 Grant for Postdoctoral Positions in Sweden
The Grant will enable resears with Swedish or non-Swedish doctorates to work at Swedish higher education institutions or research establishments. The programme will span two years. Research areas: Natural Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Educational Sciences.
Deadline March 29, 2007
More info: http://www.vr.se
 The Foundation for Polish Science
Homing Programme
Support for the reintegration of researchers after their stay abroad and fostering cooperation with their former host institutions.
Conditions of eligibility: Polish citizenship;
at least 9 months residence abroad;
return to Poland within 12 months prior or 6 months posterior to the cutoff date (30 April);
young PhDs, at an early career stage (up to 4 years from Ph.D. completion);
affiliation with a Polish scientific entity;
participation in other FNP grants excluded.
Deadline: April 30, 2007.
More info: http://www.fnp.eu/ang/programy/homing_more.html
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 Rolex Awards
Rolex Awards for Enterprise have helped scores of men and women make our world a better place. If you have a groundbreaking idea and the ability and determination to bring it to successful conclusion, in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine Exploration, Environmental protection or cultural conservation this is your first step toward making it happen. The Five most outstanding candidates will each receive $100,000 toward the completion of their projects. Upto five other applicatnts will each receive a substantial cash prize.
Deadline May 31, 2007 (Deadline for Europe September 30th 2007)
More info: http://www.rolexawards.com/awards/focus/index.html
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 Daiwa Adrian Prizes 2007
Daiwa Adrian Prizes are awarded in recognition of significant scientific collaboration between British and Japanese research teams in the field of pure science or the application of science.
Any significant scientific collaboration between British and Japanese research teams is eligible for consideration. Multi-disciplinary projects that include an element of education or the social sciences are eligible for consideration. All submissions must be in the open research domain. Applications must be made jointly by the British and Japanese Team Leaders who must be from recognised institutions from the UK and Japan. Team Leaders and Team Members can be of any nationality but they must be affiliated to a relevant institution.
Deadline: Monday 30, April 2007
More info: http://www.dajf.org.uk/page_e.asp?Section=Grants&ID=262
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 Parkinson’s Disease Society UK: Project Grant Application
Research is one of the Parkinson’s Disease Society’s (PDS) key aims and has been a major focus of our work since the Society was established in 1969. We are looking to fund high quality research into all aspects of Parkinson’s disease and we wish to invite applications for the highly successful and well-established project grant scheme.
Applications are invited for project grants of up to 3 years. Grants are tenable only at a United Kingdom University, NHS Trust, statutory Social Care organisation or other research institution.
Deadline: April 5, 2007
More info: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=100515
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 Call for nominations for the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize 2007
The M.W. Beijerinck Virology Fund calls for nominations for the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize 2007.
Deadline: May 1, 2007
More info:
http://www.knaw.nl/
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 International Visiting Research Fellowships
The University of Sydney International Visiting Research Fellowships are offered to postdoctoral researchers of high standing at any stage in their career to share and disseminate new and original ideas and/or techniques, initiate and undertake collaborative research and facilitate interaction and training of University staff and students. Visiting fellows are expected to make a substantial contribution to the academic life of the University. Applicants and their University of Sydney host researcher must have an outstanding track record relative to opportunity. Successful applicants are expected to be based full-time at the University for the duration of the Fellowship. Applications from returning expatriate Australians are encouraged. Duration: 2 – 12 weeks
Deadline: May 25, 2007 for travel between August 2007 and August 2008. Applicants must contact the Head of the host School/Department before 20 April 2007.
More info: http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/fellowships/
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 Bodossaki Foundation Academic Prizes
For the year 2008, the Foundation has decided to award four prizes, of €22.000 each, in the following academic fields:
- Science
- Mathematics
- Applied Science
- Theories, Methods and Techniques of Biomedical Applications of Informatics and Telecommunications
- Social-Economic Sciences
- Economics/Political Science
- Medicine and Biology
- Targeted drug development.
Deadline: November 30, 2007.
More info: http://www.bodossaki.gr/index-en.htm
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Programme of Excellence Funding
To further basic research, the University of Copenhagen has established a number of “Projects of Excellence” through which researchers can request funding up to DKK 5 million (€ 675,000) a year for up to five years.
Application is open to all interested researchers provided they are employed by the University of Copenhagen while conducting their research.
Deadline: June 1, 2007
More info: http://www.ku.dk/excellenceprogramme/
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 Diabetes Research Wellness Foundation
The maximum funding for a DRWF grant is £30,000 over the period required to do the project, which is normally 1 year. The period could be extended further, but it would be expected that the project would be completed within 3 years.
The DRWF Research Advisory Board meets in October to assess funding proposals.
Deadlin: Friday, 29 June 2007
More info: http://www.drwf.org.uk/research/default.asp?ID=254
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 Useful Website
The Digital Fish Library (DFL)
The Digital Fish Library (DFL) seeks to catalog the anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of fish from a broad diversity of fish species for use by scientists and students alike.
The Digital Fish Library (DFL) is a collaborative project at the University of California, San Diego between the Center for Scientific Computation in Imaging (CSCI), the Center for functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CfMRI) and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), including the Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Visitors can browse the DFL collection or search for a specific genus, family, or species of fish. Once a specimen is accessed, basic data like classification, habitat, and behavior will appear, along with links to MR images of the fish. Visitors will be able to access these MR images and examine the internal anatomy of the specimen by using the Digital Dissection Tool.
http://www.digitalfishlibrary.org/
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Sense of Humor
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