. Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) Posted date: 04 Jan 12 Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, Contact Details meetings etc. ------Award amount max: $2,000 Email: [email protected]

ARLY CAREER AWARDS Thrasher Research Fund E

Description: There are no restrictions with regard to The Thrasher Research Fund invites citizenship and the fund is open to applications applications for its early career awards. These from institutions around the world. aim to help new researchers gain a foothold in the area of child health by encouraging them to Funding of up to US$25,000 is available for develop medical research in the field. The direct costs for a maximum duration of two programme is open to a variety of research years. The applicant may seek additional topics important to children’s health. indirect cost funding of up to seven per cent. Applicants may budget up to US$12,500 for Applicants must show great potential to impact salary of the new researcher, and up to the field of children’s health through medical US$2,000 for travel associated with conference research and may be either: travel.

 physicians enrolled in a residency or a fellowship training programme, or who Closing date: 15 Feb 13 have completed that programme one Deadline information: Concept submissions year prior to applying for the award; due by 12 noon MT on deadline dates.  postdoctoral researchers, who have Deadlines on: 15 February 2013, 7 June 2013, completed a doctoral level degree no 10 October 2013. more than three years prior to applying Posted date: 05 Nov 12 for the award. Award type: Young investigator awards, Directed grants for individual investigators

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Award amount max: - Dentistry, Medicine, Family Practice, Nursing, Award amount min: - Paediatrics, Community-based Clinical Subjects Award budget total: - (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Website: (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), http://www.thrasherresearch.org/sites/www_t Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Paediatric Dentistry, hrasherresearch_org/Default.aspx?page=231 Paediatric Nursing, Community-based Clinical Application form: Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, http://www.thrasherresearch.org/sites/www_t Translational Medicine hrasherresearch_org/Documents/Early%20Car eer%20Award%20Concept%20Paper.doc Contact Details ------Eligibility profile Thrasher Research Fund ------68 South Main Street Nationality of applicant institution: Any Suite 400 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Disciplines Tel: +1 801 240 4753 ------Fax: +1 801 240 1625 Adolescent Health, Child & Maternal Health, Disease Prevention, Children (Patients),

RIZES FOR INNOVATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FP7-CDRP-2013-ADMIN- INNOVATORS P European Commission Framework Programme 7: Capacities

Description: The European Commission Framework Each candidate must be a national, regional or Programme 7: Capacities invites proposals for local level public administration established in its prizes for innovation in public an EU member state or FP7-associated country. administration FP7-CDRP-2013-Admin- The initiative must have been running for Innovators call. This recognises innovative between one and four years at the time of public initiatives in the following areas: submission, and cannot have already won an EU institution prize.  initiatives for citizens, such as special assistance for the elderly, eco-friendly The budget for this call is €900,000. For each of public transport and participatory the three categories, €100,000 will be awarded budgeting; to each of the three best initiatives.  initiatives for firms, such as providing network platforms for start-ups and OJ 2012/C 202/6. supporting rural entrepreneurs with e- trade tools;  initiatives for education and research, Closing date: 15 Feb 13 such as new approaches to vocational Deadline information: Proposals due by 5pm training, fostering a better learning Brussels local time. environment for primary schools and Posted date: 11 Jul 12 facilitating entrepreneurship of Award type: Prizes researchers. Award amount max: €100,000

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Award amount min: - Learning, Higher Education, Public, Learning Award budget total: €900,000 Disabled Education, Transportation Website: Engineering Planning & Policy, Public Health, http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal Rural Health, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, /page/capacities?callIdentifier=FP7-CDRP- IPR, Public Finance Law, Public Health Law, 2013-Admin-Innovators Public Safety Law, Public Utilities Law, Budgeting, Business Administration, Business Eligibility profile Communications, Entrepreneurship, Labour ------Relations, Minority & Woman-owned Business, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Minority Business Development, Public Nationality of applicant institution: Albania, Administration, Public Finance, Public Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Serbia, Relations, Small Business, Training & Faroe Islands, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Development, Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former Computers & the Disabled, Research & Yugoslav Republic of, Norway, Turkey, EU Development (R&D), Technology Transfer, (European Union), Montenegro Internet, Manpower Selection & Training, University-Industrial Partnerships, Transport, Disciplines Urban, European R&D Intellectual Property, ------Small & Medium Sized Enterprises, Municipal Regional & Urban Design, Community & Public Utilities, Community-based Clinical Outreach Programmes, Minorities & Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Other Studies and Disadvantaged, Social Services Delivery, Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Vocational Counselling, Economics of Research Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Computer Science & Development, Labour Economics, Labour (RAE Unit 25), Built Environment (RAE Unit Market & Unemployment, Labour Market, 33), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Women & Minorities, Energy Planning & Law (RAE Unit 36), Economics and Policy, Environmental Planning & Policy, Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and Public Planning & Policy, Rural Planning & International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy, Social Planning & Policy, Urban Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Planning & Policy, Citizen Participation, Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Democracy, Ethics & Public Life, Politics & the Unit 42), Business and Management Studies Internet, Occupational & Vocational (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), Rehabilitation, Re-Training Dislocated Workers, Library and Information Management (RAE Social Services, Elderly, Community Self- Unit 61), Education (RAE Unit 68), Business Improvement, Social Stratification & Mobility, Economics , Governance , Public Policy, Social Sociology of Science, Sociology of Sex & Services & the Disabled , Knowledge Gender, Urban Sociology, Accessibility for Exploitation , University Spin-Offs , University- Disabled, Community & School Relations, Industry Links , e-Learning, Carbon Footprint, Equal Educational Opportunity, Public Public Architecture, Social Networking Education, Rural Education, Urban Education, (Internet), Social Entrepreneurship, Vocational & Technical Education, Educational Technological Aids for Disabled People, & Public Television, Elementary & Secondary Disabilities Education, Elementary Education, Life-long

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OHN DRYDEN TRANSLATION COMPETITION British Comparative Literature Association J

Description: Literature, Dutch Literature, French Literature, The British Comparative Literature Association German Literature, Italian Literature, Japanese invites entries for the John Dryden translation Literature, Korean Literature, Literature, competition. Three prizes are awarded for the Classical Greek, Literature, Classical Latin, best unpublished literary translations from any Literature, Comparative Literature, Literature, language into English. Entries are accepted Translation, Portuguese Literature, Russian from anywhere in the world. Literature, Slavic Literature, Spanish Literature, Swedish Literature, Middle Eastern and African The first prize is worth £350, second prize is Studies (RAE Unit 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit worth £200 and the third prize is worth £100. 47), European Studies (RAE Unit 48), English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Closing date: 15 Feb 13 Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian Deadline information: This call is repeated (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East once a year. European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian Posted date: 19 Oct 12 and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Award type: Prizes Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine and Award amount max: £350 Modern Greek Studies (RAE Unit 57), Icelandic Award amount min: £100 Literature, Danish Literature, Finnish Award budget total: - Literature, Norwegian Literature, Colonial and Website: http://www.bcla.org/trancall.htm Postcolonial Literature, European Literature, Welsh Literature, Irish Literature Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------John Dryden Translation Competition Disciplines School of Literature, Drama & Creative Writing ------University of East Anglia Translation, Literary Criticism, Language & Norwich, NR4 7TJ Literature, African Literature, Arabic Literature, Email: [email protected] Asian Literature, Baltic Literature, Chinese

GING RESEARCH DISSERTATION AWARDS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY (R36) NIH: National Institute on Aging A

Description: diversity of the scientific research workforce The National Institute on Aging invites engaged in research on aging and aging-related applications for its aging research dissertation health conditions. awards to increase diversity (R36). This R36 funding opportunity announcement provides This FOA uses the dissertation award R36 grant dissertation awards in all areas of research mechanism. The NIA intends fund up to five within NIA’s strategic priorities to increase awards and to commit $2500,000-$300,000 for

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships fiscal year 2012. Total allowable costs per year are the current fiscal year National Research Eligibility profile Service Award predoctoral stipend level and up ------to $20,000 for additional expenses. No funds Nationality of applicant institution: Any may be used to pay tuition or other fees associated with completion of doctoral studies. Disciplines Eligible applicants include domestic and ------foreign non-profit or for-profit organizations Behavioural Studies & Social Problems, and public or private institutions. PAR-11-291 Psychology of Ageing, Social Services, Elderly, Ageing & Gerontology, Neuroscience, Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Closing date: 16 Feb 13 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Deadline information: Deadline: every 3), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Nursing (RAE February 16, June 16, October 16 until January Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied 8, 2013. to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Psychology (RAE Posted date: 05 Aug 11 Unit 13), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Clinical Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding Laboratory Science, Geriatric Pharmacology, Award amount max: - Geriatric Nursing, Community-based Clinical Award amount min: - Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject Award budget total: $300,000 Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- Contact Details files/PAR-11-291.html ------Application form: Tel: +1 301 402 7713 http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFrom Email: [email protected] Fedgrants?opportunity=PAR-11-291

LICE L BEEMAN RESEARCH AWARDS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT A Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Description: The Council for Advancement and Support of Theses, dissertations and published scholarship Education invites applications for the Alice L must be helpful to educational advancement Beeman research awards in communications practitioners in devising strategies and tactics and marketing for educational advancement. for accomplishing their work in These awards recognize the work of researchers communications and marketing. and scholars exploring advancement trends in communications and marketing, specifically in The winner receives a cash prize. the areas of public relations, government relations, marketing, issues management and institutional image enhancement. Closing date: 17 Feb 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Awards are presented in two program areas: announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect.  outstanding master's thesis or doctoral Posted date: 27 Oct 11 dissertation; Award type: Prizes  outstanding published scholarship. Award amount max: -

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Award amount min: - Communications, Educational Administration Award budget total: - & Policy, Educational Finance, Management, Website: Not-for-Profit Organisations, Marketing, Public http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Researc Relations, Business and Management Studies h_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement/Alic (RAE Unit 43), Education (RAE Unit 68) e_L_Beeman_Research_Awards_in_Communi cations_and_Marketing_for_Educational_Adv Contact Details ancement.html ------Council for Advancement and Support of Eligibility profile Education ------1307 New York Ave, NW Nationality of applicant institution: Any Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005-4701 Disciplines Tel: +1 202 478 5661 ------Email: [email protected]

OHN GRENZEBACH AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH IN PHILANTHROPY FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT J Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Description: Award amount min: - The Council for Advancement and Support of Award budget total: - Education invites applications for the John Website: Grenzebach awards for outstanding research in http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Researc philanthropy for educational advancement. h_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement/The These awards recognise the work of established _John_Grenzebach_Awards_for_Outstanding researchers and encourage young scholars to _Research_in_Philanthropy_for_Educational_ continue their work in advancement. Awards Advancement.html are presented in two program areas: Eligibility profile  outstanding doctoral dissertation; ------ outstanding published scholarship. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Each thesis, dissertation, article, monograph or Disciplines ------book must have been accepted or published during the 2010-11 academic year. The winner Education, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Volunteers (Education), Junior & receives a cash prize and recognition at CASE's annual assembly. Community Colleges, Education (RAE Unit 68), Philanthropy

Contact Details Closing date: 17 Feb 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Council for Advancement and Support of approximate deadline we expect. Education Posted date: 27 Oct 11 1307 New York Ave, NW Award type: Prizes Suite 1000 Award amount max: - Washington, DC 20005-4701

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AY JORDAN IFLA/OCLC EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions J

Description: Award type: Access to libraries, The International Federation of Library Networking/collaboration, Personal Associations and Institutions invites development applications for the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Award amount max: - early career development fellowship Award amount min: - programme. The programme provides early Award budget total: - career development and continuing education Website: http://www.ifla.org/ifla-oclc-fellows for library and information science Application form: professionals from countries with developing http://www.oclc.org/community/careerdevelop economies. This programme enables up to five ment/fellows/application-2013.pdf individuals to spend four weeks at OCLC’s headquarters in Ohio, USA. The programme Eligibility profile gives fellows opportunities to meet with ------leading information practitioners, visit libraries, Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- and explore topics including information Middle-Income countries, Low Income technologies, library operations and countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries management, and global cooperative librarianship. Library and information science Disciplines professionals who are in the early stages of ------their career, and from countries with Information Science & Systems, Information developing economies, are invited to submit Theory, Library Science, Computer Science applications. They must have obtained their (RAE Unit 25), Library and Information degree within the last five years and must have Management (RAE Unit 61), Knowledge at least three, but no more than eight, years of Society, Information Society, Information library or information science experience. Management, Information Resources

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Closing date: 17 Feb 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been IFLA announced by sponsor but this is the PO Box 95312 approximate deadline we expect. This call is 2509 CH The Hague repeated once a year. Tel: +31 70 314 0884 Posted date: 29 Nov 11 Fax: +31 70 383 4827 Email: [email protected]

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OCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte Mainz - Leibniz-Institute of European History D

Description: Award amount max: €14,400 The Leibniz-Institute of European History Award amount min: €7,200 invites applications for its doctoral fellowships. Award budget total: - These enable doctoral students from any Website: http://www.ieg- national background to pursue research on the mainz.de/likecms/likecms.php?site=site.htm& foundations of Europe at the institute. The nav=64&siteid=300 fellows are invited to work together with the academic staff in the research units of the IEG. Eligibility profile Researchers live and work in the institute’s ------building in Mainz but may carry out shorter Nationality of applicant institution: Any trips to archives, libraries and conferences. The Disciplines IEG‘s library holdings address European social, ------political, religious, theological and church History, Economic History, History of history. Fellows must have a sufficient Philosophy, History of Religious Thought, command of German. Applicants must have a History of Science & Technology, Modern first degree in history, theology or any other History, Renaissance History, Economics and historical subject and they should not have Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), European Studies pursued their PhD work for more than three (RAE Unit 48), History (RAE Unit 59), years when taking up the fellowship. Funding Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity amounts to €1,200 per month for a period of six and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), European to 12 months. Studies, European History, European Literature

Contact Details Closing date: 17 Feb 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been IEG announced by sponsor but this is the Referat Stipendien approximate deadline we expect. This call is Alte Universitätsstraße 19 repeated 2 times a year. 55116 Mainz Posted date: 03 Jul 12 Tel: +49 6131 3939 365 Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral Email: [email protected] fellowships, Travel for research purposes

EW INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANTS Leukemia Research Foundation N

Description: be linked to an aspect of leukaemia, lymphoma, The Leukemia Research Foundation invites myelodyslastic syndromes or related blood applications for its new investigator grants cancers. programme. This programme funds research into leukaemia, lymphoma, and New investigators are considered to be within myelodysplastic syndromes. Applications must seven years of their first independent position,

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships with years as a resident physician, fellow Nationality of applicant institution: Any physician or postdoctoral fellow considered to be training years. Applicants must not have Disciplines received previous grants in excess of ------US$175,000. Applications are accepted for Bone Marrow, Lymphatic System, Cancer worldwide projects. Biology, Blood Diseases, Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Tumour Immunology, Funding of US$100,000 for one year is available. Chemotherapeutic Agents, Chemotherapy, Haematology, Oncology, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital- Closing date: 18 Feb 13 based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy Deadline information: Applications due by (RAE Unit 6), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Cancer 11.59pm CST. This call is repeated once a year. Care, Leukaemia, Clinical Laboratory Science, Posted date: 20 Nov 12 Oncology Nursing, Multiple Myeloma, Blood Award type: Directed grants for individual Cancer, Cancer Nanotechnology, Hospital- investigators, Young investigator awards based Clinical Subject Award amount max: $100,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: http://www.leukemia- Leukemia Research Foundation research.org/Page.aspx?pid=216&srcid=215 3520 Lake Avenue, Suite 202 Application form: http://www.leukemia- Wilmette, IL 60091 research.org/document.doc?id=262 Tel: +1 847 424 0600 Fax: +1 847 424 0606 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

INDEMANN TRUST FELLOWSHIPS English-Speaking Union L

Description: 30 September 2013 at the latest. Holders of The English-Speaking Union invites established research and lecturing posts with a applications for the Lindemann Trust proven record may apply. fellowships. These fellowships allow graduates of exceptional promise in both the pure and Fellows receive US$30,000 each. applied physical sciences to carry out postdoctoral research in the US for a period of one year. Fields of research include astronomy, Closing date: 18 Feb 13 biophysics, chemistry, engineering, geology, Deadline information: This call is repeated geophysics, mathematics and physics. once a year. Posted date: 13 Nov 12 To be eligible, candidates must be British or Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Travel Commonwealth citizens, resident in the UK, for research purposes, Predoctoral and have completed a doctorate since fellowships, Directed grants for individual September 2010, or be expecting to complete by investigators Award amount max: $30,000

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Award amount min: - Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace Award budget total: - Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Website: Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & http://www.esu.org/programmes/scholarships/ Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, clergy/lindemann-trust-fellowship Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Application form: Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Sciences, http://www.esu.org/__data/assets/word_doc/00 Geology, Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied, 05/15548/Lindemann-Application-Form-2013- Physical Sciences, Astronomy, Biophysics, 14.doc Geophysics, Physics, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Eligibility profile Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure Mathematics (RAE ------Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Nationality of applicant institution: Mathematics, Pure Commonwealth member states, United Kingdom Contact Details ------Disciplines Tel: +44 20 7529 1590 ------Email: [email protected]

TUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS Society of Wetland Scientists S

Description: Website: The Society of Wetland Scientists invites http://www.sws.org/studentgrants/forms_info applications under its student research grant _2008.mgi program. The primary goal is to provide partial Application form: support for wetland-related research conducted http://www.sws.org/studentgrants/Application by qualified undergraduate and graduate .pdf students from any accredited college or university worldwide. Grants are intended to Eligibility profile aid, but not to provide sole support of, student ------research. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

It is expected that the maximum award will not Disciplines exceed $1,000. Applications will be considered ------for funding periods of no more than one year. Ecology, Wetlands, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21)

Closing date: 19 Feb 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Department of Environmental Science and approximate deadline we expect. This call is Technology repeated once a year. 1423 Animal Science / Agricultural Posted date: 19 Dec 07 Engineering (Bldg 142) Award type: Predoctoral fellowships University of Maryland Award amount max: $1,000 College Park, MD 20742

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RAWEMEYER AWARD IN PSYCHOLOGY University of Louisville G

Description: Application form: The University of Louisville invites http://www.grawemeyer.org/psychology/ nominations for its Grawemeyer award in psychology. Submissions may address a wide Eligibility profile range of topics on psychology. Nominations are ------welcome from individuals, professional Nationality of applicant institution: Any associations, university presidents and administrators, and publishers or editors of Disciplines journals and books in psychology. The award ------consists of a $200,000 cash prize, which is paid Psychology, Psychology (RAE Unit 13) in five annual installments of $40,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 20 Feb 13 (Forecast) Grawemeyer Award in Psychology Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences announced by sponsor but this is the University of Louisville approximate deadline we expect. Louisville, KY 40292 Posted date: 09 Jan 08 Tel: +1 502 852 6031 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 502 852 8904 Award amount max: $200,000 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.grawemeyer.org/psychology/

URRY FUND Geologists’ Association C

Description: understand and enjoy geology. The fund will The Geologists’ Association invites applications consider projects in the following categories: for the Curry fund. The aim of the fund is to encourage initiatives within geology which  geological publication; might otherwise not be possible, to encourage  geological conservation; innovation, and to help a wider public to  other initiatives;  research grants.

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Applications from overseas visitors will be Application form: considered when supported by a UK sponsor. http://www.geologistsassociation.org.uk/down Priority will be given to poorly funded research loads/Curry%20Fund%20Application%20For environments. Grants are normally made for m%20Sept08.doc sums between £100 and £3,000. Eligibility profile ------Closing date: 20 Feb 13 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Deadline information: Deadlines on: 20 February 2013, 20 May 2013, 14 September Disciplines 2013, 20 November 2013, and repeated ------annually. Earth Sciences, Geology, Earth Sciences (RAE Posted date: 31 Mar 11 Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Award type: Directed grants for individual 21), Environmental Conservation investigators, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Publish, edit, translate, Contact Details disseminate ------Award amount max: £3,000 Geologists' Association Award amount min: £100 Burlington House Award budget total: - Piccadilly Website: London W1J 0DU http://www.geologistsassociation.org.uk/Curr Tel: +44 207 434 9298 y.html Fax: +44 207 287 0280 Email: [email protected]

ISITING FELLOWSHIPS Helsingin yliopisto - University of Helsinki V

Description: Fellowships support periods between two to The University of Helsinki Aleksanteri Institute three months and include a monthly grant of invites applications for its visiting fellowships €2,500. programme. These provide highly qualified scholars in Russian and Eastern European studies with the opportunity to visit and carry Closing date: 22 Feb 13 out research at the Aleksanteri Institute and the Deadline information: Applications are University of Helsinki. Fellows have the invited between 10 January and 22 February opportunity to conduct research and interact 2013. This call is repeated once a year. with other researchers at the institute and with Posted date: 22 Oct 12 the wider academic community at the Award type: Directed grants for individual University of Helsinki and in Finland. Each investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, fellow has a research host working on a related Networking/collaboration, Travel for research theme and helping to establish contacts with purposes the research community in Finland. Award amount max: €7,500 Award amount min: €5,000 Award budget total: -

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Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/fell Disciplines owship/index.html ------Europe, Eastern, Russia, Normative Culture, Eligibility profile Welfare & Welfare-to-Work, European ------Economic Integration, Democracy, Equal Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, Educational Opportunity, Economics and Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Faroe European Studies (RAE Unit 48), Philosophy Islands, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, (RAE Unit 62), Education (RAE Unit 68), Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, European Studies, Cultural Studies, European Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Foreign Policy and Relations Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former Contact Details Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, ------Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Aleksanteri Institute Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San PO Box 42 Marino, Turkey, Ukraine, All African Nations, FI-00014 University of Helsinki All Asian nations, All South American nations, Tel: + 358 9 191 23652 All Oceanian nations, Kosovo, All North Email: [email protected] American nations

AMDAN AWARD FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences H

Description:  nutrition in infants; The Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum  inborn errors of metabolism. Award for Medical Sciences invites nominations for the Hamdan award for medical The award is worth approximately $81,000, to research excellence. This award is given to three be shared equally between three winners. individuals each in a selected field of medicine. These individuals are honoured for the innovative methods and research that resulted Closing date: 28 Feb 13 (Forecast) in novel discoveries and inventions, which have Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been made an enormous impact in their fields. This announced by sponsor but this is the award has been established to honour and approximate deadline we expect. This call is recognise the contributions of distinguished repeated once a year. researchers whose works have positively Posted date: 21 Oct 11 affected thousands of lives globally. Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $27,000 The topics for the year 2011-12 are: Award amount min: - Award budget total: $81,000  foetal medicine;

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Website: 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit http://www.hmaward.org.ae/site/award- 3), Other Studies and Professions Allied to intl.php Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Food Science and Technology Eligibility profile (RAE Unit 16), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), ------Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit Nationality of applicant institution: Any 29), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Disciplines Community-based Clinical Subjects, Premature ------Birth Human Nutrient Requirements, Infants, Ultrasonic Technology, Foetus, Nutrition & Contact Details Dietetics, Metabolic Diseases, Neonatal ------Disorders, Perinatal Disorders, Pregnancy Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Disorders, Child & Maternal Health, Breast Award for Medical Sciences Milk, Amniocentesis, Metabolism, Metabolism, PO Box 22252 Amino Acid, Metabolism, Lipid, Metabolism, Dubai Mineral, Metabolism, Nucleotide, Metabolism, Tel: +9714 398 6777 Protein, Children (Patients), Perinatal Health, Fax: +9714 398 4579 Pregnancy, Biology, Metabolic, Embryology, Email: [email protected] Mass Spectrometry, Human Genome, Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit

AYMAN PRIZE FOR PUBLISHED WORK PERTAINING TO TRAUMATISED CHILDREN AND ADULTS H International Psychoanalytical Association

Description: holocaust studies to the effects of massive The International Psychoanalytical Association trauma suffered by children living under invites submissions for the Hayman prize for repressive regimes elsewhere. Submissions may published work pertaining to traumatised be made by IPA members and candidates, as children and adults. This is presented to the well as by non-members. Submissions will be author or authors of the best paper on the accepted in English, French, German or effects of the Holocaust on children who were Spanish. The prize is worth US$4,000. interned in the camps and on those children’s children, published or accepted for publication in a book or recognised journal in the two years Closing date: 28 Feb 13 preceding the association’s biennial congress. Deadline information: This call is repeated The study of the nature and characteristics of every 2 years. massive trauma to children, of the influence Posted date: 05 Sep 12 upon their development and functioning, and Award type: Prizes on succeeding generations of their children, Award amount max: $4,000 should be the central theme of the work. As a Website: preference, studies should focus on the subject http://www.ipa.org.uk/en/Events/IPA_Awards population directly related to the Holocaust or _and_Prizes/en/news_and_events/IPA_Award should apply the understanding derived from

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any IPA Broomhills Disciplines Woodside Lane ------London N12 8UD History, Genocide, Child Psychology & Tel: +44 20 8446 8324 Development, Analytical Psychology, Fax: +44 20 8445 4729 Psychology, Child Abuse, Emotionally Email: [email protected] Disturbed Children, Trauma, Psychology (RAE

SYCHOANALYTIC RESEARCH EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION AWARDS International Psychoanalytical Association P

Description: Website: The International Psychoanalytical Association http://www.ipa.org.uk/en/Events/IPA_Awards invites submissions for its psychoanalytic _and_Prizes/en/news_and_events/IPA_Award research exceptional contribution awards. s_and_Prizes.aspx?hkey=0a26fc4f-2eef-41b8- These are presented for the four best research b161-e516c91d0f73 papers or posters reporting the results of systematic investigation relevant to Eligibility profile psychoanalysis. The competition is not ------restricted to empirical studies and papers may Nationality of applicant institution: Any address any field where psychoanalysis is relevant. Submissions may be made by IPA Disciplines members and candidates, as well as by non------members. Papers and posters may be submitted Analytical Psychology, Psychology (RAE Unit in English, French, German or Spanish. Awards 13) are worth US$500 each. Contact Details ------Closing date: 28 Feb 13 IPA Deadline information: This call is repeated Broomhills every 2 years. Woodside Lane Posted date: 05 Sep 12 London N12 8UD Award type: Prizes Tel: +44 20 8446 8324 Award amount max: $500 Fax: +44 20 8445 4729 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: $2,000

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RAND HAMDAN INTERNATIONAL AWARD Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences G

Description: Website: The Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum http://www.hmaward.org.ae/site/award- Award for Medical Sciences invites intl.php nominations for the Grand Hamdan international award. The award not only Eligibility profile recognises quality but also dedication to the ------alleviation of the sufferings of humanity Nationality of applicant institution: Any through research and exemplary service. The major deciding factor will be a research Disciplines breakthrough in the subject selected for the ------award, having the potential to have a major Neonatal Disorders, Child & Maternal Health, impact on healthcare delivery. These could be Clinical Medicine, General, Obstetrics & through the invention of novel surgical Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Embryology, equipment or technique, the discovery of a new Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit mode of therapy or new drugs that lead to a 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit decrease in mortality or morbidity related to a 3), Other Studies and Professions Allied to particular surgical procedure or disease. Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences Universities, research centres, science (RAE Unit 14), Premature Birth institutions and individual physicians and scientists are eligible to nominate for this Contact Details award. In 2012, the award is given for research ------in the field of neonatal medicine and is worth Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum $68,000. Award for Medical Sciences Closing date: 28 Feb 13 (Forecast) PO Box 22252 Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Dubai announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +9714 398 6777 approximate deadline we expect. Fax: +9714 398 4579 Posted date: 21 Oct 11 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $68,000

EINRICH WIELAND PRIZE Boehringer Ingelheim Fund H

Description: have been published during the past 10 years. The Boehringer Ingelheim Fund invites The prize consists of a medal and €50,000. applications for the Heinrich Wieland prize. This recognises research on biologically active molecules in the areas of chemistry, Closing date: 28 Feb 13 (Forecast) biochemistry, physiology and clinical medicine. Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The work submitted for consideration should announced by sponsor but this is the

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation Schlossmuehle Disciplines Grabenstrasse 46 ------55262 Heidesheim Chemistry, Clinical, Metabolic Diseases, Email: [email protected] Metabolism, Metabolism, Lipid, Clinical

WAS PRIZES TWAS T

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The Academy of Sciences for the Developing announced by sponsor but this is the World invites nominations for its prizes. Prizes approximate deadline we expect. This call is will be awarded to individual scientists in repeated once a year. developing countries in recognition of Posted date: 10 Feb 12 outstanding contributions to knowledge in Award type: Prizes biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, Award amount max: $15,000 agricultural sciences, Earth sciences, Award amount min: - engineering sciences and medical sciences. Award budget total: $120,000 Candidates must be scientists who have been Website: http://twas.ictp.it/prog/prizes/twas- working and living in a developing country for prizes at least 10 years. Nominations are invited from Application form: TWAS members as well as science academies, http://twas.ictp.it/prog/prizes/twas-prizes national research councils, universities and Eligibility profile scientific institutions in developing and ------developed countries. Members of TWAS and Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- candidates for TWAS membership are not Middle-Income countries, Low Income eligible. Self-nominations will not be countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries considered. Nominations of women scientists are particularly encouraged. A prize worth Disciplines $15,000 is awarded in each of the eight scientific ------fields. Agriculture, Engineering, Aeronautical &

Aerospace Engineering, Ceramic Engineering,

Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Closing date: 28 Feb 13 (Forecast) Engineering, Mining Engineering, Petroleum

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Engineering, Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Engineering Medical & Health & Safety, Biological Sciences, (RAE Unit 28), Electrical and Electronic Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Mechanical, Mathematics, Applied, Physical Sciences, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), (RAE Unit 30), Mineral and Mining Engineering Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit (RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Unit 32), Mathematics, Pure 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Contact Details Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE ------Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Other Studies TWAS Prizes and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit ICTP Campus 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Strada Costiera 11 Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Chemistry (RAE I-34151 Trieste Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences Tel: +39 040 2240 387 (RAE Unit 20), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit Fax: +39 040 2240 7387 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Email: [email protected] General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Chemical

LISE M HAYMAN AWARD FOR THE STUDY OF THE HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE International Psychoanalytical Association E

Description: Website: The International Psychoanalytical Association http://www.ipa.org.uk/en/Events/IPA_Awards invites submissions for the Elise M Hayman _and_Prizes/en/news_and_events/IPA_Award award for the study of the Holocaust and s_and_Prizes.aspx?hkey=0a26fc4f-2eef-41b8- genocide. This award is presented for the most b161-e516c91d0f73 cogent, relevant and commendable work on the Holocaust and genocide, current or historical. Eligibility profile The winner will deliver the Elise M Hayman ------lecture during the week of the association’s Nationality of applicant institution: Any biennial congress, which will then be offered for publication to the International Journal of Disciplines Psychoanalysis. Submissions may be made by ------IPA members and candidates, as well as by History, Genocide, Analytical Psychology, non-members. Papers may be submitted in Psychology (RAE Unit 13), History (RAE Unit English, French, German or Spanish. The award 59) is worth US$4,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 28 Feb 13 IPA Deadline information: This call is repeated Broomhills every 2 years. Woodside Lane Posted date: 05 Sep 12 London N12 8UD Award type: Prizes Tel: +44 20 8446 8324 Award amount max: $4,000 Fax: +44 20 8445 4729 Email: [email protected]

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OSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMME International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis P

Description: Award amount min: - The International Institute for Applied Systems Award budget total: - Analysis invites applications to its postdoctoral Website: programme. The aim of this programme is to http://www.iiasa.ac.at/pdocs/applic/index.html encourage and promote the development of /?sb=12 young researchers and offer them the Application form: opportunity to further their careers by gaining http://webarchive.iiasa.ac.at/pdocs/applic/appl hands-on professional research experience in a ication.pdf highly international scientific environment. Applicants should develop and submit a Eligibility profile research proposal that interfaces their own ------research agenda with the research agenda of the Nationality of applicant institution: Any institute. IIASA conducts policy research along the following themes within the context of Disciplines global change: ------Agriculture & Food, Forestry & Woodlands,  energy and climate change; Poverty & the Poor, Risk Factors & Analysis,  food and water; Population Studies, Ecology & Population, Water Resources, Management & Planning,  poverty and equity. Water Supply, Climate Variation & Change,

Ecology, Environmental Studies, Air Pollution, Applicants should have a PhD at the time of Environmental Impact, Integrated appointment and a proven record of research Technologies, Global Change, Greenhouse accomplishments. Scholarships are tenable for Gases, Natural Resources, Use of, Water up to two years and include an allowance for Resources, Environmental Impacts, Energy, relocation to and from Laxenburg, limited Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture support for business travel and an (RAE Unit 15), Environmental Sciences (RAE internationally competitive salary Unit 21), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), commensurate with experience and Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Pollution Prevention, qualifications. Drinking Water, Technology

Contact Details Closing date: 28 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: Deadline time: 12 midnight CET. This call is repeated once a IIASA year. Schlossplatz 1 Posted date: 26 Oct 12 2361 Laxenburg Award type: Directed grants for individual Tel: +43 2236 807 344 investigators, Mid-Career fellowships Fax: +43 2236 713 13 Award amount max: - Email: [email protected]

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AMDAN AWARD FOR VOLUNTEERS IN HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL SERVICES Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences H

Description: Website: The Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum http://www.hmaward.org.ae/site/award- Award for Medical Sciences is inviting intl.php applications for the Hamdan award for volunteers in humanitarian medical services. Eligibility profile This award recognises the provision of ------important voluntary services and significant Nationality of applicant institution: Any contributions to alleviating the suffering of a large number of human beings subjected to Disciplines exceptional circumstances such as catastrophes, ------epidemics, famine, wars and natural calamities. Volunteers, Disasters, Foreign Aid, International Relief, International Health, The prize amount of $82,000 will be given to Clinical Medicine, General, Community-based four winners. Two individuals will receive Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based $13,500 each and two institutions will receive Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Politics and $27,000 each. International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40)

Closing date: 28 Feb 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum approximate deadline we expect. This call is Award for Medical Sciences repeated once a year. PO Box 22252 Posted date: 21 Oct 11 Dubai Award type: Prizes Tel: +97 14 398 6777 Award amount max: $27,000 Fax: +97 14 398 4579 Award amount min: $13,500 Email: [email protected] Award budget total: $81,000

ANJIRU KIHORO FELLOWSHIP Femmes Africa Solidarité W

Description: Geneva, Switzerland, before returning to put Femmes Africa Solidarité invites applications their skills into action through an additional for the Wanjiru Kihoro fellowship. The three month placement with an NGO in Africa. fellowship provides the opportunity for a Applicants should have a degree, or be young African to gain international experience currently undertaking studies, in a field in the fields of gender, peace and development, relevant to the position or have substantial including insight into an international NGO's work experience in this area in an NGO activities. Successful applicants will be given environment. The fellowship is fully funded, the opportunity to work for a period of nine providing roundtrip airfare to Geneva and months at FAS' International Secretariat in

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships living expenses for nine months in Geneva and Disciplines three months working in the field in Africa. ------International Planning & Policy, Political Science, International Relations & Diplomacy, Closing date: 28 Feb 13 (Forecast) Social Work, Sociology of Sex & Gender, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Peace & announced by sponsor but this is the Disarmament & Amnesty, Politics and approximate deadline we expect. International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Posted date: 16 Nov 11 Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Development Education , Development Policy , Directed grants for individual investigators, Development Studies (Less-Developed Travel for research purposes Countries), Women’s Rights Award amount max: - Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: http://www.fasngo.org/application- International Secrétariat form.html 8 Rue du Vieux-Billard PO Box 5037 Eligibility profile 1211 Geneva 11 ------Tel: +41 22 328 80 50 Nationality of applicant institution: All African Fax: +41 22 328 80 52 Nations Email: [email protected]

RASMUS MUNDUS ACTION ONE JOINT PROGRAMMES: MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS E Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Description: Closing date: 28 Feb 13 The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Deadline information: Internal application Executive Agency invites applications for deadlines differ and are generally in Erasmus Mundus action one joint programmes: December or January; please contact the master’s and doctoral scholarships. These university offering the relevant course. provide funding for students and doctoral Posted date: 15 Nov 12 candidates to follow Erasmus Mundus joint Award type: Directed grants for individual master’s courses and doctoral programmes. A investigators, Studentship allocations, full list of participating courses can be found on Financial aid for postgraduate students the website. Each course must involve a study Award amount max: - or research period in at least two European Award amount min: €2,400 countries. Only full-time study is eligible. Award budget total: - Funding will cover tuition fees, participation Website: costs including insurance coverage, a travel cost http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/res ults_compendia/selected_projects_action_1_m contribution, an installation cost contribution aster_courses_en.php and a monthly allowance. The minimum duration is two weeks, for which €2,400 would Eligibility profile be awarded. ------

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Disciplines Erasmus Mundus Programme ------Avenue du Bourget 1 Any BOUR 02/31 1140 Brussels Contact Details Tel: +32 2 292 1328 ------EACEA

ISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS University of Edinburgh V

Description: applicants who have not previously held a The Institute for Advanced Studies in the fellowship at the institute or an equivalent Humanities at the University of Edinburgh institution. Fellows are expected to be resident invites applications for its visiting research in Edinburgh throughout the tenure of the fellowships. Fellowships are tenable for fellowship. Fellows are allocated a private office between two and six months in the period from in the institute with all the usual research June 2013 to September 2015. There is no facilities and are expected to play a full part in limitation on the area of research within the the activities of the institute. humanities and social sciences but priority is given to those whose work falls within the scope of one of the institute’s current research Closing date: 28 Feb 13 strands: Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year.  Enlightenment; Posted date: 25 Oct 12  theory, practice and performance; Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior  the university and the world – in 2013 fellowships this strand will focus on the academic Award amount max: - and the civic; Award amount min: -  the human and the environment – in Award budget total: - Website: 2013 this strand will focus on http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/visiting.fellowships. atmospheres and atmospherics. html

Application form: Interdepartmental and interdisciplinary study http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/vrf.application.form. is encouraged. Candidates should hold a html doctorate or equivalent professional qualification. Consideration will be given to the Eligibility profile academic record and the publications of all ------applicants and their capacity to disseminate Nationality of applicant institution: Any their views within a community of like-minded people. Candidates who can provide evidence Disciplines of any previous contact with researchers at the ------University of Edinburgh and of proposed Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology (RAE collaboration during the fellowship will be at Unit 13), Town and Country Planning (RAE an advantage. Preference may be given to

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Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Law (RAE (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), (RAE Unit 42), Business and Management Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Studies (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit (RAE Unit 65), Education (RAE Unit 68), 44), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Sports-related Subjects (RAE Unit 69) Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Studies Contact Details (RAE Unit 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), ------English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), Institute for Advanced Studies in the French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Humanities Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian University of Edinburgh (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East Hope Park Square European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian Edinburgh EH8 9NW and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Tel: +44 131 650 4671 Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient Fax: +44 131 668 2252 History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Email: [email protected]

HARLES DOWNIE AWARD Micropalaeontological Society C

Description: The Micropalaeontological Society invites Eligibility profile nominations for the Charles Downie award. ------This is awarded for a paper published in any Nationality of applicant institution: Any journal based upon postgraduate research in micropalaeontology. Applicants should be Disciplines society members. The award is worth £200. ------Geology, Palaeontology, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20) Closing date: 28 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated once Contact Details a year. ------Posted date: 25 Oct 12 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £200 Website: http://www.tmsoc.org/downie.htm

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OROTHY SIDLEY MEMORIAL AWARD Humane Slaughter Association D

Description: Application form: The Humane Slaughter Association invites http://www.hsa.org.uk/Resources/Awards/Dor applications for the Dorothy Sidley memorial othy%20Sidley%20Memorial%20Scholarships award. This enables students or trainees to %202013%20Application%20Form.doc carry out a project aimed at improving the welfare of food animals in markets, during Eligibility profile transport or at slaughter. The work may be ------carried out as an integral part of a student's Nationality of applicant institution: Any coursework over an academic year. Disciplines Applications are welcome from students or ------equivalent in agricultural, biological, medical, Agriculture, Animal Care, Fish & Fisheries, veterinary or zoological sciences as well as Livestock, Veterinary Medicine, Food trainees in the agricultural or animal-processing Processing, Meat & Meat Products, Biological industries. Students must be registered at a Sciences, Animal Distribution, Zoology, university or college in the British Isles or an Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture overseas institution at which there is a (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology UFAW/HSA university link person. (RAE Unit 16), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17) Each award is worth up to £2000 to cover subsistence and research costs. Contact Details ------HSA Closing date: 28 Feb 13 The Old School Deadline information: This call is repeated Brewhouse Hill once a year. Wheathampstead Posted date: 09 Oct 12 Hertfordshire AL4 8AN Award type: Student awards, Directed grants Tel: +44 1582 831 919 for individual investigators Fax: +44 1582 831 414 Award amount max: £2,000 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hsa.org.uk/Grants.htm

AVID HUME FELLOWSHIP University of Edinburgh D

Description: scholar working in any aspect of Hume studies, The University of Edinburgh's Institute for colleagues at the University of Edinburgh, and Advanced Studies in the Humanities invites the wider community. Candidates must hold a applications for the David Hume fellowship. doctorate or equivalent professional The fellowship is intended to promote qualification. intellectual exchange between an established

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The fellowship lasts for six months and carries ------£10,000 towards travel and accommodations. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines Closing date: 28 Feb 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated History of Philosophy, Philosophy, History once a year. (RAE Unit 59), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Cultural History Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Travel for research purposes Contact Details Award amount max: £10,000 ------Award amount min: - Institute for Advanced Studies in the Award budget total: - Humanities Website: University of Edinburgh http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/davidhume.fellowsh Hope Park Square ip.html Edinburgh EH8 9NW Application form: Tel: +44 131 650 4671 http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/davidhume.fellowsh Fax: +44 131 668 2252 ip.form.html Email: [email protected]

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LAN HIGGINS AWARD Micropalaeontological Society A

Description: Award amount max: £300 The Micropalaeontological Society invites Award amount min: - nominations for the Alan Higgins award. This Award budget total: - is awarded to a young scientist who is less than Website: http://www.tmsoc.org/higgins.htm 10 years from graduation, in recognition of Application form: significant achievement in the field of applied http://www.tmsoc.org/pdf/Nomination-for- and industrial micropalaeontology. Higgins-Award.doc Achievements may be documented by publications, software, patents, leadership or Eligibility profile educational activities. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Nominations can be made by any society member; nominees need not be society Disciplines members. The award is worth £300. ------Geology, Palaeontology, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20) Closing date: 28 Feb 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 25 Oct 12 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes

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RC/DFID AFRICAN RESEARCH LEADER SCHEME Medical Research Council M

Description: be provided on the basis of 80 per cent FEC. The Medical Research Council and the Awards provide salary for the candidate and Department for International Development eligible research costs. The scheme offers the invite applications for their African research African research leader an opportunity to leader scheme. The scheme aims to strengthen spend three months in a UK institution for research leadership and capacity across sub- further development and training. Saharan Africa by attracting and retaining researchers of high ability and build on existing strong research partnerships between African Closing date: 28 Feb 13 and UK research organisations. Deadline information: Applications due by 4pm. The scheme is offered to candidates employed Posted date: 31 Oct 12 by African government institutions and well- Award type: Networking/collaboration, established non-profit institutions in sub- Personal development, Mid-Career Saharan Africa, such as universities, medical or fellowships, Senior fellowships, Development dental schools, and academic institutes. South (Africa/Caribbean) African institutions are excluded from this call. Award amount max: £750,000 The MRC units in the Gambia and Uganda are Award amount min: - eligible to apply. Awards are only available to Award budget total: - African-UK institutional partnerships, and the Website: application should be submitted by the UK http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/C institution. The UK partner institution may be alls/ARL2013/MRC008917 Application form: https://je- any UK institution eligible for MRC funding. s.rcuk.ac.uk/JeS2WebLoginSite/Login.aspx

Researchers from sub-Saharan African Eligibility profile countries, as well as African researchers ------working overseas who wish to return to the Nationality of applicant institution: United region, are eligible under this scheme. The Kingdom, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, candidate should hold an academic position in Benin, Botswana, Congo, the Democratic an African research institution, or make Republic of the, Central African Republic, arrangements to obtain a tenured academic Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, position in such an institution. They are Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, expected to hold a PhD and have between one Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and five years' relevant postdoctoral research Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, experience. The scheme is open to applicants Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, working in all biomedical and health research Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, areas, and priority will be given to applications Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra that address key health problems relevant to Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao Tome and the region. Applications from women are Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, especially encouraged. United Republic of, Uganda, Mayotte, Zambia,

Zimbabwe, South Sudan Awards are worth up to £750,000 for a period of up to five years. The majority of funding will go to the African institution, which will receive funding at 100 per cent of full economic costing.

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Disciplines Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit ------40), Malaria, Clinical Laboratory Science, Developing & Underdeveloped Nations, Health Disparities, Community-based Clinical Transmission of HIV/AIDS, Biomedical, Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Medical Sciences, Health, Behaviour & Health, Women’s Health, Translational Medicine, AIDS, Communicable Diseases, HIV Infection, HIV/AIDS, Social Aspects, Polio Infectious Diseases & Agents, Parasitic Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Contact Details Tuberculosis, Child & Maternal Health, ------International Health, Public Health, Disease MRC Prevention, Health Planning & Policy, 2nd Floor David Phillips Building Specialties of Medical & Allied Fields, Clinical Polaris House Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- North Star Avenue based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- Swindon based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy Wiltshire SN2 1FL (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Other Tel: +44 1793 416 200 Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine Fax: +44 20 7436 6179 (RAE Unit 11), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Email: [email protected]

ONSERVATION AWARDS African Bird Club C

Description: The African Bird Club invites applications for Eligibility profile its conservation awards. These awards support ------small sized conservation projects in ornithology Nationality of applicant institution: All African in Africa, including training courses, research Nations into threatened species and promotion and awareness of conservation issues. Applicants Disciplines must normally be resident in Africa. Funding of ------up to £1,500 is available. Migratory Animals & Birds, Biology, Conservation, Ornithology, Endangered Species Programmes, Biological Sciences (RAE Closing date: 28 Feb 13 Unit 14), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21) Deadline information: Deadlines on: 28 February 2013, 30 June 2013, 31 October 2013, Contact Details and repeated annually. ------Posted date: 10 Apr 12 African Bird Club Conservation Fund Award type: Publish, edit, translate, c/o BirdLife International, disseminate, Directed grants for individual Wellbrook Court, investigators Girton Road, Award amount max: £1,500 Cambridge CB3 0NA Website: Email: [email protected] http://www.africanbirdclub.org/club/ConsFun d.html

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CSF-SIU RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Sociéte Internationale d'Urologie U

Description: Website: http://www.siu-urology.org/ucsf-siu- The Société Internationale d’Urologie, in Fellowship.aspx association with the California Urology Application form: http://www.siu- Foundation, invites applications for its research urology.org/userfiles/files/UCSF- fellowship. This allows an African urologist to SIU_Application_Form_d.pdf perform research for one year in a medical laboratory of the University of California at San Eligibility profile Francisco. The award intends to prepare the ------candidate for an academic career in their home Nationality of applicant institution: All African country. Nations

Fully trained urologists from African countries Disciplines are eligible to apply. ------Urogenital System, Urology, Hospital-based The fellowship carries a stipend of US$50,000, Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Hospital-based of which $14,000 is used to cover medical Clinical Subject insurance and administration fees. Contact Details ------Closing date: 28 Feb 13 SIU Central Office Deadline information: 1155 University Street, Suite 1115 Posted date: 23 Oct 12 Montréal, Québec Award type: Directed grants for individual H3B 3A7 investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Access Tel: +1 514 875 5665 to laboratories, telescopes etc. Fax: +1 514 875 0205 Award amount max: $50,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: - Award budget total: -

EPHALALGIA AWARD LECTURE International Headache Society C

Description: recipient of this award will receive €10,000 and The International Headache Society invites will be asked to present the paper at the 16th entries for the Cephalalgia award lecture. This Congress of the International Headache Society, prize is awarded to the best paper submitted to being held in Boston from 27 to 30 June 2013. Cephalalgia. Papers must include new data and may be concerned with basic research, clinical studies or both. All papers submitted between Closing date: 28 Feb 13 28 February 2011 and 28 February 2013 will Deadline information: automatically be considered for this award. The Posted date: 30 Oct 12

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Award type: Prizes (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Award amount max: €10,000 Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology, Award amount min: - Headache Award budget total: - Website: Contact Details http://www.uk.sagepub.com/cepaward/ ------International Headache Society Eligibility profile 52-53 Russell Square ------London Nationality of applicant institution: Any WC1B 4HP Tel: +44 118 926 9945 Disciplines Fax: +44 118 926 9945 ------Email: [email protected] Neurophysiology, Pain, Anatomy, Hospital- based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy

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MARCH 2013

ASSEN PRIZE Society of Nuclear Medicine C

Description: Website: The Society of Nuclear Medicine Education and http://erf.snm.org/index.cfm?PageID=3626&R Research Foundation invites nominations for PID=3176 the Cassen prize. This prize recognizes an outstanding achievement in nuclear medicine. Eligibility profile The awarding of this prize is essential to ------encourage development and growth in nuclear Nationality of applicant institution: Any medicine. The prize currently carries an award of US$25,000. Disciplines ------Nuclear Medicine, Hospital-based Clinical Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Hospital-based Clinical Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Subject announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 12 Nov 08 The Education and Research Foundation Award type: Prizes 6500 Appaloosa Ave N Award amount max: $25,000 Forest Lake, MN 55025 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 651 464 8026 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected]

ESSUP AND MCHENRY AWARDS Academy of Natural Sciences J

Description: The Academy of Natural Sciences invites The minimum duration of an award is two applications for the Jessup and McHenry weeks; the maximum is 16 weeks. The stipend awards. Jessup funds are awarded for subsistence is $375 per week. competitively to students wishing to conduct research projects at the postgraduate, doctoral Round-trip travel costs up to a total of $500 for and postdoctoral levels. Such studies may be in North American applicants, including Mexico any specialty in which curators have expertise. and the Caribbean, and $1,000 for applicants The McHenry fund is similarly intended, but is from other parts of the world may be available. restricted to botanists. Awards are restricted to those who wish to conduct their study at the academy. Closing date: 01 Mar 13

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Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 March Disciplines 2013, 1 October 2013, and repeated annually. ------Posted date: 23 Feb 11 Biological Diversity, Botany, Ecology, Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Entomology, Evolutionary Biology, Award amount max: $7,000 Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, Award amount min: - Physiology, Invertebrate, Physiology, Award budget total: - Vertebrate, Palaeontology, Environmental Studies, Ecology, Aquatic, Biological Sciences Website: (RAE Unit 14), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), http://www.ansp.org/research/opportunities/je Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21) ssup_mchenry.php Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.ansp.org/research/opportunities/je Jessup-McHenry Fund Committee ssup_application.html The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Eligibility profile Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195 ------Tel: +1 215 405 5093 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

RADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM American Association of Cereal Chemists Foundation G

Description: Graduate fellowships of between $2,000 and The American Association of Cereal Chemists $3,000 will be available. Foundation invites applications for its graduate fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to encourage graduate research in Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) grain-based food science and technology. Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Research in such disciplines as genetics, announced by sponsor but this is the horticulture, nutrition, microbiology, approximate deadline we expect. This call is biochemistry, engineering or chemistry is not repeated once a year. eligible unless it is directly related to the Posted date: 18 Oct 10 student's primary research program dealing Award type: Predoctoral fellowships with a grain-based food science and technology Award amount max: $3,000 related areas. Award amount min: $2,000 Award budget total: - Candidates must be enrolled in graduate Website: studies by the time the fellowship becomes http://www.aaccnet.org/foundation/graduate.a effective or be a current graduate student sp pursuing a course of study leading to an MS or Application form: a PhD degree. Candidates must also be AACC http://www.aaccnet.org/foundation/pdfs/2011 international student division members. GradApplication.pdf

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any AACC Foundation 3340 Pilot Knob Road Disciplines St Paul, MN 55121 ------Tel: +1 651 454 7250 Grain Processing & Storage, Grains, Food Fax: +1 651 454 0766 Sciences, Food Technology, Cereals, Email: [email protected] Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16)

ISHIMA AWARD American Nuclear Society M

Description: Eligibility profile The American Nuclear Society invites ------applications for its Mishima award. This award Nationality of applicant institution: Any recognizes outstanding contributions in research and development work on nuclear Disciplines fuels and materials. The ANS materials science ------and technology division and isotopes and Nuclear Materials Transport, Nuclear Materials radiation division will be invited to participate Monitoring, Nuclear Science & Technology, in the selection of the award recipient. Isotope & Radiation Technology, Isotope Power Qualification is based on meritorious scientific Supplies, Nuclear Fuels, Depleted Uranium, and engineering achievements that have Nuclear Fuels, Enrichment, Nuclear Fuels, important implications to the science and Environmental Effects, Nuclear Fuels, Feed technologies of nuclear fuels and materials Processing, Nuclear Fuels, Reprocessing, development. The work should be reported in Nuclear Fuels, Safeguards, Nuclear Fuels, peer reviewed journals. Storage, Nuclear Fuels, Thorium Reserves, Nuclear Fuels, Transport, Nuclear Fuels, Any member of the ANS can nominate a Uranium Reserves, Nuclear Fuels, Waste candidate, who does not have to be an ANS Disposal, Nuclear Fuels, Waste Management, member. The recipient will receive an engraved Nuclear Fuels, Waste Processing, plaque and a monetary award. Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Metallurgy and Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Materials (RAE Unit 32) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 23 Oct 07 ------Award type: Prizes Honors and Awards Award amount max: - American Nuclear Society Award amount min: - 555 North Kensington Avenue Award budget total: - La Grange Park, Illinois 60526 Website: http://www.new.ans.org/honors/va- Tel: +1 708 352 6611 mishima Fax: +1 708 352 0499 Email: [email protected]

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NTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP GRANT American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons I

Description: Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- The American Society of Colon and Rectal Career fellowships, Travel for research Surgeons invites applications for its purposes international fellowship grant. The purpose of Award amount max: $50,000 the grant is to provide support to residents and Website: clinical investigators from outside the United http://www.fascrs.org/physicians/research_fou States or Canada to travel to the United States ndation/grants/ or Canada to do research. Eligibility profile Applicants must be sponsored by a clinician ------investigator who is an ASCRS member and Nationality of applicant institution: Any board certified with a research program. The ASCRS members must be principal Disciplines investigators or co-principal investigators. ------Surgery, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE The fellowship is worth up to $50,000 for a Unit 3), Hospital-based Clinical Subject, period of one year. Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Cancer

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Research Foundation of ASCRS announced by sponsor but this is the 85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 550 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4460 repeated once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 13 Oct 11

ESOPOTAMIAN FELLOWSHIP American Schools of Oriental Research M

Description: Support of US$9,000 is available for a period of The American Schools of Oriental Research research lasting three months to one year. invites applications for its Mesopotamian fellowship. The fellowship primarily supports Predoctoral students and postdoctoral scholars fieldwork and research on the ancient from any country are invited to apply. Mesopotamian civilization carried out in the Applicants must be affiliated with an institution Middle East, but other projects such as museum that is a corporate member of, or must obtain or archival research related to ancient individual membership in, the association. Mesopotamian studies will also be considered.

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Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Disciplines announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Middle East, Ancient History, Anthropology, repeated once a year. Archaeology, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Posted date: 24 Jan 11 Archaeology (RAE Unit 58) Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Career fellowships, Senior fellowships Contact Details Award amount max: $7,500 ------Mesopotamian Fellowship Website: ASOR http://www.asor.org/fellowships/mesopotamia 656 Beacon Street .shtml 5th Floor Boston, MA 02215-2010 Eligibility profile Tel: +1 617 353 6570 ------Fax: +1 617 353 6575 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

DELE FILENE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD Costume Society of America A

Description: Website: The Costume Society of America invites http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/Grant applications for the Adele Filene student travel sAwards/adelefilene.html award. This grant of up to US$500 is awarded to CSA members currently enrolled as students Eligibility profile to assist with the cost of presenting oral ------research papers of research exhibits at a CSA Nationality of applicant institution: Any national symposium. Disciplines Applications are welcome from members of the ------CSA who are registered as full-time university Costume Design, Fashion & Textiles Design, graduate students and have a paper accepted History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture by the jury of the symposium. Applicants must and Design, History of Art, Architecture and reside outside outside a 200 mile radius of the Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE symposium site. Unit 64)

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated CSA Adele Filene Student Presenter Grant once a year. Committee Posted date: 17 Oct 12 Phoenix Art Museum Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings 1625 North Central Avenue etc., Student awards Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685 Award amount max: $500 Tel: +1 602 257 1880 Email: [email protected]

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ARRA FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS Library Company of Philadelphia B

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior The Library Company of Philadelphia and fellowships, Thesis/Dissertation funding, Historical Society of Pennsylvania invite Travel for research purposes applications for the Barra Foundation Award amount max: $2,500 international research fellowships in American Website: history and culture. The purpose is to support http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships/b postdoctoral and dissertation research in arra.htm residence in their collections of early American Application form: history and culture. The libraries’ collections http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships/ support a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Eligibility profile Atlantic world from the 17th through 19th ------centuries, as well as mid-Atlantic regional Nationality of applicant institution: Canada, history to the present. Mexico, All African Nations, All European Nations, All Asian nations, All South American The proposal should demonstrate that the nations, All Oceanian nations, Caribbean, Library Company and the Historical Society Central America have primary sources central to the research topic. Candidates are encouraged to inquire Disciplines about the appropriateness of a proposed topic ------before applying. The fellowships are tenable for USA, Atlantic Central, Folk & Ethnic Studies, one month at any time from June 2011 to May American History, Economic History, American 2012. Studies (RAE Unit 45), History (RAE Unit 59), Cultural History , American Literature , Foreign national scholars living outside the US American Studies, Cultural Studies are eligible to apply. The stipend is $2,500, plus an allowance for travel expenses. Contact Details ------Library Company of Philadelphia Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) 1314 Locust Street, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Philadelphia, PA 19107 announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +1 215 546 3181 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Fax: +1 215 546 5167 repeated once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 10 Feb 11

AMES RUSSELL LOWELL PRIZE Modern Languages Association J

Description: for a scholarly book published in 2012. To The Modern Languages Association invites qualify for the prize, a book must be an nominations for the James Russell Lowell prize outstanding literary or linguistic study, a

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Only MLA members are eligible to compete for Disciplines the prize. ------Literary Criticism, Language & Literature, The prize, which consists of a cash award and a Biography, Mass Communication & Media, certificate, will be presented to the winning Linguistics & Philology, Linguistics (RAE Unit author at the association's annual convention in 56), History (RAE Unit 59), Communication, January 2014. Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Cultural History

Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Office of Programmes Posted date: 23 Jul 12 Modern Language Association Award type: Prizes 26 Broadway, 3rd floor Award amount max: - New York, NY 10004-1789 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 646 576 5141 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mla.org/resources/awards/awards_

ENIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME Cern (European Organization for Nuclear Research) S

Description: are covered and travel expenses for fellows and Cern, the European Organization for Nuclear their family are granted. An installation grant, Research, invites applications for its senior family allowance and child allowance can also fellowships. These enable holders of a PhD, or be awarded. Ref. AFC-2012-2/FELL. between four and ten years of experience, to work in a research group. Fellowships are granted for one year initially and are normally Closing date: 01 Mar 13 extended for a second year. Extensions for part Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 or all of a third year are granted only in times a year. exceptional circumstances. Applications are Posted date: 15 Oct 12 accepted from researchers from Cern member Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior states, but a limited number of positions in the fellowships, Directed grants for individual research sector are also available for scientists investigators, Access to laboratories, from non-member states. Stipends are telescopes etc. calculated individually. Health insurance costs Award amount max: -

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Award amount min: - Disciplines Award budget total: ------Website: Nuclear Engineering, Computer Sciences, https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_portal.sh Computer Engineering, Nuclear Sciences, ow_job?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=10 Nuclear Physics, Physics, Physics, Particle, 677 Physics, Theoretical, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Application form: Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Mechanical, https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_portal_ca Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering nd.form?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=1 (RAE Unit 30) 0677 Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Email: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Any

ELLOWSHIPS FOR SCHOLARS OUTSIDE THE NETHERLANDS Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) F

Description: Application form: The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study http://www.nias.knaw.nl/Content/NIAS/Appli in the Humanities and Social Sciences invites cation%20Forms/Application%20Form%20NI applications for its fellowships to allow scholars AS%20Fellowship%20non-Dutch%202013- from outside the Netherlands to conduct 14.doc academic projects in the humanities and social sciences at the institute. Stipends range from Eligibility profile €2,600 to €3,800 per month for a full academic ------year from 1 September to 30 June or for one Nationality of applicant institution: All North semester only. Free or subsidised-rate housing American nations, Andorra, Anguilla, Albania, is offered, and the institute reimburses the Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and fellows' travel costs to and from NIAS. At least Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, three years of postdoctoral academic experience Canada, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech is a prerequisite for eligibility. Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, announced by sponsor but this is the Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the approximate deadline we expect. This call is former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Norway, repeated once a year. Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Posted date: 19 Jan 12 Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Holy See fellowships, Travel for research purposes (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All Award amount max: €38,000 Asian nations, All South American nations, All Website: Oceanian nations, Kosovo, Caribbean, Central http://www.nias.knaw.nl/Pages/NIA/24/379.b America GFuZz1FTkc.html

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Disciplines Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian ------(RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East Arts & Humanities, Humanities, Social European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian Sciences, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area & and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Population Studies & Services, Behavioural Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient Studies & Social Problems, Communications, History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Counselling & Guidance, Criminology, (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), Economics, Geography, Linguistics & History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Philology, Planning & Policy Studies, Political Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library Science, Population Studies, Psychology, and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Rehabilitation & Therapy, Social Services, Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity Sociology, Sociolegal Studies, Law, Psychology and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Art and (RAE Unit 13), Town and Country Planning Design (RAE Unit 64), Communication, (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Law Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), (RAE Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), 66), Music (RAE Unit 67), Education (RAE Unit Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit 68), Sports-related Subjects (RAE Unit 69) 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology Contact Details (RAE Unit 42), Business and Management ------Studies (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit NIAS 44), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Research Planning Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Meijboomlaan 1 Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Studies 2242 PR Wassenaar (RAE Unit 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), Tel: +31 70 512 2700 English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), Fax: +31 70 511 71 62 French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Email: [email protected]

RAVEL GRANTS White House Historical Association T

Description: focus should be the White House, including life The White House Historical Association invites and work there, as well the physical structure. applications for its travel grants. The purpose is Topics would include: to defray travel and accommodation costs for scholars conducting research at the National  image of the White House; Archives and Records Administration,  White House personnel; Presidential Library System, Library of  social and diplomatic functions; Congress, or other appropriate repository. The  study of the structure and its contents; association wishes to encourage new  family life; scholarship on the history of the White House.  communications. Projects that make use of textual and non- textual records pertinent to the president, first Preference is given to those undertaking family and subordinates while the president dissertation or post-doctoral research with lives in the White House are considered. The plans for publication, but all proposals,

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EW ZEALAND LAW FOUNDATION ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara N

Description: The New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Scholarships are worth up to NZ$20,000 for invites applications for the New Zealand Law study at a New Zealand university or up to Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarship for NZ$50,000 for study at an overseas university. women. The award is intended to support One or two scholarships may be awarded postgraduate research in law either in New annually. Zealand or overseas. A scholarship may be awarded to any woman scholar who is: Closing date: 01 Mar 13  a New Zealand citizen or permanent Deadline information: This call is repeated resident; once a year.  the holder of a New Zealand university Posted date: 08 Aug 12 law degree, normally expected to have Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Directed been gained within the past three years; grants for individual investigators  accepted into a postgraduate course in Award amount max: $50,000 law at either a New Zealand or an Award amount min: - overseas university acceptable to the Award budget total: - selection committee.

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Website: Disciplines http://www.nzvcc.ac.nz/scholarships/ethelbenj ------amin Jurisprudence, Legal Systems, Law, Law (RAE Application form: Unit 36) http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/files/u12/NZL F%20Ethel%20Benjamin%20Application%20F Contact Details orm%202012.pdf ------NZVCC Eligibility profile PO Box 11915 ------Manners Street Nationality of applicant institution: Any Wellington 6142 Nationality of applicant institution: New Tel: +64 4 381 8500 Zealand Fax: +64 4 381 8501

AMUEL UNTERMYER II AWARD American Nuclear Society S

Description: Application form: The American Nuclear Society invites http://www.ans.org/honors/sd/untermyer- applications for the Samuel Untermyer II form.pdf award. The awards aims to recognize pioneering work in the development of safe, Eligibility profile water-cooled nuclear power reactors. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award consists of an engraved bronze medal and a $2,500 monetary award. Nominees Disciplines may be from any nation, but must not be ------deceased at the time the awardee is selected. Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Science & Technology, Nuclear Reactor Technology, Nuclear Reactors, Mechanical, Aeronautical Closing date: 01 Mar 13 and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 09 May 08 ------Award type: Prizes American Nuclear Society Award amount max: $2,500 555 North Kensington Avenue Website: http://www.new.ans.org/honors/va- La Grange Park, Illinois 60526 untermyer Tel: +1 708 352 6611 Fax: +1 708 352 0499

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ADSWORTH INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research W

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Anthropological Research invites applications Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Central for its Wadsworth international fellowships. African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, These support studies leading to a PhD at Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, universities offering international-level training Egypt, Western Sahara, Eritrea, Ethiopia, in anthropology. The annual fellowship is Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, worth $17,500 and can be used towards travel, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, living expenses, tuition, student fees, insurance, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, books or research expenses. The fellowship is Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, renewable for up to two additional years upon Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, successful completion of each preceding year's Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao study or research. Priority is given to applicants Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, who have not begun graduate training outside Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, of their home countries. Only students from South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe middle and lower-income countries in which anthropology lacks institutional and financial Disciplines support may apply. ------Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & Social, Anthropology, Physical, Biological Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Anthropology, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. ------Posted date: 17 Mar 10 Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Research Award amount max: $17,500 470 Park Avenue South Website: 8th Floor http://www.wennergren.org/programs/wadsw New York, NY 10016 orth-international-fellowships Tel: +1 212 683 5000 Fax: +1 212 683 9151 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

ORDON WATSON SCHOLARSHIP Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara G

Description: abroad at master’s or PhD level, focusing upon The New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee issues surrounding international relationships invites applications for the Gordon Watson or social and economic conditions. Applicants scholarship. This enables a student to study must hold an honours degree, or degree in

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Disciplines Closing date: 01 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated International Economics, Political Economics & once a year. Economy, International Cultural Exchange, Posted date: 08 Aug 12 International Relations & Diplomacy, Social Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Change, Economics and Econometrics (RAE Financial aid for postgraduate students, Unit 38), Politics and International Studies Directed grants for individual investigators (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Award amount max: $36,000 Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Website: Unit 42), Social Infrastructure, Social Inequality http://www.nzvcc.ac.nz/scholarships/gordonw atson Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/files/u12/Gor NZVCC don%20Watson%20Application%20Form%202 PO Box 11915 012.pdf Manners Street Wellington 6142 Eligibility profile Tel: +64 4 381 8500 ------Fax: +64 4 381 8501

NTERMEDIATE FELLOWSHIPS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE Wellcome Trust I

Description: public health or tropical medicines with a PhD, The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its or medical graduates with a higher intermediate fellowships in public health and qualification equivalent to membership of the tropical medicine. These enable high-calibre, UK Royal Colleges of Physicians or recognised mid-career researchers from low- and middle- as specialists within a relevant research area. income countries to establish an independent Three to six years' postdoctoral or research research programme. Research projects must be experience is required. in the area of public health or tropical medicine, aimed at understanding and controlling human Fellows must be based at an eligible sponsoring and animal diseases of local, national or global institution that will administer the fellowship, health importance. This can include laboratory- and must have an appropriate sponsor who based molecular analysis of field or clinical holds an established post for the duration of the samples, but projects focused solely on in vitro award. or animal model studies will not normally be considered under this scheme. Fellowships last for up to five years and include basic salary, research expenses, training costs, Applicants must be nationals or legal residents funding allowance and travel to meetings. of a low- and middle-income country and Research-dedicated costs may be up to £60,000 should be graduates in a subject relevant to per year.

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Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Disciplines Deadline information: Preliminary ------applications due 28 September 2012 and 1 Animal Diseases & Pathology, Veterinary March 2013; invited full applications 7 Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Agents, December 2012 and 21 May 2013. This call is Parasitic Diseases, Biomedical Research repeated 2 times a year. Training, International Health, Public Health, Posted date: 25 May 12 Health Planning & Policy, Tropical Medicine, Award type: Directed grants for individual Disease Control, Clinical Laboratory Sciences investigators, Mid-Career fellowships (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Award amount max: - Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Other Studies and Award amount min: - Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Award budget total: - Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), Politics and Website: International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedi Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), cal-science/Funding- Clinical Laboratory Science, Community-based schemes/Fellowships/Public-health-and- Clinical Subjects, Other Studies and Professions tropical-medicine/WTD025883.htm Allied to Medicine, Development Studies (Less- Application form: Developed Countries) http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/stellent/groups/co rporatesite/@sf_cross_cutting_activities/docum Contact Details ents/web_document/wtd025904.doc ------

Eligibility profile Wellcome Trust ------Gibbs Building Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- 215 Euston Road Middle-Income countries, Low Income London NW1 2BE countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Tel: +44 20 7611 2020 Email: [email protected]

THICS AND SOCIETY DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIPS Wellcome Trust E

Description: or equivalent in a subject relevant to the aims of The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its the ethics and society programme. ethics and society doctoral studentships. These enable scholars to undertake basic training in Studentships are for a period of up to three research and methods on a subject within the years and cover the student’s stipend, remit of the international ethics programme university and college fees, travel, equipment leading to a doctoral degree at a university in and research expenses. Fees at the overseas rate the UK, the Republic of Ireland, or a low- or will only be considered for applicants who are middle-income country. from low- or middle-income countries.

Strong preference is given to applicants intending to make a long-term academic career Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) in the subject or area. Applicants would Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been normally be expected to hold a master's degree announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect.

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Posted date: 07 Feb 11 Disciplines Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate ------students, Travel for research purposes, Medical Sociology, Biomedical Research Equipment and materials, Predoctoral Training, Medical Ethics, Community-based fellowships Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Other Studies Award amount max: - and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit Award amount min: - 11), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Education (RAE Award budget total: - Unit 68), Education in Developing Countries, Website: Other Studies and Professions Allied to http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Ethics- Medicine and-society/funding-schemes/Doctoral- Studentships/index.htm Contact Details ------Eligibility profile Grants Management – Ethics and Society ------Wellcome Trust Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Gibbs Building Middle-Income countries, Low Income 215 Euston Road countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries London NW1 2BE Nationality of applicant institution: United Tel: +44 20 7611 8893 Kingdom, Ireland Email: [email protected]

RAINING FELLOWSHIPS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE Wellcome Trust T

Description: public health or tropical medicine with a PhD The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its and no more than three years' postdoctoral training fellowships in public health and experience, or medical graduates with a higher tropical medicine. These provide researchers qualification equivalent to membership of the who are at an early stage in the establishment of UK Royal Colleges of Physicians and some their research careers with opportunities for initial research experience. Applicants may also research experience and high-quality research apply if they do not have a PhD but have a training relevant to health in low- and middle- clinical, basic or master’s degree and some income countries. Research projects must be in initial research experience, with the expectation the area of public health or tropical medicine, that they will register for a PhD. aimed at understanding and controlling human and animal diseases of local, national or global Fellows must be based at an eligible sponsoring health importance. This can include laboratory- institution that will administer the fellowship, based molecular analysis of field or clinical and must have an appropriate sponsor who samples, but projects focused solely on in vitro holds an established post for the duration of the or animal model studies will not normally be award. considered under this scheme. The fellowship is normally for three years, but Applicants must be nationals or legal residents may be for up to four years for those who wish of a low- and middle-income country and to undertake a relevant master's training or should be graduates in a subject relevant to diploma course, and includes a salary, research

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Tel: +44 20 7611 2020 Eligibility profile ------Email: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries

HD FELLOWSHIPS United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies P

Description: to make use of the UNU-IAS facilities in The Institute of Advanced Studies at the United Yokohama to carry out their research. Research Nations University invites applications for its topics should relate clearly to one of the PhD fellowships. These fellowships are following current research areas of the UNU- available for candidates from educational IAS: institutions around the world who would benefit from a stay of 12 months at UNU-IAS.  science and technology for sustainable Applicants must be at the dissertation writing societies; stage of their PhD with a research proposal  sustainable urban futures; accepted by the candidate's university and able  biodiplomacy;

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 sustainable development governance; Eligibility profile  traditional knowledge; ------ marine/coastal governance and urban Nationality of applicant institution: Any biodiversity. Disciplines The fellowship provides a monthly stipend of ------¥260,000, from which a monthly usage charge Distribution of Poverty, Poverty & the Poor, for accommodation is deducted. A one off Educational Planning & Policy, Environmental allowance of ¥80,000 will be granted to each Planning & Policy, Sustainable Resource Use, fellow for adjustment expenses and incidental Urban Planning & Policy, International costs. Fellows will also receive a return air Relations & Diplomacy, Urban Sociology, ticket. Applicants from developing countries Coastal & Ocean Engineering, Biological and women are particularly encouraged to Diversity, Sustainable Development, Ethics & apply. Values in Science & Technology, International Science Policy, Research & Development (R&D), Science Planning & Policy, Biological Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Environmental Sciences Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been (RAE Unit 21), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), announced by sponsor but this is the Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), approximate deadline we expect. This call is Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit repeated once a year. 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Posted date: 14 Dec 11 Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Philosophy Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, (RAE Unit 62), Development Policy , Travel for research purposes, Predoctoral Governance fellowships Award amount max: ￥2,240,000 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - UNU-IAS Website: 6F International Organizations Center Pacifico- http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID Yokohama =6&ddlID=151 1-1-1 Minato Mirai Application form: Nishi-ku Yokohama 220-8502 http://webserv.ias.unu.edu/onlineform/app/an Fax: +81 45 221 2303 onymous/menu.php Email: [email protected]

ANDIS YOUNG MEMBER ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD American Nuclear Society L

Description: engineering concept, design, safety The American Nuclear Society invites improvement, method of analysis or product applications for its Landis young member utilized in nuclear power research and engineering achievement award. This award development or commercial application. was established to recognize outstanding achievement in which engineering knowledge The award is given to an individual who has has been effectively applied to yield an made significant technical contributions in any

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Contact Details Closing date: 01 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Honors and Awards once a year. American Nuclear Society Posted date: 23 Oct 07 555 North Kensington Avenue Award type: Prizes La Grange Park, Illinois 60526 Award amount max: $2,000 Tel: +1 708 352 6611 Fax: +1 708 352 0499

SID SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME International Society for Infectious Diseases I

Description: of technologies to geographical areas where The International Society for Infectious Diseases they are particularly needed will be favoured. invites applications for its scientific exchange Applications are welcome from investigators fellowship programme. The aim of this under 40 years of age who are already working programme is to promote collaboration among in a research area, but have not had the researchers in different countries by enabling opportunity to work or to study outside their infectious disease researchers in the formative countries or regions. stage of their career to extend their research experience in institutions outside of their Funding of up to US$7,500 will be provided for regions. a maximum period of three months.

These awards are not restricted to physicians and are intended to support young scientists Closing date: 01 Mar 13 from developing countries in updating their Deadline information: This call is repeated knowledge of new, relevant laboratory once a year. techniques or in learning specific skills and Posted date: 16 Oct 12 techniques. Proposals that enhance the transfer

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Award type: Young investigator awards, HIV Infection, Infectious Diseases & Agents, Personal development International Health, Public Health, Vaccine, Award amount max: $7,500 Disease Prevention, Epidemiology, Anatomy, Website: Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), http://www.isid.org/grants/grants_fellowships Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit .shtml 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Application form: 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE http://www.isid.org/downloads/programs/fell Unit 7), Clinical Laboratory Science, owship_app.pdf Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- based Clinical Subject, Physiology Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Lower------Middle-Income countries, Low Income ISID countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries 9 Babcock Street, Unit 3 Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 Disciplines Tel: +1 617 278 9113 ------Email: [email protected]

CADEMYHEALTH AWARDS AcademyHealth A

Description: and health policy have produced and AcademyHealth invites applications for its published. Articles must have been annual research meeting awards. These awards published in a peer-reviewed journal are presented for a number of different between January 1, 2010 and December achievements in the field of health service: 31, 2010;  outstanding dissertation award. This  distinguished investigator award. This recognizes an outstanding scientific recognizes investigators who have contribution from a doctoral thesis in made significant and lasting health services research or health policy contributions to the field of health during 2010. services research through scholarship and teaching, advancement of science All awardees receive complimentary and methods, and leadership; registration and lodging to attend the annual  the Alice S Hersh new investigator research meeting. Nominators must be award. This recognizes the contribution members of AcademyHealth although of new scholars to the field of health nominees need not be. services research. Eligible nominees are those whose first research appointments were no earlier than Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) January 1, 2004. The awardee receives a Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been $2,500 prize; announced by sponsor but this is the  article-of-the-year award. This approximate deadline we expect. This call is recognizes the best scientific work that repeated once a year. the fields of health services research Posted date: 26 Nov 10

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Award type: Prizes Analysis, Health Care Policy, Health Planning Award amount max: $2,500 & Policy, Community-based Clinical Subjects Award amount min: - (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Award budget total: - (RAE Unit 3), Social Policy and Administration Website: (RAE Unit 40), Health Education , Community- http://www.academyhealth.org/about/content. based Clinical Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical cfm?ItemNumber=957&navItemNumber=2342 Subject

Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any AcademyHealth 1150 17th St, NW, Suite 600 Disciplines Washington, DC 20036 ------Tel: +1 202 292 6700 Health Care, Assessment of Health Care, Fax: +1 202 292 6800 Governance, Health Care, Health Care Email: [email protected] Administration, Health Care Evaluation &

UGH E MCKINSTRY FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation H

Description: Posted date: 13 Nov 12 The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate invites applications for its Hugh E McKinstry students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed fund. This supports study, research and grants for individual investigators teaching of the science of economic geology or Award amount max: $5,000 for related projects. Preference will be given to Award amount min: $1,000 field and related laboratory research by Award budget total: - graduate students. Website: http://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students/Student Graduate student research projects that lead to _Research_Grants/SEG/_Students/Student_Re master’s or doctoral degrees, or exceptional BS search_Grants.aspx?hkey=88f556bc-bd63- honours or BS Titulo projects are eligible for 4d3d-a7d5-3fdf1583a6c9 funding. Students in mineral resource study Application form: programmes throughout the world are eligible http://www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/SEGF- Research-Grant-Application-Form-Part-2.pdf and preference is given to SEG student members. Geologists on study leave from their Eligibility profile employment are also able to apply. ------

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(RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE SEGF Unit 32) 7811 Shaffer Parkway Littleton, CO 80127-3732 Contact Details Email: [email protected] ------

ICKOK-RADFORD FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation H

Description: Award amount min: $1,000 The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Award budget total: - invites applications for its Hickok-Radford Website: fund. This supports field-based research http://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students/Student projects and directly related laboratory studies _Research_Grants/SEG/_Students/Student_Re as applied to metallic mineral deposits. Projects search_Grants.aspx?hkey=88f556bc-bd63- located in regions north of latitude 60 north, at 4d3d-a7d5-3fdf1583a6c9 very high elevations elsewhere, and at extreme Application form: southern latitudes are given preference. http://www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/SEGF- Research-Grant-Application-Form-Part-2.pdf Only graduate student research projects that lead to master’s or doctoral degrees, or Eligibility profile exceptional BS honours or BS Titulo projects ------will be funded. Students in mineral resource Nationality of applicant institution: Any study programmes throughout the world are eligible and preference is given to SEG student Disciplines members. ------Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology, Grants typically range between US$1,000 and Economic, Mineral Resources, Mineralogy, US$5,000 and support a one-year period. Materials Sciences, Metallurgy, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Unit 32) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 13 Nov 12 ------Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate SEGF students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed 7811 Shaffer Parkway grants for individual investigators Littleton, CO 80127-3732 Award amount max: $5,000 Email: [email protected]

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EWMONT MINING CORPORATION GRANTS Society of Economic Geologists Foundation N

Description: Award amount min: $1,000 The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Award budget total: - invites applications for its Newmont Mining Website: Corporation grants. These support research http://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students/Student projects worldwide related to the geology, _Research_Grants/SEG/_Students/Student_Re mineralisation and metallogeny of gold search_Grants.aspx?hkey=88f556bc-bd63- deposits. Emphasis is placed on research with a 4d3d-a7d5-3fdf1583a6c9 strong field component, with funding available Application form: for directly related laboratory work. http://www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/SEGF- Research-Grant-Application-Form-Part-2.pdf Only graduate student research projects that lead to master’s or doctoral degrees, or Eligibility profile exceptional BS honours or BS Titulo projects ------will be funded. Students in mineral resource Nationality of applicant institution: Any study programmes throughout the world are eligible and preference is given to SEG student Disciplines members. ------Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences, Mineral Grants typically range between US$1,000 and Resources, Mineralogy, Materials Sciences, US$5,000 and support a one-year period. Metallurgy, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32) Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 13 Nov 12 SEGF Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate 7811 Shaffer Parkway students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed Littleton, CO 80127-3732 grants for individual investigators Email: [email protected] Award amount max: $5,000

UGO DUMMETT MINERAL DISCOVERY FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation H

Description: related results through publications, lectures, The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation short courses, workshops and conferences. invites applications for its Hugo Dummett mineral discovery fund. These support applied Only graduate student research projects that economic geology research, including the lead to master’s or doctoral degrees, or development of new exploration technology exceptional BS honours or BS Titulo projects and techniques, and the dissemination of will be funded. Students in mineral resource

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Grants typically range between US$1,000 and Eligibility profile US$5,000 and support a one-year period. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences, Mineral Posted date: 13 Nov 12 Resources, Mineralogy, Materials Sciences, Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Metallurgy, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), students, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate, Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Predoctoral fellowships, Hosting conferences Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32) Award amount max: $5,000 Award amount min: $1,000 Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: SEGF http://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students/Student 7811 Shaffer Parkway _Research_Grants/SEG/_Students/Student_Re Littleton, CO 80127-3732 search_Grants.aspx?hkey=88f556bc-bd63- Email: [email protected] 4d3d-a7d5-3fdf1583a6c9

OCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS CANADA FOUNDATION FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation S

Description: The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Grants typically range between US$1,000 and invites applications for its Society of Economic US$5,000 and support a one-year period. Geologists Canada Foundation fund. This supports research studies by Canadian or non- Canadian students on mineral deposits or Closing date: 01 Mar 13 districts in Canada; non-Canadian projects at Deadline information: This call is repeated Canadian universities; non-Canadian students once a year. studying at Canadian universities, or Canadian Posted date: 13 Nov 12 students doing research at universities outside Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate of Canada. students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed grants for individual investigators Only graduate student research projects that Award amount max: $5,000 lead to master’s or doctoral degrees, or Award amount min: $1,000 exceptional BS honours or BS Titulo projects Award budget total: - will be funded. Students in mineral resource Website: study programmes throughout the world are http://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students/Student eligible and preference is given to SEG student _Research_Grants/SEG/_Students/Student_Re members. search_Grants.aspx?hkey=88f556bc-bd63- 4d3d-a7d5-3fdf1583a6c9

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Application form: Materials Sciences, Metallurgy, Earth Sciences http://www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/SEGF- (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and Mining Engineering Research-Grant-Application-Form-Part-2.pdf (RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32) Eligibility profile ------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------SEGF Disciplines 7811 Shaffer Parkway ------Littleton, CO 80127-3732 Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology, Email: [email protected] Economic, Mineral Resources, Mineralogy,

OHN HOPE FRANKLIN PUBLICATION PRIZE American Studies Association J

Description: Award amount max: $750 The American Studies Association invites Website: applications for the John Hope Franklin http://www.theasa.net/prizes_and_grants/awar publication prize. The prize is awarded for the ds_and_prizes/ best published book in American studies. The period of eligibility will include books Eligibility profile published between January 1 and December 31, ------2012. Books must be written in English, but do Nationality of applicant institution: Any not necessarily have to have been printed in the US. Disciplines ------Authors must be members of the association. American Studies (RAE Unit 45), American The prize consists of US$750. Studies

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Yale University once a year. HGS 103 Posted date: 09 Jan 09 ES Dean's Office Award type: Prizes New Haven CT 06520-8236

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SME MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers A

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon invites nominations for the ASME medal. This ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc prize recognises an eminently distinguished engineering achievement, and is the society's Eligibility profile highest award. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Only one medal is awarded each year. The award consists of US$15,000 and a travel Disciplines expense supplement to attend the meeting ------presentation. Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 02 Nov 12 ASME International Award type: Prizes Three Park Avenue Award amount max: - NEw York, NY 10016-5990 Award amount min: $15,000 Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.asme.org/about- asme/honors-awards/achievement- awards/asme-medal

OLLEY MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers H

Description: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers The award includes US$1,000. invites nominations for the Holley medal. This medal is presented to an individual who by some great and unique act of an engineering Closing date: 01 Mar 13 nature has accomplished a great and timely Deadline information: This call is repeated public benefit. once a year. Posted date: 02 Nov 12 The achievement should be of such public Award type: Prizes importance as to be worthy of the gratitude of Award amount max: $1,000 the nation and to call forth the admiration of Website: http://www.asme.org/about- engineers. The award may also recognise more asme/honors-awards/achievement- than one individual for a single achievement. awards/holley-medal

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Application form: Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon (RAE Unit 30) ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc Contact Details Eligibility profile ------ASME International Nationality of applicant institution: Any Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 Disciplines Tel: +1 212 591 7736 ------Email: [email protected] Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Mechanical,

ENRY HESS AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers H

Description: Award budget total: - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Website: http://www.asme.org/about- invites nominations for the Henry Hess award. asme/honors-awards/literature-awards/henry- This award is given for an original technical hess-award paper presented to or accepted for publication Application form: by the society at least two calendar years prior http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon to the year of award by a member or student ors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc member under 31 years of age at the time. Eligibility profile The author must be under 31 years of age and a ------member or student member of ASME. Joint Nationality of applicant institution: Any authorship is permissible as long as all authors meet the requirements. Disciplines ------The award includes US$US2,500 and a travel Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, supplement to attend the meeting presentation. Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. ASME Posted date: 02 Nov 12 Three Park Avenue Award type: Young investigator awards, New York, NY 10016-5990 Prizes Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Award amount max: - Email: [email protected] Award amount min: $2,500

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DWARD F OBERT AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers E

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers asme/honors-awards/literature- invites nominations for its Edward F Obert awards/edward-f--obert-award award. This award recognises an outstanding Application form: paper on thermodynamics authored during the http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon preceding two calendar years. ors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc

The award is made for a paper presented at the Eligibility profile advanced energy systems division's ------international mechanical engineering congress Nationality of applicant institution: Any symposium on energy systems analysis. Disciplines The award includes US$5,000, a certificate, and ------a travel expense supplement to attend the Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer, meeting presentation. Thermodynamics Engineering, Thermosciences Engineering, Thermodynamics, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (RAE Unit 30) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 02 Nov 12 ------Award type: Prizes American Society of Mechanical Engineers Award amount max: - Three Park Avenue Award amount min: $5,000 New York, NY 10016-5990 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 305 284 3314 Email: [email protected]

ORCESTER REED WARNER MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers W Description: operation of mechanical and associated The American Society of Mechanical Engineers equipment; industrial engineering or invites nominations for the Worcester Reed management, organisation, operation, and the Warner medal. This medal is awarded to an concomitants of each; or other closely individual for outstanding contribution to the associated subjects. To qualify as having permanent literature of engineering. permanent value, any paper or treatise should be over five years old. Contributions may be single papers, treatises or books, or a series of papers. They should be The award includes US$2,000. progressive ideas relating to engineering, scientific and industrial research associated with mechanical engineering; the design and Closing date: 01 Mar 13

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Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines once a year. ------Posted date: 02 Nov 12 Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Award type: Prizes Engineering Administration & Management, Award amount max: $2,000 Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering Website: http://www.asme.org/about- (RAE Unit 26), Mechanical, Aeronautical and asme/honors-awards/literature- Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30) awards/worcester-reed-warner-medal Application form: Contact Details http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon ------ors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue Eligibility profile New York, NY 10016-5990 ------Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

RAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP Society for the Study of Addiction T

Description: Eligibility profile The Society for the Study of Addiction invites ------applications for its travelling scholarship. The Nationality of applicant institution: Any aim of this scholarship programme is to enable a younger member of the society to travel to Disciplines international meetings, laboratories or clinics in ------order to further their training. Members under Addictions, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Drug & the age of 40 with no more than five years of Substance Abuse, Nicotine Addiction & postdoctoral experience are eligible. Up to Withdrawal, Counselling & Guidance, £2,500 is available. Psychology, Counselling (Medical), Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Psychology (RAE Unit Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 March 13), Community-based Clinical Subjects, Other 2013, 1 September 2013, and repeated Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine annually. Posted date: 02 Nov 12 Contact Details Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings ------etc., Travel for research purposes, Personal SSA Executive Office development, Young investigator awards Leeds Addiction Unit Award amount max: £2,500 19 Springfield Mount Website: http://www.addiction- Leeds LS2 9NG ssa.org/scholar.htm Tel: +44 113 295 2787 Application form: http://www.addiction- Fax: +44 113 295 2787 ssa.org/SSATravScholAppForm5.doc

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EST PAPER AWARD FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics B

Description: Website: http://www.iag- The International Union of Geodesy and aig.org/index.php?tpl=text&id_c=13&id_t=104 Geophysics' international association of geodesy invites nominations for its best paper Eligibility profile award for young scientists. The purpose of this ------award is to draw attention to important Nationality of applicant institution: Any contributions by young scientists in the Journal of Geodesy and to foster excellence in scientific Disciplines writing. Nominees must be 35 years of age or ------under at the time of submission, and the paper Earth Sciences, Geodesy, Geology, Global must have been published in the journal of Change, Geophysics, Space Sciences, Earth geodesy in the previous calendar year. In Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences addition, nominees must be proposed by at (RAE Unit 21) least three association fellows or associates. The award consists of a certificate and US$1,000. Contact Details ------IAG Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut Deadline information: This call is repeated Alfons-Goppel-Strasse 11 once a year. 80539 München Posted date: 06 Mar 12 Tel: +49 892 3031 1107 Award type: Young investigator awards, Fax: +49 892 3031 1240 Prizes Email: [email protected] Award amount max: $1,000

UUST VAN WESEMAEL LITERACY PRIZE International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions G

Description: public library or school library work. The International Federation of Library Individuals and library institutions are eligible Associations and Institutions invites to apply. The prize is worth €2,725. applications for the Guust van Wesemael literacy prize. This recognises an achievement in the field of literacy promotion in a Closing date: 01 Mar 13 developing country. The prize should Deadline information: This call is repeated preferably be used for follow-up activities such every 2 years. as purchasing targeted collections of Posted date: 24 Jul 12 appropriate books, but may also be used for Award type: Prizes, Development other activities such as literacy promotion, (Africa/Caribbean) training and policy development. The focus is Award amount max: €2,725

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Award amount min: - Literacy, Library Science, Library and Award budget total: €2,725 Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Website: Education (RAE Unit 68), Education in http://www.ifla.org/III/grants/grant02.htm Developing Countries, Information Application form: Management http://www.ifla.org/III/grants/form1.htm Contact Details Eligibility profile ------IFLA Headquarters Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Koninklijke Bibliotheek Middle-Income countries, Low Income Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5 countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries 2595 BE The Hague Tel: +31 70 3140884 Disciplines Fax: +31 70 38 34827 ------Email: [email protected]

MALL GRANT SCHEME British Neuropathological Society S

Description:  projects to establish or develop capacity The British Neuropathological Society invites to deliver research or training in applications for its small grant scheme. This neuropathology. supports projects that will advance neuropathology, including: A maximum of £5,000 is available per project.

 projects leading to publications in peer- reviewed journals or the award of a higher degree; Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Eligibility profile Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 March ------2013, 1 September 2013, and repeated Nationality of applicant institution: Any annually. Posted date: 23 Nov 12 Disciplines Award type: Directed grants to institutions, ------research groups etc, Publish, edit, translate, Neurological Disorders, Neurology, Pathology, disseminate, Directed grants for individual Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), investigators, Institutional development Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Award amount max: £5,000 Clinical Laboratory Science, Hospital-based Website: Clinical Subject http://www.bns.org.uk/index.php?option=com _content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=50 Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.bns.org.uk/files/BNS_forms/Form Email: [email protected] _A_BNS_Small_Grant_Application.doc

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ELDMAN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT F Brandeis University

Description: Award amount min: - Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Award budget total: - Policy and Management invites applications for Website: the Feldman graduate fellowship in sustainable http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/sid/admis international development. The fellowship will sions/Financial-Assistance/SID- be awarded to an early to mid-level career scholarships.html development professional interested in the field of integrated conservation and development. Eligibility profile The fellow will complete a year-in-residence ------and then work at a field conservation site Nationality of applicant institution: Any during the second year of the program. Disciplines Nominations are encouraged from international ------and governmental development institutions Poverty & the Poor, Civil & Human Rights, and non-governmental organizations. Self- Sociology of Sex & Gender, Biological Diversity, nominations are accepted. Sustainable Development, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Environmental Sciences (RAE The fellowship includes full tuition, fees, airfare Unit 21), Politics and International Studies and living expenses for the year-in-residence at (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Brandeis, and airfare and all university fees for Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE the second year fieldwork. Unit 42), Environmental Conservation

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Heller School Admissions Office announced by sponsor but this is the Brandeis University approximate deadline we expect. This call is 415 South Street, MS 035 repeated once a year. Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Posted date: 26 Nov 10 Tel: +1 781 736 2770 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Fax: +1 781 736 8366 Career fellowships Email: [email protected] Award amount max: -

NTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP Brandeis University I

Description: scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social an early- to mid-level career development Policy and Management invites applications for professional with a demonstrated commitment its international health policy and management to effective health policy and management.

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Nominations are encouraged from international Eligibility profile and governmental development institutions ------and non-governmental organizations. Self- Nationality of applicant institution: Any nominations are accepted. Disciplines The scholarship includes full tuition and fee ------remission for the one-year degree program. Governance, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Health Care Policy, International Health, Health Planning & Policy, Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been 2), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit announced by sponsor but this is the 40) approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 26 Nov 10 ------Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Heller School Admissions Office Career fellowships Brandeis University Award amount max: - 415 South Street, MS 035 Award amount min: - Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 781 736 2770 Website: Fax: +1 781 736 8366 http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/sid/admis Email: [email protected] sions/Financial-Assistance/SID- scholarships.html

NNUAL CONFERENCE STUDENT BURSARIES Catholic Record Society A

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The Catholic Record Society invites applications announced by sponsor but this is the for its annual conference student bursaries. approximate deadline we expect. This call is These enable postgraduate students who are repeated once a year. researching the post-Reformation Catholic Posted date: 02 Aug 11 history of the British Isles to attend the CRS Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings annual conference. The scheme is open to etc., Financial aid for postgraduate students students registered for higher degrees in any Award amount max: - recognised institution in Britain or overseas. Award amount min: - Applicants need not be members of CRS. Award budget total: - Recipients of bursaries are expected to deliver a Website: http://www.catholic- short communication on the subject under history.org.uk/crs/index.htm study. The value of a bursary will be equivalent to half the cost of attending the conference Eligibility profile (excluding travel costs). ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Disciplines ------

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History of Religious Thought, Religious Contact Details Studies, Catholicism, History (RAE Unit 59), ------Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE 12 Melbourne Place Unit 63), British History Wolsingham Durham DL13 3EH Tel: +44 1388 527747

ISITING GRANTS Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) V

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study announced by sponsor but this is the in the Humanities and Social Sciences invites approximate deadline we expect. This call is applications for its visiting grants. These grants repeated once a year. are open to non-EU East-European and African Posted date: 06 Feb 12 researchers, enabling them to conduct research Award type: Directed grants for individual at the NIAS for three months. Applicants must investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Access be: to libraries, Travel for research purposes Award amount max: -  in possession of a PhD degree; Award amount min: -  not older than 45 years of age; Award budget total: - Website:  employed at a university or research http://www.nias.knaw.nl/Pages/NIA/24/710.b institute; GFuZz1FTkc.html

Application form: The grants are intended for junior scholars from http://www.nias.knaw.nl/Content/NIAS/Appli the humanities and social sciences. For this call, cation%20Forms/Application%20Form%20Vis projects related to the following topics are iting%20Grants%202013-14.doc especially welcomed: Eligibility profile  cultural heritage and computational ------humanities; Nationality of applicant institution: Turkey,  brain and cognition; Ukraine, All African Nations, Albania,  global society and identity. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Serbia, Georgia, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Successful applicants will be given a studio Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former apartment free of rent, a shared office equipped Yugoslav Republic of, Russian Federation, with a computer with internet connection, and Montenegro access to other NIAS research facilities such as the reference library. The grant carries a stipend Disciplines of €2,600, free lunches during the working ------week, and reimbursement of round-trip travel Arts & Humanities, Humanities, Social expenses. Sciences, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Law (RAE Unit 36), Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Economics and

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Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Library Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Unit 42), Business and Management Studies Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), American Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), (RAE Unit 65), Education (RAE Unit 68), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Studies Sports-related Subjects (RAE Unit 69) (RAE Unit 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), Contact Details French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and ------Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian NIAS (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and East Research Planning European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian Meijboomlaan 1 and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), 2242 PR Wassenaar Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient Email: [email protected] History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies

ANSEN REFUGEE AWARD United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees N

Description: The United Nations High Commissioner for Eligibility profile Refugees invites applications for the Nansen ------refugee award. This prize is awarded annually Nationality of applicant institution: Any to an individual or an organisation in recognition of extraordinary and dedicated Disciplines service to refugees. Current or former UNHCR ------are not eligible and self-nominations are Migrant Labour, Prejudice, Illegal Aliens, strongly discouraged. Immigrants, Migrants, Minorities & Disadvantaged, Refugees, Distribution of Poverty, Ghetto Poverty, Poverty & the Poor, Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Racism & Race Relations, Immigration Policy, Deadline information: This call is repeated Asylum, Right of, Citizenship, Civil & Human once a year. Rights, Democracy, Racism, Social Change, Posted date: 24 Sep 12 Migrant Education, Emigration & Immigration Award type: Prizes Law, Immigration Law, Politics and Award amount max: - International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Award amount min: - Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Award budget total: - Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Philosophy (RAE Unit Website: 62), War Studies, Border security http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c461.html Application form: Contact Details http://www.unhcr.org/nansen/nansen------nominations-eng.doc Nansen Committee Secretariat

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UNHCR 1211 Geneva 2 PO Box 2500 Email: [email protected]

OLESTAN FELLOWSHIP Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) G

Description: Website: The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study http://www.nias.knaw.nl/Pages/NIA/24/383.b in the Humanities and Social Sciences invites GFuZz1FTkc.html applications for its Golestan fellowships. This Application form: supports non-Dutch scholars engaged in http://www.nias.knaw.nl/en/fellowships/alle_t fundamental research in the medical or e_uploaden_files/new_0/ biological sciences. The applicant must have a specialisation which would make it profitable Eligibility profile for them to work in an international setting and ------be in daily contact with scholars who carry out Nationality of applicant institution: All North advanced research in the humanities and social American nations, Andorra, Anguilla, Albania, sciences. Each applicant must hold a PhD and Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and must have already made a significant Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, contribution to their field of research and Canada, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech preferably be between 35 and 55 years of age. Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Where at all possible, Golestan fellowships will Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United be granted alternately to a Swiss and non-Swiss Kingdom, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, researcher. The fellowship consists of a stipend Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, set by the rector of NIAS, depending on Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, individual circumstances, with a maximum of Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the €4,300 per month. Unaccompanied fellows will former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Norway, receive free housing and fellows who bring Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, their partner or family are entitled to housing at Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, a subsidised rent. The fellowship is for a full Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Holy See academic year, running from 1 September to 30 (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All June or for one semester of five months. Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, Kosovo, Caribbean, Central America Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Disciplines announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Medical Sociology, Disciplines & Fields, repeated once a year. Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety, Social Posted date: 05 Oct 11 & Economic Environment (Medical), Biological Award type: Directed grants for individual Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE investigators, Mid-Career fellowships Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects Award amount max: - (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Award amount min: - (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Award budget total: - Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7),

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RADUATE ENGINEER TRAINING SCHEME Cern (European Organization for Nuclear Research) G

Description: Award type: Personal development, Directed Cern, the European Organization for Nuclear grants for individual investigators, Research, invites applications for its graduate Predoctoral training fellowships engineering training scheme. This offers an Award amount max: - opportunity for training and work experience Award amount min: - in engineering fields. Applications are accepted Award budget total: - from researchers from Cern member states, but Website: a limited number of positions in the research https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_portal.sh sector are also available for scientists from non- ow_page?p_web_site_id=1&p_text_id=5 member states. Applicants must hold a Application form: university degree, BSc level or above, or a https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_portal_ca technical engineering qualification. Recent nd.form?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=1 graduates at bachelor level should not have 0677 more than four years of relevant professional Eligibility profile experience, whereas candidates with an MSc ------should have no more than 10 years of Nationality of applicant institution: Any professional experience. Each position is granted initially for one year and normally Disciplines extended for a second year. Extensions for all or ------part of a third year are granted only in Engineering Education, Industrial Engineering, exceptional circumstances. Stipends are Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, calculated individually. Health insurance costs, Nuclear Engineering Standards, Nuclear Safety, and travel expenses for fellows and their Nuclear Science & Technology, Electrical and family, are covered. An installation grant, Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), family allowance and child allowance can also Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing be awarded. Ref. AFC-2012-2/FELL. Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Education (RAE

Unit 68), Technology

Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 ------times a year. Posted date: 15 Oct 12 Email: [email protected]

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ELLOWSHIPS Utrecht University F

Description: Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Utrecht University’s Descartes Centre invites Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, applications for its fellowship programme. Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Fellowships are intended to promote Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the intellectual exchange and collaboration in the former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Norway, domains of the history, the philosophy and the Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, foundation of the sciences and humanities, or Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, any combination thereof. There are two kinds Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), of fellowship available: All African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations,  junior fellowships, which support Kosovo, All North American nations independent doctoral research and research at Dutch museums and Disciplines archives – worth €1,500 per month; ------ senior fellowships, which allow senior History of Science & Technology, Humanities, researchers to contribute to the Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Mind, Descartes Centre by means of public History & Philosophy of Education, American lectures, research seminars and Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Eastern and teaching – worth €2,500 per month. African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Studies (RAE Unit 48), Both fellowships are available for up to three Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), English Language months. and Literature (RAE Unit 50), French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Scandinavian To be eligible for these fellowships, researchers Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian (RAE Unit 53), can not reside in the Netherlands. Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian and Latin American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Linguistics Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient History, Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 March Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (RAE 2013, 1 September 2013, and repeated Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History annually. (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and Posted date: 13 Sep 12 Design (RAE Unit 60), Library and Information Award type: Networking/collaboration, Mid- Management (RAE Unit 61), Philosophy (RAE Career fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships Unit 62), Theology, Divinity and Religious Award amount max: €7,500 Studies (RAE Unit 63), Communication, Website: Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), http://www.descartescentre.com/index.php?pa Education (RAE Unit 68) ge=fellowships&lang=eng Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Descartes Centre Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, Rooms 1.15 and 1.17 Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Janskerkhof 13 and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, 3512 BL Utrecht Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Tel: +31 30 253 8180 Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Email: [email protected] Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom,

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CHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTER’S STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE GERMANY Heinrich Böll Foundation S

Description: and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, The Heinrich Böll Foundation invites Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, applications for its master’s scholarships for Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faroe students of all subjects. Applicants must have Islands, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, gained their entrance qualifications outside Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Germany and wish to study towards a master’s Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, degree at a German institution. Priority may be Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, given to applicants from central and eastern Republic of, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Europe, the EU neighbourhood, CIS, the Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Middle East, northern Africa, transition and Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, newly industrialised countries, and conflict Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, regions worldwide. Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Kosovo, Caribbean, All North American Deadline information: This call is repeated nations once a year. Posted date: 03 May 12 Disciplines Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate ------students, Student awards Any Award amount max: - Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung http://www.boell.de/scholarships/scholarships Studienwerk .html Schumannstrasse 8 10117 Berlin Eligibility profile Tel: +49 30 2853 4400 ------Fax: +49 30 2853 4409 Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, Email: [email protected] Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia

RANZ WERFEL GRANT Austrian Exchange Service F

Description: literature. Recipients may work as visiting The Austrian Exchange Service invites researchers at university departments and carry applications for the Franz Werfel grant. This out specialist studies in libraries, archives or provides up to 18 months’ material research research institutions. Follow-up funding is also support for young university teachers across available, covering: the world whose work focuses on Austrian

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 a yearly invitation to a professionally lity_grants_scholarships/franz_werfel_grant/E relevant symposium; N/  a yearly endowment for the purchase of Application form: http://www.scholarships.at/ specialist literature on the occasion of the symposium; Eligibility profile  a one-month research grant every three ------years; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  a habilitation grant;  a publication allowance. Disciplines ------Literary Criticism, German Literature, Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Literature, Translation, European Studies (RAE Deadline information: This call is repeated Unit 48), German, Dutch and Scandinavian once a year. Languages (RAE Unit 52), History (RAE Unit Posted date: 05 Apr 12 59), European Studies, European History, Award type: Directed grants for individual European Literature investigators, Travel for research purposes, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Publish, Contact Details edit, translate, disseminate, Equipment and ------materials OEAD Award amount max: - Ebendorferstraße 7 Award amount min: - 1010 Vienna Award budget total: - Tel: +43 1 5340 8405 Website: Fax: +43 1 5340 8499 http://www.oead.at/welcome_to_austria/grants Email: [email protected] _scholarships/international_cooperation_mobi

ICHARD PLASCHKA GRANT Austrian Exchange Service R

Description:  a yearly endowment for the purchase of The Austrian Exchange Service invites specialist literature on the occasion of proposals for the Richard Plaschka grants. the symposium; These enable university history lecturers whose  a one-month research grant every three main focus is Austrian history to carry out years; specialist studies in libraries, archives or at  a habilitation grant; research institutions over a maximum of 18  a publication allowance. months. Researchers may work as visiting researchers at university departments. Follow- up funding is also available for recipients who Closing date: 01 Mar 13 have completed at least 12 scholarship months, Deadline information: This call is repeated covering: once a year. Posted date: 11 Apr 12  a yearly invitation to a professionally Award type: Equipment and materials, Travel relevant symposium; to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators, Publish, edit,

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any OEAD Ebendorferstraße 7 Disciplines 1010 Vienna ------Tel: +43 1 5340 8456 History, Economic History, History & Fax: +43 1 5340 8499 Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, Email: [email protected] History & Appreciation of Music, History of

CHOLARSHIPS FOR PHD STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE GERMANY Heinrich Böll Foundation S

Description: Award amount min: - The Heinrich Böll Foundation invites Award budget total: - applications for its PhD scholarships in all Website: subjects. Each applicant should have gained http://www.boell.de/scholarships/apply/applic their university entrance examination ation.html qualification outside Germany and should wish to do their doctoral studies in Germany. Eligibility profile Students from central and eastern Europe, the ------EU neighbourhood, CIS, the Middle East, Nationality of applicant institution: Andorra, northern Africa, transition and newly Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia industrialised countries and conflict regions and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, worldwide may be given priority. Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Deadline information: This call is repeated Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, once a year. Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Posted date: 03 May 12 Republic of, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, students, Predoctoral fellowships Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Award amount max: - Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino,

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Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), Contact Details All African Nations, All Asian nations, All ------South American nations, All Oceanian nations, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Kosovo, Caribbean, All North American Studienwerk nations Schumannstrasse 8 10117 Berlin Disciplines Tel: +49 30 2853 4400 ------Fax: +49 30 2853 4409 Any Email: [email protected]

LLAN KRAUS THERMAL MANAGEMENT MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers A

Description: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Eligibility profile invites nominations for the Allan Kraus thermal ------management medal. The award recognises Nationality of applicant institution: Any individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in thermal Disciplines management of electronic systems and their ------commitment to the field of thermal sciences. Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Cooling, It includes US$1,000, a bronze medal, a Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics Engineering, certificate and travel expenses to attend the Thermosciences Engineering, Thermodynamics, meeting presentation. Physics (RAE Unit 19), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Closing date: 01 Mar 13 (RAE Unit 30) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 02 Nov 12 ------Award type: Prizes American Society of Mechanical Engineers Award amount max: $1,000 Three Park Avenue Website: http://www.asme.org/about- New York, NY 10016-5990 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Tel: +1 301 405 3173 awards/allan-kraus-thermal-management- Email: [email protected] medal Application form: http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/Hon ors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc

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LOBAL SOUTH SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies G

Description: Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 March The Graduate Institute of International and 2013, 1 October 2013, and repeated annually. Development Studies invites applications to its Posted date: 31 Jan 12 global south scholars in residence programme. Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Travel This programme enables outstanding young for research purposes professors from universities in developing and Award amount max: - emerging countries to spend one semester at Award amount min: - the institute to pursue advanced research in Award budget total: - areas bridging the fields of international and Website: development studies. The programme supports http://graduateinstitute.ch/corporate/Research/ research in the areas of international affairs; visiting_programmes/in_residence_en.html development studies; development economics; sociology and anthropology of development; Eligibility profile international economics; international relations; ------international law; international history and Nationality of applicant institution: Argentina, politics. Special consideration will be given to Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, applicants with an interest in international Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, governance or research on international Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, organisations in Geneva. Scholars will have the Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El opportunity to: Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela Nationality of applicant institution: All African  update and strengthen the curriculum Nations, All Asian nations of their course; Disciplines  further a personal research project; ------ participate in teaching courses; World History, Anthropology, International  interact with the international Economics, Political Science, International community of the institute. Relations & Diplomacy, Sociology,

International & Comparative Law, Law (RAE Applicants should demonstrate how their stay Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), will contribute to their academic career and Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), home institution. Applicants must hold a PhD Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit and have a full-time tenure-track or tenured 39), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History (RAE position in an academic institution in Africa, Unit 59), Governance , Development Studies Asia or Latin America. Where the quality of (Less-Developed Countries) applicants is equal, selection may be guided by an interest in promoting gender and regional Contact Details diversity. Scholars will be provided with a ------work space and access to the institute’s library Graduate Institute of International and and IT facilities. Scholars will receive a monthly Development Studies stipend and the institute will cover the costs of Rue de Lausanne 132 travel, visas and accommodation. PO Box 136

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TUDENT TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN TUMOUR IMMUNOLOGY GRANT Cancer Research Institute S

Description: The Cancer Research Institute invites Eligibility profile applications for the clinic and laboratory ------integration programme grant. The STaRT Nationality of applicant institution: Any programme provides up to two years of support for graduate students conducting thesis Disciplines research in the area of tumour immunology. ------Immunity, Immune System, Cancer Biology, To be eligible, applicants must be full-time Immunochemistry, Immunogenetics, graduate students who will be engaged in Immunology, Immunopathology, Breast thesis research as PhD candidates, and who Cancer, Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Prostate have successfully completed all of their host Cancer, Tumour Immunology, institution’s requirements for advancement to Chemotherapeutic Agents, Immune Enhancers, candidacy by the time the award is activated. Chemotherapy, Immunosuppression, Additionally, applicants are required to be Immunotherapy, Oncology, pursuing doctorate research directly related to Immunodiagnostics, Clinical Laboratory cancer immunology, and they must have Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical chosen their thesis project, laboratory and Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), advisor when making the application. The Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Cancer Care, training may be carried out in the US or abroad, Leukaemia, Clinical Laboratory Science, Brain and applicants may be of any nationality. Tumour, Oncology Nursing, Multiple Myeloma, Blood Cancer, Cancer Grants are worth up to US$30,000 per year. Nanotechnology, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Cancer, Skin Cancer Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 15 Aug 12 ------Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Cancer Research Institute students, Thesis/Dissertation funding, One Exchange Plaza Directed grants for individual investigators 55 Broadway Award amount max: $60,000 Suite 1802 Website: NY 10006 http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/STa Tel: +1 212 688 7515 RT/ Fax: +1 212 832 9376 Application form: Email: [email protected] http://www.grantrequest.com/SID_205?SA=S NA&FID=35011

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IWI MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara K

Description: Award amount min: $50,000 Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara Award budget total: - invites applications for the Kiwi music Website: scholarship. This scholarship is to assist http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships/ outstanding New Zealand musical performers kiwimusic or conductors who have completed, or are Application form: completing an honours or masters degree in http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/files/u12/Kiw musical performance in New Zealand to iMusic09.pdf continue their musical development either overseas or in New Zealand. Eligibility profile ------Applicants must be New Zealand citizens and Nationality of applicant institution: Any preference will be given to students who are normally resident in New Zealand. Applicants Disciplines must have completed the requirements for an ------honours or masters degree in musical Music, Musicology & Music Theory, Music performance or conducting at a New Zealand Composition, Music Conducting, Music, university, or an equivalent musical Instrumental, Music, Vocal, Opera & Musical qualification. Theatre, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), Music (RAE Unit 67), The funds available each year will be in the Performance range of NZ$50,000 to NZ$60,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Universities New Zealand-Te Pokai Tara Deadline information: This call is repeated PO Box 11915 once a year. Manners St Posted date: 19 Sep 12 Wellington 6142 Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Tel: +64 4 381 8500 students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed Fax: +64 4 381 8501 grants for individual investigators Email: [email protected] Award amount max: $60,000

ATRICIA PRATT SCHOLARSHIP IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara P

Description: outstanding New Zealand musical performers Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara who have completed an honours degree in invites applications for the Patricia Pratt musical performance in New Zealand to scholarship in musical performance. The continue their musical development at a purpose of the scholarship is to assist

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Applicants must be New Zealand citizens and Eligibility profile preference will be given to students who have ------resided in New Zealand for at least three years Nationality of applicant institution: Any immediately preceding the year of selection. Applicants must have recently completed the Disciplines requirements for an honours degree in musical ------performance at a New Zealand university. Music, Musicology & Music Theory, Music Composition, Music Conducting, Music, The value of the scholarship is US$30,000 per Instrumental, Music, Vocal, Opera & Musical year. Theatre, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), Music (RAE Unit 67), Performance Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 19 Sep 12 Universities New Zealand-Te Pokai Tara Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, PO Box 11915 Financial aid for postgraduate students Manners St Award amount max: $30,000 Wellington 6142 Website: Tel: +64 4 381 8500 http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships/ Fax: +64 4 381 8501 patriciapratt Email: [email protected] Application form: http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/files/u12/Patr

IU-ASTELLAS FOUNDATION AWARD Sociéte Internationale d'Urologie S

Description: Award amount max: $20,000 The Société Internationale d’Urologie, in Website: http://www.siu-urology.org/astellas- association with the Astellas European award.aspx Foundation, invites nominations for its SIU- Astellas Foundation award. This will be Eligibility profile granted to a urological scientist of notable ------professional and ethical standing. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

The award is worth US$20,000. Disciplines ------Urogenital System, Urology, Hospital-based Closing date: 01 Mar 13 Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Hospital-based Deadline information: Clinical Subject Posted date: 23 Oct 12 Award type: Prizes

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Contact Details H3B 3A7 ------Tel: +1 514 875 5665 SIU Fax: +1 514 875 0205 1155 University St Email: [email protected] Suite 1155 Montréal, Québec

HR DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS – SCOULOUDI, THORNLEY, ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY I Institute of Historical Research

Description: Deadline information: Applications accepted The Institute of Historical Research invites between 25 January and 4 March 2013. This applications for its IHR doctoral fellowships – call is repeated once a year. Scouloudi, Thornley, Royal Historical Society. Posted date: 16 Oct 12 These are awarded to doctoral students Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, engaged in the completion of a PhD in history. Financial aid for postgraduate students, The following fellowships are available: Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: £13,200  up to two Royal Historical Society Award amount min: £10,000 fellowships, worth £13,200 each, open Award budget total: - to candidates without regard to Website: nationality or academic affiliation; http://www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/ihr- doctoral-fellowships-scouloudi-thornley-rhs  up to four Scouloudi Foundation Application form: fellowships, worth £10,000 each, open http://www.history.ac.uk/online-applications/ to UK citizens or to candidates with a

degree from a UK university; Eligibility profile  one Isobel Thornley Bequest fellowship, ------worth £10,000, open to candidates Nationality of applicant institution: Any regardless of nationality but only to

those registered for a PhD at the Disciplines University of London. ------History, History (RAE Unit 59) Applicants should have completed at least two years of full-time or three years of part-time Contact Details research on their doctoral programme at the ------beginning of the session for which the awards IHR are made. Fellowships are tenable for up to one Senate House year. Malet Street London WC1E 7HU Tel: +44 20 7862 8740 Closing date: 04 Mar 13 Fax: +44 20 7862 8745 Email: [email protected]

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ACOBITE STUDIES TRUST FELLOWSHIPS Institute of Historical Research J

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed The Institute of Historical Research invites grants for individual investigators, applications for the Jacobite Studies Trust Predoctoral fellowships fellowships. These non-residential fellowships Award amount max: £7,500 support historical research into the Stuart Award amount min: - dynasty in the British Isles and in exile, from Award budget total: £15,000 the departure of James II in 1688 to the death of Website: Henry Benedict Stuart in 1807. This may also http://www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/jacobite- include work on their friends and supporters, studies-trust-fellowships their activities, their influence, their views, Application form: ideologies, artefacts and works of art, and the http://www.history.ac.uk/online-applications/ political, diplomatic, military, religious, intellectual and cultural context in which they Eligibility profile lived. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fellowships are open to: Disciplines ------ current doctoral students who have History, Diplomatic History, History & been registered on their programme for Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, at least three years full time or six years History of Religious Thought, Military History, part time; Modern History, Social History, History (RAE  holders of the doctorates awarded Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and within two years of the beginning of Design (RAE Unit 60), Theology, Divinity and the session in which the awards are to Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Cultural be held, who are working in the History , British History research area of the trust.

Contact Details Two six-month fellowships of £7,500 each are ------available. Institute of Historical Research

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Malet St Closing date: 04 Mar 13 London WC1E 7HU Deadline information: This call is repeated Tel: +44 20 7862 8747 once a year. Posted date: 16 Oct 12 Fax: +44 20 7862 8745 Email: [email protected]

ELLOWSHIPS International Tropical Timber Organization F

Description: programme. These fellowships promote human The International Tropical Timber Organization resource development and strengthen invites applications for its fellowship professional expertise in member countries in

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships tropical forestry and related disciplines. The Nationality of applicant institution: Australia, goal is to promote the sustainable management Brazil, Canada, Congo, the Democratic of tropical forests, the efficient use and Republic of the, Central African Republic, processing of tropical timber, and better Congo, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, economic information about the international China, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, trade in tropical timber. Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, India, Japan, Cambodia, Korea, Republic of, Liberia, The fellowship is open to individuals who are Myanmar, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, nationals of ITTO member countries. Eligible New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Papua New activities are participation in conferences, short- Guinea, Philippines, Togo, United States, term training courses, study tours, and lecture Venezuela, Albania, Benin, Cyprus, Czech or demonstration tours, help with manuals and Republic, Guatemala, Madagascar, Mali, monographs, or small grants for postgraduate Paraguay, EU (European Union) studies. The fellowship is worth up to US$10,000. Disciplines ------Forest Ecology, Forest Economics, Forest Closing date: 05 Mar 13 Engineering, Forest Management, Forestry & Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 Woodlands, Sustainable Agriculture, Wood, times a year. Tropical Ecosystems, Agriculture (RAE Unit Posted date: 20 Jun 12 15), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), students, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Forests Travel for research purposes, Directed grants for individual investigators, Personal Contact Details development ------Award amount max: $10,000 International Tropical Timber Organization Website: http://www.itto.int/feature20/ Pacifico-Yokohama 5F Application form: 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai http://www.itto.int/direct/topics/topics_pdf_do Nishi-ku wnload/topics_id=5090200&no=11 Yokohama 220-0012 Tel: +81 45 223 1110 Eligibility profile Fax: +81 45 223 1111 ------Email: [email protected]

FR PHD GRANTS National Research Fund Luxembourg A

Description: Luxembourg research and development will be The National Research Fund Luxembourg evaluated during the selection process. invites applications for its AFR PhD grants. The Applicants must hold a university degree that programme has no thematic limitations and is allows them to enter into doctoral training. open to all researchers, regardless of their Grants are initially awarded for up to three nationality, who wish to engage in research years, with a one-year extension possible. training in Luxembourg or abroad. However, Where an applicant has a work contract, the the interest of the project in the context of maximum funding will be €38,220 per year,

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships with a supplement of €3,689 per year in the case Website: http://www.fnr.lu/en/AFR-PhD- of a public-private partnership. Applicants Postdoc-Grants/PhD-Grants without work contracts will receive a maximum Application form: https://grants.fnr.lu/ of €18,000 per year and a supplement of €1,200 per year in the case of a public-private Eligibility profile partnership. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 05 Mar 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Any approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated 2 times a year. Contact Details Posted date: 26 Apr 12 ------Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, National Research Fund Luxembourg Predoctoral fellowships, Directed grants for 6, Rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry individual investigators, Financial aid for BP 1777 postgraduate students, Postdoctoral training Luxembourg 1017 fellowships, Travel for research purposes Tel: +352 2 619 251 Award amount max: €167,636 Fax: +352 2 619 2535 Award amount min: - Award budget total: -

NTERNATIONAL FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ON THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF TASTE I Association for Chemoreception Sciences

Description: Posted date: 04 Feb 08 The Association for Chemoreception Sciences Award type: Prizes invites applications for the international Award amount max: - flavours and fragrances award for outstanding Award amount min: - research on the molecular basis of taste. This Award budget total: - award is given for pioneering research that has Website: had a major impact on understanding of the http://www.achems.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?p molecular basis of taste. The award is designed ageid=3374 to honour researchers who have made original contributions of long-lasting impact on the Eligibility profile conduct of research in the molecular basis of ------taste. The award is worth $6,000. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines Closing date: 07 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Biology, Molecular, Chemoreception, Clinical announced by sponsor but this is the Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Biological approximate deadline we expect. This call is Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit repeated once a year. 18), Clinical Laboratory Science

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Contact Details Tel: +1 952 646 2035 ------Fax: +1 952 545 6073 Association for Chemoreception Sciences Email: [email protected] 5841 Cedar Lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55416

OSKOWITZ JACOBS AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN THE PSYCHOPHYSICS OF TASTE AND SMELL M Association for Chemoreception Sciences

Description: Website: The Association for Chemoreception Sciences http://www.achems.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?p invites applications for the Moskowitz Jacobs ageid=3377 award for research excellence in the psychophysics of taste and smell. This award is Eligibility profile given annually to an outstanding junior ------scientist in the field of psychophysics of human Nationality of applicant institution: Any taste or olfaction. The research record should provide evidence of excellence and the promise Disciplines to emerge as a leader in the field. The award is ------worth $2,000. Chemoreception, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Clinical Laboratory Science Closing date: 07 Mar 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Association for Chemoreception Sciences repeated once a year. 5841 Cedar Lake Road Posted date: 05 Feb 08 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Award type: Prizes Tel: +1 952 646 2035 Award amount max: $2,000 Fax: +1 952 545 6073 Email: [email protected]

OUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD FOR RESEARCH IN OLFACTION Association for Chemoreception Sciences Y

Description: scientist who is an emerging leader in the field The Association for Chemoreception Sciences of olfaction. The research record should provide invites applications for its young investigator evidence of excellence and contributions that award for research in olfaction. This award is have had or are likely to have a major impact presented annually to an outstanding junior

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Closing date: 07 Mar 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Chemoreception, Clinical Laboratory Sciences approximate deadline we expect. This call is (RAE Unit 1), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Clinical repeated once a year. Laboratory Science Posted date: 05 Feb 08 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: ------Award amount min: - Association for Chemoreception Sciences Award budget total: - 5841 Cedar Lake Road Website: Minneapolis, MN 55416 http://www.achems.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?p Tel: +1 952 646 2035 ageid=3376 Fax: +1 952 545 6073 Email: [email protected]

OZELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CHEMICAL SENSES Association for Chemoreception Sciences M

Description: Award amount min: - The Association for Chemoreception Sciences Award budget total: - invites applications for the Mozell award for Website: outstanding achievement in the chemical http://www.achems.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?p senses. This award is intended to recognize the ageid=3373 accomplishments of a senior scientist working in the chemical senses. The research record Eligibility profile should provide evidence of excellence and ------contributions that have a major impact on Nationality of applicant institution: Any research in the chemical senses. Ideal candidates would also demonstrate a concern Disciplines for and contributions to the chemical senses ------community and organizations that foster its Chemical Sciences, Chemoreception, Clinical work. The award is worth $2,000. Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Clinical Laboratory Science

Closing date: 07 Mar 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Association for Chemoreception Sciences approximate deadline we expect. This call is 5841 Cedar Lake Road repeated once a year. Minneapolis, MN 55416 Posted date: 05 Feb 08 Tel: +1 952 646 2035 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 952 545 6073 Award amount max: - Email: [email protected]

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OCTORAL GRANTS Ghent University D

Description: Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Ghent University invites applications for its Financial aid for postgraduate students, Travel doctoral grants. These are for PhD students for research purposes from developing countries who wish to carry Award amount max: - out half of their PhD research at Ghent Award amount min: - University and half in a university in a Award budget total: - developing country. No restrictions are Website: imposed on the field of research, nevertheless http://www.ugent.be/en/research/opportunitie preference will be given to topics that are s/phd/docos.htm relevant for development. Each award is worth €1,700. A Ghent University promoter also Eligibility profile receives a bench fee of €15,440 to cover (part of) ------the operational costs, as well as the travelling Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- costs of the student and both the Ghent Middle-Income countries, Low Income University and the local university promoter. countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries

Disciplines Closing date: 08 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Any announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 14 Dec 11 Email: [email protected]

ESEARCH INTO NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM Association Française contre les Myopathies R

Description: Association Française contre les Myopathies Awards include: trampoline grants, available to invites grant applications for research into the early career investigators and established neuromuscular system. Projects will address investigators proposing innovative projects, the following areas: worth €50,000 each over one year; research projects, available for up to two years, and,  fundamental research and exceptionally, for up to three years; PhD physiopathology of diseases of the fellowships, available for up to three years; and neuromuscular system; postdoctoral fellowships, available for up to  development of therapeutic approaches two years. French and foreign applications are for rare diseases; accepted.  clinical and care management.

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Musculoskeletal System, Nervous System, Closing date: 08 Mar 13 Muscle Disorders, Muscular Dystrophy, Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 Neurological Disorders, Neuromuscular times a year. Disorders, Gene Therapy, Cardiology, Posted date: 31 Oct 12 Orthopaedics, Pathology, Urology, Anatomy, Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Muscle Structure & Function, Clinical Career fellowships, Innovation grants, Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital- Directed grants to institutions, research based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy groups etc (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Award amount max: - Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Clinical Award amount min: - Laboratory Science, Cellular Pathology, Award budget total: - Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology Website: http://www.afm- telethon.com/research/calls-for- Contact Details proposals/2012-calls-for-proposals.html ------

AFM Eligibility profile 1, Rue de l´Internationale ------91002 Evry Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +33 16 94 72 828

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ROLOGY SECTION PROFESSOR GEOFFREY D CHISHOLM CBE COMMUNICATION PRIZE U Royal Society of Medicine

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Royal Society of Medicine invites once a year. nominations for its urology section Professor Posted date: 09 Aug 12 Geoffrey D Chisholm CBE communication Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings prize. The scheme offers a first prize of a etc., Prizes travelling fellowship to the urology section's Award amount max: - overseas winter scientific meeting in the next Award amount min: - academic session. There are also runner-up Award budget total: - prizes of a bursary towards the society's Website: overseas winter scientific meeting in the next http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/awards/index.p academic session. Abstracts of fewer than 200 hp words may be submitted on a urological topic. Application form: It does not have to be original research, but http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/awards/downlo must be something to which the applicant has ads/abstractform.doc personally contributed. Urological trainees are Eligibility profile eligible to apply. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 08 Mar 13

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Disciplines Contact Details ------Urogenital System, Urology, Anatomy, RSM Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), 1 Wimpole Street Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Hospital-based Clinical London W1G 0AE Subject Tel: +44 20 7290 3942 Email: [email protected]

ASTERS SCHOLARSHIPS Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (formerly e8 Network of Expertise for the Global M Environment)

Description: Eligibility profile The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership ------invites applications for its master's scholarships Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- for sustainable energy development. Their aim Middle-Income countries, Low Income is to support outstanding students pursuing countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries advanced studies in sustainable energy development. The scholarships are worth Disciplines $23,000 per year for up to two years. Applicants ------need to be citizens of developing countries with Sustainable Resource Use, Sustainable an excellent first degree and a history of Development, Energy, Renewable Energy community involvement. Sources, Power Plants, Renewable Energy, Resources Availability, Renewable Energy, Site Geology, Renewable Energy, Environmental Closing date: 09 Mar 13 (Forecast) Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town and Country Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Planning (RAE Unit 34) announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 05 Oct 11 Global Electricity General Secretariat Award type: Predoctoral fellowships 505 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, Lobby Award amount max: $56,000 Montréal QC Website: Canada H3A 3C2 http://www.e8.org/index.jsp?numPage=79 Tel: +1 514 392 8876 Application form: Fax: +1 514 392 8900 http://www.globalelectricity.org/en/index.jsp? Email: [email protected] numPage=257

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P7-ICT-2011-C FET OPEN European Commission Framework Programme 7: Cooperation F

Description: maximum of €25m will be allocated per batch. The European Commission Framework FP7-ICT-2011-C. OJ 2010/C 196/06. Programme 7: Cooperation invites applications for its FP7-ICT-2011-C FET open call. This call funds projects in future and emerging Closing date: 12 Mar 13 technologies, including the following topics: Deadline information: Deadlines: proposals reviewed after 7 December 2010 for batch 10,  ICT-2011.9.1 FET-Open challenging 17 May 2011 for batch 11, 25 October 2011 for current thinking; batch 12, 10 April 2012 for batch 13, 25  ICT-2011.9.2 high_tech research September for batch 14 and 12 March 2013 for intensive SMEs in FET research; batch 15. Consult national contact points for  ICT-2011.9.3 FET young explorers; any country-specific deadlines. Posted date: 21 Jul 10  ICT-2011.9.4 international cooperation Award type: Directed grants to institutions, in FET research. research groups etc, Young investigator

awards, Networking/collaboration Applicants for topic ICT-2011.9.2 must be Award budget total: €93,000,000 consortia containing at least one small or Website: medium sized enterprise. Projects under the http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal ICT-2011.9.3 topic must be led by a young /page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FP7-ICT- researcher, and the leadership by young 2011-C researchers of all work packages is also Eligibility profile required. No more than six years should have ------elapsed between the award of a PhD (or Nationality of applicant institution: Any equivalent) for each such young researcher and the date of submission of the short proposal. Disciplines This work programme provides opportunities ------to extend ongoing FET projects through new Translation, Communications, Human collaboration components involving the best Communications, Practices, Communication researchers worldwide, so as to create global Systems, Information & Communication interest and raise the level of ambition around Systems, Digital Communications, Computer research avenues incepted within FET. Sciences, Machine Translation, Information Proposals submitted under the ICT-2011.9.4 Technology, Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), topic must be presented by the coordinator of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit an on-going FET IP or STREP project ending at 29), Business and Management Studies (RAE least 18 months after the submission date of the Unit 43), Communication, Cultural and Media proposal. The indicative budget for this call is Studies (RAE Unit 65) €93 million. A minimum of €10m and a

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OUNG ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Y

Description: The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Eligibility profile invites nominations for its young animal ------welfare scientist of the year award. This aims to Nationality of applicant institution: Any recognise the achievements of young scientists who have made a significant contribution to Disciplines improving the welfare of animals. ------Animal Behaviour & Ethology, Animal Care, The award is open to current doctoral students Animal Diseases & Pathology, Animal Ecology, and to individuals within six years of being Animal Genetics & Breeding, Animal Housing, awarded their doctoral degree. Candidates may Animal Science, Sustaining Animal Health, be based in the UK or elsewhere. Nominations Veterinary Medicine, Animal Breeding & may be made on behalf of an individual or a Facilities, Scientific, Zoology, Animal Research candidate may nominate themselves. Policy, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Veterinary Science The award is worth £1,000. (RAE Unit 17), Companion Animals , Animal Protection

Closing date: 12 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Scientific Officer Posted date: 23 Oct 12 UFAW Award type: Young investigator awards, The Old School Prizes Brewhouse Hill Award amount max: £1,000 Wheathampstead Website: Hertfordshire AL4 8AN http://www.ufaw.org.uk/YOUNGSCIENTIST. Tel: +44 1582 831 818 php Email: [email protected] Application form: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/documents/YoungSci entist_NominationForm_2013.pdf

EDAL FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE Universities Federation for Animal Welfare M

Description: achievements of an individual scientist who has The University Federation for Animal Welfare made fundamental contributions to the invites applications for its medal for advancement of animal welfare over a number outstanding contributions to animal welfare of years. The award is open to individuals scientist. This aims to recognise the exceptional whose research, teaching, service and advocacy

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships has had international impact and significantly Nationality of applicant institution: Any benefited the welfare of animals. Disciplines Nominations may be made on behalf of another ------individual or a candidate may nominate Animal Behaviour & Ethology, Animal Care, themselves. Nominated candidates may be Animal Diseases & Pathology, Animal Ecology, based in the UK or elsewhere. Animal Genetics & Breeding, Animal Housing, Animal Science, Sustaining Animal Health, The award is worth £3,000. Veterinary Medicine, Animal Breeding & Facilities, Scientific, Zoology, Animal Research Policy, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Closing date: 12 Mar 13 Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Veterinary Science Deadline information: This call is repeated (RAE Unit 17), Companion Animals , Animal once a year. Protection Posted date: 23 Oct 12 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: £3,000 ------Website: UFAW http://www.ufaw.org.uk/UFAWMEDAL.php The Old School Application form: Brewhouse Hill http://www.ufaw.org.uk/documents/MedalOu Wheathampstead tstandingContributions_NominationForm_201 Hertfordshire AL4 8AN 3.pdf Tel: +44 1582 831 818 Email: [email protected] Eligibility profile ------

NTERDISCIPLINARY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS (EIPOD) European Molecular Biology Laboratory I

Description: Closing date: 13 Mar 13 (Forecast) The European Molecular Biology Laboratory Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been invites applications for its interdisciplinary announced by sponsor but this is the postdoctoral fellowships, named EIPODs. approximate deadline we expect. This call is These support projects that bring together repeated 2 times a year. scientific fields that are usually separate or Posted date: 23 Apr 12 transfer techniques to a novel context. Award type: Directed grants to institutions, Applicants may submit a self-designed project research groups etc, or select from a list of pre-designed projects. Networking/collaboration, Mid-Career Projects should involve at least two EMBL fellowships groups from any of the five EMBL sites in Award amount max: - France, Germany, Italy and the UK. At least Up Award amount min: - to 20 EIPODs will be supported from this round Award budget total: - of funding for a period of three years. Website: http://www.embl.de/training/postdocs/eipod/i

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Eligibility profile Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied ------to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences Nationality of applicant institution: Any (RAE Unit 14), Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre- Clinical Studies, Community-based Clinical Disciplines Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Other ------Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Physiology Health & Safety, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Biological Sciences, Contact Details Anatomy, Biology, Molecular, Clinical ------Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- EMBL based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- Meyerhofstrasse 1 based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical 69117 Heidelberg Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical Studies Tel: +49 6221 3870 (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Fax: +49 6221 387 8306 Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Nursing (RAE

FK LIBRARY FOUNDATION MARJORIE KOVLER FELLOWSHIP National Archives and Records Administration J

Description: Award amount min: - The National Archives and Records Award budget total: - Administration's John F Kennedy Library Website: Foundation invites applications for the Marjorie http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+ Kovler research fellowship. This year’s Museum/Kennedy+Library+Foundation/Progr fellowship carries a stipend of up to $2,500. It is ams+and+Library+Support/Research+Grants+ intended to support a scholar in the production and+Fellowships/Marjorie+Kovler+Research+ of a substantial work in the area of foreign Fellowship.htm intelligence and the presidency or a related Application form: topic. The successful candidate will develop at http://www.jfklibrary.org/NR/rdonlyres/92D7 least a portion of their work from original B073-73CD-4D96-868A- research in archival materials from the CB6F8C83E96E/42829/PDFResearchGrantAppl collections of the Kennedy Library. icationForm.pdf

Eligibility profile

Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Nationality of applicant institution: Any announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Disciplines repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 21 May 10 American History, Political Science, Intelligence Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior & Espionage, International Relations & fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, Access Diplomacy, Politics and International Studies to libraries (RAE Unit 39), History (RAE Unit 59) Award amount max: $2,500

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Contact Details Boston, MA 02125 ------Tel: +1 617 514 1631 John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Fax: +1 617 514 1625 Museum Email: [email protected] Columbia Point

FK LIBRARY FOUNDATION THEODORE C SORENSEN FELLOWSHIP National Archives and Records Administration J

Description: and+Fellowships/Theodore+C.+Sorensen+Fel The National Archives and Records lowship.htm Administration's John F Kennedy Library Application form: Foundation invites applications for the http://www.jfklibrary.org/NR/rdonlyres/EFDB Theodore C Sorensen fellowship. The 9CDA-5F64-4A0A-8E7E- fellowship carries a stipend of up to $3,600. It is 3D4200F85E19/42829/PDFResearchGrantAppli intended to support a scholar in the production cationForm.pdf of a substantial work in the areas of domestic policy, political journalism, polling, press Eligibility profile relations or a related topic. The successful ------candidate will develop at least a portion of her Nationality of applicant institution: Any or his work from original research in archival materials from the collections of the Kennedy Disciplines Library. ------American History, Journalism, Mass Communication & Media, Print Media, Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) National Planning & Policy, Political Science, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Public Opinion Polls, Politics and International announced by sponsor but this is the Studies (RAE Unit 39), History (RAE Unit 59), approximate deadline we expect. This call is Communication, Cultural and Media Studies repeated once a year. (RAE Unit 65) Posted date: 24 Jun 10 Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Contact Details fellowships, Access to libraries, Directed ------grants for individual investigators John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Award amount max: $3,600 Museum Award amount min: - Columbia Point Award budget total: - Boston, MA 02125 Website: Tel: +1 617 514 1631 http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+ Fax: +1 617 514 1625 Museum/Kennedy+Library+Foundation/Progr Email: [email protected] ams+and+Library+Support/Research+Grants+

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ULIUS SHISKIN AWARD FOR ECONOMIC STATISTICS American Statistical Association J

Description: Award type: Prizes The American Statistical Association invites Award amount max: $1,000 nominations for the annual Julius Shiskin Website: award for economic statistics. The award is co- http://www.amstat.org/sections/bus_econ/shis sponsored by the Washington Statistical kin.html Society, the National Association for Business Application form: Economics, and the Business and Economics http://www.amstat.org/sections/bus_econ/Shis Statistics Section of the American Statistical kinNominationForm2011.pdf Association. It is given in recognition of unusually original and important contributions Eligibility profile in the development of economic statistics or in ------the use of economic statistics in interpreting the Nationality of applicant institution: Any economy. The contributions may be in statistical research, the development of Disciplines statistical tools, the application of computer ------techniques, the use of economic statistical Economics, Econometrics & Forecasting, programs, the management of statistical Economic Development, Statistics, Business, programs, or developing public understanding Statistics, Statistics and Operational Research of measurement issues. Individuals and groups (RAE Unit 24), Economics and Econometrics in the public or private sector can be (RAE Unit 38), Business and Management nominated. The award will be presented with Studies (RAE Unit 43) an honorarium of $1,000 and additional recognition from the co-sponsors. Contact Details ------Julius Shiskin Award Committee Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) American Statistical Association Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been 732 North Washington Street announced by sponsor but this is the Alexandria, VA 22314-1943 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Tel: +1 202 691 6147 repeated once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 29 Dec 10

CHOLAR AWARDS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS SCIENCE James S McDonnell Foundation S

Description: knowledge and insights. Proposals are solicited The James S McDonnell Foundation invites in the area of complex systems. The complex applications for its scholar awards in complex systems program supports scholarship and systems under its 21st century science initiative. research directed toward the development of The aim of this program is to support research theoretical and mathematical tools that can be with a high probability of generating new applied to the study of complex, adaptive,

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships nonlinear systems. It is anticipated that research Eligibility profile funded in this program will address issues in ------fields such as biology, biodiversity, climate, Nationality of applicant institution: Any demography, epidemiology, technological change, economic development, governance, or Disciplines computation. ------Demography, Epidemiology, Economic Awards of up to $450,000 will be available for Development, Science & Technology, Maths, projects lasting between three and six years. Computing, Climate Models, Biology, Nominees must have completed all doctoral, Systematic, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), postdoctoral, or fellowship training and hold an Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit independent research position. Nominees in the 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), earlier career stages are encouraged. Foreign Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure and domestic not-for-profit institutions may Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied apply. Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Statistics and Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Metallurgy and Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) Materials (RAE Unit 32), Economics and Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Social Policy and announced by sponsor but this is the Administration (RAE Unit 40), Governance , approximate deadline we expect. Deadline Complex Systems time: 3:59pm CDT. Posted date: 13 Feb 12 Contact Details Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed ------grants for individual investigators James S McDonnell Foundation Award amount max: $450,000 1034 South Brentwood Boulevard Award amount min: - Suite 1850 Award budget total: - Sr Louis, MO 63117-1284 Website: http://www.jsmf.org/apply/scholar- Tel: +1 314 721 1532 cs/ Email: [email protected]

LLIOTT P SKINNER BOOK AWARD Association for Africanist Anthropology E

Description: works drawing upon extensive research in the The Association for Africanist Anthropology field or those advancing new methodologies for invites nominations for the Elliott P Skinner fieldwork in Africa. book award. The award is presented annually for a book which best furthers both the global The book must not have been published earlier community of Africanist scholars and the wider than 2006, and all award recipients must be interests of the African continent as exemplified members of the association. The award consists in the work of Elliott P Skinner. Contributions of a $1,000 prize. from all sub-fields of anthropology are welcome, with special consideration given to

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Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & approximate deadline we expect. This call is Social, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Middle repeated once a year. Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Posted date: 08 Mar 11 African Studies Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $1,000 Contact Details Website: ------http://www.aaanet.org/sections/afaa/awards.ht Elliott P Skinner book award ml c/o Betty Harris Department of Anthropology Eligibility profile University of Oklahoma ------455 West Lindsey Nationality of applicant institution: Any Norman, OK73019 Email: [email protected]

ESEARCH FELLOW Society for Pediatric Radiology Research and Education Foundation R

Description: The award provides $30,000 salary support for The Society for Pediatric Radiology Research one year. and Education Foundation invites applications for its research fellow program. The aim of this program is to provide young investigators not Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) yet professionally established in the radiologic Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been sciences with an opportunity to gain further announced by sponsor but this is the insight into scientific investigation and to approximate deadline we expect. This call is develop competence in research techniques and repeated once a year. methods. The grant can be used to fund Posted date: 22 Jun 10 protected time for a one or two-year fellowship, Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed or as a transition-to-faculty award to buy grants for individual investigators additional time within the first five years of Award amount max: $30,000 faculty appointment. Website: http://pedrad.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&s Applications are welcome from individuals ubarticlenbr=38 who hold a full-time position in an educational Application form: institution. Applicants must be in a department http://pedrad.org/associations/5364/files/2008% 20Form.pdf of diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology or nuclear medicine and have completed all Eligibility profile advanced training. The award is limited to ------members in fellowship or the first five years of Nationality of applicant institution: Any their first faculty appointment.

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Disciplines ------Contact Details Medical & Diagnostic Imaging, Nuclear ------Medicine, Health Care Evaluation & Analysis, SPR Health Services Delivery, Children (Patients), 1891 Preston White Drive Oncology, Paediatrics, Radiology, Clinical Reston, VA 20191 Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- Tel: +1 703 648 0681 based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- Email: [email protected] based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3)

AN SLYKE FOUNDATION GENERAL RESEARCH GRANT American Association for Clinical Chemistry V

Description: Application form: The American Association for Clinical http://www.aacc.org/SiteCollectionDocuments Chemistry invites applications for the Van /VSF/VSF_Reasearch_Grant_Application2.pdf Slyke Foundation general research grant. The grant is targeted to young investigators who Eligibility profile need limited research funds to explore new ------ideas in areas where funds are not normally Nationality of applicant institution: Any available. Disciplines ------Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) Chemistry, Clinical, Clinical Laboratory Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18) announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 11 Jun 10 AACC Award type: Young investigator awards, 1850 K Street, NW, Suite 625 Directed grants for individual investigators Washington, DC 20006-2213 Award amount max: - Tel: +1 202 835 8723 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: - Website: http://www.aacc.org/about/vsf/awards_grants/ Pages/vsf_grant.aspx

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CHOLARSHIPS International Association for Great Lakes Research S

Description: Closing date: 14 Mar 13 (Forecast) The International Association for Great Lakes Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Research invites applications for the following announced by sponsor but this is the awards: approximate deadline we expect. Posted date: 28 Jul 10  IAGLR scholarship. This is awarded Award type: Prizes annually to a promising PhD student Award amount max: $6,000 whose dissertation research is likely to Award amount min: $2,000 make a significant contribution to the Award budget total: $12,000 understanding of large lakes. Two Website: scholarships of $2,000 are awarded. http://www.iaglr.org/as/scholarships.php Applicants must be full-time doctoral students who are registered at a Eligibility profile recognized university and IAGLR ------members; Nationality of applicant institution: Any

 Paul W Rodgers scholarship. This is Disciplines awarded annually and is open to any ------senior undergraduate, masters or USA, Great Lakes, Fish & Fisheries, doctoral student. It is intended to Environment, Ecosystem, Ecology, Aquatic, promote the advancement of Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Environmental knowledge relating to Great Lakes Sciences (RAE Unit 21) aquatic ecosystem health and

management. One $2,000 scholarship Contact Details will be awarded; ------ Norman S Baldwin fishery science IAGLR Business Office scholarship. One scholarship of $6,000, ATTN: Scholarships open to graduate students pursuing 4840 South State Road research in an area related to Great Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Lakes fisheries. Applicants must be Tel: +1 734 665 5303 full-time Msc or PhD students, who are Fax: +1 734 741 2055 not in their final year of study. Email: [email protected]

ALZAN PRIZES International Balzan Prize Foundation B

Description: arts; and the physical, mathematical and The International Balzan Prize Foundation natural sciences, and medicine. Focus areas this invites nominations for its annual prizes. These year are: recognise individual achievements in the broad areas of literature; the moral sciences and the  medieval history;

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 sociology; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  quantum information processing and communication; Disciplines  infectious diseases: basic and clinical ------aspects. . History, Medieval History, Communications, Sociology, Applied Sociology, Clinical Cultural and scientific institutions worldwide Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Infectious are invited to nominate candidates. Self Diseases & Agents, Disease Prevention, nominations are not accepted. Each of the four Information Science & Systems, Information prizes is worth CHF750,000, half of which Theory, Information Technology, Clinical should be used for research projects, preferably Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- involving young scholars or scientists. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- Nominees should be scholars, artists or based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Computer scientists who have achieved international Science (RAE Unit 25), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), distinction. History (RAE Unit 59), Library and Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Information Management, Clinical Laboratory Deadline information: This call is repeated Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, once a year. Hospital-based Clinical Subject Posted date: 20 Sep 12 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: SFr.750,000 ------Award amount min: - International Balzan Foundation Prize Award budget total: SFr.3,000,000 Piazzetta Umberto Giordano 4 Website: http://www.balzan.org/en/prize- 20122 Milano subject-areas_9.html Tel: +39 02 7600 2212 Fax: +39 02 7600 9457 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

NTERNATIONAL AWARDS Lady Tata Memorial Trust I

Description: collaboration between laboratories. In addition, The Lady Tata Memorial Trust invites one grant of a studentship for a student applications for its international awards for entering an MPhil or PhD programme is research in leukaemia. These support available. Awards are tenable for one year. On leukaemia research, restricted to studies of the an exceptional basis, an award for a second leukaemogenic agents, the epidemiology, year may be made. pathogenesis, immunology and genetic basis of leukaemia. Awards are open to qualified Awards are usually between £25,000 and investigators of any nationality. Priority will be £35,000 per annum. given to those intending to move to other centres with a view to establishing scientific

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In addition, one or more MPhil or PhD Nationality of applicant institution: Any studentships may be granted, normally for two years with renewal for a third year being Disciplines considered on the basis of the strength of the ------18-month progress report. Immunology, Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Oncology, Biological Sciences, Genetics, Clinical Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- Deadline information: This call is repeated based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- once a year. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Biological Posted date: 14 Nov 12 Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Leukaemia, Clinical Award type: Studentship allocations, Directed Laboratory Science, Blood Cancer, Community- grants for individual investigators, based Clinical Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Networking/collaboration Subject Award amount max: - Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: c/o Mr J D Contractor http://www.ladytatatrust.org/StaticPage/Awar Lady Tata Memorial Trust ds/0 18 Grosvenor Place Application form: London SW1X 7HS http://www.ladytatatrust.org/AwardUK/Awar Tel: +44 20 7235 8281 dUK

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ELLOWSHIPS International Foundation for Ethical Research F

Description: The International Foundation for Ethical The fellowships will provide US$12,500 Research invites applications for its graduate annually in stipendiary support and up to fellowships. IFER is dedicated to the US$2,500 for supplies per year and are development, implementation, and promotion renewable for up to three years. of scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research, product testing and education. The purpose of these fellowships is Closing date: 15 Mar 13 to provide monetary assistance to graduate Deadline information: This call is repeated students whose programs of study seem likely once a year. to have an impact in one or more of these areas. Posted date: 08 Nov 12 Award type: Equipment and materials, Applications are open to students enrolled in Financial aid for postgraduate students, master’s and PhD programs in the sciences, Predoctoral fellowships humanities, psychology and journalism. Award amount max: $45,000 Website: http://www.ifer.org/fellowships.html

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Application form: Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological Sciences http://www.ifer.org/fellowship_application.pd (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), f Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Eligibility profile Communication, Cultural and Media Studies ------(RAE Unit 65), Clinical Laboratory Science, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Animal Protection, Animal Models

Disciplines Contact Details ------Sustaining Animal Health, Journalism, IFER Journalistic Interviewing, Psychology, 53 West Jackson Boulevard Comparative & Animal Psychology, Sociology Suite 1552 of Science, Disease Model, Research Resources Chicago, IL 60604 (Health & Safety & Medical), Cell Lines, Tissue Tel: +1 312 427 6025 Culture, Computer Simulation & Modeling, Fax: +1 312 427 6524 Animal Research Policy, Ethics & Values in Email: [email protected] Science & Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Physiology (RAE Unit 7),

BBE NIELSEN PRIZE Global Biodiversity Information Facility E

Description: Posted date: 25 Jan 12 The Global Biodiversity Information Facility Award type: Prizes invites nominations for the Ebbe Nielsen prize Award amount max: €30,000 for innovation in combining biosystematics and Website: biodiversity informatics research. The prize http://www.gbif.org/communications/news- consists of €30,000, and allows the recipient to and-events/showsingle/article/call-for- engage in research outside their country of nominations-for-the-2012-ebbe-nielsen-prize/ residence for three to six months. The prize is offered to a promising researcher in the early Eligibility profile stage of his or her career. Persons or institutions ------who wish to make nominations should do so in Nationality of applicant institution: Any cooperation with the GBIF delegation from their country (if a participant in GBIF) or Disciplines through the delegation of an associate ------participant. Biosystematics, Biological Diversity, Biology, Systematic, Applied Informatics, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Computer Science Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) (RAE Unit 25), Bioinformatics / Health Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Informatics announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year.

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Contact Details Tel: +45 3532 1470 ------Fax: +45 3532 1480 GBIF Secretariat Email: [email protected] Universitetsparken 15 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø

IBNER LIBRARY RESIDENT SCHOLARS Smithsonian Institution D

Description: Website: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries invite http://www.sil.si.edu/Galaxy.cfm?id=3.31 applications for their Dibner Library resident Application form: scholar programme. This supports individuals http://library.si.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/gen working on a topic related to the history of eral_pages/DibnerApp2014.pdf science and technology who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Eligibility profile Library. The strengths of the collection are in ------the fields of mathematics, astronomy, classical Nationality of applicant institution: Any natural philosophy, theoretical physics, experimental physics, engineering technology, Disciplines and scientific apparatus and instruments. ------History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and and Design, History of Philosophy, History of postdoctoral scholars are welcome to apply. Science & Technology, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Scholars must be in residence at the Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied Smithsonian during the award period. Stipends Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), History (RAE Unit are worth US$3,500 per month for up to six 59), History of Art, Architecture and Design months. (RAE Unit 60), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), History of Mathematics

Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. SIL Resident Scholar Programs Posted date: 30 Oct 12 c/o The Dibner Library Award type: Directed grants for individual PO Box 37012 investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate NMAH 1041 MRC 672 students, Access to libraries Washington, DC 20013-7012 Award amount max: $21,000 Tel: +1 202 633 3872 Email: [email protected]

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HORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS Smithsonian Institution S

Description: s/fellowships/STF_application_and_guideline The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute s_N10.pdf invites applications for its short-term fellowships. Funding enables graduate Eligibility profile students, and occasionally undergraduate ------students, to carry out short-term projects in the Nationality of applicant institution: Any tropics in areas of STRI research, under the supervision of STRI staff scientists. Proposals Disciplines for smaller projects that are part of a larger ------thesis or dissertation are encouraged, in which Tropical Zones, Animal Behaviour & Ethology, case the specific proposal should briefly sketch Soil Sciences, Anthropology, Cultural & Social, how the research project fits into the broader Archaeology, Tropical Geography, Tropical study. Projects may last for up to three months. Meteorology, Biological Sciences, Biology, Fellowships provide US$800 per month in Conservation, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, living expenses while at STRI, a research Herpetology, Molecular Genetics, Ornithology, allowance worth a maximum of US$2,000 and Plant Sciences, Zoology, Palaeontology, round-trip coach airfare. Tropical Ecosystems, Biology, Behavioural, Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), Earth Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 March Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences 2013, 15 May 2013, 15 August 2013, 15 (RAE Unit 21), Geography (RAE Unit 35), November 2013, and repeated annually. Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Archaeology Posted date: 06 Jan 12 (RAE Unit 58), Neurobiology, Physiology Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate students, Travel for research purposes, Contact Details Directed grants for individual investigators ------Award amount max: - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Award amount min: - Office of Academic Programs Award budget total: - MRC 0580-12 Website: Unit 9100 Box 0948 http://www.stri.org/english/education_fellows DPO AA 34002-9998 hips/fellowships/index.php Tel: +1 507 212 8031 Application form: Fax: +1 507 212 8150 www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fellowship Email: [email protected]

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AN DAVID SCHOLARSHIPS Dan David Foundation D

Description: Eligibility profile The Dan David Foundation invites applications ------for its Dan David scholarships. The Dan David Nationality of applicant institution: Any prize laureates annually donate scholarships of US$15,000 each to doctoral and postdoctoral Disciplines students of exceptional promise in the chosen ------fields. For the 2013 prizes, the topics are: Classical Greece, History of Philosophy, Literature, Classical Greek, Literature, Classical  past - classics, focusing on the modern Latin, Philosophy, Bioethics, Ethics, legacy of the ancient world; Eurocentrism, Normative Culture, Pluralism,  present - ideas, focusing on public Political Science, Disease Prevention, intellectuals and contemporary Preventive Medicine, Business Ethics, philosophers; Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit  future - preventive medicine. 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Of the 20 scholarships, 10 are earmarked for 39), Business and Management Studies (RAE doctoral students at Tel Aviv University, and 10 Unit 43), Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine are for applicants worldwide. and Modern Greek Studies (RAE Unit 57), History (RAE Unit 59), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Community-based Clinical Subjects, Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Classical Deadline information: This call is repeated Studies, Political Philosophy once a year. Posted date: 19 Jul 12 Contact Details Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid------Career fellowships, Directed grants for Dan David Prize individual investigators Eitan Berglas Bldg/119 Award amount max: $15,000 Tel-Aviv University Award amount min: - PO Box 39040 Award budget total: $300,000 Ramat Aviv Website: Tel-Aviv 69978 http://www.dandavidprize.org/index.php/scho Tel: +972 3 640 6615 larship-applications/scholarship- Fax: +972 3 640 6613 applications.html Email: [email protected]

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ULL-PAPER AWARD Eurospine, the Spine Society of Europe F

Description: The Spine Society of Europe invites applications Eligibility profile for its full paper award. This is awarded for the ------best full paper that promotes best practice in Nationality of applicant institution: Any the management of spinal conditions. It should report clinical research with a clear impact on Disciplines daily practice. The prize is worth €10,000 and ------the winning paper will be published in the Musculoskeletal System, Nervous System, European Spine Journal. At least one of the Skeletal Diseases, Surgery, Anatomy, Hospital- authors should be a EuroSpine member. The based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy manuscript must follow ESJ guidelines and one (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), author of the winning paper must attend Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology, EuroSpine 2013 at their own expense, to present Spinal Cord Injury the paper and accept the award. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Mar 13 EuroSpine Deadline information: This call is repeated c/o J Reichert Schild once a year. Seefeldstraße 16 Posted date: 23 Apr 12 8610 Uster-Zürich Award type: Prizes Tel: +41 1 994 1404 Award amount max: €10,000 Fax: +41 1 994 1403 Website: Email: [email protected] http://www.eurospine.org/p31000067.html

ACADA RESEARCH GRANTS National Academic Advising Association N

Description: models, testing effectiveness of two The National Academic Advising Association competing models or practice; invites applications for its research grants.  qualitative or quantitative research on NACADA research support is intended to critical issues, including: advising facilitate research related to academic advising. special populations, impact of Successful proposals will clearly describe the technology on advising, support, development, implementation, and reporting of reward and recognition of advising, rigourous inquiry in one of the following areas: developmental themes in advising, impact on retention, faculty role in  the evaluation or analysis of advising advising and organisational structures practices, models or systems, of advising; specifically, comparisons of advising

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 development, evaluation or analysis of Website: advising-based theory from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Re philosophical/theoretical or other search_Related/Grant-Guidelines.htm disciplinary perspectives. Application form: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Re Practising professionals as well as graduate search_Related/documents/11-Grant-App- students seeking support for dissertation final.doc research are eligible to apply. Eligibility profile Up to $5,000 may be awarded to support a ------single-year award, while multi-year awards are Nationality of applicant institution: Any worth up to $5,000 per annum. Disciplines ------Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) Education, Teacher Enhancement, Career Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Education & Planning, Teacher Education, announced by sponsor but this is the Academic Achievement, Higher Education, approximate deadline we expect. Deadlines Education (RAE Unit 68) on: 15 March 2013, 1 November 2013, and repeated annually. Contact Details Posted date: 20 Jul 11 ------Award type: Directed grants for individual NACADA Executive Office investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Kansas State University students, Thesis/Dissertation funding 2323 Anderson Avenue Award amount max: $5,000 Manhattan, KS 66502-2912 Award amount min: $500 Tel: +1 785 532 5717 Award budget total: - Fax: +1 785 532 7732 Email: [email protected]

EST PHD THESIS University Association for Contemporary European Studies B

Description: The University Association for Contemporary European Studies invites nominations for its Closing date: 15 Mar 13 best PhD thesis award. This is awarded for the Deadline information: This call is repeated PhD thesis that makes the most substantial and once a year. original contribution to knowledge in the area Posted date: 04 Apr 12 of European studies. The thesis must be written Award type: Prizes in English and have been examined in the Award amount max: £100 previous calendar year. Nominations should be Award amount min: - made by the PhD supervisor in conjunction Award budget total: - with the external examiner. Only individual Website: http://www.uaces.org/awards/thesis/ members or student members of the association are eligible. The prize is worth £100.

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Application form: European Studies, Cultural Studies, European http://www.uaces.org/pdf/PrizePhdNomForm. History, European Literature, European doc Foreign Policy and Relations

Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any UACES School of Public Policy Disciplines University College London ------29-30 Tavistock Square European Economic Integration, Economics London WC1H 9QU and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and Tel: +44 207 679 4975 International Studies (RAE Unit 39), European Fax: +44 207 679 4973 Studies (RAE Unit 48), History (RAE Unit 59), Email: [email protected] Cultural History , European Integration ,

EST BOOK PRIZE University Association for Contemporary European Studies B

Description: The University Association for Contemporary Eligibility profile European Studies invites nominations for its ------best book prize. This is awarded annually for Nationality of applicant institution: Any the book that has made the most substantial and original contribution to knowledge in the Disciplines area of European studies. The prize is open to ------single, dual or multi-authored books in English Political Science, Politics and International or translated into English, with a publication Studies (RAE Unit 39), European Studies (RAE date in 2012. Nominations should be made by Unit 48), History (RAE Unit 59), Cultural publishers. Only individual or student History , European Studies, Cultural Studies, members of the association are eligible for the European History, European Literature award. The prize is worth £100. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Mar 13 UACES Deadline information: This call is repeated School of Public Policy once a year. University College London Posted date: 04 Apr 12 29-30 Tavistock Square Award type: Prizes London WC1H 9QU Award amount max: £100 Tel: +44 207 679 4975 Award amount min: - Fax: +44 207 679 4973 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.uaces.org/awards/book/

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OSEPH B GITTLER AWARD American Philosophical Association J

Description: Award amount max: $4,000 The American Philosophical Association invites Website: nominations for the Joseph B Gittler award. The http://www.apaonline.org/APAOnline/Profess purpose is to recognise outstanding scholarly ion/Prizes_and_Awards/Joseph_B._Gittler_A contribution in the field of the philosophy of ward.aspx one or more of the social sciences. The range of the social sciences will be construed broadly so Eligibility profile as to include anthropology, economics, ------education, government, history, psychology Nationality of applicant institution: Any and sociology. Disciplines Nominated authors must be current members ------of APA. A contribution may be a book, a single History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, article or a connected set of articles. All Anthropology, Economics, Government nominated contributions must have been Studies, Psychology, Sociology, History & published within five years before the deadline. Philosophy of Education, Politics and Each nomination must be made by an APA International Studies (RAE Unit 39), History member other than the author. (RAE Unit 59), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Education (RAE Unit 68) The award is worth US$4,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) American Philosophical Association Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been University of Delaware announced by sponsor but this is the 31 Amstel Avenue approximate deadline we expect. This call is Newark, DE 19716-4797 repeated once a year. Tel: +1 302 831 1181 Posted date: 06 Mar 12 Fax: +1 302 831 8690 Award type: Prizes Email: [email protected]

ATTERY DIVISION TECHNOLOGY AWARD Electrochemical Society B

Description: the authors of a paper or papers, at least one of The Electrochemical Society invites which must have appeared in the Journal of the nominations for the battery division technology Electrochemical Society or another publication award. This award is given to individuals who of the ECS. Only active members of the ECS have made outstanding contributions to the may be nominated for the award, which technology of primary and secondary cells, includes a cash prize of US$2,000. batteries and/or fuel cells. Nominees must be

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Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Chemical Engineering, Electrochemistry, Fuel Posted date: 10 Nov 11 Cells, Batteries, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Award type: Prizes Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27) Award amount max: $2,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: Electrochemical Society http://www.electrochem.org/awards/division/r 65 South Main Street, Bldg D ules/batt_research_rules.htm Pennington, NJ 08534-2839 Tel: +1 609 737 1902 Eligibility profile Fax: +1 609 737 2743 ------Email: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Any

ATTERY DIVISION STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS Electrochemical Society B

Description: Website: The Electrochemical Society invites http://www.electrochem.org/awards/division/r nominations for the battery division student ules/batt_student_research_rules.htm research awards. The purpose of the awards is to recognise promising young engineers and Eligibility profile scientists in the field of electrochemical power ------sources, with the additional intention of Nationality of applicant institution: Any encouraging the recipients to initiate or continue careers in the field. Disciplines ------Nominees must be enrolled in a college or Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, university at the time of the nomination Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Industrial deadline. Recipients receive a US$1,000 cash Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, prize, a waiver of student registration and Electrochemistry, Energy Engineering, travel expenses to attend the fall ECS meeting, Batteries, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), General up to an amount not to exceed US$1,000. Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Electrical and Electronic Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Mechanical, Deadline information: This call is repeated Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering once a year. (RAE Unit 30), Mineral and Mining Engineering Posted date: 10 Nov 11 (RAE Unit 31) Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $2,000 Contact Details ------Electrochemical Society

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STANLEY RAND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME Smithsonian Institution A

Description: Application form: The Smithsonian Institution's Tropical Research www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fellowship Institute invites applications for the A Stanley s/fellowships/STF_application_and_guideline Rand fellowship programme. Projects should s_N10.pdf focus on animal behaviour, natural history, evolutionary biology, plant and animal ecology Eligibility profile and environmental monitoring. Proposals for ------smaller projects that are part of a larger thesis Nationality of applicant institution: Any or dissertation are encouraged, in which case the specific proposal should briefly sketch how Disciplines the research project fits into the broader study. ------Projects may last for up to three months. Tropical Zones, Animal Behaviour & Ethology, Fellowships provide US$800 per month in Animal Ecology, Tropical Geography, Tropical living expenses while at STRI, a research Meteorology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, allowance worth a maximum of US$2,000 and Zoology, Environmental Monitoring, Tropical round-trip coach airfare. Ecosystems, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 March Geography (RAE Unit 35) 2013, 15 May 2013, 15 August 2013, 15 November 2013, and repeated annually. Contact Details Posted date: 13 Jan 12 ------Award type: Directed grants for individual Fellowship and Internship Program investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Office of Academic Programs students, Travel for research purposes Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Award amount max: - Tel: +1 507 212 8031 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: - Website: http://www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fello wships/fellowships/index.php

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OREMI LEADERSHIP EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FELLOWS PROGRAMME M Moremi Initiative

Description: Award type: Directed grants for individual The Moremi Initiative invites applications for investigators, Personal development, Young the Moremi leadership empowerment and investigator awards development fellows programme. The MILEAD Award amount max: - fellowship is a one-year leadership Award amount min: - development programme that develops young Award budget total: - women’s transformational leadership skills to Website: help them tackle issues affecting women in http://www.moremiinitiative.org/index.php?o their communities and in Africa as a whole. The ption=com_content&view=article&id=115&Ite programme includes a three-week summer mid=79 institute, quarterly online seminars, informal Application form: networking, mentoring, community leadership http://www.moremiinitiative.org/attachments/ projects and exchange programmes with other article/115/2012%20MILEAD%20Application% professionals. Fellowships will be awarded to 20Package-%20Form.docx

25 young women with exceptional qualities Eligibility profile who have exhibited leadership potential in their ------community, organisation or profession. Nationality of applicant institution: All African Applications are welcome from African women Nations between 19 and 25 years of age, living in any part of Africa and the Diaspora with a Disciplines commitment to fostering the growth and ------development of other young women. Social History, Labour Market, Women & Applicants must demonstrate high academic Minorities, Social Planning & Policy, Civil & potential and be able to communicate in Human Rights, Democracy, Women in Politics, English. Selected candidates may remain full- Discrimination, Social Services, Sociology of Sex time students or work full-time for the & Gender, Equal Educational Opportunity, programme duration, except during a full-time Leadership, Economics and Econometrics (RAE three-week residential summer institute. The Unit 38), Politics and International Studies curriculum also involves approximately 35 days (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and of face-to-face and online training, plus time Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work allocated to mentoring and community service (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), projects in the applicant’s home country or Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit country of residence. A limited number of 43), History (RAE Unit 59), Education in scholarships are available to cover meals, travel Developing Countries, Development Studies and accommodation costs for the duration of (Less-Developed Countries), Women’s Rights the summer institute.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) MILEAD Programme Coordinator Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Moremi Initiative announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is 22 Arku Korsah Street repeated once a year. Roman Ridge Posted date: 10 Feb 12 Accra Tel: +233 302 770 736 Email: [email protected]

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ERMAN-AFRICAN EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIPS Federal Agency for Civic Education G

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The Federal Agency for Civic Education invites repeated once a year. students and young graduates to apply for their Posted date: 21 Dec 11 German-African exchange fellowships. Awards Award type: Networking/collaboration, enable participants to take part in a five-week Personal development, Travel to conferences, seminar to be held from 11 to 29 August 2012 in meetings etc. Germany and in February or March 2013 in Award amount max: - Senegal and Ghana. Fellowship holders are Award amount min: - invited to take part in an education programme Award budget total: - that encompasses discussions with political Website: decision-makers, personalities from civil society http://www.bpb.de/veranstaltungen/QZOLD7, and industry, academics and journalists from 0,0,Call_for_Papers%3A_GermanySenegal_Gh both countries. Participants will also be given ana.html the opportunity to take part in political and Eligibility profile cultural events and excursions. Each applicant ------should be between 21 and 28 years old, and be Nationality of applicant institution: Germany, studying in, or have a degree in, one of the Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, following areas: political science; modern Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, history; international relations; economics; Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra business administration; African studies; Leone, Senegal, Togo cultural studies; media and communication studies; law. Each applicant must submit an Disciplines essay of approximately 6,000 characters written ------in English on one of the following topics: Mass Communication & Media, Economics,

Political Science, International Cultural  political party funding in Ghana and Exchange, International Relations & Diplomacy, Germany; Business Administration, Law (RAE Unit 36),  the significance of renewable energies Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), for economic development in West Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Africa and Germany; 39), Business and Management Studies (RAE  import and export dependency and the Unit 43), Middle Eastern and African Studies consequences for the domestic (RAE Unit 46), History (RAE Unit 59), economy, taking Germany and Senegal Communication, Cultural and Media Studies as an example. (RAE Unit 65), European Studies, Cultural

Studies, African Studies, European Foreign The seminar will be delivered in English. The Policy and Relations number of participants is limited to 12 from

West African countries and 12 from Germany. Contact Details The Federal Agency for Civic Education will ------cover participation costs. BPB

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53113 Bonn Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) Tel: +49 228 995 150 Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Fax: +49 228 995 151 13 announced by sponsor but this is the Email: [email protected]

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CHOLARSHIP AWARDS Lemmermann Foundation S

Description: History & Appreciation of Music, History of The Lemmermann Foundation invites Law, History of Medicine, History of applications for its scholarship awards. These Philosophy, History of Religious Thought, enable master’s and doctoral students to study History of Science & Technology, Modern and carry out classical studies and humanities History, Roman History, Italian Language, research in, and on the subject of, Rome, Italian Literature, Latin, Literature, Classical addressing any period. Each applicant must be Latin, Literature, Modern, Musicology & Music enrolled in a recognised university programme Theory, Philosophy, Archaeology, Cross- and must have a basic knowledge of the Italian Cultural Studies, Linguistics & Philology, language. Awards are worth €750 per month. Diversity & Multiculturalism, History & Philosophy of Education, Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Unit 42), Italian (RAE Unit 53), Linguistics Deadline information: Applications accepted (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient History, from 1 February 2013. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (RAE Posted date: 19 Jun 12 Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History Award type: Directed grants for individual (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Design (RAE Unit 60), Philosophy (RAE Unit students, Travel for research purposes 62), Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies Award amount max: - (RAE Unit 63), Music (RAE Unit 67), Education Award amount min: - (RAE Unit 68), Cultural History , Cultural Award budget total: - Heritage, Cultural Studies, European History, Website: http://lemmermann.nexus.it/ Italian History, Popular Culture Application form: http://lemmermann.nexus.it/2013due.html Contact Details

------Eligibility profile Lemmerman Foundation ------c/o Studio Associato Romanelli Nationality of applicant institution: Any Via Cosseria 5

00192 Rome Disciplines Tel: +39 06 321 1746 ------Fax: +39 06 322 1788 History, Ancient History, History & Email: [email protected] Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design,

UTREACH FUND European Society for Evolutionary Biology O

Description: outreach fund. This supports activities that aim The European Society for Evolutionary Biology to promote knowledge of evolution to the invites applications for grants under its general public. Funding will support

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Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Disciplines Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 March ------2013, 15 September 2013, and repeated Sociology of Science, Science Education, annually. Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental & Posted date: 20 Sep 12 Evolutionary, Evolutionary Biology, Award type: Directed grants to institutions, Evolutionary Variation, Biological Sciences research groups etc, Directed grants for (RAE Unit 14), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), individual investigators, Publish, edit, Education (RAE Unit 68) translate, disseminate, Hosting conferences Award amount max: - Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: €15,000 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.eseb.org/outreach.html

RINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARDS Prince of Asturias Foundation P

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The Prince of Asturias Foundation invites repeated once a year. nominations for the Prince of Asturias awards. Posted date: 15 Nov 11 These recognise scientific, technical, cultural, Award type: Prizes social and humanistic work performed at an Award amount max: €50,000 international level by individuals and groups Award amount min: - who represent outstanding role models of Award budget total: €400,000 international standing. Awards are available in Website: http://www.fpa.es/en/prince-of- the following fields: arts; literature; social asturias-awards/ sciences; communications and humanities; technical and scientific research; international Eligibility profile cooperation; concord; sports. Self-nominations ------are not permitted and the laureate must accept Nationality of applicant institution: Any the award in person at the ceremony. Each award includes €50,000. Disciplines ------Arts & Humanities, Language & Literature, Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) Humanism, Prejudice, Social Sciences, Cross- Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Cultural Studies, Poverty & the Poor, announced by sponsor but this is the Communications, Corruption, Public Officials, Linguistics & Philology, Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, International Cultural Exchange,

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International Relations & Diplomacy, African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Asian Studies Discrimination, Sociology of Sex & Gender, (RAE Unit 47), European Studies (RAE Unit 48), Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Disciplines & Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), English Language Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety, and Literature (RAE Unit 50), French (RAE Unit Infectious Diseases & Agents, Disease 51), German, Dutch and Scandinavian Prevention, Health Promotion, Disease Control, Languages (RAE Unit 52), Italian (RAE Unit 53), Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Russian, Slavonic and East European Sciences, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Languages (RAE Unit 54), Iberian and Latin Applied, Physical Sciences, Physics, Space American Languages (RAE Unit 55), Linguistics Sciences, Peace & Disarmament & Amnesty, (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Ancient History, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (RAE Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Unit 57), Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, Architecture and 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical Design (RAE Unit 60), Library and Information Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Management (RAE Unit 61), Philosophy (RAE Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity and Religious Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Studies (RAE Unit 63), Art and Design (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied Unit 64), Communication, Cultural and Media to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Psychology (RAE Studies (RAE Unit 65), Drama, Dance and Unit 13), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), Music (RAE Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit Unit 67), Education (RAE Unit 68), Sports- 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), related Subjects (RAE Unit 69), Sport & Dance Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure Education , Governance , Cultural Heritage, Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied Sports Studies, Cultural Studies, Mathematics, Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Town and Country Pure, Development Studies (Less-Developed Planning (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit Countries), Humanistic Psychology 35), Law (RAE Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Contact Details Unit 38), Politics and International Studies ------(RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Prince of Asturias Foundation Administration (RAE Unit 40), Social Work General Yagüe 2 (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), 33004 Oviedo Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit Principality of Asturias 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), American Tel: +34 985 258 755 Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Eastern and Fax: +34 985 242 104

HORT-TERM FELLOWSHIP PROPOSALS - COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN ICP/STRI PROGRAMME S Smithsonian Institution

Description: students to conduct short-term projects in the The Smithsonian Institution, through its tropics in areas of STRI and Colombian Tropical Research Institute, invites applications Petroleum Institute research. Projects must for its short-term fellowship proposals - address understanding environments, ancient Colombian Caribbean ICP/STRI programme. or modern, in the Caribbean or bordering Grants enable undergraduate or graduate coasts, with a focus on biogeography,

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships paleobiogeography, oceanography, wships/fellowships/STF_application_and_gui paleoceanography, climatology, delines_N10.pdf paleoclimatology, phylogeography, paleontology, stratigraphy or tectonics. Eligibility profile Proposals for smaller projects that are part of a ------larger thesis or dissertation are encouraged, in Nationality of applicant institution: Any which case the specific proposal should briefly sketch how the research project fits into the Disciplines broader study. Projects may last for up to three ------months. Fellowships provide US$800 per Tropical Zones, Ancient History, Tropical month in living expenses while at STRI, a Geography, Environmental Planning & Policy, research allowance worth a maximum of Climate Models, Climatology, Palaeontology, US$2,000 and round-trip coach airfare. Stratigraphy, Tectonics, Environmental Studies, Environment, Ecosystem, Environmental Geography, Tropical Ecosystems, Biological Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Oceanography, Oceanography, Oceanography, Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 March Physical, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), 2013, 15 May 2013, 15 August 2013, 15 Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town November 2013, and repeated annually. and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Posted date: 23 Feb 11 Geography (RAE Unit 35), Palaeoclimatology Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Contact Details students, Travel for research purposes ------Award amount max: - STRI Award amount min: - Office of Academic Programs Award budget total: - MRC 0580-12 Website: Unit 9100 Box 0948 http://www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fello DPO AA 34002-9998 wships/fellowships/index.php Tel: +1 507 212 8031 Application form: Fax: +1 507 212 8150 http://www.stri.si.edu/english/education_fello Email: [email protected]

OUNG RESEARCHERS AWARD Global Biodiversity Information Facility Y

Description: work. Applications are open to citizens of any The Global Biodiversity Information Facility country, not necessarily the country of the invites applications for its young researchers nominating participant. Two awards of €4,000 award. This award aims to foster innovative each are offered to a master’s student and to a research and discovery in biodiversity doctoral student. informatics by graduate students in master’s and doctoral programmes at universities in GBIF voting and associate participant countries. Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) Applicants must clearly demonstrate how data Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been enabled by GBIF are being incorporated in the announced by sponsor but this is the

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships approximate deadline we expect. This call is Disciplines repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 25 Jan 12 Biological Diversity, Information Technology, Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Computer Young investigator awards, Student awards Science (RAE Unit 25), Bioinformatics / Health Award amount max: €4,000 Informatics Award amount min: - Award budget total: €8,000 Contact Details Website: ------http://www.gbif.org/communications/news- GBIF Secretariat and-events/young-researchers-award/ Universitetsparken 15 2100 Copenhagen Ø Eligibility profile Tel: +45 35 32 14 70 ------Fax: +45 35 32 14 80 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

LAUS J JACOBS RESEARCH PRIZE Jacobs Foundation K

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The Jacobs Foundation invites nominations for repeated once a year. the Klaus J Jacobs research prize. This prize Posted date: 07 Feb 12 rewards outstanding scientific contributions of Award type: Prizes individuals from all disciplines aimed at the Award amount max: SFr.1,000,000 improvement of young people’s development Website: and perspectives worldwide. Nominees may be http://award.jacobsfoundation.org/call-for- scholars from any country who have achieved nominations/ major breakthroughs in understanding child Application form: and youth development and at the same time http://award.jacobsfoundation.org/wp- have the potential to advance the field by content/uploads/2011/12/Nomination_Form_20 actively conducting research. Nominations may 12.pdf be submitted by leading institutions and experts in research on children and youth Eligibility profile worldwide. Self-nominations are not permitted. ------The prize is worth CHF1 million, of which Nationality of applicant institution: Any CHF900,000 are for use in a research project and Disciplines CHF100,000 are for related costs, including ------travel, networking and dissemination. Family, Child Psychology & Development,

Economics, Linguistics & Philology, Political

Closing date: 15 Mar 13 (Forecast) Science, Adolescent Psychology, Sociology, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Education, Medical Devices Engineering, announced by sponsor but this is the Adolescent Health, Neuroscience, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30),

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Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Contact Details Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit ------39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Jacobs Foundation Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology Seefeldquai 17, PO Box (RAE Unit 42), Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), 8034 Zurich Education (RAE Unit 68), Media Studies Tel: +41 44 388 6102 Fax: +41 44 388 6137 Email: [email protected]

RIZE FOR PREVENTION OF ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN Women’s World Summit Foundation P

Award type: Prizes Description: Award amount max: $3,000 The Women's World Summit Foundation Award amount min: $500 invites applications for its prize for prevention Award budget total: - of abuse and violence against children. The Website: following three prizes are available: http://www.woman.ch/index.php?page=childr en_prize&hl=en_US  prize for innovative prevention activities - US$3,000 is awarded for a Eligibility profile unique and visionary activity serving ------as an example for annual events; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  prize for significant prevention activities - US$1,000 is awarded for past Disciplines accomplishments and facing new ------challenges in working for prevention of Child Welfare, Behavioural Studies & Social child abuse; Problems, Domestic Violence, Violent  specific activities - two prizes worth Behaviour, Child Abuse, Child Pornography, US$500 each are awarded for a Crime Prevention, Missing & Exploited pertinent activity at the grassroots Children, Psychology, Child Abuse, Children's level. Rights, Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Law (RAE Unit 36), Social Policy and Administration Applicants must be organisations or groups of (RAE Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), organisations registered as an NGO coalition Social Services & Children , Child Protection member with WWSF. Applicant organisations must be active in the field of child rights. Contact Details Priority will be given to grassroots ------organisations working in developing and WWSF transition countries. Children and Youth Section 11 Avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Closing date: 15 Mar 13 Tel: +41 22 738 6619 Deadline information: This call is repeated Fax: +41 22 738 8248 once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 21 Aug 12

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OOK PRIZE American Philosophical Association B

Description: Website: The American Philosophical Association invites http://www.apaonline.org/APAOnline/Profess nominations for the book prize. The prize is ion/Prizes_and_Awards/Book_Prize.aspx awarded for a book written by a younger scholar, who is 40 years of age or younger, or Eligibility profile has received his or her PhD 10 years or less ------before the year of the volume in which the Nationality of applicant institution: Any article appears. The winner must be a member of the APA at the time the prize is awarded. Disciplines The book must have been published in the last ------two years. The winner of the award will receive Philosophy, Philosophy (RAE Unit 62) US$4,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Mar 13 American Philosophical Association Deadline information: This call is repeated 31 Amstel Avenue every 2 years. University of Delaware Posted date: 08 Oct 12 Newark, DE 19716-4797 Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Tel: +1 302 831 1112 awards Fax: +1 302 831 8690 Award amount max: $4,000 Email: [email protected]

WARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ONCOLOGY European CanCer Organisation (formerly the Federation of European Cancer Societies) A

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The European CanCer Organisation and the once a year. Pezcoller Foundation invite nominations for its Posted date: 20 Nov 12 award for contribution to oncology. This Award type: Prizes recognises an individual for his or her Award amount max: €30,000 professional life dedication to the improvement Website: http://www.ecco-org.eu/About- of cancer treatment, care and research. The Ecco/Awards/Recognition-for-Contribution- award is open to all professions and specialities to-Oncology-2013.aspx within the oncology field. Candidates must by Application form: http://www.ecco- nominated by one who is, or has been, affiliated org.eu/~/media/ECCO%20documents/ECCO% with a university of medical institution. The 20sections/About%20us/Awards/Pezcoller%20 award includes a prize of €30,000. Award%202013%20nomination%20form.doc

Eligibility profile Closing date: 15 Mar 13 ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines Clinical Subject, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, ------Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Cancer Biology, Breast Cancer, Cancer & Cancer, Skin Cancer Carcinogenesis, Prostate Cancer, Tumour Immunology, Chemotherapeutic Agents, Contact Details Chemotherapy, Oncology, Clinical Laboratory ------Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical ECCO Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Avenue E Mounier 83 Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Nursing (RAE Unit 1200 Brussels 10), Cancer Care, Leukaemia, Clinical Tel: +32 2 775 29 31 Laboratory Science, Brain Tumour, Oncology Fax: +32 2 775 02 00 Nursing, Multiple Myeloma, Blood Cancer, Email: [email protected] Cancer Nanotechnology, Hospital-based

CHLESINGER DISSERTATION GRANTS Harvard University S

Description: Award type: Directed grants for individual The Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe investigators, Thesis/Dissertation funding, Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard Travel for research purposes, Access to University invites applications for its libraries dissertation grants. Grants are available for Award amount max: $3,000 scholars whose research requires use of the Website: library's collections on the history of women in http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger- America. Applicants must have advanced to library/grants/dissertation-grants candidacy in a doctoral program in a relevant field and have an approved dissertation topic. Eligibility profile Priority will be given to those whose projects ------require use of materials available nowhere else Nationality of applicant institution: Any but the Schlesinger Library. Non-US citizens are eligible but should contact the library regarding Disciplines visas and other required paperwork prior to ------applying. American History, Women's Studies, Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History (RAE Unit 59) Funding of up to $3,000 is available to cover travel, living expenses, photocopying and other Contact Details incidental research expenses. ------Grants Administrator Schlesinger Library Closing date: 16 Mar 13 (Forecast) Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been 10 Garden Street announced by sponsor but this is the Cambridge, MA 02138 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Tel: +1 617 495 8647 repeated once a year. Fax: +1 617 496 8340 Posted date: 10 Jan 12 Email: [email protected]

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EDICAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME European Aids Clinical Society M

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: All The European Aids Clinical Society invites European Nations applications for its medical exchange Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- programme. This programme enables doctors Middle-Income countries, Low Income from Europe and developing countries to spend countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries four months at an EACS European HIV clinical centre. Funding is worth €6,500 for a four Disciplines month stay, covering accommodation and ------living expenses. Travel costs will be reimbursed Transmission of HIV/AIDS, Immune System, based on actual costs. Immunology, AIDS, Autoimmunity, HIV Infection, Immune System Disorders, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Anatomy, Viral Studies Closing date: 16 Mar 13 (Forecast) (Virology), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects announced by sponsor but this is the (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects approximate deadline we expect. This call is (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Clinical repeated once a year. Laboratory Science, Community-based Clinical Posted date: 28 Feb 12 Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, HIV Award type: Postdoctoral training Tests fellowships, Travel for research purposes, Directed grants for individual investigators Contact Details Award amount max: ------Award amount min: - EACS Award budget total: - Pavillon Laveran Website: Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière http://www.europeanaidsclinicalsociety.org/in 47, Boulevard de l’Hôpital dex.php?option=com_content&view=article&i 75013 Paris d=18&Itemid=56 Tel: +33 144 241 796 Application form: http://react-profile.org/eacs Fax: +33 153 611 397

Email: [email protected] Eligibility profile ------

DVANCED HIV COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS European Aids Clinical Society A

Description: practitioners from developing countries to The European Aids Clinical Society invites attend an intensive three-day course on applications for its advanced HIV course antiretroviral therapy and comprehensive care scholarships. These allow experienced

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships for people living with HIV/Aids, focused on the clinical management of HIV. Disciplines ------Transmission of HIV/AIDS, Immune System, Closing date: 16 Mar 13 (Forecast) Immunology, AIDS, HIV Infection, Clinical Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Trial, Anatomy, Viral Studies (Virology), announced by sponsor but this is the Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), approximate deadline we expect. This call is Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit repeated once a year. 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Posted date: 28 Feb 12 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Clinical Laboratory Award type: Personal development, Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, Networking/collaboration, Travel to Hospital-based Clinical Subject, HIV Tests conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: - Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - EACS Website: Pavillon Laveran http://www.europeanaidsclinicalsociety.org/in Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière dex.php?option=com_content&view=article&i 47, Boulevard de l’Hôpital d=95&Itemid=55 75013 Paris Application form: http://react-profile.org/eacs Tel: +33 144 241 796

Fax: +33 153 611 397 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries

MERICAN JEWISH ARCHIVES JACOB RADER MARCUS CENTER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM A Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

Description: Typically, fellowships will be awarded to The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the postdoctoral candidates, PhD candidates who American Jewish Archives, located at the are completing dissertations, and senior or Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union independent scholars. Fellowship stipends will College - Jewish Institute of Religion, invites be sufficient to cover transportation and living applications for its annual fellowship program. expenses while in residence in Cincinnati. The program provides recipients with month- long fellowships for research and writing at the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Closing date: 17 Mar 13 (Forecast) Jewish Archives. Applicants must be Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been conducting serious research in some area announced by sponsor but this is the relating to the history of North American approximate deadline we expect. This call is Jewry. repeated once a year. Posted date: 04 Dec 08

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Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral Disciplines fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior ------fellowships American History, History of Religious Award amount max: - Thought, Religious Studies, Judaism, American Award amount min: - Studies (RAE Unit 45), History (RAE Unit 59), Award budget total: - Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Website: Unit 63), American Studies, Jewish Studies http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/progr ams_fellowship.php Contact Details Application form: ------http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/progr Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American ams/FellowshipApp.pdf Jewish Archives 3101 Clifton Avenue Eligibility profile Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2408 ------Tel: +1 513 221 7444 ext 304 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fax: +1 513 221 7812 Email: [email protected]

LAUSTEIN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Ben Gurion University of the Negev B

Description: Closing date: 17 Mar 13 The Ben Gurion University of the Negev's Jacob Deadline information: This call is repeated Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research invites once a year. applications for the Blaustein postdoctoral Posted date: 12 Nov 12 fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship is to Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed sponsor research on topics related to the grants for individual investigators, Travel for sustainable development of drylands for a research purposes period of one to two years. These topics Award amount max: $52,000 include: desert ecology; solar energy and Website: environmental physics; architecture and town http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/fellowships.ht planning; rainfed and irrigated agriculture; m hydrology; aquaculture; environmental microbiology; desalination and water Eligibility profile treatment; biotechnology. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Researchers from anywhere in the world who have received their PhD within the last six Disciplines years are eligible to apply. The fellowship is ------worth approximately US$26,000 per year and Deserts & Arid Zones, Aquacultural round trip travel expenses will be reimbursed. Engineering, Irrigation, Architecture, Free accommodation is provided for the period Landscape Architecture & Design, of the fellowship. Environmental Planning & Policy, Land Use Planning & Policy, Urban Planning & Policy, Desalination, Water Treatment, Environmental Design, Solar Heating, Biotechnology, Ecology,

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Microbiology, Hydrology, Desert Regions Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Ecology, Environment, Ecosystem, (RAE Unit 30), Built Environment (RAE Unit Environmental Biology, Sustainable 33), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Development, Energy Physical Sciences, Aridity , Solar Cells Renewable Energy Sources, Solar, Collectors & Concentrators, Solar, Heat Storage, Solar, Contact Details Photochemical Conversion, Solar, Photovoltaic ------Conversion, Solar, Photovoltaic Power Systems, Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Solar, Thermal Power Systems, Solar, Cooperation Thermoelectric Conversion, Biological Sciences Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Sede Boqer Campus 84990 Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Tel: +972 8 659 6717 21), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Fax: +972 8 659 6718 Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Mechanical, Email: [email protected]

EGULAR FELLOWSHIPS Ben Gurion University of the Negev R

Description: Award type: Directed grants for individual The Ben Gurion University of the Negev's Jacob investigators, Travel for research purposes, Blaustein institute for desert research invites Mid-Career fellowships applications for its regular fellowships. Award amount max: $46,000 Fellowships will last one to two years and will Website: sponsor research on topics related to the http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/fellowships.ht sustainable development of drylands. These m topics include: desert ecology; solar energy and environmental physics; architecture and town Eligibility profile planning; rainfed and irrigated agriculture; ------hydrology; aquaculture; environmental Nationality of applicant institution: Any microbiology; desalination and water treatment; biotechnology. Disciplines ------The yearly value of a fellowship is US$23,000. Deserts & Arid Zones, Aquacultural The programme is open to applicants from all Engineering, Irrigation, Architecture, over the world who have received their PhD Landscape Architecture & Design, within the last six years. Environmental Planning & Policy, Land Use Planning & Policy, Urban Planning & Policy, Desalination, Water Treatment, Environmental Closing date: 17 Mar 13 Design, Solar Heating, Biotechnology, Ecology, Deadline information: This call is repeated Microbiology, Hydrology, Desert Regions once a year. Ecology, Environment, Ecosystem, Posted date: 12 Nov 12 Environmental Biology, Sustainable Development, Energy Physical Sciences,

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Renewable Energy Sources, Solar, Collectors & 33), Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Concentrators, Solar, Heat Storage, Solar, Aridity , Solar Cells Photochemical Conversion, Solar, Photovoltaic Conversion, Solar, Photovoltaic Power Systems, Contact Details Solar, Thermal Power Systems, Solar, ------Thermoelectric Conversion, Biological Sciences BCSC (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit Sede Boqer Campus, 84990 21), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Tel: +972 8 659 6717 Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Mechanical, Fax: +972 8 659 6718 Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Email: [email protected] (RAE Unit 30), Built Environment (RAE Unit

'OREAL/UNESCO REGIONAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE IN SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA L African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions

Description: The African Network of Scientific and Eligibility profile Technological Institutions, on behalf of L’Oreal ------and Unesco, invites applications for regional Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- fellowships for women in science in Sub- Saharan Africa Saharan Africa. Each award enables a woman scientist, who is a national or permanent Disciplines resident of Sub-Saharan Africa, to achieve a ------PhD in the fields of science, engineering and Social Sciences, Anthropology, Economics, technology. Applicants may be no more than 40 Econometrics & Forecasting, Geography, years of age. Fellowships are worth up to International Planning & Policy, Social $20,000 each and up to 10 awards will be made. Planning & Policy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Education, Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Closing date: 18 Mar 13 (Forecast) Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Civil Engineering, Electronics & Electrical announced by sponsor but this is the Engineering, Industrial Engineering, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing repeated once a year. (Mechanical Engineering), Mining Engineering, Posted date: 16 Dec 11 Petroleum Engineering, Biomedical Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Engineering, Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Financial aid for postgraduate students Medical & Health & Safety, Pharmacology, Award amount max: $20,000 Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Law, Award amount min: - Management & Commerce, Accounting, Award budget total: $200,000 Science & Technology, Maths, Computing, Website: Biological Sciences, Anatomy, Chemistry, http://www.ansti.org/index.php/women-in- Inorganic, Chemistry, Organic, Computer science-in-sub-saharan-africa Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mineralogy,

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Environmental Studies, Materials Sciences, Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Town Metallurgy, Mathematics, Applied, Operations and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Research, Statistics, Physics, Energy Geography (RAE Unit 35), Law (RAE Unit 36), Engineering, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Economics and Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology (RAE (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Unit 42), Business and Management Studies Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies Education (RAE Unit 68), Sports-related and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit Subjects (RAE Unit 69), Clinical Laboratory 11), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Biological Science, Pre-Clinical Studies, Technology, Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit Sports Studies, Mathematics, Pure, 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Community-based Clinical Subjects, Hospital- Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and 21), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied Professions Allied to Medicine, Physiology Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Statistics and Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Computer Contact Details Science (RAE Unit 25), General Engineering ------(RAE Unit 26), Chemical Engineering (RAE Coordinator Unit 27), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), ANSTI Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit PO Box 30592 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and 00100 GPO Nairobi Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Email: [email protected] Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31),

FR POSTDOCTORAL GRANTS National Research Fund Luxembourg A

Description: working for the 24 months preceding the The National Research Fund Luxembourg intended funding period. Grants are awarded invites applications for its AFR postdoctoral for up to two years. Where an applicant has a grants. The programme has no thematic work contract, the maximum funding will be limitations and is open to all researchers, €54,231 per year, with supplements of €4,944 regardless of their nationality, who wish to per year in the case of a public-private engage in research training in Luxembourg or partnership. Applicants without work contracts abroad. However, the interest of the project in will receive a maximum of €25,200 per year, the context of Luxembourg research and with supplements of €1,800 per year in the case development will be evaluated during the of a public-private partnership. selection process. Applicants must have obtained a PhD no more than eight years prior to applying for the grant, and the research Closing date: 19 Mar 13 (Forecast) training should be carried out in a different Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been country to where the applicant has been announced by sponsor but this is the

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HORT-STAY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA S Coimbra Group

Description:  University of Granada - one scholarship The Coimbra Group invites applications for its each for a researcher and a member of short-stay scholarships for young researchers administrative staff, providing up to from sub-Saharan Africa. This programme €900 per month, plus health insurance enables scholars to undertake research in any and travel expenses of up to €800; discipline for a period of between one and three  University of Graz - one scholarship months at a Coimbra Group university, and to providing up to €900 per month plus establish academic and research contacts. The travel expenses of up to €300; following universities are participating:  University of Groningen - one scholarship providing €1,190 per  University of Aarhus - two scholarships month, plus health insurance of €40 per for PhD students and postdoctoral month and travel expenses of up to researchers or professors, providing up €1,250; to €1200 per month for food and  University of Leuven - two scholarships accommodation plus travel expenses of for postdoctoral employees of up to €1000; developing-country institutions,  University of Barcelona - one providing €1,200 per month plus travel scholarship providing up to €2000 per expenses; month for food and accommodation;  University of Padova - two scholarships  University of Coimbra - one providing €1,000 per month plus travel scholarship providing up to €750 per expenses of up to €1,100; month and travel expenses of up to  University of Poitiers - one scholarship €1,100; for a PhD student or young researcher,  University of Geneva - one scholarship providing €1,000 per month; for an academic researcher or teacher,  University of Salamanca - one providing up to CHF2,000 per month; scholarship for a PhD student or

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academic teacher, providing food and Award type: Directed grants for individual accommodation; investigators, Young investigator awards,  University of Siena - one scholarship Travel for research purposes for a young researcher or academic Award amount max: - teacher, providing free board and Award amount min: - lodgings; Award budget total: -  University of Turku - up to two Website: http://www.coimbra- scholarships for young researchers or group.eu/index.php?page=sub-saharan-africa technical or administrative staff, Application form: http://www.coimbra- providing accommodation expenses group.eu/sp/form2.php?reg=three and €600 per month. Eligibility profile

------All applicants should be under 45 years of age, Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- current HEI staff members and, unless Saharan Africa otherwise stated, of postdoctoral or equivalent status. Priority will be given to female Disciplines applicants. Applicants should contact the ------intended host university prior to application. Any Applicants may select one university only.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 19 Mar 13 (Forecast) Coimbra Group Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Egmontstraat 11, rue d’Egmont announced by sponsor but this is the 1000 Brussels approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Tel: +32 2 513 8332 Posted date: 26 Jan 12 Email: [email protected]

UMMER DATA POLICY INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP Association for Institutional Research S

Description: postsecondary data sources and postsecondary The Association for Institutional Research education researchers from non-US institutions invites applications for its summer data policy are eligible to apply. All participants must have institute fellowship. The institute is an intensive basic knowledge of statistical methods and introduction to National Science Foundation experience using statistical software packages. and National Center for Education Statistics datasets and research methodologies using The institute will be held June 21 to 27, 2009 at large national data sources. the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland, where hotel, meals, and instructional costs are Institutional research professionals who wish to provided for selected fellows. US travel is increase their knowledge of national datasets, covered in full and international travel is faculty and graduate students with research covered up to $700. interests in postsecondary education, staff from state and national associations with interests in

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Closing date: 21 Mar 13 (Forecast) Methodologies & Procedures, Social Science, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Educational Research, Higher Education, Data announced by sponsor but this is the Analysis, Statistics, Data Acquisition, On-line approximate deadline we expect. This call is Database Searching, Statistics and Operational repeated once a year. Research (RAE Unit 24), Computer Science Posted date: 09 Jan 09 (RAE Unit 25), Social Policy and Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings Administration (RAE Unit 40), Library and etc., Personal development Information Management (RAE Unit 61), Award amount max: $700 Education (RAE Unit 68), Databases Website: http://www.airweb.org/?page=1803 Contact Details Eligibility profile ------AIR Nationality of applicant institution: Any 1435 E Piedmont Drive, Suite 211 Tallahassee, FL 32308 Disciplines Tel: +1 850 385 4155 ext 200 ------Fax: +1 850 385 5180 Email: [email protected]

ISITING SENIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM National Gallery of Art V

Description: Fellowships are intended for those who have The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual held a PhD for five years or more or who Arts, a part of the National Gallery of Art, possess an equivalent record of professional announces its program for the Paul Mellon and accomplishment at the time of application. Ailsa Mellon Bruce visiting senior fellowships. Fellowships are awarded without regard to the Fellowships are for full time research, and age or nationality of applicants. scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the center There are up to 12 short-term fellowships throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, lasting up to 60 days. Fellows receive a stipend colloquia, and informal discussions that includes round-trip travel and local complement the fellowship program. expenses. Stipends for a two-month fellowship range from $6,000 to $8,000, depending on Applications will be considered for study in the relocation requirements. Fellows also receive history, theory and criticism of the visual arts, allowances for photography. including painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, Closing date: 21 Mar 13 industrial design, and other arts, of any Deadline information: Deadlines on: 21 March geographical area and of any period. 2013, 21 September 2013, and repeated Applications are also solicited from scholars in annually. other disciplines whose work examines artifacts Posted date: 07 Mar 11 or has implications for the analysis and Award type: Senior fellowships criticism of physical form. Award amount max: - Award amount min: -

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Award budget total: - Arts, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Website: Sculpture, History of Art, Architecture and http://www.nga.gov/casva/casvavissen.shtm Design (RAE Unit 60), Art and Design (RAE Application form: Unit 64), Communication, Cultural and Media http://www.nga.gov/casva/pdf/visiting_sr_flw Studies (RAE Unit 65) _app.pdf Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Nationality of applicant institution: Any National Gallery of Art 2000B South Club Drive Disciplines Landover, MD 20785 ------Tel: +1 202 842 6482 Art Criticism, Theatre & Film Criticism, History Fax: +1 202 789 3026 & Appreciation of Art, Architecture and Design, Photography, Visual Arts, Decorative

NTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN CROP SCIENCE AWARD Crop Science Society of America I

Description: Award budget total: - The Crop Science Society of America invites Website: nominations for its international service in crop https://www.crops.org/awards/award/detail/?a science award. This award honors creativity =30 and innovation in bringing about specific changes in practices, products, and or programs Eligibility profile in the crops area at the international level. Both ------nominators and nominees must be members of Nationality of applicant institution: Any the CSSA. Teams are eligible for nominations. The award consists of a certificate and $1,000 Disciplines honorarium. ------Agronomy, Crop Science, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15) Closing date: 21 Mar 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. Deadline: CSSA nominations due March 22; full submissions 5585 Guilford Road due March 29, 2011 Madison, WI 53711 Posted date: 18 Feb 11 Tel: +1 608 273 8080 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 608 273 2021 Award amount max: $1,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

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EED SCIENCE AWARD Crop Science Society of America S

Description: Website: The Crop Science Society of America invites http://www.crops.org/awards/award/detail/?a= nominations for its seed science award. This 33 award is presented in recognition of distinctive service to the development and utilization of Eligibility profile quality seeds in agriculture. It is required that ------both nominators and nominees are members of Nationality of applicant institution: Any ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA. Disciplines The award consists of a certificate and $1,000 ------honorarium. Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, Seed Production, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15)

Closing date: 21 Mar 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the CSSA approximate deadline we expect. Deadline: 5585 Guildford Road nominations due March 22; reference letters Madison, WI 53711 and final submissions due March 29, 2009 Tel: +1 608 273 8080 This call is repeated once a year. Fax: +1 608 273 2021 Posted date: 18 Feb 11 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $1,000

EIO MEDICAL SCIENCE PRIZE Keio University Medical Science Fund K

Description: Closing date: 21 Mar 13 (Forecast) The Keio University Medical Science Fund Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been invites applications for its Keio medical prize. announced by sponsor but this is the This prize is awarded to researchers in approximate deadline we expect. This call is recognition of their outstanding creative repeated once a year. achievements in the field of medical sciences Posted date: 13 Feb 12 and life sciences, especially those contributing Award type: Prizes to scientific development in medicine. A Award amount max: ￥10,000,000 candidate must be currently active in their field Website: http://www.ms- of research. Applicants of any nationality may fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/index.html#selection apply. The prize consists of a medal, a certificate and a monetary award of JP¥10 Application form: http://www.ms- million. fund.keio.ac.jp/entry-e.html

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Eligibility profile Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied ------to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences Nationality of applicant institution: Any (RAE Unit 14), Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre- Clinical Studies, Community-based Clinical Disciplines Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, ------Physiology, Life Science (Bioscience) Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety, Pharmacology, Clinical Contact Details Medicine, General, Anatomy, Clinical ------Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community- Office of Keio University Medical Science Fund based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Tokyo, 160-8582 Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical Studies Tel: +81 3 5363 3609 (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Fax: +81 3 5363 3507 Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Email: [email protected] Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Nursing (RAE

OUIS AND ARTUR LUCIAN AWARD McGill University L

Description: The committee of the McGill University Faculty Closing date: 22 Mar 13 of Medicine invites nominations for the Louis Deadline information: This call is repeated and Artur Lucian award for research in once a year. circulatory diseases. The award is to honour Posted date: 12 Nov 12 outstanding research in the field of circulatory Award type: Networking/collaboration, Travel diseases by a scientific investigator or group of for research purposes, Prizes investigators whose contribution to knowledge Award amount max: $60,000 in this field is deemed worthy of special Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/lucianaward/ recognition. It is hoped that through this award, Application form: collaborative research in the field of circulatory http://www.mcgill.ca/lucianaward/sites/mcgill diseases can be established between McGill and .ca.lucianaward/files/2013_lucian_award_nomi research centres elsewhere. nation_form.pdf

Nominations are invited from all researchers Eligibility profile with no distinction as to geographical location ------or nationality. The recipient will be invited to Nationality of applicant institution: Any visit McGill university for a minimum one- or Disciplines two-week period, during which they should ------deliver a formal Lucian Lecture, have Anatomical Systems & Sites, Cardiovascular interchanges with the local research System, Cardiovascular Diseases, community, and possibly undertake a short Cerebrovascular Disorders, Stroke, Cardiology, research collaboration in the field of circulatory Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE diseases. The award is worth CA$60,000. Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE

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Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Clinical Division of Cardiology M4.76 Laboratory Science, Hospital-based Clinical 687 Pine Avenue West Subject, Aneurysm Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1 Tel: +1 514 934 1934 ext. 34630 Contact Details Fax: +1 514 843 2843 ------Email: [email protected] Royal Victoria Hospital – McGill University Health Centre

ROP SCIENCE RESEARCH AWARD Crop Science Society of America C

Description: Website: The Crop Science Society of America invites http://www.crops.org/awards/award/detail/?a= nominations for its crop science research award. 26 This award is presented to recognize outstanding research contributions in crop Eligibility profile science. Both nominators and nominees must be ------members of the CSSA. Teams are eligible for Nationality of applicant institution: Any nomination. Disciplines The award consists of a certificate and $1,000 ------honorarium. Agronomy, Crop Science, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15)

Closing date: 22 Mar 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the CSSA approximate deadline we expect. This call is 5585 Guilford Road repeated once a year. Madison, WI 53711 Posted date: 18 Feb 11 Tel: +1 608 273 8080 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 608 273 2021 Award amount max: $1,000 Email: [email protected]

ONSANTO CROP SCIENCE DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD Crop Science Society of America M

Description: distinguished career award. This award award The Crop Science Society of America invites is for a crop scientist who has had an nominations for its Monsanto crop science outstanding record of service over a long

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Closing date: 22 Mar 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the CSSA approximate deadline we expect. This call is 5585 Guilford Road repeated once a year. Madison, WI 53711 Posted date: 18 Feb 11 Tel: +1 608 273 8080 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 608 273 2021 Award amount max: $5,000 Email: [email protected]

RANCIS AND EVELYN CLARK SOIL BIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP Crop Science Society of America F

Description: Posted date: 24 Feb 11 The Crop Science Society of America invites Award type: Prizes nominations for the Francis and Evelyn Clark Award amount max: $1,000 soil biology scholarship. The scholarship was Website: designed to recognize the importance of soil http://www.crops.org/awards/award/detail/?a= biology and the understanding of soil, plant 9 and microbial interactions and of nutrient Application form: cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. https://www.crops.org/awards/nomination/ad d/nominee/?a=9 Nominees must be graduate students working in the fields of soil biology or biochemistry or Eligibility profile microbial ecology, who have demonstrated ------scholarship and leadership during their studies. Nationality of applicant institution: Any The scholarship awards $1,000. Disciplines ------Closing date: 22 Mar 13 (Forecast) Soil Sciences, Microbial Processes, Plant Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Sciences, Environment, Ecosystem, Biological announced by sponsor but this is the Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit approximate deadline we expect. This call is 15), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21) repeated once a year.

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OVARTIS PRIZE British Pharmacological Society N

Description: 6573/Prizes.html?cat=bps129c64bddf5#Novarti The British Pharmacological Society invites s nominations for the Novartis prize. This is given in recognition of published Eligibility profile pharmacological work, which must include ------papers published in the British Journal of Nationality of applicant institution: Any Pharmacology. Nominations are invited from members of the society. Nominees must also be Disciplines members and under 40 years of age. The award ------is worth approximately CHF3,000. Pharmacology, Clinical Trial, Drug Design, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs Closing date: 24 Mar 13 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 09 May 12 BPS Award type: Prizes, Young investigator 16 Angel Gate awards City Road Award amount max: SFr.3,000 London EC1V 2PT Website: Tel: +44 207 239 0171 http://www.bps.ac.uk/details/membersPage/83 Email: [email protected]

R VANE MEDAL British Pharmacological Society J

Description: pharmacology or its teaching. Nominations are The British Pharmacological Society invites invited from members of the society and nominations for the JR Vane medal. The medal nominees may be of any nationality. The prize is awarded annually for outstanding work in consists of a medal and £1,000. one of six areas relating to pharmacology, as designated by the council each year. In 2013 the designated area will be services to Closing date: 24 Mar 13

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Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines once a year. ------Posted date: 09 May 12 Pharmacology, Clinical Trial, Drug Design, Award type: Prizes Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Award amount max: £1,000 Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs Website: http://www.bps.ac.uk/details/membersPage/83 Contact Details 6573/Prizes.html?cat=bps129c64bddf5#Vane ------BPS Eligibility profile 16 Angel Gate ------City Rd Nationality of applicant institution: Any London EC1V 2PT Tel: +44 207 239 0171 Email: [email protected]

ELLCOME GOLD MEDAL British Pharmacological Society W

Description: Eligibility profile The British Pharmacalogical Society invites ------nominations for the Wellcome gold medal. This Nationality of applicant institution: Any is awarded for outstanding contributions to pharmacology mainly based on research Disciplines achievements. Nominations may be made by ------any member of the society. The award includes Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Clinical Trial, Drug a cash prize of £2,000. Design, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs

Closing date: 24 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: This call is repeated ------every 2 years. BPS Posted date: 13 Apr 12 16 Angel Gate Award type: Prizes City Road Award amount max: £2,000 London EC1V 2PT Website: Tel: +44 20 7239 0171 http://www.bps.ac.uk/details/membersPage/83 Email: [email protected] 6573/Prizes.html?cat=bps129c64bddf5

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ILL BOWMAN TRAVELLING LECTURESHIP British Pharmacological Society B

Description: Award budget total: - The British Pharmacological Society invites Website: nominations for the Bill Bowman travelling http://www.bps.ac.uk/details/membersPage/83 lectureship. This enables a young member of 6573/Prizes.html?cat=bps129c64bddf5#Bill the society, normally under the age of 40 at the time of nomination, to give lectures at three Eligibility profile academic or industrial locations in the UK. The ------winner will be awarded an honorarium of £500, Nationality of applicant institution: Any as well as travel and subsistence expenses. The prize will be made on the basis of published Disciplines work, which must include papers published in ------the British Journal of Pharmacology or the Pharmacology, Clinical Trial, Drug Design, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Nominations may only be made by members of Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs the society. Contact Details ------Closing date: 24 Mar 13 BPS Deadline information: 16 Angel Gate Posted date: 09 May 12 City Road Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings London EC1V 2PT etc., Young investigator awards Tel: +44 20 7239 0171 Award amount max: - Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

STRAZENECA PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN PHARMACOLOGY British Pharmacological Society A

Description: Closing date: 24 Mar 13 The British Pharmacological Society invites Deadline information: This call is repeated nominations for the AstraZeneca prize for once a year. women in pharmacology. This recognises Posted date: 09 May 12 women whose career achievements have Award type: Prizes contributed significantly to the understanding Award amount max: £1,000 of a particular field through excellence in Website: research. http://www.bps.ac.uk/details/membersPage/83 6573/Prizes_.html?cat=bps129c64bddf5#WiP Nominees must be society members. The prize is worth £1,000. Eligibility profile ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines BPS ------16 Angel Gate Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Clinical Trial, Drug City Road Design, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy London EC1V 2PT (RAE Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs Tel: +44 20 7239 0171 Email: [email protected] Contact Details ------

IR JAMES BLACK AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DRUG DISCOVERY British Pharmacological Society S

Description: Award amount max: £1,000 The British Pharmacological Society invites Website: nominations for the Sir James Black award for http://www.bps.ac.uk/details/membersPage/83 contributions to drug discovery. The award will 6573/Prizes_.html?cat=bps129c64bddf5#Black be given where there has been a demonstrable contribution to drug discovery, application or Eligibility profile use. Awards will be made after either a ------completely new drug has been introduced to Nationality of applicant institution: Any the market, or original research has led to a new application or use of an existing drug. Disciplines ------Individuals and teams of up to five people may Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Clinical Trial, Drug be nominated by members of the society. It is Design, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy expected that many awards will be made (RAE Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs retrospectively. Contact Details The award is worth £1,000. ------BPS 16 Angel Gate Closing date: 24 Mar 13 City Road Deadline information: This call is repeated London EC1V 2PT once a year. Tel: +44 20 7239 0171 Posted date: 09 May 12 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes

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RANSLATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH PRIZE Cancer Research UK T

Description: nd-grant/all-funding-schemes/translational- Cancer Research UK invites nominations for its cancer-research-prize/index.htm translational cancer research prize. This Application form: recognises an outstanding translational http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/prod_consu research team that has made seminal cancer mp/groups/cr_common/@fre/@fun/documents/ research discoveries at the cutting edge of generalcontent/cr_039581.doc scientific novelty and that have had significant impact on the continuing efforts to prevent, Eligibility profile diagnose and cure cancer. ------Nationality of applicant institution: United The prize-winning team is expected to be Kingdom multidisciplinary, and comprise both clinical Nationality of applicant institution: Any and non-clinical members. The team may also include principal investigators and non- Disciplines principal investigators. Candidacy is open to all ------cancer researchers affiliated with any Cancer Biology, Breast Cancer, Cancer & institution anywhere in the world, whether Carcinogenesis, Prostate Cancer, Tumour academia, industry or government or a Immunology, Chemotherapeutic Agents, consortium of these. Team members do not Chemotherapy, Oncology, Clinical Laboratory necessarily have to come from the same country Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical or belong to the same institution but a Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), significant proportion of the work that is being Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Nursing (RAE Unit honoured must have been carried out in the 10), Cancer Care, Leukaemia, Clinical UK. Laboratory Science, Brain Tumour, Oncology Nursing, Multiple Myeloma, Blood Cancer, The team will receive an honorarium of £25,000 Cancer Nanotechnology, Hospital-based and free attendance at the NCRI annual Clinical Subject, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, conference for up to five team members. Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Cancer, Skin Cancer

Closing date: 27 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: Applications due by ------5pm. This call is repeated once a year. CRUK Posted date: 23 Nov 12 Angel Building Award type: Prizes 407 St John Street Award amount max: £25,000 London EC1V 4AD Website: Tel: +44 20 3469 5240 http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/funding/fi Email: [email protected]

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UDSWELL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP Institution of Engineering and Technology H

Description: Award budget total: £5,000 The Institution of Engineering and Technology Website: (formerly the Institution of Electrical Engineers) http://conferences.theiet.org/ambition/postgra invites applications for the Hudswell duate/hudswell.cfm international research scholarship. This is awarded to assist members with advanced Eligibility profile research work leading to the award of a ------doctorate at an internationally recognised Nationality of applicant institution: Any university or research establishment with a high reputation for research in the field of Disciplines electrical, electronic, manufacturing or ------information engineering. Applicants must be Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Applied studying in a country outside of their home Electronics, Information & Communication country and must be or become a member of Systems, Manufacturing (Mechanical the institution prior to application. The Engineering), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), scholarship will be tenable for one year only Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit and is worth £5,000. 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30)

Closing date: 28 Mar 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Institution of Engineering and Technology approximate deadline we expect. Applications Michael Faraday House due 5pm GMT. This call is repeated once a Six Hills Way year. Stevenage Posted date: 27 Jul 11 Hertfordshire SG1 2AY Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Tel: +44 1438 313 311 Award amount max: £5,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: -

OSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR AN OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER Institution of Engineering and Technology P

Description: scholarship is open to members who are The Institution of Engineering and Technology doctoral researchers undertaking research in invites applications for its postgraduate any country. It has a value of £10,000 and a scholarship for an outstanding researcher. This tenure of one year. aims to help researchers to share advancing knowledge throughout the global science, engineering and technology community. The Closing date: 28 Mar 13 (Forecast)

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Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), announced by sponsor but this is the Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure approximate deadline we expect. Applications Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied due by 5pm. This call is repeated once a year. Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Statistics and Posted date: 22 Jul 11 Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Computer Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Science (RAE Unit 25), General Engineering Award amount max: £10,000 (RAE Unit 26), Chemical Engineering (RAE Website: Unit 27), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit 28), http://conferences.theiet.org/ambition/postgra Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit duate/index.cfm 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Eligibility profile Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), ------Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Nationality of applicant institution: Any Technology

Disciplines Contact Details ------Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace IET Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Michael Faraday House Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Six Hills Way Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Stevenage Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Herts SG1 2AY Petroleum Engineering, Science & Technology, Tel: +44 1438 76 7272 Maths, Computing, Biological Sciences (RAE Email: [email protected] Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics

NNOVATION RESEARCH INCENTIVES SCHEME VICI AWARDS Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research - NWO I

Description: submission of pre-proposals in the relevant The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific round. Research (NWO) invites applications for its innovation research incentives scheme vici Applications may be submitted by candidates awards. These grants are for excellent senior with or without a permanent contract of researchers who have shown that they have the employment, irrespective of geographical ability to successfully develop their own origin. Appointments must be realised at one of innovative lines of research and to act as the prospective host research institutions based coaches for young researchers. in the Netherlands. The annual budget for veni, vidi and vici awards is €150 million. An Vici candidates can submit proposals in the applicant for a vici grant may be funded with period beginning eight years and ending 15 up to €1.5m over a period of five years. All years after they received their doctorates, applications must be submitted in English. calculated from the date on which the doctorate was formally awarded to the deadline for the Closing date: 29 Mar 13 (Forecast)

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Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Eligibility profile approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Posted date: 24 Oct 11 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Disciplines Senior fellowships, Directed grants for ------individual investigators Any Award amount max: €1,500,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: €150,000,000 ------Website: Coordinator Vernieuwingsimpuls http://www.nwo.nl/NWOHome.nsf/pages/NW NWO OP_5VTGS6_Eng PO Box 93138 Application form: 2509 AC Den Haag http://www.nwo.nl/files.nsf/pages/NWOP_66 Tel: +31 70 344 0940 NLXN_Eng/$file/Vernieuwingsimpuls%20Cal Email: [email protected] l%20for%20Proposals.pdf

HEUMATOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SECTION BARBARA ANSELL PRIZE Royal Society of Medicine R

Description: Application form: The Royal Society of Medicine invites the http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/awards/downlo submission of abstracts for its rheumatology ads/abstractessayform.doc and rehabilitation section Barbara Ansell prize. This is open to rheumatology specialist Eligibility profile registrars and research fellows. Subject matter ------may include case studies or individual case Nationality of applicant institution: Any reports and abstracts should be no more than 300 words in length. Up to four abstracts will be Disciplines selected for a 15-minute presentation. First ------prize is worth £200 and second prize is worth Rehabilitation & Therapy, Physical £100. Rehabilitation, Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Health, Arthritis, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, Physiology Closing date: 29 Mar 13 (RAE Unit 7), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) Deadline information: Posted date: 30 Jul 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: £200 Royal Society of Medicine Award amount min: £100 1 Wimpole Street Website: London W1G 0AE http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/awards/index.p Tel: +44 20 7290 2900 hp Fax: +44 20 7290 2989 Email: [email protected]

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HEUMATOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SECTION ERIC BYWATERS PRIZE Royal Society of Medicine R

Description: Eligibility profile The Royal Society of Medicine invites the ------submission of abstracts for its rheumatology Nationality of applicant institution: Any and rehabilitation section Eric Bywaters prize. This is open to rheumatology specialist Disciplines registrars and research fellows. Submitted ------abstracts should be no more than 300 words in Rehabilitation & Therapy, Physical length relating to the subject of clinical or Rehabilitation, Biomedical, Medical Sciences, laboratory research. Up to four of the best Health, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, abstracts will be selected for a 10-minute oral Rheumatology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences presentation and subsequent discussion. The (RAE Unit 1), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Other prize is worth £200. Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Clinical Laboratory Science, Other Studies Closing date: 29 Mar 13 and Professions Allied to Medicine Deadline information: Posted date: 30 Jul 12 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: £200 Royal Society of Medicine Website: 1 Wimpole Street http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/awards/index.p London W1G 0AE hp Tel: +44 20 7290 2900 Application form: Fax: +44 20 7290 2989 http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/awards/downlo Email: [email protected] ads/abstractessayform.doc

LTON OCHSNER AWARD Ochsner Clinic Foundation A

Description: investigators without regard to nationality are The Ochsner Clinic Foundation invites eligible for nomination. Self-nominations are nominations for the Alton Ochsner award excluded. One to three prizes, worth $15,000, relating smoking and disease. The award will be awarded. recognizes outstanding and exemplary original scientific investigations that relate to tobacco consumption with disease. This scientific work Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) may be clinical, fundamental, epidemiological Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been or preventative in scope; the prime criterion for announced by sponsor but this is the the award selection is its scientific context on approximate deadline we expect. This call is this major health threat. Clinical or basic science repeated once a year.

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Posted date: 05 Dec 11 Epidemiology, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Award type: Prizes Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Award amount max: - Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Award amount min: - Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Award budget total: - Unit 6), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Hospital- Website: based Clinical Subject, Smoking, Health Effects, http://academics.ochsner.org/audyn.aspx?id=5 Lung Cancer, Chronic Diseases 0674 Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Ochsner Clinic Foundation Nationality of applicant institution: Any 1514 Jefferson Highway New Orleans, LA 70121 Disciplines Tel: +1 504 842 3700 ------Fax: +1 504 842 3258 Smoking Behaviour, Respiratory System, Email: [email protected] Disease Prevention, Preventive Medicine,

TUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists S

Description: Website: The American Association of Stratigraphic http://www.palynology.org/content/scholaraas Palynologists invites applications for its p.html program of student scholarships. These support Application form: studies in palynology. Currently, two http://www.palynology.org/content/schlrshp.p scholarships for $1,500 each may be awarded df annually. Ordinarily, the scholarships will be awarded to beginning graduate students but Eligibility profile advanced undergraduate students may also ------apply. AASP scholarships are available to all Nationality of applicant institution: Any students of palynology in all countries. Students need not be AASP members. Disciplines ------Botany, Plant Sciences, Geology, Palaeontology, Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Stratigraphy, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20) announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Contact Details repeated once a year. ------Posted date: 02 Jul 09 Geology, Old Main 213 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships University of North Carolina at Pembroke Award amount max: $1,500 Pembroke, NC 28372 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 910 521 6478 Award budget total: $3,000 Email: [email protected]

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CKERT-MAUCHLY AWARD Association for Computing Machinery E

Description: The Association for Computing Machinery and Website: the Institute of Electrical and Electronics http://awards.acm.org/html/awards.cfm Engineers Computer Society invite nominations for the Eckert-Mauchly award. The purpose is Eligibility profile to recognise contributions to computer and ------digital systems architecture where the field of Nationality of applicant institution: Any computer architecture is considered at present to encompass the combined hardware-software Disciplines design and analysis of computing and digital ------systems. Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Science (RAE Unit 25) The award is worth US$5,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 30 Mar 13 ACM Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 701 once a year. New York, NY 10121-0701 Posted date: 23 Jul 12 Award type: Prizes Email: [email protected] Award amount max: $5,000

CKERT-MAUCHLY AWARD Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers E

Description: Award amount max: $5,000 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Award amount min: - Engineers Computer Society and the Award budget total: - Association of Computing Machinery invites Website: nominations for the Eckert-Mauchly award. http://awards.computer.org/ana/award/viewA This award of US$5,000 is given for wards.action contributions to computer and digital systems Application form: architecture. The award requires a minimum of http://www.computer.org/portal/web/help/we three endorsements from Society members. baccounts

Eligibility profile Closing date: 30 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Nationality of applicant institution: Any once a year. Posted date: 06 Jun 12 Disciplines Award type: Prizes ------

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Computer Sciences, Computer Architecture, IEEE Computer Society Digital Computers & Computing, Computer 2001 L Street, NW Science (RAE Unit 25) Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-4910 Contact Details Email: [email protected] ------

UMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS National Fragile X Foundation S

Description: Eligibility profile The National Fragile X Foundation invites ------applications for its summer research Nationality of applicant institution: Any fellowships. The student’s work can be in the area of fragile X syndrome, fragile X-associated Disciplines tremor/ataxia syndrome, or fragile X------associated primary ovarian insufficiency. This Psychology, Mental Retardation, award is not meant to supplement funds for Pharmacology, Reproductive Physiology, PhD candidates or postdoctoral fellows Counselling (Medical), Disease Model, working on research related to fragile X. Physiological & Development Process, Medical Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fellowships are worth US$2,500 each. Cytogenetics, Genetics, Human Development, Undergraduate or graduate students may Physiology, Human, Clinical Laboratory apply. Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Psychology (RAE Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Unit 13), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Clinical Laboratory Science, Pharmacotherapy, announced by sponsor but this is the Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Fragile X Syndrome repeated once a year. Posted date: 13 Mar 12 Contact Details Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, ------Predoctoral training fellowships National Fragile X Foundation Award amount max: $2,500 1615 Bonanza Street, Suite 202 Award amount min: - Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 925 938 9300 Website: Fax: +1 925 938 9315 http://www.fragilex.org/research/funding- Email: [email protected] opportunities/

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ERNAND BRAUDEL SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS European University Institute F

Description: Website: The European University Institute invites http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/Acade applications for the Fernand Braudel senior micService/Fellowships/FernandBraudelSenio fellowships. These enable established rFellowships/Index.aspx academics with international reputations to Application form: conduct research in one of the institute's four http://www.eui.eu/Servac/Online/FBF_Candid departments: ate.jsp

 department of economics; Eligibility profile  department of law; ------ department of history and civilisation; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  department of political and social sciences. Disciplines ------The departments invite fellows to participate in History, Jurisprudence, Social Sciences, the activities that they organise. Fellows may be Economics, Political Science, Law, Social associated with one of the research projects Sciences, Economic Aspects, Psychology (RAE underway at the institute, and may be involved Unit 13), Town and Country Planning (RAE in teaching and thesis supervision tasks of the Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Law (RAE institute's professors. The fellowships are open Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), to internationally established academics of all Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), nationalities. Former professors or fellows of Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit the institute are eligible beyond three years' 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE expiry of their last contract. Fellows should Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology speak English and any other language relevant (RAE Unit 42), Business and Management to their proposed research. The monthly grant Studies (RAE Unit 43), Accountancy (RAE Unit is €3,000. Fellowships last between three and 10 44), History (RAE Unit 59), Education (RAE months. Unit 68), Sports-related Subjects (RAE Unit 69), Cultural History , Cultural Studies

Closing date: 30 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: The Department of ------Political and Social Sciences does not consider Academic Service applications for the deadline 30 March 2013. European University Institute Deadlines on: 30 March 2013, 30 September Via dei Roccettini 9 2013, and repeated annually. 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Posted date: 01 Oct 12 Tel: +39 055 468 5377 Award type: Senior fellowships Fax: +39 055 468 5444 Award amount max: €30,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: €9,000

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OTHAMSTED INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP SCHEME Rothamsted International R

Description: Award amount max: - Rothamsted International invites applications Award amount min: - to its fellowship scheme. This scheme is Award budget total: - designed to promote the exchange of vital Website: http://www.rothamsted- scientific skills and technologies relevant to the international.org/RIFS_applying_deadlines.sh agricultural and environmental needs and tml aspirations of developing and emerging countries. Fellowships enable scientists Eligibility profile working in developing or emerging countries to ------pursue research, learn new techniques or Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- undertake other forms of study in fields within Middle-Income countries, Low Income agricultural, environmental, mathematical and countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries computational sciences that are of direct relevance to development issues in their home Disciplines country. Applicants should normally be of ------doctoral status or equivalent, with at least two Agriculture & Food, Agriculture, Agricultural years’ postdoctoral research experience and a Planning & Policy, International Agriculture, substantial track record that will facilitate Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental collaborative research at the institute. It is Planning & Policy, Sustainable Resource Use, anticipated that applicants will have permanent Environmental Studies, Sustainable salaried appointments in their home country, Development, Mathematics, Agriculture (RAE usually at resource-poor institutes or Unit 15), Food Science and Technology (RAE laboratories, to which they will return on Unit 16), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Environmental completion of the fellowship. Fellowships are Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town and Country tenable for between six months and one year Planning (RAE Unit 34), Politics and and include one return journey, an International Studies (RAE Unit 39), accommodation and subsistence allowance, Development Policy , Development Studies discretionary payments for conference (Less-Developed Countries), Computational attendance in the UK and institute research Physics, Computational Biology costs. Contact Details ------Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Rothamsted International Fellowship Scheme Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Harpenden announced by sponsor but this is the Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ approximate deadline we expect. This call is Tel: +44 1582 763 133 repeated 2 times a year. Fax:+44 1582 760 981 Posted date: 27 Apr 12 Email: [email protected] Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Directed grants for individual investigators, Senior fellowships, Networking/collaboration

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RADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS Society of Systematic Biologists G

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The Society of Systematic Biologists invites repeated once a year. applications for its graduate student research Posted date: 11 Feb 11 awards. These assist students in the initiation of Award type: Predoctoral fellowships their systematics projects and in the collection Award amount max: $2,000 of preliminary data needed by them to pursue Website: http://systbio.org/?q=node/22 additional sources of support or to enhance dissertation research. Awards will range Eligibility profile between $1,200 and $2,000 and approximately ------seven to nine awards will be made. Applicants Nationality of applicant institution: Any may be from any country and must be members of SSB. Disciplines ------Biology, Systematic, Evolutionary Biology, Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details ------Email: [email protected]

AGRANGE-CRT FOUNDATION PRIZE CRT Foundation - Fondazione CRT L

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been The CRT Foundation invites nominations for announced by sponsor but this is the the Lagrange-CRT Foundation prize. This approximate deadline we expect. recognises and promotes research on Posted date: 08 Feb 11 complexity science and complex systems. Both Award type: Prizes Award amount max: €50,000 theoretical and experimental research activities Website: are taken into account. In particular, the prize http://www.progettolagrange.it/en/fondazione will recognise outstanding contributions _crt/ relevant to the progress of complexity science. Eligibility profile The prize, worth €50,000, is awarded to a single ------scientist under 50 years of age. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Disciplines Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Disasters, Economics, Economic Theory, Systems Theory, Crisis Planning, Computer

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Sciences, Network Topology, Mathematics, Administration (RAE Unit 40), Business and Applied, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Management Studies (RAE Unit 43), Complex Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Computer Systems Science (RAE Unit 25), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Town and Country Contact Details Planning (RAE Unit 34), Economics and ------Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Social Policy and Email: [email protected]

NESCO/CHINA GREAT WALL CO-SPONSORED FELLOWSHIPS UNESCO U

Description: Student awards, Personal development, Unesco invites applications for its People's Directed grants for individual investigators Republic of China Great Wall co-sponsored Award amount max: - fellowship. This enables senior advanced Award amount min: - students to pursue higher studies or undertake Award budget total: - individual research in China. Applicants must: Website: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php- URL_ID=44172&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL  hold at least the equivalent of a _SECTION=201.html bachelor’s or master's degree or above; Application form:  be not more than 45 years of age; http://en.csc.edu.cn/uploads/%C3%A6%C2%9 D%C2%A5%C3%A5%C2%8D%C5%BD/%C3  be in good health, both physically and %A4%C2%B8%C2%AD%C3%A5%E2%80%B mentally. A%C2%BD%C3%A6%E2%80%9D%C2%BF%

C3%A5%C2%BA%C5%93%C3%A5%C2%A5% Scholarships are granted for a maximum E2%80%93%C3%A7%E2%80%9D%C2%B3%C duration of one year. Funding includes a 3%A8%C2%AF%C2%B7%C3%A8%C2%A1% monthly allowance of CNY1,700 for general C2%A8.pdf scholars and CNY2,000 for senior scholars.

Additionally, students will receive a one-off Eligibility profile settlement subsidy worth CNY1,000 for ------scholars staying in China less than one year and Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, CNY1,500 for scholars staying for a year or Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, more. Certain fees, accommodation costs, travel Bhutan, Botswana, Congo, the Democratic costs and insurance will also be covered. Republic of the, Central African Republic, Unesco’s funding will cover travel to and from Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Cameroon, China and a monthly allowance of $150. Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, India, Iran, Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Islamic Republic of, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, Korea, announced by sponsor but this is the Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Republic of, Kazakhstan, Lao People's repeated once a year. Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Posted date: 26 Jan 12 Lesotho, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mali, Award type: Senior fellowships, Travel for research purposes, Networking/collaboration, Mongolia, Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia,

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Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Disciplines Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, ------Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Rwanda, Any Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Contact Details Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, ------United Republic of, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Unesco Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, South 7 Place de Fontenoy Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe 75352 Paris 07 SP Tel: +33 1 4568 1417 Fax: +33 1 4568 5503

ONRAD N HILTON HUMANITARIAN PRIZE Conrad N Hilton Foundation C

Description: Award type: Prizes, Development The Hilton Foundation invites nominations for (Africa/Caribbean) the Conrad N Hilton humanitarian prize. This Award amount max: $1,500,000 prize is awarded to a non-profit organisation Award amount min: - for extraordinary work to alleviate human Award budget total: $1,500,000 suffering. Suggested criteria for nominations Website: are: http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/prize

 contributions towards alleviating Eligibility profile human suffering; ------ established record of achievement; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  innovation in programme design;  organisational capacity and Disciplines administrative efficiency; ------Catholicism, Child Welfare, Homeless,  demonstration of long-term impact. Minorities & Disadvantaged, Drug & Substance

Abuse, Poverty & the Poor, Missing & Nominees must be non-governmental, publicly Exploited Children, Cost & Standard of Living, supported charitable organisations which have Labour Economics, Labour Market & been legally established for at least five years. Unemployment, Civil & Human Rights, Nominees must have two years’ worth of Democracy, Vocational & Technical Education, audited financial statements and operating Sanitary Engineering, Water Supply, Sensory budget in excess of US$500,000. The prize is System, Multiple Sclerosis, Environmental worth US$1.5 million. Health, Prosthetic Device, Vision, Children's

Rights, Anatomy, Vision, Environment, Water

Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Quality, Tourism, Community-based Clinical Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), announced by sponsor but this is the Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Civil approximate deadline we expect. This call is Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Town and Country repeated once a year. Planning (RAE Unit 34), Law (RAE Unit 36), Posted date: 12 Mar 12 Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38),

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Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Contact Details 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE ------Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Theology, Prize Department Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Conrad N Hilton Foundation Education (RAE Unit 68), Education in 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1000 Developing Countries, Development Policy , Los Angeles, CA 90067 Governance , Social Services & Children , Tel: +1 310 556 4694 Drinking Water, Blindness, Child Protection, Fax: +1 310 694 9051 Community-based Clinical Subjects Email: [email protected]

CAC RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD International Cotton Advisory Committee I

Description: Application form: The International Cotton Advisory Committee http://www.icac.org/tis/researcher_of_the_year invites applications for its researcher of the year /nomination_instructions.pdf award. This recognizes excellent work by an investigator from a university or public sector Eligibility profile organisation in all disciplines of cotton ------production research. The prize includes an Nationality of applicant institution: Any honorarium of $1,000 and the winner will be invited to make a presentation at the next Disciplines plenary meeting on their vision for the future of ------cotton technology. Crop Science, Textile & Fibre Crops, Cottonseeds, Agriculture (RAE Unit 15)

Closing date: 30 Mar 13 (Forecast) Contact Details Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the ICAC approximate deadline we expect. This call is 1629 - K Street, NW repeated once a year. Suite 702 Posted date: 25 Nov 08 Washington DC 20006-1636 Award type: Prizes Tel: +1 202 463 6660 Award amount max: $1,000 Fax: +1 202 463 6950 Website: Email: [email protected] http://www.icac.org/tis/researcher_of_the_year /english.html

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ESEARCH PRIZE Anna-Monika Foundation R

Description: Award amount min: - The Anna-Monika Foundation for the Award budget total: - Investigation of the Biological Substrate and Website: http://www.anna-monika- Functional Disturbances of Depression invites stiftung.com/e/eprize.htm applications for its research prize. This rewards papers that give information about recent Eligibility profile advances in knowledge that should be helpful ------in promoting treatment and may open new Nationality of applicant institution: Any paths of progress. The studies should be carried out in cooperation with a department of Disciplines psychiatry at a university or an equivalent ------scientific institution. All qualified individuals Psychology, Depression, Emotional & Mental are invited to submit applications. The award is Health, Mental Disorders, Psychiatry, worth €25,000. Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Community- based Clinical Subjects Closing date: 31 Mar 13 Deadline information: Contact Details Posted date: 21 Sep 12 ------Award type: Prizes Email: [email protected] Award amount max: €25,000

RANTS Gen Foundation G

Description: Closing date: 31 Mar 13 The Gen Foundation invites applications for its Deadline information: This call is repeated grants. Candidates from the biological, once a year. chemical, botanical and food sciences, and Posted date: 02 Nov 12 exceptional candidates from language, music Award type: Directed grants for individual and art are invited to apply. investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate students Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s Award amount max: - degree or equivalent. In order to be eligible to Award amount min: - apply, applicants must have at least a Award budget total: - conditional offer from an academic institution Website: http://www.genfoundation.org.uk/ or have backing from an organisation to pursue Application form: a project. Previous grants have ranged from http://www.genfoundation.org.uk/Application £500 to £5,000. %20Form%2013.doc

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Eligibility profile Design (RAE Unit 64), Communication, ------Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Nationality of applicant institution: Any Drama, Dance and Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), Music (RAE Unit 67) Disciplines ------Contact Details Food Sciences, Arts, General & Other, Creative ------Writing, Design Arts, Language & Literature, Gen Foundation Media Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Visual 45 Old Bond St Arts, Linguistics & Philology, Biological London W1S 4DN Sciences, Botany, Chemical Sciences, Biological Tel: +44 20 7495 5564 Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Food Science and Fax: +44 20 7499 9590 Technology (RAE Unit 16), Chemistry (RAE Email: [email protected] Unit 18), Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Art and

MSLIE HORNIMAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland E

Description: Awards are in the range of £500 to £7,000. The Royal Anthropological Institute invites applications for the Emslie Horniman anthropological scholarship fund. This Closing date: 31 Mar 13 promotes the study of the growth of Deadline information: This call is repeated civilisations, habits and customs, religious and once a year. physical characteristics of the non-European Posted date: 08 Sep 11 peoples and of prehistoric and non-industrial Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate man in Europe. It thus includes anthropological students, Predoctoral fellowships research in its widest sense, including Award amount max: £7,000 ethnography and all branches of human and Award amount min: £500 social science relating to the physical and Website: natural development of people in society. The http://www.therai.org.uk/awards/research- major aim of the fund is to encourage recent grants/emslie-horniman-anthropological- graduates to pursue fieldwork, and so to scholarship-fund/ develop their careers as anthropologists and make significant contributions to the discipline. Eligibility profile ------Grants are normally made for research that will Nationality of applicant institution: United contribute to the award of an MPhil or PhD Kingdom, Ireland, Commonwealth member degree; those already in possession of a states doctorate are not eligible. Preference will be given to those proposing to do fieldwork Disciplines outside the United Kingdom. Applicants must ------be nationals of the UK or the Irish Republic, or Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & Commonwealth citizens. Social, Ethnography, Prehistoric Cultures, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37)

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Contact Details Tel: +44 207 387 0455 ------Fax: +44 207 388 8817 RAI Email: [email protected] 50 Fitzroy Street London W1T 5BT

MAURY TALBOT PRIZE FOR AFRICAN ANTHROPOLOGY Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland A

Description: The Royal Anthropological Institute invites Eligibility profile applications for the Amaury Talbot prize for ------African anthropology. This recognises the Nationality of applicant institution: Any author or authors of the best work of anthropological research submitted. Preference Disciplines will be given to works relating in the first place ------to Nigeria and in the second to any other part Anthropology, Anthropology, Cultural & of West Africa. Works relating to other regions Social, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Middle of Africa are, however, also eligible for Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), submission. Works must have been published African Studies during the calendar year prior to submission. Contact Details The prize is worth approximately £500. ------Amaury Talbot Prize Coordinator RAI Closing date: 31 Mar 13 50 Fitzroy Street Deadline information: This call is repeated London W1T 5BT once a year. Tel: +44 207 387 0455 Posted date: 08 Sep 11 Fax: +44 207 388 8817 Award type: Prizes Email: [email protected] Award amount max: £500 Website: http://www.therai.org.uk/awards/prizes/the- amaury-talbot-prize-for-african-anthropology/

EORGE T HANYO AWARD AVS Science and Technology Society G

Description: award. The purpose of the award is to The AVS Science and Technology Society recognize outstanding performance in technical invites applications for the George T Hanyo

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A nominee must have contributed unusual Eligibility profile skills and creative scientific or technical ideas in ------support of at least one major research or Nationality of applicant institution: Any development program which influenced areas Disciplines of interest to AVS. This supporting work must ------have been provided over a period of at least ten Electronics & Electrical Engineering, years. Biomaterials, Nanometre-scale Devices,

Electronic & Optical Materials, Magnetic Eligible candidates include those working in Materials, Surface Science, Thin Film, equipment design and construction, data Technology & Applications, Magnetics, Physics, analysis, improvements in experimental Plasma, Surface Physics, Electronic Materials, procedures and other comparable activities. Vacuum Engineering, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Managerial and administrative personnel are General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Metallurgy not eligible. The award consists of a cash award and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Nanotechnology, and a certificate. Travel expenses of the Nanoscience awardee to the meeting at which the award will be presented may be reimbursed to a maximum Contact Details of $500. ------

AVS Science and Technology Society

125 Maiden Lane, 15th Floor Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been New York, NY 10038 announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +1 212 248 0200 Fax: +1 212 248 0245 Email: [email protected]

EDARD W WELCH AWARD AVS Science and Technology Society M

Description: in the fields of interest to AVS. These include: The AVS Science and Technology Society advanced surface science; applied surface invites applications for the Medard W Welch science; biomaterial interfaces; electronic award. The purpose of the award is to materials and processing; magnetic interfaces recognize and encourage outstanding research and nanostructures; nanometer-scale science

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The nominee must have accomplished Eligibility profile outstanding theoretical or experimental ------research within the ten years preceding the year Nationality of applicant institution: Any in which the award is made. Special consideration will be given to nominees Disciplines currently engaged in an active career of ------research. Engineering, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Biomaterials, Nanometre-scale The award consists of a cash award, a struck Devices, Electronic & Optical Materials, gold medal, a certificate and an honorary Magnetic Materials, Metallurgy, Surface lectureship at a regular session of the Science, Thin Film, Technology & Applications, international symposium. Travel expenses of Magnetics, Physics, Plasma, Surface Physics, the awardee to the meeting at which the award Electronic Materials, Vacuum Engineering, is presented will be reimbursed. Physics (RAE Unit 19), General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Nanotechnology, Nanoscience Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is AVS repeated once a year. 125 Maiden Lane, 15th Floor Posted date: 17 Oct 11 New York, NY 10038 Award type: Prizes Tel: +1 212 248 0200 Award amount max: - Fax: +1 212 248 0245 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: -

OHN A THORNTON MEMORIAL AWARD AND LECTURE AVS Science and Technology Society J

Description: advances the state of knowledge or the art to a The AVS Science and Technology Society significant and well recognized extent. This invites applications for the John A Thornton award consists of a cash award, a memorial award and lecture. The award commemorative plaque and an honorary recognizes outstanding research or lectureship at a regular session of the national technological innovation in the areas of interest symposium. Travel expenses of the awardee to to AVS, with emphasis on the fields of thin the meeting at which the award will be films, plasma processing, and related topics. presented shall be reimbursed.

The nominee shall have made a pioneering contribution to the science or technology of thin Closing date: 31 Mar 13 films, plasma processing, or related fields that

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Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines every 2 years. ------Posted date: 29 Apr 09 Plasma Processing, Materials Sciences, Thin Award type: Prizes Film, Technology & Applications, Vacuum Award amount max: - Engineering, Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Award amount min: - General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Metallurgy Award budget total: - and Materials (RAE Unit 32) Website: http://www.avs.org/about- awards/john-a-thornton-memorial-award- Contact Details lecture.aspx ------AVS Science and Technology Society Eligibility profile 125 Maiden Lane, 15th Floor ------New York, NY 10038 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +1 212 248 0200 ext 221 Fax: +1 212 248 0245 Email: [email protected]

ETER MARK MEMORIAL AWARD AVS Science and Technology Society P

Description: Award type: Prizes The AVS Science and Technology Society Award amount max: - invites applications for the Peter Mark award. Award amount min: - The award recognizes a young scientist or Award budget total: - engineer who has contributed outstanding Website: theoretical or experimental work, at least part http://www.avs.org/popup.aspx?FileName=ma of which must have been published in an AVS rk journal. Eligibility profile The nominee must be 35 years of age or ------younger during the year the award is made. Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award consists of a cash award, a certificate and an honorary lectureship at a regular session Disciplines of the international symposium. Travel ------expenses of the awardee to the meeting at Engineering, Electronics & Electrical which the award will be presented shall be Engineering, Biomaterials, Nanometre-scale reimbursed. Devices, Electronic & Optical Materials, Magnetic Materials, Metallurgy, Surface Science, Thin Film, Technology & Applications, Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Magnetics, Physics, Plasma, Surface Physics, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Electronic Materials, Vacuum Engineering, announced by sponsor but this is the Physics (RAE Unit 19), General Engineering approximate deadline we expect. This call is (RAE Unit 26), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE repeated once a year. Unit 32), Nanotechnology, Nanoscience Posted date: 14 Oct 11

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Contact Details Tel: +1 212 248 0200 ------Fax: +1 212 248 0245 AVS Science and Technology Society Email: [email protected] 125 Maiden Lane, 15th Floor New York, NY 10038

ICHARD A FREUND INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP American Society for Quality R

Description: Application form: http://www.asq.org/about- The American Society for Quality invites asq/awards/docs/freund_international_scholar applications for the Richard A Freund ship.doc international scholarship. This scholarship is for graduate study of the theory and application of Eligibility profile quality control, quality assurance, quality ------improvement, and total quality management. It Nationality of applicant institution: Any covers the engineering, statistical, managerial, and behavioral foundations of those fields. Disciplines ------The scholarship is offered to members and non- Worker Attitudes & Technology, Quality members worldwide in their own country or Control (Engineering), Quality & Product abroad. Applicants should have a grade point Control, Statistics, Business, Total Quality average of 3.25 of higher. The award will be Management, Statistics, Statistics and approximately $5,000 per year. Operational Research (RAE Unit 24), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit 43) Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Contact Details announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Freund International Scholarship Committee repeated once a year. ASQ Posted date: 28 Apr 08 Membership Growth and Development Award type: Predoctoral fellowships PO Box 3005 Award amount max: $5,000 Milwaukee, WI 53201-3005 Website: http://www.asq.org/about- Tel: +1 414 272 8575 asq/awards/freundscholar.html Fax: +1 414 272 1734 Email: [email protected]

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AVID NICHOLLS RESEARCH BURSARIES Society for Caribbean Studies D

Description: Award type: Travel for research purposes, The Society for Caribbean Studies invites Access to libraries, Thesis/Dissertation applications for the David Nicholls research funding bursaries. These support research on the Award amount max: £1,500 Caribbean. Two types of bursaries are available: Website: http://www.dnmt.org.uk/dnmt/index.php?p=d  one research bursary up to £1,500 is efault&rn=awards open to post-graduate students, in the UK or overseas, preparing a project, Eligibility profile dissertation or thesis on the Caribbean ------and who can benefit from access to Nationality of applicant institution: Any David Nicholls’ former library and to material housed in other libraries in Disciplines Oxford; ------ the second research bursary, also up to Caribbean Islands, Anthropology, Cultural & £1,500, is open to applicants from UK Social, Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), History institutions to pursue field work in the (RAE Unit 59), Cultural History , Colonial and Caribbean, spending at least two weeks Postcolonial Literature, Cultural Studies, abroad. Colonial History & Studies

Contact Details Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) ------Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been David Nicholls Trust announced by sponsor but this is the 1 Walton Crescent approximate deadline we expect. This call is Oxford OX2 6PN repeated once a year. Email: [email protected] Posted date: 21 Mar 12

UBLICATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR PUBLISHERS Korea Foundation P

Description: For newly written works, up to ₩10 million is The Korea Foundation invites applications for available to domestic publishers and up to its publication subsidy programme for US$10,000 for overseas publishers. For publishers. This aims to encourage the translation works, up to ₩20m is available for publication of Korea-related books in the fields domestic publishers and up to US$20,000 for of the humanities, social sciences or culture and overseas publishers. the arts in languages other than Korean. Overseas and domestic publishers are eligible to apply. Closing date: 31 Mar 13

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Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 March Disciplines 2013, 30 September 2013, and repeated ------annually. Korea, Korea, South (Republic), Cultural Posted date: 02 May 12 Activities, Folk & Ethnic Studies, Asian History, Award type: Publish, edit, translate, Korean Language, Korean Literature, Asian disseminate Studies (RAE Unit 47), Cultural Studies, Asian Award amount max: $20,000 Studies Website: http://www.kf.or.kr/eng/04_pub/pub_chu_pca Contact Details 01.asp ------Application form: Korea Foundation http://www.kf.or.kr/file/kor_1/Publication%20 19th Floor, Mirae Asset CENTER Support%20Program%20Application%20Form 1 Building West Tower (KF).doc 67 Suha-dong Jung-Gu, Seoul 100-210 Eligibility profile Tel: +82 2 2151 6546 ------Fax: +82 2 2151 6592 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

LBERT NERKEN AWARD AVS Science and Technology Society A

at which the award is presented may be Description: reimbursed. The AVS Science and Technology Society invites applications for the Albert Nerken award. The aim of the award is to recognize Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) outstanding contributions to the solution of Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been technological problems in areas of interest to announced by sponsor but this is the AVS. These include: advanced surface science; approximate deadline we expect. This call is applied surface science; biomaterial interfaces; repeated once a year. electronic materials and processing; magnetic Posted date: 14 Oct 11 interfaces and nanostructures; nanometer-scale Award type: Prizes science and technology; plasma science and Award amount max: - technology; surface science; thin film; and Award amount min: - vacuum technology. Award budget total: - Website: A nominee must be a recognized worker in http://www.avs.org/popup.aspx?FileName=Ne their field with an outstanding record of rken sustained (five years or more) contributions to Eligibility profile the solution of technological problems. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award consists of a cash award and a certificate, and an honorary lectureship at a Disciplines regular session of the international symposium. ------Travel expenses of the awardee to the meeting

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Engineering, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Biomaterials, Nanometre-scale Contact Details Devices, Electronic & Optical Materials, ------Magnetic Materials, Metallurgy, Surface AVS Science and Technology Society Science, Thin Film, Technology & Applications, 125 Maiden Lane, 15th Floor Magnetics, Physics, Plasma, Surface Physics, New York, NY 10038 Electronic Materials, Vacuum Engineering, Tel: +1 212 248 0200 Physics (RAE Unit 19), General Engineering Fax: +1 212 248 0245 (RAE Unit 26), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Email: [email protected] Unit 32), Nanotechnology, Nanoscience

LIFF GARRETT TURBOMACHINERY AND APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING AWARD Society of Automotive Engineers C

Description: Award amount max: $500 The Society of Automotive Engineers invites Website: nominations for the Cliff Garret http://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/garret/ turbomachinery and applications engineering Application form: award. The purpose of the award is to https://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/garret/a recognize an authority within the areas of pp-garrett.shtml engineering of turbomachinery or engineering related to creating, enabling or advancing Eligibility profile applications of turbomachinery in power ------systems, on-highway, off-highway, aircraft or Nationality of applicant institution: Any spacecraft uses. Contact Details The recipient is expected to give a lecture at the ------SAE power systems conference or the SAE SAE World Headquarters world congress. 400 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 The award includes a $500 honorarium. Tel: + 1 724 776 4841 Email: [email protected]

Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Automotive Engineering, Turbomachinery, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Technology, repeated once a year. Space & Defence Power Systems, Mechanical, Posted date: 14 Oct 11 Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Award type: Prizes (RAE Unit 30)

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REBS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Biochemical Society K

Description: Award amount max: £55,500 The Biochemical Society invites applications for Website: the Krebs memorial scholarship. This enables http://www.biochemistry.org/Grants/KrebsMe individuals to study for a PhD or undertake a morialScholarship/tabid/391/Default.aspx postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry or a Application form: related biomedical science. The scholarship is http://www.biochemistry.org/LinkClick.aspx?f tenable at a British university. There are no ileticket=2haG0qCCy-0%3d&tabid=391 restrictions on nationality. Candidates must be in the top five per cent of PhD candidates or, Eligibility profile alternatively, must have had their otherwise ------very promising research career interrupted by Nationality of applicant institution: Any non-academic reasons beyond their control. The scholarship covers fees at the home or EU Disciplines student's rate and maintenance; non-EU ------overseas students will need to find the balance Biomedical, Medical Sciences, Health, of fees from other sources. The scholarship is Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological worth £18,500 per academic year and will be Sciences (RAE Unit 14) awarded for one year in the first instance, but may be renewed up to a maximum tenure of Contact Details three years. ------Biochemical Society Charles Darwin House Closing date: 31 Mar 13 12 Roger Street Deadline information: This call is repeated London WC1N 2JU once a year. Tel: +44 20 7685 2400 Posted date: 11 Apr 12 Fax: +44 20 7685 2467 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Email: [email protected] Career fellowships, Financial aid for postgraduate students

CO INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP International Council of Ophthalmology I

Description: Fellows are expected to return to their home The International Council of Ophthalmology countries and take part in programs to preserve invites applications for its international and restore vision.Fellowships generally last for fellowships. This enables young three months. The grant covers the fellow’s ophthalmologists below 40 years of age from travel expenses and three-month living developing countries to improve their practical expenses in the host country. skills and broaden their perspectives of ophthalmology. Closing date: 31 Mar 13

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Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 March New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestinian 2013, 30 September 2013, and repeated Territory, Occupied, Paraguay, Sudan, Sao annually. Tome and Principe, El Salvador, Syrian Arab Posted date: 04 Feb 11 Republic, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Award type: Postdoctoral training Ukraine, Vanuatu, Samoa, Albania, Fiji, Ghana, fellowships, Travel for research purposes Lao People's Democratic Republic, Solomon Award amount max: - Islands, Zambia, South Sudan, Lower-Middle- Award amount min: - Income countries, Low Income countries, Award budget total: - Upper-Middle-Income countries Website: http://www.icoph.org/refocusing_education/fe Disciplines llowships.html ------Application form: Eye Diseases, Glaucoma, Retinitis, http://www.icoph.org/refocusing_education/fe Ophthalmology, Hospital-based Clinical llowships/how_to_apply.html Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Hospital-based Clinical

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------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Congo, ------Senegal, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, International Council of Ophthalmology Armenia, Bolivia, Bhutan, Belize, Côte d'Ivoire, Fellowship Division Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Egypt, Widmannweg 16 Micronesia, Federated States of, Georgia, 93049 Regensburg Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Tel: +49 3212 3200120 India, Iraq, Kiribati, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Email: [email protected] Morocco, Moldova, Republic of, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Papua

RAINING SCHOLARSHIPS Sociéte Internationale d'Urologie T

Description: Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) The Sociéte Internationale d'Urologie invites Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been applications for its training scholarships. These announced by sponsor but this is the are offered to young urologists within 10 years approximate deadline we expect. This call is of completing their medical qualification. repeated once a year. Scholarships will involve training in a Posted date: 17 Oct 11 recognised centre located in the candidate’s Award type: Directed grants for individual geographical area. There are also a limited investigators, Personal development number of opportunities for training as a Award amount max: $5,000 visiting scholar in an observational role. Both Award amount min: - fellowship programmes offer the sum of Award budget total: - US$5,000 for a period of six months. Website: http://www.siu-urology.org/training- scholarships.aspx

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Application form: http://www.siu- (RAE Unit 6), Nephropathy, Hospital-based urology.org/userfiles/files/ScholarshipApplica Clinical Subject, Men’s Health tion_2009.pdf Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Sociéte Internationale d'Urologie Nationality of applicant institution: Any c/o Institutes and Scholarships Department 1155 University Street, Suite 1155 Disciplines Montreal H3B 3A7 ------Tel: +1 514 875 5665 Urogenital System, Kidney Disease, Sexually Fax: +1 514 875 0205 Transmitted Diseases, Venereal Diseases, Email: [email protected] Nephrology, Urology, Anatomy, Hospital- based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy

CHOLARSHIPS International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis S

Description: Website: http://www.ispd.org/lang- The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis en/scholarships-awards/ispd-fellows invites applications for its scholarships. These Application form: enable qualified individuals to extend their http://www.ispd.org/media/doc/ISPD_Fellows knowledge and expertise of peritoneal dialysis hip_Application_Form.doc by visiting a centre of excellence. The standard scholarship is worth US$3,000 over two to three Eligibility profile months of study. The funds are to be used to ------support travel and living expenses and for Nationality of applicant institution: Any educational expenses during the visit to the host institution. Applications are encouraged Disciplines from developing countries. From developed ------countries, only individuals younger than 40 Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Clinical Laboratory years of age are eligible. Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Laboratory Science, Hospital-based Clinical Subject Closing date: 31 Mar 13 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 March Contact Details 2013, 30 September 2013, and repeated ------annually. Department of Medicine Posted date: 08 Oct 12 Tung Wah Hospital Award type: Personal development, Directed 12 Po Yan Street grants for individual investigators, Travel for Email: [email protected] research purposes Award amount max: $3,000

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ARL W GOTTSCHALK DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP OF THE APS RENAL SECTION American Physiological Society C

Description: Website: http://www.the- The American Physiological Society invites aps.org/mm/awards/sections/renal nominations for the Carl W Gottschalk Application form: http://www.the- distinguished lectureship of the APS renal aps.org/awardapps section. The award recognises a world- renowned, distinguished scientist who has Eligibility profile made major contributions to understanding ------physiological processes through research and Nationality of applicant institution: Any who is an engaging speaker. Disciplines The candidate’s area of research expertise need ------not be in renal physiology, but should be of Urogenital System, Kidney Disease, interest to renal section members. The Nephrology, Physiology, Human, Clinical candidate need not be an APS member or a US Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Hospital- citizen. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Clinical Laboratory The award includes an honourarium worth Science, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, US$1,000, reimbursement for up to US$2,000 in Physiology travel expenses and a complimentary ticket to the renal dinner. Contact Details Closing date: 31 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated APS once a year. 9650 Rockville Pike Posted date: 03 Oct 12 Bethesda Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, MD 20814-3991 meetings etc. Tel: +1 301 634 7118 Award amount max: $3,000 Fax: +1 301 634 7242 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: -

J/WBGSP SCHOLARSHIPS World Bank J

Description: health, education, agriculture, environment and The World Bank invites applications under the natural resource management. Scholarships regular programme of its JJ/WBGSP must be taken up for the academic year 2012-13 scholarships. Scholarships enable individuals and are tenable for up to two years. Applicants from World Bank member countries to must: undertake master’s study in a country other than their own. Applicants should propose a  be a national of a World Bank member programme of study related to development at country eligible to borrow; master’s level in fields such as economics,  be born after 31 March 1972;

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 have, by 31 March 2012, at least two Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea- and preferably four to five years of Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, recent, full-time professional Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, experience acquired after a university Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, degree in their home country or in Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, another developing country; Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao  hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo,  not be a permanent resident or a Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, national of any industrialised country South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, or have resided in an industrialised Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, country for more than one year. Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bolivia, This programme does not support study in the Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Chile, applicant’s home country. Priority will be given China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Serbia, Dominica, to applicants from the public sector with the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, potential to impact on development in their Federated States of, Grenada, Georgia, own country following completion of their Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, studies. Scholarships cover: economy return air Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Republic of, travel between the home country and the host Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, university at the start and end of the Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Lao scholarship, with a travel allowance of $500 per People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Saint trip; tuition fees; basic medical and accident Lucia, Sri Lanka, Moldova, Republic of, insurance; a monthly subsistence allowance. Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, announced by sponsor but this is the Palau, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Suriname, El approximate deadline we expect. This call is Salvador, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, repeated once a year. Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Posted date: 13 Feb 12 Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Award type: Directed grants for individual Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent and the investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Grenadines, Venezuela, Vietnam, Vanuatu, students Samoa, Yemen, Montenegro Award amount max: - Award amount min: - Disciplines Award budget total: ------Website: Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNA Economics, Sustainable Resource Use, L/WBI/EXTWBISFP/EXTJJWBGSP/0,,content Education, Health Care, Economic MDK:20287120~menuPK:562879~pagePK:6416 Development, Environmental Studies, Natural 8445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:551644,00.htm Resources, Use of, Sustainable Development, l Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit

2), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Environmental Eligibility profile Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town and Country ------Planning (RAE Unit 34), Economics and Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Education Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Central (RAE Unit 68), Education in Developing African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Countries, Development Policy , Community- Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, based Clinical Subjects, Development Studies Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, (Less-Developed Countries)

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Contact Details Washington, DC 20433 ------Tel: +1 202 473 6849 World Bank Fax: +1 202 522 4036 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Email: [email protected] Program 1818 H Street, NW MSN J4-402

HD RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University P

Deadlines on: 31 March 2013, 30 September Description: 2013, and repeated annually. The World Institute for Development Posted date: 29 Aug 12 Economics Research of the United Nations Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate University invites applications for its PhD students, Predoctoral fellowships research internships. These offer registered Award amount max: - doctoral students an opportunity to utilise the Award amount min: - resources at UNU-WIDER for their PhD Award budget total: - dissertation or thesis research, and to work with Website: researchers in areas related to developing http://www.wider.unu.edu/opportunities/en_ economies. The internships typically last from GB/phd-internships two to three months and take place in UNU- WIDER’s facilities in Helsinki, Finland. Eligibility profile ------Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD Nationality of applicant institution: Any programme and have shown ability to conduct research on developing economies. Fluent oral Disciplines and written English skills are required. ------Preference is given to applicants who are living Developing & Underdeveloped Nations, or working in developing countries, and who Poverty & the Poor, Transmission of are at later stages of their PhD. In addition, HIV/AIDS, International Planning & Policy, UNU-WIDER and the African Economic Public Planning & Policy, Citizen Participation, Research Consortium have collaborated to Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, Freedom of reserve a number of internship positions to Speech, Economic Development, Peace & economists from African countries. Disarmament & Amnesty, Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Politics and Internships include a travel grant, medical International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social insurance, and a monthly stipend of €1,500 to Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), cover living expenses in Helsinki. Development Studies (Less-Developed Countries)

Closing date: 31 Mar 13 Contact Details Deadline information: Applications are ------invited between 1 March and 31 March, and 1 Internship Programme September and 30 September annually. UNU-WIDER Katajanokanlaituri 6 B

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FI-00160 Helsinki Tel: +358 9 6159 9333 Email: [email protected]

ICHARD M HOGG PRIZE International Society for the Linguistics of English R

Description: The International Society for the Linguistics of Closing date: 31 Mar 13 English invites applications for the Richard M Deadline information: This call is repeated Hogg prize. This is awarded for a paper on any once a year. research-related topic in English language or Posted date: 07 Sep 12 English linguistics. Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £500 The competition is open to any early-career Website: http://www.isle- scholar, defined as a registered student not yet linguistics.org/prize/index.asp in possession of a doctoral degree, or a postdoctoral scholar within two years of the Eligibility profile award of the doctorate at the time of ------submission. Applicants must be members of the Nationality of applicant institution: Any society. Disciplines Submissions should be written in English. The ------paper should not have been published before, English Language, Linguistics & Philology, nor should it have been submitted for English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), publication elsewhere. Joint or multiple Linguistics (RAE Unit 56) authorship is acceptable as long as all authors meet the conditions. Contact Details ------The prize is worth £500. Email: [email protected]

OAN CAHALIN ROBINSON PRIZE Society for the History of Technology J

Description: award are judged on the quality of the The Society for the History of Technology historical research and scholarship of the paper, invites nominations for the Joan Cahalin but special attention is paid by the awards Robinson prize. The prize is awarded annually committee to the effectiveness of the for the best-presented paper at the SHOT presentation. meeting by an individual delivering his or her first paper at the meeting. Candidates for the

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Candidates must not have previously presented a paper at any annual SHOT conference to be Eligibility profile eligible. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The prize consists of a check for a cash award and a certificate. Disciplines ------History of Science & Technology, History (RAE Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Unit 59) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the Contact Details approximate deadline we expect. This call is ------repeated once a year. The Society for the History of Technology Posted date: 11 May 12 C/O Department of Science, Technology & Award type: Prizes Society; University of Virginia Award amount max: - PO Box 400744 Award amount min: - Charlottesville, VA 22904-4744 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 434 987 6230 Website: Email: [email protected] http://www.historyoftechnology.org/awards/ro binson.html

TUDENT AND NURSE ESSAY PRIZES Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry S Description: Website: http://www.saad.org.uk/awards The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry invites applications for Eligibility profile its student and nurse essay prizes. These are ------awarded for the best essays on any subject Nationality of applicant institution: Any related to conscious sedation, general anaesthesia or analgesia in dentistry written by Disciplines a dental student or a dental nurse. ------Anaesthesiology, Dentistry, Hospital-based Entries are accepted from any dental student or Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical dental nurse from anywhere in the world. Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Dental Special Needs, Hospital-based Clinical Subject Prizes are worth £300 each. Contact Details ------Closing date: 31 Mar 13 SAAD Deadline information: This call is repeated 21 Portland Place once a year. London W1B 1PY Posted date: 29 Oct 12 Tel: +44 20 7631 8893 Award type: Prizes, Student awards Email: [email protected] Award amount max: £300

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IELDWORK AND RECORDING AWARDS Association for Industrial Archaeology F

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Association for Industrial Archaeology once a year. invites applications for its fieldwork and Posted date: 29 Oct 12 recording awards. These are given to submitted Award type: Prizes industrial archaeological projects involving a Award amount max: - substantial element of site recording in the Award amount min: - field, together with supporting research. The Award budget total: - award categories are: Website: http://www.industrial- archaeology.org.uk/aafield.htm  entries from individuals or groups paid Application form: http://www.industrial- for the work they have done; archaeology.org.uk/aaentry.pdf  research undertaken on a voluntary Eligibility profile basis. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any There is also a student award made to any fieldwork-based dissertation or report with a Disciplines substantial industrial archaeology element ------whether it be analysis of a single site or process Industrial Archaeology, Archaeology, or an assessment of industrial remains in the Archaeological Sites, Archaeology (RAE Unit wider landscape. The scheme is open to all - 58) amateur and professional, individuals and groups. The winners are invited to attend the Contact Details annual conference to present their work and ------will each receive a cheque, certificate and AIA Liaison Office advice, if required, on how to publish their Ironbridge Institute research. Ironbridge Gorge Museum

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Telford TF8 7DX Closing date: 31 Mar 13 Email: [email protected]

WALIMU NYERERE AFRICAN UNION SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME African Union M

Description: and infrastructure facilities. The following The African Union invites applications to the scholarships are available: Mwalimu Nyerere African Union scholarship scheme. Scholarships support study in the field  capacity building master’s degree of agriculture and allied sciences at Indian scholarships, which are tenable for two agricultural universities with strong research years and are worth INR12,000 per and teaching capabilities and adequate faculty month;

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 special university lecturers PhD s/Application%20Form%20Africa- fellowships, which are tenable for three India%20Scholarship.pdf years and are worth INR15,000 per month. Eligibility profile ------Scholarships must be taken up in August 2012. Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, Nationals and citizens of African Union Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, member states who have demonstrated Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Central outstanding academic achievement and have at African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, least two years’ postgraduate work experience Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, may apply. Applicants must commit to Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, working in an African Union member state for Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea- at least three years on completion of their Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, studies. Applicants for master’s study must be Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, under the age of 35 and hold at least an upper Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, second class honours bachelor’s degree in the Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, field of agriculture. Applicants for PhD study Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao Tome and must be under the age of 45 and hold a high- Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, quality master’s degree in the field of Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South agriculture. Preference will be given to Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan applicants who have already secured admission to an Indian university, although this is not a Disciplines prerequisite. Applicants must have good ------knowledge of English. Agriculture & Food, Agriculture, Alternative Agriculture, Conservation, Agriculture, International Agriculture, Sustainable Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Agriculture, Agriculture Education, Agriculture Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been (RAE Unit 15), Politics and International announced by sponsor but this is the Studies (RAE Unit 39), Education (RAE Unit approximate deadline we expect. This call is 68), Organic Agriculture repeated once a year. Posted date: 14 Feb 12 Contact Details Award type: Directed grants for individual ------investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate Education Division students African Union Commission Award amount max: Rs.540,000 PO Box 3243 Website: http://www.au.int/en/dp/hrst/nyerere Addis Ababa Application form: Tel: +251 11 551 7700 http://www.au.int/en/dp/hrst/sites/default/file Email: [email protected]

RIZE FOR NEWER RESEARCHERS Society for Research into Higher Education P

Description: researchers. In 2011 there will be two prizes of The Society for Research into Higher Education £3,000 available for a research project of one invites applications for its prize for newer year’s duration. These awards are intended to

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships provide support for early stage researchers in Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) the field of higher education research to enable Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been them to: announced by sponsor but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is  undertake a research project in their repeated once a year. own right; Posted date: 01 Dec 10  develop research skills which will help Award type: Prizes advance their research career. Award amount max: £3,000 Award amount min: - The primary purpose of these awards is to offer Award budget total: £6,000 support to newer researchers intending to Website: http://www.srhe.ac.uk/research/SRHE_newer_ pursue a career in higher education research by researchers.asp providing funding for an initial research project Application form: and offering access to the resources of the http://www.srhe.ac.uk/downloads/Newer_Res society. Successful award holders are provided earchers_Prize11_GuideForm.doc with the support of a mentor and, for UK based applicants, invited to become a member of the Eligibility profile society’s research and development committee ------which affords a wider involvement in higher Nationality of applicant institution: Any education research developments. Disciplines Entry is open to all and not restricted to current ------SRHE members. Eligible researchers are those Educational Planning & Policy, Educational with a minimum of a first undergraduate Administration & Policy, Higher Education, degree and currently registered as a student Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit with, or undertaking research associated with, a 40), Education (RAE Unit 68) university or college department and with an interest in pursuing a career in higher Contact Details education research. These awards are not ------available to support study towards a SRHE postgraduate qualification or to support 44 Bedford Row research work intended as the basis for a PhD London WC1R 4LL submission. Applicants must be within six Tel: +44 20 7447 2525 years of the completion of a PhD or equivalent Fax: +44 20 7447 2526 professional qualification. Email: [email protected]

OSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA BURSARIES African Institute for Mathematical Sciences P

Description: diploma in mathematics, or any science or The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences engineering subject with a significant invites applications for its postgraduate mathematics component, at AIMS. Course fees bursaries. These support students wishing to are waived for African students. Application undertake a master’s level postgraduate for the bursaries must be made separately to the

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Issue 12: Volume 2 – Prizes & Scholarships course application itself. Applicants must have Application form: a four year university degree in mathematics, or https://sites.google.com/a/nexteinstein.org/app any science or engineering subject with a lications-2012/ significant mathematics component. Students with an insufficient knowledge of English are Eligibility profile advised to follow an English course in their ------home country before coming to AIMS. Nationality of applicant institution: All African Nations

Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been ------announced by sponsor but this is the Mathematics, Applied, Pure Mathematics (RAE approximate deadline we expect. This call is Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), repeated once a year. Mathematics, Pure Posted date: 09 Dec 11 Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Contact Details students ------Award amount max: - AIMS Award amount min: - 6-8 Melrose Road Award budget total: - Muizenberg 7945 Website: Tel: +27 21 787 9320 http://www.aims.ac.za/en/apply/bursaries- Fax: +27 21 787 9321 postgraduate

ELLOWSHIPS FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme F

Description: not have resided in France for more than six The Fondation Maison des Sciences de months before applying. Outgoing applicants l’Homme invites applications for its must be based in France regardless of their postdoctoral Fernand Braudel – IFER nationality and must be affiliated with a French fellowships. These allow foreign researchers to university or research institution for at least conduct research in France and French two years. The monthly stipend amounts to researchers to conduct research in another €2,000 over a period of nine months. Additional European country. All social and human funding may be granted to cover travel science disciplines are eligible and an expenses, documentation costs or participation interdisciplinary approach to research topics is in scientific events. encouraged. PhD holders having defended their doctoral dissertation within six years may apply. Applicants from any country can apply Closing date: 31 Mar 13 for a stay in France, except German citizens, Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 March who must apply through the specific DAAD- 2013, 30 September 2013, and repeated FMSH programme. Candidates going to France annually. must belong to a research institution attached Posted date: 05 Jan 12 to a university, academy of sciences or other Award type: Networking/collaboration, research entity in their home country and must Personal development, Directed grants for

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ESEARCH AND STUDY GRANTS Association for the Promotion of Occupational Health - Työterveyden Edistämisyhdistys ry R

Description: Finland and relate to the field of occupational The Association for Promotion of Occupational health and safety. Funding may be awarded to Health invites applications for its research and support the following activities: study grants. These are awarded for studies or research projects that are conducted outside of

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 long-term postdoctoral studies or work Eligibility profile abroad; ------ further education or research projects Nationality of applicant institution: Lower- of up to three months’ duration that are Middle-Income countries, Low Income conducted abroad; countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries  educating students from developing Nationality of applicant institution: Finland countries in Finland. Disciplines The annual grant budget varies between €6,000 ------and €9,000. Welfare & Welfare-to-Work, Occupational & Vocational Rehabilitation, Occupational Health & Safety, Community-based Clinical Subjects Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (RAE Unit 2), Other Studies and Professions Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 March Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Psychology 2013, 31 August 2013, and repeated annually. (RAE Unit 13), Social Policy and Posted date: 01 Nov 12 Administration (RAE Unit 40), Occupational Award type: Directed grants for individual Therapy, Community-based Clinical Subjects, investigators, Travel for research purposes, Occupational Psychology Networking/collaboration, Financial aid for postgraduate students, Personal development Contact Details Award amount max: ------Award amount min: - TEY ry Award budget total: - Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A Website: 00250 Helsinki http://www.ttl.fi/partner/tey/apurahat/sivut/de Tel: +358 30 474 2344 fault.aspx

GRICULTURAL PHD SCHOLARSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) A

Africa through increasing agricultural Description: productivity, improving rural livelihoods The Australian Agency for International through functioning of markets and trade Development, AusAid, for its agricultural PhD and/or building the resilience of communities scholarships in Australia. These support most vulnerable to food insecurity. In addition, agricultural studies at doctoral level in they should be of relevance to the research or Australia by African researchers employed at development objectives of at least one of the high-level agricultural research institutes. Each research partnerships funded by Australia in applicant must be a citizen of Benin, Burkina Africa. Each applicant must be currently Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, employed within the African agricultural Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, research sector and preferably be an employee Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, of a national agricultural research institute or Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, equivalent. They must be residing in their Uganda or Zambia. The proposed research country of origin, with the exception of should contribute to improving food security in applicants who are working for their

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Disciplines Closing date: 31 Mar 13 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Agriculture, Ensuring Food Supply, Farm & once a year. Ranch Management, Irrigation, Livestock, Posted date: 31 Aug 12 Sustainable Agriculture, Sustaining Animal Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Health, Food Sciences, Food Safety, Agriculture students, Travel for research purposes, (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology Predoctoral fellowships (RAE Unit 16), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit Award amount max: - 17) Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Contact Details Website: ------http://www.adsafrica.com.au/countryAgricultu Email: [email protected] re.php

AHATHIR SCIENCE AWARD Academy of Sciences Malaysia M

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The Academy of Sciences Malaysia invites once a year. applications for its Mahathir science award. Posted date: 08 Mar 12 This award is available to any researcher who Award type: Prizes has made internationally recognised Award amount max: - breakthroughs in pioneering tropical research. Award amount min: - Research should be in tropical medicine, Award budget total: - tropical agriculture, tropical architecture or Website: tropical natural resources. The award consists http://www.akademisains.gov.my/index.php? of MYR1 million, a gold medal, and a option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Item certificate. Applications are accepted world id=214 wide. Application form: http://www.akademisains.gov.my/download/f orms/mahathir/msa2010_form.doc Closing date: 31 Mar 13 Eligibility profile

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------(RAE Unit 15), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Nationality of applicant institution: Any Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Disciplines Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Built Environment ------(RAE Unit 33), Politics and International Tropical Zones, Agriculture, Agricultural Studies (RAE Unit 39), Community-based Ecology, Agricultural Engineering, Forest Clinical Subjects, Organic Agriculture Engineering, International Agriculture, Architecture, Structural & Architectural Contact Details Restoration, Architectural Engineering, ------Earthquake Engineering, Environmental Academy of Sciences Malaysia Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, 902-4 Jalan Tun Ismail Transportation Engineering, Tropical Medicine, 50480 Kuala Lumpur Tropical Meteorology, Natural Resources, Use Tel: +60 3 2694 9898 of, Tropical Ecosystems, Community-based Fax: +60 3 2694 5858 Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Agriculture Email: [email protected]

OSTGRADUATE GRANT SCHEME International Association of Sedimentologists P

Description: Website: The International Association of http://www.sedimentologists.org/members/pg Sedimentologists invites applications for s funding under its postgraduate grant scheme. Application form: The scheme aims to support postgraduate http://www.sedimentologists.org/members/pg students in their fieldwork, data acquisition s-application and analysis, visits to other institutes to use specialised facilities, or participation in field Eligibility profile excursions directly related to their PhD research ------subject. Grants are available for IAS members Nationality of applicant institution: Any who are PhD students. Up to 10 grants of approximately €1,000 each are available. Disciplines ------Sedimentary Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Closing date: 31 Mar 13 High Latitude Sediment Dynamics, Sediment, Deadline information: This call is repeated Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20) every 2 years. Posted date: 09 Oct 12 Contact Details Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate ------students, Directed grants for individual IAS Office of the Treasurer investigators, Travel for research purposes Dept. of Geology and Soil Science Award amount max: - Ghent University Award amount min: - Krijgslaan 281/S8 Award budget total: - 9000 Gent

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NNUAL MEETING YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition A

Description: Eligibility profile The European Society of Paediatric ------Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Nationality of applicant institution: Any invites applications for its annual meeting young investigator awards. These awards Disciplines support young investigators who have had an ------abstract accepted for presentation at the Human Nutrient Requirements, Nutrition society’s annual meeting. Applicants must be Education, Nutrition & Dietetics, Hepatic first author of the work presented and have less Disease, Gastroenterology, Paediatrics, then 10 years of work experience. The awards Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit are worth up to €1,000. 2), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Food Science and Closing date: 31 Mar 13 (Forecast) Technology (RAE Unit 16), Community-based Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been Clinical Subjects, Other Studies and Professions announced by sponsor but this is the Allied to Medicine, Enteric Diseases approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 17 Aug 12 ------Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings European Society of Paediatric etc., Young investigator awards Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Award amount max: €1,000 Durford Mill Award amount min: - Petersfield Award budget total: - GU31 5AZ Website: http://www.espghan2013.org/prizes- Hampshire and-awards Tel: +44 1730 715 230 Application form: Fax: +44 870 442 9940 http://espghan.med.up.pt/joomla/pdf_files/YI_ Email: [email protected] Award_Application_form.doc

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