Funding News: September

BBSRC: PARTNERING AWARDS

The BBSRC invites applications for its Partnering Awards, which seek to set up partnership links between UK and overseas laboratories; promote the exchange of scientists, particularly early career scientists; and promote access to facilities.
Brazil Partnering Awards: These awards are run as a joint call with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) of Brazil. UK and Brazilian partners must submit separate applications to their respective funding bodies. Although there are no restrictions on the scientific area for applications; priority will be given to the areas of Food Security and Bionergy and Industrial Biotechnology.
The BBSRC will provide up to £50,000 for applications by single researchers and up to £100,000 for projects with multiple partners or consortia. The scheme is open to current BBSRC research grant holders and researchers employed at BBSRC institutes who are in receipt of BBSRC research funding (BBSRC grants must not have expired before the start of the award). Consortia of academics may also apply, with one person acting as the lead.
Deadline: 14 November 2012 (17:00)
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BBSRC: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS 

This call aims to fund workshops that stimulate joint working in topics important to BBSRC’s strategy and match scientists from the UK with other countries to identify areas of commonality and explore the potential for international collaboration. Workshops can be held overseas or in the UK. Around 8 awards are available each year, or approximately £10,000 each.
The scheme is open to current BBSRC research grant holders and researchers employed at BBSRC-sponsored institutes who are in receipt of BBSRC research funding. Consortia of academics may also apply, with one person acting as the lead. Although applications may be for collaborations with any country, collaborations with the US, Canada, Brazil, EU member states, Japan, China, India, Australia, and New Zealand are particularly encouraged.
Deadline: 14 November 2012 (17:00) 
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