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AHRC - (Arts and Humanities Research Council)       Phone:  - 01793 41 6000

Aims :The Arts and Humanities Research Council aims to; - Support and promote high-quality and innovative research in the arts and humanities. - Support, through programmes in the arts and humanities, the development of skilled people for academic, professional and other employment. - Promote awareness of the importance of arts and humanities research and its role in understanding ourselves, our society, our past and our future, and the world in which we live. - Ensure that the knowledge and understanding generated by arts and humanities research is widely disseminated for the economic, social and cultural benefit of the UK and beyond. - Contribute to the shaping of national policy in relation to the arts and humanities.
Research Grants - Route for Early Career Researchers
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Contact: - Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program           Phone:  - 00813 5250 8111

Aims :The philosophy of Ajinomoto is to contribute to significant advances in Food and Health on a global basis and ultimately to create a better life for all. They aim to be a global corporation, which contributes to the general well-being of all people in the world, through their business domains of food and food-related products, amino acid-based fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
16th Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation
Closing Date :  03 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 00 49 0228 833 0

Aims :To promote international research cooperation.
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Alpha-1 Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 305 567 9888

Aims :The Alpha-1 Foundation is dedicated to providing the leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved health, worldwide detection, and a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

ALS Association
Contact: - Lucie Bruijn, PhD           Phone:  - 001 727 412 0234

Aims :To find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (often called Lou Gehrigs's disease) and improve the lives of those living with ALS.
Clinician-Scientist Development Award
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Alzheimer's Society       Phone:  - 020 7423 3500

Aims :The Society exists to champion the rights of everyone with dementia and those who care for them. Drawing on their unique knowledge: - They will become a world-class authority on all aspects of living with dementia - They will guarantee the availability of accurate and authoritative information - They will strive for universal access to quality services - They will galvanise investment for research into the causes, prevention, treatment and care of people with dementia.
PhD Studentships
Closing Date :  24 June 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Research & Clinical Fellowship Grants
Closing Date :  29 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

American Academy of Implant Dentistry - AAID
Contact: - Afshin Alavi           Phone:  - 001 312 335 1550

Aims :To advance the art and science of implant dentistry by providing educational opportunities, delivering information to the public and practitioner and serving as the credentialing standard for implant dentistry.
Student Research Grant
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Academy of Neurology
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 651 695 2717

Aims :To advance the art and science of neurology, and thereby promote the best possible care for patients with neurological disorders .
Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Headache
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Scholarship
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Research Award in Geriatric Neurology
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Association for Cancer Research       Phone:  - 001 215 440 9300

Aims :To accelerate progress toward the prevention and cure of cancer by promoting research, education, communication and advocacy.
AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 800 892 1400

Aims :Their vision is to provide leadership in advancing the practice and profession of clinical laboratory science and its application to health care.
General Research Grant Funded by the Van Slyke Foundation
Closing Date :  15 March 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR)
Contact: - Research Grants Administrator           Phone:  - 001 713 965 0566

Aims :To provide a forum for issues unique to women in radiology, radiation oncology and related professions; to sponsor programmes that promote opportunities for women and to facilitate communication among members and other professionals.
Research Seed Grant
Closing Date :  31 August 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

American Association of Anatomists       Phone:  - 001 301 634 7910

Aims :The advancement of anatomical science.
Basmajian Award
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

American Association of Immunologists (The)
Contact: - M. Michele Hogan Ph.D - Executive Director           Phone:  - 001 301 634 7178

Aims :To Represent their members views on research funding and science policy, concerns to Congress and responsible federal agencies.
AAI Trainee Abstract Awards
Closing Date :  14 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Asthma Foundation       Phone:  - 001 415-404-3420

Aims :The American Asthma Foundation (AAF) is the only national advocacy group devoted solely to asthma, a chronic condition affecting 23 million Americans. AAF’s mission is to improve treatment, prevent, and find a cure for the disease.
Funding Awards
Closing Date :  09 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Contact: - Enquiries           Phone:  - 001 212 363 3500

Aims :Dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine       Phone:  - 00 1 847 292 4900

Aims :A world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication, and fellowship.
Young Investigators Grants
Closing Date :  15 August 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

American Pediatric Society       Phone:  - 001 281 419-0052

Aims :The Society's primary purpose shall be to bring together men and women for the advancement of the study of infants, children and adolescents and their diseases, for the prevention of illness and the promotion of health in childhood, for the promotion of paediatric education and research, and to honour those who, by their contributions to paediatrics, have aided in its advancement.
Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  17 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Physiological Society
Contact: - Executive Office           Phone:  - 001 301 634 7164

Aims :The American Physiological Society is devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences.
Cardiovascular Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  10 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Cell and Molecular Physiology Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  15 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Central Nervous System Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  03 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Endocrinology and Metabolism Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Gatorade Beginning Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Environmental and Exercise Physiology (EEP) New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Poster Awards
Closing Date :  08 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Early Career Physiologist Travel Award
Closing Date :  13 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Michael J Brody Young Investigator Award of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section (NCAR) New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Renal Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Renal Section Research Recognition Awards
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Respiration Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Teaching of Physiology Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  08 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section New Investigator Award
Closing Date :  13 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Psychological Foundation       Phone:  - 001 202 336 5843

Aims :The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support for innovative research and programmes that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come.
APF David Grants
Closing Date :  15 February 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

F. J. McGuigan Young Investigator Research Prize
Closing Date :  01 March 2012   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 202 367 1161

Aims :The mission of the ASBMR is to be the premier society in the field of bone and mineral metabolism through promoting excellence in bone and mineral research, fostering integration of clinical and basic science, and facilitating the translation of science to health care and clinical practice. The key objectives to achieve the goals include the nurturing and development of future generations of basic and clinical scientists, and the dissemination of new knowledge in bone and mineral metabolism. The ASBMR will be proactive in shaping research and health policies based on scientific advances within their field.
AAIM/ASBMR John Haddad Young Investigator Awards
Closing Date :  06 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Contact: - ASCPT Awards           Phone:  - 001 703 836 6981

Aims :The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics advances the discipline and practice of clinical pharmacology for the benefit of patients and society.
Leon I. Goldberg Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  24 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

William B. Abrams Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology
Closing Date :  24 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Society for Microbiology
Contact: - Awards Committee           Phone:  - 001 202 737 3600

Aims :The ASM is the world's largest scientific society of individuals interested in the microbiological sciences. The Society’s mission is to advance microbiological sciences through the pursuit of scientific knowledge and dissemination of the results of fundamental and applied research. ASM will: * Support programs of education, training and public information; * Publish journals and books; convene meetings, workshops and colloquia; * Promote the contributions and promise of the microbiological sciences; * Recognize achievement and distinction among its practitioners; * Set standards of ethical and professional behaviour.
Dade Behring MicroScan Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
Contact: - Christine Carrico, PhD, Executive Officer           Phone:  - 001 301 634 7060

Aims :To further the growth of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics and to facilitate personal intercourse among investigators in these branches of science.
Division for Drug Metabolism Early Career Achievement Award
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

John J. Abel Award
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Scientist Travel Award
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)       Phone:  - 001 571 483 1300

Aims :To improve cancer care and prevention, ensuring that all patients with cancer receive care of the highest quality.
Career Development Award
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  21 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

American Society of Transplant Surgeons       Phone:  - 001 703 414 7870

Aims :Fostering and advancing the practice and science of transplantation for the benefit of patients and society.
Vanguard Prize
Closing Date :  14 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Contact: - Professor Ceri Davies           Phone:  - 0207 848 8234

Aims :To act as a forum for those concerned with research and education in the anatomical sciences which include topographical anatomy, histology, cell biology, embryology, neuroanatomy, physical anthropology, biomechanics, pathological anatomy and other topics.
The Barclay-Smith Travelling Fund
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

Anxiety Disorders Association of America       Phone:  - 001 240 485 1001

Aims :Dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety disorders and to improving the lives of all people who suffer from them.
Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)       Phone:  - 00 1 952 646 2035

Aims :The Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) seeks (a) to advance the understanding of chemosensory mechanisms by bringing to one forum the variety of different scientific disciplines currently being used to approach the chemical senses; (b) to encourage basic, clinical, and applied research in the chemical senses; (c) to promote an appreciation, beyond the chemosensory community itself, of the need and impact of chemosensory research; (d) to act as an identifiable organ representing the interests of the chemosensory research community; and (e) to act as an identifiable directory for those requiring particular types of chemosensory expertise.
AChemS Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  03 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Ajinomoto Award
Closing Date :  03 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Moskowitz Jacobs Inc. Award
Closing Date :  03 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Polak Junior Scientist Travel Award
Closing Date :  03 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Association for International Cancer Research
Contact: - Enquiries           Phone:  - 01334 477910

Aims :To support fundamental research by eminent and promising scientists throughout the world, into the causes and prevention of cancer.
Project Grant
Closing Date :  29 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Association for the Study of Medical Education
Contact: - Grant Administrator           Phone:  - 0131 225 9111

Aims :To improve the quality of medical education by bringing together individuals and organisations with interests and responsibilities in medical and healthcare education.
Small Grants Scheme
Closing Date :  21 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : < 6 months   

Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Contact: - AORN           Phone:  - 001 303 755 6304

Aims :AORN supports registered nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures.
Junior Scientist
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

Novice Researcher
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)       Phone:  - 001 202 261 2400

Aims :AWHONN advances the nursing profession by providing nurses with critical information and support to help them deliver the highest quality care for women and newborns. Through educational materials, legislative programs, research and coalition work with like-minded organisations and associations, health, obstetric and neonatal nurses. The association's activities are focused in three main areas: Childbearing and newborn; Women's health across the lifespan; Professional issues.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

AXA Research Fund
Contact: - Anne-Juliette Hermant    

Aims :The AXA Group has created this new Fund to encourage research in a number of disciplines that touch on the risks, challenges and major transformations that affect our rapidly changing world. The Fund will award 100 million Euros over five years to finance innovative research.
Post-doctoral Fellowships
Closing Date :  06 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

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Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Contact: - Linda Stundis, Executive Director           Phone:  - 001 617 469 6769

Aims :To save lives through education, advances in treatment and pursuit of a cure for Barth syndrome.
Request for Research Proposals
Closing Date :  31 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

BBSRC - (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council)       Phone:  - 01793 413200

Aims :To promote and support, by any means, high-quality basic, strategic and applied research and related postgraduate training relating to the understanding and exploitation of biological systems. To advance knowledge and technology (including the promotion and support of the exploitation of research outcomes), and provide trained scientists and engineers, which meet the needs of users and beneficiaries (including the agriculture, bio processing, chemical, food, healthcare, pharmaceutical and other biotechnological related industries), thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom and the quality of life. In relation to the Council's activities, and as the Council may see fit, to: - Generate public awareness - Communicate research outcomes - Encourage public engagement and dialogue - Disseminate knowledge
David Phillips Fellowships
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

New Investigators Scheme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Policy Placements
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : < 6 months   

Biochemical Society
Contact: - Biochemical Society/Portland Press Ltd           Phone:  - 020 7685 2400

Aims :The Society seeks to accomplish its mission and charitable objectives in a variety of ways, including: - Publishing a range of high-quality journals including the Biochemical Journal and Biochemical Society Transactions - Organizing an excellent programme of scientific meetings - Organizing and supporting educational activities, including those relating to primary and secondary education and the public understanding of science - Providing grants and bursaries for scientists (including students) to attend scientific meetings in the UK and overseas - Promoting the importance of Cellular and Molecular Bioscience to the health and wealth of the nation, both to Government and other public agencies
Early Career Research Awards
Closing Date :  17 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

The Colworth Medal
Closing Date :  17 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

The GlaxoSmithKline Award
Closing Date :  17 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Biophysical Society       Phone:  - 301-634-7114

Aims :The Biophysical Society was founded in 1957 to encourage development and dissemination of knowledge in biophysics. It does so through its many programmes, including its meetings, publications, and committee outreach activities. The Society's members, now nearly 9000, work in academia, industry, and in government agencies throughout the world.
Emily M. Gray Award
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Contact: - Corporate Headquarters           Phone:  - 00 49 6132 770

Aims :In 1993 the shareholders and the Board of Managing Directors of Boehringer Ingelheim corporation formulated a new Vision for Boehringer Ingelheim worldwide, built around the central concept of their corporate vision "Value through Innovation".
Travel Allowances
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : < 6 months   

British Academy, The
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7969 5200

Aims :To represent the interests of scholarships nationally and internationally; to give recognition to excellence; to promote and support advanced research; to further international collaboration and exchange; to promote public understanding of research and scholarship; to publish the results of research.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Closing Date :  06 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

British Council - Mexico/British
Contact: - British Council           Phone:  - 0052 55 5263 1900

Aims :The British Council is the organisation for cultural and educational relationships around the world.
International Exchange Programme for Young Scientists
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : < 6 months   

British Federation of Women Graduates       Phone:  - 020 7498 8037

Aims :To promote women’s opportunities in education and public life, foster local, national and international friendship and improve the lives of women and girls worldwide.
Indian Federation of University Women's Associations - Amy Rustomjee International Scholarship
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Indian Federation of University Women's Associations - Sarojini Naidu Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

British Infection Society/Association of Medical Microbiologist (BIS/AMM)
Contact: - Hartley Taylor Ltd           Phone:  - 01844 275650

Aims :The society exists to promote the science and practice of medicine in relate to infection, and provides support for all infection specialists whether in the field of clinical practice, laboratory medicine, public health, research or education. It is also keen to support trainees in the infection specialties, and furthering research in infection.
BIS and Journal of Infection Young Investigator Prize
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

British Institute of Radiology       Phone:  - 020 7307 1400

Aims :They strive to ensure that the potential of image science and radiation technology to prevent, detect and combat disease is fully realised. They believe in the importance of research and education, and they promote collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and understanding.
BJR Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Nuclear Medicine Society
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 8676 7864

Aims :The major aims of the BNMS include: Raising the profile of nuclear medicine within the wider medical community; Providing a forum for the communication of advances in nuclear medicine, through annual meetings and local scientific meetings and through the BNMS official journal - Nuclear Medicine Communications; Establishment and provision of appropriate training in nuclear medicine; Representation on official bodies concerned with the regulation of the clinical uses of radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals.
Travelling Fellowships
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Pain Society       Phone:  - 020 7269 7840

Aims :The British Pain Society promotes education, training, research and development in all fields of pain. It endeavours to increase both professional and public awareness of the prevalence of pain and the facilities that are available for its management. The Society is involved in all aspects of pain and its management through the work of the Council, various Committees, Special Interest Groups and Working Parties and via its Publications, Annual Scientific Meeting and Seminars.
Patrick Wall Overseas Travel Bursary
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

British Pharmacological Society       Phone:  - 020 7417 0110

Aims :The object of the Society is to promote and advance pharmacology, including clinical pharmacology. In pursuance of this the Society will, among other activities: assist, promote and encourage research and provide a forum for the presentation of pharmacology; publish the results of research; promote and encourage the education and training of pharmacologists; publish material in various forms; promote and arrange conferences and meetings.
Aptuit Prize
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

The GlaxoSmithKline Award for Young Investigators
Closing Date :  05 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Psychological Society, The
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 0116 254 9568

Aims :Broadly, the Society aims to raise standards of training and practice in psychology, raise public awareness of psychology, and increase the influence of psychology practice in society.
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award
Closing Date :  26 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (RP Fighting Blindness)
Contact: - Honorary Secretary           Phone:  - 01280 821334

Aims :Finding a treatment or cure for retinitis pigmentosa. They also pride themselves on providing high quality information about RP and a telephone helpline for those who need to know more or need help.
Research Grants
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

British Society for Cell Biology
Contact: - c/o M Clements    

Aims :To promote the advance of research in all branches of cell biology and to encourage the interchange of information.
Honor Fell Travel Awards
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Society for Haematology
Contact: - Jules Sleater, Business Manager           Phone:  - 020 7713 0990

Aims :To advance the practice and study of haematology and to facilitate contact between persons interested in haematology.
Start-Up Grants
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

British Society for Human Genetics
Contact: - Mrs Ruth Cole, Executive Officer           Phone:  - 0121 627 2634

Aims :To advance the education of the public in the science of human genetics.
Travel Awards
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

British Society for Immunology       Phone:  - 020 3031 9800

Aims :The British Society for Immunology (BSI) actively promotes and supports excellence in research, scholarship and clinical practice in Immunology for the benefit of human and animal health and welfare. It seeks to help British Immunology accomplish the highest possible goals.
Travel Award
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : < 6 months   

British Society for Matrix Biology
Contact: - Mrs Jane Lohmann, BSMB administrator    

Aims :The objectives of the Society are: - To advance the science of connective tissue and related subjects. - To promote public education therein. - To promote study and research work on connective tissues and related areas and to publish the results of such study and research.
Bursaries to attend other meetings
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Contact: - Dr A S High, Honorary Secretary           Phone:  - 0113 343 6115

Aims :The aim of the Society is to promote and encourage the study and practice of Oral Pathology and to facilitate communication between pathologists particularly those with an interest in oral, dental and maxiofacial disease.
Research Grant
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Society for Rheumatology       Phone:  - 020 7842 0900

Aims :The BSR has recently undergone a strategic planning exercise in which the aims and objectives of the society were identified as: 1. To advance knowledge and practice in the field of rheumatology. 2. To improve awareness and understanding of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. 3. To work at a national and local level to promote high quality standards of care for people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. 4. To lead the profession of rheumatology in the United Kingdom and ensure greater recognition for the society as the representative voice of the specialty. 5. To promote partnership between rheumatologists and patients, and work with other groups with and interest in rheumatology. 6. To promote the advantages of membership of the society and maintain the highest standards of professionalism in its internal governance and management.
Garrod Prize
Closing Date :  07 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Michael Mason Prize
Closing Date :  07 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Investigator Awards
Closing Date :  22 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Society of Periodontology
Contact: - Helen Clough, The Administrative Manager           Phone:  - 0844 335 1915

Aims :To promote for the benefit of the public the art and science of dentistry and in particular the art and science of Periodontology and in furtherance thereof to advance all aspects of Periodontology and to promote improvements in the teaching of the same.
BSP Research Grant
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

British Toxicology Society
Contact: - BTS Administrative Office           Phone:  - 01206 226059

Aims :Toxicology is the science of disease induced by chemicals present in the diet, medicines, the environment and the workplace. The British Toxicology Society (BTS) will be a leading international toxicology society, based on the highest quality science and will promote the advancement, communication and understanding of those scientific disciplines necessary to foster public health and environmental safety.
Early Career Investigator Award
Closing Date :  30 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 613 941 2672

Aims :CIHR is Canada's premier federal agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened health care system.
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign and Canadian Postdoctoral Researchers
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Cancer Research Institute       Phone:  - 001 800 992 2623

Aims :Dedicated to the support and coordination of scientific and clinical efforts that will lead to the immunological treatment, control, and prevention of cancer.
Investigator Award Programme
Closing Date :  01 March 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Cancer Research UK       Phone:  - 020 7242 0200

Aims :Their vision of beating cancer is an enormous challenge. These four purpose statements set out how they address that challenge. - They carry out world-class research to improve our understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer - They ensure that their findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients - They help people to understand cancer, the progress they are making and the choices each person can make - They work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer
Career Establishment Awards
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
Contact: - Head Office           Phone:  - 0131 225 6963

Aims :To improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness through medical research, advice and information, and support in the community.
Travel Awards
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : < 6 months   

Chinese Academy of Sciences       Phone:  - 0086 10 68597289

Aims :The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a leading academic institution and comprehensive research and development centre in natural science, technological science and high-tech innovation in China.
Fellowships for Young International Scientists
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Contact: - Donna L Valente           Phone:  - 001800 225 0292 ext 7130

Aims :The Christopher Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
Individual Research Grants
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Crohn`s and Colitis Foundation of America       Phone:  - 001 800 932 2423

Aims :Their mission is to cure and prevent Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support.
Career Development Awards
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Research Fellowship Awards
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Contact: - Office of Grants Management           Phone:  - 001 800 344 4823

Aims :To assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.
Pilot and Feasibility Awards
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Deafness Research UK
Contact: - (The Hearing Research Trust)           Phone:  - 020 7833 1733

Aims :Deafness Research UK exist to secure radical improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment. Ultimately, our aim is to find cures for these distressing and neglected disabilities.
ARO Travel Fellowships
Closing Date :  29 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Department of Defense
Contact: - Commander           Phone:  - 001 301 619 7071

Aims :The Department's mission is to provide hope by promoting innovative research, recognising untapped opportunities, creating partnerships, and guarding the public trust.
Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program - Career Development Award
Closing Date :  10 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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EC (European Commission) Framework 7 Programme (FP7)
Contact: - CORDIS Help Desk           Phone:  - 00 352 26 64 801

Aims :Knowledge lies at the heart of the European Union's Lisbon Strategy to become the "most dynamic competitive knowledge-based economy in the world". The 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation - is a core factor in European efforts to meet the ambitious Lisbon goals. Numerous programmes, initiatives and support measures are carried out at EU level in support of knowledge.
Marie Curie Initial Training Networks
Closing Date :  26 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Epilepsy Action
Contact: - Mr Philip Lee           Phone:  - 0113 210 8800

Aims :The aims of Epilepsy Action are to: - Raise and maintain awareness about epilepsy and about Epilepsy Action’s work. - Educate people about the facts about epilepsy and improve their understanding of the condition. - Bring about permanent change for the social and medical benefit of people with epilepsy. - Provide advice and information about epilepsy that is relevant to peoples’ needs and that is accessible in terms of location, availability and cost. - Promote all types of research into epilepsy and undertake non-laboratory social and medical research into epilepsy. - Maximise Epilepsy Action’s resources by developing its fundraising activities and income consistent with its immediate and long term financial needs and using its resources effectively and efficiently. - Engage with the Education, Healthcare and Social Care sectors to ensure that epilepsy is fully understood and the needs of people with epilepsy are supported.
Early Career Research Grants
Closing Date :  08 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

Eppendorf - Netheler - Hinz GmbH
Contact: - Eppendorf AG           Phone:  - 00 49 40 53 80 10

Aims :To improve the living conditions of man.
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
Closing Date :  15 June 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young European Investigator Award
Closing Date :  15 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Single Payment   

EPSRC - (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
Contact: - Grants Administrator           Phone:  - 01793 444000

Aims :To promote and support, by any means, high quality basic, strategic and applied research and related postgraduate training in engineering and the physical sciences. To advance knowledge and technology (including the promotion and support of the exploitation of research outcomes), and provide trained scientists and engineers, which meet the needs of users and beneficiaries (including the chemical, communications, construction, electrical, electronic, energy, engineering, information technology, pharmaceutical, process and other industries), thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness of Our United Kingdom and the quality of life.
First Grant Scheme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)       Phone:  - 00 41 61 686 77 99

Aims :To improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases by promoting and supporting research, education and training in the infection disciplines.
ECCMID Travel Grants
Closing Date :  22 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

ESCMID and bioMérieux Research Grant in Clinical Microbiology
Closing Date :  10 November 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

Research Grants
Closing Date :  10 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Investigator Awards for Research in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Closing Date :  10 November 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)       Phone:  - 0041 22 906 91 65

Aims :The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) exists to promote the exchange of information among people who have special experience in the field of paediatric infectious diseases. The society promotes research and training in PID.
ESPID General Travel Award
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  30 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

ESRC - (Economic and Social Research Council)
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 01793 413000

Aims :The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) aims to provide high quality research on issues of importance to the government, the voluntary and business sectors, the media, and the general public.
NCRM Networks for Methodological Innovation
Closing Date :  15 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Postdoctoral Fellowships
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Research Grants (Small Grants Scheme)
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism)
Contact: - EULAR Secretariat           Phone:  - 00 41 44 716 3030

Aims :EULAR endeavours to stimulate, promote, and support the research, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of rheumatic disease, with rheumatic diseases being defined as including those of the connective tissue, locomotor and musculoskeletal systems (UEMS definition of rheumatology).
Young Investigator Awards
Closing Date :  01 March 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Contact: - EACTS Executive Secretariat           Phone:  - 01753 832166

Aims :The main objects of the Association are to advance education in the field of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery and to promote for the public benefit research in thoracic physiology, pathology and therapy and to correlate and disseminate the useful results thereof. Within the EACTS there are a large number of committees working on various issues in order to improve cardio-thoracic surgery.
Francis Fontan Prize
Closing Date :  15 April 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

European Atherosclerosis Society
Contact: - Administrative Office           Phone:  - 0046 31 724 27 95

Aims : The European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) was founded in 1964, with the aim of “advancing and exchanging knowledge concerning the causes, natural history, treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic disease”.
GBG Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  17 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Scientist Poster Competition
Closing Date :  17 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

European Calcified Tissue Society       Phone:  - 01454 610255

Aims :Aims of the ECTS: - To advance scientific knowledge of the structure and function of calcified tissues and related subjects. - To promote basic and clinical research in this field and to publish and disseminate the results of such research. - To foster a multidisciplinary approach and to stimulate, through meetings, symposia, study groups, lectures, seminars and other means, exchange of information and collaboration. - To act as an authoritative body for the purpose of consultation in matters of public and professional interest concerning research in calcified tissues and related subjects in Europe.
ECTS Career Establishment Award
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

ECTS/AMGEN gsk Bone Biology Fellowship
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Iain T Boyle Award
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

PhD Studentship
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Postdoctoral Fellowship
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

European Charcot Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 00 31 24 356 1954

Aims :The main activities of the European Charcot Foundation are the execution of clinical trials, the organisation of Symposia and Teaching Courses. The European Charcot Foundation is a “Learned Society”. The Board of the Foundation is composed of high ranking MS researchers in Europe, with one U.S.A. member.
Young Investigator Awards for Multiple Sclerosis Research
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Investigators Travel Grants
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Contact: - Secretariat           Phone:  - 0031 30 2538567

Aims :To encourage research and facilitate communication of ideas in the convergent disciplines. Besides the annual scientific congress and regional meetings ECNP has established: * fellowships to enable young scientists to present their findings at the annual meetings research awards * a scientific journal, "European Neuropsychopharmacology", which publishes original findings from basic and clinical sciences. * dialogue between the European regulatory and funding authorities and the local European regulatory affair institutions in order to achieve a common policy in neuropsychopharmacology.
ECNP Fellowship Award
Closing Date :  15 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

ECNP Research Grant for Young Scientists
Closing Date :  15 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation
Contact: - Nicole Eichinger, ECCO Secretariat           Phone:  - 00 43 1212 7417

Aims :Main aims include the development of guidelines with highest possible process and content quality, and joint efforts to better define and validate outcome parameters for the therapy of IBD. As part of its mission, ECCO will adopt and further all efforts that lead to an improvement of the use of current therapies and procedures.
ECCO Fellowships
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

European Dystonia Federation
Contact: - Secretariat           Phone:  - 01436 678799

Aims :EDF aims to stimulate, support and co-ordinate the work of its member groups at the European level. EDF promotes awareness and understanding of dystonia amongst the public and the medical profession and aims to increase the priority of the attention and support given to dystonia by politicians and by health care providers. The Foundation also promotes research on dystonia.
David Marsden Award
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC)
Contact: - EFIC Office           Phone:  - 00 32 2 251 55 10

Aims :To promote research, education, and the clinical management of pain. Their specific aim is to create a forum for European collaboration on pain issues and to encourage communication at a European level between IASP Chapters, and also with other bodies interested or involved in the fields of pain research and therapy such as the European societies or federations of medical specialities (anaesthesiology, neurology, headache, palliative care etc.), institutions of the European Community, Europain and national educators and legislators.
Grünenthal Grant
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 0043 1 889 0503

Aims :The role of the EFNS is: - To advance the development of neurology as an independent speciality caring for all patients with a disease of the nervous system - To support that these services become available to all Europeans - To support research and dissemination of research results throughout Europe - To organise and support neurological teaching at the pregraduate as well as the postgraduate level throughout Europe - To handle the current political issues in European neurology on behalf of its members
EFNS Fellowhip Programme
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes
Contact: - Viktor Jorgens - M.D., Executive Director           Phone:  - 00 49 211 7584 690

Aims :To encourage and support science and research in the field of diabetes.
Albert Renold Fellowships for Young Scientists
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : < 6 months   

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 00 49 6221 8891 0

Aims :EMBO had two initial goals – creation of a central molecular biology laboratory and the establishment of networking activities to enhance interactions between European laboratories. EMBO’s networking activities started with the provision of fellowships and the election of 200 biologists as the organisation’s first members
Gold Medal
Closing Date :  15 February 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

Practical Courses
Closing Date :  01 March 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Single Payment   

Travel Grants for EMBO Practical Courses
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Investigator Programme
Closing Date :  01 April 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

European Neurological Society (ENS)       Phone:  - 00 41 61 691 51 11

Aims :To provide continuing education in all fields of neurology; to create a scientific forum for the presentation of original research work for all neurologists; to guarantee a high level of scientific standard to support the younger generation by continuing promotions such as travel grants, fellowship stipends or the new neurologist in training offer.
ENS Fellowship
Closing Date :  14 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : < 6 months   

European Psychiatric Association
Contact: - European Psychiatric Association           Phone:  - 0033 3 88 23 99 30

Aims :The mission of the EPA is to improve the quality of mental health care throughout Europe, by: enhancing the standard of psychiatric education and training; promoting excellence in psychiatric research; encouraging progress in psychiatric clinical practice; informing the development of public health policies relevant to mental health; disseminating information about psychiatric research and practice; supporting national psychiatric associations.
Young Psychiatrists Scholarship Programme
Closing Date :  15 November 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

European Research Advisory Board
Contact: - Professor Philippe de Witte    

Aims :ERAB was established to fund biomedical and psychosocial research into beer and other alcoholic drinks.
Travel Awards
Closing Date :  04 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

European Science Foundation       Phone:  - 00 33 3 8876 7100

Aims :ESF's core purpose is to promote high quality science at a European level.
Conference & Symposium Travel Grants
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)
Contact: - Joanne Fox-Evans           Phone:  - 01454 642246

Aims :The Society is dedicated to serve its members and the international scientific community. It is also actively involved in promoting the interests of the general public and in advising on European health policy in the area of paediatric endocrinology. ESPE is committed to welcoming and supporting colleagues and young paediatric endocrinologists from around the world, as well as establishing close relationships with other Scientific Societies.
Young Investigator
Closing Date :  15 January 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

European Society for Paediatric Research
Contact: - ESPR Administrative Office           Phone:  - 00 41 22 906 9156

Aims :ESPR aims to promote paediatric research in Europe and encourage collaboration between different specialised fields of paediatrics to maintain paediatrics as a unified, scientifically orientated discipline.
Young Investigators Fellowship
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

European Society for Vascular Surgery
Contact: - Linda Nielsen, Administrator           Phone:  - 00 45 2681 6186

Aims :To relieve sickness and to preserve and protect health by advancing for the public benefit the science and art and research into vascular disease including vascular surgery.
ESVS Educational Travel Grants
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

European Society of Cardiology       Phone:  - 00 33 4 9294 7600

Aims :To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe.
EAE Research Grants
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Research Fellowships in Heart Failure
Closing Date :  14 April 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

European Society of Criminology
Contact: - ESC Secretariat: Grace Kronicz    

Aims :The Society aims to bring together persons in Europe actively engaged in research, teaching and/or practice in the field of Criminology.
ESC Young Criminologist Award
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

European Society of Endocrinology
Contact: - Administrator           Phone:  - 01454 642247

Aims :To promote for the public benefit research, education and clinical practice in endocrinology by the organisation of conferences, training courses and publications, by raising public awareness, liaison with national and international legislators, and by any other appropriate means.
European Journal of Endocrinology Prize
Closing Date :  31 December 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

European Society of Neuroradiology
Contact: - Secretary General - Prof. Guido Wilms           Phone:  - 00 32 16 343781

Aims :The aims of the society are to: promote the speciality of neuroradiology in all its aspects; co-ordinate work in and documents concerning neuroradiology and ensure adequate circulation throughout Europe, and further a field as required; co-ordinate relations between neuroradiology and general radiology and with the clinical specialities devoted to the nervous system; promote development of appropriate methods of teaching neuroradiology and to ensure that standards of training and (if appropriate) certification in neuroradiology are maintained; promote the formation of European national societies of neuroradiology and to co-ordinate relations between them; promote relationships with neuroradiological societies outside Europe.
Lucien Appel Prize of ESNR
Closing Date :  01 May 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

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Federation of European Microbiological Societies
Contact: - FEMS Central Office           Phone:  - 00 31 15 269 3920

Aims :To advance and unify microbiology knowledge.
Meeting Attendance Grants
Closing Date :  01 April 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Meeting Grants
Closing Date :  01 March 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Fight for Sight
Contact: - Grants Officer           Phone:  - 020 7929 7755

Aims :To support research into the prevention of blindness and treatment and cure of eye diseases.
Early Career Investigator Award
Closing Date :  12 November 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Fondazione Gino Galletti
Contact: - Dr. Fiorenzo Albani    

Aims :The Charter of the Foundation calls for the promotion of scientific research on Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative pathologies, and the spread of public awareness on these subjects.
Fondazione Gino Galletti Neuroscience Prize
Closing Date :  30 June 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

Fungal Research Trust
Contact: - The Secretary           Phone:  - 01625 500228

Aims :To advance education, particularly amongst physicians and scientists, about mycology, mycotic diseases and fungal toxicology and microbial disease in general. To promote research in all aspects of mycology, mycotic diseases and fungal toxicology and microbial disease (of all living things) and to publish the useful results thereof. To generally support basic research into fungi and fungal disease, train scientists into mycology and related disciplines.
Young Scientist Awards
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Glaucoma Research Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 415 986 3162

Aims :To prevent vision loss from glaucoma by investing in innovative research, education, and support with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
Pilot Project Program - Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research
Closing Date :  01 August 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Heart Research UK
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 0113 234 7474

Aims :To support medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease and related disorders.
Clinical Research Training Fellowship Grants
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

Hospital Infection Society
Contact: - Ms Sue Hollinshead           Phone:  - 020 7713 0273

Aims :The HIS exists to foster the advancement of knowledge and education of all those who have an interest in the important field of hospital infection. Their Members are creating and disseminating a body of scientific knowledge about the prevention and control of hospital and other healthcare infections.
The Mike Emmerson Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 00 33 3 8821 5123

Aims :The HFSP supports novel, innovative and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms; topics range from molecular and cellular approaches to systems and cognitive neuroscience.
Short Term Fellowships
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : < 6 months   

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Infertility Research Trust
Contact: - Mrs. Joy Oates, Secretary    

Aims :To support research in Reproductive Medicine in general and infertility in particular.
PhD Studentships
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

International Association for Dental Research
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 703 548 0066

Aims :- To advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health worldwide. - To support and represent the oral health research community. - To facilitate the communication and application of research findings.
IADR Toshio Nakao Fellowship
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : < 6 months   

IADR/Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Awards
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

IADR/Unilever Hatton Awards Competition
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Lion Dental Research Award
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Association for the Study of Pain
Contact: - IASP Secretariat           Phone:  - 001 206 283 0311

Aims :To be the leading professional forum for science, practice, and education in the field of pain.
Early Career Research Grants
Closing Date :  20 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Patrick D. Wall Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  01 September 2012   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Bone Research Association - (IBRA)
Contact: - IBRA Administration Office           Phone:  - 0041 61 319 05 05

Aims :IBRA (the International Bone Research Association) is a financially independent, internationally oriented non-profit organisation, for specialised clinicians and research scientists. IBRA’s core activity is the future-oriented advancement of bone- tissue research and management focusing particularly on: • Bone biology, including osteointegration, bone generation and soft- tissue reaction • Maxillofacial and orthopaedic rehabilitation • Materials research including hardware development • Biomechanics • Tissue engineering • Surgical procedures and clinical management
Small Grant Application (SGA)
Closing Date :  10 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)
Contact: - Selection Committee           Phone:  - 001 414 964 1799

Aims :IFFGD mission is to inform, assist and support people affected by gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.
Junior Investigator (Clinical Science)
Closing Date :  22 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Society for Antiviral Research
Contact: - Joseph M. Colacino, Ph.D.           Phone:  - 001 908 222 7000 x131

Aims :The purpose of ISAR's annual meeting is to provide an interdisciplinary forum at which investigators involved in basic, applied, and clinical research worldwide can meet to review recent developments in all areas of antiviral research.
William Prusoff Young Investigator Lecture Award
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 510 841 1899

Aims :To promote communication, research, development, applications and the availability of information on magnetic resonance in medicine and biology and other related topics internationally; To develop and provide channels and facilities for continuing education and communication in the field, to publish and assist in the publishing of journals and other publications in the field; To provide information and advice on those aspects of public policy which are concerned with magnetic resonance in medicine and biology and other related topics, and otherwise perform charitable, scientific and educational functions with respect to magnetic resonance applications in medicine and biology and other related topics; To work with or for, and to co-operate with local, regional and national governments and governmental and private agencies, organisations, firms and institutions in efforts to accomplish one or more of the above purposes; To ensure that scientists and clinicians working in the field have equal and fair opportunities to contribute to it.
Young Investigator Awards
Closing Date :  06 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

International Society for Pharmacoecomics and Outcomes Research       Phone:  - 00 1 609 219 0773

Aims :ISPOR promotes the science of pharmacoeconomics (health economics) and outcomes research (the scientific discipline that evaluates the effect of health care interventions on patient well-being including clinical outcomes, economic outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes) and facilitates the translation of this research into useful information for healthcare decision-makers to ensure that society allocates scarce health care resources wisely, fairly and efficiently.
Bernie J. O’Brien New Investigator Award Endowment Fund
Closing Date :  15 February 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine       Phone:  - 001 925 807 1197

Aims :International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) advances the worldwide exchange and dissemination of education, research and patient care in anthroscopic, knee surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine.
Albert Trillat Young Investigator's Award
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
Contact: - Kathleen R Cho. M.D, Secretary    

Aims :The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists is a world-wide community of pathologists and other physicians with a common interest in the pathology of the female reproductive system.
Robert E.Scully Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - (IUBMB)
Contact: - Prof. Jacques-Henry Weil           Phone:  - 00 33 3 90 24 18 32

Aims :To foster and support the growth and advancement of biochemistry and molecular biology as the foundation from which the bimolecular sciences derive their basic ideas and techniques in the service of mankind.
Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : < 6 months   

IRP Geneva International Institute for Research in Paraplegia
Contact: - Secretariat IRP           Phone:  - 00 41 22 349 03 03

Aims :To finance research tasks on the regeneration of the spinal cord to make it possible to the para and tetraplegic to find, one day, partially or entirely their mobility.
Long- term Postdoctoral Fellowships
Closing Date :  31 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

ITI International Team for Implantology       Phone:  - 041 61 270 83 83

Aims :The objectives of the ITI are the promotion and dissemination of knowledge about implant dentistry and related fields.
Small Grant Application (SGA)
Closing Date :  27 February 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)       Phone:  - 001 800 533 2873

Aims :Embedded in JDRF's mission are its three goals: Restoring normal blood sugar levels; Preventing and reversing complications; Preventing type 1 diabetes. Contained within these broad goals are specific research pathways to a cure - treatments with the potential for having the greatest impact on all people with type 1 diabetes. The pathways are defined by specific scientific milestones to ensure their progress towards a cure.
Career Development Awards
Closing Date :  19 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Early Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Award
Closing Date :  19 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

High Priority, Short-Term Bridge Award
Closing Date :  03 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Postdoctoral Fellowship
Closing Date :  19 January 2011   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Priority Research Grant
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund       Phone:  - 020 7410 0330

Aims :The aims of the Trust as given in the Trust Deed are for charitable purposes or charitable objects in the field of medical research into and the treatment of leukaemia.
Junior Research Fellowships
Closing Date :  22 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Kidney Research UK
Contact: - Registered Office           Phone:  - 0845 070 7601

Aims :To fund life-saving research into kidney disease, to improve the quality of life of those with the kidney disorders and to increase public awareness of kidney health. The Kidney Research UK vision is a world free from kidney disease.
Career Development Fellowship
Closing Date :  26 November 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : Unspecified   

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Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7405 0101

Aims :Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research's life-saving research is focussed on finding causes, improving diagnosis and treatments, and running groundbreaking clinical trials for all blood cancer patients.
Bennett Clinical Senior Fellowships in Experimental Haematology
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Bennett Non-Clinical Fellowships in Experimental Haematology
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

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Max Hamilton Research Fund
Contact: - Dr John Holmes (Chairman)           Phone:  - 0113 343 2469

Aims :The fund was established in Max Hamilton's name to act as a resource for professionals in the field of mental health who worked locally, who wished to undertake research and did not have other sources of financial support available to them.
Research Award
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : < 6 months   

Medical Research Scotland
Contact: - Turcan Connell           Phone:  - 0131 659 8800

Aims :Medical Research Scotland supports Scotland's promising young researchers as they carry out work aimed at improving the health of the nation.
Research Project Grants
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
Contact: - Laura Brockway-Lunardi PhD, Scientific Program Director    

Aims :The mission of the MRA is to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and its translation into effective options for patients – in prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment – in order to eliminate suffering and death due to melanoma.
Young Investigator Awards
Closing Date :  15 November 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC - Medical Research Council       Phone:  - 020 7636 5422

Aims :To improve human health through world-class medical research. To achieve this, they support research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas.
Career Development Award
Closing Date :  27 January 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

Career Development Award in Biostatistics
Closing Date :  08 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/British Lung Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Cystic Fibrosis Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  20 January 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Fight for Sight Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Kidney Research UK Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Novo Nordisk Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Royal College of Physicians Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Royal College of Radiologists Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Stroke Association Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Closing Date :  20 January 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

MRC/Welsh Assembly Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Closing Date :  17 September 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

New Investigator Research Grant
Closing Date :  08 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
Contact: - Ian Douglas, International Development Manager           Phone:  - 020 7620 1911

Aims :To lead the global MS movement by stimulating research into the understanding and treatment of MS and by improving quality of life of people affected by MS.
Du Pré Grant
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

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National Academy of Sciences       Phone:  - 001 202 334 2000

Aims :The National Academies perform an unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavour.
Awards
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

National Blood Foundation       Phone:  - 001 301 215 6552

Aims :The mission of NBF is to advance transfusion medicine and cellular and related biological therapies by funding scientific research that benefits patients and donors.
Scientific Research Grants Programme
Closing Date :  30 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada       Phone:  - 001 613-995-4273

Aims :NSERC aims to make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians.
Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories Program
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Neonatal Society       Phone:  - 0117 9285062

Aims :To bring together Scientists and Clinicians with an interest in the fetus and newborn. The object of the society is the promotion of Neonatal Science.
McCance Travel Bursaries
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

NERC - (Natural Environment Research Council)       Phone:  - 01793 411500

Aims :The mission of the NERC is to gather and apply knowledge, create understanding and predict the behaviour of the natural environment and its resources, and communicate all aspects of their work.
Fellowships
Closing Date :  02 November 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : > 3 years   

New Investigator Research Grants
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children       Phone:  - 01543 462777

Aims :Newlife gives practical support for disabled children throughout the UK, cares for the carers, funds medical research, creates awareness and campaigns for change
Start Up Grants
Closing Date :  25 February 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

NIH - National Institute of Nursing Research
Contact: -           Phone:  - 001 301 496 0207

Aims :The mission of NINR is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan. The research focus encompasses health promotion and disease prevention, quality of life, health disparities, and end-of-life. NINR seeks to extend nursing science by integrating the biological and behavioural sciences, employing new technologies to research questions, improving research methods, and developing the scientists of the future.
Ruth L. Kirschstein Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in Nursing Research (F31)
Closing Date :  08 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIH - National Institute on Aging       Phone:  - 001 301 496 1752

Aims :NIA’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, and specifically, to support and conduct high-quality research on: Aging processes; Age-related diseases; Special problems and needs of the aged; Train and develop highly skilled research scientists from all population groups; Develop and maintain state-of-the-art resources to accelerate research progress; Disseminate information and communicate with the public and interested groups on health and research advances and on new directions for research
Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Subspecialists’ Transition to Aging Research (R03)
Closing Date :  03 November 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 301 443 1124

Aims :To lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03)
Closing Date :  07 September 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIH - National Institutes of Health: Joint Proposals
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 301 496 4000

Aims :NIH is the steward of medical and behavioural research for the US Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems and the applications of that knowledge to extend health life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
Behavioural & Integrative Treatment Development Program (R03)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  £50K - £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21)
Closing Date :  16 February 2011   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

NIDDK Small Grants for Clinical Scientists to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (R03)
Closing Date :  16 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Nuffield Foundation
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7631 0566

Aims :To advance social well being by supporting work which will bring about improvements in society, and which is founded on careful reflection and informed by objective and reliable evidence.
Social Science Small Grants Scheme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Nutricia Research Foundation
Contact: - Dr. J.G. Bindels    

Aims :The basic activity of the Foundation to fulfil its mission is supplying grants for nutrition related research projects.
International Training Fellowship
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

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Otorhinolaryngological Research Society
Contact: - Mr Hisham Mehanna    

Aims :To promote research in ENT.
Research Pump Priming Grant
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

The Xomed-Treace Prize
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

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Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Contact: - Mr Jeremy French    

Aims :To promote and encourage, for the benefit of the public, the study of and research into diseases of the pancreas and to disseminate knowledge and hold discussions on the results of such study and research.
Travel Fellowships
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation       Phone:  - 001 212 923 4700

Aims :Supporting the highest quality research in the cause and cure of Parkinson's.
International Research Grants Programme
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Physiological Society       Phone:  - 020 7269 5710

Aims :The Society's charitable objectives are to promote, for the benefit of the public, the advancement of physiology, and facilitate the intercourse of physiologists both at home and abroad, and thereby contribute to the progress and understanding of biomedical and related sciences and the detection, prevention and treatment of disease, disability and malfunction of physical processes in all forms of life.
Young Physiologists' Bursary Scheme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Unspecified   

Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation       Phone:  - 01327 354441

Aims :The advancement of education in the field of physiotherapy for the benefit of the public, in particular by: (i) the provision of education and training in physiotherapy to the public at large and in particular: (a) to physiotherapy patients to enable such patients to relieve or assist in relieving their own suffering (b) to persons (professionally qualified or not) providing paid or voluntary care to any person in need of physiotherapy (ii) the promotion of research and the dissemination to the public at large of the results of research in the field of physiotherapy
Scheme A1: Research Awards (Novice Researchers)
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Scheme A2: Research Awards
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Protein Society
Contact: - Cindy A Yablonski, Executive Officer           Phone:  - 001 301 634 7277

Aims :The purpose of the Society is to provide national and international forums to facilitate communication, cooperation and collaboration with respect to all aspects of the study of proteins.
Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

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Research Society on Alcoholism       Phone:  - 001 512 454-0022

Aims :The Research Society on Alcoholism was established in 1976 to assist and encourage the application of research to the solution of problems related to alcoholism. RSA serves as a meeting ground for scientists working in all fields of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The Society, through its emphasis on research, has served as the interdisciplinary crossroads for the understanding of the causes of and potential cures for alcoholism.
Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Royal Academy of Engineering       Phone:  - 0207 7766 0600

Aims :The Academy’s strategic priorities are to enhance the UK’s engineering capabilities; to celebrate excellence and inspire the next generation and to lead debate by guiding informed thinking and influencing public policy
The Royal Academy of Engineering ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs Award
Closing Date :  11 October 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

Royal College of Anaesthetists       Phone:  - 020 7092 1500

Aims :The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom. Its principal responsibility is to ensure the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, pain management and intensive care.
Maurice P Hudson Prize
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

President's Award for Undergraduate Research
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Royal College of General Practitioners
Contact: - Information Officer           Phone:  - 0845 456 4041

Aims :RCGP are committed to improving patient care, clinical standards and GP training throughout primary care.
Scientific Foundation Board Grants - Large
Closing Date :  30 June 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

Royal College of Nursing       Phone:  - 020 7409 3333

Aims :To represent the interests of nurses and nursing and be their voice locally, nationally and internationally, to influence and lobby governments and others to develop and implement policy that improves the quality of patient care, and builds on the importance of nurses, health care assistants and nursing students to health outcomes.
Marjorie Simpson New Researcher's Award
Closing Date :  31 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Royal College of Physicians       Phone:  - 020 7935 1174

Aims :The Royal College of Physicians aims to ensure high quality care for patients by improving standards and influencing policy and practice in modern medicine.
Graham Bull Prize in Clinical Science
Closing Date :  31 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow       Phone:  - 0141 221 6072

Aims :The mission of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is to promote best levels of health and high standards of healthcare for people throughout the World.
T C White Young Researcher Grant
Closing Date :  30 April 2011   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

Royal College of Psychiatrists
Contact: - National Headquarters           Phone:  - 020 7235 2351

Aims :To promote mental health by: Setting standards and promoting excellence in mental health care; Improving understanding through research and education; Leading, representing, training and supporting psychiatrists; Working with patients, carers and their organisations.
The Douglas Bennett Prize
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Royal Society of Chemistry
Contact: - Chief Executive           Phone:  - 020 7437 8656

Aims :In accordance with its first Royal Charter, granted in 1848, the RSC continues to pursue the aims of the advancement of chemistry as a science, the dissemination of chemical knowledge, and the development of chemical applications.
Beilby Medal and Prize
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Conference Bursaries
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Corday-Morgan Prizes
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Joseph Black Award
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Marlow Award
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Norman Heatley Award
Closing Date :  31 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Royal Society of Medicine
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7290 2900

Aims :To provide a broad range of educational activities and opportunities for doctors, dentists, and veterinary surgeons, including students of these disciplines; and allied health-care professionals. To promote an exchange of information and ideas on the science, practice and organisation of medicine, both within the health professions and with responsible and informed public opinion.
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Section President's Prize
Closing Date :  04 April 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Clinical Neurosciences Section President's Prize
Closing Date :  17 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Coloproctology Section - Travelling Fellowship to and from the USA
Closing Date :  04 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Paediatrics & Child Health Section Trainees - Tim David Prize
Closing Date :  29 April 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Pathology Section Presidents' Prize
Closing Date :  21 January 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

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Scoliosis Research Society
Contact: - Scoliosis Research Society           Phone:  - 001 414 289 9107

Aims :The purpose of the Scoliosis Research Society is to foster the optimal care of all patients with spinal deformities.
New Investigator Grant
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Small Exploratory Grant
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Sigma Theta Tau International
Contact: - Research Services Specialist           Phone:  - 001 317 634 8171

Aims :To create a global community of nurses who lead in using scholarship, knowledge and technology to improve the health of the world's people.
Doris Bloch Research Award
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Small Grants
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society       Phone:  - 001 919 549 4691

Aims :To honour excellence in scientific investigation and encourage a sense of companionship and co-operation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering.
Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  01 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Contact: - Mrs Sue West           Phone:  - 01954 260707

Aims :To promote and assist innovative research activities or pioneering developments with a view to making such work self-supporting. It emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of human suffering.
Project Grants
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Sleep Research Society
Contact: - Nick Cekosh           Phone:  - 001 708 492 1093

Aims :The Sleep Research Society is a member organisation of scientists that exists to foster scientific investigation on all aspects of sleep and its disorders, to promote training and education in sleep research, and to provide forums for the exchange of knowledge pertaining to sleep. The Goals of the Sleep Research Society are as follows: * To provide forums for the exchange of information pertaining to sleep research, including scientific publications and meetings, * To establish and maintain standards of reporting and classifying data in the field of sleep research, and * To collaborate with other organizations to foster scientific investigation on sleep and its disorders.
AASM Young Investigator Award
Closing Date :  15 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

J.Christian Gillin, M.D. Research Grant
Closing Date :  30 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Society for Applied Microbiology
Contact: - Society Office           Phone:  - 01234 326661

Aims :SFAM are the voice of Applied Microbiology. They work in partnership with their sister organisations and microbiological bodies such as FEMS (The European Federation of Microbiological Societies) and the Biosciences Federation to ensure that microbiology and microbiologists are able to exert influence on policy makers the UK, in Europe and world-wide.
Joint Regional Meeting Grant
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

New Lecturer Research Grant
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Unspecified   

Society for Endocrinology
Contact: - Ann Lloyd, Society Projects Administrator           Phone:  - 01454 642200

Aims :The Society was set up to promote the advance of endocrinology.
Sponsored Poster Sessions
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Sponsored Seminars
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Endocrinologists Grants for Clinical Departmental Visits
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Young Endocrinologists Grants for Lab Visits
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society for Experimental Biology       Phone:  - 0207 685 2600

Aims :The Society supports and promotes experimental biology, in all its branches, to both the scientific community and the general public.
Travel Grants
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society For In Vitro Biology
Contact: - Administrator           Phone:  - 001 919 596 1262

Aims :To foster exchange of knowledge of in vitro biology of cells, tissues and organs from both plant and animals (including humans). The focus is on biological research, development, and applications of significance to science and society.
SIVB Young Scientist Award
Closing Date :  01 February 2011   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)       Phone:  - 001 734 926 0600

Aims :To promote multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, to foster the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and to encourage applications of research findings. Their goals are pursued through a variety of programs with the cooperation and service of our governing council, standing committees, and members.
Dissertation Funding Research Awards
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  £5K - £10K   Duration : Single Payment   

Early Research Award
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Contact: - David L. Fleming, M.S. (Executive Director)           Phone:  - 001 610 530 2483

Aims :The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) is an international organisation dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality. It is the oldest organisation of professionals interested in the study of sexuality in the United States. SSSS brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals who believe in the importance of both the production of quality research and the clinical, educational, and social applications of research related to all aspects of sexuality.
FSSS Grants-in-Aid Program
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society for the Study of Addiction
Contact: - Graham Hunt           Phone:  - 0113 295 2787

Aims :The Society’s aim is to add to and promote the scientific understanding of addiction and problems related to it.
SSA Travelling Scholarship
Closing Date :  01 March 2011   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society of Radiographers
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7740 7200

Aims :The Society and College of Radiographers shape the healthcare agenda and lead opinion on a wide range of professional issues. They set the standards that become the policies adopted and acclaimed by governments and health professionals worldwide. In the workplace, they pioneer new ways of working and ensure that imaging professionals work in a safe and fair environment.
CoR Research Fund
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Society of Thoracic Radiology       Phone:  - 001 507 288 5620

Aims :The mission of the STR is to promote and foster excellence in Cardiothoracic Imaging and clinical care through research and education.
Research and Education Foundation Seed Grant
Closing Date :  15 February 2011   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Society of Toxicology
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 703 438 3115

Aims :The Society promotes the acquisition and utilisation of knowledge in toxicology, aids in the protection of public health, and facilitates disciplines. The Society has a strong commitment to education in toxicology and to the recruitment of students and new members into the profession.
Achievement Award
Closing Date :  09 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

Best Postdoctoral Publication Awards
Closing Date :  09 October 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Unspecified   

Carcinogenesis SS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Closing Date :  16 November 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

Immunotoxicology SS HESI Immunotoxicology Young Investigator Travel Award
Closing Date :  30 December 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : Single Payment   

Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA)       Phone:  - 001 888 827 7862

Aims :To support and promote the certification of urologic nurses and associates by providing educational preparation for the examinations offered which lead to certification in three areas.
The Young Investigator Research Programme
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : Unspecified   

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Thrasher Research Fund (USA)       Phone:  - 001 801 240 4753

Aims :The Thrasher Research Fund seeks to foster an environment of creativity and discovery aimed at finding solutions to children's health problems.
Early Career Awards
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

Transcultural Nursing Foundation (TCNS)       Phone:  - 001 888 432 5470

Aims :The mission of TCNS is to enhance the quality of culturally congruent, competent, and equitable care that results in improved health and well being for people worldwide.
Research Award
Closing Date :  15 October 2010   Amount :  < £5K   Duration : Single Payment   

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United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation       Phone:  - 001 412 793 8077

Aims :To promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families.
UMDF Research Grant Program
Closing Date :  15 September 2010   Amount :  Unspecified   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

University of Leeds
Contact: - Parkinson Building           Phone:  - 0113 343 1751

Aims :They are a research-intensive University which strives to create, advance and disseminate knowledge, develop outstanding graduates and scholars to make a major impact upon global society.
Transformation Fund
Closing Date :  30 September 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

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Wellcome Trust
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 020 7611 8888

Aims :To foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. The broad mission allows the Trust to respond flexibly to medical needs and scientific opportunities. They also tackle immediate priorities, their independence and long-term perspective enable us to support research that will benefit future generations.
Biomedical Science: Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for MB/PhD Graduates
Closing Date :  25 October 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Biomedical Sciences: Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : > 3 years   

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
Contact: - Research Administrator           Phone:  - 001 212 683 5000

Aims :To support significant and innovative anthropological research into humanity's biological and cultural origins, development and variation and to foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology.
Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships
Closing Date :  01 November 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 6 mths - 1 year   

Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation       Phone:  - 00 43 662 6582 4204

Aims :The sole purpose of funding research aimed at resolving spinal cord injury-induced impairments. Its chief function is to support rigorous pure fundamental clinical research in the field of the central nervous system.
Individual Research Grant
Closing Date :  01 December 2010   Amount :  £10K - £50K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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Yorkshire Cancer Research
Contact: - Mrs Elaine King, Secretary and Chief Executive           Phone:  - 01423 501269

Aims :To fund internationally recognised research into the cause and cure of cancer at universities and their associated teaching hospitals throughout Yorkshire.
Researcher Awards
Closing Date :  Apply Anytime   Amount :  > £100K   Duration : 1 year - 3 years   

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