Funding support for researchers

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The IGI's Gender Inequality research theme has launched an open call for seedcorn funds of  up to £7,500. Projects must be interdisciplinary, align with or be complementary to existing Gender Inequality them research and take place by July 2023.  The deadline for applications is 28 October 2022.

Scope

We welcome proposals for new research ideas that tackle gender inequality. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary projects that bring together our six research topics of interest in new ways. For example:

• Respectful maternity care, from patient and health workers’ perspectives
• Gender equality over the life-course, especially education and careers
• Understanding ‘hard to observe’ aspects of gender inequality through data
• Changing attitudes to sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights (especially miscarriage and abortion) and service provision
• Women’s experiences of migration and incarceration
• Traditional, indigenous, and cultural knowledge and gender roles
• The changing role of technology in gender-based violence (in causation, reporting, access to justice or survivor support)

Queries

If unsure, please get in touch, we’d love to work with you on your ideas. Questions regarding the fund can be directed to Leah Fitzsimmons.

How to apply

A maximum of £7,500 per project is available. Further details are available in the scheme application form, linked below. Completed application forms should be sent to Leah Fitzsimmons.

The deadline for applications is 28 October 2022.

Full details and application form

IAS Workshops

The Institute of Advanced Studies and Institute for Global Innovation are pleased to make support available to University of Birmingham researchers to bring together expertise from across the breadth of our university. Workshop topics should be interdisciplinary and include substantial input from at least two Colleges. Consideration should be given to what might eventually be the benefits to UoB in terms of engagement, impact, high quality publications and grant income generation.

How to apply
To apply for a Workshop, please complete the IAS Workshop Proposal Form. 

Deadlines
8 January; 12 February; 11 March; 13 May; 10 June; 2 September; 14 October; 11 November 2024

IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellows

This programme aims to attract outstanding researchers, operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines, to work collaboratively with colleagues at the University of Birmingham. We hope to support new collaborations on topics that are timely, relevant, address national and international priorities, and cross disciplinary boundaries. Fellows are normally expected to spend a period of between 4 and 8 weeks on campus, depending on the panel’s assessment of the proposed activity. We particularly welcome visits that enable new, rather than already established collaborations. Consideration should be given to what might eventually be the benefits to UoB in terms of engagement, impact, high quality publications and grant income generation.

Proposing an IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Please complete the IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellow Proposal Form.

Deadlines
8 January; 12 February; 11 March; 13 May; 10 June; 2 September; 14 October; 11 November 2024

IAS Vanguard Visiting Fellows

This programme aims to attract outstanding early and mid-career researchers, operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines, to work collaboratively with colleagues at the University of Birmingham. We hope to support new collaborations on topics that are timely, relevant, address national and international priorities, and cross disciplinary boundaries. Fellows are normally expected to spend a period of between 4 and 8 weeks on campus, depending on the panel’s assessment of the proposed activity. We particularly welcome visits that enable new, rather than already established collaborations. Consideration should be given to what might eventually be the benefits to UoB in terms of engagement, impact, high quality publications and grant income generation.

Proposing an IAS Vanguard Visiting Fellow:
Please complete the IAS Vanguard Visiting Fellow Proposal Form.

Deadlines
8 January; 12 February; 11 March; 13 May; 10 June; 2 September; 14 October; 11 November 2024

More information

Please contact Sue Gilligan if you have questions about these programmes.

Internal grants up to a maximum of £100,000 are available to support research culture, research that informs policy, and participatory research.  Eligible research projects must deliver and spend during the period 1 January 2023 to 1 June 2024. Three different funding streams are available and applications are invited on a short online application form which should be submitted by 5pm Friday 4 November.

Find out more about Institutional Research England QR funding

The MRC Proximity to Discovery and Impact Fund (P2D) aims to support individual mobility and discovery days to enable early engagement with industry as well as other non-commercial partners such as charities. In addition, the P2D scheme supports proof of principle projects with collaborators that could accelerate the translational potential of your work.

In contrast to previous MRC P2D rounds, the scope of the fund has been broadened to include non-commercial partners and projects/activities with a clear translational impact such as patient benefit or knowledge exchange. All work supported by the P2D fund should be aligned to biomedical science areas of interest to the MRC, as stated on the MRC website.

There are several streams within P2D:

 

How to Apply

KE&D and E&E : The next submission deadline: 12 noon, Wednesday 28th February 2024

RRM: Open call

The P2D institutional fund is managed by the Translational Research Team, part of the MDS Research Office. General enquiries should be directed to TranslationalResearch@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

Find out more about translational research at Birmingham

The Birmingham International Engagement Fund (BIEF) offers travel awards to facilitate collaboration with international partners. Further information about the scheme and details about how to apply can be found on the Birmingham Global intranet pages.