RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
ALERT! Issue 25: Volume 3
TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE GRANTS
(Quarter: April – June, 2016)
A compilation by the
Research Services Unit
Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID)
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR APRIL 2016
JWT JONES TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP ............................................................................................................... 6
NEW ZEALAND FULBRIGHT TRAVEL AWARDS ............................................................................................... 7
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR JEFFERSON-RELATED PROJECTS ................................................................................. 8
JUNIOR TRAVEL GRANTS ......................................................................................................................................... 8
SPONSORED EVENTS GRANTS ................................................................................................................................ 9
STOP-OVERS IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES ........................................................................................... 10
STOP-OVERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ...................................................................................................... 10
QUEST TRAVEL AWARD ......................................................................................................................................... 11
CONGRESS FELLOWSHIPS ...................................................................................................................................... 12
JAMES SUMNER AWARD ........................................................................................................................................ 12
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING BURSARIES .................................................................................................... 13
GENERAL CONFERENCE GRANT PRAGUE ....................................................................................................... 14
SMALL MEETING GRANTS ..................................................................................................................................... 14
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
SCIENTIFIC MEETING GRANTS ............................................................................................................................. 16
RIDEAL TRAVEL BURSARIES ................................................................................................................................. 16
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
RALPH A GALLAGHER TRAVEL GRANTS ......................................................................................................... 18
ANNUAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS ............................................................................................................... 18
JACKSON SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES STUDENT MEMBER TRAVEL GRANT.......................................... 19
RESEARCHER MOBILITY GRANTS ....................................................................................................................... 20
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
ETHICON FOUNDATION FUND TRAVEL GRANTS ......................................................................................... 21
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR CLINICAL SCIENTISTS .................................................................................................. 22
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR BASIC SCIENTISTS ......................................................................................................... 23
TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIPS ................................................................................................................................. 23
TABLE OF CONTENT
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RN ROBERTSON TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP ................................................................................................... 24
TRAVEL AWARD ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AWARDS ................................................................................................................ 26
COLLEGE TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIPS ............................................................................................................. 26
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
FUNDING TO VISIT ANOTHER LABORATORY ................................................................................................. 28
TRAVEL AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF ISN SISTER SOCIETIES ................................................ 29
SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES AND
SATELLITE MEETINGS IN DEVELOPED OR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES .................................................... 30
BURSARY FOR NON-SOCIETY MEETINGS .......................................................................................................... 31
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAY 2016
TRAVEL AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
GENERAL TRAVEL GRANTS .................................................................................................................................. 32
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS ......................................................................................................................................... 34
CONFERENCE GRANTS FUND .............................................................................................................................. 35
CENTENARY AWARDS ............................................................................................................................................ 35
EDUCATION DIVISION TRAVEL GRANTS ......................................................................................................... 36
CONNECTION GRANTS FOR EVENTS ................................................................................................................. 37
LMS-AMMSI CONFERENCE GRANTS TO POSTGRADUATES ........................................................................ 38
GROUP STUDY VISITS .............................................................................................................................................. 38
CONFERENCE FUNDING ........................................................................................................................................ 39
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ........................................................................................................................................ 40
SOCIETY CONFERENCE GRANTS ......................................................................................................................... 41
RESEARCH TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP ............................................................................................................. 42
TRAVEL AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................................... 43
CLINICAL TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP ............................................................................................................... 43
SPONSORSHIP GRANTS FOR CONFERENCES ................................................................................................... 44
INDEPENDENT MEETINGS ..................................................................................................................................... 45
QUATERNARY CONFERENCE FUND .................................................................................................................. 46
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POSTGRADUATE MEETINGS AWARDS .............................................................................................................. 46
LORENTZ CENTER WORKSHOPS ......................................................................................................................... 47
RESEARCH, TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE GRANTS ........................................................................................ 48
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
PROJECT GRANTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 49
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
BERNHARD BARON TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP ............................................................................................ 50
VISITING RESEARCHERS SUPPORT PROGRAMME GRANTS ........................................................................ 51
VISITING SCHOLARS AND CONSULTANTS GRANTS FOR INSTITUTES IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES ................................................................................................................................................................. 52
DEADLINE BROUGHT FORWARD: GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS HELD IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES ................................................................................................................................................................. 53
AEROSPACE SPEAKERS TRAVEL GRANTS ........................................................................................................ 54
VISITING LECTURERS AND FÜRTH VISITING LECTURERS .......................................................................... 55
TRAVEL FUND ........................................................................................................................................................... 56
MOBILITY GRANTS ................................................................................................................................................... 56
THEMED SCIENTIFIC MEETING GRANT ............................................................................................................ 57
HIGHLIGHT NOTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – RESEARCH NETWORKING SCHEME
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VISITING SCIENTIST AWARDS .............................................................................................................................. 59
OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUNE 2016
STUDY VISITS .............................................................................................................................................................. 60
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 61
STRUCTURAL CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS GROUP BURSARIES ......................................................... 61
CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP GRANTS ........................................................................................................ 62
CONFERENCE GRANTS ........................................................................................................................................... 63
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 64
RESEARCH STUDENT CONFERENCE FUND ..................................................................................................... 64
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 65
TRAVEL BURSARIES FOR JUNIOR SCIENTISTS ................................................................................................. 66
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE GRANTS ............................................................................. 67
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TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 67
SIR JAMES FRASER TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP IN GENERAL SURGERY ................................................. 68
CUTNER TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP IN ORTHOPAEDICS ........................................................................... 69
JOHN STEYN TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP IN UROLOGY ............................................................................... 70
WORKING GROUP ON THROMBOSIS TRAVEL AWARD ................................................................................ 70
DEADLINE BROUGHT FORWARD: CONFERENCE GRANT ........................................................................... 71
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 72
BIENNIAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS .............................................................................................................. 73
INTER MOBILITY PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................................... 73
TRAVEL GRANTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 74
TRAVEL FROM OVERSEAS AWARDS ................................................................................................................... 75
HIGHLIGHT NOTICE FOR THE UN INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN
DESCENT – RESEARCH NETWORKING SCHEME ............................................................................................. 76
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WT JONES TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP
Royal Society of Chemistry
Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites applications for the JWT Jones travelling fellowship. This enables younger chemists to carry out short-term studies in well-established scientific centres abroad and to learn and use techniques not accessible to them in their own country. Candidates must have been members of the society for at least one year and should be under 45 years of age. They must hold at least a doctorate in chemistry or related subject and should already be in post and actively engaged in independent research. Applicants are required to return to their country of origin upon termination of the fellowship so that the applicant’s home country may benefit from the broadened knowledge acquired during the fellowship. The fellowship is worth up to £5,000 over one to three months to cover travel and subsistence. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 April 2016, 1 July 2016, 1 October 2016, 1 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 02 Apr 15 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Postdoctoral training fellowships, Networking/collaboration, Young investigator awards
Award amount max: £5,000 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Funding/TravelGrants/JWTJonesFellowship.asp Application form:
http://www.rsc.org/images/JWT%20Jones%20Application%20doc%20NEW_tcm18-139823.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Chemistry Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- RSC Thomas Graham House Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Tel: +44 1223 432 316 Fax: +44 1223 432 359
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EW ZEALAND FULBRIGHT TRAVEL AWARDS
Fulbright New Zealand
Description: Fulbright New Zealand invites applications for its travel awards. These enable New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to visit the US in order to present their work to American audiences. Exchanges must include at least one major presentation, but grantees are encouraged to supplement their main activity with others including additional public talks, collaboration with American colleagues, or visits to sites of interest. New Zealand citizens who are not permanent residents or citizens of the US and who are not currently living in the US, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have a PhD completed or in progress, or the equivalent professional or artistic training or experience, and be confirmed to make at least one major presentation in the US. Four to eight awards, worth up to NZ$5,000, are granted each year, towards a 12 to 90 day visit to the US. Travel awards are intended to contribute towards international and domestic travel, accommodation and daily expenses. They are not intended for the purchase of equipment or any other research costs. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 times a year. Posted date: 12 Jun 15 Award type: Networking/collaboration, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Publish, edit, translate, disseminate
Award amount max: $5,000 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/usscholar/supplementary/travelpot/ Application form:
http://www.fulbright.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nzscholar-travel-app.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, All African Nations, All European Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, Caribbean Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Any Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Fulbright New Zealand P.O Box 3465 Wellington 6140 Tel: +64 4 494 1504
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RAVEL GRANTS FOR JEFFERSON-RELATED PROJECTS
International Center for Jefferson Studies
Description: The International Center for Jefferson Studies invites applications for its travel grants for Jefferson-related projects. These are available for scholars and teachers wishing to make short-term visits to Monticello to pursue research or educational projects related to Jefferson. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 April 2016, 1 November 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 16 Feb 11 Award type: Travel for research purposes Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/travel-grants-jefferson-related-projects
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Colonial History; History; American Literature; North American Studies; American History Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Fellowship Committee Robert H Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies Monticello P.O Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902 Tel: +1 434 984 7500 Fax: +1 434 296 1992
Email: [email protected]
UNIOR TRAVEL GRANTS
International Headache Society
Description: The International Headache Society invites applications for its junior travel grants. These enable individuals to attend the European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress, to be held from 15 to 18 September 2016 in Glasgow, UK. Graduate or PhD students, postdoctoral scholars or clinicians in training who are members of the society, may apply. Priority is given to those who
are less than seven years in postdoctoral or clinical training. Grants are worth €460 for Europe-based applicants and €760 for applicants from non-European destinations. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 22 Feb 16
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Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: €760 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.ihs-headache.org/awards-training-newsletters
Application form: http://www.ihs-headache.org/binary_data/2570_travel-grant-application-form-ehmtic-2016.docx
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Headaches Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
PONSORED EVENTS GRANTS
Biochemical Society
Description: The Biochemical Society invites applications for its sponsored events grants. These support single lectures or small events, such as postgraduate research days or one-day mini symposia, at a higher education institution. Preference is given to events that are are cross-institutional or student-focused. Applications for support events for school students are not eligible. Applicants must be members of the society. Grants are worth up to £500. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 April 2016, 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 6 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 20 Nov 15
Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: £500 Website:
http://www.biochemistry.org/Grants/SponsoredEvents.aspx Application form:
https://bsgrants.myreviewroom.com/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
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TOP-OVERS IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
Royal Society of Chemistry
Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites applications for its travel grants for stop-overs in Commonwealth countries. These enable candidates to visit chemical establishments in another Commonwealth country, as a stop-over or diversion en route to a final destination. Members of any established chemical society or institute in the Commonwealth may apply. Applications from postgraduate students are not accepted. Awards are worth up to £500 each. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 April 2016, 1 July 2016, 1 October 2016, 1 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 04 Jan 16 Award type: Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Funding/TravelGrants/Stop-oversCommonwealth.asp Application form:
http://www.rsc.org/images/stopovers%20in%20Commonwealth%20Countries%20Application%20doc%20NEW_tcm18-137948.doc
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Bahamas, Botswana, Belize, Canada, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, United Kingdom, Grenada, Ghana, Gambia, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Samoa, South Africa, Zambia Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Chemistry Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- RSC Thomas Graham House Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Tel: +44 1223 432 316 Fax: +44 1223 432 359
Email: [email protected]
TOP-OVERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Royal Society of Chemistry
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Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites applications for its travel grants for stop-overs in developing countries. These enable candidates to visit chemical establishments in developing countries as a stop-over or diversion en route to their final destination. Members of the society may apply. Applications from postgraduate students are not accepted. Awards are worth up to £500 each. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 April 2016, 1 July 2016, 1 October 2016, 1 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 04 Dec 14 Award type: Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Funding/TravelGrants/Stop-oversDeveloping.asp
Application form:
http://www.rsc.org/images/stopovers%20in%20Developing%20Countries%20Application%20doc%20NEW_tcm18-140617.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Chemistry Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- RSC Thomas Graham House Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Tel: +44 1223 432 316 Fax: +44 1223 432 359
UEST TRAVEL AWARD
Institution of Civil Engineers
Description: The Institution of Civil Engineers invites applications for the QUEST travel award. This enables candidates to travel overseas and undertake an activity that furthers their professional development. Eligible activities may include undertaking projects in developing countries, conducting studies or research in local practice and attending international conferences. Applicants must be graduate or professionally qualified members of the institution of at least two years’ standing. The award is worth up to £1,500 for an individual member or up to £6,000 for a group of members.
Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 times a year. Posted date: 16 Feb 16 Award type: Personal development, Travel for research purposes, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc Award amount max: £6,000
Website: http://www.ice.org.uk/Scholarship-and-Awards/QUEST-Awards/Travel-Award
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Application form:
https://www.ice.org.uk/ICEDevelopmentWebPortal/media/Documents/Careers/quest/QUEST_TravelAwardApplicationForm.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Civil Engineering Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +44 20 7665 2193
Email: [email protected]
ONGRESS FELLOWSHIPS
European Society of Surgical Oncology
Description: The European Society of Surgical Oncology invites applications for its congress fellowships. These enable participants from Poland or from emerging countries to attend the ESSO congress in Krakow, Poland in September 2016. Members of the ESSO or the Polish Society of Surgical Oncology under the age of 40 are eligible to apply. Applicants must have submitted an abstract to the congress, with priority given to those with an abstract accepted for presentation. Fellowships are worth €500 each, to support travel, accommodation and registration. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 11 Feb 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Predoctoral fellowships, Mid-Career
fellowships, Early-Career fellowships, Young investigator awards Award amount max: €500 Website:
http://www.essoweb.org/eursso/2012-02-29-22-05-50/congress-fellowships.html Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Poland, Lower-Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Cancer Studies & Oncology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +32 2 537 3106
Email: [email protected]
AMES SUMNER AWARD
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
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Description: The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management invites applications for the James Sumner award. This enables students, graduates or licentiate members to attend an international conference on waste management in a country other than the one in which they reside. The award is worth up to £1,000. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 04 Mar 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Student awards Award amount max: £1,000 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/training/james-sumner-award.aspx Application form:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgw88vdt7b3w
01z/James%20Sumner%20Award%20Application%202016.docx?dl=1 Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Waste Management & Disposal Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- CIWM 9 Saxon Court St Peter's Gardens Marefair Northampton NN1 1SX Tel: +44 1604 620 426
Email: [email protected]
NNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING BURSARIES
Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association
Description: The Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association invites applications for its annual scientific meeting bursaries. These enable overseas doctors to attend and present an accepted abstract, that may be either as an oral or poster presentation, who otherwise could not afford to attend at the associations annual meeting. Applicants’ head of department or superior must confirm their suitability for the meeting, their current annual salary and that there are no local sources of funding available to the applicant. Bursaries cover travel and accommodation fees. Closing date: 01 Apr 16
Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 11 Aug 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.oaa-anaes.ac.uk/Annual-Scientific-Meeting-Bursaries Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Worldwide except UK
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Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Anaesthesiology; Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
ENERAL CONFERENCE GRANT PRAGUE
European Consortium for Political Research
Description: The European Consortium for Political Research invites applications for its general conference grants. These enable students to attend the general conference taking place in Prague. Applicants must be from a full member institution and self-funded graduate master or PhD students. In addition, applicants must be presenting an accepted paper at the conference. Grants are worth €250 each. A maximum of two grants per institution will be awarded. Closing date: 01 Apr 16 Deadline information: Applications are invited between 25 February and 1 April 2016. Posted date: 18 Feb 16
Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: €250 Website:
http://ecpr.eu/Funding/Default.aspx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Political Science Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
MALL MEETING GRANTS
Company of Biologists
Description: The Company of Biologists invites applications for its small meeting grants. These enable candidates to host small meetings within the fields of the company’s journals.
Grants are worth up to £300. Closing date: 05 Apr 16
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Deadline information: Deadlines on: 5 April 2016, 25 June 2016, 10 September 2016, 15 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 30 Oct 14 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: £300 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.biologists.com/grants/ Application form:
http://www.biologists.com/downloads/Small_Meeting_Application_Form.pdf Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biological Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Company of Biologists Bidder Building 140 Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0DL Tel: +44 1223 420 482 Fax: +44 1223 426 070
Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology
Description: The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology invites abstracts for its travel grants. These enable junior delegates, such as fellows in training, postdoctoral and PhD students, to participate in the society’s annual congress. Applicants must be under 40 years of age and present an abstract at the meeting. Half of the funding will go towards the best abstracts, and the other half to the best abstracts coming from middle and lower income countries. Applicants must indicate whether they are a member of the society, though non-members may also apply. Grants are worth up to €500 each. Closing date: 11 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 10 Aug 15
Award type: Young investigator awards, Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: €500 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.eurospe.org/awards/awards_travelgrants.html Application form:
https://endocrinology.conference-services.net/authorlogin.asp?conferenceID=4039&language=en-uk Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Hormones & Endocrinology; Paediatrics
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CIENTIFIC MEETING GRANTS
Company of Biologists
Description: The Company of Biologists invites applications for its scientific meeting grants. These support hosting meetings, workshops and conferences within the field of biology, the attendance of young scientists at the proposed event and hosting the visits of plenary or keynote speakers at the meeting. Grants are generally worth from £2,000 to £6,000, depending on the size of event, and may be larger if justified. Closing date: 13 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 13 April 2016, 22 June 2016, 14 September 2016. Posted date: 29 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Hosting conferences Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.biologists.com/scientific_grants.html Application form:
http://www.biologists.com/wp-
content/uploads/2015/05/Scientific-Meeting-Grant-Application-Form-Grant-Agreement1.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biological Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Company of Biologists CoB Bidder Building 140 Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0DL Tel: +44 1223 632 854 Fax: +44 1223 426 070
Email: [email protected]
IDEAL TRAVEL BURSARIES
Society of Chemical Industry
Description: The Society of Chemical Industry invites applications for the Rideal travel bursaries. These enable young PhD students and early-career postdoctoral researchers to attend meetings or visit institutions for activities related to colloid and surface science.
Applicants must be standard or student society members. Applicants must also be either resident or studying in the UK, or be travelling to the UK for their chosen conference. Applications with no link to the UK will not be considered.
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Bursaries are worth up to £250 each for travel within Europe and up to £500 each for travel to another continent. Closing date: 15 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 April 2016, 15 October 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 12 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research purposes, Young investigator awards Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.soci.org/Awards/Travel-Bursaries.aspx
Application form:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/rideal-bursary-application Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Colloid & Surface Chemistry Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
Society for Reproduction and Fertility
Description: The Society for Reproduction and Fertility invites applications for its travel grants. These support current society members in attending conferences and meetings. Applicants may request a maximum of £375 in any two-year period. Closing date: 15 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 April 2016, 15 September 2016, 15 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 05 Feb 16 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc.
Award amount max: £375 Award budget total: -
Website: http://srf-reproduction.org/grants-awards/grants/travel-grants/
Application form: http://www.srf-reproduction.org/Grants/TravelGrants.aspx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Reproductive Medicine; Reproduction & Fertility
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ALPH A GALLAGHER TRAVEL GRANTS
Association for the Sociology of Religion
Description: The Association for the Sociology of Religion invites applications for the Ralph A Gallagher travel grants. These enable graduate students and association members living outside the US to attend the association’s annual meeting and to present their research. Applicants must be members of the association. Priority is given to graduate students coming to the conference from outside the larger region where the conference is located. International scholars may also request funds to help cover the cost of airfare. Recipients must commit to staying at the conference hotel a minimum of two nights and to participating in the entirety of the meeting. The budget is US$6,000, which is distributed between several leading applications. Closing date: 15 Apr 16 Deadline information:
Posted date: 02 Nov 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators Award budget total: $6,000 Website:
http://www.sociologyofreligion.com/lectures-papers/2013-ralph-a-gallagher-travel-grants/ Application form: Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Religion & Society Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
NNUAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS
Society for Experimental Biology
Description: The Society for Experimental Biology invites applications for its annual meeting travel grants. These support biologists who wish to attend the annual scientific conference. The scheme is open to student and early career scientist members who are presenting a poster or a talk at the meeting
Grants are worth up to £150 for travel within the UK, £250 for travel from another European country into the UK and up to £400 overseas. Closing date: 22 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 23 Feb 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £400 Award budget total: £12,000
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Website:
http://www.sebiology.org/membership/Grants.html Application form:
http://www.sebiology.org/membership/AMM_Student_grant_form2016.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines
---------------------------------------------- Biological Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- SEB Charles Darwin House 12 Roger Street London WC1N 2JU Tel: +44 20 7685 2601
Email: [email protected]
ACKSON SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES STUDENT MEMBER TRAVEL GRANT
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Description: The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology invites applications for the Jackson school of geosciences student member travel grant. This aims to encourage student participation in the society's annual meeting. Applicants must meet the following requirements:
be a current SVP member at the time of application;
be currently enrolled at a recognised academic institution;
be first author on an accepted oral or poster presentation;
register for the conference by the pre-conference deadline.
Closing date: 22 Apr 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 07 Feb 13 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Financial aid for postgraduate students Award budget total: -
Website:
http://vertpaleo.org/Awards/Award-(14).aspx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Seismology & Seismic Waves; Animal Physiology; Physical Sciences; Biological Sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Evolutionary Adaptation & Variation; Vertebrate Biology; Earth Sciences; Palaeoclimatology; Palaeontology & Palynology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Richard Stockton College of New Jersey NAMS-Biology P.O Box 195 Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
Email: [email protected]
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ESEARCHER MOBILITY GRANTS
Royal Society of Chemistry
Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites applications for its researcher mobility grants. These enable PhD and master’s students, as well as early-career researchers, to undertake short- to mid-term scientific visits to organisations overseas or in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Applications are open to chemistry research postgraduate master’s, PhD and postdoctoral researchers who are within 10 years of obtaining their PhD, and to early-career chemical scientists working in industrial, private or commercial organisations, university spin-out companies or research institutes that are UK, ROI or overseas-based applicants. Grants for all UK and ROI applicants are worth up to £5,000 for one-off overseas visits lasting up to three months and up to £3,000 for one-off UK and ROI visits lasting up to three months; early-career researchers may receive up to £15,000 for multiple overseas visits to the same organisation over one or two years. Grants for all overseas applicants are worth up to £5,000 for one-off UK or ROI visits lasting up to three months; early-career researchers may receive up to £15,000 for multiple UK or ROI visits over one to two years. Closing date: 22 Apr 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 11.59pm BST.
Posted date: 07 Mar 16 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Networking/collaboration, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: £15,000 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Funding/researcher-mobility/index.asp
Application form: https://researcher-mobility.fluidreview.com/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Chemistry Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- RSC Funding Thomas Graham House Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Tel: +44 1223 432 675
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RAVEL GRANTS
Union for International Cancer Control
Description: The Union for International Cancer Control invites applications for its travel grants. These enable individuals to participate in the World Cancer Congress. Organisations must be based in upper-middle an lower-middle income countries, with priority given to UICC member organisations. Grants cover economy travel to the conference, accommodation, visa expenses, and the opportunity to participate in social events and master courses, and submit abstracts at the congress. A limited amount is also available for other onsite expenses, such as food and ground transportation. Closing date: 25 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 18 Feb 16
Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.worldcancercongress.org/registration/travel-grants Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Lower-Middle-Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Cancer Studies & Oncology Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
THICON FOUNDATION FUND TRAVEL GRANTS
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Description: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, under the Ethicon Foundation Fund, invites applications for its travel grants. These enable candidates to spend time overseas to enhance or obtain relevant surgical experience which is not normally available in their own country. Applicants must demonstrate that the period abroad relates directly to their local country surgical training scheme objectives. Applicants must be members or fellows of the college in good standing who are in training-grade appointments. However, applications from a
more senior level may also be considered. In addition, applicants must have obtained prior approval for the visit from the appropriate training authority in the country of application. UK trainees must produce confirmation of approval from their respective SAC and the GMC where appropriate. Grants are worth up to £1,000 and aim to cover one economy class return journey. Visits may last from six weeks to one year, although visits of up to two years may be considered.
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Closing date: 27 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 times a year. Posted date: 19 Jan 16 Award type: Personal development, Travel for research purposes, Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: £1,000 Award budget total: -
Website: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/fellows-members/awards-and-grants/grants/travel-grants.aspx Application form:
http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/media/408720/ethicon%20application.doc
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Surgery & Intensive Care Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DW Tel: +44 131 527 1618
Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS FOR CLINICAL SCIENTISTS
United European Gastroenterology
Description: United European Gastroenterology invites applications for its travel grants. These are awarded to clinical scientists for best abstracts submitted for UEG week. Applicants should be 40 years of age or below. 200 grants, worth €1,000 each, are available. Closing date: 29 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 18 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Young investigator awards Award amount max: €1,000 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.ueg.eu/awards-grants/ueg-week-awards/travel-grants/ Application form:
http://www.ueg.eu/week/abstract-submission/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Gastroenterology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- United European Gastroenterology House of European Gastroenterology Wickenburggasse 1
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RAVEL GRANTS FOR BASIC SCIENTISTS
United European Gastroenterology
Description: United European Gastroenterology invites applications for its travel grants for basic scientists. These are awarded to basic scientists for best abstracts submitted for UEG week. Applicants should be 40 years of age or below. 140 grants, worth €1,000 each, are available. Closing date: 29 Apr 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 18 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: €1,000 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.ueg.eu/awards-grants/ueg-week-awards/travel-grants/ Application form:
http://www.ueg.eu/week/abstract-submission/
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Gastroenterology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- United European Gastroenterology House of European Gastroenterology Wickenburggasse 1 1080 Vienna Tel: +43 1 997 1639 Fax: +43 1 997 163 910
Email: [email protected]
RAVELLING FELLOWSHIPS
Company of Biologists
Description: The Company of Biologists’ journals, including the Journal of Experimental Biology, the Journal of Cell Science and the Development, Disease
Models & Mechanisms journal, invite applications for their travelling fellowships. These enable
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candidates to undertake collaborative visits to other laboratories. Early-career scientists, including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, may apply. Applicants should be working in the field of the journal. There is no restriction on nationality. Fellowships are worth up to £2,500 and cover the costs of travel and other expenses. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 August 2016, 31 December 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 28 Jan 15 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Networking/collaboration Award amount max: £2,500 Award budget total: -
Website: http://jeb.biologists.org/ Application form:
http://www.biologists.com/downloads/JEB_TF.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biological Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Company of Biologists Bidder Building 140 Cowley Rd Cambridge CB4 0DL
Email: [email protected]
N ROBERTSON TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP
Australian Society of Plant Scientists
Description:The Australian Society of Plant Scientists invites applications for the RN Robertson travelling fellowship. This enables graduate research students and recent PhD graduates to undertake research aimed at elucidating plant function and should enhance the current research of the applicant by providing access to expertise and facilities outside of that currently available to them. The aim is to encourage young plant scientists to participate in research in a discipline that differs from their own. The fellowship should be undertaken at another institution outside of the Australian state in which their current research institution resides. For overseas applicants, the proposed host research institution must be within Australia. Young plant scientists from Australia and overseas, who are doing honours-level projects or postgraduate research projects or have completed their PhD less
than two years before the application date are eligible to apply. Up to two awards are available each year to a maximum value of AU$4,000. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 November 2015, 30 April 2016. Posted date: 06 Nov 15 Award type: Networking/collaboration, Predoctoral fellowships, Travel for research purposes, Early-Career fellowships, Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: $4,000 Award budget total: $4,000 Website:
http://www.asps.org.au/awards/robertson-fellowship
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http://www.asps.org.au/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-RNR2015-Application-Form.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Horticultural Crop Growth; Botany Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
RAVEL AWARD
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Description: The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine invites applications for its travel award. This supports research or development work through a structured visit to another country. Applicants must be members of the institute and demonstrate evidence of an active career in physics or engineering applied to medicine or biology. The award is worth up to £5,000 to cover travel, accommodation and subsistence costs. The recipient is invited to the Medical Physics and Engineering conference dinner to receive the award. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Applications invited between 1 January and 30 April annually. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 11 May 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel for research purposes
Award amount max: £5,000 Award amount min: - Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.ipem.ac.uk/ProfessionalMatters/IPEMTravelAward.aspx Application form:
http://www.ipem.ac.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Prizes%20and%20Awards/Application%20form%20for%20Travel%20Award.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biomedical Engineering; Medical Physics Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
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ONFERENCE COMMITTEE AWARDS
International Society for Neurochemistry
Description: The International Society for Neurochemistry’s Conference Committee invites applications for its financial support. This supports the organisation of small conferences on specialised neurochemical topics, and sponsors neurochemistry symposia within meetings of other scientific societies or groups. Proposed conferences or symposiums should be international, preferably intercontinental, as reflected by the composition of the organising committee, the list of prospective invited speakers and the countries of origin of the expected attendees. Applications for local conferences, full short meetings or satellite meetings will not be considered. Applicants must be members of the ISN, or apply for membership alongside their funding application. ISN provides funds of up to US$20,000 for a small conference, at least 60 per cent of which is to be used to facilitate the attendance of young neurochemists. Symposium funding is worth up to US$7,000, which may be used to cover travel, registration and accommodation expenses of speakers. Closing date: 30 Apr 16
Deadline information: Applications must be received at least four months before the conference. Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 October 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 08 Feb 16 Award type: Networking/collaboration, Hosting conferences, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: $20,000 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/funding/isn-conference-committee-isn-cc.html Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Neuroscience; Medicinal Chemistry Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of Biomedical Sciences 21949590 Rio de Janeiro
Email: [email protected]
OLLEGE TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIPS
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Description: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow invites applications for its travelling fellowships. These enable younger members of the
college to travel to centres of excellence in order to gain further experience in any area of surgery, or for members from overseas to visit centres in the
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UK. In addition, the fellowships support a variety of other learning opportunities, including taster weeks for junior doctors. Members and fellows of the college, including introductory postgraduate, associate or affiliate members, as well as members of the faculties of travel medicine and podiatric medicine, may apply. Up to 16 fellowships, worth up to £2,000 each, are available every year. Four of these are allocated to overseas members. Funding covers travel and subsistence expenses, but does not support attendance at year-long salaried post, courses or conferences. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 30 November 2016. Posted date: 21 Jan 16 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Early-Career fellowships, Postdoctoral training fellowships, Personal development, Travel for research purposes, Young investigator awards Award amount max: £2,000
Award budget total: £32,000
Website: https://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/The-College/Supporting-Your-Career/Awards-and-Scholarships/Travelling-Awards/College-Travelling-Fellowship.aspx Application form:
https://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/~/media/P3/Files/Awards%20and%20Scholarship/Forms/AppFormCollege%20Travelling%202016.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Surgery & Intensive Care Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- RCPSG 232-242 St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RJ Tel: +44 141 221 6072 Fax: +44 141 211 1804
Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
Nutrition Society
Description: The Nutrition Society travel grants is inviting applications for its travel grants. These grants are intended to enable society members who can least afford to travel to attend scientific meetings with relevance to nutrition. First degree graduates, PhD students and those within ten years of higher degree graduation may apply. Applicants must have been members of the society for two years prior to the meeting.
The total annual budget is £10,000. Grants range from £150 to £450. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 October 2016. Posted date: 11 Dec 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: £450 Award budget total: -
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Website:
http://www.nutritionsociety.org/travel-grants Application form:
http://www.nutritionsociety.org/sites/www.nutritionsociety.org/files/TRAVEL%20GRANT%20APPLICATION%20FORM%202015.pdf Eligibility profile ----------------------------------------------
Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Nutrition & Dietetics; Food Nutrient Content; Obesity Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +44 20 7602 0228
Email: [email protected]
UNDING TO VISIT ANOTHER LABORATORY
International Society for Neurochemistry
Description: The International Society for Neurochemistry’s Committee for Aid and Education in Neurochemistry invites applicants for its funding for a visit by the applicant to another laboratory. This enables candidates to undertake visits to develop new technical or conceptual expertise for implementation in their research programme upon return to their home institution. This funding is intended for PhD students and early career researchers. Applicants should be individuals who are active members, or who are applying for membership alongside their funding application. Awards are generally range from US$1,000 to US$4,000, to support travel, accommodation and insurance. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 August 2016, 31 December 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 11 Feb 16 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel for research purposes Award amount max: $4,000 Award amount min: $1,000
Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/funding/committee-for-aid-and-education-in-neurochemistry-caen/caen-guildelines-for-application.html Application form:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/images/CAEN_forms/CAEN_2015_applications__Caroline/CAEN_1A_ISN_CAEN_Visit_by_the_applicant_to_another_laboratory.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Lower-Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Neurobiology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Professor of Brain Sciences UNSW Neuroscience Research Australia Barker St
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Email: [email protected]
RAVEL AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF ISN SISTER SOCIETIES
International Society for Neurochemistry
Description: The International Society for Neurochemistry’s Committee for Aid and Education in Neurochemistry invites applicants for its travel awards for scientific meetings of ISN sister societies. These enable members to attend meetings of the European Neurochemistry Society, the Asian Pacific Society Neuroscience and the American Society for Neurochemistry, when these meetings are not being held jointly with the ISN. These awards are intended for PhD students and early career researchers. Applicants should be individuals who are active members, or who are applying for membership alongside their funding application. Awards are generally worth between US$250 ND US$1,500. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 August 2016, 31 December 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 11 Feb 16 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: $1,500 Award amount min: $250
Website:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/funding/committee-for-aid-and-education-in-neurochemistry-caen/caen-guildelines-for-application.html Application form:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/images/CAEN_forms/CAEN_2015_applications__Caroline/CAEN_2A_ISN_CAEN_Travel_awards_for_individuals_to_scientific_meetings_of_ISN_Sister_Societies.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Lower-Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Neurobiology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Professor of Brain Sciences UNSW Neuroscience Research Australia Barker St Randwick 2031
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UPPORT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES AND
SATELLITE MEETINGS IN DEVELOPED OR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
International Society for Neurochemistry
Description: The International Society for Neurochemistry’s Committee for Aid and Education in Neurochemistry invites applicants for its support for participation in scientific workshops, training courses and satellite meetings in developed or developing countries. This provides funds to support attending scientific workshops, training courses or satellite meetings in either a developed or developing country. This award is intended for PhD students and early career researchers. Applicants should be individuals who are active members, or who are applying for membership alongside their funding application. Applications for regular meetings and conferences are not eligible. Awards are generally worth between US$250 and US$2,000. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 August 2016, 31 December 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 11 Feb 16 Award type: Personal development, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: $2,000 Award amount min: $250 Award budget total: -
Website:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/funding/committee-for-aid-and-education-in-neurochemistry-caen/caen-guildelines-for-application.html Application form:
http://www.neurochemistry.org/images/CAEN_forms/CAEN_2015_applications__Caroline/CAEN_2B_ISN_CAEN_Support_for_participation_by_individuals_in_scientific_workshops-training_courses-satellite_meetings_in_developed_or_developing_countries.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Lower-Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Professor of Brain Sciences UNSW Neuroscience Research Australia Barker St Randwick 2031
Email: [email protected] Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Neurobiology
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URSARY FOR NON-SOCIETY MEETINGS
British Pharmacological Society
Description: The British Pharmacological Society invites applications to its bursary for non-society meetings. This supports members of the society who wish to attend non-society meetings. Applicants must have been members of the society for at least one year and must have submitted an abstract for the meeting. Bursaries and travel grants usually cover up to 75 per cent of the aggregate cost of registration, accommodation and travel for students and 50 per cent for non-students. The maximum award per meeting as well as per year is £750 which may be split over more than one meeting. Closing date: 30 Apr 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 April 2016, 31 July 2016, 31 October 2016, 31 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 29 Feb 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants for individual investigators
Award amount max: £750 Award budget total: -
Website: https://www.bps.ac.uk/news-events/access-support-from-the-society/bursaries Application form:
https://www.bps.ac.uk/BPSMemberPortal/media/BPSWebsite/Library/Non-Society-Bursary-Application-Form.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Contact ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected] Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Pharmacy & Pharmacology
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British Society for Immunology
Description: The British Society for Immunology invites applications for its travel awards. These enable members to attend scientific meetings or visit laboratories for specific short-term activities, such as collaborative research or to learn new techniques. Members of the society of at least 12 months’ standing may apply. Preference is given to younger scientists. Awards are worth £500 for travel within the UK, £700 for European travel and £1,000 for intercontinental travel. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 12 noon on deadline dates. Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 August 2016, 1 November 2016, 1 February 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 03 Aug 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Personal development, Travel to
conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £1,000 Website:
https://immunology.org/page.aspx?pid=1200 Application form:
https://bsi.immunology.org/document.doc?id=1123 Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Immunology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- BSI Vintage House 37 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TL
Email: [email protected]
ENERAL TRAVEL GRANTS
Biochemical Society
Description: The Biochemical Society invites applications for its general travel grants. These enable members to
attend scientific meetings and present cases of high-quality research related to biochemistry.
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Applicants must have been members of the society for at least 12 months standing. All postgraduate students may apply. The meeting must have a substantial biochemical content, and evidence of active participation in the meeting must be provided through an abstract. Grants are usually worth between £200 and £500, although up to £750 may be provided in exceptional cases. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 June 2016, 1 July 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 November 2016, 1 January 2017, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 20 Nov 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £750
Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.biochemistry.org/Grants/GeneralTravelGrants/FurtherInformation/tabid/310/Default.aspx Application form:
https://bsgrants.myreviewroom.com/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Contact Detail ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
Medieval Academy of America
Description: The Medieval Academy of America invites applications for its travel grants. These support independent scholars or currently unaffiliated faculty members to present their work at conferences. Applicants must hold a PhD and be current members of the academy. Priority will be given to applicants wishing to participate in major national and international meetings. Awards to support travel in North America are worth US$500, for overseas travel the awards are worth US$750. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 November 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 07 Mar 14
Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: $750 Award amount min: $500 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.medievalacademy.org/?page=Travel_Grants Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Medieval History; Central European History; Medieval Literature; History Contact Details
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Tel: +1 617 491 1622 Fax: +1 617 492 3303
Email: [email protected]
ISITING FELLOWSHIPS
Biochemical Society
Description: The Biochemical Society invites applications for its visiting fellowships. These support research capacity building in the field of biochemistry in developing parts of the world, such as Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Funding supports either a visitor from a developing country to a host laboratory in a non-developing country in order to learn methods, or a person based in a non-developing country visiting a developing country to assist with the set up of research. Either the applicant or the person hosting the visiting fellowship must have been a member of the society for over one year. There must be an element of teaching during the visiting fellowship, such as giving research seminars. Grants are worth up to £2,000 each. Fellowships are tenable between two and four weeks. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 June 2016, 1 July 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 November 2016, 1 January 2017, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually.
Posted date: 20 Nov 15 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Networking/collaboration, Hosting visits, Development (Africa/Caribbean), Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: £2,000 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.biochemistry.org/Grants/GeneralTravelGrants/VisitingBiochemistBursaries/tabid/555/Default.aspx Application form:
https://bsgrants.myreviewroom.com/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Contact Detail ----------------------------------------------
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ONFERENCE GRANTS FUND
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences – Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
Description: The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) invites applications for its conference grants fund. This aims to promote the organisation of international scientific conferences in the Netherlands. To be eligible for funding, both the speakers and the participant groups must include more than two nationalities. Applications may be submitted for conferences with a total budget of up to €170,000. Subsidies will be provided for a maximum of one-third of the total budget; the maximum subsidy is €8,500 per conference and the total available budget is €300,000. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Applications must be received at least three months before the conference takes place. Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 November 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 09 Feb 15 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: €8,500 Award budget total: €300,000
Website:
https://www.knaw.nl/en/awards/subsidies/conference-grants-fund Application form:
https://www.knaw.nl/en/awards/subsidies/shared/resources/prijzen/bestanden/Aanvraagformulier_Congressubsidiefonds.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Netherlands Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Any Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- KNAW Learned Society Division P.O Box 19121 1000 GC Amsterdam Tel: +31 20 551 0804
Email: [email protected]
ENTENARY AWARDS
Egypt Exploration Society
Description: The Egypt Exploration Society invites applications for its centenary awards. These assist early-career Egyptologists with conducting fieldwork and museum- or archive-based research. The society particularly welcomes proposals that have arisen
from, or can be related to, present or past society fieldwork. Applicants must be current postgraduate students or be within five years of having been awarded
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their postgraduate degree. Applicants need not be members of the society. The total budget is £6,000 to be divided among projects, which are unlikely to receive more than £2,500 each. Closing date: 01 May 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. Applications due by 5pm GMT. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 07 Apr 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Financial aid for postgraduate students, Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £2,500 Award budget total: £6,000
Website:
http://www.ees.ac.uk/research/centenary-awards.html Application form:
http://www.ees.ac.uk/userfiles/file/EES_Cent_Award_2015%20FINAL%20protected.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- African Studies; Archaeology of Africa; Middle Eastern Studies Contact Detail ----------------------------------------------
Email: [email protected]
DUCATION DIVISION TRAVEL GRANTS
Royal Society of Chemistry
Description: The Royal Society of Chemistry invites applications for its education division travel grants. These enable candidates to attend conferences and events primarily concerned with the dissemination of good practice in learning and teaching in the chemical sciences. Members of the society may apply. Preference is given to applicants who are in the early stages of their career in the area of chemical education. Applications from postgraduate students are not accepted. Grants are worth up to £300 each. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 February 2016, 1 May 2016, 1 August 2016, 1 November 2016. Posted date: 04 Dec 15
Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £300 Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Funding/TravelGrants/EdDivTravelGrants.asp Application form:
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Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0WF Tel: +44 1223 432 316 Fax: +44 1223 432 359
ONNECTION GRANTS FOR EVENTS
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Humaines
Description: The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada invites applications for its connection grants for events. These support events that may be face-to-face workshops or conferences held in Canada or abroad, discipline-specific, cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, or consist of open or closed invitation. The overall aim of the grants is to support events geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilisation initiatives in the field of social sciences and humanities. Suitable activities include organising or co-organising the event, or organising or leading a formal session, workshop or other activity consistent with the objectives of the council’s connection programme. Applicants may be individuals, teams or institutions. All applicants should be affiliated with an eligible Canadian postsecondary institution while applying or, in the case of postdoctoral fellows and researchers, should establish an affiliation within three months of the grant start date. Co-applicants may be included from international or Canadian postsecondary institutions, non-profit organisations, philanthropic foundations, think tanks, as well as municipal, territorial or provincial governments. Grants are worth between CA$7,000 and CA$25,000 over one year, and do not cover more than 50 per cent of the eligible costs.
Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 8pm ET on deadline dates. Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 August 2016, 1 November 2016, 1 February 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 15 May 15 Award type: Hosting conferences, Hosting visits, Networking/collaboration Award amount max: $25,000 Award amount min: $7,000 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/connection_grants-subventions_connexion-eng.aspx Application form:
https://webapps.nserc.ca/SSHRC/faces/logon.jsp?lang=en_CA Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Canada Country of applicant institution: Any Country of applicant institution: Canada Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Social Sciences; Humanities Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +1 613 943 1007
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MS-AMMSI CONFERENCE GRANTS TO POSTGRADUATES
London Mathematical Society
Description: The London Mathematical Society, in collaboration with the African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative, invites applications for its conference grants. These enable postgraduate students to attend a conference organised or supported by AMMSI. Students must hold a mathematical degree. Applications are open to institutions or organisations. Grants are worth up to £2,000 each. Funding covers travel expenses only and not to be used for accommodation. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 February 2016, 1 May 2016, 1 September 2016. Posted date: 15 Dec 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £2,000
Award budget total: - Website:
http://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/international-
grants#Africa
Application form: http://www.ammsi.org/sites/default/files/LMS-AMMSI%20Conference%20Grants%20to%20Postgraduates%20-%20Part%201-Application%20Form.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Mathematical Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
ROUP STUDY VISITS
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – German Academic Exchange Service
Description: The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites applications for its group study visits to Germany. These aim to provide students with subject related knowledge, facilitate meetings with German students, academics and researchers and give the students a greater understanding of and insight into economic, political and cultural life
in Germany. Groups visit at least two German universities where they participate in the academic programme. University teachers from a foreign university are eligible to apply for study trips for groups of a maximum of 15 students. Individual doctoral candidates may also be funded.
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Students must be registered at a foreign university and have completed at least one semester. The grant is worth €50 per student per day towards travel and accommodation for groups from the EU member states, Albania, Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Canada, Croatia, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Serbia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine and US. For groups from the remaining countries the grant only covers travel within Germany and a meals allowance of €18 per day. For groups from Colombia both flat rate and organised travel are possible. Study visits may last between seven and 12 days. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Applicants are advised to check for special conditions applicable to their home country. Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 November 2016, 1 February 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 24 Mar 15 Award type: Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Travel for research purposes Award budget total: - Website: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=group&page=2&detail=10000016 Application form: https://portal.daad.de/
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, Kosovo, All North American nations Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Any Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- DAAD Referat 513 Kennedyallee 50 53175 Bonn Tel: +49 228 882 391 Fax: +49 228 882 9391 Email: [email protected]
ONFERENCE FUNDING
German History Society
Description: The German History Society invites applications for its conference funding. This provides supplemental funding for conferences dealing with German history.
Conferences do not need to be limited to German history, but should predominantly focus on feature aspects of German history.
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Applicants must be members of the society. Each grant is worth up to £1,000. The society does not provide primary funding, and applicants must have secured other sources of funding. Closing date: 01 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 May 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 02 Dec 15 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: £1,000 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.germanhistorysociety.org/news/conference-funding.php Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- German History Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
RAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
University of the Faroe Islands
Description: The University of the Faroe Islands invites applications for its travel scholarships. These are given to assist with travelling expenses to non-Faroese students pursuing higher education, research students, and other visiting students. The journey must be part of the applicant’s studies or research work, related to Faroese matters. Applications must include a confirmation of a visiting agreement with the University of the Faroe Islands or cooperating institutes in addition to confirmation from the home university that the travel is part of the applicant’s educational programme. Grants are worth DKK3,000 to applicants from Denmark, Iceland and Great Britain; DKK4,000 to applicants from Norway, Sweden and Finland; and DKK5,000 to applicants from other countries. Student groups will receive
smaller amounts per person than above mentioned. Closing date: 02 May 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 02 Feb 16 Award type: Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Travel for research purposes, Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: kr5,000 Award amount min: kr3,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://setur.fo/en/bokasavngrunnar/information/travel-scholarship/ Application form: http://setur.fo/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Ensk_dokument/Application_form_TS_2016.pdf
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Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- University of the Faroe Islands JC Svabos gøta 14 P.O Box 272 110 Tórshavn Email: [email protected]
OCIETY CONFERENCE GRANTS
Society for General Microbiology
Description: The Society for General Microbiology invites applications for its society conference grants. These provide members with financial support in order to attend the society’s meetings. Closing dates to apply for conference grants are as follows:
2 May for the Irish division meeting on host-pathogen interactions, which will be held from 30 June to 1 July 2016;
6 June for the focused meeting on molecular biology of Archaea 5, which will be held from 1 to 3 August 2016;
4 July for the Irish division meeting on the human microbiome, which will be held from 1 to 2 September 2016;
1 August for the focused meeting on molecular biology and pathogenesis of avian viruses, which will be held from 27–29 September 2016.
Eligible applicants include: postgraduate society members who are attending their first society conference; postgraduate society members who are presenting work; full members who are postdoctoral researchers and are presenting work; full members who are working as technicians in microbiology laboratories who can justify how attendance
will benefit their professional development; full members who are retired, whose membership has not lapsed, and who can justify how attendance will benefit early-career delegates, for example through mentoring. Award amount is dependent on distance from the conference venue, number of days attending, need for accommodation and conference registration fee. Grants are worth up to £300 for the Irish division meetings and the focused meetings. Closing date: 02 May 16 Deadline information: Applications are due by 2 May, 6 June, 4 July and 1 August for eligible meetings. Posted date: 03 Mar 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Personal development Award amount max: £300 Award amount min: £250 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.sgm.ac.uk/en/grants-prizes/travel-research-funds.cfm/society-conference-grants Application form: http://www.microbiologysociety.org/download.cfm/docid/F072AAA1-1AF6-46E1-84187F3ECA9ED73B
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Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Microbiology
Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Grants Office Charles Darwin House 12 Roger Street London WC1N 2JU Tel: +44 207 685 2698 Email: [email protected]
ESEARCH TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP
North American Spine Society
Description: The North American Spine Society invites applications for its research travelling fellowship. This enables a fellow to spend at least five months at a medical centre other than the facility at which they currently practice. New investigators are encouraged to apply, although any qualified applicant in any speciality is considered. International candidates may apply. Medical residents may be considered provided that they have a mentor or faculty support. Applications should include an agreement from the selected centre to accept the applicant. The fellowship is typically worth between US$3,000 and US$7,000 for travel and housing costs. Closing date: 09 May 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 12 midnight CST. This call is repeated once a year.
Posted date: 27 Oct 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel for research purposes, Personal development Award budget total: - Website: https://www.spine.org/ResearchClinicalCare/ResearchGrantsFunding/FundingOpportunities.aspx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Musculoskeletal System; Traumatology, Accidents & Injury; Central Nervous System Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +1 630 230 3691 Email: [email protected]
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RAVEL AWARDS
European Society of Biomechanics
Description: The European Society of Biomechanics invites applications for its travel awards. These enable young researchers to participate at the European Society of Biomechanics congress. Any ESB member who is undertaking a PhD or has less than five years postdoctoral experience and has an accepted paper at the congress may apply. The applicant must be be first author of the abstract. The awards are worth €400 and are expected to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses during the ESB meeting. Closing date: 09 May 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 28 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Young investigator awards Award amount max: €400
Award budget total: - Website: https://esbiomech.org/esb-awards/travel-awards/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biomechanical Engineering; Biomechanics Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Institute for Biomechanics, HCI E 357.1 Department of Health Sciences and Technology ETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 8093 Zürich Email: [email protected]
LINICAL TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP
North American Spine Society
Description: The North American Spine Society invites applications for its clinical travelling fellowship. This enables a fellow to spend at least one month at three to five medical centres to study spine techniques.
New investigators are encouraged to apply, although any qualified applicant in any speciality may be considered. Applications should include an agreement from the selected centre to accept the applicant. International candidates may apply. Medical residents may
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be considered provided that they have a mentor or faculty support. The fellowship is typically worth between US$3,000 and US$7,000, and covers travel and housing costs. Closing date: 09 May 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 12 midnight CST. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 27 Oct 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel for research purposes, Personal development Award budget total: - Website: https://www.spine.org/ResearchClinicalCare
/ResearchGrantsFunding/FundingOpportunities.aspx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Central Nervous System; Traumatology, Accidents & Injury; Musculoskeletal System Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +1 630 230 3691 Email: [email protected]
PONSORSHIP GRANTS FOR CONFERENCES
Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature
Description: The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature invites applications for its sponsorship grants for conferences and other events. These promote research in medieval languages and literature by sponsoring a range of relevant conferences, lectures and other events. Preference is given to applications for events in locations or on subject areas that are underrepresented in medieval studies. Members of the society may apply. The society is particularly interested in providing financial sponsorship which facilitates access to conferences for graduates and early career academics and supports graduate and early career academic attendance and participation.
Grants are for more than £500. Closing date: 11 May 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated 3 times a year. Posted date: 07 Dec 15 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: - Award amount min: £500 Award budget total: - Website: http://mediumaevum.modhist.ox.ac.uk/conferences/funding Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
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Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Medieval Literature; Historical Linguistics Contact Details ----------------------------------------------
SSMLL c/o History Faculty George Street Oxford OX1 2RL Email: [email protected]
NDEPENDENT MEETINGS
Biochemical Society
Description: The Biochemical Society invites proposals for its independent meetings. Funding supports scientific events that are organised entirely by an outside organisation, ranging from one-day symposia to international conferences. Proposals must address the following theme panels:
genes;
molecular structure;
energy and metabolism;
cells;
signalling;
biological systems. Applications for postgraduate research days or mini-symposia are not considered. At least one person of the organising committee must be a member of the society. Grants are worth up to £500 each. Closing date: 13 May 16 Deadline information:
Posted date: 08 Feb 16 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.biochemistry.org/Conferences/ProposeaConference/ProposeanIndependentMeeting.aspx Application form: https://bsconferences.myreviewroom.com/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +44 20 7685 2450 Email: [email protected]
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UATERNARY CONFERENCE FUND
Quaternary Research Association
Description: The Quaternary Research Association invites applications for support from its quaternary conference fund. This assists with attendance at conferences and field meetings. Priority will be given to conferences and field meetings sponsored by the association. Members of the association of at least one year’s standing may apply. Priority will be given to those with limited alternative sources of funding, particularly postgraduate students. Grants are typically worth up to £500. Closing date: 15 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 May 2016, 15 September 2016, 15 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 13 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website: https://www.qra.org.uk/
Application form: https://www.qra.org.uk/media/uploads/QRFapplication15.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Biological Sciences; Archaeology; Zoology; Geography; Botany; Geology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- QRA Department of Geography Durham University Science Laboratories South Road Durham DH1 3LE Tel: +44 191 33 43498 Email: [email protected]
OSTGRADUATE MEETINGS AWARDS
Quaternary Research Association
Description: The Quaternary Research Association invites applications for its postgraduate meetings awards. These enable postgraduates to attend association meetings, namely field meetings and annual discussion meetings. Registered postgraduates who are current members of the association may apply.
Applications are particularly encouraged from students in their first year of postgraduate study. The main criteria for the distribution of awards will be relevance to research topic and financial need. Awards normally cover 50 per cent of the costs of the meeting, excluding travel to the venue.
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Closing date: 15 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 May 2016, 15 September 2016, 15 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 20 Jul 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Student awards Award budget total: - Website: https://www.qra.org.uk/ Application form: https://www.qra.org.uk/media/uploads/PostgradMeetingApp15.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Quaternary Environments Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- QRA Department of Geography Durham University Lower Mountjoy South Road Durham DH1 3LE Tel: +44 191 334 3498 Email: [email protected]
ORENTZ CENTER WORKSHOPS
Lorentz Center
Description: The Lorentz Center, with funding from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), invites applications for support to host the Lorentz Center international workshops. These encourage ground breaking innovative research and focus on stimulating new collaborations and interactions between scientists from different countries and fields. Workshops are often in the domain of the sciences, but interaction with and broadening towards the humanities is encouraged. Two Lorentz workshop facilities offer space for groups of up to 55 participants. Workshops typically last four or five days. Academic researchers in any country and from any scientific or scholarly discipline are eligible to apply.
The number of lectures is limited to ensure time for interaction and discussion. A budget of €700,000 per year is contributed by NWO. Closing date: 15 May 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. Applications due by 11.59pm. Posted date: 21 Oct 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Hosting conferences, Networking/collaboration Award budget total: €700,000 Website: http://www.nwo.nl/en/funding/our-funding-instruments/ew/lorentz-center/lorentz-center.html Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
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ESEARCH, TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE GRANTS
Design History Society
Description: The Design History Society invites applications for its research, travel and conference grants. These assist those who need to travel to conduct essential research for their design history scholarship or to present new research at key academic conferences. In particular the grant will be used towards:
costs incurred during research trips, including travel and accommodation to conduct vital primary or secondary research, photocopying and scanning costs at archives or libraries, or library memberships;
registration fees, travel and accommodation costs to present a paper, poster or convene a session at an academic conference.
The research travel or conference must take place within 12 months of the application deadline. Scholars located anywhere in the world, whether independently or in the employ of an institution are eligible, but students are not eligible. Only members of the society may apply. The total amount available is £3,000, which will be divided amongst several applications. Grants are worth up to £1,000.
Closing date: 15 May 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 28 Oct 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., General operating support, Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £1,000 Award budget total: £3,000 Website: http://www.designhistorysociety.org/awards/research-grants/travel-grant Application form: http://www.designhistorysociety.org/uploads/documents/DHS-Research-Travel-and-Conference-Grant-Application-Form-FINAL.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Design Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- DHS 70 Cowcross Street London WC1M 6EJ Email: [email protected]
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BORIGINAL PEOPLES COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE – NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT GRANTS
Canada Council for the Arts – Conseil des Arts du Canada
Description: The Canada Council for the Arts invites applications for its national and international project grants, under its Aboriginal peoples collaborative exchange programme. These enable Aboriginal artists to travel to other Aboriginal communities to collaborate in a traditional or contemporary artistic practice. Projects should aim to be:
creative – with two artists or groups of artists creating a work together;
developmental – developing artistic skills and techniques among participants, advancing traditional or contemporary artistic knowledge, and exploring artistic themes;
exploratory and research-based – artistic research with Aboriginal communities to recover, examine, and authenticate traditional histories and artistic practices.
Applications are open to Canadian Aboriginal individual artists, arts groups, artists’ collectives and arts organisations. Foreign indigenous artists must apply through a Canadian Aboriginal arts group, collective or organisation. Applications may be made in any chosen Aboriginal language. Grants for individuals are worth up to CA$5,000 for travel within Canada and CA$10,000 for travel outside of Canada. Grants for groups or collectives are worth up to CA$20,000 for travel within Canada and CA$30,000 for travel outside of Canada. Closing date: 16 May 16
Deadline information: Applications due on 15 May and 15 November annually. If deadlines fall on a weekend or statutory holiday, applications are due on the next business day. Posted date: 16 Nov 15 Award type: Networking/collaboration, Travel for research purposes, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: $30,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/aboriginal-peoples-collaborative-exchange-national-and-international-project-grants Application form: http://canadacouncil.ca/~/media/files/grants%20prizes%20-%20en/aboriginal%20office/aboriginal%20peoples%20collaborative%20exchange%20national%20and%20international%20project%20grants/abg1e%2003-14.pdf?force=1 Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Country of applicant institution: Canada Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Arts; Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +1 613 566 4414 ext 4178 Email: [email protected]
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International Committee for the History of Technology
Description: The International Committee for the History of Technology invites applications for its travel grants. These enable grantees to attend the committee’s symposium in Brasov, Romania, from 29 July to 2 August 2014. Graduates, postgraduates and young researchers can apply. Preference is given to students and young researchers from developing countries as well as Eastern and Central European countries in transition. Grants are worth €350. Closing date: 17 May 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 09 Dec 13 Award type: Young investigator awards, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: €350 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.icohtec.org/annual-meeting-2015-travel-grant.html
Application form: http://icohtec.org/2014-meeting/Brasov-2014_Travel_Grant_Application_Form-v3.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- History; History of Engineering & Technology; History of Science Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- ICOHTEC Institute of Civil Engineering University of Zielona Gora ul. prof. Z. Szafrana 1 65-516 Zielona Góra Tel: +48 605 224 326 Email: [email protected]
ERNHARD BARON TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Description: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists invites applications for the Bernhard Baron travelling fellowship. This enables candidates to undertake short-term travel in order to expand their knowledge in an
area of obstetrics and gynaecology in which they already have experience. Applicants must be members or fellows of the college.
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Two fellowships are available, worth up to £6,000 each. Closing date: 24 May 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 28 Apr 15 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Directed grants for individual investigators, Postdoctoral training fellowships, Early-Career fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships Award amount max: £6,000 Award amount min: - Award budget total: £12,000 Website: https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/careers-training/awards-grants-prizes/bernhard-baron-travelling-fellowship/
Application form: https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/careers-and-training/awards--prizes/bernhard-baron-travelling-scholarship_application-form-2015.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Obstetrics & Gynaecology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
ISITING RESEARCHERS SUPPORT PROGRAMME GRANTS
International Information Science Foundation
Description: The International Information Science Foundation invites applications for its visiting research support programme grants. These cover the travel expenses of young computer scientists who visit Japan for research purposes falling under information or computer science. Supported activities include giving presentations at international conferences in Japan, or conducting research at Japanese universities or research institutes. Visits should take place between 1 July 2014 and 31 March 2015. Scientists doing fundamental research, including graduate studies, in computer science at a university or research institute are eligible to apply, given that they are citizens of
a country other than Japan and under 40 years of age. Grants are worth ¥200,000 for European and ¥170,000 for Australian and North American applicants. Grant amounts for applicants from other areas vary. Closing date: 31 May 16 (Forecast) Deadline information: !! Call has not yet been announced by funder, but this is the approximate deadline we expect. This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 07 Apr 14 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research purposes, Young investigator awards
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Website: http://www.iisf.or.jp/subsidize-en.html Application form: http://www.iisf.or.jp/word/AppliForm_english.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, British Indian Ocean Territory, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Republic of, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Macao, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, All African Nations, All European Nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, All North American nations
Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Artificial Intelligence; Computer Graphics; Control Systems; Database Management; Sociology of Science & Technology; Information Science; Computer Science & Informatics; Information & Coding Theory; Theory of Computation; Information Systems; Sociology; Computer Networks; Operating Systems; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Information Society; Software Engineering; Software Development Practices; Libraries & Information Science; Computer Engineering & Hardware Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- IISF Gloria III-805 1-10-7 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002 Tel: +81 3 5766 3642 Email: [email protected]
ISITING SCHOLARS AND CONSULTANTS GRANTS FOR INSTITUTES IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Description: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics invites applications for its visiting scholars and consultants grants for institutes in developing countries. Funding provides assistance to institutes or research groups in developing countries requiring expert advice to enhance existing activities or to initiate a new research programme. The aim is to establish a permanent link between an
outside expert in a field of physics or mathematics and the applicant institute. Applications may be submitted by host institutions in developing countries. The visiting scientist should be an established researcher who makes a commitment to visit the host institution two or three times, with
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visits lasting approximately one month each, over a period of three years. Grants cover the travel costs of the visiting scientist and do not normally exceed €2,500 per visit. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 May 2016, 30 September 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 15 Dec 14 Award type: Networking/collaboration, Hosting visits, Institutional development, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc Award amount max: €7,500 Award budget total: - Website: http://oea.ictp.it/oea/programmes/vs/ Application form: http://oea.ictp.it/programmes/vs/vs_form.doc
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Lower-Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Physics; Mathematical Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Office of External Activities ICTP Via Beirut 6 34014 Trieste TeL: +39 040 224 0322 Fax: +39 040 224 0443 Email: [email protected]
EADLINE BROUGHT FORWARD: GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS HELD IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TWAS
Description: The World Academy of Sciences has brought forward the deadline for its grants for scientific meetings held in developing countries. The previous closing date of 1 June has been brought forward to 31 May 2016. All other call details remain unchanged. These grants support the organisation of high-level international and regional scientific activities in developing countries by offering financial assistance to the organisers of conferences, workshops, symposia and special meetings. Grants are offered for meetings in the agricultural, biological, chemical, engineering, geological and medical sciences.
Applications are open to organisers of international and regional scientific meetings in developing countries. Travel grants worth up to US$5,000 are available to assist principal speakers from abroad or participants from developing countries. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 31 May 2016, 30 November 2016. Posted date: 01 Mar 16
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Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Hosting conferences Award amount max: $5,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.twas.org/opportunity/twas-grants-scientific-meetings-held-developing-countries Application form: http://twas.org/sites/default/files/meeting/sm_form_word_0_0.doc Eligibility profile ----------------------------------------------
Country of applicant institution: Lower-Middle-Income countries, Low Income countries, Upper-Middle-Income countries Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Geology; Biological Sciences; Medicine & Health; Engineering; Chemistry; Agriculture Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- TWAS ICTP Campus Strada Costiera 11 34014 Trieste Email: [email protected]
EROSPACE SPEAKERS TRAVEL GRANTS
Royal Aeronautical Society
Description: The Royal Aeronautical Society invites applications for its aerospace speakers travel grants. These enable young researchers to present an aerospace-related research paper at an international conference. Members may request up to £500 for their first application and £300 for a second application. Non-members may request a maximum of £300 and may apply only once. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Applications must be submitted at least one month in advance of the intended conference visit. Deadlines on: 31 May 2016, 31 August 2016, 30 November 2016. Posted date: 03 Mar 16 Award type: Young investigator awards, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: -
Website: http://aerosociety.com/Careers-Education/travelgrants Application form: http://aerosociety.com/Assets/Docs/Centennial%20Scholarships/2016%20AeSTG%20Form.pdf Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Aerospace Engineering & Avionics Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- AeSTG The Royal Aeronautical Society 4 Hamilton place London W1J 7BQ Tel: +44 207 670 4312
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ISITING LECTURERS AND FÜRTH VISITING LECTURERS
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Description: The Royal Society of Edinburgh invites applications for its visiting lecturers and Fürth visiting lecturers scheme. This enables individuals of suitable standing from elsewhere in the UK or overseas to visit Scotland in order to deliver one or more lectures in Scottish institutions. Each lecturer must be nominated by a fellow of the society who is expected to act as chairman at the lecture. The lecture must be open to anyone. Joint applications from fellows and members of the Young Academy of Scotland are prioritised. Grants are worth up to £350 each. Funding may be used for travel and subsistence expenses, and suitable entertainment. Members are expected to seek funds from other grant giving sources in the UK or overseas. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Applications due four months prior to the scheduled event. Deadlines on: 31 May 2016, 31 August 2016, 30 November 2016, 28 February 2017, and repeated annually.
Posted date: 01 Dec 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Grants - undirected Award amount max: £350 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.rse.org.uk/750_VisitingLecturersandFurthVisitingLecturers.html Application form: https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/grants/vislect.pdf Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Any Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- RSE 22-26 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2PQ Tel: +44 131 240 5023 Email: [email protected]
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British Society for Plant Pathology
Description: The British Society for Plant Pathology invites applications for its travel fund. This assists with expenses for conferences, study tours and visits in the field of plant pathology. Applicants must have been members of the society for at least 12 months. Students are particularly encouraged to apply. The award will not exceed half the total costs of the proposed visit. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Applications must be received between three and six months before the date of the conference or visit. Deadlines on: 31 May 2016, 31 August 2016, 30 November 2016, 28 February 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 22 Jan 15
Award type: Travel for research purposes, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award budget total: - Website: http://www.bspp.org.uk/funds/travel.php Application form: http://www.bspp.org.uk/funds/docs/bspptra.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Plant Diseases & Pathology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
OBILITY GRANTS
European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology
Description: The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology invites applications for its mobility grants. These enable clinicians and scientists working or studying in the field of radiation oncology to visit another institute to learn about or gain experience with different techniques and equipment. Visits should last between one and three weeks. Applicants must be ESTRO members.
For a single applicant a maximum of €700 is reimbursed for travel, accommodation and per diem costs; for groups the maximum is €2500. The annual budget is €50,000. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated 2 times a year. Posted date: 04 Jun 15
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Award type: Personal development, Travel for research purposes, Directed grants for individual investigators, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc Award amount max: €2,500 Award budget total: €50,000 Website: http://www.estro.org/careers-grants/grants--fellowship/estro-mobility-grants Application form: http://www.estro.org/binaries/content/assets/estro/school/2015-general-docs/ttg-application-form-2015.doc
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Cancer Studies & Oncology; Radiology & Medical Imaging; Radiotherapy Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
HEMED SCIENTIFIC MEETING GRANT
Society for Endocrinology
Description: The Society for Endocrinology invites proposals for its themed scientific meeting grant. This supports the best new science by funding a short, focused, scientific meeting lasting typically one to two days with a single theme, which consists of presentations from established and emerging investigators. Representation of women and under-represented minorities in the faculty are encouraged. Meetings are expected to be hosted within the organiser’s host institution. Applicants should be members of the society of at least one year’s standing. Clinical and science committees, endocrine networks and society journal editorial boards are encouraged to apply. The society may consider co-funding meetings with other academic societies, but will not support an existing meeting series. One grant, worth up to £10,000, is available each year. The meeting must take place within 18 months after grant approval.
Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 November 2015, 31 May 2016. Posted date: 16 Jun 15 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: £10,000 Award budget total: £10,000 Website: http://www.endocrinology.org/grants/grant_themedSci.html Application form: http://www.endocrinology.org/grants/grant_themedSci/grant_themedSci_ApplicationForm.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Hormones & Endocrinology
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IGHLIGHT NOTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – RESEARCH
NETWORKING SCHEME
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Description: The Arts and Humanities Research Council, under its research networking scheme, invites applications for the highlight notice for international development. This aims to encourage research networking proposals which explore the contribution that arts and humanities research can play in debates about international development and to the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development. It also seeks to support the development of international boundary crossing collaborations with countries which receive Official Development Assistance (ODA) or with organisations which play an important role in supporting international development. Proposals must be led by a UK principal investigator and principal investigators must come from a discipline in the arts and humanities. Only one co-investigator is permissible; international co-investigators are eligible under this scheme. In addition to these ordinary requirements for the research networking scheme, proposals under the highlight notice must demonstrate support for the development of significant collaborations with researchers or non-academic partners in at least one of the 146 countries which are ODA recipients, or with relevant international organisations with remits that include supporting development in ODA recipient countries. These could be overseas academic co-investigators, project partners or project collaborators as appropriate but should play a significant role in the development of the network beyond participation in events.
Grants are worth up to £30,000 each over two years. An additional £15,000 full economic cost may be provided to cover the costs of any international participants or activities in addition to the scheme limit. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 12 midnight. Proposals relevant to this notice will be accepted after the deadline but will not be eligible for supplementary funding or have an increased chance of funding. Posted date: 22 Jan 16 Award type: Networking/collaboration, Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Hosting conferences Award amount max: £45,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/funding/opportunities/current/highlight-notice-international-development-in-the-research-networking-scheme/ Application form: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/links/je-s/login-to-je-s-system/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: United Kingdom
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ISITING SCIENTIST AWARDS
Makerere University
Description: The Makerere University, in collaboration with the Uganda Virus Research Institute, invites applications for its visiting scientist awards under the joint research training programme in infection and immunity. These enable scientists from local, regional and international partner institutions to visit and work at Makerere University or UVRI. Researchers of any nationality may apply. Closing date: 31 May 16 Deadline information: Applications are invited between 15 March and 31 May 2016. Posted date: 05 Feb 16
Award type: Travel for research purposes, Networking/collaboration, Access to laboratories, telescopes etc. Award budget total: - Website: http://www.muii.org.ug/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Infectious Diseases Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
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TUDY VISITS
Experimental Psychology Society
Description: The Experimental Psychology Society invites applications for its grants for study visits. These enable postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers in experimental psychology to visit another institution outside their individual academic base to develop their research skills. Visits may involve learning about experimental procedures employed in the host laboratory, or designing and running studies that cannot be carried out in the grantee’s home department. Applicants should be registered for a PhD or have obtained their PhD within the last five years. Applicants may be of any nationality but either their home institution or the institution to be visited must be in the UK. Preference is given to applicants supervised by a member of the society. Grants are worth up to £2,000 to cover the costs of travel and accommodation. The society reimburses the host institution for actual costs incurred as a result of the visit, up to £100. Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 December 2016, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 03 Dec 14
Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel for research purposes, Personal development, Hosting visits Award amount max: £2,100 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.eps.ac.uk/index.php/study-visit-grants Application form: http://www.eps.ac.uk/images/epsfiles/2013%20study%20visit%20website%20application%20form.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Experimental Psychology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- EPS School of Psychology Fylde College Lancaster University Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4YF
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Society for General Microbiology
Description: The Society for General Microbiology invites applications for its travel grants. These enable members to present work at scientific or education meetings in the UK and overseas, or to attend short courses related to microbiology. Applicants should be current standing members, full concessionary or postgraduate student members of the society who have made a minimum of two consecutive membership subscription payments. Members in the UK and Ireland may receive up to £200 for events within the country of residence, £350 for events within Europe, and £500 for events outside Europe. Members residing elsewhere in Europe may receive up to £350 to attend events in the UK or Ireland. Members who reside outside Europe may receive up to £500 to attend events in the UK or Ireland. Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 December 2016, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually.
Posted date: 02 Mar 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Personal development Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.sgm.ac.uk/en/grants-prizes/travel-research-funds.cfm/travel-grants Application form: http://www.microbiologysociety.org/download.cfm/docid/515F328E-42D3-4E47-91830FA775A192A3 Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Microbiology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +44 20 7685 2698 Email: [email protected]
TRUCTURAL CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS GROUP BURSARIES
Institute of Physics
Description: The Institute of Physics’ structural condensed matter physics group, formerly known as the physical crystallography group, invites entries for its bursaries. These enable young members
of the group to attend meetings, conferences and training schools relevant to the group’s areas of interest.
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Applications are welcome from members of the Institute of Physics affiliated to the PCG-SCMP group. Bursaries are worth £250. Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 December 2016, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 08 May 14 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Young investigator awards Award amount max: £250 Award budget total: -
Website: http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/scmp/news/page_50520.html Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Physics; Metallurgy; Crystallography; Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Sciences Contact Detail ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
ONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP GRANTS
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Description: The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research invites applications for its conferences and workshops grants. These support events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars and advance significant and innovative anthropological research. Priority is given to major conferences sponsored by large international anthropological organisations that serve as their annual or periodic meetings. Applicants must be professional anthropologists who are the primary organisers of the proposed conference or workshop. A co-applicant may be specified on the application. Grants are worth up to US$20,000. Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Applicants wishing to submit an application by conventional
mail must notify the foundation of their intent to apply at least one week before the deadline. Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 December 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 04 Nov 14 Award type: Hosting conferences Award amount max: $20,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/conference-and-workshop-grants Application form: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/conference-and-workshop-grants/access-online-application Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Anthropology
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470 Park Avenue South 8th Floor New York, NY 10016 Email: [email protected]
ONFERENCE GRANTS
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
Description: The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour invites applications for its conference grants. These enable members to attend ASAB conferences. Applicants must be association members or have applied for membership. They must be registered for a higher degree, or be without access to other sources of funding. Priority may be given to first-time applicants and those working in the research area of the conference. Grants are worth up to £400 and contribute towards the costs of travel, registration, accommodation and meals. Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 October 2016, 1 February 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 19 Jan 16
Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £400 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.asab.org/conference-grants/ Application form: http://www.asab.org/s/grants_AC.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Veterinary Medicine; Ethology & Comparative Psychology; Zoology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
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Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Description: The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications for its travel grants. These enable scientists to present their work at international scientific meetings. The scheme has no age limits, but is primarily aimed at early-career scientists studying fish biology or fisheries science. Application is open to any member, regardless of their geographical location. The current annual budget is £20,000. Individual grants are worth up to £1,000 to cover travel, insurance and subsistence costs and conference fees. Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 December 2016, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 17 Feb 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £1,000
Award budget total: £20,000 Website: http://www.fsbi.org.uk/travel-grants/ Application form: http://www.fsbi.org.uk/assets/FSBITravel-GrantApplication-form1.pdf Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Ichthyology; Fisheries Science Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- FSBI Administration Office c/o Charity and Social Enterprise Unit Brabners Exchange Flags Liverpool L2 3YL Tel: +44 151 600 3362 Email: [email protected]
ESEARCH STUDENT CONFERENCE FUND
Institute of Physics
Description: The Institute of Physics invites applications for its research student conference fund. The aim of the fund is to provide financial support to research students to attend international meetings and major national meetings. Meetings organised by IOP, IOP groups and IOP divisions are ineligible for support.
Bursaries are available only to PhD students who are members of the institute and of an appropriate institute group. Applicants may apply for up to £250 during the course of their PhD. Closing date: 01 Jun 16
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Deadline information: Applications must be received at least three months before the chosen conference. Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 December 2016, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 02 Sep 14 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £250 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.iop.org/about/grants/research_student/page_38808.html Application form: http://www.iop.org/about/grants/research_student/file_38809.docx
Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Physics Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Support and Grants Institute of Physics 76 Portland Place London W1B 1NT Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
Society for General Microbiology
Description: The Society for General Microbiology invites applications for its travel grants. These enable members to present work at scientific or education meetings in the UK and overseas, or to attend short courses related to microbiology. Applicants should be current standing members, full concessionary or postgraduate student members of the society who have made a minimum of two consecutive membership subscription payments. Members in the UK and Ireland may receive up to £200 for events within the country of residence, £350 for events within Europe, and £500 for events outside Europe. Members residing elsewhere in Europe may receive up to £350 to attend events in the UK or Ireland. Members who reside outside Europe may receive up to £500 to attend events in the UK or Ireland.
Closing date: 01 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 September 2016, 1 December 2016, 1 March 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 02 Mar 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Personal development Award amount max: £500 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.sgm.ac.uk/en/grants-prizes/travel-research-funds.cfm/travel-grants Application form: http://www.microbiologysociety.org/download.cfm/docid/515F328E-42D3-4E47-91830FA775A192A3 Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
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RAVEL BURSARIES FOR JUNIOR SCIENTISTS
Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust
Description: The Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust invites applications for its travel bursaries for junior scientists. These enable junior scientists working in the field of animal pathology to:
attend and present at a scientific conference;
make a short visit to another institution or laboratory in order to learn a technique or skill not available at their own institution.
Each applicant must be currently training in anatomical pathology as part of a recognised residency programme at an accredited European institution, currently registered for a higher degree in a relevant field or an early-career postdoctoral research assistant working on a project related to animal pathology. Postdoctoral research assistants may apply for visits but not conference funding. Conference grants are worth £500 each, while visit grants are worth up to £3,000 each. Closing date: 01 Jun 16
Deadline information: Deadlines on: 1 June 2016, 1 December 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 14 Dec 15 Award type: Personal development, Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £3,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-comparative-pathology/news/the-journal-of-comparative-pathology-educational-trust/ Application form: http://content.elsevierjournals.intuitiv.net/content/files/1-20102737.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Veterinary Pathology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
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NTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE GRANTS
Houghton Trust
Description: The Houghton Trust invites applications for its international travel and subsistence grants. These support young researchers of any nationality working in the field of avian diseases. Applicants will normally be aged 35 or under. Employees of commercial companies are ineligible. Grants will be awarded to cover a part or the whole of travel and subsistence costs for attendance and participation in scientific meetings, short visits to laboratories for discussions or to learn specific techniques, and attendance at training courses. The duration should not exceed 14 days. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate that they are also seeking additional funding from other sources. Closing date: 15 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 June 2016, 15 November 2016, 15 February 2017, and repeated annually.
Posted date: 17 Feb 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Personal development, Young investigator awards Award budget total: - Website: http://www.houghtontrust.org.uk/travelgrants.shtml Application form: http://www.houghtontrust.org.uk/docs/appform.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Veterinary Medicine; Poultry Science; Animal Parasites & Pathogens; Ornithology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
Description: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society invites applications for its travel grants program. This program offers a limited number of travel grants to student members interested in attending the TMS annual or fall meetings. The grants are worth up to $500 each.
Closing date: 15 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 June 2016, 15 November 2016, and repeated annually. Posted date: 16 Feb 11 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc.
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Industrial Engineering; Physics; Materials Sciences; Electronic Properties of Materials; Magnetism & Electromagnetism; Mechatronics; Structural Engineering; Mining Engineering; Metals & Alloys; Earth Sciences; Computer-aided Manufacturing & Design; Mineralogy; Mechanical Engineering; Photonics & Optical Communication Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- TMS Student Travel Grants 184 Thorn Hill Road Warrendale, PA 15086-7514 Tel: +1 724 776 9000 ext 259 Fax: +1 724 776 3770 Email: [email protected]
IR JAMES FRASER TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP IN GENERAL SURGERY
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Description: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh invites applications for the Sir James Fraser travelling fellowship in general surgery. This enables members to travel abroad to gain further experience and training in the field of general surgery. Members and fellows of the college in good standing, who are higher surgical trainees in general surgery but who have not yet attained consultant grade, may apply. The fellowship is worth £2,000. Closing date: 15 Jun 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Posted date: 28 Jan 16
Award type: Personal development, Travel for research purposes, Early-Career fellowships Award amount max: £2,000 Award budget total: - Website: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/fellows-members/awards-and-grants/fellowships/travelling-fellowships.aspx Application form: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/media/410878/sir%20james%20fraser%20travelling%20fellowship%20in%20general%20surgery%20app%20form.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
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UTNER TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP IN ORTHOPAEDICS
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Description: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh invites applications for the Cutner travelling fellowship in orthopaedics. This provides funding for travel abroad for one of the following:
a trainee orthopaedic surgeon around the time of their appointment to a consultant post, to enable them to study in centres with particular expertise relating to the responsibilities of their new appointment;
a surgeon making short visits to learn new orthopaedic techniques, or to work in other centres to develop orthopaedic surgery.
Fellows and members of the college in good standing may apply. The fellowship is worth up to £3,000. Closing date: 15 Jun 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 19 Jan 16 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Senior fellowships, Personal development,
Early-Career fellowships, Directed grants for individual investigators, Mid-Career fellowships Award amount max: £3,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/fellows-members/awards-and-grants/fellowships/travelling-fellowships.aspx Application form: http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/media/408702/cutner%20travelling%20app%20form.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Orthopaedic Surgery Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Secretariat Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DW
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OHN STEYN TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP IN UROLOGY
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Description: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh invites applications for the John Steyn travelling fellowship in urology. This enables members to travel abroad to gain further experience and training in the field of urology. Fellows and members of the college in good standing, who are higher surgical trainees in urology but have not yet attained consultant grade, may apply. The fellowship is worth £900. Closing date: 15 Jun 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 19 Jan 16 Award type: Early-Career fellowships, Personal development, Travel for research purposes Award amount max: £900 Award budget total: -
Website: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/fellows-members/awards-and-grants/fellowships/travelling-fellowships.aspx Application form: http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/media/408708/john%20steyn%20app%20form.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Urology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Secretariat Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DW
ORKING GROUP ON THROMBOSIS TRAVEL AWARD
European Society of Cardiology
Description: The European Society of Cardiology’s Working Group on Thrombosis invites applications for its travel award. This enables scientists in basic and translational science in the field of atherothrombosis or thrombosis to attend the soceity’s annual congresses, the EuroThrombosis summit and science meetings, and the Frontiers in Basic Cardiovascular Biology meetings.
Applicants must have an accepted oral or poster presentation at the meeting for which support is requested. They must not be medical doctors. A total of 12 awards, worth €1,000 each, are available annually. Closing date: 15 Jun 16
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Deadline information: Deadlines on: 15 June 2016, 15 January 2017, and repeated annually. Posted date: 22 Jul 15 Award type: Directed grants for individual investigators, Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: €1,000 Award budget total: €12,000 Website: https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines-&-Education/Career-development/Grants-and-fellowships Eligibility profile ----------------------------------------------
Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Blood Diseases; Cardiology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- ESC European Heart House 2035 Route des Colles BP 179 - Les Templiers FR-06903 Sophia Antipolis Tel: +334 9294 7600 Fax: +33 4 92 94 76 01
EADLINE BROUGHT FORWARD: CONFERENCE GRANT
Novo Nordisk Fonden – Novo Nordisk Foundation
Description: The Novo Nordisk foundation, via the Copenhagen Bioscience Conferences, has brought forward the closing date for its conference grant. The previous deadline of 1 July has been brought forward to 20 June 2016. All other details remain unchanged. This grant enables researchers to attend the conference on protein signalling – from pathways to networks, to be held 2 to 6 October 2016, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting will bring together world leading researchers in the area of protein signalling, focus will be on the protein-driven mechanisms that have fundamental roles in many pathological conditions, including cancer, hematopoietic and immune deficiencies, metabolic disorders and ageing. Scientifically accomplished researchers of all levels may apply.
The grant covers registration fee, accommodation and local costs. Participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses. Travel grants are available. Closing date: 20 Jun 16 Deadline information: Posted date: 05 Feb 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award budget total: - Website: http://www.cph-bioscience.com/conferences/protein-signaling-pathways-networks Application form: https://cbc.novonordiskfonden.dk/NNFConfUserLogin.aspx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any
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Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Protein Trafficking; Biochemical Markers; Protein Synthesis, Modification & Turnover
Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Novo Nordisk Fonden Tuborg Havnevej 19 2900 Hellerup Tel: +45 3527 6600 Email: [email protected]
RAVEL GRANTS
Malacological Society of London
Description: The Malacological Society of London invites applications for its travel grants. These support attendance at a conference or workshop related to malacology. The December 2015 call is dedicated to travel to the 2016 UNITAS congress in Malaysia. Preference is given to students, but researchers without professional positions may also apply. Members and those who have not previously received funding from the society are prioritised. At least five grants are awarded each year. For this round only, the society will match UNITAS funding. This means members may apply for up to £600 for long-distance travel and £300 for shorter distance, and non-members may apply for up to £400 for long-distance travel and £200 for shorter distance. Closing date: 30 Jun 16 Deadline information: Deadlines on: 30 June 2016, 15 December 2016, and repeated annually.
Posted date: 03 Nov 15 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £600 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.malacsoc.org.uk/awards/award_travel.htm Application form: http://malacsoc.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MSLTravelGrantAppJune2014.doc Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Invertebrate Biology Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
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IENNIAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS
European Society for Immunodeficiencies
Description: The European Society for Immunodeficiencies invites applications for its travel grants to the ESID biennial meeting. The grants are offered to junior members who wish to attend the biennial meeting. Applicants must submit at least one abstract to the meeting and be under the age of 35. Up to 13 grants, worth up to €1,000 each, are available. Funding covers travel expenses and registration fees. Closing date: 30 Jun 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated every 2 years. Posted date: 29 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Young investigator awards Award amount max: €1,000
Award budget total: - Website: http://esid.org/News-Events/ESID-Biennial-Meeting/ESID-2016-Travel-Grants Application form: http://esid.org/content/download/14293/398238/file/TravelGrantsForm_2016.docx Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Immunopathology; Immunity & Immunogenetics Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +41 22 906 9149 Email: [email protected]
NTER MOBILITY PROGRAMME
National Research Fund Luxembourg
Description: The National Research Fund Luxembourg invites applications for funding under its INTER mobility programme. This promotes scientific exchange between research groups based at the Luxembourg public research institutions and research groups from abroad in order to foster innovative, internationally competitive research and knowledge exchange. The programme enables postdoctoral and senior researchers working in
Luxembourg visit a leading research institution in the field, or the visit of established senior researchers in Luxembourg public research institutions. The beneficiary has to be a Luxembourg public institution, an administration or a public service authorised to undertake R&D activities or technology transfer in their fields of activity. The exchange must take place between a
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Luxembourg public research institution and a foreign public or private institution. The researcher must be employed as a researcher by their home institution before, during, and after the visit. The secondment has to be carried out in a different country from where the fellow has been principally working in the two years preceding the call deadline. Early-stage researchers, such as PhD candidates, are not eligible. Visits may last between six weeks and one year. Grants cover salary costs for the researcher, travel costs for researcher and family, a mobility allowance of €1,000 per month, or €1,500 per month for a researcher with family charges, and other costs, including visa and additional health insurance. Closing date: 30 Jun 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 20 January and 30 June, or next working day, annually. Posted date: 18 Nov 15
Award type: Hosting visits, Travel for research purposes, Networking/collaboration, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc Award budget total: - Website: http://www.fnr.lu/funding-instruments/inter-mobility/inter-mobility-supporting-documents Application form: https://grants.fnr.lu/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Bio/Medical; Physical Sciences and Engineering; Social Sciences Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: +352 26 19 25 37 Fax: +352 26 19 25 35 Email: carlo.duprel_@_fnr.lu
RAVEL GRANTS
International Organisation For the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
DescriptionThe International Organisation for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease invites applications for its travel grants. These enable physicians or researchers to visit foreign inflammatory bowel disease centres for research, projects or clinical experience. The aim is to promote multinational communications pertaining to IBD and the development of IBD care and research worldwide. Applications are welcomed from individuals of any nationality, who hold an MD or PhD
degree. All applicants must be proposed and sponsored by an organisation member. One grant, worth up to US$20,000, is available for a stay of two to six months’ duration. Closing date: 30 Jun 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 30 Jul 15 Award type: Travel for research purposes, Personal development, Directed grants for individual investigators Award amount max: $20,000
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Award budget total: $20,000 Website: http://www.ioibd.org/grants/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Gastroenterology; Bowel Diseases
Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- IOIBD c/o MK Producties Javalaan 9a 3742 CN Baarn Tel: +31 35 542 6745 Fax: +31 35 543 0468 Email: [email protected]
RAVEL FROM OVERSEAS AWARDS
British Infection Association
Description: The British Infection Association invites applications for its travel from overseas awards. These enable individuals to attend the Federation of Infection Societies meeting. Applicants must be non-UK or Ireland-based clinicians working in infection or infection-related speciality who are submitting an abstract to attend the FIS meeting. Awards are worth up to £1,000 each. Closing date: 30 Jun 16 Deadline information: This call is repeated once a year. Posted date: 14 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc. Award amount max: £1,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.britishinfection.org/index.php/grant/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican City State), All African Nations, All Asian nations, All South American nations, All Oceanian nations, Kosovo, All North American nations, Montenegro Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Infection Agents & Pathogens; Infectious Diseases Contact Detail ---------------------------------------------- Email: [email protected]
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AFRICAN DESCENT – RESEARCH NETWORKING SCHEME
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Description: The Arts and Humanities Research Council, under its research networking scheme, invites applications for the highlight notice for the UN international decade for people of African descent. This aims to encourage research networking proposals which are relevant to the UN international decade for people of African descent. The UN cites the need to strengthen national, regional and international co-operation in relation to the full enjoyment of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights by people of African descent, and their full and equal participation in all aspects of society. The theme for the international decade is People of African descent: recognition, justice and development, and the main objectives are as follows:
promote respect, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by people of African descent, as recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
promote a greater knowledge of and respect for the diverse heritage, culture and contribution of people of African descent to the development of societies;
adopt and strengthen national, regional and international legal frameworks according to the Durban declaration and programme of action and the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and to ensure their full and effective implementation.
Proposals must be led by a UK principal investigator and principal investigators must come from a discipline in the arts and
humanities. Only one co-investigator is permissible; international co-investigators are eligible under this scheme. In addition to these ordinary requirements for the research networking scheme, proposals under the highlight notice must demonstrate a core arts and humanities research focus on issues of specific relevance to people of African descent or the international decade for people of African descent and engagement with, or the participation of, researchers or communities of African descent or with relevant community, cultural, heritage, creative or professional organisations or relevant providers of community services. Grants are worth up to £30,000 each over two years. An additional £15,000 full economic cost may be provided to cover the costs of any international participants or activities in addition to the scheme limit. Closing date: 30 Jun 16 Deadline information: Applications due by 12 midnight. Proposals relevant to this notice will be accepted after the deadline but will not be eligible for supplementary funding or have an increased chance of funding. Posted date: 22 Jan 16 Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings etc., Networking/collaboration, Directed grants for individual investigators, Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc, Hosting conferences Award amount max: £45,000 Award budget total: - Website: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/funding/opportunities/current/highlight-notice-un-international-decade-for-people-of-african-descent-in-the-research-networking-scheme/
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Application form: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/links/je-s/login-to-je-s-system/ Eligibility profile ---------------------------------------------- Country of applicant institution: United Kingdom Country of applicant institution: Any Disciplines ---------------------------------------------- Natural Resource Economics; Welfare Economics; African History; International
Economics; International Aid & Relief; Racism & Race Relations; Constitutional Law; Archaeology of Africa; International Law; Crimes Against Humanity; Cultural Studies; Politics & Economics of Africa; Legal Reform; African Languages; Development Studies; Arts and Humanities; Cultural Heritage; Prejudice & Discrimination; Civil & Human Rights; African Literature; Legal & Social Change; Economic Development; African Studies Contact Details ---------------------------------------------- Tel: + 44 1793 416 060 Email: [email protected]
