Funding Opportunities

colleagues,

Some science and engineering funding opportunities:

*MRC Partnership Grant – Deadline 24th November 2009*

http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Grants/Partnershipgrant/index.htm

Provides support for collaborative activities that add value to existing research or helps galvanise researchers in a particular field or complementary fields.**

*BBSRC Tools and Resources Development Fund – Deadline 9th December 2009*

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/opportunities/2009/tools_and_resources_development_fund.html

The fund supports small or short-duration, pump-priming pilot studies and/or bringing communities together for collaborative purposes.

*STFC Aurora Fellowships – Deadline 13th January 2010*

http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Grants/Fells/Auro/Contents.aspx

The scheme is aimed to develop the careers of promising young researchers and to assist existing academics to discipline-hop.

*EPSRC Commercialisation Fund – Deadline 11th December 2009*

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/collabfundcall.htm

Offers support to researchers wishing to work with a commercialising partner in taking forward business opportunities generated from EPSRC funded research. **

*HECToR Capability Challenge 2010 – Deadline 7th January 2010*

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/HECToRCapabilityChallenge2010.htm

An opportunity for UK investigators to request access to a large amount of compute time in order to explore the capability dimension of the HECToR service.

*EPSRC Public Engagement Funding – Deadline 14th January 2010*

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/ppestartergrant2.htm

Second call of the scheme which provides opportunities for researchers to undertake public engagement projects related to their research interests.

*RCUK Business Plan Competition – Deadline 4th December 2009*

http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/innovation/fundingkt/bpc/default.htm

Prizes of up to £25,000 will be awarded for the business plans judged to have the best potential to turn business into reality.**

F Max-Lino