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Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Contact: - Agency for Science, Technology and Research Phone: - 00 65 6826 6111
	Investigatorships (Biomedical Sciences)
Description:	The award provides for an independent position for a duration of 3+3 years, with a review at the end of the 2nd year and a possibility of "fast-track" promotion. Tenable at one of ASTAR's prestigious biomedical research institutes, ASTAR Investigators may select a mentor from A*STAR but will conduct and publish their research independently. Candidates with research interest in these areas are strongly encouraged to apply : Bioengineering & Nanotechnology Bioimaging Bioprocessing & Biotechnology Chemical Synthesis Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Genomics & Proteomics Immunology Medical Biology & Clinical Sciences Molecular & Cell Biology Stem Cells
Funding :	ASTAR Investigators will receive attractive remuneration, support for set-up costs, research funding, research staff and have access to state-of-the-art scientific equipment and facilities, including the Biopolis Shared Facilities and the Biological Resource Centre. Each ASTAR Investigator's laboratory will be funded with up to US$500K p.a.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 31 July 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Investigatorships (Physical Sciences & Engineering)
Description:	The award supports physical sciences and engineering research for a duration of 3 years, renewable for a further 3 years. The Investigatorships will be tenable at one of A*STAR’s prestigious science and engineering research institutes. Call areas are: - Plasmonics - Energy Storage Technology - Neurotechnology
Funding :	Research funding will consist of up to USD500,000 per annum for overheads and remuneration will be competitively rated.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 31 May 2010 Duration : > 3 years
American College of Surgeons Contact: - International Liaison Section Phone: - 001 312 202 5000
	International Guest Scholarships
Description:	The American College of Surgeons offers International Guest Scholarships to competent young surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who have demonstrated strong interests in teaching and research.
Funding :	$8,000 each.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
American Epilepsy Society Phone: - 001 860 586 7505
	International Award
Description:	These awards are given once every two years by the International League Against Epilepsy and the International Bureau for Epilepsy.
Funding :	The amount of funding available is unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 01 August 2010 Duration : Unspecified
American Psychological Foundation Phone: - 001 202 336 5843
	Timothy Jeffrey Memorial Award
Description:	The Timothy B. Jeffrey Memorial Award is given by Division 38 in conjunction with the American Psychological Foundation.
Funding :	An award of $3,000.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 01 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Association for the Study of Obesity Contact: - Mrs Catherine Stone Phone: - 01304 367788
	Young Achiever Award
Description:	The Association for the Study of Obesity instituted the annual Young Achiever award.
Funding :	The value of this award is £300 and a framed certificate. The recipient will have reasonable expenses for the conference reimbursed.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 04 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Student Researcher Award
Description:	The award will be presented at the ASO conference – Promoting Behaviour Change: Effective Behavioural Interventions – to be held in Leeds on Tuesday, 2nd June 2009.
Funding :	The value of this award is £200 and a framed certificate. The recipient will have reasonable expenses for the conference reimbursed.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 04 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Association of Healthcare Communicators Contact: - Administrator Phone: - 01525 222155
	Communicating Health Awards
Description:	Award Categories -Best Internal Communications -Best Media Handling -Best use of New Media -Best Annual Report -Best Engagement -Best Social Marketing Campaign -Best Partnership Working -Award of Excellence -Communicator of the Future -Communicator of the Year Award
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 02 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Autonomous Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) Contact: - Presidential Department of the Generalitat Phone: - 0034 93 402 46 00
	Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
Description:	The call for submissions to present candidatures for the 6th Premi Ramon Margalef of Ecology and Environmental Sciences went out on 2 February.
Funding :	The Prize is awarded annually and is endowed with €100,000.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 30 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Batten Disease Support and Research Association Phone: - 001 740 927 4298
	Research Project Awards
Description:	These are primarily for, but not limited to, development of novel therapeutic approaches to treatment for NCL, including the identification of bioactive compounds and characterisation of cell-based therapeutic strategies, neuroimaging, proteomic and genomic approaches, and development of treatments that will alleviate the symptoms of Batten Disease. Also approaches exploring the neurobiology of NCL disease and determining the molecular pathogenesis in the CNS and further understanding the cell biology of the NCL proteins/enzymes. Proposals will be received for all forms of NCL with emphasis on CLN1, CLN2, and CLN3.
Funding :	Amount unspecified. Funding for second and/or third year will be predicated on review of previous work and likelihood of achieving goals. Funding will not accompany if the individual changes institution or lab unless preauthorized by BDSRA.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
British Academy, The Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7969 5200
	International Partnerships
Description:	In an initiative developed by the British Academy's Area Panels, awards are available to support the development of ongoing links between research centres or institutions, within the humanities and social sciences in the UK and in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia. The link would be built around a specific research theme of mutual interest. This could be carried forward through visits in both directions; workshops; seminars and lecture programmes; collaborative research; and joint publications. The programme might form part of either institution's training programme and will ideally involve participation from more than one overseas institution, and might also involve more than one department/university/group/research centre in the UK.
Funding :	Grants are offered up to a maximum of £10,000 per year for up to 3 years. Funding for years 2 and 3 will be conditional upon receipt of satisfactory annual progress reports.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 20 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
British Andrology Society (BAS) Contact: - Dr Alireza Fazeli (Secretary) (Secretary) Phone: - 0114 226 8195
	Travel Awards
Description:	BAS Travel Awards are available to successful applicants for travel to national and international conferences.
Funding :	The maximum award value per application is £250.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 01 June 2010 Duration : Single Payment
British Aphasiology Society Contact: - Frauke Buerk - Chair Phone: - 0191 256 3463
	Student Essay Prize
Description:	The essay can be on any topic relating to acquired aphasia (acquired neurogenic disorder of language without restriction of age). A broad interpretation of “aphasia” may be used e.g. The topic may be taken to include language disorder acquired through progressive neurological disease (though not disorders that are restricted to motor speech production or developmental dysphasia).
Funding :	The Student Essay Prize shall be of the value of £100. The prize will be divided on the basis of £75 to the winning student and £25 to the educational establishment where he/she was registered at the time of completing the essay. The academic establishment must spend their portion of the prize money on books or materials which will enhance or promote students' interest in aphasia.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 23 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Student Project Prize
Description:	A prize for a student project on acquired aphasia. Projects may be of any type in the field of Aphasiology i.e. experimental or observational or literature review, and may relate to any aspect of study e.g. from a single case study to a review of epidemiological or service issues.
Funding :	The Student Project Prize shall be of the value of £200. The prize will be shared equally between the student submitting the project and the educational establishment at which the student was registered at the time of study for the project. The academic establishment must spend their portion of the prize money on books or materials which will enhance or promote students' interest in aphasia. Up to two awards of £50 each may be awarded to runners-up on the recommendation of the judges. These awards will be given entirely to the students and not to their educational establishment.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 23 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG) Contact: - Leah Horwood Phone: - 02078360022
	BDNG Research Awards
Description:	The BDNG Scientific Committee are delighted to be able to offer BDNG Research Awards each year. The BDNG Committee has allocated funding to assist projects which develop the knowledge base of dermatological nursing. For larger awards, applicants are encouraged to submit project proposals which reflect a multi-professional/research team approach, to ensure adequate support is provided to undertake an effective study. The smaller awards may be suitable to support appropriate individuals to undertake research based studies (MSc or PhD). Support to disseminate good practice in auditing and evaluation of dermatological practice may be considered.
Funding :	Allocated depending on the number of applications and the nature of the funding request.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 30 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
British Journal of Surgery Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 01243 770 686
	Editor Assistant Bursary
Description:	To this end the BJS Society has established Editor Assistant bursaries. It is envisaged that suitable applicants will be at or near the end of higher surgical training, or recently appointed to a substantive post.
Funding :	Tenure will be for a period of 12 months. Necessary travel and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed, and the successful candidate will receive an honorarium of £1000.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 07 May 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
British Society for Surgery of the Hand Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7831 5162
	Education and Travel Bursary
Description:	Awarded at the discretion of the Education and Training Committee and ratified by Council.
Funding :	This is a new award comprising individual grants of up to £5,000. Up to £20,000 will be awarded each year.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 31 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
British Society of Audiology Phone: - 0118 966 0622
	Applied Research Grants
Description:	The MRC Institute of Hearing Research (IHR) has indicated that it will contribute towards the BSA fund, at least in the first year of the scheme, enabling more grants to be made available. A BSA Research Fund Steering Committee (RFSCo) will be formed to manage the grant procedure.
Funding :	A maximum grant of £3,000 will be awarded for any single project.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 June 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
British Thoracic Society Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7831 8778
	Young Investigator Award
Description:	These prestigious prizes are highly competitive and are awarded to the very best basic, translational or clinical research performed in the UK respiratory community by investigators under 35 years of age. The prizes are awarded based on the quality and content of the research performed, the quality of the abstract submitted and in short-listed candidates the quality of the oral presentation given at the Young Investigators Symposium at the BTS Winter Meeting 2010.
Funding :	£800 to each winner and three runners up prizes of £100.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 29 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
British Thyroid Foundation Contact: - Office Manager Phone: - 01423 709707
	Evelyn Ashley Smith Award
Description:	The award will be offered to (a) support training needs including conference attendance, (b) support a specific project lasting one year, or (c) reward a piece of work already completed, but not yet published.
Funding :	An award of £500.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
BUPA Foundation Contact: - Lee Saunders, Administrator Phone: - 020 7656 2591
	Research Award
Description:	The award is made either on the basis of direct application to the BUPA Foundation by researchers or by nominations of candidates by postgraduate deans or heads of departments. Consideration is also given to the outline of the way in which the prize money will be used to further the work should you win the award.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Communication Award
Description:	It is run in association with the Patient Information Forum (PiF) - an independent group united by a common purpose; the development, production and dissemination of high quality information for patients, carers and their families.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Epidemiology Award
Description:	The study can address any or all of the risk/protective factors, the incidence and prevalence of the main pathological process, or the incidence and prevalence of complications. The BUPA Foundation will be particularly pleased to receive applications which address the interface of epidemiology with other disciplines, e.g. surgery or social studies.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Health at Work Award
Description:	Award in recognition of a piece of excellent work in the occupational medicine field. The work needs to be original and attributable to an individual or small team. Single locations in multi-centre studies may only apply in respect of a "special feature" or if they are the leader site.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Clinical Excellence Award
Description:	To support work that demonstrates an improved clinical outcome for patients/clients using a multi-disciplinary approach. Please see website for more information on the desired criteria for applicants.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Care Award
Description:	For excellence in the development of care for older people. The submission must demonstrate: an assessment of service purpose and planning; a description of the service; a design of evaluation, particularly addressing continuing unmet needs rather than mere service satisfaction.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Patient Safety Award
Description:	The submission must demonstrate: successful implementation of an incident reporting system, which has led to significant change to the design and delivery of a service to improve patient safety; or) successful implementation of a structured approach to incident investigation using a retrospective technique such as root cause analysis or significant event audit, which has led to changes in the design and delivery of a service to improve patient safety.
Funding :	£15,000 award. £5,000 is paid direct to the individual or team members and £10,000 will be used to further the award winner's study in the field of medical research.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Cancer Research UK Phone: - 020 7242 0200
	Career Development Fellowship
Description:	Fellows will have shown special promise in their initial studies in a cancer relevant research field, but may not yet have sufficient experience or the track record to obtain a more senior Fellowship.
Funding :	The fellowship provides 6 years' support; salaries for the fellow, a post-doctoral researcher and a technician; consumables costs and equipment.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 12 July 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Senior Cancer Research Fellowships
Description:	The Fellowship is open to both non-clinical researchers and clinician-scientists. The fellowship provides: * the opportunity to establish an independent research group, or to develop and existing research group; * six years' support; * salaries for the fellow, up to two post-doctoral researchers, a technician and a student; * consumables costs; * equipment.
Funding :	The Fellowship will be awarded for a period of 6 years. It will provide a competitive salary for the Fellow, a technician, up to two post-doctoral workers, technical assistance (i.e., a technician, post-graduate research assistant, or a scientific officer), a four-year PhD student, research expenses and an equipment grant to set up the laboratory.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 12 July 2010 Duration : > 3 years
CERIES Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 00 33 1 46 43 49 37
	Research Award
Description:	The CE.R.I.E.S. Research Award is an annual initiative whose purpose is to honor a researcher in dermatology with a proven track record in the field of fundamental or clinical research into the physiology or biology of healthy skin, and to help fund a future project. The subject area of the CE.R.I.E.S. Research Award is the physiology or biology of healthy skin and/or its reactions to environmental factors. The Awardee will be selected by an international jury consisting of the members of the CE.R.I.E.S. Scientific Advisory Board.
Funding :	€ 40,000 for a one year period.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 04 June 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
Cystinosis Research Foundation - Natalies Wish Contact: - Zoe Solsby
	Research Awards
Description:	Research awards and fellowship awards will be given for up to three years. Currently, the Cystinosis Research Foundation has more than $1.2 million dollars in research and fellowship grants available. The number of awards and their value will depend on the number of outstanding proposals and the funds available at the time.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 15 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Description:	The Cystinosis Research Foundation has launched a postdoctoral research fellowship programme to attract qualified, promising investigators to establish careers in cystinosis research. The fellow’s stipend should be the usual amount for such a trainee at that institution.
Funding :	With adequate justification, up to $10,000 per year can be requested to support that individual’s research. However, the total award cannot exceed $75,000 per year. Awards will generally be for a period of 2-3 years.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 15 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Department of Defense Contact: - Commander Phone: - 001 301 619 7079
	Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award (Neurofibromatosis Research Program)
Description:	Toward this goal, the NFRP seeks to: • Support innovative, high-impact research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in NF research, • Sponsor multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations that will bring new perspectives to the field, • Foster the next generation of NF investigators, • Promote translational and clinical studies to move promising ideas from bench to bedside, • Develop a balanced portfolio of meritorious research related to all aspects of NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $13.75M. PIs at all academic levels (or equivalent) are eligible to submit applications. The maximum period of performance is 2 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $100,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 29 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Laboratory - Clinical Transition Award
Description:	Specifically, the PCRP seeks to: • Support innovative high-risk, high-gain research with potential near-term impact; • Sponsor multidisciplinary synergistic research; • Fund translational studies to promote the fluid transition of knowledge between bedside and bench; • Invest in research on patient survivorship (quality of life); • Foster the next generation of prostate cancer investigators through mentored research; and • Promote research into prostate cancer health disparities.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $80M. The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $750,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 May 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program - Clinical Research Award
Description:	Within this context, the TSCRP encourages applications to the FY10 program that address these vital program focus areas: TSCRP Mission and Focus Areas: * TSC-related cognitive and developmental studies. * Innovative studies historically underrepresented in TSC research to include: * TSC management in adults * Skin involvement * Individualised prognosis * Epigenetic factors (with prognosis and variability issue) * Cardiac involvement (lesions that spontaneously resolve) * Metabolic and nutritional effects
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $6M. The maximum period of performance is 3 years (4 years for clinical trials). The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $900,000 in direct costs. ($1,200,000 in direct costs if requesting an optional qualified collaborator).
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 31 March 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Career Transition Award - Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program
Description:	Within this context, the TSCRP encourages applications to the FY10 program that address these vital program focus areas: * TSC-related cognitive and developmental studies. * Innovative studies historically underrepresented in TSC research to include: * TSC management in adults * Skin involvement * Individualized prognosis * Epigenetic factors (with prognosis and variability issues) * Cardiac involvement (lesions that spontaneously resolve), and * Metabolic and nutritional effects.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $6M. The maximum period of performance is 4 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $338,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 29 April 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program - Idea Development Award
Description:	Within this context, the TSCRP encourages applications to the FY10 program that address these vital program focus areas: TSCRP Mission and Focus Areas: * TSC-related cognitive and developmental studies. * Innovative studies historically underrepresented in TSC research to include: * TSC management in adults * Skin involvement * Individualised prognosis * Epigenetic factors (with prognosis and variability issue) * Cardiac involvement (lesions that spontaneously resolve) * Metabolic and nutritional effects
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $6M. The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $450,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 21 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Health Disparity Training - Prostate Cancer Research Program
Description:	Specifically, the PCRP seeks to: • Support innovative high-risk, high-gain research with potential near-term impact; • Sponsor multidisciplinary synergistic research; • Fund translational studies to promote the fluid transition of knowledge between bedside and bench; • Invest in research on patient survivorship (quality of life); • Foster the next generation of prostate cancer investigators through mentored research; and • Promote research into prostate cancer health disparities.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $80M. Predoctoral Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. PIs o The maximum period of performance is 3 years. o The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $92,500 in direct costs.Postdoctoral Ph.D. and M.D. PIs o The maximum period of performance is 2 years. o The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $115,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 05 May 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	New Investigator Awards (Neurofibromatosis Research Program)
Description:	Toward this goal, the NFRP seeks to: • Support innovative, high-impact research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in NF research, • Sponsor multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations that will bring new perspectives to the field, • Foster the next generation of NF investigators, • Promote translational and clinical studies to move promising ideas from bench to bedside, • Develop a balanced portfolio of meritorious research related to all aspects of NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $13.75M. The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $400,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 29 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Physician Research Training Award - Prostate Cancer Research Program
Description:	Specifically, the PCRP seeks to: * Support innovative high-risk, high-gain research with potential near-term impact; * Sponsor multidisciplinary synergistic research; * Fund translational studies to promote the fluid transition of knowledge between bedside and bench; * Invest in research on patient survivorship (quality of life); * Foster the next generation of prostate cancer investigators through mentored research; and * Promote research into prostate cancer health disparities.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $80M. The minimum period of performance is 3 years, and the maximum is 5 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $130,000 per year in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 May 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Health Disparity Research Award - Prostate Cancer Research Program
Description:	Specifically, the PCRP seeks to: • Support innovative high-risk, high-gain research with potential near-term impact; • Sponsor multidisciplinary synergistic research; • Fund translational studies to promote the fluid transition of knowledge between bedside and bench; • Invest in research on patient survivorship (quality of life); • Foster the next generation of prostate cancer investigators through mentored research; and • Promote research into prostate cancer health disparities.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $80M. The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $450,000 in direct costs. If applying for the Qualified Collaborator Option, the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $600,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 May 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Prostate Cancer Training Award - Prostate Cancer Research Program
Description:	Specifically, the PCRP seeks to: * Support innovative high-risk, high-gain research with potential near-term impact; * Sponsor multidisciplinary synergistic research; * Fund translational studies to promote the fluid transition of knowledge between bedside and bench; * Invest in research on patient survivorship (quality of life); * Foster the next generation of prostate cancer investigators through mentored research; and * Promote research into prostate cancer health disparities.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $80M. -Predoctoral Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. PIs * The maximum period of performance is 3 years. * The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $92,500 in direct costs. - Postdoctoral Ph.D. and M.D. PIs * The maximum period of performance is 2 years. * The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $115,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 May 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Population-Based Idea Development Award - Prostate Cancer Research Program
Description:	Specifically, the PCRP seeks to: * Support innovative high-risk, high-gain research with potential near-term impact; * Sponsor multidisciplinary synergistic research; * Fund translational studies to promote and the fluid transition of knowledge between bedside and bench; * Invest in research on patient survivorship (quality of life); * Foster the next generation of prostate cancer investigators through mentored research; and * Promote research into prostate cancer health disparities.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $80M. The maximum period of performance is 4 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $600,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 May 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award - Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program
Description:	Within this context, the TSCRP encourages applications to the FY10 program that address these vital program focus areas: * TSC-related cognitive and developmental studies. * Innovative studies historically underrepresented in TSC research to include: * TSC management in adults * Skin involvement * Individualized prognosis * Epigenetic factors (with prognosis and variability issue) * Cardiac involvement (lesions that spontaneously resolve), and * Metabolic and nutritional effects.
Funding :	The FY10 appropriation is $6M. The maximum period of performance is 2 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $100,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 29 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Neurofibromatosis Research Program - Postdoctoral Traineeship Award
Description:	Toward this goal, the NFRP seeks to: • Support innovative, high-impact research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in NF research, • Sponsor multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations that will bring new perspectives to the field, • Foster the next generation of NF investigators, • Promote translational and clinical studies to move promising ideas from bench to bedside, • Develop a balanced portfolio of meritorious research related to all aspects of NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis.
Funding :	The Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot approximately $0.6M of the $13.75M FY10 NFRP appropriation to fund approximately four Postdoctoral Traineeship Award applications, depending on the quality and number of applications received. Funding of applications received in response to this Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity is contingent upon the availability of Federal funds for this programme. The maximum period of performance is 2 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $100,000 in direct costs.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 29 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
EC (European Commission) Framework 7 Programme (FP7) Contact: - CORDIS Help Desk Phone: - 00 352 26 64 801
	Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1) Calls: ENIAC-2010-1
Description:	This is a call under the Specific Programme(s): Cooperation. Theme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1).
Funding :	€85,000,000
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 30 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Contact: - Dr Sacha P. Sidjanski Phone: - 00 41 21 693 16 41
	Debiopharm Life Sciences Award
Description:	It will be awarded on the occasion of the Annual EPFL Life Science Symposium to be held from September 2 to 4, 2010. The Award is sponsored by Debiopharm Group, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company that focuses on drug development.
Funding :	It consists of a total of 100‘000 Swiss Francs. One half of this amount is a personal award and the other half will contribute to support the awardee’s research.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 15 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Estonian Science Foundation (ETF) Contact: - Administrator Phone: - 0372 6 996 210
	Post-Doctoral Research Grant
Description:	With the grants, financed with a support of the European Social Fund (ESF), the researchers are enabled to blend in with the academic world by continuing the work in their field of science in a new research and development institution. Issuing postdoctoral research grants is a contribution to the coherence between scientists and Estonian research and development institutions.
Funding :	The research performance of Estonia from abroad kolivatele järeldoktoritele resettlement allowance paid to 400,000 kroons (with applicable taxes), the host institution and research on amounts paid 5%
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 27 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
European Science Foundation Phone: - 00 33 3 8876 7100
	ESF Exploratory Workshops
Description:	Proposals may be submitted in any or across several of the following broad scientific fields: - Biomedical Sciences - Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences - Physical and Engineering Sciences - Social Sciences - Humanities - Science driven issues of Research Infrastructures in any of the above fields
Funding :	The award will be up to a maximum value of €15,000. The award will cover the costs of workshop activities and travel, accommodation and subsistence for participants.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 29 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
European Society of Neuroradiology Contact: - Secretary General - Prof. Guido Wilms Phone: - 00 32 16 343781
	Lucien Appel Prize of ESNR
Description:	By means of a generous offer from the Lucien Appel Foundation for Neuroradiology, it has been possible to fuse two awards, ESNR Scientific Award and Lucien Appel Prize in neuroradiology, into one major annual scientific award "Lucien Appel Prize of ESNR". The Candidates have to be the authors of original works in the fields of Research in Neuroradiology, Diagnostic Neuroradiology or Interventional Neuroradiology, recently published in a scientific journal or still unpublished, and must not have received any other prize for the same work.
Funding :	The Prize is 4000 Euros (approx £3,166), awarded during each Annual Congress of the ESNR or Neuroradiological Symposium and includes full coverage of the guest registration fee for this Annual Congress.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 01 May 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
Faculty of Homeopathy Phone: - 01582 408680
	Nelson Barcapel Bursaries
Description:	Funds have been made available through the generous support of Nelsons and the Barcapel Foundation. The bursaries will be distributed to encourage those who most need them, those who are unable to attract financial support elsewhere and those who, on completion of their studies, are likely to use homeopathic medicines regularly within their practice. Applications will be considered each academic year. Applicants may apply for a bursary for one academic year at a time, up to a maximum of three years.
Funding :	Up to 60% of the course fees you expect to pay (taking into account any discounts) up to a maximum of £600.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 28 May 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7188 7700
	Translational Research Programme - Research Training Fellowships
Description:	Applications will be considered from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation, Lambeth Primary Care Trust and Southwark Health and Social Care, and their academic partners (principally King’s College London and London South Bank University)
Funding :	The October Research Committee will make recommendations, within the £2.4m budget allocation, to the 22nd November 2010 Trustee Board meeting.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 31 March 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Health Research Board Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 00 353 1 234 5000
	Cochrane Fellowships
Description:	It is envisaged that at least four Fellowships will be awarded on the island of Ireland in 2010 (dependent on volume and quality of applications and the availability of funding).
Funding :	The Fellowship provides the Fellow with protected time of up to two days per week for up to two years to conduct their review. The award covers systematic review training costs, salary-related costs and research expenses.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 20 May 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Institution of Engineering and Technology Phone: - 01438 313 311
	J A Lodge Award
Description:	Work submitted must deal with any field of Biomedical Engineering, and is not necessarily exclusive to the United Kingdom. The award is presented to electronic and electrical engineers who are at the early stage of their careers. Any contribution by others to the work submitted must be made clear in the application. The award will be presented in September 2010 at the Medical Society of London.
Funding :	The winning entrant will receive a prize of £150, one year’s membership to the IET and a certificate of recognition.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Dennis Hill Award
Description:	This award is presented annually to the student on a taught MSc programme who has submitted an outstanding MSc project dissertation in the general field of healthcare technology and cognate subjects. The award will be presented in September 2010 at the Medical Society of London.
Funding :	The winning entrant will receive a prize of £150, one year’s membership to the IET and a certificate of recognition.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	William James Award
Description:	Recognising and rewarding outstanding work in the field of research and development in biomedical engineering. The award will be presented in September 2010 at the Medical Society of London.
Funding :	The winning entrant will receive a prize of £200, a plaque and a certificate of recognition.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Phone: - 001 410 296 0232
	MSI Grant Award
Description:	The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) announces a competitive grant programme to stimulate scientific investigation of the contribution of multisensory components in structured-language reading instruction - particularly for students at risk of academic failure or underachievement, such as those with dyslexia. The funding period begins 1st September 2010.
Funding :	The programme will provide up to $20,000 for one year for new educational, neuroscience, cognitive science, or other research projects with this focus.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 01 May 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
International MDT Research Foundation Contact: - The International MDT Research Foundation
	Small Grants
Description:	These grants will provide support for pilot research that could lead to submission of subsequent larger grant applications. Preference will be given to proposals that include functional outcomes assessments. Proposals will be subjected to a peer-review process and only the highest quality projects will receive funding.
Funding :	Requested amounts should be at a minimum $2,000 and a maximum $10,000. Funds are for work to be performed, not for works in progress or already completed. Grants are awarded for one year.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 01 June 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Phone: - 001 847 480 9028
	Awards and Honours
Description:	The society will recognise award winners at the ISTSS 26th Annual Meeting, November 4th-6th November at the Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel Monteal, Quebec, Canada. * Lifetime Achievement Award This award is the highest honour given by ISTSS. It is awarded to the individual who has made great lifetime contributions to the field of PTSD. * Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional Award This award recognises excellence in traumatic stress service or research by an individual who has completed his or her training within the last five years. * Robert S. Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement This award is given to an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the PTSD field. * Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence This award is given to a clinician or group of clinicians in direct service to traumatised individuals. This written and/or verbal communication to the field must exemplify the work of Sarah Haley. * Public Advocacy Award This award is given for outstanding and fundamental contributions to advancing social understanding of trauma. * Frank Ochberg Award for Media and Trauma Study This award recognises significant contributions by clinicians and researchers on the relationship of media and trauma.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 01 June 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Joint Information Systems Committee Phone: - 0117 331 0789
	Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants
Description:	Circular 4/08. This is an open call, and projects dealing with any aspect of e-learning are welcomed. To reduce the initial investment in time and resource needed to develop a traditional JISC proposal and to encourage speculative and innovative ideas from the community, bidders are invited to submit outline proposals.
Funding :	Funds of up to £50,000 for projects of one year duration are available.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 19 April 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
	Deposit of research outputs and Exposing digital content for education and research
Description:	Strand A - Deposit: Ensuring take-up of solutions that enable and encourage author deposit of Open Access research outputs into repositories by embedding deposit into research or related practice. Strand B - Expose: Projects that enable content to be made available on the Web using structured data, in particular linked data which increases its potential value to researchers, teachers and learners.
Funding :	A: £750,000. Up to 5 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £300,000. B: £750,000. Up to 20 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £100,000.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 20 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	Access to Resources and Open Innovation
Description:	Strand 1 – Access to Resources Demonstrator projects of locally-based and collaborative integrated service models, which will provide information and knowledge services to external business and community parties. Strand II – Open Innovation Pilot projects in online open innovation, which will open up institutional ideas and services for co-development with collaborating business and community external user groups. The call has a dual purpose to: - enhance the institutional role in facilitating and generating innovation, by exploiting online media and extending institutions’ business and community engagement services through innovative partnership and collaborative models. - improve access to information and knowledge resources, and development opportunities, for external parties. Projects in both strands should start by the end of June 2010 and run for 12 months.
Funding :	Strand 1 – Access to Resources Total funds: £450,000. Up to 5 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £100,000. Strand II – Open Innovation Total funds: £350,000. Up to 4 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £100,000.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 19 April 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
	Distributed Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
Description:	Strand A: Technical rapid innovation projects - Technical rapid innovation projects will design and deliver light-weight solutions to one or more priority user needs by widening the range of functionality the VLE can provide in an interoperable way. Projects for Strand A - A total of up to five projects will receive funding. Funding is available for projects starting from 1st July 2010. Strand A projects must be complete by 31st December 2010. Strand B: Institutional pilots - Institutional pilots will review their virtual learning environment and related systems to establish to what extent they meet the current and projected needs of the wide range of users in the institution and beyond, and implement technical work to widen the range of functionality the VLE can provide in an interoperable way. Projects for Strand B - A total of up to three projects will receive funding. Funding is available for projects starting from 1st July 2010. Strand B projects must be complete by 31st December 2011.
Funding :	Projects for Strand A will be up to six months duration and up to £30,000 is available per project. Projects for Strand B will be up to 18 months duration and up to £100,000 is available per project.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 21 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Managing Research Data Programme
Description:	Strand A: Citing, Linking and Integrating Research Data - Projects to demonstrate the innovative potential for research and scholarly communications of improving methods for citing, linking and integrating research data. Strand B: Innovative Publications for Research Data - Projects to explore innovative technical and organisational models for data publication by scoping and piloting enhanced publications for research data.
Funding :	Strand A: Citing, Linking and Integrating Research Data - Total funds: up to £120,000 available per project and up to 10 projects will be funded. Projects will last up to 12 months’ duration. Strand B: Innovative Publications for Research Data - Total funds: up to £200,000 available per project and up to 4 projects will be funded. Projects will last up to 12 months’ duration. Total funds for both strands: £1,000,000. JISC intends to allocate roughly £600,000 to Strand A and up to £400,000 to Strand B. However, should either strand attract an oversubscription of particularly strong bids, adjustments in the distribution of funding between strands may be made to reflect this.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 25 May 2010 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute Phone: - 0082 2 2658 9051 ~3
	Heo-Jun Award
Description:	The AMS Award supports research development and activities for solving problems for the world human health with Korean medicine. It praises original research articles which will be contributing to high quality of life through the improvement of human health and attachment of Korean traditional medicine. The award is named after a renowned Korean medical doctor in the Chosun dynasty.
Funding :	US $30,000 for one article.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Je-Ma Award
Description:	The AMS Award supports research development and activities for solving problems for the world human health with Korean medicine. It praises original research articles which will be contributing to high quality of life through the improvement of human health and attachment of Korean traditional medicine. The award is named after a renowned Korean medical doctor in the Chosun dynasty.
Funding :	US $20,000 for one article.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Sa-Am Award
Description:	The AMS Award supports research development and activities for solving problems for the world human health with Korean medicine. It praises original research articles which will be contributing to high quality of life through the improvement of human health and attachment of Korean traditional medicine. The award is named after a renowned Korean medical doctor in the Chosun dynasty.
Funding :	US $10,000 for one article.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Young Scientists Award
Description:	The AMS Award supports research development and activities for solving problems for the world human health with Korean medicine. It praises original research articles which will be contributing to high quality of life through the improvement of human health and attachment of Korean traditional medicine.
Funding :	US $5,000 per article for three articles.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Travel Award
Description:	The AMS Award supports research development and activities for solving problems for the world human health with Korean medicine. It praises original research articles which will be contributing to high quality of life through the improvement of human health and attachment of Korean traditional medicine.
Funding :	Economy airfare and accommodation for 3 applicants.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Poster Award
Description:	The AMS Award supports research development and activities for solving problems for the world human health with Korean medicine. It praises original research articles which will be contributing to high quality of life through the improvement of human health and attachment of Korean traditional medicine.
Funding :	US $500 per article for three articles.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7405 0101
	Non-Clinical Senior Fellowship
Description:	The fellowship is tenable in any appropriate UK laboratory and provides five years of personal support.
Funding :	Three years’ funding for one or two support posts and appropriate consumable costs.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 10 July 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Non-Clinical Junior Fellowship
Description:	The fellowship is tenable in any appropriate UK laboratory and provides five years of personal support together with a three-year research assistant post and appropriate consumable costs.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 10 July 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Elective Bursary
Description:	For final year clinical electives.
Funding :	Up to four travel awards of £1,000 are made in February each year.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 10 July 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Medical Research Society Contact: - Dr A. N. Chaudhry, Academic Secretary
	MRS Young Investigator Award
Description:	Submissions are welcomed from all biomedical research fellows (clinical and non-clinical) who have undertaken a period of supervised research in the UK intended to lead to a doctoral degree. Applications are also welcomed from fellows who may have completed their work just prior to the last submission or who have previously submitted but now have a more complete body of work to present.
Funding :	An award of £1,000.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 08 October 2010 Duration : Single Payment
MRC - Medical Research Council Phone: - 020 7636 5422
	Therapeutic Capability Clusters
Description:	The first of these Therapeutic Capability Clusters will be in the area of Inflammation & Immunity with two pilot clusters in inflammatory respiratory diseases and joint & related inflammatory diseases where there is existing academic excellence and the cluster can draw on existing capability.
Funding :	The amount of funding available is unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 29 March 2010 Duration : Unspecified
National Fragile X Foundation Phone: - 001 925 938 9300
	Summer Student Research Fellowships
Description:	The foundation accept applications pertaining to all Fragile X-associated disorders including fragile x syndrome, fragile a-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, fragile x-associated primary ovarian insufficiency. The National Fragile X Foundation will fund one or more summer student research fellowships through the William & Enid Rosen Research Fund and the NFXF Research Fund.
Funding :	$2,500 each.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 16 April 2010 Duration : < 6 months
National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia Contact: - Professor D G Lambert, NIAA Grants Officer
	AAGBI/Anaesthesia Department Project Grant
Description:	The money can be used to purchase equipment, to fund or part-fund a salary for medical, scientific or technical personnel, or for other support. If the grant is to be used to support a salary, the employer is responsible for ensuring that appropriate health checks are made according to local occupational health guidelines and that the employee carries appropriate professional indemnity.
Funding :	The grant is worth up to £25,000.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 23 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	BJA/RCoA Project Grant
Description:	Preference will be given to projects that involve the application of basic science to Anaesthesia, Critical Care or Pain Management but clinical research projects will also be considered. The work may be done in a university science department or in an academic clinical department, but preference will be given to projects involving co-operative research between a basic-science department and a clinical department. There will be funding available to make at least one award.
Funding :	The award will normally not exceed £50,000 for salaries (including Superannuation and National Insurance contributions; the BJA and RCoA decline to contribute to any other indirect costs), equipment (including VAT) and running costs. If a case can be made (e.g., where a clinical appointment is essential) then the BJA/RCoA will consider funding to a maximum of £65,000. The BJA/RCoA also ask applicants to note that the two bodies will wish to share any intellectual property rights and income arising from this work with the host institution.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 23 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
	OAA Research Funding
Description:	This may be for equipment (excluding laptops, personal computers, filing cabinets and other basic office equipment), consumables, part salary or other expenses that will be directly incurred by the research. If the grant is used to support a salary, the employer is responsible for ensuring that appropriate health checks are made according to local occupational health guidelines and that the employee carries appropriate professional indemnity.
Funding :	Budget for the round is £60K and applications for up to this amount will be considered but applications for smaller sums would also be welcome.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 23 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	SEA UK Project Grant
Description:	The grant is not intended to pay salaries but may be used to purchase service of a third party e.g. to carry out interviews or secretarial support for transcription of interview material. The grant may be used to purchase items of equipment. In this case the equipment will remain the property of SEA UK and be considered to be on loan. This will allow such equipment to be used by other researchers as appropriate.
Funding :	Budget for the round is £10K and applications for up to this amount will be considered but applications for smaller sums would also be welcome.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 23 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
National Institute for Health Research Trainees Coordinating Centre (NIHR TCC) Phone: - 0113 346 6260
	Integrated Academic Training - Clinical Lectureships
Description:	Clinical Lecturers (CLs) spend 50% of their time undertaking specialist clinical training and 50% undertaking research or educationalist training. CLs are aimed at those who are advanced in their specialty training, have completed a research doctorate or equivalent and show outstanding potential for continuing a career in academic medicine. The duration of a CL is for a maximum of 4 years or until CCT is reached, whichever is sooner. Alongside clinical training, CLs will be able to further develop their academic skills and will be encouraged to apply for funding to support further postdoctoral or educationalist training.
Funding :	Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 31 March 2011 Duration : > 3 years
	Academic Clinical Fellowships
Description:	NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships are specialty training posts that incorporate academic training. Academic Clinical Fellows (ACFs) spend 75% of their time undertaking specialist clinical training and 25% undertaking research or educationalist training. ACFs are aimed at those who, at the early stages of their specialty training, show outstanding potential for a career in academic medicine or dentistry. The duration of an ACF is for a maximum of 3 years (4 years for GPs). During this time, alongside clinical training, ACFs will be able to develop their academic skills and be supported in preparing an application for a Research Training Fellowship (to undertake a higher research degree) or an application for a place on an educational programme (leading to a higher degree). Success in these applications is defined as the end point of an ACF.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 31 March 2011 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
NC3Rs Phone: - 0207 670 5331
	3Rs in Asthma Research - Call for research proposals
Description:	This is a unique and exciting opportunity for collaboration between in vivo and in vitro scientists, and academia and industry to develop the next generation of asthma research models to address key questions, such as: * What role do potential susceptibility genes play in asthma pathophysiology? * How can the influence of environment and lifestyle on disease pathophysiology be modelled? * What are the mechanisms by which infections increase an individual's risk of developing asthma and experiencing disease exacerbations?
Funding :	A budget of £500k is available. The award can be for any period up to 3 years.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 14 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
NIH - National Institutes of Health: Joint Proposals Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 301 496 4000
	Common Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Lung Cancer and COPD (R01)
Description:	RFA-HL-11-002. This FOA will use the Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project.
Funding :	The total amount of funding that the NHLBI and NCI expect to award through this announcement is $24 million over 4 years to support approximately 8 awards. Requests may not exceed 4 years of funding. Direct costs in each of the years of funding may be up to $485,000 for applications that do not include a programme integrating and coordinating centre (PICC, see section I, Research Objectives) and up to $585,000 direct costs per year for those applications that include a PICC.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 18 June 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Pharmacokinetic Research in Pediatric HIV/TB Co-Infection (R21)
Description:	RFA-HD-09-016. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project.
Funding :	The NICHD intends to commit $250,000 total costs, and NIMH intends to commit $150,000 total costs in FY 2010 to support one to two meritorious applications. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. It is expected that applications will request direct costs in the range of $125,000 to $150,000 per year for up to 2 years. Awards may be made in excess of that annual amount provided that the scientific rationale is compelling and the costs are fully justified.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 24 August 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Pharmacokinetic Research in Pediatric HIV/TB Co-Infection (R01)
Description:	RFA-HD-09-015. This FOA will use the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project.
Funding :	The NICHD intends to commit $1.15 million and NIMH intends to commit $350,000 in total costs [Direct plus Facilities and Administrative (F & A) costs] in FY 2010 to support an expected one to three meritorious applications. It is expected that applications will request direct costs in the range of $300,000 to $400,000 per year for up to 5 years. Awards may be made in excess of that annual amount provided that the scientific rationale is compelling and the costs are fully justified.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 24 August 2010 Duration : > 3 years
North American Primary Care Research Group Phone: - 001 913 906 6000 x5406
	Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research
Description:	The Maurice Wood Award is presented at the NAPCRG Annual Meeting. The award is named in honour of Maurice Wood, an early leader in primary care research and a founder of NAPCRG.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 12 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Phone: - 001 856 439 1385
	OARSI Clinical Research Award
Description:	Research domains include, but are not limited to, areas such as epidemiology and health-services research, clinical outcomes, translational research, and therapeutics, must encompass all phases of research having clinical implications. Clinical research may be in any of a number of Specialty disciplines having an interest in osteoarthritis.
Funding :	Awardees will receive a $2000 honorarium, travel expenses (up to $1000) to the Congress, complimentary registration and three night’s hotel accommodation.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 13 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Basic Science Research Award
Description:	Research targets include all areas of basic science with relevance to osteoarthritis. Basic science research may be in any of a number of Specialty disciplines having an interest in osteoarthritis.
Funding :	Awardees will receive a $2000 honorarium, travel expenses (up to $1000) to the Congress, complimentary registration and three night’s hotel accommodation.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 13 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Pharmacy Practice Research Trust Contact: - Beth Allen Phone: - 020 7572 2278
	Sir Hugh Linstead fellowship
Description:	As the purpose of the awards is to build research capacity in pharmacy practice the following groups have been identified: those requiring funding between PhD and post doctoral grants those requiring funding to go from MPhil to PhD practitioners new to research PhD students requiring 'research costs' to enhance their PhDs The awards can also be used to fund new areas of research, e.g. pre-pilot and feasibility studies that would not be considered by other funding bodies. Please note that the Sir Hugh Linstead Fellowship funding has to be used for research that is of benefit to community pharmacy or the applicant must be a community pharmacist due to the source of funding.
Funding :	One or more awards made annually to a total value of £45,000
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 21 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Galen Award
Description:	Galen Award: One or more awards made annually funded by a bequest by Rowland Henry Williams.
Funding :	Galen award total value of £10,000.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 21 May 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Robarts Research Institute Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 519 663 5777
	J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
Description:	The 2010 Taylor Prize will be granted to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions in the area of "Imaging of the Aging Brain".
Funding :	The recipient of the prize will receive $10,000 and a classical medallion bearing the likeness of J. Allyn Taylor.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 01 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Royal College of General Practitioners Contact: - Information Officer Phone: - 0845 456 4041
	John J Ferguson Award
Description:	This is awarded each year for the most outstanding international travel scholarship application submitted in that round, and for projects which will take place after and within one year of 1st March.
Funding :	The value of each scholarship award normally ranges from £200 to £1,000.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 03 September 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Royal College of Nursing Phone: - 020 7409 3333
	The Mair Scholarship
Description:	The scholarship may be used to: Undertake an evaluation of an OH practice; undertake a study tour in one of the EU countries; assist with the costs of research into an aspect of OH nursing; attend a course of study; assist in the cost of an OH project.
Funding :	The scholarship awards financial assistance to occupational health nurses.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 07 May 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Phone: - 0131 225 7324
	Croom Lectureship
Description:	The lecture is named after the late Sir John Halliday Croom, a Past President of the College, in recognition of his support of the concept of Collegiate Membership. It is competed for annually. It concerns a topic related to modern medical practice and is delivered at the Collegiate Members’ Symposium. This lecture will be delivered by the successful candidate in the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on Friday 22 October 2010.
Funding :	The lecturer, selected by the Collegiate Members’ Committee, will receive an honorarium of £250. Travelling and subsistence expenses within the United Kingdom will be reimbursed in line with normal College procedure.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 02 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Symposium Clinical Lessons Prize Sessions
Description:	Abstracts are invited from Collegiate Members/Associates and e-Associates of the RCPE for the Clinical Lessons sessions at this year’s symposium. Prizes will be awarded for the best Collegiate Member/Associate presentation and for the best e-Associate presentation. Cases should be relevant to a general medical audience, and need not be “fascinomas”, but should carry a clear lesson.
Funding :	The nature of the prize is unspecified. Please contact the college.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 02 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Royal College of Radiologists Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7636 4432
	Audit Poster Prize
Description:	The 2010 Audit Poster Competition will be staged at the 2010 Royal College of Radiologists’ Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) for participants in the ASM. Audit Poster submissions should describe the audit process, including the standard (national or local), and should include the re-audit stage of the audit cycle whenever possible.
Funding :	The winner of the Audit Poster Competition will receive a book token to the value of £200. The second prize winner will receive £50 book token. Notices will be placed on the winning posters during the ASM.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	Ansell Poster Prize
Description:	Ansell Poster abstracts should be based on scientific research in the area of Clinical Radiology.
Funding :	The winner of the Ansell Poster Prize will receive £200 in book tokens.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Contact: - Jane Mackenzie Phone: - 020 7378 1200
	Sternberg Clinical Award
Description:	The initiative should be new to a location and of demonstrable benefit to the service, the clients and the profession. It should have been in existence for at least six months and started within the previous two years.
Funding :	£1,000 award.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 June 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Phone: - 0131 527 1600
	Ethicon Foundation Short Term Clinical Visits
Description:	Grants are awarded towards travel to the UK and European, but consideration will be given to candidates further afield.
Funding :	Grants are awarded towards travel to the UK and Europe, but consideration will be given to candidates who wish to travel further afield, to further enhance a specialty skill or experience which will not normally be available in the applicant’s own hospital. The grant is restricted to the cost of one economy class return journey and limited hotel accommodation. Requests for retrospective awards will not be considered.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 07 May 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) Contact: - Head Office Phone: - 020 7296 8000
	Flexi Grant
Description:	The scheme is open to any innovative idea that will fulfil the goal of strengthening the hearing research field. The grant will be offered twice a year.
Funding :	Applications for smaller sums of money are encouraged within this scheme. Individual requests of up to a maximum of £5,000 will be considered. In exceptional circumstances, and only with our permission prior to submission, applications up to £10,000 may be considered.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 06 September 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Science and Technology Facilities Council Phone: - 01793 442000
	Innovation Partnership Scheme (IPS)
Description:	IPS is a knowledge transfer scheme that supports the development of effective, long term collaborations between UK Universities, CERN, ESO (European Southern Observatory), ESA (European Space Agency), UK industry and research sector organisations, with the aim to: * Promote co-ordinated technology development within the Council programme and with other partners; * Encourage researchers to be aware of the possibilities for exploitation; * Raise awareness in industry and other research sectors of the technological strengths and opportunities afforded by the Council's science; * Encourage collaboration between UK companies and the research community; This will ensure the maximum benefit to UK industry, through transfer of technologies and skills developed from the Council's research programme to broader market areas. Also encouraging a two-way transfer of skills and knowledge between the Council's supported scientists and researchers in UK industry and research organisations representing other sectors.
Funding :	IPS awards provides the opportunity for funding to academic partners and to industrial organisations. It provides a maximum project value of £150k per annum, over a period not exceeding three years
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 13 April 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Small Awards Scheme
Description:	Projects must be relevant to publicising engagement or teaching about the STFC science and technology areas, namely: particle physics; nuclear physics; space, ionospheric, solar and planetary science; astronomy; astrophysics; cosmology; studying materials with muon and neutron sources; studying materials with synchrotron light sources; research using laser facilities; other science areas include: Astronomy; Aurora; Biology and Medicine; Computational Science; Energy Research; Environment; Functional Materials; Nuclear Physics; Particle physics; Science with Neutrons (ISIS); Space Science; Technology; Other Research Programmes; Research Programme Planning.
Funding :	Awards range from £500 to £10,000 and the expenditure can go towards materials, salaries and travel & subsistence.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 15 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
SIMIAN (Simulation Innovation: a Node Project) Contact: - Lu Yang Phone: - 01483 683762
	Bursaries
Description:	The Summer School in Social Simulation aims to provide a comprehensive educational programme on the basics of this new field. The School will take place at the University of Brescia, Department of Social Sciences between the 13th and 17th September 2010.
Funding :	The bursary covers the registration fee and accommodation only.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 15 May 2010 Duration : < 6 months
Society for Neuroscience Phone: - 001 202 962 4000
	Julius Axelrod Prize
Description:	The prize is presented each year at the Society's annual meeting. The recipient is invited to speak at a symposium organised by three institutes of the National Institutes of Health - the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - prior to SfN's annual meeting.
Funding :	The prize includes a monetary sum of $25,000.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 18 June 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Contact: - SPSSI Central Office Phone: - 001 202 675 6956
	Diversity Travel Award
Description:	Awardees must attend the SPSSI convention in order to receive the award. Travel awards may be used to cover all conference-related expenses including transportation, lodging, food, and conference registration. Award payments are made only in the form of post-conference reimbursement for documented expenses.
Funding :	Up to 10 stipends, in the amount of $500 each.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 21 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
	International Travel Award
Description:	Awardees must attend the SPSSI convention in order to receive the award. Travel awards may be used to cover all conference-related expenses up to a maximum of $500, including transportation, lodging, food, and conference registration. Award payments are made only in the form of post-conference reimbursement for documented expenses with original receipts.
Funding :	Up to 5 grants, in the amount of $500 each are typically awarded to international scholars for travel to the SPSSI convention.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 09 April 2010 Duration : Single Payment
The Lancet Contact: - Dr Richard Horton, Editor Phone: - 020 7424 4910
	Essay Competition
Description:	The First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (organized by WHO and collaborating partners), The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are pleased to announce an essay competition for young researchers. The theme of this year’s competition is Health Systems Research: towards universal health coverage.
Funding :	A selection of shortlisted essays will be published in an anthology as well as on the Global Forum and Lancet websites. The anthology will be launched on the occasion of the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Winners will be invited to take part (with all expenses paid) in the Symposium, which will take place in Montreux, Switzerland, from 16 to 19 November 2010.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 17 May 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Tissue & Cell Engineering Society Contact: - Prof David Lee, Secretary Phone: - 020 7882 5433
	Early Stage Investigator Award
Description:	The Tissue and Cell Engineering Society invites applications for the TCES Early Stage Investigator Award. The committee will decide on the winning nomination in May and the Award will be presented at the TCES conference.
Funding :	Unspecified cash prize.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 30 April 2010 Duration : Unspecified
Transcultural Nursing Foundation (TCNS) Phone: - 001 888 432 5470
	Research Award
Description:	For research conducted by doctoral students in partial fulfillment of a doctoral degree or doctorally prepared nurses who have received a doctoral degree within the past three years. Research investigations must focus on transcultural nursing phenomena.
Funding :	$3000 is available.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 October 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Vascular Anaesthesia Society of Great Britain and Ireland Contact: - Dr Jonathan Thompson Phone: - 0116 258 5291
	Verbal/Poster Presentation Abstract Prize
Description:	For people who have performed any research or audit, or have an interesting case report that they would be interested in presenting.
Funding :	There is a prize of £200 for the best verbal presentation and £100 for the best poster presentation.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 09 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Verband Deutsche Nierenzentren Phone: - 0211-179579-0
	Bernd Tersteegen Award
Description:	The Bernd Tersteegen Award was established following the death of Dr. Tersteegen in 1995. The annual award is provided by the Roche Pharma AG (Grenzach, Germany). The award is usually given to a single applicant but may be shared under certain circumstances.
Funding :	€8000.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 15 July 2010 Duration : Single Payment
Wellcome Trust Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7611 8888
	Wellcome Trust-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Postdoctoral Fellowships
Description:	Candidates will be expected to identify an important biomedical research question and to propose a personal interdisciplinary training programme to achieve their research aims. The fellowship is for four years full-time, with the fellow based at MIT for two to three years (Phase 1) before returning to a host institution in the UK for the remainder of the award (Phase 2). Applicants are not expected to have made definitive arrangements for their return to the UK at the time of their initial application; the Trust acknowledges that any current plan may well be subject to change.
Funding :	For Phase 1, the Wellcome Trust will provide a stipend, at a level to be determined by your MIT faculty sponsor(s), and additional support to cover miscellaneous expenses including travel, health insurance and small items of equipment. The MIT faculty sponsor(s) will meet all research costs. For Phase 2, the Wellcome Trust will provide an appropriate salary for the fellow, research expenses (to cover materials and consumables, animals, if justified, and modest equipment) for the one- to two-year period back in the UK.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 07 June 2010 Duration : > 3 years
	Wellcome Trust Four-year PhD Programmes
Description:	The Trust wants to support up to four new Four-year PhD Programmes in the UK or Republic of Ireland, which will give scientists the training and experience needed to drive discovery and translation in research areas inspired by their strategic challenges: Maximising the health benefits of genetics and genomics Understanding the brain Combating infectious disease Investigating development, ageing and chronic disease Connecting environment, nutrition and health
Funding :	Funding for up to five students per annum for a five year period, comprising: four-years' stipend university fees at home student rates contribution towards laboratory expenses in the first year research expenses for years two to four a contribution towards travel a contribution towards transferable skills training.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 11 May 2010 Duration : > 3 years

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