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International Scholarships at Lincoln

The University of Lincoln has recently announced a number of international scholarships, available to undergraduate and postgraduate students who are self-financing and starting in September 2010. Further information about the scheme is available on the International Scholarships page:
“The University of Lincoln offers a number of scholarships to provide international students with financial assistance. See the [...]

ESF Call for Exploratory Workshops

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has issued its 2010 call for Exploratory Workshops with a deadline of 29th April 2010. This call funds workshops which aim to explore new areas or topics, or open up new avenues of interdisciplinary research. It funds subjects across a wide range of disciplines, including life and physical sciences, social [...]

Launch of Daphne 2010 funding call

A funding call for proposals under the Daphne III programme is now open. Daphne is part of the General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’. The aim of the Daphne programme is to contribute to the prevention and combating of violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk.
With a [...]

Bursaries for External Income Generation (BEING)

The University Research Office has launched a scheme which aims to provide assistance to research active staff who would like to apply for external research funding but would benefit from additional assistance with literature searches, preliminary/pilot experimental work.
The BEING scheme provides support to research active members of staff to employ a Post-Graduate Research Assistant (PGRA), [...]

Research Councils Announce International Collaborative Fund

Research Councils from seven of the G8 nations have announced a five-year joint funding program to address major international challenges. The Multilateral Research Funding Initiative will announce a series of calls for funding to tackle global issues such as climate change, energy security, water shortages and the conservation of the environment.
The first call in this [...]

British Academy: International Partnerships (Africa/Middle East/South Asia)

The British Academy’s International Partnerships Scheme is now open for applications.  These awards are available to support the development of ongoing links between research centres or institutions, within the humanities and social sciences in the UK and in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia, with an emphasis on helping scholars to develop research skills [...]

AHRC Studentship Competition Opens for 2010

The Arts and Humanities Research Council has recently opened their studentship competition for 2010. The full details are available on the AHRC website:
AHRC Studentship Competition
The competition is open only to institutions who do not hold a Block Grant Partnership (such as Lincoln). Based on the profile of eligible institutions, the AHRC expects the majority of [...]

Erasmus Mundus calls for 2010 launched

The Eramsus Mudus call for 2010 has been launched by the European Commission. The call provides support to projects that enhance the quality of European higher education and that promote best practice and cooperation between academic institutions in the EU and internationally.
Erasmus Mundus is composed of three different actions:
Action 1 – Joint Programmes offers funding [...]