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IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD European Society for Medical Oncology L

Description: Website: http://www.esmo.org/career- The European Society for Medical Oncology grants/awards/lifetime-achievement.html invites nominations for its lifetime Application form: achievement award. This recognises work by http://www.esmo.org/index.php?id=1477 teams or individuals with a demonstrated commitment to cancer research treatment. Eligibility profile ------Candidates must demonstrate an affiliation Nationality of applicant institution: Any to a major academic or cancer research or treatment institution, possess an international Disciplines reputation in this field and present a topic of ------high current interest. The award covers Ovarian Cancer, Blood Cancer, Lung Cancer, registration, accommodation and travel costs Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), for the 2012 ESMO congress, to be hold in Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Vienna from 28 September to 2 October, 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE where the findings will be presented. Unit 7), Oncology, Breast Cancer, Cancer & Nominations may be made by any ESMO full Carcinogenesis, Prostate Cancer, Cancer member. Candidates may not nominate Biology, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory themselves. Science, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Physiology, Colorectal Cancer/Colon Cancer/Bowel Cancer Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact Details once a year. ------Posted date: 20 Dec 11 ESMO Award type: Prizes, Travel to conferences, Via Luigi Taddei 4 meetings etc. 6962 Viganello-Lugano Award amount max: - Tel: +41 91 973 19 00 Award amount min: - Fax: +41 91 973 19 02 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected]

IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AWARD International Pharmaceutical Federation L

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

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes receive the award will be recognised during Website: the opening ceremony of the annual FIP http://www.fip.org/www2/subsections/inde congress and the FIP president will present x.php?page=menu_fipawards the award. The award consists of a commemorative gift, a return airfare based Eligibility profile on apex, free registration, hotel ------accommodation and a ticket to the closing Nationality of applicant institution: Any dinner at the congress. Disciplines ------Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Pharmaceuticals Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Contact Details Posted date: 25 May 11 ------Award type: Prizes International Pharmaceutical Federation Award amount max: - PO Box 84200 Award amount min: - 2508 AE The Hague Award budget total: - Email: [email protected]

ACHINE DESIGN AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H Engineers invites nominations for its machine onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc design award. This award recognizes eminent achievement or distinguished Eligibility profile service in the field of machine design which ------is considered to include application, research, Nationality of applicant institution: Any development, or teaching of machine design. The award includes $1,000. Disciplines ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Engineering Deadline information: This call is repeated Design, Mechanical Engineering, Machine once a year. Design Posted date: 20 Oct 11 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: $1,000 ------Award amount min: - ASME International Award budget total: - Three Park Avenue Website: http://www.asme.org/about- New York, NY 10016-5990 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Tel: +1 212 591 7094 awards/machine-design-award Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Email: [email protected]

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

Description: Award amount max: $10,000 The International Society for the Study of the Award amount min: - Lumbar Spine invites applications for its Award budget total: - MacNab/LaRocca research fellowship. The Website: http://www.issls.org/awards-- aim of this fellowship is to promote and honors/mcnab-larocca-fellowship.aspx extend research activities into the cause and Application form: cure of low back pain. The competition is open to all qualified investigators who may Eligibility profile apply singly or as representatives of a group. ------Prospective applicants should have Nationality of applicant institution: Any completed formal training in a medical or allied specialty and should be involved in an Disciplines investigation of a specific problem which ------would be furthered by travel to a location Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit other than his own. Applicants should be 3), Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine & sponsored by a member, or must be a Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Hospital- member of the society. Currently, a stipend based Clinical Subject, Skeletal Diseases, Pain of $10,000 will be granted to the recipient. Contact Details ------Closing date: 01 Feb 12 The International Society for the Study of the Deadline information: Lumbar Spine Posted date: 11 Oct 11 Department of Orthopaedics Award type: Travel for research purposes, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Directed grants for individual investigators, 413 45 Gothenburg Directed grants to institutions, research Tel: +46 3182 2915 groups etc, Mid-Career fellowships Email: [email protected]

ARSHALL B PETERSON AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: Closing date: 01 Feb 12 The American Society of Mechanical Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineers invites nominations for the every 2 years. Marshall B Peterson award. This award is Posted date: 15 Jun 10 given biennially in recognition of an early- Award type: Prizes career achievement and promise for pursuit Award amount max: $2,500 of research in tribology. At the time the Award amount min: - award is given, the nominee's age shall be Award budget total: - less than 30 years. The award includes $2,500. Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes

Website: Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/S Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Friction & Wear ocietyAwards/Marshall_B_Peterson_Award. Lubrication, Tribology cfm Application form: Contact Details http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H ------onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc ASME International Three Park Avenue Eligibility profile New York, NY 10016-5990 ------Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Email: [email protected] Disciplines ------

ARY WOODARD LASKER AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation M

Description: Website: The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/in invites nominations for the Mary Woodard dex.htm Lasker award for public service. The award Application form: honors men and women who have helped http://www.laskerawardnomination.org/spl make possible the federal legislation and ash.cfm funding that supports research, and who have created public communication, public Eligibility profile health, and advocacy programs of major ------importance. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Both individuals and organizations are Disciplines eligible for nomination. ------Economics of Research & Development, Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Health & Safety, Biomedical Research, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Multidisciplinary, Health Care, Health Care been announced by sponsor but this is the Policy, Patient Care & Education, Public approximate deadline we expect. This call is Health, Disease Prevention, Health Planning repeated once a year. & Policy, Knowledge Acquisition, Science Posted date: 18 Nov 10 Planning & Policy, Clinical Laboratory Award type: Prizes Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Award amount max: - Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- Award amount min: - based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Social Award budget total: - Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Knowledge Exploitation , Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit

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5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Contact Details Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), ------Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Unit Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied to The Lasker Awards Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Computer Science 110 East 42nd Street (RAE Unit 25), Economics and Econometrics Suite 1300 (RAE Unit 38), Politics and International New York, NY 10017 Studies (RAE Unit 39) Tel: +1 212 286 0222 Email: [email protected]

AYO D HERSEY AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers M

Description: Award amount min: - The American Society of Mechanical Award budget total: - Engineers invites nominations for the Mayo Website: http://www.asme.org/about- D Hersey award. This award is bestowed on asme/honors-awards/achievement- an individual in recognition of distinguished awards/mayo-d--hersey-award and continued contributions over a Application form: substantial period of time to the advancement of the science and engineering Eligibility profile of tribology. Distinguished contributions may ------result from significant original research in Nationality of applicant institution: Any one or more of the scientific disciplines related to lubrication, from excellence and Disciplines creativity in lubrication engineering practice, ------or from sustained and forthright efforts and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing dissemination of information on the theory Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Tribology, and practice of lubrication. Mechanical Engineering, Friction & Wear Lubrication The award is for $2,000. Contact Details ------Closing date: 01 Feb 12 ASME International Deadline information: This call is repeated Three Park Avenue once a year. New York, NY 10016-5990 Posted date: 20 Oct 11 Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Award type: Prizes Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Award amount max: $2,000 Email: [email protected]

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

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical asme/honors-awards/achievement- Engineers invites nominations for the M awards/m--eugene-merchant- Eugene Merchant manufacturing medal of manufacturing-medal-of-asme-sme ASME/SME. This medal is awarded to an Application form: individual who has had significant influence and responsibility for improving the Eligibility profile productivity and efficiency (either by ------research or by implementation of research) of Nationality of applicant institution: Any the manufacturing operations. The award includes $1,500. Disciplines ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mechanical Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineering, Manufacturing Processes once a year. Posted date: 19 Oct 11 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $1,500 Tel: +1 402 472 1385 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: -

ADAI MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers N

Description: Deadline information: This call is repeated The American Society of Mechanical once a year. Engineers invites nominations for the Nadai Posted date: 19 Oct 11 medal. This medal is awarded in recognition Award type: Prizes of significant contributions and outstanding Award amount max: $1,000 achievements which broaden the field of Award amount min: - materials engineering. Such achievements Award budget total: - may be, for example, in the areas of Website: http://www.asme.org/about- education, research, development, and asme/honors-awards/achievement- service to the field and profession. The award awards/nadai-medal includes $1,000. Application form: http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H Closing date: 01 Feb 12 onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc

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Eligibility profile Materials (RAE Unit 32), Materials ------Engineering Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------Tel: +1 919 515 5237 Mechanical Engineering, Materials Sciences, Email: [email protected] Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Metallurgy and

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

Description: awards/per-bruel-gold-medal-for-noise- The American Society of Mechanical control-and-acousti Engineers invites nominations for the Per Application form: Bruel gold medal for noise control and http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H acoustics. The award is given in recognition onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc of eminent achievement and extraordinary merit in the field of noise control and Eligibility profile acoustics. The achievement must include ------useful applications of the principles of noise Nationality of applicant institution: Any control and acoustics to the art and science of mechanical engineering. The award includes Disciplines $1,000. ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mechanical Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Engineering, Noise, Acoustics Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 20 Oct 11 ------Award type: Prizes ASME International Award amount max: $1,000 Three Park Avenue Award amount min: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Fax: +1 212 591 8080 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Email: [email protected]

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HD FELLOWSHIPS Boehringer Ingelheim Fund P

Description: Website: Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds invites http://www.bifonds.de/fellowships- applications for its PhD fellowships. These grants/phd-fellowships.html support basic biomedical research conducted Application form: by scientists not older than 27 years in an http://www.bifonds.de/cgi- internationally leading laboratory in Europe. bin/onlineapplication/index.pl The research should be aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life Eligibility profile and acquiring new scientific knowledge. ------Applicants will hold a diploma or equivalent Nationality of applicant institution: All degree and have passed their state European Nations examinations when applicable. At the Nationality of applicant institution: Any deadline, applicants should not have worked on their project for longer than six months. Disciplines Applicants should be European citizens ------working in Europe or overseas or non- Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE European citizens pursuing their PhD project Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects in Europe. Scholarships are granted for at (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), least two years, with the option of renewal Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy for a further 12 months. The basic monthly (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), grant is worth €1,550. In most countries Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Nursing (RAE scholars are paid an additional €150 per Unit 10), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE month to cover minor project-related costs Unit 1), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Other such as books and travelling expenses and Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine premiums for personal insurance. A separate (RAE Unit 11), Disciplines & Fields, country-related premium is added and Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety, spouse or child allowance may be available. Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Anatomy, Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre Clinical Studies, Community- Closing date: 01 Feb 12 based Clinical Subjects, Hospital-based Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 Clinical Subject, Other Studies and February 2012, 1 June 2012, 1 October 2012, Professions Allied to Medicine, Physiology and repeated annually. Posted date: 05 Oct 11 Contact Details Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate ------students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds grants for individual investigators, Travel Schlossmühle for research purposes Grabenstrasse 46 Award amount max: - 55262 Heidesheim Award amount min: - Tel: +49 613289 850 Award budget total: - Fax: +49 613289 8511 Email: [email protected]

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I TAU SIGMA GOLD MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers P

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical asme/honors-awards/achievement- Engineers invites nominations for its Pi Tau awards/pi-tau-sigma-gold-medal Sigma gold medal. This medal is awarded to Application form: a young engineering graduate who has http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H demonstrated outstanding achievement in onors/SocietyAwards/21150.pdf mechanical engineering within 10 years following receipt of the baccalaureate degree. Eligibility profile Any person who, on July 1 of the year of the ------award, graduated not more than 10 years Nationality of applicant institution: Any from the regular engineering program of a recognized college or university shall be Disciplines eligible. The award includes $1,000. ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mechanical Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Engineering 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. ASME International Posted date: 15 Jun 10 Three Park Avenue Award type: Prizes New York, NY 10016-5990 Award amount max: - Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Award amount min: - Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected]

OSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Canadian Institutes of Health Research P

Description: over five years will be available for this The Canadian Institutes of Health Research competition. invites applications for their postdoctoral fellowship programme. Fellowships provide The maximum amount awarded for a single support for highly qualified candidates at the award is $60,000 for up to five years. The post-PhD or post-health professional degree value and duration of each fellowship is stages to add to their experience by engaging related to the major degree held, licensure in health research either in Canada or abroad. (where applicable), location of tenure and For this competition, applications will be experience of the applicant. The research accepted in all areas of health research. It is allowance is $5,000 per annum. anticipated that approximately $21 million

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At the time of application, a candidate must hold, or be completing a PhD or a health Eligibility profile professional degree (or equivalent). The ------health professional degree must be in a Nationality of applicant institution: Any regulated health profession which requires at least a bachelor's degree to be eligible for Disciplines licensure in Canada. For individuals that do ------not hold a health professional degree, awards Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), will take effect only after the recipient has Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE completed all requirements of the PhD Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects program, including the oral examination. (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Candidates with more than three years of Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy post-PhD research training by the (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), competition deadline are not eligible to apply Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE for this award. Candidates with a health Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies professional degree may propose a program and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE of research leading to a Master's or PhD Unit 11), Veterinary Medicine, Clinical degree; however, registration in a graduate Psychology, Social Work, Nutrition & degree program is not a requirement. These Dietetics, Pharmacy, Audiology, awards are normally held at Canadian Chiropractic, Clinical Medicine, General, institutions; however, Canadian citizens and Dentistry, Midwifery, Nurse Practitioner, permanent residents may apply for awards to Nursing, Optometry, Surgery, Psychology be held outside Canada. Candidates who are (RAE Unit 13), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit neither Canadian citizens nor permanent 17), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), residents may apply for awards to be held in Physiotherapy, Clinical Laboratory Science, Canada only. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Community-based Clinical Subjects, Deadline information: Hospital-based Clinical Subject, General Posted date: 08 Dec 11 Practice, Podiatry/Chiropody, Biomedical, Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Medical Sciences, Health, Disciplines & fellowships Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Health & Award amount max: - Safety Award amount min: - Award budget total: $21,000,000 Contact Details Website: http://www.researchnet------recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?p Tel: +1 613 960 6219 rog=1307&view=search&org=CIHR&audien Fax: +1 613 954 1800 ce=10&progType=CIHR- Email: [email protected] 7&type=AND&resultCount=25

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RIME MOVERS COMMITTEE AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers P

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H Engineers invites nominations for its prime onors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc movers committee award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Eligibility profile literature of thermal electric station practice ------or equipment which are available through Nationality of applicant institution: Any public presentation and publication. Disciplines The award includes $1,000. ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Thermodynamics Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Engineering, Thermosciences Engineering, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Solar, Thermal Power Systems, Solar, been announced by sponsor but this is the Thermoelectric Conversion, Thermoelectric approximate deadline we expect. This call is Generators repeated once a year. Posted date: 15 Jun 10 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $1,000 ASME International Award amount min: - Three Park Avenue Award budget total: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Website: Tel: +1 212 591 7094 http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/S Fax: +1 212 591 8080 ocietyAwards/Prime_Movers_Committee_A Email: [email protected] ward.cfm

UEEN WILHELMINA RESEARCH PRIZE Dutch Cancer Society - Kankerbestrijding (KWF) Q

Description: fundamental to translational and applied The Dutch Cancer Society invites research. Projects focusing on any area of applications for the Queen Wilhelmina cancer research are eligible. However, research prize. This prize is awarded to an priority will be given to projects that are internationally recognised researcher, to aimed at the translation of scientific enable them to start up their own cancer knowledge into more practical applications. research programme, without any restrictions as detailed in the current subsidy Applications are invited from internationally programmes. The proposed research project acclaimed researchers. The prize has a value should aim to increase the transitions from of €2 million.

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All applications must be submitted in Eligibility profile English. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (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, Clinical repeated once a year. Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Posted date: 10 Jan 11 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Award type: Academic-Industry links, Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Prizes (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Award amount max: €2,000,000 Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Nursing (RAE Unit Award amount min: - 10), Cancer Care, Blood Cancer, Cancer Award budget total: €2,000,000 Nanotechnology, Community-based Clinical Website: Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, http://onderzoek.kwfkankerbestrijding.nl/k Translational Medicine, Lung Cancer, wf-kankerbestrijding-voor- Ovarian Cancer, Colorectal Cancer/Colon onderzoekers/Pages/onderzoekers- Cancer/Bowel Cancer formulieren-downloaden-downloads- onderzoek-koningin-wilhelmina- Contact Details onderzoeksprogramma.aspx ------

KWF Kankerbestrijding Application form: Afdeling Subsidies http://repository.kwfkankerbestrijding.nl/P PO Box 77508 ublishingImages/KWO- 1070 AM Amsterdam programma_2011_aanvraagformulier_voora Tel: +31 20 570 0520 anmelding.doc Email: [email protected]

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

Description: Awardees must hold a PhD, ScD, or other The National Research Council invites earned research doctoral degree recognized applications for its research associateship in US academic circles as equivalent to a programs at the FAA/Civil Aerospace PhD. Postdoctoral associates must have held Medical Institute. The objectives of the the doctorate for under five years. Senior programs are to provide postdoctoral associates must have held the doctorate for scientists and engineers of unusual promise five years or more or have equivalent and ability with opportunities for research on research experience. Tenure ranges from problems, largely of their own choice, that three months to one year. are compatible with the interests of the sponsoring laboratories. Opportunities are open to all US citizens and to citizens of other countries who have full

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes command of the English language. The Nationality of applicant institution: Any current annual stipend for a postdoctoral research associate is $42,000 plus a travel Disciplines allotment of $2,000. ------Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Psychology Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (RAE Unit 13), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 28), Mechanical, Aeronautical and February 2012, 1 May 2012, 1 August 2012, 1 Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), November 2012, and repeated annually. Aerospace Biomedicine, Occupational Health Posted date: 20 Aug 10 & Safety, Physiology, Human, Physiology, Award type: Mid-Career fellowships Physiological Psychology, Psychology, Award amount max: $44,000 Accidents, Medical Devices Engineering, Award amount min: - Human Tolerance to Impact, Airplane Award budget total: - Accidents, Aeronautical Safety Website: http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity Contact Details /Program.aspx?LabCode=31&ReturnURL=% ------2fRAPLab10%2fOpportunity%2fPrograms.a FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute spx%3fLabCode%3d31 MMAC, CAMI, AAM-3 Application form: PO Box 25082 http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/RAP Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125 /PGA_046398 Tel: +1 405 954 1000

Fax: +1 405 954 1010 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

ESEARCH AWARDS Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation R

Description: have led to the improvement of the The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation clinical management or treatment of invites nominations for its medical research patients. awards for scientists who have made significant contributions in basic or clinical There are no nationality restrictions. Each research in diseases that are the main cause award consists of an honorarium, a citation, of death and disability. There are two kinds and an inscribed statuette. of award:

 the basic medical research award Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) honors scientists who have made Deadline information: !! Call has not yet fundamental investigations that open been announced by sponsor but this is the new areas of biomedical science; approximate deadline we expect. This call is  the clinical medical research award repeated once a year. honors scientists whose contributions Posted date: 18 Nov 10

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Award type: Prizes Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology Award amount max: - (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Award amount min: - Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies and Award budget total: - Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Website: Clinical Medicine, General, Disease http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/in Prevention, Treatment, Medical, Biomedical, dex.htm Medical Sciences, Health, Disciplines & Application form: Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Health & http://www.laskerawardnomination.org/spl Safety, Biomedical Research, ash.cfm Multidisciplinary

Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Lasker Medical Research Awards 110 East 42nd Street Disciplines Suite 1300 ------New York, NY 10017 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Tel: +1 212 286 0222 Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Email: [email protected] (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6),

ESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD International Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation R

Description: Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) The International Society For Heart and Lung Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Transplantation invites applications for its been announced by sponsor but this is the research fellowship awards. The purpose of approximate deadline we expect. This call is the awards is to support research training in repeated once a year. heart and lung transplantation as well as Posted date: 09 Dec 10 end-stage heart and lung disease so as to Award type: Postdoctoral training encourage the development of clinical or fellowships basic science research in transplantation. Award amount max: $40,000 Award amount min: - Applicants must be members of the ISHLT Award budget total: - and must be in a clinical or post-doctoral Website: training program and not yet have attained http://www.ishlt.org/awards/awardResearch board certification, accreditation, faculty level App.asp Application form: appointment or salaried senior staff position. http://www.ishlt.org/ContentDocuments/201

1_ResearchFellowshipApplication.pdf Up to three awards are available in the amount of $40,000 each for a period of one Eligibility profile year. Research must begin between April 1 ------and December 31 of the award year. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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Disciplines Contact Details ------Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit ISHLT 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Cardiology, 14673 Midway Road, Suite 200 Transplantation of Organs, Anatomy, Addison, TX 75001 Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Lung Tel: +1 972 490 9495 Disease, Heart, Cardiovascular Diseases Fax: +1 972 490 9499 Email: [email protected]

ESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center R

Description:  the Robert De Niro endowment fund The Harry Ransom Humanities Research for film research, especially in the Center invites applications for its research center's Robert De Niro collection; fellowships. The fellowships enable scholars  the Dorot Foundation fellowships in to pursue research projects in all areas of the Jewish studies for research on Jewish humanities. Approximately 50 fellowships authors and on relevant cultural are awarded annually. Priority will be given topics requiring research in the to proposals that concentrate on the center's center's collections. These fellowships collections and that require substantial onsite may be extended to three months or, use of them. exceptionally, for longer periods;  the David Douglas Duncan The center awards fellowships of one to three endowment for photojournalism for months, with funding at $3,000 per month. research in the center's photography Travel stipends worth $1,200 to $1,700 may collections; be awarded to scholars with research projects  the TS Eliot editorial fellowship, that require less than one month’s research at jointly sponsored by the University of the center. London Institute of English Studies and the Ransom Center, for scholars The fellowships available are as follows: working on the TS Eliot editorial  the American Society for 18th century project. Applicants must be affiliated Studies: two fellowships, jointly with the IES. sponsored with the Ransom Center,  the Filmscript Acquisitions for literary, cultural or historical Endowment for research in the study. Applicants must be members Center’s film collections; of ASECS at the time of application;  the Fleur Cowles fellowships: two are  the British Studies fellowship for available for research on topics research in British literary, cultural, related to 20th century art, and historical subjects; journalism, women's studies, and  the Cline fellowships for research on general literature and culture; 19th or early 20th century British  the Edwin Gale fellowship for topics; research on Jewish writers, photographers, artists, performers

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and the Jewish presence in culture as  the Weinsten memorial fellowship for represented in the Ransom Center’s research in 20th-century American collections, while providing affiliated literature; with the Schusterman Center for  the Woodward and Bernstein Jewish Studies at the University of endowment supports research on Texas at Austin; topics related to Watergate, the First  the Erle Stanley Gardner endowment Amendment and the press. for mystery studies supports research on topics related to mystery and Six dissertation fellowships jointly sponsored suspense; by the Ransom Center and the University of  the Hobby Family Foundation Texas at Austin Office of Graduate Studies fellowship for research in general are designated for graduate students who are literary studies; working on doctoral dissertations.  the Alfred A and Blanche W Knopf Dissertation fellowship residencies must be fellowship for research in the areas of taken up during the period from September publishing and general literary 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. There is not studies, with special emphasis given a specific required length of residency for to research concerning Knopf dissertation fellowships. authors;  Limited Editions Club for research in Applicants must be postdoctoral or the center's rare book and print equivalent or have a substantial record of collections, with emphasis given to scholarly achievement. There are no work with illustrated books; nationality restrictions.  the Norman Mailer endowed fund for research related to Norman Mailer’s writings, times and the archive; Closing date: 01 Feb 12  the Andrew W Mellon Foundation: a Deadline information: This call is repeated number of fellowships are available once a year. in general literary and cultural Posted date: 07 Nov 11 studies. These fellowships may be Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, extended to three months. Access to libraries, Mid-Career fellowships,  the Marlene Nathan Meyerson Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel for research purposes photography fellowship for research Award amount max: $9,000 in the center's photography Award amount min: - collections; Award budget total: -  the Cora Maud Oneal fellowship for Website: research in general literary studies; http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fellows  the Pforzheimer endowment: two hips/application / fellowships are available for research Application form: in the Pforzheimer collection as well as in general Renaissance studies; Eligibility profile  the Warren Skaaren film research ------endowment supports research in the Nationality of applicant institution: Any center's film collections;  the CP Snow fellowship for research Disciplines in general literary and cultural ------studies, with a special emphasis on Sociology (RAE Unit 42), English Language the relationship of literature and and Literature (RAE Unit 50), French (RAE science; Unit 51), History (RAE Unit 59), Theology,

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Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), History, Arts & Humanities, Theatre & Film Art and Design (RAE Unit 64), Criticism, American History, History Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (RAE Unit 65), Drama, Dance and Contact Details Performing Arts (RAE Unit 66), French ------Literature, English Literature, Literature, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre Comparative Literature, Music, Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin Photography, Performing Arts, Judaism, PO Drawer 7219 Women's Studies, Military History, Modern Austin, TX 78713-7219 Tel: +1 512 232 3214 Email: [email protected]

UFUS OLDENBURGER MEDAL American Society of Mechanical Engineers R

Description: Website: http://www.asme.org/about- The American Society of Mechanical asme/honors-awards/achievement- Engineers invites nominations for the Rufus awards/rufus-oldenburger-medal Oldenburger medal. This medal recognizes Application form: significant contributions and outstanding http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H achievements in the field of automatic onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc control. Such achievements may be, for example, in the areas of education, research, Eligibility profile development, innovation, and service to the ------field and profession. The award includes Nationality of applicant institution: Any $2,000. Disciplines ------Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Deadline information: This call is repeated Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Automation, once a year. Mechanical Engineering Posted date: 19 Oct 11 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: $2,000 ------Award amount min: - Tel: +1 517 355 5198 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected]

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CIENTIFIC PROGRAMME AWARDS Mittag Leffler Institute S

Description: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Mittag Leffler Institute invites programme fellowships proposals for the academic year 2014-15. The Award amount max: - institute runs programmes in specialised Award amount min: - areas of mathematics to which leading Award budget total: - scientists are invited. Programmes can run Website: http://www.mittag- for the whole year, or be of semester length. leffler.se/programs/1415/proposals.php Around 26 to 30 visitors are in residence at Application form: any given time. The minimum length of stay is one month, and it is expected that two or Eligibility profile three leading mathematicians will stay for the ------full semester. Proposals are expected to Nationality of applicant institution: Any display scientific strength and to show how the research would benefit mathematical Disciplines research and postgraduate training in the ------Nordic countries. Each scientific programme Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied is expected to have at least one member from Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Mathematics, a Nordic country. Pure, Mathematics, Applied

Contact Details Closing date: 01 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: Deadline: Institut Mittag-Leffler Preliminary proposal (optional) due Auravägen 17 November 15, 2011; full proposals due 182 60 Djursholm February 1, 2012. Tel: +46 8 622 0560 Posted date: 10 Oct 11 Fax: +46 8 622 0589 Email: [email protected]

UMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Educational Testing Service S

Description: linguistics, cognitive psychology, learning The Educational Testing Service invites theory, linguistics, speech recognition and applications under its summer program for processing, teaching and classroom research, research for graduate students. Students in statistics, international large scale this eight-week program participate in assessments. The program is designed to research under the guidance of a senior ETS attract women and minority graduate staff member in one of the following areas: students to the field of education and related measurement theory, validity, natural disciplines. language, processing and computational

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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 Disciplines are currently enrolled in a doctoral program ------and have completed a at least two years of Linguistics & Philology, Educational full-time graduate study in a program Planning & Policy, Psychology, Educational emphasizing one of the areas specified above. Psychology, Human Learning & Memory, The program is open internationally. Psychometrics, Education, Educational Research, Advanced Technological Education, Educational Testing & Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Measurement, Literacy, Minority Institution, Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Social Policy and been announced by sponsor but this is the Administration (RAE Unit 40), Education approximate deadline we expect. This call is (RAE Unit 68) repeated once a year. Posted date: 12 Nov 10 Contact Details Award type: Predoctoral fellowships ------Award amount max: $7,500 ETS Award amount min: - Summer Internship Program for Graduate Award budget total: - Students - MS 19-T Website: 660 Rosedale Road http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships/su Princeton, NJ 08541-0001 mmer Tel: +1 609 734 5543 Application form: Email: [email protected] http://naeptba.ets.org/ifapp/ifapp.aspx

HOMAS A EDISON PATENT AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers T

Description: productivity of an existing machine The American Society of Mechanical or process; Engineers invites nominations for the  dramatically reducing the size, Thomas A Edison patent award. This award weight, or energy requirements of an recognizes a creative patented device or existing machine or device; process with the potential to significantly  improving the quality of life for a enhance some aspect of mechanical definable segment, or all, of engineering. Suitable achievements that may humanity; be honored by this award include:  financially impacting an existing  creating a new business or industry; business or industry.  substantially improving the efficiency, method of operation, or The award includes $1,000.

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Nationality of applicant institution: Any Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Deadline information: This call is repeated Disciplines once a year. ------Posted date: 20 Oct 11 Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Award type: Prizes Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Engineering Award amount max: $1,000 Innovation Processes, Mechanical Award amount min: - Engineering Award budget total: - Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Contact Details asme/honors-awards/achievement------awards/thomas-a--edison-patent-award ASME International Application form: Three Park Avenue http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H New York, NY 10016-5990 onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

ELCH AWARD IN CHEMISTRY Welch Foundation W

Description: Award amount max: $300,000 The Welch Foundation invites nominations Award amount min: - for the Welch award in chemistry. The Award budget total: - purpose of the award is to foster and Website: encourage basic chemical research and to http://www.welch1.org/Awards/WelchAwar recognize, in a substantial manner, the value dinChemist0943/index.asp of chemical research contributions for the Application form: benefit of humankind. The award is made for important chemical research achievements Eligibility profile that have not previously been rewarded in a ------similar manner. Nominations are welcomed Nationality of applicant institution: Any from appropriate scientific organizations and individuals. Self nominations are not Disciplines accepted. The prize is worth $300,000. ------Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Structural Chemistry , Environmental been announced by sponsor but this is the Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, Solid State approximate deadline we expect. This call is Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, repeated once a year. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Organometallic Posted date: 18 Aug 10 Chemistry, Chemistry, Physical, Chemistry, Award type: Prizes Quantum, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry,

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Petroleum, Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, 5555 San Felipe Analytical, Chemistry, Colloid, Chemical Suite 1900 Sciences, Marine Atmospheric Chemistry Houston, TX 77056-2730 Tel: +1 713 961 9884 Contact Details Fax: +1 713 961 5168 ------Welch Foundation

ILLIAM LITTLEWOOD MEMORIAL LECTURE Society of Automotive Engineers W

Description: Application form: The Society of Automotive Engineers invites https://shop.sae.org/news/awards/list/littlew nominations for its William Littlewood ood/app-littlewood.shtml memorial lecture dealing with a broad phase of civil air transportation. The objective is to Eligibility profile advance air transportation engineering and ------to recognize those who make contributions to Nationality of applicant institution: Any the field. A certificate and an honorarium worth $1,000 will be presented at a national Disciplines meeting of one of the sponsoring societies. ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Aeronautical & Closing date: 01 Feb 12 (Forecast) Aerospace Engineering, Transport, Air 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. SAE World Headquarters Posted date: 11 Feb 08 400 Commonwealth Drive Award type: Prizes Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 Award amount max: $1,000 Tel: +1 724 776 4841 Award amount min: - Fax: +1 724 776 0790 Award budget total: - Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.sae.org/news/awards/list/littlew ood/

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

Description: Application form: The American Society of Mechanical http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H Engineers invites nominations for the onors/SocietyAwards/7758.doc William T Ennor manufacturing technology award. This award is presented to an Eligibility profile individual or team for developing or ------contributing significantly to an innovative Nationality of applicant institution: Any manufacturing technology, the implementation of which has resulted in Disciplines substantial economic or societal benefits. The ------award includes $1,000. Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing (Mechanical Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Engineering) Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 20 Oct 11 ------Award type: Prizes ASME International Award amount max: $1,000 Three Park Avenue Award amount min: - New York, NY 10016-5990 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Fax: +1 212 591 8080 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Email: [email protected] awards/william-t--ennor-manufacturing- technology-award

ILSON CAREY MCWILLIAMS FELLOWSHIP University of Virginia W

Description: year of research and writing. Up to eight The University of Virginia's Miller Center of grants will be awarded annually. Public Affairs invites applicants for the Wilson Carey McWilliams fellowship. This Applicants must be PhD candidates who are fellowship supports a graduate student in expecting to complete their dissertation by political science or history whose dissertation the end of the fellowship year. Fellows will combines a blend of political theory and participate in the regular Miller Center American politics that characterized the late fellowship program and will also be paired Wilson Carey McWilliams' scholarship. The with a fellowship mentor. The fellowship is program will provide $20,000 to support one open to non-US citizens. Residence is strongly encouraged but not required.

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Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. History, American History, International Posted date: 28 Nov 11 Planning & Policy, Political Science, Award type: Predoctoral training International Relations & Diplomacy, fellowships, Financial aid for postgraduate Political Theory, Politics and International students, Thesis/Dissertation funding Studies (RAE Unit 39), American Studies Award amount max: $20,000 (RAE Unit 45), History (RAE Unit 59), Award amount min: - American Studies Award budget total: $160,000 Website: Contact Details http://millercenter.org/academic/gage/fellow ------ship Miller Center National Fellowship Program Application form: Miller Center of Public Affairs 2201 Old Ivy Road Eligibility profile PO Box 400406 ------Charlottesville, VA 22904-4406 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +1 434 243 8726 Email: [email protected]

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

Description: Award amount min: - The International Society for the Study of the Award budget total: - Lumbar Spine invites applications for its Website: http://www.issls.org/awards-- Wiltse lifetime achievement award. This honors/issls-wiltse-lifetime-achievement- award is presented for exceptional award.aspx achievement in the spinal field. The nominee Application form: should be an an outstanding individual scientist, clinician or basic science researcher Eligibility profile who has made a major contribution to the ------advancement of knowledge in the field of Nationality of applicant institution: Any spinal disorders. Disciplines The nominations for this award may be ------proposed by officers of universities, hospitals Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit or spine research institutions. 3), Spinal Cord Injury, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Skeletal Diseases Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Deadline information: Contact Details Posted date: 11 Oct 11 ------Award type: Prizes International Society for the Study of the Award amount max: - Lumbar Spine

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Department of Orthopaedics Tel: +46 3182 29 15 Sahlgrenska University Hospital Email: [email protected] 413 45 Gothenburg

OUNG AEROBIOLOGIST AWARD International Association for Aerobiology Y

Description: Award amount min: - The International Association for Award budget total: $1,000 Aerobiology invites applications for its Website: http://www.isac.cnr.it/aerobio/iaa/ young aerobiologist award. This annual Application form: award is aimed at supporting studies in aerobiology and stimulating activities within Eligibility profile the framework of the aims of the IAA. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any Students or researchers under the age of 35 who have been individual members of the Disciplines IAA for the last two years may apply for this ------award worth $1,000. Pollen & Pollination, Bacteriology, Mycology, Plant Virology, Environmental Biology, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Closing date: 01 Feb 12 Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Environmental Deadline information: This call is repeated Sciences (RAE Unit 21) once a year. Posted date: 24 May 11 Contact Details Award type: Prizes, Young investigator ------awards Email: [email protected] Award amount max: $1,000

FRICAN DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP Boston College A

Description: month academic year, deliver one public Boston College, under its African and African lecture and teach one seminar course. diaspora studies programme, invites Applications are encouraged from women, applications for its dissertation fellowship. individuals from historically The successful applicant will have full access underrepresented groups or with disabilities to the college's libraries as well as several rare and covered veterans. Applicants pursuing books and manuscripts collections. The innovative, preferably comparative, projects fellow must remain in residence for the nine in dialogue with critical issues and trends are

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes favoured. Funding includes a $30,060 Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit stipend, health insurance, a $1,500 research 40), Middle Eastern and African Studies budget and an office. (RAE Unit 46), History (RAE Unit 59), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Anthropology (RAE Unit 37), Closing date: 03 Feb 12 Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Deadline information: This call is repeated 39), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Sociology once a year. (RAE Unit 42), Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Posted date: 08 Nov 11 Archaeology (RAE Unit 58), History of Art, Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), students, Thesis/Dissertation funding, Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Predoctoral fellowships, Access to libraries Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Award amount max: $31,560 Middle Eastern and African Studies, African Award amount min: - Studies, African History, African Language, Award budget total: - African Literature, Arts & Humanities, Social Website: Sciences, Black Minorities, Diaspora http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/aads/resourc es/dissfellowship.html Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Boston College, 301 Lyons Hall Nationality of applicant institution: Any 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467-3806 Disciplines Email: [email protected] ------

NTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology E

Description: have been employed in a postdoctoral The Irish Research Council for Science, research position for more than 36 months at Engineering and Technology invites the closing date for applications, and must applications for its enterprise partnerships. ensure that their research proposal falls into This scheme offers researchers the one of, or is interdisciplinary within, the opportunity to work closely with a relevant specified subject areas. There are no industry partner while completing restrictions as to nationality or citizenship. postgraduate or postdoctoral research and Candidates may apply with or without a provides exposure to a commercially specific industry partner. Postgraduate orientated research environment. scholarships are worth €24,000 per annum Partnerships support research in the broad and are tenable for one year for research areas of science, engineering and technology. masters awards or three years for PhD Postgraduate candidates will normally have a awards. Postdoctoral fellowships are worth first or upper second class honours primary up to €39,640 per annum and are generally degree or equivalent. Postdoctoral candidates awarded for two years. should hold or be about to receive a doctoral degree, awarded by any institution Closing date: 03 Feb 12 worldwide. Postdoctoral candidates must not

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Deadline information: Deadline time: 5pm. Technology, Science & Technology, Maths, Deadlines on: 3 February 2012, 1 June 2012, Computing, Biological Sciences, Chemical 28 September 2012. Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Posted date: 21 Dec 11 Studies, Physics, Energy Engineering, Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry Directed grants for individual investigators, (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Academic-Industry links, Postdoctoral Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental training fellowships, Financial aid for Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure Mathematics postgraduate students (RAE Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Award amount max: - Unit 23), Statistics and Operational Research Award amount min: - (RAE Unit 24), Computer Science (RAE Unit Award budget total: - 25), General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Website: Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil http://www.ircset.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=249 Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Electrical and Application form: Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), https://ircset.smartsimple.ie/s_signup.jsp?to Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing ken=XVtQC1oGYFpfRxNZXxVSSlBSZg%3 Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mineral and D%3D Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31),

Eligibility profile Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), ------Technology Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details

------Disciplines ------IRCSET Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace Brooklawn House Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Crampton Avenue Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Shelbourne Road Electrical Engineering, Industrial Dublin 4 Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Tel: +353 1231 5000 Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Fax: +353 1231 5009 Engineering Standards & Specifications, Email: [email protected] Biomedical Engineering, Computer

HA-ISTH JOINT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME European Hematology Association E

Description: should be members of EHA or ISTH and be The European Hematology Association MDs or PhDs. Applicants from within and invites applications for its joint fellowship outside of Europe may apply. Funding is programme. This supports the study of the worth €36,000 per year for up to two years. physiology of coagulation, bleeding or Closing date: 05 Feb 12 thrombosis. Basic research, translational and Deadline information: This call is repeated clinical projects will be considered. Mobility once a year. will be positively considered. Applicants Posted date: 09 Feb 11

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Award type: Directed grants for individual Blood Diseases, Blood, Blood Products & investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, Transfusions, Haematology, Blood Travel for research purposes Coagulation, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Award amount max: €72,000 (RAE Unit 3), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit Award amount min: - 14), Deep Vein Thrombosis Award budget total: - Website: Contact Details http://www.ehaweb.org/Fellowships/EHA------ISTH-Joint-Fellowship-Program EHA Executive Office Application form: Koninginnegracht 12b 2514 AA Eligibility profile The Hague ------Tel: +31 70 3020 099 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected] Disciplines ------

RMOURERS AND BRASIERS’ COMPANY PRIZE Royal Society A

Description: Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- The Royal Society invites nominations for the prizes/armourers-brasiers-prize/2011-11-30- Armourers and Brasiers’ company prize. This Armourers-Brasiers-2012-nomination- award is made for excellence in materials form.doc science related to or leading to current industrial practice or new technology. Eligibility profile Research of international standing having a ------broad impact is a key consideration. If Nationality of applicant institution: Any possible, the committee will award the prize to an early-to-mid-career scientist. The prize Disciplines includes a medal and a gift of £2,000. ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Metallurgy and Closing date: 06 Feb 12 Materials (RAE Unit 32), Materials Sciences, Deadline information: Deadline time: 6pm. Materials Engineering This call is repeated every 2 years. Posted date: 02 Dec 11 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: £2,000 Royal Society Award amount min: - 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Award budget total: - London SW1Y 5AG Website: http://royalsociety.org/Armourers- Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 and-Brasiers-Prize/ Email: [email protected] Application form: http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_

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AKERIAN LECTURE Royal Society B

Description: Application form: The Royal Society invites nominations for the http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_ Bakerian lecture. This prize lecture is the Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- premier lecture in the physical sciences and is prizes/bakerian-lecture/2011-11-30- delivered annually at the Royal Society in Bakerian-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 Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, for at least three years immediately prior to Commonwealth member states nomination. The lectureship is accompanied by a medal and a gift of £1,000. Contact Details ------Royal Society Closing date: 06 Feb 12 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Deadline information: Deadline time: 6pm. London SW1Y 5AG This call is repeated once a year. Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Posted date: 02 Dec 11 Email: [email protected] Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £1,000 Disciplines Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit Website: http://royalsociety.org/Bakerian- 19), Physical Sciences Lecture/

ROONIAN LECTURE Royal Society C

Description: Closing date: 06 Feb 12 The Royal Society invites nominations for the Deadline information: Deadline time: 6pm. Croonian lecture. This prize lecture is the This call is repeated once a year. premier lecture in the biological sciences and Posted date: 02 Dec 11 is delivered annually at the Royal Society in Award type: Prizes London. The award is open to citizens of a Award amount max: £1,000 Commonwealth country or Eire and to those Award amount min: - who have been ordinarily resident and Award budget total: - working in a Commonwealth country or Eire Website: http://royalsociety.org/Croonian- for at least three years immediately prior to Lecture/ nomination. The lectureship is accompanied Application form: by a medal and a gift of £1,000. http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_

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Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Biological prizes/croonian-lecture/2011-11-30- Sciences Croonian-2012-nomination-form.doc Contact Details Eligibility profile ------Royal Society Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Commonwealth member states London SW1Y 5AG Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Disciplines Email: [email protected] ------

ARLY CAREER AWARD International Association of Mathematical Physics E

Description: Website: The International Association of http://www.iamp.org/page.php?page=page_ Mathematical Physics invites nominations for award its early career award. This award is Application form: presented in recognition of a single achievement in mathematical physics. Eligibility profile Eligible applicants include scientists under 35 ------years of age on 31 July of the year of the Nationality of applicant institution: Any congress. Nominations must be made by members of the association. The prize is Disciplines worth €3,000. ------Physics, Theoretical, Physics (RAE Unit 19), Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Physics, Closing date: 06 Feb 12 Mathematics, Applied, Energy Mathematical Deadline information: Sciences Posted date: 23 Aug 11 Award type: Prizes Contact Details Award amount max: €3,000 ------Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: -

RANCIS CRICK LECTURE Royal Society F

Description: annually in any field in the biological The Royal Society invites nominations for the sciences, although preference is given to Francis Crick lecture. This lecture is given genetics, molecular biology and

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes neurobiology, and to fundamental theoretical Eligibility profile work. The lectureship will be awarded to an ------early-to-mid-career scientist. The award is Nationality of applicant institution: open to citizens of a Commonwealth country Botswana, Canada, Cameroon, Ghana, or Eire and to those who have been Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, ordinarily resident and working in a Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Commonwealth country or Eire for at least Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, United three years immediately prior to nomination. Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, The lectureship is accompanied by a medal Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, New and a gift of £500. Zealand

Closing date: 06 Feb 12 Disciplines Deadline information: Deadline time: 6pm. ------This call is repeated once a year. Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Posted date: 02 Dec 11 Neurobiology, Biological Sciences, Biology, Award type: Prizes Molecular, Genetics Award amount max: £500 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: http://royalsociety.org/Crick- Royal Society Lecture/ 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Application form: London SW1Y 5AG http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_ Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- Email: [email protected] prizes/francis-crick-lecture/2011-11-30- Francis-Crick-2012-nomination-form.doc

LAXOSMITHKLINE PRIZE AND LECTURE Royal Society G

Description: Posted date: 02 Dec 11 The Royal Society invites nominations for the Award type: Prizes GlaxoSmithKline prize and lecture. This is Award amount max: £2,500 awarded for original contributions to medical Award amount min: - and veterinary sciences. Contributions must Award budget total: - have been published within ten years of the Website: date of the award. Nominees may be of any http://royalsociety.org/GlaxoSmithKline- nationality. The winner will be required to Prize-and-Lecture/ deliver a lecture at the society. The prize Application form: includes a medal and £2,500. http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_ Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- prizes/glaxosmithline-prize-lecture/2011-11- Closing date: 06 Feb 12 30-GSK-2012-nomination-form.doc Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Eligibility profile

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------Community-based Clinical Subjects, Nationality of applicant institution: Any Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Disciplines Physiology, Veterinary Science (RAE Unit ------17), Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), & Health & Safety, Veterinary Medicine Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Contact Details (RAE Unit 3), Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit ------5), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Royal Society Unit 7), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Other Studies and London SW1Y 5AG Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Anatomy, Clinical Email: [email protected] Laboratory Science, Pre Clinical Studies,

ICHAEL FARADAY PRIZE Royal Society M

Description: Posted date: 02 Dec 11 The Royal Society invites nominations for the Award type: Prizes Michael Faraday prize. This award is Award amount max: £2,500 presented to the scientist or engineer whose Award amount min: - expertise in communicating scientific ideas in Award budget total: - lay terms to UK audiences is exemplary. Website: Preference will normally be given to a http://royalsociety.org/awards/michael- practising scientist or engineer, although faraday-prize/ other individuals whose primary expertise is Application form: in writing, broadcasting or other relevant http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_ forms of communication may also be Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- considered. The award is open to citizens of a prizes/michael-faraday-prize/2011-11-30- Commonwealth country or Eire and to those Michael-Faraday-Prize-nomination-form- who have been ordinarily resident and 2012.doc working in a Commonwealth country or Eire Eligibility profile for at least three years immediately prior to ------nomination. If possible, the committee will Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, award the prize to an early-to-mid-career Commonwealth member states scientist. The winner will be required to deliver a lecture at the society. The prize Disciplines includes a medal and a gift of £2,500. ------

Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry Closing date: 06 Feb 12 (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Pure Deadline information: Deadline time: 6pm. Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied This call is repeated once a year. Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Education (RAE

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Unit 68), Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics, Engineering, Mining Engineering, Chemical Applied, Physics, Physics, Theoretical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Contact Details Ceramic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, ------Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Science Royal Society Education, Materials Sciences, Biological 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Sciences, Biochemistry, Computer Sciences, London SW1Y 5AG Technology, Mathematics, Pure, Theoretical Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Email: [email protected]

FIZER AWARD Royal Society P

Description: Award amount max: £65,000 The Royal Society invites nominations for the Award amount min: - Pfizer award. This award will be presented to Award budget total: - an individual for an outstanding, innovative Website: http://royalsociety.org/Pfizer- contribution to biological science, including Award/ basic medical science, which contributes Application form: significantly to capacity building in Africa. The grant is intended to be spent on a Eligibility profile research project, which must be based in ------Africa and which has the potential to Nationality of applicant institution: All continue after the 12 months of the grant. African Nations Nominees should be early-career researchers (usually having received their PhD within the Disciplines last 10 to 15 years) who have not yet reached ------full professorship status. The project and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), nominee should be linked with an African Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE centre of excellence, which would normally Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects be a university, or equivalent research centre. (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Nominations may be made by senior Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Pharmacology academics and members of the national (RAE Unit 8), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit academies of science. The award includes a 14), Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), grant of £60,000 for a research project and a Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), Pre Clinical prize of £5,000 for the recipient. Studies (RAE Unit 5), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Closing date: 06 Feb 12 Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Deadline information: This call is repeated Health & Safety, Biochemistry, Biological once a year. Sciences Posted date: 02 Dec 11 Award type: Directed grants for individual Contact Details investigators, Prizes ------

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Science Communication/Pfizer Award London SW1Y 5AG Royal Society Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Email: [email protected]

OYAL SOCIETY MEDALS Royal Society R

Description: scientist. The winner will receive a The Royal Society invites nominations for its medal and £1,000; medals. These are awarded in recognition of  Rumford medal: this is awarded for excellence in science and technology. The an outstandingly important recent following medals are open for nominations: discovery in the field of thermal or  Copley medal: this is awarded for optical properties of matter and their outstanding achievements in research applications. If possible, the in any branch of science, and committee will award the medal to an alternates between the physical and early-to-mid-career scientist. This biological sciences. In 2012 the medal medal must be awarded to a scientist will be awarded for outstanding working in Europe. The winner will achievement in the biological receive a medal and £1,000; sciences. The winner will receive a  Sylvester medal: this is awarded for medal and £5,000; mathematical research. The winner  Royal medal: two medals are will receive a medal and £1,000; awarded for the most important  Kavli medal and lecture: this is contributions to the advancement of awarded for excellence in all fields of natural knowledge in the physical science and engineering relevant to and biological sciences respectively. the environment or energy. If A third medal is awarded for possible, the committee will award distinguished contributions in the the medal to an early-to-mid-career applied sciences. The winners will scientist. The winner will receive a receive a medal and £5,000; medal and £500.  Darwin medal: this is awarded for work of acknowledged distinction in With the exception of the Rumford medal, evolution, population biology, awards are open to citizens of a organismal biology and biological Commonwealth country or Eire and to those diversity. If possible, the committee who have been ordinarily resident and will award the medal to an early-to- working in a Commonwealth country or Eire mid-career scientist. The winner will for at least three years immediately prior to receive a medal and £1,000; nomination.  Davy medal: this is awarded for an outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry. Closing date: 06 Feb 12 If possible, the committee will award Deadline information: the medal to an early-to-mid-career Posted date: 02 Dec 11 Award type: Prizes

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Award amount max: £5,000 (RAE Unit 30), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit Award amount min: £500 14), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Mineral and Award budget total: - Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Website: http://royalsociety.org/Medals/ Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Application form: Ceramic Engineering, Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Civil Eligibility profile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, ------Industrial Engineering, Electronics & Nationality of applicant institution: All Electrical Engineering, Mining Engineering, European Nations Petroleum Engineering, Disciplines & Fields, Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety, Commonwealth member states Mechanical Engineering, Population Biology, Biological Sciences, Biological Diversity, Disciplines Evolutionary Biology, Chemical Sciences, ------Physical Sciences, Thermodynamics, Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied, Magnetics, Optics, Thermal Effects Mathematics, Pure, Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Environmental Engineering, Contact Details Energy Engineering, Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), ------Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Chemistry (RAE Royal Society Unit 18), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), 6-9 Carlton House Terrace General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), Chemical London SW1Y 5AG Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Civil Engineering Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 (RAE Unit 28), Electrical and Electronic Email: [email protected] Engineering (RAE Unit 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering

ILKINS-BERNAL-MEDAWAR LECTURE Royal Society W

Description: Closing date: 06 Feb 12 The Royal Society invites nominations for the Deadline information: This call is repeated Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar lecture. This prize once a year. lecture is given on a subject relating to the Posted date: 02 Dec 11 social function of science, the philosophy of Award type: Prizes science or the history of science. The award is Award amount max: £500 open to citizens of a Commonwealth country Award amount min: - or Eire and to those who have been Award budget total: - ordinarily resident and working in a Website: http://royalsociety.org/Wilkins- Commonwealth country or Eire for at least Bernal-Medawar-Lecture/ three years immediately prior to nomination. Application form: If possible, the lectureship will be awarded to http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_ an early-to-mid-career scientist. The Society_Content/awards/medals-awards- lectureship is accompanied by a medal and a prizes/wilkins-bernal- gift of £500.

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Eligibility profile Contact Details ------Nationality of applicant institution: Ireland, Royal Society Commonwealth member states 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG Disciplines Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 ------Email: [email protected] Sociology (RAE Unit 42), History (RAE Unit 59), Sociology of Science, Philosophy, History

INTON PRIZE FOR SCIENCE BOOKS Royal Society W

Description: receive £1,000 and the author of the winning The Royal Society invites submissions for the book will 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 12 making science more accessible to public Deadline information: Deadline time: 6pm. adult audiences. The subject matter of the This call is repeated once a year. books entered may include any aspect of Posted date: 09 Dec 11 popular science and technology, including Award type: Prizes biographies of scientists and technologists Award amount max: £10,000 and histories of science and technology. Award amount min: £1,000 Books should be stimulating, engaging, clear, Award budget total: £15,000 accessible and high-quality, and should Website: challenge people’s views that science is too http://royalsociety.org/awards/science- difficult, boring or inaccessible. Books must books/ have been published for the first time in Application form: English between 1 January and 31 December https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/wintonb 2011 inclusive. Entries must be available for ookprize2012 purchase in the UK through a UK bookstore Eligibility profile or through an online retailer at the time of ------entry. There is no restriction on the Nationality of applicant institution: Any geographical location of the publisher or on the nationality, age or any other characteristic Disciplines of the author or illustrator of any entry. ------Books must be submitted by the publisher. History of Science & Technology, Science & Prizes totalling £15,000 will be awarded. The Technology, Maths, Computing, Biological authors of up to five shortlisted books will Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences

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(RAE Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Unit 21), Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 6-9 Carlton House Terrace 32), History (RAE Unit 59) London SW1Y 5AG Tel: +44 20 7451 2500 Contact Details Email: [email protected] ------

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

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: The Netherlands Organization for Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and International Cooperation in Higher Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Education invites applications for its master's Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, studies fellowships. These enable mid-career Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, professionals from organisations in India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jordan, developing countries to earn a Dutch Cambodia, Moldova, Republic of, master's degree in almost any field of study. Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Peru, Applicants must have at least two years’ Philippines, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, work experience, and must be nominated by Sudan, Suriname, El Salvador, Thailand, their employers. Applicants must have been Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Uganda, Burkina admitted as masters students at a Dutch Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the Democratic institute before applying for the fellowship. Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Closing date: 07 Feb 12 Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, United Deadline information: Deadlines on: 7 Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, February 2012, 1 May 2012. Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Posted date: 25 Nov 11 South Sudan Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate students Disciplines Award amount max: ------Award amount min: - Any Award budget total: - Website: http://www.nuffic.nl/international- Contact Details students/scholarships/scholarships------administered-by-nuffic/the-netherlands- Nuffic fellowship-programmes/fellowships-for- PO Box 29777 masters-degree-programmes 2502 LT Application form: The Hague

Tel: +31 70 426 02 60 Eligibility profile Fax: +31 70 426 03 99 ------

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

Description: India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jordan, The Netherlands Organization for Cambodia, Moldova, Republic of, International Cooperation in Higher Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Education invites applications for its Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Peru, fellowships for PhD students. These Philippines, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, fellowships enable applicants in developing Sudan, Suriname, El Salvador, Thailand, countries to pursue PhD studies at Dutch Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Uganda, Burkina universities and institutes for international Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the Democratic education for up to four years. Applications Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, submitted from female candidates, deprived Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea- groups or marginalised regions, and sub- Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Saharan Africa will be given priority. Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, United Applicants must have been admitted as a Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, PhD student at a Dutch institute before Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, applying for the fellowship. South Sudan

Disciplines Closing date: 07 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: Deadlines on: 7 Veterinary Science (RAE Unit 17), Education, February 2012, 2 October 2012, and repeated Communications, Chemical Engineering, annually. Civil Engineering, Engineering, Aeronautical Posted date: 25 Nov 11 & Aerospace Engineering, Ceramic Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Financial aid for postgraduate students Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Award amount max: - Disciplines & Fields, Biomedical, Medical & Award amount min: - Health & Safety, Mechanical Engineering, Award budget total: - Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Website: http://www.nuffic.nl/international- Agriculture & Food, Arts & Humanities, students/scholarships/scholarships- Veterinary Medicine, Social Sciences, Energy, administered-by-nuffic/netherlands- Science & Technology, Maths, Computing, fellowships-programmes-nfp/nfp-sub- Management & Commerce, Law programmes

Application form: Contact Details

------Eligibility profile Nuffic ------PO Box 29777 Nationality of applicant institution: 2502 LT Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and The Hague Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Tel: +31 704 260 260 Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Fax: +31 704 260 399 Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia,

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

Description: organizations/docs/nfp/nfp-short-courses- The Netherlands Organisation for application-form.pdf International Cooperation in Higher Education invites applications for its Eligibility profile Netherlands fellowships for short courses. ------These support mid-career professionals from Nationality of applicant institution: NFP countries who wish to undertake an Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and NFP-approved short course at a Dutch Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, institution. The duration of the programme Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, varies between two weeks and one year. Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Applicants must be mid-career professionals India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jordan, with at least three years’ work experience, Cambodia, Moldova, Republic of, who have been nominated by their Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, employers. Applicants must have been Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Peru, admitted by a Dutch institute to one of the Philippines, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, short courses before applying for a Sudan, Suriname, El Salvador, Thailand, fellowship. Vietnam, Yemen, Kosovo, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Closing date: 07 Feb 12 Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea- Deadline information: Deadlines on: 7 Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, February 2012, 1 May 2012, 2 October 2012, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, United and repeated annually. Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, Posted date: 25 Nov 11 Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Award type: Personal development, South Sudan Financial aid for postgraduate students Award amount max: - Disciplines Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Any Website: http://www.nuffic.nl/international- students/scholarships/scholarships- Contact Details administered-by-nuffic/the-netherlands------fellowship-programmes/fellowships-for- Nuffic short-courses PO Box 29777 Application form: 2502 LT The Hague http://www.nuffic.nl/international- Tel: +31 70 426 02 60 Fax: +31 70 426 03 99

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ESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Cooley’s Anemia Foundation R

Description: Award amount min: - The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation invites Award budget total: - applications for its research fellowships. Website: These fellowships are available to both http://www.cooleysanemia.org/index.php?o postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty ption=com_content&view=article&id=354% members interested in clinical or basic 3Acaf-accepting-2011-2012-research-grant- research related to thalassemia. Applications applications&catid=1%3Alatest- studying iron overload, iron chelation, news&Itemid=1 methods of non-invasive iron measurement, Application form: quality of life, hepatitis C, osteoporosis, http://www.cooleysanemia.org/updates/1011 fertility, bone marrow transplantation and FellowWeb.doc gene therapy are encouraged. Eligibility profile Junior faculty members must not yet have ------achieved R01 funding from the NIH. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Postdoctoral fellows should hold MD, PhD or equivalent degrees, and require sponsorship Disciplines by a faculty mentor. Junior faculty applicants ------should have an MD, PhD or equivalent Clinical Laboratory Science, Hospital-based degree, and must have completed less than Clinical Subject, Clinical Laboratory Sciences five years at the assistant professor level. (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Stipends will be $32,500 annually with the Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based possibility of a one year renewal. Successful Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy postdoctoral fellows are expected to use the (RAE Unit 6), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit funds for salary support, whereas junior 14), Osteoporosis, Hepatic Disease, Blood faculty applicants may use funds for salary or Diseases, Transplantation Immunology, non-salary research support. Anemia, Gene Therapy, Haematology, Bone Marrow, Anatomy, Community-based Clinical Subjects, Genetic Diseases Closing date: 07 Feb 12 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Contact Details been announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Cooley's Anemia Foundation repeated once a year. 330 Seventh Avenue, suite 200 Posted date: 26 Oct 10 New York, NY 10001 Award type: Mid-Career fellowships Fax: +1 212 279 5999 Award amount max: $65,000 Email: [email protected]

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IV AND DRUG USE FELLOWSHIP International Aids Society H

Description: Fellowships will be held at leading institutes The International Aids Society, in excelling in research in the HIV-related drug collaboration with the National Institute on use field. Applicants must have an Drug Abuse, invites applications for the HIV appropriate mentor who holds an established and drug use fellowship. The focus of these post for the duration of the fellowship and fellowships is on research on HIV and drug has a track record in research and training in use, with the goal of contributing to advances HIV and drug use. While applications from in the scientific understanding of drug use across the globe are welcomed, scientists and HIV. All research projects focused on the from low- and middle-income countries are interactions between HIV and drug abuse are strongly encouraged to submit applications. eligible, including effects of drugs of abuse Applications will not be accepted from on HIV pathogenesis or disease progression, American candidates and treatment or prevention of HIV/AIDS in drug-using populations. It also covers research on the links between HIV and the Closing date: 10 Feb 12 use of illicit and non-illicit drugs. Deadline information: Deadline time: 12 midnight CET. This call is repeated once a This programme consists of two awards: year. Posted date: 10 Nov 11  junior scientist fellowship. Applicants Award type: Postdoctoral training must have a doctoral degree in the fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, field of biological sciences, Senior fellowships behavioural and social sciences, Award amount max: $75,000 chemistry, engineering, mathematics, Award amount min: - medicine, physics or public health. Award budget total: - The applicants should be no more Website: than six years from finishing their http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?page Id=288 doctorate degree. The funding Application form: amount is $75,000 for 18 months’ http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?page postdoctoral training; Id=288#application

 well-established HIV researcher Eligibility profile fellowship. Applicants must not be ------currently active in the field of HIV- Nationality of applicant institution: Canada, related drug use research, have a Mexico, All African Nations, All European minimum of seven years’ experience Nations, All Asian nations, All South beyond postdoctoral level and have a American nations, All Oceanian nations, documented scientific record that Caribbean, Central America includes peer-reviewed publications. The funding amount is $75,000 for Disciplines eight months’ professional ------development training. Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects

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(RAE Unit 3), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Contact Details Sociology (RAE Unit 42), HIV Tests, ------Transmission of HIV/AIDS, Drug & Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Substance Abuse, HIV Infection, Behaviour & Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 Health, Medical Sociology, Public Health, Email: [email protected] Sexually Transmitted Diseases, AIDS

EMASEK RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP National University of Singapore T

Description: Website: The National University of Singapore invites http://www.nus.edu.sg/dpr/funding/trf.htm applications for the Temasek research fellowship. This fellowship is available to Application form: young researchers with a doctoral degree in http://www.nus.edu.sg/dpr/files/2011%20TR science or technology wishing to undertake F_App_Form.doc research in the following subjects: Eligibility profile  advanced protective materials; ------ bio-mimetic aerodynamics; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  cyber security;  sensemaking technology; Disciplines  sensor systems and signal processing; ------ other fundamental areas of science or Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, technology where a breakthrough Aerodynamics, Airframe Structures & may be of interest to defence and Materials, Mechanics of Flight, Materials security. Engineering, Electronic Access Control,

Sensing Devices & Transducers, Signal Research should be undertaken at an NUS Processing, Bioengineering, Computer research institute. The fellowship is of three Sciences, Computing Access Control, years’ duration with an option to extend up Cognitive Systems, Computer Security, to a further three years, and offers a Computer Systems Analysis, Computer competitive remuneration. There are no Viruses, Control Applications (Computer nationality restrictions. Sciences), Cryptography, Cryptosystems,

Data Analysis, Computer-based Decision

Support Systems, Encryption, Expert Closing date: 10 Feb 12 Deadline information: Systems, Filtering & Prediction Theory, Posted date: 26 Oct 11 Fuzzy Set Theory, Information Theory, Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Young Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Models, investigator awards Knowledge Representation, Pattern Award amount max: - Recognition, Process Control Computers, Award amount min: - Remote Sensing, Materials Sciences, Award budget total: - Protective Coatings, Stress Analysis, Signal Analysis, Aircraft Avionics, Airframe Design,

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Remote Sensing Technology, Defense Technology, Predictive Science, Industry, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Pure Cyberinfrastructure, Border security Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Electrical and Contact Details Electronic Engineering (RAE Unit 29), ------Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing NUS Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Metallurgy and 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road Materials (RAE Unit 32), Security , 119077 Technology, Homeland Security, Sensor Tel: +65 6516 4823 Email: [email protected]

NDERGRADUATE SUMMER PROGRAMME John Innes Centre U

Description: Award amount max: - The John Innes Centre, in collaboration with Award amount min: - the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Genome Award budget total: - Analysis Centre, invites applications for its Website: undergraduate summer programme. This http://news.jic.ac.uk/2011/10/applications- eight-week research training programme open-for-the-undergraduate-summer- offers UK and international students an programme/ opportunity to spend the summer of 2012 on Application form: the Norwich campus and gain research http://opportunities.jic.ac.uk/summerprogra experience in plant and microbial sciences. mme/apply.asp Students will will benefit from working directly with leading scientists at Eligibility profile internationally recognised laboratories. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The scheme is open to students from any scientific discipline. Applicants should be Disciplines registered on a degree course; students in ------their first or final year of study are not Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Plant eligible. Free accommodation plus a weekly Sciences, Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14) stipend is included. Contact Details

Closing date: 10 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated JIC once a year. Norwich Research Park Posted date: 10 Oct 11 Colney Award type: Networking/collaboration, Norwich NR4 7UH Predoctoral training fellowships, Personal Tel: +44 1603 450 000 development, Access to laboratories, Email: [email protected] telescopes etc.

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ACOBITE STUDIES TRUST FELLOWSHIPS Institute of Historical Research J

Description: Award amount max: £7,500 The Institute of Historical Research invites Award amount min: - applications for the Jacobite Studies Trust Award budget total: £15,000 fellowships. These non-residential Website: fellowships support historical research into http://www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/junior the Stuart dynasty in the British Isles and in Application form: exile, from the departure of James II in 1688 to the death of Henry Benedict Stuart in 1807. Eligibility profile Fellowships are open to: ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any  current doctoral students who have been registered on their programme Disciplines for at least three years full-time or six ------years part-time; History, History & Appreciation of Art,  holders of the doctorates awarded Architecture and Design, History of Religious within two years of the beginning of Thought, Military History, Social History, the session in which the awards are to History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, be held, who are working in the Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), research area of the trust. Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Cultural History , British Two six-month fellowships of £7,500 each are History available, and there are no restrictions on the nationality or academic affiliation of the Contact Details applicant. ------IHR Closing date: 11 Feb 12 (Forecast) University of London Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Senate House been announced by sponsor but this is the Malet St approximate deadline we expect. This call is London WC1E 7HU repeated once a year. Tel: +44 20 7862 8747 Posted date: 06 Sep 10 Fax: +44 20 7862 8745 Award type: Directed grants for individual Email: [email protected] investigators, Predoctoral fellowships, Postdoctoral training fellowships

SSAY TOPIC PROPOSAL GRANTS African Institute for Mathematical Sciences E

Description: lecturers and industry researchers wishing to The African Institute for Mathematical propose a topic and supervise the writing of Sciences invites applications for its essay an essay at AIMS. The essay should be on a topic proposal grants. These support topic in the mathematical sciences and

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes contain at least some parts that are Application form: formulated in terms of mathematics. http://www.aims.ac.za/en/apply/essay- Supervisors should be well versed in the proposals proposed project field and should be prepared to guide students and clarify Eligibility profile difficult concepts. The resulting essay should ------be of a publishable or master’s thesis Nationality of applicant institution: All standard. Each applicant will be responsible African Nations for a maximum of three students. Those Nationality of applicant institution: All whose proposals are chosen by a student, African Nations and who subsequently become supervisors at AIMS, will receive an honorarium for the Disciplines seven-week essay period. ------Mathematics, Applied, Pure Mathematics Closing date: 14 Feb 12 (RAE Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE Deadline information: This call is repeated Unit 23), Mathematics, Pure once a year. Posted date: 09 Dec 11 Contact Details Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, ------Directed grants for individual investigators AIMS Award amount max: - 6-8 Melrose Road Award amount min: - Muizenberg 7945 Award budget total: - Tel: +27 21 787 9320 Website: Fax: +27 21 787 9321 http://www.aims.ac.za/en/apply/essay- proposals

ICKOK-RADFORD FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation H

Description: between $1,000 and $5,000. Grants are for one The Society of Economic Geologists year. Preference will be given to SEG student Foundation invites applications for the members. Hickok-Radford fund. The aim of this fund is to support field-based research projects and Closing date: 14 Feb 12 (Forecast) directly related laboratory studies as applied Deadline information: !! Call has not yet to metallic mineral deposits. Preference will been announced by sponsor but this is the be given to projects located in Alaska, approximate deadline we expect. This call is northern Canada, or other regions north of repeated once a year. latitude 60 north, or for projects at very high Posted date: 23 Dec 10 elevations elsewhere or extreme southern Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate latitudes. students, Predoctoral fellowships Award amount max: $5,000 Graduate students are eligible for this award. Award amount min: $1,000 Projects may be funded with an amount Award budget total: -

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Website: Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), http://www.segweb.org/students/StudentGr Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), ants.aspx Geology, Economic, Mineral Resources, Application form: Mineralogy, Metallurgy http://www.segweb.org/students/SEGF- ResearchGrant2011_Part2.pdf Contact Details ------Eligibility profile Student Research Grants Committee ------Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Nationality of applicant institution: Any 7811 Shaffer Parkway Littleton, CO 80127-3732 Disciplines Tel: +1 720 981 7882 ------Fax: +1 720 981 7874 Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and Email: [email protected] Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31),

UGH E MCKINSTRY FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation H

Description: Award amount min: $1,000 The Society of Economic Geologists invites Award budget total: - applications for the Hugh E McKinstry fund. Website: This fund supports study, research and http://www.segweb.org/students/StudentGr teaching of the science of economic geology ants.aspx or for related projects, with preference given Application form: to field and related laboratory research by http://www.segweb.org/students/SEGF- graduate students. Geologists on study-leave ResearchGrant2011_Part2.pdf from their employment are also eligible to apply. Eligibility profile ------Individual grants are for one year and will Nationality of applicant institution: Any typically range from $1,000 to $5,000. Preference will be given to SEG student Disciplines members. ------Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), Closing date: 14 Feb 12 (Forecast) Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), been announced by sponsor but this is the Geology, Economic, Mineralogy, Mineral approximate deadline we expect. This call is Resources, Metallurgy repeated once a year. Posted date: 23 Dec 10 Contact Details Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate ------students, Predoctoral fellowships, Directed Student Research Grants Committee grants for individual investigators Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Award amount max: $5,000 7811 Shaffer Parkway

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UGO DUMMETT MINERAL DISCOVERY FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation H

Description: Website: The Society of Economic Geologists http://www.segweb.org/students/StudentGr Foundation invites applications for the Hugo ants.aspx Dummett mineral discovery fund. The aim of Application form: this fund is to support applied economic http://www.segweb.org/students/SEGF- geology research, including the development ResearchGrant2011_Part2.pdf of new exploration technology and techniques, and the dissemination of related Eligibility profile results through publications, lectures, short ------courses, workshops and conferences. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Graduate students in mineral resource study Disciplines programs around the world are encouraged ------to apply. Preference will be given to SEG Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and student members. Individual grants are for Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), one year and will typically range from $1,000 Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), to $5,000. Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Geology, Economic, Mineral Resources, Mineralogy, Metallurgy, Extractive & Closing date: 14 Feb 12 (Forecast) Process, Mining 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. Student Research Grants Committee Posted date: 23 Dec 10 Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate 7811 Shaffer Parkway students, Publish, edit, translate, Littleton, CO 80127-3732 disseminate, Predoctoral fellowships, Tel: +1 720 981 7882 Hosting conferences Fax: +1 720 981 7874 Award amount max: $5,000 Email: [email protected] Award amount min: $1,000 Award budget total: -

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EWMONT MINING CORPORATION GRANTS Society of Economic Geologists Foundation N

Description: Website: The Society of Economic Geologists http://www.segweb.org/students/StudentGr Foundation invites applicants for the ants.aspx Newmont Mining Corporation grants. These Application form: grants support research projects worldwide http://www.segweb.org/students/SEGF- related to the geology, mineralization and ResearchGrant2011_Part2.pdf metallogeny of gold deposits. Emphasis is placed on research with a strong field Eligibility profile component, with funding available for ------directly related laboratory work. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Applications are welcome from graduate Disciplines students in mineral resource study programs ------throughout the world. Individual grants are Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and for one year and will typically range from Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), $1,000 to $5,000. Preference will be given to Metallurgy and Materials (RAE Unit 32), SEG student members. Mineral Resources, Mineralogy, Metallurgy, Metallurgy, Extractive & Process, Mining Closing date: 14 Feb 12 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Contact Details been announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Student Research Grants Committee repeated once a year. Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Posted date: 23 Dec 10 7811 Shaffer Parkway Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Littleton, CO 80127-3732 students, Predoctoral fellowships Tel: +1 720 981 7882 Award amount max: $5,000 Fax: +1 720 981 7874 Award amount min: $1,000 Email: [email protected] Award budget total: -

OCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS CANADA FOUNDATION FUND Society of Economic Geologists Foundation S

Description: Canadian universities; non-Canadian The Society of Economic Geologists students studying at Canadian universities, Foundation invites applications for its Society or Canadian students doing research at of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation universities outside of Canada. Graduate fund. The aim of this fund is to support students are eligible for this award. research studies by Canadian or non- Canadian students on mineral deposits or Projects may be funded with an amount districts in Canada; non-Canadian projects at between $1,000 and $5,000. Grants are for one

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Closing date: 14 Feb 12 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet ------been announced by sponsor but this is the Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Mineral and approximate deadline we expect. This call is Mining Engineering (RAE Unit 31), repeated once a year. Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), Posted date: 23 Dec 10 Geology, Economic, Mineralogy, Mineral Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate Resources students, Predoctoral fellowships Award amount max: $5,000 Contact Details Award amount min: $1,000 ------Award budget total: - Student Research Grants Committee Website: Society of Economic Geologists Foundation http://www.segweb.org/students/StudentGr 7811 Shaffer Parkway ants.aspx Littleton, CO 80127-3732 Application form: Tel: +1 720 981 7882 http://www.segweb.org/students/SEGF- Fax: +1 720 981 7874 ResearchGrant2011_Part2.pdf Email: [email protected] Eligibility profile

EST PRACTICES IN GLOBAL HEALTH AWARD Global Health Council B

Description: Website: The Global Health Council invites http://www.globalhealth.org/conference_201 nominations for its best practices in global 1/view_top.php3?id=1085 health award. This celebrates and highlights the efforts of a public health practitioner or Eligibility profile organisation dedicated to improving the ------health of poor and at-risk populations. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 15 Feb 12 (Forecast) Disciplines Deadline information: !! Call has not yet ------been announced by sponsor but this is the Minorities & Disadvantaged, Poverty & the approximate deadline we expect. This call is Poor, International Planning & Policy, Social repeated once a year. Planning & Policy, Political Science, Health Posted date: 23 Dec 10 Care, International Health, Community- Award type: Development based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Politics (Africa/Caribbean), Prizes and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Award amount max: - Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit Award amount min: - 40), Development Policy , Community-based Award budget total: - Clinical Subjects, Development Studies (Less- Developed Countries)

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Contact Details Washington DC 20036 ------Tel: +1 202 833 5900 Global Health Council Fax: +1 202 833 0075 1111 19th Street Email: [email protected] NW - Suite 1120

AMILLO GOLGI PRIZE European Association for the Study of Diabetes C

Description: Nationality of applicant institution: Any The European Association for the Study of Diabetes invites nominations for the Castelli Disciplines Pedroli prize. This recognises outstanding ------contributions in the field of the Pancreatic Disorders, Hormones, histopathology, pathogenesis, prevention and Metabolism, Anatomy, Anatomy (RAE Unit treatment of the complications of diabetes 6), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), mellitus. Research must have been carried Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE out in Europe by a member of EASD who is Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects normally resident in Europe. The awardee (RAE Unit 3), Preventive Medicine, delivers a lecture named in honour of Treatment, Medical, Disease Prevention, Camillo Golgi at the EASD annual meeting in Pathogenesis, Endocrinology, the year of the award. Histopathology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Community- Closing date: 15 Feb 12 based Clinical Subjects, Diabetes Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 20 Dec 11 ------Award type: Prizes EASD Award amount max: - Rheindorfer Weg 3 Website: 40591 Düsseldorf http://www.easd.org/easdwebfiles/prizes/ca Tel: +49 211 758 469 0 stelli-pedroli/Castelli-Pedroli.html Fax: +49 211 758 469 29 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

HARLES RUSS RICHARDS MEMORIAL AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers C

Description: is presented to the engineering graduate who The American Society of Mechanical has demonstrated outstanding achievement Engineers invites nominations for the Charles in mechanical engineering 20 years or more Russ Richards memorial award. This award following graduation. Any person who, on

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July 1 of the year of the award, graduated 20 Application form: years or more ago from the regular http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H engineering program of a recognized college onors/SocietyAwards/21148.pdf or university shall be eligible for recognition. The award includes travel expenses to attend Eligibility profile the meeting presentation, a certificate and ------$1,000. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Posted date: 19 Oct 11 Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Mechanical Award type: Prizes Engineering Award amount max: $1,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: http://www.asme.org/about- Tel: +1 605 688 6323 asme/honors-awards/achievement- Email: [email protected] awards/charles-russ-richards-memorial- award

HF LONG-TERM FELLOWSHIPS Chemical Heritage Foundation C

Description: $25,000. A $1,000 research allowance The Chemical Heritage Foundation invites is also available. applications for its long-term fellowships. Fellowships are offered to scholars studying Closing date: 15 Feb 12 (Forecast) the history and sociology of chemical and Deadline information: !! Call has not yet molecular sciences, technologies, and been announced by sponsor but this is the industries. Long-term fellows are expected to approximate deadline we expect. This call is be in residence at the Chemical Heritage repeated once a year. Foundation for the entire academic year. Posted date: 05 Nov 10 There are two types of fellowship: Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior  postdoctoral fellowships. Applicants fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships must have their PhD before the July prior to the start of the fellowship. Award amount max: $43,000 The stipend is worth $43,000. A $2,000 research allowance is also Website: available; http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fello wships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center-  dissertation fellowships. Applicants fellowships/long-term-fellowships.aspx must be graduate students whose

PhD dissertations have been accepted Application form: by their respective university http://www.pachs.net/chf/application/ departments. The stipend is worth

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Eligibility profile Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit ------19), Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Nationality of applicant institution: Any History (RAE Unit 59)

Disciplines Contact Details ------History of Science & Technology, Chemical CHF Engineering, Molecular & Cellular Entities, 315 Chestnut Street Science & Technology, Maths, Computing, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Chemical Sciences, Atomic & Molecular Tel: +1 215 925 2222 Structure, Physics, Physics, Molecular, Email: [email protected]

HF SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS Chemical Heritage Foundation C

Description: Application form: The Chemical Heritage Foundation invites http://www.pachs.net/chf/application/ applications for its short-term fellowships. Fellowships are offered to scholars studying Eligibility profile the history and sociology of chemical and ------molecular sciences, technologies, and Nationality of applicant institution: Any industries. Short-term fellows are expected to use the collections at CHF and be in residence Disciplines for periods ranging from two to four months. ------Stipends are $3,000 per month. History of Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering, Science & Technology, Maths, Closing date: 15 Feb 12 (Forecast) Computing, Chemical Sciences, Atomic & Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Molecular Structure, Physics, Physics, been announced by sponsor but this is the Molecular, Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Physics approximate deadline we expect. This call is (RAE Unit 19), Chemical Engineering (RAE repeated once a year. Unit 27), Molecular & Cellular Entities, Posted date: 02 Nov 10 History (RAE Unit 59) Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Career fellowships, Senior fellowships Contact Details Award amount max: $3,000 ------Award amount min: - CHF Award budget total: - 315 Chestnut Street Website: Philadelphia, PA 19106 http://www.chemheritage.org/research/fello Tel: +1 215 925 2222 wships-and-travel-grants/beckman-center- Email: [email protected] fellowships/short-term-fellowships.aspx

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ISSERTATION GRANTS Medieval Academy of America D

Description: Award budget total: - The Medieval Academy of America invites Website: applications for its dissertation grants http://www.medievalacademy.org/grants/gr program. The aim of these grants is to adstudent_grants_madis_instr.htm support advanced graduate students who are writing PhD dissertations on medieval topics. Eligibility profile All graduate students whose primary ------research focuses on an aspect of medieval Nationality of applicant institution: Any studies are eligible, but must be members of the Medieval Academy as of 15 January of Disciplines the year in which they apply. ------History, European Studies, European Studies The $2,000 grants help defray research (RAE Unit 48), History (RAE Unit 59), expenses, such as the cost of travel to Literature, Medieval, Medieval History, research collections and the cost of European Literature photographs, photocopies, microfilms, and other research materials. Contact Details ------Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Dissertation Grant Competition Deadline information: This call is repeated Medieval Academy of America once a year. 104 Mount Auburn Street, 5th Floor Posted date: 28 Nov 11 Cambridge, MA 02138 Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding Tel: +1 617 491 1622 Award amount max: $2,000 Fax: +1 617 492 3303 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected]

ELLOWSHIPS IN MUSEUM PRACTICE Smithsonian Institution F

Description: The program is open to mid- and senior-level The Smithsonian Center for Education and museum personnel, researchers and training Museum Studies invites applications for its providers. Applicants must be employed by a fellowships in museum practice program. not-for-profit (50l-C-3) cultural or The program supports research about issues educational institution that deals directly of theory and practice in education, curation, with the public or be an independent scholar. exhibition, administration and other museum Participants must be fluent in spoken and functions and disciplines. Fellows will spend written English. Fellowships are for a period up to six months in residence at the of up to six months. An award consists of a Smithsonian, studying a museological topic stipend of $3,500 per month plus round-trip of their choice.

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes travel expenses between the recipient’s home and Washington, DC. Disciplines Closing date: 15 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated History (RAE Unit 59), History of Art, once a year. Architecture and Design (RAE Unit 60), Posted date: 25 Feb 11 Manuscripts & Books & Music Scores, Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- History & Appreciation of Art, Architecture Career fellowships, Access to libraries, and Design, Museums, Museology, Travel for research purposes Curatorship Award amount max: $21,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: Smithsonian Information http://museumstudies.si.edu/fmp.htm PO Box 37012 Application form: SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

USTUS L LARSON MEMORIAL AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers G

Description: Award amount max: $1,000 The American Society of Mechanical Award amount min: - Engineers invites nominations for the Gustus Award budget total: - L Larson memorial award. This award is presented to the engineering graduate who Website: http://www.asme.org/about- has demonstrated outstanding achievement asme/honors-awards/achievement- in mechanical engineering within 10 to 20 awards/gustus-l--larson-memorial-award years following graduation. Application form: Any person who, on July 1 of the year of the http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H award, graduated not more than 20 years and onors/SocietyAwards/26415.pdf not less than 10 years from the regular engineering program of a recognized college Eligibility profile or university shall be eligible for recognition. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any The award consists of a certificate and $1,000. Disciplines Closing date: 15 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, once a year. Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Posted date: 20 Oct 11 (RAE Unit 30) Award type: Prizes

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Contact Details New York, NY 10016-5990 ------Tel: +1 605 688 6323 ASME International Email: [email protected] Three Park Avenue

AS TB/HIV RESEARCH PRIZE International Aids Society I

Description: Website: The International Aids Society invites http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?page applications for its TB/HIV research prize. Id=382#young_investigator This prize in an incentive for young and Application form: established researchers to investigate pertinent research questions that affect Eligibility profile TB/HIV co-infection and operational ------effectiveness of implementing core TB/HIV Nationality of applicant institution: Any collaborative services. To be eligible for the prize, abstracts submitted for the IAS or Aids Disciplines conferences must have been accepted as an ------oral presentation, poster discussion or poster Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, HIV exhibition by the scientific programme Infection, Tuberculosis, Health Services committee. All abstract submitters who meet Delivery, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE the criteria are automatically considered. The Unit 1), Community-based Clinical Subjects prize is worth $2,000. (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Laboratory Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Science, Community-based Clinical Subjects, Deadline information: This call is repeated Hospital-based Clinical Subject, HIV Tests once a year. Posted date: 10 Nov 11 Contact Details Award type: Prizes ------Award amount max: $2,000 Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Award amount min: - Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 Award budget total: $2,000 Email: [email protected]

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

Description: applications for the sandwich training The Abdus Salam International Centre for educational programme. Funding offers Theoretical Physics, in collaboration with the fellowship opportunities to PhD students International Atomic Energy Agency, invites

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes from developing countries in the fields of Closing date: 15 Feb 12 physics and mathematics. Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 February 2012, 15 August 2012, and repeated STEP offers fellowships to candidates from annually. the IAEA member states in the following Posted date: 29 Apr 10 fields: Award type: Predoctoral training fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships,  atomic and nuclear physics; Financial aid for postgraduate students  nuclear, isotope and laser techniques Award amount max: - applied to human health, agriculture, Award amount min: - Award budget total: - biotechnology and biophotonics, and Website: http://portal.ictp.it/step/ water resources and environmental Application form: studies; http://portal.ictp.it/step/Application_form.d  synchrotron radiation and oc applications;

 medical radiation physics. Eligibility profile ------IAEA must receive an official endorsement Nationality of applicant institution: Armenia, for the fellow from the fellow's country. Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, ICTP also offers fellowships to candidates Costa Rica, Serbia and Montenegro, from developing countries in the following Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, fields: Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Cambodia, Korea,  condensed matter and statistical Republic of, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Latvia, physics; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of,  high energy physics; Mongolia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nepal, Peru,  mathematics; Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan,  Earth system physics; Paraguay, Russian Federation, El Salvador,  applied physics, including micro- and Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkey, Venezuela, nano-electronics, fluid dynamics and Vietnam, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, dense plasma source physics. Romania, Ukraine, Angola, Burkina Faso, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Training or research work will take place in Central African Republic, Congo, Côte an institution located in the Trieste d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, geographical area. Training or research can Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Libyan Arab also take place at the IAEA laboratories of Jamahiriya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Seibersdorf, Vienna and the IAEA Marine Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Laboratory, Monaco. Applications are Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, expected from students in developing Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South countries who are enrolled in a PhD course at Africa their home university. The fellowships are awarded for a period of at least three months Disciplines and may be renewable for up to two ------successive years. The fellowship includes a Water Resources Engineering, Biotechnology, stipend of 1,400 euros per month during each Agriculture, Isotope & Radiation Technology, stay at the host institute, as well as the costs Mathematics, Pure, Synchrotron Radiation, of travel and medical insurance. Physics, Physics, Atomic, Physics, High Energy, Nuclear Physics, Mathematics,

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Applied, Condensed Matter, Laser Contact Details Interferometry, Environmental Studies, ------Public Health, Science & Technology, Maths, ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Computing, Community-based Clinical Programme Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Biological Sciences c/o Office of External Activities (RAE Unit 14), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Pure Fermi Building, Via Beirut, 6 Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), Applied 34151 Trieste Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Civil Tel: +39 040 2240 322 Engineering (RAE Unit 28), Laser Scanning Fax: +39 040 2240 443 Email: [email protected]

INDEMANN TRUST FELLOWSHIPS English-Speaking Union L

Description: Application form: The English-Speaking Union invites http://clients.squareeye.com/uploads/esu201 applications for the Lindemann Trust 0/application_forms/Lindemann%20Applica fellowships. These fellowships allow tion%20Form.doc graduates of exceptional promise in both the pure and applied physical sciences to carry Eligibility profile out postdoctoral research in the USA for a ------period of one year. Fields of research include Nationality of applicant institution: astronomy, biophysics, chemistry, Commonwealth member states, United engineering, geology, geophysics, Kingdom mathematics and physics. UK and Commonwealth citizens who graduated from Disciplines a UK university before September 2009, or ------who are currently pursuing postgraduate Engineering, Aeronautical & Aerospace research at a UK university but are not Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical graduates of these institutions, are eligible to Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & apply. Fellows receive $30,000 each. Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Chemical Sciences, Geology, Mathematics, Deadline information: This call is repeated Mathematics, Applied, Physical Sciences, once a year. Astronomy, Biophysics, Geophysics, Physics, Posted date: 29 Sep 11 Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth Sciences (RAE Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Travel Unit 20), Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit for research purposes, Predoctoral 21), Pure Mathematics (RAE Unit 22), fellowships, Directed grants for individual Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), investigators Mathematics, Pure Award amount max: $30,000 Award amount min: - Contact Details Award budget total: ------Website: http://www.esu.org/lindemann/

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Education Department London W1J 5ED English-Speaking Union Tel: +44 20 7529 1568 Dartmouth House Fax: +44 20 7495 6108 37 Charles Street Email: [email protected]

INKOWSKI PRIZE European Association for the Study of Diabetes M

Description: Award budget total: - The European Association for the Study of Website: Diabetes invites nominations from members http://www.easd.org/easdwebfiles/prizes/mi for the Minkowski prize. This recognises a nkowski/minkowski.html publication that contributes to the Application form: advancement of knowledge concerning diabetes mellitus. The candidate must be Eligibility profile under 45 years of age on 1 January 2012. The ------prize will be given for research carried out by Nationality of applicant institution: Any a person normally resident in Europe. The prize includes €20,000 plus travel expenses. Contact Details ------EASD Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Rheindorfer Weg 3 Deadline information: D-40591 Düsseldorf Posted date: 20 Dec 11 Tel: +49 211 75 84 69 0 Award type: Young investigator awards, Fax: +49 211 75 84 69 29 Prizes Email: [email protected] Award amount max: €20,000 Award amount min: -

OSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology P

Description: Successful applicants will be awarded The Irish Research Council for Science, scholarships to support either a masters, an Engineering and Technology invites integrated masters/PhD, or a PhD. applications to its postgraduate scholarship Scholarships must be held at a recognised scheme. This scheme offers opportunities for higher education institution in the Republic suitably qualified individuals to pursue a of Ireland. Scholars must maintain their postgraduate degree by research in the broad principal residence in the Republic of Ireland areas of science, engineering and technology. for the duration of the scholarship, which

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes should begin in 2012. Although the majority of scholarships are awarded to EU citizens, a Disciplines small number will be offered to exceptional ------candidates who are ordinarily resident in Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Chemistry non-EU member states. Applicants should (RAE Unit 18), Physics (RAE Unit 19), Earth have a first or upper second class honours Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Environmental primary degree or equivalent. Scholarships Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Pure Mathematics are worth €24,000 for 12 months, €36,000 for (RAE Unit 22), Applied Mathematics (RAE 18 months and €72,000 for 36 months. €16,000 Unit 23), Statistics and Operational Research per annum is paid as a maintenance award to (RAE Unit 24), Computer Science (RAE Unit the scholar, while the remaining €8,000 is 25), General Engineering (RAE Unit 26), intended to cover course fees, research Chemical Engineering (RAE Unit 27), support and computer purchase. For non-EU Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RAE scholars, the scholarship will include full Unit 29), Mineral and Mining Engineering non-EU fees as normally applied by the (RAE Unit 31), Metallurgy and Materials relevant research body. (RAE Unit 32), Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Science & Technology, Maths, Computing, Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Ceramic Engineering, Engineering, Deadline information: Deadline: Aerodynamics, Chemical Engineering, applications accepted between 11 January Electronics & Electrical Engineering, and 5pm, 15 February 2012. This call is Industrial Engineering, Mechanical repeated once a year. Engineering, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Posted date: 15 Dec 11 Engineering Award type: Financial aid for postgraduate students, Directed grants for individual Contact Details investigators, Predoctoral fellowships ------Award amount max: €72,000 IRCSET Award amount min: €24,000 Brooklawn House Award budget total: - Crampton Avenue Website: Shelbourne Road http://www.ircset.ie/tabid/63/default.aspx Dublin 4 Application form: Tel: +353 1231 5000 Fax: +353 1231 5009 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

ROGRAM ON NEGOTIATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS Harvard University P

Description: for one year of dissertation research and Harvard Law School invites applications for writing in negotiation and related topics in its program on negotiation graduate research alternative dispute resolution. The fellowships. This program provides support fellowships are designed to encourage young

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes scholars from the social sciences and Application form: professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, or applied research in negotiation Eligibility profile and dispute resolution. Doctoral candidates ------in the fields of economics, psychology, Nationality of applicant institution: Any sociology, anthropology, international relations, public policy, urban planning, Disciplines business, and law are encouraged to apply. ------Candidates must have completed all degree Town and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), requirements except for the dissertation. Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Successful candidates will receive a stipend Unit 40), Psychology, Police-Hostage of $20,000, desk space and related working Negotiations, Economics, Sociology, Public facilities at PON, and library and other Planning & Policy, Urban Planning & Policy, privileges at Harvard. International Relations & Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Anthropology, Law, Management & Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Commerce Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 01 Nov 11 ------Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral Fellowship Program fellowships, Financial aid for postgraduate Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law students, Thesis/Dissertation funding School Award amount max: $20,000 1563 Massachusetts Ave Award amount min: - 513 Pound Hall Award budget total: - Cambridge, MA 02138 Website: Tel: +1 617 495 9689 http://www.pon.harvard.edu/category/gradu Email: [email protected] ate-research-fellowships/

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

Description: Graduate students registered in doctoral The Educational Testing Service's test of programs with a specialization in second or English as a foreign language board offers foreign language assessment who have small grants for doctoral research in second completed all course and examination or foreign language assessment. The purpose requirements for the degree are eligible. of this program is to support promising Awards have a maximum value of students working in the area of approximately $2,000. foreign/second language assessment to facilitate the timely completion of their Closing date: 15 Feb 12 dissertations.

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Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 Disciplines February 2012, 15 October 2012, and ------repeated annually. Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Education (RAE Posted date: 19 Jul 11 Unit 68), English as a Second Language, Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Foreign Languages Education, Educational Award amount max: $2,000 Testing & Measurement, Educational Award amount min: - Evaluation & Assessment Award budget total: $20,000 Website: Contact Details http://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/doctoral_res ------earch_grant_second_language ETS Application form: TOEFL Grants and Awards Program http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/ MS 50-L grants_awards_app.pdf PO Box 6155 Princeton, NJ 08541 Eligibility profile Fax: +1 609 683 2310 ------Email: [email protected] Nationality of applicant institution: Any

TUDENT PAPER PRIZE Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics S

Description: approximate deadline we expect. This call is The Society for Industrial and Applied repeated once a year. Mathematics invites nominations for its Posted date: 30 Dec 10 student paper prize. The prize recognizes Award type: Prizes, Student awards outstanding scholarship by students in Award amount max: $1,550 applied mathematics and scientific Award amount min: - computing. Award budget total: - Website: Up to three papers will be selected for the http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations/no prizes. Each recipient of the prize shall m_student.php receive a cash award of $1,000, plus a framed Application form: certificate. Winners will be invited to present their winning papers at the 2012 SIAM Eligibility profile annual meeting and will receive $550 toward ------travel expenses and gratis registration for the Nationality of applicant institution: Any meeting. Applicants must have not received their PhD at the application deadline. Disciplines ------Applied Mathematics (RAE Unit 23), Closing date: 15 Feb 12 (Forecast) Mathematics, Applied Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by sponsor but this is the

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Contact Details Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 ------Tel: +1 215 382 9800 ext 303 SIAM Email: [email protected] 3600 Market Street, 6th floor University City Science Center

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

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

To be eligible for the prize, abstracts Eligibility profile submitted 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 Disciplines discussion or poster exhibition by the ------scientific programme committee; Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, HIV  the presenting author is a national Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, from a low- or middle-income Viral Studies (Virology), Clinical Laboratory country; Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Community-based  the investigation has taken place in a Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- low- or middle-income country. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Laboratory Science, Community-based

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

HIV and AIDS. The prize is worth $2,000. Contact Details

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Closing date: 15 Feb 12 Tel: +41 22 7 100 800 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Fax: +41 22 7 100 899 Posted date: 10 Nov 11 Email: [email protected]

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

Description: Award amount min: - The National Institute on Aging invites Award budget total: $300,000 applications for its aging research Website: dissertation awards to increase diversity http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- (R36). This R36 funding opportunity files/PAR-11-291.html announcement provides dissertation awards Application form: in all areas of research within NIA’s strategic http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFr priorities to increase diversity of the scientific omFedgrants?opportunity=PAR-11-291 research workforce engaged in research on aging and aging-related health conditions. Eligibility profile ------This FOA uses the dissertation award R36 Nationality of applicant institution: Any grant mechanism. The NIA intends fund up to five awards and to commit $2500,000- Disciplines $300,000 for fiscal year 2012. Total allowable ------costs per year are the current fiscal year Behavioural Studies & Social Problems, National Research Service Award predoctoral Psychology of Ageing, Social Services, stipend level and up to $20,000 for additional Elderly, Ageing & Gerontology, expenses. No funds may be used to pay Neuroscience, Community-based Clinical tuition or other fees associated with Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital-based completion of doctoral studies. Eligible Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Pharmacology applicants include domestic and foreign non- (RAE Unit 8), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other profit or for-profit organizations and public Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine or private institutions. PAR-11-291 (RAE Unit 11), Psychology (RAE Unit 13), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Clinical Laboratory Science, Geriatric Pharmacology, Closing date: 16 Feb 12 Geriatric Nursing, Community-based Clinical Deadline information: Deadline: every Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical Subject February 16, June 16, October 16 until January 8, 2013. Contact Details Posted date: 05 Aug 11 ------Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding Tel: +1 301 402 7713 Award amount max: - Email: [email protected]

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

Description: communications and marketing for The Council for Advancement and Support educational advancement. These awards of Education invites applications for the Alice recognize the work of researchers and L Beeman research awards in scholars exploring advancement trends in

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes communications and marketing, specifically arch_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement in the areas of public relations, government /Alice_L_Beeman_Research_Awards_in_Co relations, marketing, issues management and mmunications_and_Marketing_for_Educati institutional image enhancement. onal_Advancement.html Application form: 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 must be helpful to educational Business and Management Studies (RAE Unit advancement practitioners in devising 43), Education (RAE Unit 68), strategies and tactics for accomplishing their Communications, Educational work in communications and marketing. Administration & Policy, Educational Finance, Public Relations, Management, Not- The winner receives a cash prize. for-Profit Organisations, Marketing

Contact Details Closing date: 17 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: Council for Advancement and Support of Posted date: 27 Oct 11 Education Award type: Prizes 1307 New York Ave, NW Award amount max: - Suite 1000 Award amount min: - Washington, DC 20005-4701 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 202 478 5661 Website: Email: [email protected] http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Rese

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

Description: out shorter trips to archives, libraries, and The Institute of European History invites conferences. The IEG‘s library holdings applications for its doctoral fellowships. address European social, political, religious, These enable doctoral students from any theological and church history. Fellows must national background to pursue research on have a sufficient command of German. the foundations of Europe at the institute. Applicants must have a first degree in The fellows are invited to work together with history, theology or any other historical the academic staff in the research units of the subject and they should not have pursued IEG and may be mentored by senior their PhD work for more than three years researchers. Researchers live and work in the when taking up the fellowship. Funding institute’s building in Mainz but may carry

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes amounts to €1,200 per month for a period of Disciplines six to 12 months. ------History, Economic History, History of Philosophy, History of Science & Technology, Closing date: 17 Feb 12 Modern History, Renaissance History, Deadline information: This call is repeated Philosophy, Theology & Religion, Economics 2 times a year. and Econometrics (RAE Unit 38), European Posted date: 07 Dec 11 Studies (RAE Unit 48), History (RAE Unit Award type: Access to libraries, Predoctoral 59), Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), Theology, fellowships, Travel for research purposes Divinity and Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Award amount max: €14,400 European Studies, European History, Award amount min: €7,200 European Literature Award budget total: - Website: http://www.ieg- Contact Details mainz.de/likecms/likecms.php?site=site.ht ------m&nav=64&siteid=300 Institut für Europäische Geschichte Application form: Referat Stipendien Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19 Eligibility profile 55116 Mainz ------Tel: +49 61 31 39 39 365 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Email: [email protected]

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

Description: The Council for Advancement and Support The winner receives a cash prize. of Education invites applications for the HS Warwick research award in alumni relations for educational advancement. The award Closing date: 17 Feb 12 encourages research in alumni relations, Deadline information: This call is repeated including areas such as volunteerism, alumni once a year. programming, alumni giving, advocacy, Posted date: 27 Oct 11 student alumni membership and marketing. Award type: Prizes Awards are presented in two program areas: Award amount max: - Award amount min: -  outstanding master's thesis or Award budget total: - doctoral dissertation; Website:  outstanding published scholarship. http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Rese arch_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement /HS_Warwick_Research_Awards_in_Alumn Theses, dissertations and published i_Relations_for_Educational_Advancement. scholarship must be helpful to educational html advancement practitioners in devising Application form: strategies and tactics for accomplishing their work in alumni relations.

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Eligibility profile Educational Administration & Policy, ------Volunteers (Education) Nationality of applicant institution: Any Contact Details Disciplines ------CASE Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Philanthropy, 1307 New York Ave, NW Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit Suite 1000 40), Education (RAE Unit 68), Educational Washington, DC 20005-4701 Planning & Policy, Educational Finance, Tel: +1 202 478 5661 Email: [email protected]

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

Description: Website: The Council for Advancement and Support http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Rese of Education invites applications for the John arch_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement Grenzebach awards for outstanding research /The_John_Grenzebach_Awards_for_Outsta in philanthropy for educational nding_Research_in_Philanthropy_for_Educ advancement. These awards recognise the ational_Advancement.html work of established researchers and Application form: encourage young scholars to continue their work in advancement. Awards are presented Eligibility profile in two program areas: ------ outstanding doctoral dissertation; Nationality of applicant institution: Any  outstanding published scholarship. Disciplines Each thesis, dissertation, article, monograph ------or book must have been accepted or Philanthropy, Education, Education (RAE published during the 2010-11 academic year. Unit 68), Educational Finance, Educational The winner receives a cash prize and Research, Volunteers (Education), Junior & recognition at CASE's annual assembly. Community Colleges

Contact Details Closing date: 17 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: Council for Advancement and Support of Posted date: 27 Oct 11 Education Award type: Prizes 1307 New York Ave, NW Award amount max: - Suite 1000 Award amount min: - Washington, DC 20005-4701 Award budget total: - Tel: +1 202 478 5661 Email: [email protected]

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NITA BORG SCHOLARSHIPS - EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Google Inc A

Description: Application form: Google invites applications for the Anita http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/ Borg scholarships for students in Europe, Eligibility profile Africa and the Middle East. Grants encourage ------women to excel in computing and technology Nationality of applicant institution: All and become active role models and leaders. European Nations, Middle East and North Applications are open to female students African countries (MENA), Angola, Burkina enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo, the program. Furthermore, candidates must: Democratic Republic of the, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon,  be enrolled at a university in Europe, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, the Middle East or Africa. Citizens, Western Sahara, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, permanent residents, and Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, international students are eligible to Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, apply; Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco,  be studying computer science, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, computer engineering, informatics, or Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, a closely related technical field; Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles,  maintain an excellent academic Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao record (such as a first class honours Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, degree). Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe Winners will each receive a 7,000 euros (or equivalent) scholarship. Disciplines ------Computer Science (RAE Unit 25), Computer Closing date: 18 Feb 12 (Forecast) Theory, Computer Engineering, Computer Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Applications, Applied Informatics, Computer been announced by sponsor but this is the Sciences, Information Science & Systems, approximate deadline we expect. This call is Computer Technology, Information repeated once a year. Technology Posted date: 01 Feb 11 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Contact Details Financial aid for postgraduate students ------Award amount max: €7,000 Google Inc Award amount min: - 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Award budget total: - Mountain View, CA 94043 Website: http://www.google.com/anitaborg- Tel: +1 650 253 0000 emea/ Fax: +1 650 253 0001 Email: [email protected]

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TUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS Society of Wetland Scientists S

Description: Website: The Society of Wetland Scientists invites http://www.sws.org/studentgrants/forms_in applications under its student research grant fo_2008.mgi program. The primary goal is to provide Application form: partial support for wetland-related research http://www.sws.org/studentgrants/Applicati conducted by qualified undergraduate and on.pdf graduate students from any accredited college or university worldwide. Grants are Eligibility profile intended to aid, but not to provide sole ------support of, student research. Nationality of applicant institution: Any

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

Closing date: 19 Feb 12 (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 Award amount min: - Tel: +1 301 405 7855 Award budget total: - Fax: +1 301 314 9023 Email: [email protected]

NTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) I

Description: The International Centre of Excellence in  provide high calibre students with Water Resources Management invites the opportunity to study with ICE applications for its international scholarships. WaRM partners to further their These attract high quality international knowledge; students to education and training in water  provide students with the resources management. The scholarship opportunity to participate in research programme aims to: and advance their scientific

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knowledge in water resources Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Travel management; for research purposes  encourage the exchange of ideas on Award amount max: $40,000 best practice within water-related Award amount min: $20,000 fields; Award budget total: -  provide students with the Website: opportunity to participate in http://www.icewarm.com.au/page.php?pId= presentations, conferences, seminars 183 and forums on contemporary issues Application form: in water resources management; Eligibility profile  provide the opportunity for students ------from organisations and countries Nationality of applicant institution: Any currently facing major water issues to

participate in programmes which Disciplines they may not be able to fund; ------ demonstrate a commitment to Water Resources Engineering, Water cultural change and diversity and the Resources, Environmental Impacts, international sharing of knowledge Environment, Water Quality, Environmental and skills related to water resources Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Civil Engineering management. (RAE Unit 28), Natural Resources, Use of,

Water Resources, Management & Planning, Scholarships for full payment of fees, valued Sustainable Resource Use, Subsurface Waters, at $40,000, and partial payment of fees, Ground Water, Water Pollution, Earth valued at $20,000, are available. This award is Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Town and Country in Australian research income Category 2. Planning (RAE Unit 34), Drinking Water

Contact Details Closing date: 24 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated ICE WaRM 2 times a year. GPO Box 860 Posted date: 30 Aug 11 Adelaide SA 5000 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Financial aid for postgraduate students, Tel: +61 8 8236 5200 Fax: +61 8 8236 5236 Email: [email protected]

FIZER OPHTHALMIC FELLOWSHIP Royal College of Ophthalmologists P

Description: minimum period of six months. The award The Royal College of Ophthalmologists should enable the successful applicant to invites applications for the Pfizer ophthalmic make a significant impact on specialist fellowship. This fellowship provides support clinical services locally after completion of for an ophthalmologist to acquire special the fellowship. skills, knowledge and experience at a suitable location in the UK or elsewhere for a

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One award of up to £35,000 will be funded Eligibility profile under this scheme. Applicants must be ------fellows, members or affiliates of the college in Nationality of applicant institution: Any good standing. Disciplines Closing date: 24 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated Eye Diseases, Ophthalmology, Hospital- once a year. based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Posted date: 21 Nov 11 Hospital-based Clinical Subject Award type: Postdoctoral training fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Contact Details Senior fellowships ------Award amount max: £35,000 Royal College of Ophthalmologists Award amount min: - 17 Cornwall Terrace Award budget total: - London NW1 4QW Website: Tel: +44 207 9350 702 http://www.rcophth.ac.uk/page.asp?section= Fax: +44 207 9359 838 320§ionTitle=Awards+and+Prizes#Pfiz Email: [email protected] er Application form: http://www.rcophth.ac.uk/core/core_picker/ download.asp?id=1122

ARBL FELLOWSHIPS Emory University M

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Emory University's Manuscript, Archives been announced by sponsor but this is the and Rare Book Library invites applications approximate deadline we expect. This call is for its MARBL fellowships. These fellowships repeated once a year. support scholarly use of the library's research Posted date: 27 Jan 11 collections in the following areas: English- Award type: Travel for research purposes, language literature; the Raymond Danowski Predoctoral fellowships, Access to libraries, Poetry Library; African American history and Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships culture. Award amount max: $2,000 Award amount min: - Up to $2,000 is available to help defray Award budget total: - expenses in traveling to and residing in Website: Atlanta for the duration of the fellowship. http://marbl.library.emory.edu/about/fellow The length of the fellowship will depend on ships Application form: the fellow's research project but usually lasts http://marbl.library.emory.edu/sites/marbl.li one month. brary.emory.edu/files/fellowship_applicatio

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------Contact Details Nationality of applicant institution: Any ------Fellowship Program Disciplines Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library ------Robert W Woodruff Library English Language and Literature (RAE Unit 540 Asbury Circle 50), History (RAE Unit 59), American Studies Emory University (RAE Unit 45), American Studies, African Atlanta, GA 30322-1006 Americans, English Literature, Literature, Tel: +1 404 727 6887 Poetry, Poetry, American History Fax: +1 404 727 0360 Email: [email protected]

LAN HIGGINS AWARD Micropalaeontological Society A

Description: Award amount max: £300 The Micropalaeontological Society invites Award amount min: - nominations for the Alan Higgins award. Award budget total: - This is awarded to a young scientist who is Website: http://www.tmsoc.org/higgins.htm less than 10 years from graduation, in Application form: recognition of significant achievement in the http://www.tmsoc.org/pdf/Nomination-for- field of applied and industrial Higgins-Award.doc micropalaeontology. Achievements may be documented by publications, software, Eligibility profile patents, leadership or 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. ------Palaeontology, Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Closing date: 28 Feb 12 Geology Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Contact Details Posted date: 05 Aug 11 ------Award type: Prizes Email: [email protected]

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USTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR GHANA Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) A

Description: Application form: The Australian Agency for International Development invites applications for its Eligibility profile Australian development scholarships for ------Ghana. These support studies at master’s Nationality of applicant institution: Ghana level in Australia by Ghana-based public sector, private sector and civil society Disciplines individuals. ------Agriculture, Ensuring Food Supply, Food Priority fields for these scholarships are: Sciences, Food Safety, Public Planning &  agriculture/food security; Policy, Sustainable Resource Use, Social  natural resources management; Reform, Education, Disciplines & Fields,  education; Biomedical, Medical & Health & Safety,  public sector reform; Health Care, Legal Reform, Natural  health. Resources Law, Natural Resources, Use of, Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Each applicant must be a national of Ghana, Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE currently employed in a public, private or Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects civil society sector role relevant to the (RAE Unit 3), Clinical Dentistry (RAE Unit 4), proposed field of study. Each applicant must Pre Clinical Studies (RAE Unit 5), Anatomy also be under the age of 45, possessing at (RAE Unit 6), Physiology (RAE Unit 7), least a bachelor’s degree, in addition to three Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE years’ post-graduation work experience in a Unit 9), Nursing (RAE Unit 10), Other Studies public sector role relevant to the proposed and Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE field of study. Female applicants and people Unit 11), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Scholarships cover airfares, tuition fees, Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town medical cover and a living allowance of and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Law $25,000 per annum in Australia plus a one-off (RAE Unit 36), Politics and International $5,000 establishment allowance. Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology Closing date: 28 Feb 12 (RAE Unit 42), Education (RAE Unit 68), Deadline information: Public Policy , Clinical Laboratory Science, Posted date: 04 Oct 11 Community-based Clinical Subjects, Award type: Travel for research purposes, Hospital-based Clinical Subject Directed grants for individual investigators, Predoctoral fellowships, Financial aid for Contact Details postgraduate students ------Award amount max: - Australia Awards for Africa Award amount min: - GRM International Award budget total: - Bag X38, Hatfield Website: Pretoria 0028 http://www.adsafrica.com.au/countryGhana. Email: [email protected] php

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AREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD Medical Research Council (MRC) C

Description: Award budget total: - The Medical Research Council invites Website: applications for its career development http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities award. This provides up to five years' /Fellowships/Careerdevelopmentaward/ind support for outstanding post-doctoral ex.htm researchers who wish to consolidate their Application form: https://je-s.rcuk.ac.uk/ research skills and make the transition from post-doctoral research trainee to independent Eligibility profile investigator. It includes an option of 12 ------months' research training outside the UK, in Nationality of applicant institution: Any UK industry, or at another UK research centre, to enable fellows to acquire new Disciplines transferable techniques and skills. ------Mental Health, Immune System, Behaviour & Applicants should have a PhD or DPhil and Health, Disease Entities & Medical Problems have at least three to six years’ post-doctoral & Behaviour, Emotional & Mental Health, experience at the time of application. Immune Enhancers, Tissue Culture, Genetics, Applicants who hold a research-oriented MSc Environmental Impact, Health Effects, degree and have undertaken at least four Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE years' appropriate postgraduate research Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects work - such as in medical statistics - may be (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), considered. There are no residence eligibility Physiology (RAE Unit 7), Psychology (RAE restrictions. Unit 13), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Degenerative/Wasting Diseases, Quality of The fellowship provides salary, support staff, Life, Tissue consumables, travel costs and capital equipment appropriate for the research Contact Details project under full economic costs. ------Medical Research Council 2nd Floor David Phillips Building Closing date: 28 Feb 12 Polaris House Deadline information: Deadline time: 4pm. North Star Avenue This call is repeated 2 times a year. Swindon Posted date: 12 Apr 11 Wiltshire Award type: Mid-Career fellowships SN2 1FL Award amount max: - Tel: +44 1793 867 018 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected]

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HARLES DOWNIE AWARD Micropalaeontological Society C

Description: Website: The Micropalaeontological Society invites http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/tms/do nominations for the Charles Downie award. wnie.htm This is awarded for a paper published in any Application form: journal based upon postgraduate research in micropalaeontology. Applicants should be Eligibility profile society members. The award is worth £200. ------Nationality of applicant institution: Any

Closing date: 28 Feb 12 Disciplines Deadline information: This call is repeated ------once a year. Earth Sciences (RAE Unit 20), Palaeontology, Posted date: 31 Mar 11 Geology Award type: Prizes Award amount max: £200 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - [email protected]

OROTHY SIDLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Humane Slaughter Association D

Description:  constraints to the adoption of modern The Humane Slaughter Association invites methods of stunning. applications for the Dorothy Sidley memorial scholarships. These scholarships are designed Postgraduate students in agricultural, to encourage more young people to take an veterinary or meat sciences, or trainees in the interest in the welfare of food animals and livestock, meat and fish industries in the UK enable successful applicants to carry out are eligible to apply. Students registered at research projects that have a clear relevance universities outside the UK which have a to improving the well-being of food animals UFAW/HSA university link person may also in markets, during transit or at the time of apply. Scholarships should be used to fund slaughter. Suggested research topics include: project costs and associated subsistence. Each scholarship is worth up to £2,000.  a study to assess the benefits for poultry welfare of the different small- scale electrical stunners used on-farm; Closing date: 28 Feb 12  the associations between transport Deadline information: This call is repeated variables and fish welfare; once a year. Posted date: 11 Oct 11

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Award type: Student awards, Directed Technology (RAE Unit 16), Veterinary grants for individual investigators Science (RAE Unit 17), Fish & Fisheries, Award amount max: £2,000 Biological Sciences, Animal Distribution, Award amount min: - Zoology, Veterinary Medicine, Meat & Meat Award budget total: - Products, Food Processing, Animal Care, Website: http://www.hsa.org.uk/Grants.htm Agriculture, Livestock Application form: http://www.hsa.org.uk/Resources/Awards/H Contact Details SA%20Dorothy%20Sidley%20Application% ------20form%202012.doc HSA The Old School Eligibility profile Brewhouse Hill ------Wheathampstead Nationality of applicant institution: Any Herts AL4 8AN Tel: +44 1582 831 919 Disciplines Fax: +44 1582 831 414 ------Email: [email protected] Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14), Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and

EINRICH WIELAND PRIZE Boehringer Ingelheim Fund H

Description: ------The Boehringer Ingelheim Fund invites Nationality of applicant institution: Any applications for the Heinrich Wieland prize. This recognises research on biologically Disciplines active molecules in the areas of chemistry, ------biochemistry, physiology and clinical Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), medicine. The work submitted for Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE consideration should have been published Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects during the past 10 years. The prize consists of (RAE Unit 3), Biological Sciences (RAE Unit a medal and €50,000. 14), Chemistry (RAE Unit 18), Biochemistry, Lipids, Biochemistry, Metabolism, Lipid, Closing date: 28 Feb 12 Metabolism, Clinical Medicine, General, Deadline information: This call is repeated Clinical Laboratory Science, Hospital-based once a year. Clinical Subject, Chemistry, Clinical, Posted date: 27 Oct 11 Metabolic Diseases Award type: Prizes Award amount max: €50,000 Contact Details Award amount min: ------Award budget total: - Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation Website: http://www.heinrich-wieland- Schlossmuehle prize.com/index Grabenstrasse 46 Application form: 55262 Heidesheim Eligibility profile Email: [email protected]

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DRC DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS University of Peace I

Description: ------The University of Peace, with support from Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- the International Development Research Saharan Africa Centre, invites applications for the postdoctoral research award. These support Contact Details PhD candidates by funding tuition, living ------expenses, communications, access to UPEACE Africa Programme scholarly materials and the dissemination PO Box 2794 code 1250 research findings through publications and Addis Ababa conference presentations. Applicants must be Tel: +251 11 6180 991 citizens of a sub-Saharan African country and Fax: +251 11 6180 993 be enrolled in a PhD programme in the field Email: [email protected] of governance and security studies at a sub- Saharan African university. Funding may be Disciplines used to cover expenses related to a semester ------abroad at a Canadian university. The Political Science, Citizen Participation, Civil duration of the award is three years and the & Human Rights, Democracy, Electoral maximum award is $15,000 per year. There Systems, Political Behaviour, Political are four awards available. Ideologies, Political Methodology, Political Theory, Women in Politics, World Security, Closing date: 28 Feb 12 Legitimacy Law, Conflict Resolution & Deadline information: Mediation, Centralization-Decentralization, Posted date: 08 Dec 11 Emergency Preparedness, Military Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Downsizing, Security Assistance, Peace & Award amount max: $45,000 Disarmament & Amnesty, Politics and Award amount min: - International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Award budget total: - Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Development Policy Website: , Governance , Security , Homeland Security, http://www.upeace.org/idrc/fellowship.cfm Devolved Government and Devolution, Application form: Development Studies (Less-Developed http://www.upeace.org/documents/news/Ap Countries), Women’s Rights, War Studies, plication_Form,_Fellowship.xls Border security

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DRC DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD University of Peace I

Description: Centre, invites applications for the doctoral The University of Peace, with support from research award. The purpose is to support the International Development Research PhD candidates in their field research, data Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes analysis, associated travel and production Nationality of applicant institution: Sub- costs. Eligible fields are governance and Saharan Africa security studies. Applicants must be citizens of a sub-Saharan African country and be Disciplines enrolled at a sub-Saharan African university ------in a PhD programme, particularly in the final Citizen Participation, Democracy, Political stage of research. Funding may be used to Behaviour, Political Ideologies, Political access updated scholarly materials and Methodology, Political Parties, Political disseminate research findings through Theory, Women in Politics, World Security, publications and conference presentations. Legitimacy Law, Centralization- The duration of the award is two years and Decentralization, Emergency Preparedness, the maximum award is $10,000. There are 11 Security Assistance, Sociology (RAE Unit 42), awards available. Governance , Security , Homeland Security, Devolved Government and Devolution, Women’s Rights, War Studies, Border Closing date: 28 Feb 12 security, Politics and International Studies Deadline information: (RAE Unit 39), Conflict Resolution & Posted date: 08 Dec 11 Mediation, Civil & Human Rights, Political Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, Science, Development Studies (Less- Financial aid for postgraduate students Developed Countries), Development Policy , Award amount max: $10,000 Peace & Disarmament & Amnesty Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Contact Details Website: ------http://www.upeace.org/idrc/doctoral.cfm UPEACE Africa Programme Application form: PO Box 2794 code 1250 http://www.upeace.org/documents/news/Ap Addis Ababa plication_Form,%20Award.xls Tel: +251 116 180 991 Fax: +251 116 180 993 Eligibility profile Email: [email protected] ------

OSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMME International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis P

Description: member organisation and who have held a The International Institute for Applied doctoral degree for less than five years. Systems Analysis invites applications for its Funding includes relocation expenses to and postdoctoral programme. This supports from Laxenburg, limited support for business research topics related to the IIASA research travel and a competitive salary. agenda. Applicants should have a PhD at the time of taking up the appointment and a proven record of research accomplishments. Closing date: 28 Feb 12 (Forecast) Preference will be given to nationals of Deadline information: !! Call has not yet countries where IIASA has a national been announced by sponsor but this is the

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Email: [email protected] Disciplines ------

ED RIBBON AWARD Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) R

Description:  enhance social support for those The Joint United Nations Programme on affected by HIV, including orphans HIV/Aids invites nominations for its and vulnerable children. HIV/Aids prize. This recognises exceptional grassroots leadership in responding to the This year a special recognition award will be AIDS epidemic. Categories include: presented to an organisation whose cross- cutting approach jointly addresses Aids and  ensure that people living with HIV millennium development goals at the receive treatment; community level. The following  support HIV prevention, treatment organisations are eligible: grassroots and care programmes for people who initiatives; community-based organisations; use drugs; faith-based organisations; small non-  remove punitive policies and laws, governmental organisations; organisations stigma and discrimination that block that have been established for more than one effective Aids responses and year; organisations with an annual operating marginalise key populations; budget below $300,000. Community-based  stop violence against women and organisations will be invited to attend the girls and promote gender equality; XVIII international Aids conference in Vienna from 18 to 23 July 2010. Each of the 25 selected organisations will receive $5,000 and

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes five will receive special recognition awards Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra and an additional $15,000. Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Closing date: 28 Feb 12 (Forecast) Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe 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. Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Posted date: 23 Aug 10 Community-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Award type: Development Unit 2), Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (Africa/Caribbean), Prizes (RAE Unit 3), Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Award amount max: $20,000 Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Politics and Award amount min: $5,000 International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Award budget total: $200,000 Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), Website: http://www.redribbonaward.org/ Rape & Sexual Abuse, Minorities & Application form: Disadvantaged, Discrimination, Democracy, http://www.redribbonaward.org/content/doc Civil & Human Rights, AIDS Counseling, /2010_RRA_Nomination_Form_English.doc Transmission of HIV/AIDS, AIDS, Sexually

Transmitted Diseases, Health Care Policy, Eligibility profile Access to Health Care, Disease Prevention, ------HIV Infection, HIV Tests, Gender-Based Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, Violence, Women’s Rights, HIV/AIDS, Social Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Aspects, Prescription Medicine/Drugs Congo, the Democratic Republic of the,

Central African Republic, Congo, Côte Contact Details d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, ------Algeria, Egypt, Western Sahara, Eritrea, UNDP HIV/Aids Group Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, 304 East 45th Street, 11th Floor, FF-1197 Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, New York, NY, 10017 Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Tel: +1 212 906 6184 Jamahiriya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Fax: +1 212 906 5023 Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Email: [email protected] Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,

TRENGTHENING RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SInternational Development Research Centre

Description: Africa call. The programme is aimed at The International Development Research training PhD candidates registered with Centre and the University for Peace Africa universities in sub-Saharan Africa. The goal programme invite applications for research of the programme is to build Africa’s awards and PhD fellowships under the capacity in research and publication to better strengthening research capacity for inform peace, governance and security governance and security in sub-Saharan approaches on the continent. 26 doctoral

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes research awards, worth $10,000 each, and and Conflict Journal, and a semester abroad four PhD fellowships, worth a maximum of at a Canadian university for fellowship $15,000 per year, will be awarded. recipients. Each applicant must be a sub- Fellowships may address: Saharan African citizen.

 democracy, political participation and political settlements; Closing date: 28 Feb 12  elections, electoral reform, electoral Deadline information: processes and their contribution to Posted date: 28 Nov 11 democracy; Award type: Predoctoral fellowships,  devolution and decentralization of Financial aid for postgraduate students, power and implication for legitimacy Development (Africa/Caribbean) and accountability; Award amount max: $30,000 Award amount min: $10,000  informal governance institutions and Award budget total: - their contribution to sustainable Website: reforms and political arrangements; http://www.africa.upeace.org/idrc/index.cfm  citizen engagement and enhanced Application form: state responsiveness and

accountability; Eligibility profile  the role of women in political process; ------ human rights; Nationality of applicant institution: Sub-  citizen protection and the Saharan Africa responsibility to protect;  impact of pluralism of security forces Disciplines and state legitimacy and ------accountability; Africa, Sub-Sahara, Corruption, Public  non-state armed groups and the link Officials, International Planning & Policy, to state authority; Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, Conflict  role of civil society in oversight of the Resolution & Mediation, Peace & security apparatus; Disarmament & Amnesty, Politics and  cross border insecurity and the role of International Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social the state, the regional organisations Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), and non-state actors; Education (RAE Unit 68), Development  the role of state and non-state actors Education , Education in Developing in promoting the security of women Countries , Development Policy , Governance and girls in situations of gender , Security based violence. Contact details Funding will support research methodology ------workshops, mentorship, the development of Tel: +251 11 618 0991 policy briefs, publication of the Africa Peace Email: [email protected]

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CADEMYHEALTH AWARDS AcademyHealth A

Description: Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) AcademyHealth invites applications for its Deadline information: !! Call has not yet annual research meeting awards. These been announced by sponsor but this is the awards are presented for a number of approximate deadline we expect. This call is different achievements in the field of health repeated once a year. service: Posted date: 26 Nov 10 Award type: Prizes  distinguished investigator award. Award amount max: $2,500 This recognizes investigators who Award amount min: - have made significant and lasting Award budget total: - contributions to the field of health Website: services research through scholarship http://www.academyhealth.org/about/conte nt.cfm?ItemNumber=957&navItemNumber and teaching, advancement of science =2342 and methods, and leadership; Application form:  the Alice S Hersh new investigator

award. This recognizes the Eligibility profile contribution of new scholars to the ------field of health services research. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Eligible nominees are those whose

first research appointments were no Disciplines earlier than January 1, 2004. The ------awardee receives a $2,500 prize; Health Care, Assessment of Health Care,

 article-of-the-year award. This Governance, Health Care, Health Care recognizes the best scientific work Administration, Health Care Evaluation & that the fields of health services Analysis, Health Care Policy, Health research and health policy have Planning & Policy, Community-based produced and published. Articles Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 2), Hospital- must have been published in a peer- based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Social reviewed journal between January 1, Policy and Administration (RAE Unit 40), 2010 and December 31, 2010; Health Education , Community-based  outstanding dissertation award. This Clinical Subjects, Hospital-based Clinical recognizes an outstanding scientific Subject contribution from a doctoral thesis in health services research or health Contact details policy during 2010. ------AcademyHealth All awardees receive complimentary 1150 17th St, NW, Suite 600 registration and lodging to attend the annual Washington, DC 20036 research meeting. Nominators must be Tel: +1 202 292 6700 members of AcademyHealth although Fax: +1 202 292 6800 nominees need not be. Email: [email protected]

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ARRA FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS Library Company of Philadelphia B

Description: Award amount max: $2,500 The Library Company of Philadelphia and Award amount min: - Historical Society of Pennsylvania invite Award budget total: - applications for the Barra Foundation Website: international research fellowships in http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships American history and culture. The purpose is /barra.htm to support postdoctoral and dissertation Application form: research in residence in their collections of http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships early American history and culture. The / libraries’ collections support a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history Eligibility profile of America and the Atlantic world from the ------17th through 19th centuries, as well as mid- Nationality of applicant institution: Canada, Atlantic regional history to the present. Mexico, All African Nations, All European Nations, All Asian nations, All South The proposal should demonstrate that the American nations, All Oceanian nations, Library Company and the Historical Society Caribbean, 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 American Studies (RAE Unit 45), History tenable for one month at any time from June (RAE Unit 59), Economic History, Cultural 2011 to May 2012. History , American Literature , American Studies, Cultural Studies, Folk & Ethnic Foreign national scholars living outside the Studies, American History, USA, Atlantic US are eligible to apply. The stipend is Central $2,500, plus an allowance for travel expenses. Contact details ------Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) Library Company of Philadelphia Deadline information: !! Call has not yet 1314 Locust Street, been announced by sponsor but this is the Philadelphia, PA 19107 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Tel: +1 215 546 3181 repeated once a year. Fax: +1 215 546 5167 Posted date: 10 Feb 11 Email: [email protected] Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Thesis/Dissertation funding, Travel for research purposes

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AREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD International Society for Aerosols in Medicine C

Description: Application form: The International Society for Aerosols in Medicine invites applications for its career Eligibility profile achievement award. The career achievement ------award is presented to a senior investigator Nationality of applicant institution: Any whose body of work demonstrates a lifetime of outstanding achievement in aerosol Disciplines science. The nomination should clearly ------describe the role that the individual's work Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit has played in advancing the field of aerosols 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Other Studies and in medicine. The nominee does not have to be Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), a member of ISAM. Anatomy, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine, Respiratory System Closing date: 29 Feb 12 Deadline information: This call is repeated Contact details once a year. ------Posted date: 28 Jul 11 ISAM e.V. Award type: Prizes Wohraer Strasse 37 Award amount max: - 35285 Gemünden Award amount min: - Tel: +49 6453 64818 0 Award budget total: - Fax: +49 6453 64818 22 Website: http://isam- Email: [email protected] org.activaero.de/awards-mainmenu-31

DWARD F OBERT AWARD American Society of Mechanical Engineers E

Description: and a travel supplement to attend the The American Society of Mechanical meeting presentation. Engineers invites nominations for its Edward F Obert award. This award recognizes an outstanding paper on thermodynamics Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) authored during the preceding two calendar Deadline information: !! Call has not yet years. The award shall be made for a paper been announced by sponsor but this is the presented at the advanced energy systems approximate deadline we expect. This call is division's international mechanical repeated once a year. engineering congress symposium on energy Posted date: 15 Jun 10 systems analysis. The award includes $5,000 Award type: Prizes Award amount max: $5,000

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Award amount min: - Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Award budget total: - Engineering (RAE Unit 30), Thermodynamics Website: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Solar, http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/S Thermal Power Systems, Thermoelectric ocietyAwards/Edward_F_Obert_Award.cfm Generators Application form: http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Governance/H Contact Details onors/SocietyAwards/7757.doc ------ASME International Eligibility profile Three Park Avenue ------New York, NY 10016-5990 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Tel: +1 212 591 7094 Fax: +1 212 591 8080 Disciplines Email: [email protected] ------

QUATOR PRIZE United Nations Development Programme E

Description: Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) The United Nations Development Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Programme invites nominations for the been announced by sponsor but this is the Equator prize. This recognizes outstanding approximate deadline we expect. This call is community efforts to reduce poverty through repeated every 2 years. the conservation of biodiversity. Community- Posted date: 04 Feb 10 based organizations and enterprises, Award type: Prizes indigenous groups, non-governmental Award amount max: $20,000 organizations and initiatives associated with Award amount min: $5,000 a community-conserved area or other Award budget total: $200,000 biological reserve located within the Website: equatorial belt and in a developing country http://www.equatorinitiative.org/index.php? are eligible to apply. Twenty-five winners option=com_content&view=article&id=575 will each receive $5,000. Five of these &Itemid=641&greenSection=eqPrize&lang= en communities will receive a special Application form: recognition award of a further $15,000. http://www.equatorinitiative.org/images/sto Special recognition will be given in the ries/equatorprize/ep2010/Equator_Prize_201 following categories: one for each region of 0_Nomination_Form.PDF_En.pdf eligibility (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin

America and the Caribbean), one to the Eligibility profile initiative that best exemplifies indigenous ------peoples’ use of traditional knowledge, and Nationality of applicant institution: Angola, one to the initiative that best exemplifies Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, ecosystem-based adaptation to climate Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, change. Central African Republic, Congo, Côte

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ELDMAN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FBrandeis University

Description: Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social been announced by sponsor but this is the Policy and Management invites applications approximate deadline we expect. This call is for the Feldman graduate fellowship in repeated once a year. sustainable international development. The Posted date: 26 Nov 10 fellowship will be awarded to an early to Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- mid-level career development professional Career fellowships interested in the field of integrated Award amount max: - conservation and development. The fellow Award amount min: - will complete a year-in-residence and then Award budget total: - work at a field conservation site during the Website: second year of the program. http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/sid/adm issions/Financial-Assistance/SID- Nominations are encouraged from scholarships.html Application form: international and governmental development institutions and non-governmental Eligibility profile organizations. Self-nominations are accepted. ------

Nationality of applicant institution: Any The fellowship includes full tuition, fees, airfare and living expenses for the year-in- Disciplines residence at Brandeis, and airfare and all ------university fees for the second year fieldwork. Poverty & the Poor, Civil & Human Rights,

Sociology of Sex & Gender, Biological

Diversity, Sustainable Development, Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) Biological Sciences (RAE Unit 14),

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Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Heller School Admissions Office Politics and International Studies (RAE Unit Brandeis University 39), Social Policy and Administration (RAE 415 South Street, MS 035 Unit 40), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Environmental Conservation Tel: +1 781 736 2770 Fax: +1 781 736 8366 Contact Details Email: [email protected] ------

RADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM American Association of Cereal Chemists Foundation G

Description: Posted date: 18 Oct 10 The American Association of Cereal Award type: Predoctoral fellowships Chemists Foundation invites applications for Award amount max: $3,000 its graduate fellowship program. The Award amount min: $2,000 purpose of the program is to encourage Award budget total: - graduate research in grain-based food science Website: and technology. Research in such disciplines http://www.aaccnet.org/foundation/graduate as genetics, horticulture, nutrition, .asp microbiology, biochemistry, engineering or Application form: chemistry is not eligible unless it is directly http://www.aaccnet.org/foundation/pdfs/201 related to the student's primary research 1GradApplication.pdf program dealing with a grain-based food science and technology related areas. Eligibility profile ------Candidates must be enrolled in graduate Nationality of applicant institution: Any studies by the time the fellowship becomes Disciplines effective or be a current graduate student ------pursuing a course of study leading to an MS or a PhD degree. Candidates must also be Agriculture (RAE Unit 15), Food Science and Technology (RAE Unit 16), Grains, Grain AACC international student division Processing & Storage, Food Sciences, Food members. Technology, Cereals

Graduate fellowships of between $2,000 and Contact Details $3,000 will be available. ------

AACC Foundation

3340 Pilot Knob Road Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet St Paul, MN 55121 been announced by sponsor but this is the Tel: +1 651 454 7250 approximate deadline we expect. This call is Fax: +1 651 454 0766 repeated once a year. Email: [email protected]

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RANTS FOR GAMING RESEARCH Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research - Pelitoiminnan Tutkimussäätiö G

Description: Grants are worth a maximum of The Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research €4,000. invites applications for its grants for gaming research. These support research on All scholars and research teams working in, gambling and gaming as a social, societal and or on, Finland are eligible to apply, as are cultural phenomenon. Medical, Finnish scholars working abroad. psychological, or other therapies, research into problem gambling and gaming and Closing date: 29 Feb 12 research unrelated to gambling are outside Deadline information: This call is repeated the scope of this funding. The foundation once a year. awards four types of grants: Posted date: 29 Jul 11 Award type: Directed grants for individual  personal grants for full-time research. investigators, Directed grants to Talented doctoral students and institutions, research groups etc, Travel to young scholars who have recently conferences, meetings etc., Travel for defended a doctoral dissertation are research purposes, prioritised, though established Networking/collaboration, Student awards scholars may apply. Grants are worth Award amount max: €23,000 up to €23,000 for a maximum of one Award amount min: - year; Award budget total: - Website: http://www.pelisaatio.fi/apurahat  travel grants to cover travel, lodging, Application form: and participation expenses that occur http://www.pelisaatio.fi/files/lomake.pdf from academic paper, poster, or panel

presentations. The promotion of Eligibility profile international high-profile ------collaborative projects and Nationality of applicant institution: Finland ethnographic fieldwork may also be Nationality of applicant institution: Any funded;  grants for publications and seminars, Disciplines awarded to promote high-quality ------book or translation projects, to Behavioural Studies & Social Problems, support the visualisation of Addictions, Risk Factors & Analysis, publications or to cover costs of Sociology, Social Behaviour, Psychology archival work. Also available in this (RAE Unit 13), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), category is funding for the Cultural Studies organisation of seminars and academic gaming-related guidance; Contact Details  grants for master’s theses, which are ------awarded for talented master’s Pelitoiminnan tutkimussäätiö students to cover necessary travel Mannerheimintie 12 B, 5. krs expenses. Priority is given to 00100 Helsinki applicants who seek to continue their Tel: +358 9 2512 3726 studies toward a doctoral degree. Fax: +358 9 2516 6100 Email: [email protected]

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NTERNATIONAL BIONIC AWARD Association of German Engineers I

Description: Award budget total: - The Association of German Engineers and Website: the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, with http://www.vdi.eu/index.php?id=42822 funding from the Schauenberg Foundation, Application form: invite applications for their international bionic award. This supports research and Eligibility profile development by young scientists, oriented ------towards practical application and innovation. Nationality of applicant institution: Any Single researchers or groups may apply, providing all members are no more than 40 Contact Details years of age. Work must have been ------completed within two years prior to the VDI-Society Technologies of Life Sciences deadline. The prize is worth €10,000. PO Box 101139 40002 Düsseldorf Tel: +49 211 6214 266 Closing date: 29 Feb 12 Email: [email protected] Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Disciplines Posted date: 12 Aug 11 ------Award type: Young investigator awards, Engineering Design, Biomedical Engineering, Prizes, Innovation grants, Prototypes and Biochemical Engineering, Chemical demonstrations, Technology Engineering (RAE Unit 27), Mechanical, innovation/development Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering Award amount max: €10,000 (RAE Unit 30), Bionics/Biomimetics Award amount min: -

NTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP Brandeis University I

Description: Nominations are encouraged from Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social international and governmental development Policy and Management invites applications institutions and non-governmental for its international health policy and organizations. Self-nominations are accepted. management scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to an early- to mid-level The scholarship includes full tuition and fee career development professional with a remission for the one-year degree program. demonstrated commitment to effective health policy and management. Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes

Deadline information: !! Call has not yet Contact Details been announced by sponsor but this is the ------approximate deadline we expect. This call is Heller School Admissions Office repeated once a year. Brandeis University Posted date: 26 Nov 10 415 South Street, MS 035 Award type: Predoctoral fellowships, Mid- Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Career fellowships Tel: +1 781 736 2770 Award amount max: - Fax: +1 781 736 8366 Award amount min: - Email: [email protected] Award budget total: - Website: Disciplines http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/sid/adm ------issions/Financial-Assistance/SID- Governance, Health Care, Health Care scholarships.html Administration, Health Care Policy, Application form: International Health, Health Planning &

Policy, Community-based Clinical Subjects Eligibility profile (RAE Unit 2), Social Policy and ------Administration (RAE Unit 40) Nationality of applicant institution: Any

NVESTIGATOR AWARDS Cancer Research Institute I

Description: Closing date: 29 Feb 12 (Forecast) The Cancer Research Institute invites Deadline information: !! Call has not yet applications for its investigator awards. been announced by sponsor but this is the These awards support accomplished assistant approximate deadline we expect. This call is professors undertaking their first repeated once a year. independent investigations in cancer Posted date: 23 Jun 10 immunology or general immunology. CRI Award type: Directed grants for individual also designates at least one investigator investigators, Mid-Career fellowships, award per round for projects with high Senior fellowships relevance to cancer immunology. Award amount max: $200,000 Award amount min: - The successful candidate must hold a Award budget total: - doctoral degree and be a tenure-track Website: assistant professor at the time of award http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/res earch/investigator-award/apply.html activation. CRI has no citizenship restrictions, Application form: and research may be conducted at medical http://www.cancerresearch.org/WorkArea/li schools and research centers in the United nkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=1042 States and abroad. CRI only supports research at non-profit institutions. Eligibility profile

------Funding of $50,000 per year is available for Nationality of applicant institution: Any four years.

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Disciplines Contact Details ------Clinical Laboratory Sciences (RAE Unit 1), Cancer Research Institute Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit National Headquarters 3), Tumour Immunology, Immunology, One Exchange Plaza Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Clinical Laboratory 55 Broadway, Suite 1802 Science, Oncology, Diagnosis, Medical, New York, NY 10006 Treatment, Medical, Preventive Medicine, Tel: +1 212 688 7515 Disease Prevention Fax: +1 212 832 9376 Email: [email protected]

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 Nationality of applicant institution: Any annually to an individual or an organisation in recognition of extraordinary and dedicated Disciplines service to refugees. The award consists of a ------commemorative medal and a $100,000 Refugees, Civil & Human Rights, Democracy, monetary prize donated by the governments Social Change, Politics and International of Norway and Switzerland. The monetary Studies (RAE Unit 39), Social Policy and prize is intended to enable the recipient to Administration (RAE Unit 40), Sociology pursue refugee assistance projects drawn up (RAE Unit 42), Migrant Labour, Prejudice, in consultation with UNHCR. Illegal Aliens, Immigrants, Migrants, Minorities & Disadvantaged, Distribution of Closing date: 29 Feb 12 Poverty, Ghetto Poverty, Poverty & the Poor, Deadline information: This call is repeated Racism & Race Relations, Immigration Policy, once a year. Asylum, Right of, Citizenship, Racism, Posted date: 16 Dec 11 Migrant Education, Emigration & Award type: Prizes Immigration Law, Immigration Law, Award amount max: $100,000 Philosophy (RAE Unit 62), War Studies, Award amount min: - Border security Award budget total: - Website: Contact Details http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c461.ht ------ml Email: [email protected] Application form: http://www.unhcr.org/nansen/4eca0f7b6.ht ml

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HD FELLOWSHIPS United Nations University P

Description: Award amount min: - The Institute of Advanced Studies at the Award budget total: - United Nations University invites Website: applications for its PhD fellowships. These http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catI fellowships are available for candidates from D=6&ddlID=151 educational institutions around the world Application form: who would benefit from a stay of 12 months http://webserv.ias.unu.edu/onlineform/app/ at UNU-IAS. Applicants must be at the anonymous/menu.php dissertation writing stage of their PhD with a research proposal accepted by the candidate's Eligibility profile university and able to make use of the UNU------IAS facilities in Yokohama to carry out their Nationality of applicant institution: Any research. Research topics should relate clearly to one of the following current Disciplines research areas of the UNU-IAS: ------Environmental Sciences (RAE Unit 21), Town  science and technology for and Country Planning (RAE Unit 34), Politics sustainable societies; and International Studies (RAE Unit 39),  sustainable urban futures; Social Policy and Administration (RAE Unit  biodiplomacy; 40), Science Planning & Policy, Governance , Development Policy , Sustainable  sustainable development governance; Development, Sustainable Resource Use,  traditional knowledge; Urban Planning & Policy, Educational  marine/coastal governance and Planning & Policy, Environmental Planning urban biodiversity. & Policy, Distribution of Poverty, Poverty &

the Poor, International Relations & The fellowship provides a monthly stipend of Diplomacy, Urban Sociology, Coastal & ¥260,000, from which a monthly usage charge Ocean Engineering, Biological Diversity, for accommodation is deducted. A one off Ethics & Values in Science & Technology, allowance of ¥80,000 will be granted to each International Science Policy, Research & fellow for adjustment expenses and Development (R&D), Biological Sciences incidental costs. Fellows will also receive a (RAE Unit 14), Civil Engineering (RAE Unit return air ticket. Applicants from developing 28), Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Philosophy countries and women are particularly (RAE Unit 62) encouraged to apply.

Contact Details

------Closing date: 29 Feb 12 UNU-IAS Deadline information: This call is repeated 6F International Organizations Center once a year. Pacifico-Yokohama Posted date: 14 Dec 11 1-1-1 Minato Mirai Award type: Thesis/Dissertation funding, Travel for research purposes, Predoctoral Nishi-ku Yokohama 220-8502 fellowships Tel: +81 45 221 2303 Award amount max: ￥2,240,000 Email: [email protected]

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TUDENT RESEARCH AWARD International Society for Aerosols in Medicine S

Description: Award amount min: - The International Society for Aerosols in Award budget total: - Medicine invites applications for its student Website: http://isam- research award. This is given to an org.activaero.de/awards-mainmenu-31 investigator who is currently a full-time Application form: student enrolled in an MD, PhD or master’s programme and has demonstrated Eligibility profile outstanding independent research in the field ------of aerosols. Competition for this award is Nationality of applicant institution: Any part of the biennial ISAM congress. In addition to a cash award, the first place Disciplines winner will be sponsored to attend the ISAM ------congress and will commit to publish part of Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit their work in the Journal of Aerosol 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Other Studies and Medicine. A second and third place winner Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), will each be reimbursed for their travel Anatomy, Hospital-based Clinical Subject, expenses to the congress. The nominee does Other Studies and Professions Allied to not have to be a member of ISAM. Medicine, Respiratory System

Contact Details Closing date: 29 Feb 12 ------Deadline information: This call is repeated ISAM e.V. once a year. Wohraer Strasse 37 Posted date: 28 Jul 11 35285 Gemünden Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings Tel: +49 6453 64818 0 etc., Prizes, Student awards Fax: +49 6453 64818 22 Award amount max: - Email: [email protected]

HOMAS T MERCER AWARD International Society for Aerosols in Medicine T

Description: recipient. Any member of ISAM or AAAR The International Society for Aerosols in may make nominations. Membership in Medicine invites applications for the Thomas either ISAM or AAAR is not required of the T Mercer award. This award, jointly nominee. sponsored by ISAM and the American Association for Aerosol Research, is based on Closing date: 29 Feb 12 the achievement of excellence in the field of Deadline information: This call is repeated medicinal aerosols and inhalable materials. once a year. No other qualifications are required of the Posted date: 28 Jul 11 Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes

Award type: Prizes Medicine/Drugs, Hospital-based Clinical Award amount max: - Subjects (RAE Unit 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit Award amount min: - 6), Other Studies and Professions Allied to Award budget total: - Medicine (RAE Unit 11), Anatomy, Website: http://isam- Respiratory System org.activaero.de/awards-mainmenu-31 Application form: Contact Details ------Eligibility profile ISAM e.V. ------Wohraer Strasse 37 Nationality of applicant institution: Any 35285 Gemünden Tel: +49 6453 64818 0 Disciplines Fax: +49 6453 64818 22 ------Email: [email protected] Drug Design, Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Unit 9), Prescription

ISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS University of Edinburgh V

Description:  the human and the environment: in The Institute for Advanced Studies in the 2012 this strand will focus on Humanities at the University of Edinburgh atmospheres and atmospherics. invites applications for its visiting research fellowships. Fellowships are tenable for Interdepartmental and interdisciplinary between two and six months in the period study is encouraged. Candidates should hold from June 2012 to September 2014. There is a doctorate or equivalent professional no limitation on the area of research within qualification. Consideration will be given to the humanities and social sciences but the academic record and the publications of priority is given to those whose work falls all applicants and their capacity to within the scope of one of the institute’s disseminate their views within a community current research strands: of like-minded people. Candidates who can provide evidence of any previous contact  dialogues of enlightenment: in 2012 with researchers at the University of this strand will focus on the 250th Edinburgh and of proposed collaboration anniversary of Hugh Blair’s during the fellowship will be at an appointment to the first chair of advantage. Preference may be given to rhetoric and belles lettres; applicants who have not previously held a  theory, practice and performance; fellowship at the institute or an equivalent  the university and the world: in 2012 institution. Fellows are expected to be this strand will focus on the academic resident in Edinburgh throughout the tenure and the civic; of the fellowship. Fellows are allocated a private office in the institute with all the usual research facilities and are expected to

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Issue 7: Volume 2 –Fellowships and Prizes play a full part in the activities of the Accountancy (RAE Unit 44), American institute. Studies (RAE Unit 45), Middle Eastern and African Studies (RAE Unit 46), Asian Studies (RAE Unit 47), European Studies (RAE Unit Closing date: 29 Feb 12 48), Celtic Studies (RAE Unit 49), English Deadline information: This call is repeated Language and Literature (RAE Unit 50), once a year. French (RAE Unit 51), German, Dutch and Posted date: 14 Dec 11 Scandinavian Languages (RAE Unit 52), Award type: Mid-Career fellowships, Senior Italian (RAE Unit 53), Russian, Slavonic and fellowships East European Languages (RAE Unit 54), Award amount max: - Iberian and Latin American Languages (RAE Award amount min: - Unit 55), Linguistics (RAE Unit 56), Classics, Award budget total: - Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Website: Greek Studies (RAE Unit 57), Archaeology http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/visiting.fellowshi (RAE Unit 58), History (RAE Unit 59), ps.html History of Art, Architecture and Design (RAE Application form: Unit 60), Library and Information http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/vrf.application.for Management (RAE Unit 61), Philosophy m.html (RAE Unit 62), Theology, Divinity and

Religious Studies (RAE Unit 63), Eligibility profile Communication, Cultural and Media Studies ------(RAE Unit 65), Education (RAE Unit 68), Nationality of applicant institution: Any Sports-related Subjects (RAE Unit 69)

Disciplines Contact details ------Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology Director (RAE Unit 13), Town and Country Planning Institute for Advanced Studies in the (RAE Unit 34), Geography (RAE Unit 35), Humanities Law (RAE Unit 36), Anthropology (RAE Unit University of Edinburgh 37), Economics and Econometrics (RAE Unit Hope Park Square 38), Politics and International Studies (RAE Edinburgh EH8 9NW Unit 39), Social Policy and Administration Tel: +44 131 650 4671 (RAE Unit 40), Social Work (RAE Unit 41), Fax: +44 131 668 2252 Sociology (RAE Unit 42), Business and Email: [email protected] Management Studies (RAE Unit 43),

OUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD International Society for Aerosols in Medicine Y

Description: of age in 2011 and who has made significant The International Society for Aerosols in contributions to the field of aerosols in Medicine invites applications for its young medicine. The nominee must be a member of investigator award. This award is given to a ISAM. scientist who will not be older than 40 years

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Closing date: 29 Feb 12 Pharmacology (RAE Unit 8), Pharmacy (RAE Deadline information: This call is repeated Unit 9), Prescription Medicine/Drugs, once a year. Hospital-based Clinical Subjects (RAE Unit Posted date: 28 Jul 11 3), Anatomy (RAE Unit 6), Other Studies and Award type: Prizes, Young investigator Professions Allied to Medicine (RAE Unit 11), awards Respiratory System, Anatomy, Hospital- Award amount max: - based Clinical Subject, Other Studies and Award amount min: - Professions Allied to Medicine Award budget total: - Website: http://isam- Contact Details org.activaero.de/awards-mainmenu-31 ------Application form: ISAM e.V. Wohraer Strasse 37 Eligibility profile 35285 Gemünden ------Tel: +49 6453 64818 0 Nationality of applicant institution: Any Fax: +49 6453 64818 22 Email: [email protected] Disciplines ------

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