NEW CALLS (16):
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Fritz Thyssen Stiftung Support for Projects
http://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/funding/types-of-support/support-of-projects/?L=1
An application can be filed in the following areas of support:
 History, Language & Culture;
 The interdisciplinary field "Image and Imagery";
 State, Economy and Society;
 The interdisciplinary field "International Relations".
The planned project can generally stretch over a working period of up to 3 years. If approved,
financial resources are usually provided initially for 2 years; an application for an extension may
need to be filed for the final project year.
What you CAN apply for: personnel costs for research and other project staff and research expenses
such as travel costs
What you CANNOT apply for:
 Staff resources for applicants who already have a post;
 Financial resources for construction work;
 Financial resources to procure office furnishings and equipment that are usually part of the
basic furnishings at universities and institutes;
 Generally no financial resources are granted to defray overhead costs.
Next deadlines: 15 February 2017; 30 September 2017
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NERC Understanding the Effectiveness of Natural Flood Management (NFM) Announcement of
Opportunity (AO) – Outline bids
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmes/nfm/news/ao-outline/ao/
This new research programme will fund the novel environmental science to improve understanding
of the suitability and effectiveness of different Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures for a
range of flood risk scenarios.
How much you can get: up to £1.25m (80% FEC)
Deadlines:
Outline Bids: 21 February 2017
Full Bids: 23 May 2017
Please note that only applicants successful at the Outline Bid stage will be eligible to submit Full
Bids
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Mind & Life Institute Mind & Life 1440 Awards for Contemplative Education Research
https://www.mindandlife.org/1440-awards/
These awards are specifically geared towards the investigation of social, relational, and academic
outcomes of contemplative practice in K-12 educational settings. They are intended to promote
research that evaluates the effectiveness of mindfulness, compassion, or other contemplative
interventions in K-12 classrooms, with a focus on evaluating inner well-being and healthy
relationships for students and teachers. Strong proposals will use rigorous study designs and also
evaluate academic performance and standard school outcomes.
In line with Mind & Life’s interdisciplinary approach, this grant program encourages the active
collaboration of scientists with contemplative scholars/practitioners in all phases of research.
How much you can get: up to $25k
Next deadline: 24 February 2017
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International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF) Peace Research Grants
http://iprafoundation.org/peace-research-grants/
Applicants may receive only one Peace Research grant. The IPRAF Peace Research Grants are small
grants intended to assist scholars in undertaking small research projects. These grants are to
individuals, not to institutions or organizations. The Foundation does not allow overhead costs or
indirect administrative costs to be covered as part of the grant. The Foundation does not allow rent
and other normal living expenses as part of the budget.
How much you can get: up to $5k
Next deadline: 28 February 2017 (recurring)
2017 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize – Call for Nominations
http://jacobsfoundation.org/klaus-j-jacobs-awards/call-for-nominations/
The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize recognises the outstanding scientific contributions of individuals
from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children
and youth or contributing to one of the Jacobs Foundation’s thematic priorities. This includes, but is
not limited to, educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies,
linguistics, neurosciences, computer sciences, and medical sciences.
How much the Prize is worth: CHF1 million
Deadline for nominations (no self-nominations!): 1 March 2017
Royal Society International Exchanges Scheme
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/international-exchanges/
This scheme is for scientists in the UK who want to stimulate new collaborations with leading
scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel. The scheme is intended to
stimulate new collaborations between scientists in the UK and overseas. It is not intended to
support continued research between a UK applicant and co-applicant who was a former colleague or
PhD student or to support other existing or recent collaborations between the applicant and coapplicant.
Thanks to the support of the Royal Society of Chemistry additional grants are available through the
Royal Society-Royal Society of Chemistry International Exchanges Award for collaborations between
researchers in the UK and those in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) working on projects in
the field of Chemistry.
You can apply for this scheme if both you and your co-applicant:
 have a PhD, or are likely to have a PhD by the time the funding starts;
 hold a fixed or permanent contract at an eligible organisation for the duration of the project
(ineligible organisations include industrial, private and commercial organisations, university
spin-out companies and government bodies);
 are based in the respective countries at the time of the application
Collaborations should be based on a single project and travel can only take place between the UK
and a country where the overseas collaborator is based. In the case of cost share applications (see
below), a relationship between both parties should already be established prior to making an
application.
How much you can get:
 up to £3k for one-off travel lasting up to 3 months;
 up to £6k for multiple visits to be completed within 1 year (including a maximum of £1k for
research expenses);
 up to £12k for multiple visits to be completed within 2 years and cost share projects fixed at
2 years (including a maximum of £2k for research expenses)
 If you intend to collaborate with partners in Taiwan, France, Ireland, Japan, China or Russia,
your proposal can also be considered as a cost share application. This entails the UK
applicant submitting a proposal to the Royal Society for up to £12k and the overseas
applicant simultaneously submitting a proposal for an additional amount up to the
equivalent of £12k to a partner organisation with whom the Royal Society has a funding
agreement.
Deadline: 7 March 2017
British Academy and Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowships
http://www.britac.ac.uk/newton-advanced-fellowships
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-advanced-fellowships/
Newton Advanced Fellowships provide early- to mid-career international researchers who already
have a track record with an opportunity to develop their research strengths and capabilities, and
those of their group or network, through training, collaboration and visits with a partner in the UK.
The award enables international researchers based in a country covered by the Newton Fund to
establish and develop collaborations with the UK with the intention of transferring knowledge and
research capabilities. The skills and knowledge gained should contribute to advancing economic
development in and the social welfare of the partner country.
British Academy Newton Advanced Fellowships are currently only available for researchers in the
following countries: Malaysia, Thailand, and Turkey.
Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowships are currently only available for researchers in the
following countries: China, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey.
Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research experience and hold a permanent or fixed-term
contract in an eligible university or research institute in a partner country, which must span the
duration of the project. Collaborations should focus on a single project involving the overseas-based
researcher (‘the Applicant’) and a UK-based researcher (‘the Co-applicant). Applicants should have
not more than 15 years postdoctoral research experience.
How much British Academy Fellowships are worth:
 up to £37k/yr for 2 years for researchers in Thailand and Malaysia, with an additional TBH
750k/yr for up to 2 years from the Thailand Research Fund for researchers in Thailand
 up to £37k/yr for 3 years for researchers in Turkey
How much Royal Society Fellowships are worth: up to £37k/yr for 3 years (all countries)
Deadline: 15 March 2017
British Academy, Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences Newton International
Fellowships
http://www.britac.ac.uk/newton-international-fellowships
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/
http://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/grant-schemes/newton-international-fellowships
The Newton International Fellowships enable overseas researchers to work for two years at a UK
institution with the aim of fostering long-term international collaborations.
Applicants for the AMS Fellowships can only apply if they are from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South
Africa or Turkey during the current round.
Applicants must have a PhD (applicants in the final stages of their PhD will be accepted provided that
the PhD will be completed (including viva) before the start date of the Fellowship), have no more
than 7 years of active full time postdoctoral experience at the time of application (discounting career
breaks, but including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry), be working outside the UK,
and not hold UK citizenship.
How much Fellowships are worth: £24k/yr for subsistence, up to £8k/yr for research expenses and a
one-off payment of up to £2k for relocation expenses. Awards include a contribution to the
overheads incurred, at a rate of 50% of the total award to the visiting researcher.
Deadlines:
British Academy: 15 March 2017
Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences: 22 March 2017
British Academy and Royal Society Newton Mobility Grants
http://www.britac.ac.uk/newton-mobility-grants
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-mobility-grants/
Newton Mobility Grants provide support for international researchers based in a country covered by
the Newton Fund to establish and develop collaboration with UK researchers around a specific
jointly defined research project. These one-year awards are particularly suited to initiate new
collaborative partnerships between scholars who have not previously worked together or new
initiatives between scholars who have collaborated in the past.
British Academy Newton Mobility Grants are currently available for the following countries:
Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
Royal Society Newton Mobility Grants are currently available for the following countries:
Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey.
The grants intend to strengthen the research capacity/capability of, and contribute to promoting
economic development and social welfare in, the overseas country. The awards will also initiate the
development of longer-term links between the overseas and UK researchers.
Awards might include a range of related activities, but mobility (in the form of visits and exchanges,
etc.) should form an integral part of proposals. The main purpose of the funding is to cover travel
and maintenance costs, although costs related to other eligible activities will be considered.
Partnerships including a training element and involving scholars in the early stages in their career
will be looked on favourably.
How much you can get:
British Academy:
 Malaysia, Turkey and Vietnam: up to £10k for 1 yr
 Thailand: up to £20k for 1 yr
Royal Society:
The funding available is dependent upon the length of the visit and the partner country (see above
webpage for further details). Applicants may request:
 up to £3k for one-off travel lasting up to 3 months;
 up to £6k for multiple visits to be completed within 1 year (including a maximum of £1k for
research expenses);
 up to £12k for multiple visits to be completed within 2 years (including a maximum of £2k
for research expenses)
Deadline: 15 March 2017
British Council Cultural Protection Fund Large and Small Grants
https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/culture-development/cultural-protection-fund/apply/largegrants
The Fund aims to protect and preserve physical monuments and religious sites, as well as 'intangible'
heritage: inherited traditions, beliefs and cultural identity, passed down through generations – all of
which have been increasingly under threat in the Middle East and North Africa as so-called Islamic
State have gained power in the region.
The Cultural Protection Fund is designed with applications from UK organisations in mind, but any
organisation is eligible to apply. Grants are available to applicants working with local partners in one
or more of the Fund’s target countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, the
Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen.
There are separate application processes for small grants (up to £100k) and large grants (more than
£100k). For large grants there will be two rounds of funding per financial year, and small grants will
run on a rolling basis with quarterly decision meetings.
How much you can get: up to £2m
Deadlines:
Large Grants: 31 March 2017 (Expressions of Interest – Required), 23 June 2017 (Applications)
Small Grants: 21 April 2017, 21 July 2017, 20 October 2017 (no deadline for Expressions of Interest)
ESRC & Partners Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) Call
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/transformations-to-sustainability-t2s/
The Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) call is a comprehensive and concerted research initiative
to boost research on transformations to sustainability, and catalyse new kinds of solutions to
environmental and social challenges.
Climate change, environmental degradation and resource pressures have created unprecedented
situations for societies worldwide. In particular, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) are likely
to be disproportionately affected by this. Attempts to tackle the challenges associated with
sustainability through conventional knowledge and capacity building have had some positive
impacts, but are ultimately not fully adequate. Consequently, there is growing attention to the need
for more fundamental transformations in the way societies interact with each other and with the
natural environment as the basis for sustainability. Societal transformations refer to profound and
enduring systemic changes that typically involve social, cultural, technological, political, economic,
and environmental processes.
T2S will be implemented as a Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action (CRA) in cooperation
with the NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agencies Cooperation in Europe)
network and the International Social Science Council (ISSC).
The programme is structured around three themes:
 Governance and institutional dimensions of transformations to sustainability;
 Economy and finance of transformations to sustainability;
 Wellbeing, quality of life, identity, and social and cultural values in relation to
transformations to sustainability.
Proposals must address one or more of the three call themes, and must involve at least three
national research teams, eligible for funding from three different T2S funders (see call for proposals
document available from above website for details). In order to be eligible for ESRC funding, in
addition to the UK team the project team should involve at least one other national research team
eligible for funds provided by the European Commission (see Appendix 1 of the call for proposals).
How much you can get: the total funding requested from the T2S partners must not exceed €1.5m
across all participating countries
Proposals to the T2S research programme will be processed in two stages.
Deadline (outlines): 5 April 2017
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Call for Research Project Grants &
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants on Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and
Underserved Children
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-118.html (Research Project Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-117.html (Exploratory/Developmental Research
Grants)
This initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children.
Investing in early childhood development is essential. Specific targeted areas of research include
bio-behavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as
biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (e.g., physical and
family environments), social (e.g., peers), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences;
studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known health condition
and/or disability; and studies that test, evaluate, translate, and disseminate health promotion
prevention and interventions conducted in traditional and non-traditional settings.
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project duration is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: Direct costs are limited to $275k over a 2-year period,
with no more than $200k in direct costs allowed in any single year
Next deadlines:
All AIDS-related grants: 7 May 2017; 7 September 2017; 7 January 2018
Non-AIDS-related Research Project Grants: 5 June 2017; 5 October 2017
Non-AIDS-related Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: 16 June 2017; 16 October 2017
US National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) Call for Research Project Grants and
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants on Chronic Condition Self-Management in Children
and Adolescents
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-115.html (Research Project Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-116.html (Exploratory/Developmental Research
Grants)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research to improve
self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic conditions. Managing a
chronic condition is an unremitting responsibility for children and their families. Children with a
chronic condition and their families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. This FOA
encourages research that takes into consideration various factors that influence self-management
such as individual differences, biological and psychological factors, family/caregivers and
sociocultural context, family-community dynamics, healthcare system factors, technological
advances, and the role of the environment.
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project duration is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: Direct costs are limited to $275k over a 2-year period,
with no more than $200k in direct costs allowed in any single year
Next deadlines:
All AIDS-related grants: 7 May 2017; 7 September 2017; 7 January 2018
Non-AIDS-related Research Project Grants: 5 June 2017; 5 October 2017
Non-AIDS-related Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: 16 June 2017; 16 October 2017
US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Call for Research Project Grants and
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants on Strengthening the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
(PrEP) Care Continuum through Behavioural, Social, and Implementation Science
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-104.html (Research Project Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-103.html (Exploratory/Developmental Research
Grants)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits behavioural, social, and implementation
science research designed to (a) identify gaps in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care
continuum and associated determinants; (b) develop and test interventions to strengthen PrEP
delivery, use, and outcomes; and (c) reduce racial/ethnic and age-related disparities in PrEP uptake
and use.
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project duration is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: Direct costs are limited to $275k over a 2-year period,
with no more than $200k in direct costs allowed in any single year
Next deadlines: 7 May 2017; 7 September 2017; 7 January 2018
US National Institute of Mental Health Call for Research Project Grants and
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants on Targeted basic behavioural and social science and
intervention development for HIV prevention and care
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-106.html (Research Project Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-105.html (Exploratory/Developmental Research
Grants)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits innovative, targeted basic behavioural and
social science and intervention development research to reduce incident HIV infections and improve
the health of those living with HIV. This FOA encourages research designed to (a) conduct basic
behavioural and social science research that is needed to advance the development of HIV
prevention and care interventions, (b) translate and operationalize the findings from these basic
studies to develop interventions and assess their acceptability and feasibility, and (c) conduct tests
of the efficacy of HIV prevention and care interventions.
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project duration is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: Direct costs are limited to $275k over a 2-year period,
with no more than $200k in direct costs allowed in any single year
Next deadlines: 7 May 2017; 7 September 2017; 7 January 2018
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
http://www.fbbva.es/TLFU/tlfu/ing/microsites/premios/fronteras/presentacion/index.jsp
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards seek to recognize and encourage world-class
research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of broad impact for their originality and
theoretical significance. The name of the scheme is intended to encapsulate both research work
that successfully enlarges the scope of our current knowledge – pushing forward the frontiers of the
known world – and the meeting and overlap of different disciplinary areas.
The Frontiers Awards honour fundamental disciplinary or supradisciplinary advances in a series of
basic, natural, social and technological sciences, as listed in the following paragraph. They also
recognize creative activity of excellence in the classical music of our time. Finally, categories are
reserved for two core concerns of early 21st century society, climate change and socioeconomic
development cooperation, with awards going alternatively to outstanding research work or projects
of a diverse nature that mark a significant advance in addressing these global challenges.
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards, to be given annually, take in the following
prize categories:
 Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics);
 Biomedicine;
 Ecology and Conservation Biology;
 Information and Communication Technologies;
 Economics, Finance and management;
 Contemporary Music;
 Climate Change;
 Development Cooperation.
The goal of the Frontiers Awards can be summed up in the following principles. Firstly, to recognize
the importance of basic knowledge. However valuable the other forms of applied scientific research
prized by science policy in these past decades, basic knowledge remains the principal driver of
scientific change and, indirectly, of our material progress, wellbeing, and cultural development. In
the second place, to recognize the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of knowledge in the closing
decades of the last century and our present days. Hence the decision to group awards so as to
reflect the interaction and overlap of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics; Biology and
Medicine; Economics, Finance and Management), while retaining the option to distinguish an
outstanding advance in one discipline alone. Thirdly, to acknowledge the fact that many seminal
contributions to our current stock of knowledge are the result of collaborative working between
large research teams. This is why, unlike other prizes reserved for one person alone or perhaps
three at most, these awards may be shared by any number of any size teams, provided the
achievement being recognized is the result of collaborative or parallel working. Fourthly, honours in
basic, natural and social sciences and technology are joined by a category recognizing creative work
of excellence in a particularly innovative artistic area that does much to shape the culture and
identity of each era; contemporary classical music. Fifthly, recognition is extended to diverse
endeavours (from research through to practical actions and initiatives) in the areas of climate
change and development cooperation, two central issues of the global society of the 21st century
which are vital to the fight against the poverty and exclusion affecting large areas of our planet.
The same institution may nominate more than one candidate without limitation of number, but no
candidate may be nominated for more than one award category.
How much awards are worth: Awards in each category will consist of €400k prize money, a diploma
and a commemorative artwork
Deadline: 30 June 2017
CALLS WITH FIXED DEADLINES FEATURED IN PREVIOUS BULLETINS THAT ARE STILL OPEN:
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US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Call for Applications for Research Project Grants &
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants on Health Promotion among Racial and Ethnic
Minority Males
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-428.html (Research Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-432.html (Exploratory/Developmental Research
Grants)
This initiative seeks applications that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of
minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the
numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health
promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males across the life cycle, and 2) encourage
applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate
health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically
diverse males age 18 and older.
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: up to $275k over 2 yrs, with not more than $200k in
any one year
Next deadlines:
5 February 2017 (non-AIDS-related Research Project Grants)
16 February 2017 (non-AIDS-related Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants)
7 May 2017 (AIDS-related Research Project Grants & Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants)
CLOSING VERY SOON!
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Call for Applications for Research Project Grants,
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants & Small Research Grants on Autism Spectrum
Disorders
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-388.html (Research Project Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-386.html (Exploratory/Developmental Research
Grants)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-387.html (Small Research Grants)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research grant
applications to support research designed to elucidate the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis,
treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants: up to $275k over 2 yrs, with not more than $200k in
any one year
Small Research Grants: up to $100k over 2 yrs, with not more than $50k in any one year
Next deadlines:
5 February 2017 (Research Project Grants)
16 February 2017 (Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants & Small Research Grants)
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US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Obesity Policy Evaluation Research Project Grants
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-165.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that propose to evaluate
policies or large scale programmes that are expected to influence obesity-related behaviours (e.g.,
dietary intake, physical activity, or sedentary behavior) and/or weight outcomes that have the
potential to prevent or reduce rates of obesity.
How much you can get: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Next deadline: 5 February 2017
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US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Understanding Factors in Infancy and Early Childhood (Birth
to 24 months) That Influence Obesity Development Research Project Grants
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-169.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from institutions/organizations
which propose to characterise or identify factors in early childhood (birth to 24 months) that may
increase or mitigate risk for obesity and/or excessive weight gain and/or to fill methodological
research gaps relevant to the understanding of risk for development of obesity in children. Studies
should propose research in children from birth to 24 months, although any proposed follow-up
assessments, if applicable, may continue past this period. Studies may also assess factors relevant to
families and/or caregivers of children from birth to 24 months.
How much you can get: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Next deadline: 5 February 2017
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US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grants on Accelerating the Pace of Drug
Abuse Research Using Existing Data
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-234.html
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications proposing the
innovative analysis of existing social science, behavioral, administrative, and neuroimaging data to
study the etiology and epidemiology of drug using behaviors (defined as alcohol, tobacco,
prescription and other drug) and related disorders, prevention of drug use and HIV, and health
service utilization. This FOA encourages the analyses of public use and other extant communitybased or clinical datasets to their full potential in order to increase our knowledge of etiology,
trajectories of drug using behaviors and their consequences including morbidity and mortality, risk
and resilience in the development of psychopathology, strategies to guide the development, testing,
implementation, and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient services for the prevention and
treatment of drug abuse and HIV.
How much you can get: up to $500k/yr for up to 5 yrs
Next deadline:
Non-AIDS-related Research Project Grants: 5 February 2017
NEXT FUNDING ROUND CLOSING VERY SOON!
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grant Funding Opportunity: Leveraging
Existing Cohort Studies to Clarify Risk and Protective Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related
Dementias
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-054.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications that will combine multiple
cohorts in order to improve statistical power and clarify risk and protective factors for Alzheimer’s
disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). The FOA encourages combined cohorts (or consortia) to
use and/or harmonize existing data, to collect data on new variables not present in all cohorts, to
add new participants, or to link participants to administrative data.
How much you can get: the US National Institute on Ageing (NIA) intends to fund approx. 5-8
awards, corresponding to a total of $8 million for fiscal year 2017, for projects lasting up to 5 years
Deadlines: 5 February 2017, 5 June 2017, 5 October 2017
CLOSING VERY SOON!
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grants and Exploratory/Developmental
Grants on Cancer-Related Behavioral Research through Integrating Existing Data
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-256.html (Research Project Grants)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-255.html (Exploratory/Developmental Grants)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications that seek to integrate two or
more independent datasets to answer novel cancer control and prevention questions. The goal is to
encourage applications that incorporate Integrative Data Analysis (IDA) methods to study behavioral
risk factors for cancer, including tobacco use, sedentary behavior, poor weight management, and
lack of medical adherence to screening and vaccine uptake. It is important that the data being
integrated are from different sources and types (including both quantitative and qualitative; data
may span different levels such as genetic and environmental) and should include at least one source
of behavioral data. Applicants should use existing data sources rather than collect new data. In
addition, creating harmonized measures, developing culturally sensitive measures, replicating results
and cross-study comparisons is encouraged.
How much you can get:
Research Project Grants: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of
the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Exploratory/Developmental Grants: Direct costs are limited to $275k over a 2-year period, with no
more than $200k in direct costs allowed in any single year
Next deadlines:
7 February 2017 (Research Project Grants)
15 February 2017 (Exploratory/Developmental Grants)
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National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
Calls (2-stage)
http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/hta-commissioned
The aim of the HTA Programme is to ensure that high quality research information on the
effectiveness, costs and broader impact of health technology is produced in the most efficient way
for those who use, manage, provide care in or develop policy for the NHS. Topics for research are
identified and prioritised to meet the needs of the NHS. The research funded includes both primary
research and evidence synthesis.
There are no fixed limits on the duration of projects or funding and proposals should be tailored to
fully address the problem (including long-term follow-up if necessary). Applicants should consider
however that there is a pressing need within the NHS for this research, and so the duration of the
research needs to be timely.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest for calls below (16/96 & 16/101): 7 February 2017; if
shortlisted, you will be given a minimum of 8 weeks to submit a full proposal. Full proposals will
be considered at the Funding Board in July 2017.
(16/96) Standardised diagnostic assessment tool as an adjunct to clinical practice in child and
adolescent mental health services
Does the use of a standardised diagnostic assessment tool improve the detection and treatment
outcomes of emotional disorders in young people referred to child and adolescent mental health
services (CAMHS)?
(16/101) De-escalation techniques and the use of restrictive interventions in adult mental health
units
What are the most important components and mechanisms of de-escalation techniques? How can
training in these techniques be delivered most effectively to staff and what aspects of training and
organisational factors promote their use by staff at appropriate times of need?
Deadline for Expressions of Interest for call below (16/158): 6 April 2017; if shortlisted, you will be
given a minimum of 8 weeks to submit a full proposal. Full proposals will be considered at the
Funding Board in September 2017.
(16/158) Reducing the risk of anxiety disorders in children of parents seeking help for their own
anxiety
How feasible is a brief psychosocial intervention aimed at reducing the risk of anxiety disorders in
children of parents seeking help for their own anxiety?
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NERC Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Outline Bids on Understanding the Effectiveness of
Natural Flood Management (NFM)
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmes/nfm/news/ao-outline/ao/
The aim of this programme is to support the novel research on hydrological, sediment and
geomorphological processes and flood modelling needed to improve understanding of the suitability
and effectiveness of different NFM measures for a range of flood risk scenarios, including the impact
of NFM at the catchment level.
The outputs and outcomes of the programme will support the development of the NFM evidence
base and to ensure that these outputs and outcomes address the requirements of policy, regulators,
business and the public, stakeholder engagement will be a key element of the programme.
How much you can get:
This is a four-year £4m programme under which applicants are invited to request up to £1.25m (80%
fEC). It is anticipated that 3-4 projects will be funded.
Deadlines: 21 February 2017 (Outline Bids), 23 May 2017 (Full Bids)
Please note that only applicants successful at the Outline Bid stage will be eligible to submit a Full
Bid
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Royal Geographical Society (RGS) Environment and Sustainability Research Grants
http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Grants/Research/Environment+and+Sustainability+Research+Grants.
htm
The Environment and Sustainability Research Grants offer four awards of £10k to researchers within
10 years of completing their PhD, for projects that investigate some of the bigger issues of
environmental sustainability. This could include, but is not limited to, water and development,
energy security, and urban migration.
Projects must demonstrate the ability to advance geographical knowledge and to have potential
impact beyond the academy.
How much you can get: £10k
Deadline: 22 February 2017
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British Academy Conferences
http://www.britac.ac.uk/node/4262
The British Academy is currently inviting proposals for its 2018 conference programme. This is an
opportunity for UK scholars who can demonstrate academic leadership and vision to run a landmark
conference featuring leading-edge research as part of the Academy’s events programme.
Any UK-based scholar is eligible to submit a proposal. If successful, you will be the academic
convenor of the conference, and the British Academy’s staff will handle the administration of the
conference, so that you can focus on ensuring the quality of the scholarship presented is of the
highest possible calibre.
Conferences:
 are held at the British Academy’s premises at Carlton House Terrace (in central London close
to Westminster and Piccadilly Circus, and easily accessible by train from each of London’s
five airports);
 are ideal for up to 100 participants;
 offer the opportunity to bring together a large number of academics from different subject
areas;
 include the possibility that a themed volume of essays arising from the conference would be
published in the Proceedings of the British Academy series.
The British Academy is looking for proposals for conferences that will be pivotal events and of lasting
significance in the field: a chance for leading and emerging scholars to examine current and future
issues surrounding novel, dynamic, innovative and exciting subject areas in the humanities and social
sciences.
The British Academy will hold up to six of these conferences in 2018. They are of two days duration,
with experts in their fields invited to present on the latest developments in the subject and to
stimulate discussion among those attending. Where relevant, there should be appropriate
international representation.
What you get:
The British Academy:
 Provides the venue, facilities and catering (tea/coffee breaks, lunch, and one evening
reception);
 Contributes to travel and accommodation for convenors, speakers and chairs;
 Promotes and administers the conference;
 Where approved, publishes a themed volume of essays in the Proceedings of the British
Academy series arising from the conference
Deadline: 24 February 2017
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US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants Call: Secondary
Analyses of Existing Datasets in Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-004.html
The goal of this funding opportunity is to stimulate the use of existing human datasets for wellfocused secondary analyses to investigate novel scientific ideas or new models, systems, tools,
methods, or technologies that have the potential for significant impact on biomedical or
biobehavioural research in areas relevant to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
mission. This funding opportunity actively supports the use of existing database resources to
conduct additional analyses secondary to a project's originally-intended primary purpose.
Applications may be related to, but must be distinct from, the specific aims of the original data
collection; it will not support the collection of new data.
How much you can get: $150k over a 2 yr period, with no more than $75k in any one year
Next deadlines:
24 February 2017 (non-AIDS-related applications)
24 March 2017 (AIDS-related applications)
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AHRC Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the Real World: The Indoor and Built Environment
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/funding/opportunities/current/amr-in-the-real-world/
The AHRC invites applications for interdisciplinary research examining ways to meet the threat of
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the indoor and built environment. Building on previous calls
funded by the Research Councils, this call is explicitly intended to facilitate an arts and humanities
contribution to the ongoing scientific research in tackling AMR.
This call looks specifically to engage a broad range of researchers who might not usually consider
addressing medical issues. In particular, it is expected that designers and architects will take a
leading role in considering how buildings, processes, technology and products might be utilised or
reimagined to lessen dependency on antibiotics. Although not a requirement of the call, it is
anticipated that the integration of design methodologies and approaches alongside other disciplines
has the potential to significantly contribute to meeting the challenges posed by AMR.
Beyond design, wider arts and humanities disciplines have much to offer. For example, historians
can provide a different perspective and deeper understanding of the issues, through investigating
how societies have approached infection and disease and considering how this can inform future
developments. Language, literary and creative scholars can contribute towards understanding
attitudes to disease and treatments and developing innovative ways of communicating the AMR
message to both the medical professional and the wider public.
Whilst applications for this call will be required to contain significant arts and humanities
methodologies, a collaborative approach is encouraged in order to include expertise and insights
from as broad a range of subject disciplines as possible. Within this cross-disciplinary approach, a
number of key areas have been identified that all projects will be expected to engage with:
 Places, Spaces, Cultures and Practices: Interactions with and within the Indoor and Built
Environment;
 Pathways and Journeys through the Built Environment and the Dynamics of Change;
 Creative, Collaborative and Disruptive Innovation, Experiments and Design in Indoor/ Built
Environments;
 Reflection, Learning, Data and Valuing Impacts from Changes to the Indoor/ Built
Environment.
How much you can get: up to £250k for up to 36 months
Deadline: 28 February 2017
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Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) Early Career Fellowship Competition (ECF4)
http://www.isrf.org/funding-opportunities/grant-competitions/ecf4/
The Independent Social Research Foundation wishes to support independent-minded researchers to
explore and present original research ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions,
to real world social problems.
Eligible research: Innovative research which breaks with existing explanatory frameworks so as to
address afresh empirical problems with no currently adequate theory or investigative methodology.
Innovation may also come from controversial theoretical approaches motivated by critical challenge
of incumbent theories. Interdisciplinarity in the generation of new investigative initiatives may be
achieved by combining, cross-fertilising, and so transforming empirical methods and theoretical
insights from the social sciences. Projects ranging across the breadth of the social scientific
disciplines and interdisciplinary research fields are welcome, and relevant applications from scholars
working within the humanities are also encouraged.
Eligibility of applicants: Scholars from within Europe are eligible to apply. Applicants should be
within 10 years of PhD award, and they will normally have a permanent appointment at an
institution of higher education and research. Career breaks may be taken into account. The awards
are intended to provide full relief from all teaching duties and all associated academic administration
for a period of (up to) one year; applications may be made by those whose sole or principal post is a
part-time equivalent.
How much you can get: up to £50k for up to 12 months
Deadline: 3 March 2017
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ESRC Secondary Data Analysis Initiative (SDAI) Department for Education (DfE) Highlight Notice
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/secondary-data-analysis-initiative-sdaidepartment-for-education-dfe-highlight-notice/
Funding for this highlight notice is being provided by the Department for Education in order to
produce insight into policy areas of interest to the Department and to promote the use of relevant
datasets.
Thematic areas:
 Teacher quality/subject specialism and the link to social mobility; what works in recruitment
and retention of teachers and leaders;
 Social mobility: regional differences in early years, school choice and Higher Education
attainment;
 The gender pay gap - using household level data to understand the within household GPG;
 How does time from birth to return to work vary across the income distribution?
 Within households that have a child and a parent returns to work is gender or pay level the
biggest determinant of which parent returns? For example: is it always the men who return,
irrespective of pay?
 Further education – choice and quality, what works?
Due to this highlight notice requiring research on specific thematic areas related to education, as
well as the DfE’s aim to promote their own data resources, there is no requirement to use ESRCfunded data resources or infrastructure.
How much you can get: up to £200k (100% full Economic Cost) for up to 18 months. It is expected
that the ESRC will fund two projects under this highlight notice in 2017.
Deadline: 10 March 2017
Balzan Prizes
http://www.balzan.org/en/subject-areas-and-nominations
The Balzan Prizes are chosen by the General Prize Committee in two general subject areas:
1) Literature, Moral Sciences and the Arts; and
2) The Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences and Medicine.
The four Balzan Prizes, two per category, are awarded to scholars, artists and scientists who have
distinguished themselves in their fields at an international level.
The subject areas in which the awards are granted are rotated, and this special characteristic of the
Balzan Prize ensures the promotion and recognition of new or emerging fields of study or research
that may have been overlooked by other international awards.
The General Prize Committee announced that the 2017 Balzan Prizes will be awarded in the
following fields:
 Collective Memory
 Gender Studies
 Immunological Approaches in Cancer Therapy
 The Sun’s Planetary System and Exoplanets
The Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity Among Peoples
The Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity Among Peoples is a special prize awarded at
intervals of no less than three years. It is destined to a person or an organisation that has achieved
distinction for outstanding humanitarian work.
For the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity Among Peoples, the Articles of Association
state that a Preparatory Commission must be constituted. This Commission is composed of six
members, three from the General Prize Committee and three from the Board of the “Prize”
Foundation. The Preparatory Commission meets several times to examine the nominations until it
reaches a decision on one or more candidates. The General Prize Committee makes the final
decision.
How much they are worth: CHF 750k. In 2001, the Articles of the Balzan Foundation made a
stipulation that prizewinners must destine half of the prize to finance research projects that are
preferably carried out by young scholars or scientists.
Deadline for nominations: 15 March 2017. The General Prize Committee of the “Prize” Foundation
invites the most prestigious international cultural and scientific institutions (universities, research
institutes and academies) and figures recognized by the General Prize Committee as highly
distinguished in the chosen fields for that year to submit names of candidates for the four annual
Balzan Prizes. Nominations must be supported by justification for the candidate’s nomination,
including a list of his/her most important publications and a complete biography. Self-nominations
are not accepted.
JPI Urban Europe/ESRC Sustainable Urban Global Initiative (SUGI)/Food-Water-Energy Nexus Call
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/sustainable-urban-global-initiative-sugi-foodwater-energy-nexus/
The Sustainable Urban Global Initiative (SUGI)/Food-Water-Energy Nexus is a call jointly established
by the Belmont Forum and the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe.
This call aims to develop more resilient and applied urban solutions that bring inter- and transdisciplinary research and innovation together from across the globe, to benefit a much wider range
of stakeholders including cities, civil society and business.
Projects resulting from this call should address one or more of the following topics:
 Robust knowledge, indicators and assessments;
 Multi-level governance and management;
 Managing strategies and solutions.
How much you can get:
The total available budget for this call is approx. €28.5 million, including support from the European
Commission through Horizon 2020. Each national/regional funding agency will provide funds
directly to their eligible investigators in accordance with the agencies’ rules and regulations. The UK
budget and common funding pot for this call is £1.6 million (approximately €1.7 million), and it is
anticipated that 6-7 projects will be funded with UK components. The maximum amount available
for the UK component on a proposal is €300k (full Economic Cost).
Application process:
A two-stage commissioning procedure will be adopted for the assessment of the SUGI proposals.
The first stage invites consortia to submit pre-proposals. The shortlisted consortia will be invited to
submit a full proposal. The pre and full stage proposals will be assessed by an Expert Panel
comprised of international experts nominated by all funding agencies.
The call will be administered via the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) Electronic
Submissions System. However, the UK components of the proposals that are successful at the full
application stage will be administered by the ESRC on behalf of UK Funding Agencies, via the
electronic application system.
UK applicants on the international consortia are expected to meet the criteria outlined in the
SUGI/FEW Nexus UK guidance document (available from the above webpage).
Deadline (pre-proposals): 15 March 2017
DAAD Research Grants for PhD Students, Postdocs, and Junior Academics (1-6 months, open to
researchers in all disciplines)
http://www.daad.org.uk/en/12902/index.html
A limited number of short-term research grants (1-6 months duration) are available to academics in
Britain and Ireland to carry out research at universities, research institutes, libraries and archives in
Germany. Applicants are expected to establish contact with and secure access to the respective
institution(s) prior to their DAAD application and make their own travel and accommodation
arrangements. Please note that there are no funds available for attendance at conferences.
The grants are open to:
 PhD students (and in exceptional cases also Graduates), in any subject area;
 Postdoctoral researchers (provided that their PhD was completed no longer than 4 years ago
at the time of application);
 Lecturers at the start of their university career.
German nationals should have been in Britain or Ireland for at least six continuous years by the time
they apply.
What you get: The grant comprises a monthly allowance of €1000, an initial extra payment towards
travel expenses, and an accident/personal liability insurance policy for the duration of the visit
Next deadline: 3 April 2017
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants on Predicting
Behavioral Responses to Population-Level Cancer Control Strategies
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-257.html
The goal of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to facilitate research to identify
individual influences on the effectiveness of population-level strategies that target cancer-related
behaviors. They seek to encourage collaborations among scientists with expertise in health policy
research and implementation, as well as investigators in scientific disciplines that have not
traditionally conducted cancer or policy research, such as: psychological science (e.g., social,
developmental); affective and cognitive neuroscience; judgment and decision-making; consumer
behavior and marketing; organizational behavior; sociology, cultural anthropology; behavioral
economics; linguistics; and political science.
How much you can get: Direct costs are limited to $275k over a 2-year period, with no more than
$200k in direct costs allowed in any single year
Next deadline: 11 April 2017
Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation Meneghetti Awards 2016
http://www.fondazionemeneghetti.ch/index.php?lang=en
The Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation launches an award of €15k
for research in each of the following areas: Medicine, Economics, Philosophy and Physics.
Deadline extended to 21 April 2017
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research (PHR) Programme Calls
http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/phr-commissioned
For all of the call topics below, there are no fixed limits on the duration of projects or funding and
proposals should be tailored to fully address the problem. Research costs are the costs of the
research activity itself. These include data collection, analysis, other activities needed to answer the
research questions, trial registration (if required) and the salary and indirect costs of staff employed
to carry out the research. The PHR Programme will not fund intervention costs.
(16/121) Early years interventions to promote healthy diet in children
Research Question: What are the effective early years interventions to promote healthy diet in
children?
(16/122) Interventions in community organisations to improve health and wellbeing and reduce
health inequalities
Research Question: What interventions in community organisations are effective in improving health
and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities?
(16/123) Migrant Health and Wellbeing
Research Question: Which interventions are effective in improving health and wellbeing and
reducing health inequalities for migrant populations?
(16/124) Age-friendly environments
Research Question: Which interventions are effective in creating environments that foster health
and wellbeing and the participation of people as they age (‘age-friendly environments’)?
Deadline for all above calls: 25 April 2017
MRC Public Health Intervention Development Scheme (PHIND)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/public-health-intervention-development-scheme-phind/
The MRC Public Health Intervention Development scheme (PHIND) supports the early stages of
development of interventions that address an important UK or global public health issue. Studies
funded by the scheme will develop the necessary evidence to underpin the later development and
evaluation of novel public health interventions.
The scheme supports projects that will develop innovative new interventions that address an
important UK or global public health issue, and seeks to encourage a novel, high risk approach to
intervention development. Complex, population level interventions, with a focus on non-healthcare
settings (such as transport, education, employment, leisure and the built environment), are
considered particularly suitable. Healthcare settings are not excluded, but projects should
demonstrate potential for the improved health of general, high risk or vulnerable populations. In
addition, proposals that align with the NIHR Public Health Research Programme or for MRC Global
Health schemes are particularly welcomed.
Proposals should address the early stage of development of new interventions including qualitative
and quantitative primary research, developing theory and designing the intervention.
How much you can get: up to £150k for up to 18 months
Next deadlines: 13 July 2017, 11 January 2018