Research funding opportunities

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This is a selection of research opportunities. More details of these and other opportunities are available from the Research Grants & Contracts Office. Contact Debbie, ext. 3812 or email D.Foy-Everett@sussex.ac.uk. For an extensive listing of funding opportunities see REFUND on the Research website http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/research or USIS home page, under Research.

Research Training Networks Briefing - 10.00am on 12 May, Conference Room, Essex House. Open to all faculty, this briefing will give an overview of the requirements and purpose of this funding initiative from the EU's Fifth Framework Programme for RTD. The next and last call will be June, with a November deadline. It is open to all disciplines across the sciences (basic and applied) and to the applied social sciences. Funding will support teams to undertake collaborative research within the context of training of pre/post doc young researchers. To see a list of existing Research Training Networks, please visit http://improving-rtn.sti.jrc.it/network/. If you wish to attend, please email R.L.Dowsett@sussex.ac.uk.

EU IST programme - Future and Emerging Technologies: Two-step proposals: deadline 15 September 2000. Priorities: innovative bright-spark ideas/ the Disappearing Computer/ neuroinformatics for 'living' artefacts. Funding is available for short assessment phases (typically one year, maximum amount 100,000 euros) and for full-scale RTD or thematic network projects (typically three years/no maximum ceiling for funding). Minimum of two partners required from two member or associated states. Visit the UKISHELP site at: www.ukishelp.co.uk. For further help and information contact ext. 8238 or email R.L.Dowsett@sussex.ac.uk.

The European Science Foundation supports a limited number of Exploratory Workshops, which allow leading European scientists and scholars to meet to explore novel ideas at the European level with the aim of 'spearheading' new areas of research. Subjects covered are: Humanities, Social Science, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Medical Science, and Life and Environmental Sciences. For specific topics email R.L.Dowsett@sussex.ac.uk Deadline: 2 June 2000.

NATO is inviting applications for collaborative linkage grants under the Physical and Engineering division. Grants of one or two years are available for coll-aboration between researchers in Partner and NATO countries. Funding covers travel and subsistence. Deadline: 1 August 2000.

The Royal Society is inviting applications for its COPUS grants in support of public understanding of science, engineering and technology. There are three types of COPUS grants: to pump prime activities on a local scale; a development grant for larger-scale initiatives; and a National Science Week grant for activities/events intended for the annual NSW. Deadline: 31 May 2000.