Edinburgh-internal selection process | JISC 20/11 on research impact

JISC has recently announced call 20/11 on research impact http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/12/grantcall2011.aspx. Edinburgh will only be permitted to submit one bid to this call, so there is an internal selection process to decide which bid this should be. If you would like to apply to 20/11, please submit your outline application to emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk (514055) by 4pm on Friday 20th January 2012. Please prepare your outline application to ensure it:

• Is approximately one (1) A4 page in length
• Includes a summary of the proposed objectives, timescale and required resources
• Exemplifies how the proposed work addresses the key criteria of the JISC call**
• Demonstrates how the proposal will excite the JISC reviewers

Dr Sian Bayne and Dr Rory Ewins have kindly agreed to act as Edinburgh's internal reviewers for this call. A summary of call 20/11 is given below.

20/11 Embedding impact analysis in research using BCE practitioners (research impact)

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/12/grantcall2011.aspx

The University can submit one bid to this call, the purpose of which is to use the expertise of business and community engagement ('BCE') and research information management practitioners to help institutions enhance their capability to analyse and articulate the impact of their research. Ten projects of £15,000-30,000 in value and 6 months in duration will be funded.

The deadline for applications is 12:00 noon UK time on 1 March 2012.

Anyone interested in applying to this call is asked to contact Sarah Anderson (sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk ASAP, as an internal selection process will apply. Further information is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/12/grantcall2011.aspx.

Research into Ageing: Grants

Grants and PhD studentships for research to improve health and quality of life for the ageing

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home/research/research-into-ageing/

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£600,000 for UK electronics academics to initiate collaborative research across disciplinary boundaries

eFutures, the EPSRC funded network for UK electronics academics based in Newcastle and led by Prof. Anthony O'Neill, has been awarded a research grant from EPSRC to establish new cross-disciplinary research projects and collaborations. The eFuturesXD account will offer awards to support UK academics in electronics as they initiate collaborative research across their discipline boundary.

A total of £600,000 will be distributed by eFuturesXD over a three year period via four kinds of awards allowing access to funding for travel, meetings, facilities and project staff.

http://efutures.ac.uk/efuturesxd

ERC Advanced Grants and Synergy Grants

The UK Research Office (UKRO) have announced a series of information and proposal writing events for researchers who are interested in applying for the ERC Advanced Grants and the new Synergy Grants schemes.

The Edinburgh event: *1 December 2011*

Venue: Ground floor lecture theatre, Adam House, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HT

Map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/adam-house

Each session will begin promptly at 12.30 and will close at 17.45.

Other locations and dates for similar events are as follows:

University College London, 2 December 2011

University of Manchester, 14 December 2011

Royal Veterinary College, University of London, 15 December 2011

Booking is essential. Please register directly with UKRO:

http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/events/Pages/1111_adv_syn_grants_events.aspx

If you are considering applying for a Synergy Grant please let the ERI Research Support and Development office know as soon as possible, by emailing: europe@eri.ed.ac.uk

UoE Moray Endowment fund deadline for applications 20 November 2011

University of Edinburgh Moray Endowment small grant fund

The Fund is intended to support original research in any discipline. Funds are awarded via an annual competition. The next application deadline is 20 November 2011.

For further information on how to apply for this funding, please see the website:

http://www.eri.ed.ac.uk/research-support-and-development/research-developmen t/funding-opportunities/Moray.html

JISC Grant Funding 17/11: JISC World War One Open Educational Resources (OERs) Project

Please find below details of another call -- 17/11 -- from JISC. It's an interesting one, requiring applicants to develop resources about the First World War. The deadline for applications is *5^th December 2011*.

Please note that institutions are expected to fund the 'embedding'(i.e. incorporation of the resulting resource into teaching and learning) of the project themselves. Do make sure you speak to relevant people (e.g. head of centre) about this early on.

There appears to be no upper limit on how many bids any one institution can put forward, but please do let Sarah Anderson know (sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk) if you plan to apply -- JISC would be a looking for a coordinated response from the University.

Dr. Sarah Anderson Research Development Advisor Edinburgh Research and Innovation Limited 1-7 Roxburgh Street Edinburgh EH8 9TA

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for a project to create innovative Open Educational Resources (OERs) around the theme of World War One. The full call can be found at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/10/grantcall17 11.aspx.

The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is *12:00 noon UK time on 5th December 2011*.

Funding of £80,000 is available for a single project starting from January 2012 for 6 months. The project must be complete by July 2012; however institutional contributions may sustain the project in the embedding stage of the project until December 2012.

*Eligibility*

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

Proposals may be from single institutions or consortia. Partnership arrangements may be developed outside the sector (for example with research council sites, publishers, commercial suppliers) and internationally, but the lead partner must meet the criteria outlined above. Funds can only be allocated through the lead partner and distributed within the UK. If the project establishes international partnerships, the associate organisations may only make 'in-kind' contributions such as allocating human resource, expertise and/ or equipment etc, but may, of course seek out funding mechanisms within their own territory to support the project.

Further information on JISC is available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

JISC GRANT FUNDING CALL 16/11: DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

JISC has recently announced a call (16/11) under its Digital Infrastructure programme with a deadline of *21^st November 2011*.

JISC have confirmed that there are no limits on how many applications that Edinburgh can put into this call. However, to avoid significantly overlapping bids to this call, if you plan to apply or know of someone who is, please contact Sarah Anderson, sarah.anderson@ed.ac.uk so that she can feed this information to senior colleagues if required.

Please also note that there are telephone and Skype sessions for prospective bidders on *26^th and 27^th October 2011*, and FAQs will be added to JISC's website after these sessions.

More information is below.

JISC GRANT FUNDING CALL 16/11: DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

The JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded as part of its Digital Infrastructure Portfolio. The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is *12:00 noon on Monday 21 November 2011*.

Relevant members of the JISC Executive will be available for 30 minute sessions on either the *26 or 27 October 2011* (via telephone and/or Skype) in order for prospective bidders to ask questions and seek clarification on the circular. Those wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity should email the relevant programme manager (contact details are within the calls). These sessions are optional for bidders. Furthermore, members of the JISC Executive may be available at other times and will endeavour to respond in a timely fashion to ad hoc queries. Any general clarifications offered to prospective bidders will be shared publicly via an FAQ available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/10/grantcall1611.aspx.

Prospective bidders are advised to check this before contacting the JISC Executive.

JISC Grant Funding 16/11 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/10/grantcall1611.aspx&gt;

This call has 6 strands:

* *Resource Discovery* -- up to 10 projects to implement the resource discovery taskforce vision by funding higher education libraries archives and museums to make open metadata about their collections available in a sustainable way. Funding up to £250,000 is available for this work. * *Enhancing the Sustainability of Digital Collections* -- up to10 projects to investigate and measure how effectively action can be taken to increase the prospects of sustainability for specified digital resources. Funding of up to £500,000 is available for this work. * *Research Information Management* -- 3 projects to explore the feasibility and pilot delivery of a national shared service for the reporting of research information from Research Organisations to funders and other sector agencies, to increase the availability of validated evidence of research impact for research organisations, funders and policy bodies, and to formally evaluate JISC-funded activities in the Research Information Management programme and to gather robust evidence of any benefits accruing to the sector from these activities. Funding of up to £450,000 is available for this work. * *Research Tools* -- 5 to 10 projects on exploiting technologies and infrastructure in the research process as well as innovating and extending the boundaries to determine the future demands of research on infrastructures. Funding of up to £350,000 is available for this work. * *Applications of the Linking You Toolkit* -- Up to 10 projects investigating the implementation and improvement of the 'Linking You Toolkit' for the purpose of demonstrating the benefits that management of institutional URLS can bring to students, researchers, lecturers and other University staff. Funding of up to £140,000 is available for this work. * *Access and Identity Management* -- 5 to 10 projects investigating the embedding of Access and Identity Management outputs and technological solutions within institutions. Funding of up to £200,000 is available for this work.

*Eligibility*

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, depending on the quality of the submissions, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

Proposals may be from single institutions or consortia unless indicated otherwise in the relevant call. Partnership arrangements may be developed outside the sector (for example with research council sites, publishers, commercial suppliers), but the lead partner must meet the criteria outlined above. Funds can only be allocated through the lead partner.

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

CHIST-ERA

CHIST-ERA (European Coordinated Research on Long term Challenges in ICST) Call 2011

Invitation for proposals: The CHIST-ERA initiative is looking for highly innovative and multidisciplinary collaborative projects in information and communication sciences and technologies.

Closing Date: 17-01-2012

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/Pages/chistera2011.aspx

Data Intensive Systems (DaISy)

Invitation for proposals

EPSRC and the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) wish to support academic research and collaboration to address the growing challenges associated with the effective management and use of data.

Closing Date: 22-11-2011

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/Pages/daisy.aspx

Applications Open for Toshiba Fellowship Programme 2012

Toshiba Fellowship Programme 2012

The Toshiba Fellowship Programme offers outstanding PhD-level researchers studying or working in a UK academic or Governmental institution the opportunity to join Toshiba's R&D Laboratories in Japan for up to two years on a Research Fellowship Contract. Applications for the 2012 intake are now open.

About the Programme

The Toshiba Fellowship Programme was set up over 25 years ago and to date, it has given over 30 Fellows a unique start to their careers, and Toshiba's R&D departments have gained from their fresh thinking in return. Many of the Toshiba Fellowship alumni have gone on to build successful careers, investing their skills back into the UK and European economy.

The programme offers a generous package including support for the re-location of the successful candidate and their family. Key research topics for 2012

Materials & Devices - Ultra-compact laser and its integration with Si photonic waveguide - Carbon-based spintronics device - Device simulation for CIGS solar cells - Development of organic functional materials for future lighting and display - R&D of materials for nano-electronics using nano-fabrication by self-organization process

Media Technologies - Machine vision for human behaviour recognition - Unified approach to automatic speech recognition and knowledge integration

Mechanical Engineering - Fluid dynamics for energy research

Network - Network Control Systems

Software - Parallel programming model and implementation

Other Research Topics - Proposals from applicants for new advanced research topics which are relevant to Toshiba's research areas are also welcome. For further information on the research topics, please visit: http://www.toshiba.eu/fellowship

Application details: The closing date for applications for the 2012 Programme is 12th December 2011.

*Guidelines for Applications

Applicants must be: * Holding the nationality of an EU member state * In possession of a PhD or reliably expected to obtain one by the time they begin the Fellowship in Japan * In possession of less than ten years maximum post-doctoral research experience * Studying or working in a UK academic or government institution at the time of application

About Toshiba Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion). For more information, please visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/

Further Information For queries, please contact Mr Yasuhiro Katsube (Senior Technology Officer for Europe) or Mr Ian Robinson/Ms Sheila Harkins (TFP Office) at Toshiba of Europe Ltd on 020 7332 9888 or email ian.robinson@toshiba-toel.com

Innovation is a Journey, not a destination..... Join our Journey The opportunity of a lifetime awaits.

Edinburgh-internal selection - JISC Grant Funding 14/11: Access to Resources and Open Innovation Phase 2

JISC has announced new calls for Access to Resources and Open Innovation projects. The deadline for expressions of interest is *19th October 2011* and Scottish institutions can bid direct.

The Edinburgh-internal selection process for this call:

*By 4pm on Monday 3^rd October 2011*, please email to *emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk <mailto:emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk> (51 4055) *an outline of your proposed application. This needs to:

- Be approximately one (1) A4 page in length - Give a summary of the proposed objectives, timescale and required resources - Exemplify how the proposed work addresses the key criteria of the JISC call - Demonstrate how the proposal will excite the JISC reviewers

Judy Hardy (http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/judy-hardy) and Jo-Anne Murray (http://www.link.vet.ed.ac.uk/equinescience/programmeinfo/staffbios/jamurray .htm)

have both kindly agreed to act as the Edinburgh-internal reviewers for this call. We hope to advise all applicants of the outcome of the internal review within 2-3 days of the internal deadline and as far as possible in advance of JISC's *19th October* deadline for expressions of interest. In the event of only one application being received for internal review by the internal deadline, this will automatically be permitted go forward to JISC and no review will take place.

Full information about the JISC call can be viewed at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/09/Grant%20Call%2014_11.aspx

JISC Grant Funding 15/11: Embedding impact analysis good practice in research using BCE practitioners

JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for partnership projects to embed technology-enabled good practice in impact analysis in research departments, using the expertise of Business and Community Engagement (BCE) staff.

Funding is available for tripartite collaborative partnership projects comprising BCE 'impact analysts', research groups and information management expertise. These projects will help institutions embed processes, capabilities and technologies for identifying, analysing and articulating the impact and benefits of their research in order to enhance their impact and sustainability.

An on-line matching process will bring together interested research groups, impact analysts and information management experts.

£240,000 is available to fund 8 projects at £30,000 each. Projects of 6 months duration will commence in January 2012 and complete by 30 June 2012.

*The deadline for bids is 31 October 2011.*

The full text of the call is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/09/Grant%20Call%2015_11.aspx

Eligibility

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, depending on the quality of the submissions, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

Scottish Enterprise/RSE Enterprise Fellowships workshop

On 30th September 2011, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and Scottish Enterprise will be visiting the University to promote and provide guidance on their joint Enterprise Fellowship scheme.

Key information Date: Friday 30th September 2011 Time: 10:00-12:00 Venue: Room 7.15, Swann Building, Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh Booking: via MyEd

Read more of this post http://erirsd.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/scottish-enterpriserse-enterprise-fellowships-workshop/

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JISC Grant Funding 14/11: Access to Resources and Open Innovation Phase 2

JISC has announced new calls for Access to Resources and Open Innovation projects. The deadline for expressions of interest is 19th October 2011* and Scottish institutions can bid direct.

*N.B. Edinburgh will be operating an internal selection process for this call *as any one institution cannot submit more than one bid.

JISC invites institutions to submit expressions of interest in undertaking projects that will proliferate good practice in */Access to Resources /*and */Open Innovation/*, building on JISC's investment in this area*/./*

Funding for /Access to Resources /projects will help institutions develop and demonstrate the provision-in-partnership of integrated online service models, offering access to information, knowledge and expertise to business and community organisations and individuals, especially SMEs.

Funding for /Open Innovation /projects will help institutions develop and demonstrate effective models for opening up selected knowledge assets for co-development, with externals, in open marketplaces -- creating new business opportunities from online co-development with external parties.

A two-stage bidding process will be undertaken as outlined below:

*Stage 1: *Institutions should submit short two page 'pitches' which outline the institution's response to the programme objectives -- 'pitching' the idea, the partnerships and services / sectors involved.

*Stage 2: *Proposers shortlisted from the first stage will be invited to the second stage and will be required to present and 'pitch' their proposed project in person to an evaluation panel in January 2012 (as well as submit a project delivery plan).

£1 million is available (£80,000-£100,000 per project) to fund 12 month projects -- 6 under the /Access to Resources /strand and 6 under the /Open Innovation /strand. Projects should commence by 1 March 2012 and complete by 28 February 2013.

*The deadline for Stage 1 expressions of interest is 19 October 2011.*

The full text of the call is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/09/Grant%20Call%2014_11.aspx

/Eligibility/

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, depending on the quality of the submissions, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" Fellowship Programme

ERCIM offers fellowships for PhD holders from all over the world. The next round is open!

Topics cover most disciplines in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics.

Fellowships are generally of 24 month duration, spent in two ERCIM member institutes. A fellowship of 12 month duration spent in one institute might also be offered.

Detailed description of the programme and the application form : http://fellowship.ercim.eu/

Deadline for applications: 30 September 2011.

Conditions Applicants must:

* Have obtained a PhD degree during the last 8 years (prior to the application deadline) or be in the last year of the thesis work with an outstanding academic record. * Be fluent in English. * Be discharged or get deferment from military service. * Have completed the PhD before starting the grant (proof will be requested).

ERCIM Fellowships are co-funded by Marie Curie Actions.

ERC Starting Grants - 16 September 2011

Event ERC Starting Grants 16 September 2011

The UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the European Research Council(ERC), the UK Research Office, is giving an information event for researchers interested in applying for the ERC Starting Grants at the University of Edinburgh:

Date: Friday 16th September 2011

Time: Two identical sessions will be held, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Please note that it is only necessary to attend one session. - Morning session: The morning session will start at 09:30 promptly (with registration from 9.10) and close at 13.15. - Afternoon session: The afternoon session will start at 14:00 promptly (with registration from 13.40) and close at 17.45.

Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, 7 Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL Map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/bristo-square

Registration - please complete the on-line registration form at: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/events/Pages/1109_stg_events.aspx

Attendance is free of charge.

Further information: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/events/Pages/index.aspx

Eligibility

Please note that, to be eligible for the ERC-2012-StG call, the Principal Investigator (PI) must be 2 to 12 years after the completion of their PhD, which can be extended up to 16.5 years in certain (strict)cases.

Deadlines

The ERC-2012-StG Starting Grant Call opened on 20 July 2011.

There are three separate deadlines, one per research domain: - Physical Sciences and Engineering domain (Panels PE1 - PE10) - 12 October 2011 - Life Sciences domain (Panels LS1 - LS9) - 9 November 2011 - Social Sciences and Humanities domain (Panels SH1 - SH6) - 24 November 2011

Aim of each session

The aim of each session is to provide participants with an overview of the ERC in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and will focus on the application process for the ERC Starting Grant scheme. Participants should gain a deeper understanding of the proposal format and the key issues they are required to address in planning, writing and costing a Starting Grant proposal. There will be opportunities to ask questions during each session.

Who should attend?

The sessions will be of particular interest to UK-based researchers planning to submit a proposal for the ERC Starting Grants.

Statistics and information

Further information (including the ERC Work Programme, Guide for Applicants and FAQs) are available on the UK ERC NCP website: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/.

If you have any questions, please send an email to the UK ERC NCP helpdesk at: erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or telephone: 0032 2 289 6121.

-- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Engineering Enterprise Fellowships

The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched a new scheme, Engineering Enterprise Fellowships, which provide funding and support to outstanding entrepreneurial researchers, working in UK Universities, to enable them to spend 12 months developing the commercial potential of their research.

- Enterprise Fellowships provide up to £85,000 seed funding, including salary support, to build a commercial enterprise at a UK University.

- In addition to the funding, business training is provided to develop skills and masterclasses will be offered using experienced entrepreneurs to supplement the training.

- Mentors will be allocated to each Enterprise Fellow to provide support and advice during the Fellowship.

- Access will be given to business angels and venture capital networks through the Mentors.

The deadline for applications is *Friday 21 October 2011*

For an application form and further details please contact Dr Shafiq Ahmed, Manager, International & Enterprise Fellowships at: Shafiq.ahmed@raeng.org.uk <mailto:Shafiq.ahmed@raeng.org.uk>**

-- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Leverhulme Research Programmes 2011-12

Information about the proposal development process the University of Edinburgh is following for the 2011-12 Leverhulme Research Programmes competition. Last year, the same process supported a bid which made it to the final four in Leverhulme's selection process.

If you plan to apply to this competition, which has a deadline of 11th January 2012, please read down. This information is also on our blog at: http://erirsd.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/leverhulme-programme-call-2011-12/

Overview

The Leverhulme Trust has recently announced its Research Programmes call (http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/RP/RP.cfm) for the academic year 2011-12. Research Programmes are prestigious awards that are worth up to £1.75 million each. For 2011-12, proposals are invited on the following themes: - Conspiracies - Patronage - Value Further information about the themes is in the Leverhulme Programme call 2012.

Step 1: Leverhulme Research Programmes Long Lunch

This will be an opportunity for researchers interested in being involved in an application to any of the three themes to get to know others with cogent interests and, hopefully, establish research teams. Attendees will be asked to give, either individually or in groups, a very brief (5 minutes max.) summary of the interests and expertise they think they could bring to an application to one or more of the themes. There will then be time for break-out discussions. We're pleased to say that Prof Steve Yearley will be present to speak about his own experiences of getting a proposal shortlisted.

Date: Friday 30th September 2011

Time: 12:00-15:00

Venue: G.07, Informatics Forum, Crichton Street Map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/informatics-forum)

Booking: Attendees must indicate their attendance in advance by emailing emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk

Step 2: College-level Review

The purpose of this review is to finalise how many proposals are going forward from Edinburgh to Leverhulme and from whom - it is not a competitive process. College-level review will be conducted by College Deans of Research. Given the interdisciplinary nature of Leverhulme Research Programmes, two or three Deans are likely to review any one proposal.

- Deadline for receipt of proposals for internal review: 5pm, Friday 28th October 2011

Required format for proposals for internal review: 3 pages draft proposal (2 pages describing the project; 1 page describing the strengths of the research team, the timeline up to submission to Leverhulme and the reasons why Leverhulme will fund the bid over any others submitted to that theme).

Step 3: Completion and Submission of Proposals

Preparation of proposals will require the involvement of academic colleagues, school research administrators and ERI staff. Leverhulme's deadline is in early January 2012, meaning that, in practice, proposals need to be complete before Christmas 2011. (Minor changes can, of course, still be made over the Christmas break.)

- University of Edinburgh deadline for completion of proposals: 4pm, Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Deadline for submission of proposals to Leverhulme: 11th January 2012

Throughout

All applicants are strongly encouraged to have drafts of their applications reviewed by colleagues throughout the proposal development process. It is up to applicants to make suitable peer review arrangements by consulting with their school's Director of Research and research administration staff. Proposals should be peer reviewed against the call specifics set out by Leverhulme at http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/RP/RP.cfm.

JISC Grant Funding 12/11 and 13/11: Digital Infrastructure Portfolio

Please note that Scottish institutions can lead on bids for 12/11 below, but not 13/11. Edinburgh (and JISC) will not be restricting the number of applications the University can make to 12/11, but please note that there may be a limit on how many awards are made to Scotland as a whole.

The JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded as part of its Digital Infrastructure Portfolio. The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to these calls is *12:00 noon UK time on Monday 12 September 2011.* Please note the different eligibility criteria for these two calls.

On 11 and 18 August 2011, the relevant members of the JISC Executive will be available for 30 minute sessions (via telephone and/or Skype) for prospective bidders to ask questions and seek clarification. Those wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity should email the relevant programme manager (contact details are within the calls). These sessions are optional for bidders. Furthermore, members of the JISC Executive may be available at other times and will endeavour to respond in a timely fashion to /ad hoc/ queries. Any general clarifications offered to prospective bidders will be shared publicly via an FAQ post on the "Information Environment" Blog at http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/. Prospective bidders are advised to check this before contacting the JISC Executive.

JISC Grant Funding 12/11 <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/07/grant12_11.aspx>

This call has three strands:

Research Information Management -- 3-5 projects exploring the possibilities of two-way data exchange by producing a stable,reusable system for frequent or real-time exchange between two or more live organisational systems using CERIF. Funding of up to £650,000 is available for this work.

Digital Preservation -- 8-10 projects looking at active case studies, enhancing capabilities within institutions and a support and enabling project. Funding of up to £425,000 is available for this work.

Mobile Library -- 9-13 projects undertaking rapid innovation,developing mobile library content and a project supporting the mobile library community. Funding of up to £430,000 is available for this work.

Eligibility

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via BIS, SFC, DFES Wales and DEL Northern Ireland.

With regard to bids from Scottish institutions, SFC has applied a significant budget cut to JISC in 2011-12 AY. Following consultation with Scottish institutions, SFC has requested that the impact of this budget cut falls on the number of innovation projects JISC is able to fund at Scottish institutions, rather than to cut or increase charges for national services, such as JANET, JISC Collections and JISC Advance. Whilst Scottish institutions therefore remain eligible to bid for project funding in response to this call, depending on the quality of the submissions, JISC may need to limit the number of projects awarded to Scottish institutions.

*JISC Grant Funding 13/11* <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/07/grant13_11.aspx>

This call is looking for projects to develop services that can contribute to the national infrastructure that supports discovery and reuse of resources in collections held by libraries, museums and archives. It is anticipated that 5-12 projects will be funded between November 2011 and July 2012. Funding of up to £900,000 is available for this work.

Eligibility

Proposals may be submitted by Higher Education (HE) Institutions funded by HEFCE. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate work that supports the HE in FE agenda. HE and FE institutions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not eligible to bid but may be involved as partners in proposals led by HE institutions funded by HEFCE or FE institutions in England which meet the criteria outlined above.

Please visit our web site at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

FP7 Calls

The European Commission has today launched 39 calls for proposals under FP7. Calls cover Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities with a total budget over EUR 7 billion.

Highlights

· Innovation is key in all thematic areas.

· Deadlines are earlier this year, please check deadlines carefully.

· More 2-stage submissions - many more topics this year are using a 2-stage submission procedure, please check guidance documents carefully.

· To strengthen the Innovation agenda and to comply with the Innovation Union Flagship objectives, we are seeing an increased need to include Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), with many call topics suggesting a minimum budget allocation to them.

Calls for Proposals have moved to their new home in the

Participant Portal -

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_calls

Important Documents

Work Programme - this lists each call topic, what to address in your application and impact. Also provides details of appropriate project type. Please refer only to the final versions available at the above site and disregard any drafts you may have.

Guide for Applicants - includes a 'common' and 'specific' part and is specific to each project type, outlines application procedure, general rules and details required for application.

Next steps

If you are expecting to co-ordinate or participate in an application please contact your Research Support Advisor as soon as possible:

http://www.eri.ed.ac.uk/research-support-and-development/about/meet-the-team/index.htm

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Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
Invitation for proposals: The EPSRC and a number of industrial partners have
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Research Council Follow-on Fund - August 2011
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Visit to Edinburgh by UK European Health National Contact Point, 3rd June 2011

In the summer of 2011, the European Commission will launch its next calls under the Health theme of Framework Programme 7's Cooperation programme. To support applicants to these calls, the UK's National Contact Point for the EU Health theme, Victoria Brewer, will be visiting the University of Edinburgh on 3^rd June 2011. During her visit, Victoria will give a presentation on the future of the Health theme, advice on lobbying for call topics, and hints and tips on preparing proposals for the upcoming calls (HEALTH.2012). Victoria will also be available to meet briefly with individual researchers to discuss their planned funding applications.

Presentation details Date: Friday 3^rd June 2011 Time: 9:30-11:30am Venue: Lecture theatre A, Chancellor's Building, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (map http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/chancellors-building) Information on travelling to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is available at http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/hospitals/InfirmaryMap.pdf Eligibility: Researchers and administrative staff with an interest in the Health theme. Please note that the Health theme does not provide funding for PhD students.

Booking: Please book via MyEd (http://www.myed.ed.ac.uk/ <http://www.myed.ed.ac.uk/>)or by contacting Emma Glior(emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk <mailto:emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk>; 0131 651 4055)

Details of individual meetings ('surgeries') Date: Friday 3^rd June 2011 Venue: Seminar room 4, Chancellor's Building, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (map <http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/chancellors-building>).

Information on travelling to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is available at http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/hospitals/Infirmary_Map.pdf Eligibility: Researchers who are interested in making an application to the Health theme. Please note that the Health theme does not provide funding directly to PhD students.

Booking: Please email Emma Gliori (emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk <mailto:emma.gliori@ed.ac.uk>) to request a surgery slot, giving a brief summary of what you wish to discuss and any time between 1 and 3:15pm on 3^rd June that you are not available.

JISC Grant Funding Call for Projects in Developing Digital Literacies

JISC Innovation Programme: Call for Projects in Developing Digital Literacies

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to support the development and implementation of institutional approaches to digital literacies across the entire workforce and including students.

Total funding of up to *£1,000,000 *is available for 10 to 12 two year projects funded at up to *£100,000 each*.

The deadline for proposals is *12 noon UK time on Wednesday, 8 June 2011.*

It is envisaged that bidders will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation process in the week commencing 4 July 2011.

The successful projects will be expected to start work mid July 2011.

The work is to be completed by 31 July 2013.

A briefing event will be held online via Elluminate on Thursday 12 May 2011 at 10 am. Further details are given in paragraph 4 of the call document (at link below).

*Eligibility*

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.

Further information can be found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/04/grant411.aspx

JISC Grant Call 03/11: Digging into Data Challenge

Deadline for applications is *16^th June 2011*.

The Digging into Data Challenge is sponsored by funders in the UK, Netherlands, USA and Canada. The Challenge is targeted to the humanities and social sciences and aims to address the following four goals

- to promote the development and deployment of innovative research techniques in large-scale data analysis that focus on applications for the humanities and social sciences;

- to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers in the humanities, social sciences, computer sciences, library, archive, information sciences, and other fields, around questions of text and dataanalysis;

- to promote international collaboration among both researchers and funders;

- to ensure efficient access to and sharing of the materials for research by working with data repositories that hold large digital collections.

Projects have to be international -- you need to have teams from at least two of the four different countries funding the call. Funding is for 6-24 months, and you need to complete projects by 31^st January 2014. For the UK part of the project, funding of up to £100,000 is available (more if you involve more than one UK institution).

You can view examples of funded projects at http://www.diggingintodata.org/Home/AwardRecipients2009/tabid/175/Default.aspx.

Further information: JISC, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), along with five international funding bodies, invite institutions to submit proposals for the Digging into Data Challenge. There is a UK specific addendum which can be found at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/03/diggingintodata.aspx and should be read in conjunction with the main request for proposals available on the Digging into Data Challenge web site at http://www.diggingintodata.org/.

The deadline for receipt of final proposals in response to this call will be *23:59 (Greenwich Mean Time) on 16 June 2011*. Late proposals will *NOT* be accepted. Details of how to submit are in the main proposal.

Funding for eligible institutions in the UK is available for projects starting from January 2012 and lasting between 6 and 24 months. All projects must be completed by 31 January 2014.

*Eligibility *

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.

Other organisations eligible to apply for ESRC and AHRC funds are also permitted to act as lead institutions for Digging into Data proposals and details are below.

In addition to Higher Education Institutions funded by the four Higher Education Funding Councils, ESRC has recognised a number of organisations as Independent Research Organisations (IROs). See link below for the organisations and their eligibility to access directive or responsive modefunding: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/Eligibilityforrcs.aspx.

A list of Independent Research Organisations recognised by the AHRC, and therefore eligible to act as lead institutions, can be found on the AHRC website: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/tools-and-resources/research-reso urces/data-services/NDS/.

Marie Curie Fellowships - call now out

The latest Marie Curie Fellowships call is now out. The deadline for applications is 11th August 2011.

Marie Curie Fellowships are for postdoctoral research in any subject (not just cancer research - a common misconception). They pay your salary and other costs for up to two years. There is no specific cut-off in terms of experience, but applicants are usually fairly early on in their postdoctoral career. You don't need an existing academic job to be eligible to apply.

The most important characteristic of this scheme is that you have to move country. There are three ways in which you can do this:

* Move from one EU country to another. * Come from outside the EU into the EU. * Go from inside the EU to outside the EU (but come back for a year at the end - no running off forever to shiny America or sunny Australia).

Eligibility

You need to have at least a PhD or four full-time years of experience of doing research at an equivalent level. Nationality restrictions also apply in some cases:

* Moving from one European country to another: You can be any nationality to apply for an Intra-European Fellowship. However, you cannot have spent more than 12 months out of the last 3 years living or doing research in the country to which you wish to move. (Holidays and national service don't count in this 12 months.) * Coming from outside the EU into the EU: You can, again, be of any nationality - you just need to be coming from outside the EU. Again, however, the 12-months-in-3-years rule applies. * Going from within the EU to outside the EU: You need to either be a national of an EU country or to have lived and worked in the EU for at least the last 5 years (measured at the time of the deadline).

Returning from career breaks

A relatively new characteristic of the scheme is the 'career restart' option. This is open to people who had a research job for at least 12 months before taking their career break. 'Career restart' applications are considered under a separate panel to try and ensure equal opportunities.

Money

The scheme pays a salary, relocation costs (EUR 700 a month for someone without a family), and research and training expenses (EUR 800 a month).

Further information

* Call webpage (http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage)

Software Development for Grand Challenges in the Chemical Sciences

Expression of interest: This joint EPSRC/NSF workshop will explore software development for Grand Challenges in the Chemical Sciences. Closing Date: 18-04-2011

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/softdevgrandchall/Pages/default.aspx

JISC call 01/11: Digital infrastructure

As you may have seen already, JISC issued call 01/11 "Digital infrastructure: Embedding usability & improving the uptake of resources & tools; & enhancing campus-based publications" towards the end of February. The deadline for applications is *30^th March 2011.

Funding of up to £500,000 is available for projects helping to embed usability within institutional practice, develop adaptable and learnable user interfaces for research tools and develop new publishing platforms.

Scottish institutions can lead on bids. Depending on the theme addressed, applications can be from single institutions and/or consortia. There is no stated limit on how many proposals a single institution can lead on.

More information is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/02/usability.aspx

Wolfson Research Merit Awards Call for Nominations

We would like to announce the latest call for nominations to the Wolfson Research Merit Awards scheme.

This scheme was established in 2001 to provide universities with additional funding to attract to this country or, retain here, scientists of outstanding achievement and potential.

The scheme, jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, has been hugely successful and we currently have approximately 200 award holders appointed across all the natural sciences and hosted at a range of UK institutions, including all Russell Group and a majority of the 1994 Group institutions.

We are looking to encourage nominations from science departments in your University to ensure the continued strength and competitiveness of academic science in the UK. The scheme should be attractive to those institutions looking for extra assistance in recruiting or retaining high calibre mid to senior career level researchers. We would particularly welcome applications from outstanding female researchers.

Please note that award-holders must hold a permanent post at the university at the time of starting the award and be wholly funded by the university. However, the post does not need to have been confirmed at the time the nomination is made.

The salary enhancement is usually in the range of £10K to £30K per annum. Universities should clearly be supporting nominees at a level commensurate with their experience and achievements. Research expenses are also considered for research costs not suitable for Research Councils' research grants applications and for overseas applicants to support integration into the UK research and funding environment.

The next deadline is 10th March 2011 and decisions will be made available by June 2011.

To discuss potential nominations please contact me on the following details (email: seniorfellowships@royalsociety.org<mailto:seniorfellowships@royalsociety.org> or telephone: 020 7451 2653). Further information is also available on http://royalsociety.org/Wolfson-Research-Merit-Awards/.

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HPC-Europa2 Transnational Access programme

HPC-Europa2 Transnational Access programme: EC funding for collaborative research visits http://www.hpc-europa.eu/ Next deadline for applications: 28 February 2011

We are inviting EU-based researchers to apply now for the EC-funded HPC-Europa2 programme, which offers short (6 weeks on average) collaborative visits to a similar research group in another country, and access to some of the most powerful computers in Europe.

What does HPC-Europa2 Transnational Access offer?

- Access to the top of the range supercomputing facilities; - Scientific collaboration and technical support; - Travel and subsistence expenses and accommodation.

The programme is open to researchers of any level, from PhD students to full professors, in any field of computational science which requires world-class computing facilities.

Seven leading supercomputing centres in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK offer HPC-Europa2 visits. More than 250 research groups in universities and institutes in these countries are already associated with the programme and welcome HPC-Europa2 applications from potential collaborators from around Europe.

The next application deadline is 28 February 2011, for visits starting from May 2011.

For further information, including application guidelines and the online application form, please go to our webpage at http://www.hpc-europa.eu/. HPC-Europa Team at EPCC University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building The King's Buildings Edinburgh EH9 3JZ UK

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