Funding

The ERAsynBio consortium is pleased to announce the second call of the ERASynBio Twinning Programme (SynBio TWIN) to encourage new collaboration between researchers in synthetic biology. ERASynBio’s goal is to establish cross-border partnerships, with a focus on interdisciplinarity, and to strengthen European efforts to achieve sustainable development of the Synthetic Biology community.   Submitted proposals will be processed continuously as they come. The call opens on 1st March 2013, the deadline for applications in 2013 will be on 15th July 2013.   Aim of the call ERASynBio invites applications for small focused meetings with a minimum of two partners destined to start up a research programme or to prepare a joint proposal in the field of Synthetic Biology. They are given to the research partners to perform preparatory meetings / actions. Please note that these meetings should include both the principal investigators and the relevant junior members of the involved teams. The participation of social scientists is welcome.   Eligibility Only travel costs (transportation, subsistence and accommodation) are eligible. Partners can be universities and other public organizations, as well as industry including SMEs.

Our vision is to provide PhD students with a first-rate, challenging research training experience within the context of a mutually beneficial research collaboration, between academic and partner organisations. This call is one of two main ways in which we fund collaborative training. See our CASE studentships page for more information. Important: applicants should ensure proposals are submitted to their institution's submitter/approval pool a minimum of 5 working days in advance of the published deadline. This enables institution checks to be carried out before final submissions.

Application deadline: apply at any time (at least 6 weeks before travel)   Aim To help scientists add an international dimension to their BBSRC funded research by making and establishing new contacts with international counterparts   Scope Funding is available for:   Short Term Travel Award: Normally intended as a first contact-type meeting. Allows researchers to travel outside the UK to initiate collaboration or prepare proposals with partners for international programmes (e.g. EU Framework, Human Frontier Science Program) Long Term Travel Award: For researchers to travel outside the UK for periods of up to 12 months Access Award: For stays of up to one month in another country to undertake a specific piece of work, access facilities not available in the UK or gain access to new techniques or materials, which would be of benefit to the BBSRC project or the UK research team   Funding is limited to travel and subsistence costs only, and does not usually exceed ~£5k.   Assessment criteria Applications are assessed internally by BBSRC against the following criteria: -The value added to BBSRC research by developing an international dimension -The reasons for choosing this group and why at this time (anticipated unique benefits?) -The benefits likely to accrue from the collaboration -How the collaboration will be taken forward post-ISIS support -The strategic relevance and pervasiveness of the collaboration (i.e. the extent to which the collaboration will benefit more than one UK group)   Eligibility BBSRC-supported researchers are eligible – research grantholders and staff employed at institutes of BBSRC The application must be made by the PI, but it does not have to be the PI undertaking the travel (students are not eligible for travel)   How to apply Read the guidance and regulation notes (see link) Complete an online application through JeS   Reporting After the visit you will be required to complete a report explaining the extent to which the scientific objectives were achieved and any other outcomes from the trip. Reporting should also be conducted though Je-S, except in the case of pre-existing awards made under the old system. Contact Sarah Blackburn sarah.blackburn@bbsrc.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)1793 413364

Grants up to £150 are available for travel and essential overnight accommodation costs (not for registration cost) to attend all Genetics Society meetings, including the Genetics Society's own bi-annual meetings and meetings of our Sectional Interest Groups. The cheapest form of travel should be used if possible and student railcards used if travel is by train. Airfares will only be funded under exceptional circumstances. How to apply: Please click here to apply for a Genetics Society Grant in time for one of the quarterly deadlines (1st day of February, May, August and November). For the Genetics Society's own Spring and Autumn meetings, applications should be submitted by applying online: Please click here to apply for a Genetics Society Grant before the final deadline of the meeting. For meetings of our Sectional Interest Groups (eg, Arabidopsis, Population Genetics Group, Zebrafish Forum), junior scientist travel claims should be submitted online: Please click here to apply for a Genetics Society Grant PhD students are eligible to apply for this grant immediately after they join the Genetics Society. This is a temporary incentive to encourage PhD students to join the Society. Other applicants must have been members of the Genetics Society for at least one year. There is no limit to the maximum frequency at which the grants can be awarded for attending the Genetics Society meetings.

The Natural Environment Research Council invites proposals for its urgency grants. These are usually prompted by unexpected and transient scientific opportunities such as earthquakes, drought, temporary exposure or short-timescale events in an ecosystem. Scientists can use NERC's urgency grants to respond rapidly to changing or unexpected events affecting the environment. The maximum funding that may be sought for an urgency application is £65,000. The maximum funding that may be applied for is £65,000 at full economic cost, of which 80 per cent will be funded.  

The European Commission Framework Programme 7: People invites applications for the Marie Curie international outgoing fellowships for career development. These enable European researchers to be trained and acquire new knowledge in a high-level organisation active in research and established in a third country. Each researcher will spend 24 to 36 months in a distinct legal entity in a third country, including a mandatory reintegration phase of one year within the contracting organisation in an EU member state or associated country. Applications should be submitted jointly by a researcher and their return host organisation. Each researcher must be have conducted their work for the last five years in an EU or associated country, and may be an EU or third country national. They must hold a doctoral degree, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent work experience. Each researcher must have spent no more than 12 months of the preceding three years in the country of their host organisation. The indicative budget for this call is €44.5 million. FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IOF. OJ 2013/C 75/05.  

The European Commission Framework Programme 7: People invites proposals for its Marie Curie intra-European fellowships for career development. These support the career development or restarting of experienced researchers, and seek to enhance their individual competence diversification, in terms of skill acquisition at a multi- or interdisciplinary level, or by undertaking intersectoral experiences. The aim is to allow researchers to attain or strengthen a leading independent position. The action may also support researchers in resuming a career in research after a break. The application is made jointly by a researcher and a host organisation active in research and located in a member state or in an associated country. Applicants may be of any nationality. Each applicant must hold a doctorate, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent work experience. Each researcher must have spent no more than 12 months of the preceding three years in the country of their host organisation. Projects may last for 12 to 24 months. The indicative budget for this call is €134 million. FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF. OJ 2013/C 75/05.  

The European Commission Framework Programme 7: People invites applications for the Marie Curie international incoming fellowships. These enable incoming top-class researchers active in a third country to work on research projects in Europe, with a view to developing mutually beneficial research cooperation. The application should be made jointly by a researcher and a host organisation, as well as a return host organisation where applicable. Applicants may be of any nationality. Each applicant must hold a doctorate, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent work experience. Each researcher must have spent no more than 12 months of the preceding three years in the country of their host organisation. The indicative budget for this call is €44.5 million. Projects may last for 12 to 24 months. FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IIF. OJ 2013/C 75/05