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 and 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 Web site: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ Units/research or USIS Home Page, under Research.

Proposals are invited from organisations who wish to be considered for forming Research Partnerships with the Employment Service. Organisations should be able to offer experience and expertise in one of the following four subject areas: customer service issues; services for people with disabilities; evaluation of labour market research; analysis of performance information and service improvement. Deadline: 19 March.

The National Health Service New and Emerging Applications of Technology Programme wishes to invite outline proposals for strategic applied research. Aim: to develop products and interventions for improved health and social care for disease prevention and treatment. Deadline: 31 March.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission has announced that the Fulbright Cancer Research Fellowship scheme is inviting applications for 1999/2000. This award will enable a postdoc scientist or clinician to spend 6 months in the US. The Fellowship will comprise of a grant for £15,000 and the fellow's visa fee will be paid. Deadline:1 April.

The Health and Safety Executive has expanded the Competition of Ideas Scheme and has issued a second call for research proposals. HSE has identified 4 portfolio research groups: occupational health; engineering; behavioural and social sciences; major hazards and risk assessment. Approx. 6 million will be available for new projects. Deadline: 30 April.

The EPSRC has issued a call for research proposals under its Renewable and New Energy Technologies programme. Up to £3.5 million will be available per year. The programme covers the following areas: supply technologies; demand-side technologies; and enabling technologies. For more info see RGCO. Deadline: 14 May.

The BBSRC has research grants available from £50,000-£100,000. Research programmes include: biomolecular sciences; biochemistry and cell biology; genes and developmental biology; and animal sciences and psychology. There are no closing dates for these grants.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is inviting applications for its Industrial Secondment Scheme for engineering academics to spend between 3-6 months in industry on a full time basis. Aim is to ensure high quality teaching gained by state-of-the-art experience in industry. No deadline.