Funding Opportunities list from the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

Grant 13/09: BCE, e-Content & Digitisation programmes: Developing community content

2010-03-15T00:00:00Z

JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded jointly through its e-Content and Business and Community Engagement Programmes. Strand I - Rapid user innovation Enhancing existing digital resources with mechanisms and features to engage new external audiences, and to secure their active involvement online. Total funds: £150,000. Up to 4 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £50,000. Eligibility: Proposals may be submitted from institutions funded via HEFCE, HEFCW, SFC, DEL Northern Ireland and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales & DEL Northern Ireland and FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs. Strand II - Co-development of content Building new digital collections, or transforming existing collections through genuine co-creation with specific external communities. Total funds: £300,000. Up to 4 projects will be funded. Maximum funding for any one project is £100,000. Eligibility: Proposals may be submitted from institutions funded via HEFCE, HEFCW, DCELLS Wales and FE institutions that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs. The deadline for receipt of proposals for Strand I has now passed. The revised deadline for Strand II is 12 noon UK time on Monday 15 March 2010. Projects in Strand I should run for 6 months and end in September 2010. Projects in Strand II should start by May 2010 and run for a maximum of 11 months and finish in March 2011.

Closing date for applications:

Monday 15th March 2010

JISC ITT: Clarifying the purpose and benefits of preserving software

2010-03-15T00:00:00Z

JISC invites tenders to further examine the purpose and benefits of employing preservation measures in relation to software, both at the development stage and retrospectively to legacy software. This work will involve cost-benefit analysis activity and requirements gathering. The primary audience for the outputs of this project will be the varied and numerous groups working within (or in collaboration with) the UK HE/FE community, with a non-exclusive but primary focus towards those working with open-source software. The JISC policy on open source software is available at: http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/opensourcepolicy.xml Total funding of up to £50,000 (including VAT at the prevailing rate, travel and subsistence) is available for this work. The deadline for proposals is 12 noon UK time on Monday 15th March 2010. It is envisaged that bidders will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation process in the week commencing 29th March 2010. Work should begin no later than 5th April 2010. The deadline for final deliverables is 30th September 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Monday 15th March 2010

Undergraduate internships

2010-03-16T00:00:00Z

We are inviting applications to participate in a pilot initiative to provide new undergraduate internships linked to the professions. This initiative is designed to increase opportunities for undergraduates to undertake short internships with employers in the professions during summer 2010. Applications for funding should be submitted by midday on Tuesday 16 March 2010. This is to enable undergraduate internships to be provided during summer 2010. We wish to support approximately 500 undergraduate internships this year, to inform potential wider roll-out in later years. This is a separate initiative from the recent graduate internship scheme, which allocated £11 million for higher education (HE) to work with employers to provide graduate internship opportunities in the Government's priority sectors (see EP 09/2009). Panel on Fair Access to the Professions This pilot follows the publication in July 2009 of the 'Unleashing Aspiration' report by The Panel on Fair Access to the Professions. It examined the barriers and pathways to reaching the professions for all people, regardless of their background, and the processes and structures that govern recruitment into key professions. The professional sectors examined included law, management and business services, the built environment, public service, life sciences and creative industries. The report was commissioned following the White Paper 'New Opportunities: Fair chances for the future', which examined the issue of social mobility and its importance for the economy and social justice. The report concluded that many professions are increasingly only accessible to those who are from the most affluent backgrounds. The Panel advised that this could have a negative impact on aspiration and social mobility in the long term. It identified recommendations that the professions, supported by Government, could undertake to improve access. The Panel specifically examined access to internships as an essential part of the career ladder in many professions. Its recommendations included establishing a fair and transparent system of internship opportunities, recognising employer best practice and ensuring that internships are affordable for all. In response, the Government announced, in its December 2009 pre-Budget report, its intention to support up to 10,000 undergraduate internships per year for students from poorer backgrounds, in the longer term. The professions We do not wish to provide a prescribed definition of the professions. However, the professions are generally considered to display similar characteristics including: an autonomous group of individuals recognised as possessing specialist knowledge in a trade or occupation usually acquired through technical training and specific qualifications regulated by statute with responsibilities devolved to professional organisations self-regulation of standards and ethics to ensure that quality is maintained working for the wider public benefit. Traditional professions include medicine and law. Newer professions are emerging for example in the new media and creative industries. Pilot scheme: For this pilot we will allocate funding for HEFCE-funded institutions to provide approximately 500 undergraduate internships to enable students to access and experience the professions. We wish to test a number of elements and approaches during the pilot and interested institutions should consider these in their application for funding. Participating institutions will be required to identify the most suitable undergraduates to benefit from the scheme. This pilot is designed to address social mobility and the beneficiaries selected should effectively meet that concern. These should be undergraduates who would not usually be able to access such internship opportunities. We do not wish to be prescriptive but this could include, for example, undergraduates who are in receipt of a grant or bursary to assist with their studies or who consider themselves to be disabled. These internships should be available to home and EU undergraduates only and must be delivered during summer 2010. For the pilot we will provide funding of up to £1,000 per internship. Institutions should indicate in their applications the total funding they require to deliver these internships. This funding should principally be used to explore innovative ways to support the needs of beneficiaries to participate effectively in these internships and address the barriers to their participation. Institutions should consider: recruitment processes information, advice and guidance financial and non-financial support quality of the internship experience Institutions should consider the level of financial support available to the undergraduate while on the internship; we are particularly interested to test the extent to which employers would be willing to contribute to these costs thus providing an indication of the level of support that would be required. We also wish to test sustainable approaches for expansion of opportunities. Due to the limited resource available we do not wish to support applications with proportionately high administration costs so institutions may wish to consider developing existing activity where appropriate. This funding should not displace existing activity, for example the Shell Step scheme. We will review the outcomes of the pilot in autumn 2010. Note that we will not stipulate a particular delivery model or definition of an internship; we wish to be flexible and to allow institutions to determine an appropriate mode of delivery based on their existing infrastructure, experience and expertise. This will also enable us to test a range of delivery models. Eligibility Funding is available to HEFCE-funded higher education institutions and further education college (FECs). FECs are eligible to apply if they have over 100 directly funded FTE students and can sufficiently demonstrate that undergraduate internships are linked to a prescribed course of HE. We will accept collaborative proposals but these must be led by a single, named institution. In this pilot we would like to fund some 10 institutions including at least one directly funded FEC. We would like to ensure regional coverage across England, if possible. Application process, selection process and timescale HEFCE-funded institutions that wish to apply should download and complete the application for funding, which can be found at www.hefce.ac.uk/econsoc/challenge/interns, and e-mail it to internships@hefce.ac.uk by midday on Tuesday 16 March 2010. An internal team at HEFCE will assess all applications and recommend institutional allocations based on the extent to which applications address the factors identified in paragraphs 10 to 12. This is not a competitive process but if we are over-subscribed we may seek to limit the allocations through excluding applications on the basis of: * relative value for money * suitability of undergraduates identified for support * quality of information provided * ability to deliver in the required timescale * reducing allocations on a pro rata basis * ensuring that we test a diversity of approaches and delivery models across institutions * a combination of the above. We intend to present recommendations for funding the pilot internships to HEFCE's Chief Executive's Group in April 2010 for approval. Institutions will be informed accordingly and funding should commence in May 2010. We will confirm monitoring and reporting arrangements in our funding award letter for participating institutions. Because this is a pilot process, participating institutions should expect to work with us to assess and evaluate outcomes at the end of the funding period.

Closing date for applications:

Tuesday 16th March 2010

Contact: internships@hefce.ac.uk

Access to scholarly content: gaps and barriers

2010-03-17T00:00:00Z

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Research Information Network (RIN) invites proposals to investigate and quantify the extent to which members of different communities in the UK can gain ready access to formally-published scholarly literature, in particular journal articles and conference proceedings; and to identify priorities in filling gaps and overcoming barriers to access, and actions that might be taken to that end. As the RIN is hosted by the British Library, the tender will be conducted electronically on the BL's e-tendering portal, found at www.bl.bravosolutions.co.uk. Click on the 'view current opportunities and notices' link on the home page to access further details. If you are not already registered with the tendering service, you will need to do so by using the 'click here to register' link. Funding of up to £60,000, including expenses but excluding VAT, will be available for this project. The deadline for responses is noon on Wednesday 17 March 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Wednesday 17th March 2010

Leadership program

2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

The Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program, a program of the Grants Scheme, supports systematic, structured and sustainable models of academic leadership in higher education. Applications are open to Table A and B institutions of the Higher Education Support Act (2003) and other approved higher education providers receiving places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme. Position: Program Administrator (Leadership Programme) Phone: (02) 8667 8520 Fax: (02) 8667 8515

Closing date for applications:

Thursday 18th March 2010

Contact: projects@altc.edu.au

Bright ideas grant

2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

We are looking for ideas that help ensure people's experience of care services is a good one and that they feel they are able to retain their personal dignity and self respect. Your idea could be big or small. You can find out more about the kind of ideas we are looking for on our 'What are B.I.G Ideas?' page. Once you have an idea that you think is ideal for B.I.G we ask you to think about what help, financial or otherwise you might need to take your idea to the next stage, to test it and prove it works. For example, you may have an idea based on a brief experience of care and you may need a hospital, care home, or home care provider to help take your idea forward. Or, you may be in the right place but need some practical help or specific skills and knowledge to implement your idea. You can bid for a maximum of £10K of the £50K fund. But, remember the voters will also be looking for ideas that represent good value for money so only bid for as much as you need. Once you have an idea and know what help you need you are then ready to submit your idea. All ideas must be submitted by March 18th when the competition closes.

Closing date for applications:

Thursday 18th March 2010

Royal Society education research fellowships

2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

Generous support from The Ogden Trust and The Company of Actuaries Charitable Trust allows the Royal Society to launch a new Education Research Fellowship scheme that seeks to improve the quality of educational research and practice in the UK. The Ogden Trust will support a Fellowship in the field of physics education research. The Company of Actuaries Charitable Trust will support a Fellowship in the field of mathematics education research. The ultimate aim of the Fellowships is to develop and support robust, evidence-based research feeding into national education policy and practice. Candidates will be appointed based on individual excellence and the relevance of their research work to both policy and practice. Fellowships will cover salary and research expenses for up to five years. In addition, each fellowship offers: * Interactions between Education Research Fellows, policy makers, practitioners and sponsors through support mechanisms and individual and organisational links * Flexible working patterns with the option of reclaiming time spent part-time The closing date for the receipt of applications is 18 March 2010. Applications should be submitted online on the Royal Society's electronic Grant Application Processing (e-GAP2) system. Before completing the application form applicants should ensure they comply with the eligibility requirements.

Closing date for applications:

Thursday 18th March 2010

Medical student intercalated scholarships

2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

Two scholarships of up to £2000 each to support students who wish to do an intercalated degree in Medical Ethics during the academic year 2010-11. Medical students, jointly with their supervisor, are invited to apply by March 19th 2010. Successful applicants will be informed by May 14th 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Friday 19th March 2010

Contact: contact@instituteofmedicalethics.org

ITT: JISC programme and document repository business process and repository metadata definition

2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) wishes to procure business analysis services to: a) analyse the current business processes that will be affected by the introduction of a JISC repository, and identify what revised/new business processes are required in order to successfully embed the use of the JISC repository into JISC business processes. b) Identify the required metadata to be captured by the JISC repository with deposits, to distinguish between mandatory and optional metadata and to identify the metadata structure that is required for the JISC repository implementation i.e. identify a metadata schema for the JISC repository The main deliverables of the study are a) A set of Revised/new JISC business processes embedding the use of the JISC Repository into them b) JISC Repository Metadata Schema specification c) A report summarising the JISC Repository interface requirements. These deliverables are to be delivered to JISC by 2nd July, 2010. Total funding of £20,000 - £75,000 (including VAT, travel and subsistence) is available for this project. The deadline for proposals is 12 noon UK time on Friday 19th March 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Friday 19th March 2010

HE social entrepreneurship awards - development awards

2010-03-22T00:00:00Z

The HE Social Entrepreneurship Awards programme from UnLtd and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) provides financial and non-financial support across Higher Education Institutions (HEI's) in England to develop their expertise, skills, knowledge base and business support structures in social entrepreneurship and social enterprise activity. HEFCE promotes and funds high quality, cost-effective teaching and research, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society. Timetable: Expression of Interest live on website: Friday 26th February 2010 9.30am Expression of Interest deadline: Monday 22nd March 2010 12.00 noon Development Award Seminar: Friday 2nd April 2010 Full Application Deadline: Monday 19th April 2010 12.00 noon Interviews: Interview dates are to be confirmed Final Decisions Made: Wednesday 26th May 2010

Closing date for applications:

Monday 22nd March 2010

JISC ITT: Promoting researcher engagement with web archives

2010-03-23T00:00:00Z

JISC invites tenders to undertake a study that describes and examines the current provision of tools, services and processes (in conjunction with relevant content) that enable researchers from a variety of academic, cultural and commercial domains to effectively engage with, and exploit, the value of web archives. The dual aim of the work is to promote the use of web archives to researchers and to examine where future funding might usefully be directed in order to most effectively augment the value of web archives for this diverse user community. Total funding of up to £30,000 (including VAT at the prevailing rate, travel and subsistence) is available for this work. The deadline for proposals is 12 noon UK time on Tuesday 23rd March 2010. It is envisaged that bidders will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation process in the week commencing 5th April 2010. Work should begin no later than 19th April 2010. The deadline for final deliverables is 30th July 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Tuesday 23rd March 2010

Project Funding 2010

2010-03-24T00:00:00Z

SWAP is inviting bids for project funding of up to £5,000. It is anticipated that 5-6 projects will be funded this year. The call is open to social policy and social work practitioners in UK HE on teaching, learning and assessment issues related to the following themes: - Technology for learning, e.g. the use of social media for learning; - Education for sustainable development, e.g. environmental sustainability, global citizenship, professional values and ethics; - Assessment of practice or work-based learning. Expressions of interest should be submitted by 24 March 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Wednesday 24th March 2010

Andrea Litva essay prize

2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

BeSST are delighted to invite submissions for this newly established prize in honour of the late Andrea Litva. Prize winners will receive £300 and the winning entry will be published by BeSST. To enter, write an essay entitled 'Analysing the contribution of behavioural and social sciences to medical education'. Submissions longer than 1,500 words (excluding references) will not be considered. Entrants must be currently studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in medicine or a behavioural/social science. Along with your submission, you should provide a brief paragraph detailing your degree/discipline, stage of training and career plans (around 150 words). Closing date 26th March 2010.

Closing date for applications:

Friday 26th March 2010

Contact: Sarah.Peters@manchester.ac.uk

Academic awards to women for doctoral research

2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

To promote the interests of women graduates world-wide and to promote women's opportunities in education and public life. The British Federation of Women Graduates gives awards annually to women in their third and final year of doctoral studies. The awards are given on the basis of evidence of academic excellence and are NOT expected to provide for financial need. The amounts offered range upwards from £1000 with the average award being around £3000. The number of awards made each year depends on the funds available and on the quality of the applications but around five or six awards are usually given. The final selection is made in June of each year and awards are given out in September. Applications will close on Friday, March 26th 2010. Please see the website for further information. Restrictions: To be eligible to apply for a BFWG award you must be: A female postgraduate student who commenced full time doctoral studies (for PhD, Dphil, Dmus etc) between September 1 2007 and October 31st 2008 or a part time student at an equivalent stage of her studies and registered at a university in England, Wales or Scotland (not Northern Ireland). To be eligible, your fees for the year from October 2010 must be paid or covered by available funds or waived by the university.

Closing date for applications:

Friday 26th March 2010

Contact: award@bfwg.org.uk

International engagement awards: Engaging with global health research

2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

International Engagement Awards support projects with grants that aim to achieve some or all of the following: * to strengthen the capacity of people in developing countries to facilitate public engagement with health research * to stimulate dialogue about health research and its impact on the public in a range of community and public contexts in developing countries * to investigate and test new methods of engagement, participation, communication or education around health research * to promote collaboration on engagement projects between researchers and community or public organisations * to support Wellcome Trust funded researchers in developing countries in engaging with the public and policy makers. Projects could involve: * communities and members of the public (particularly those affected by or involved in health research) * science communicators, health and science journalists * healthcare professionals, educators, field workers, community workers * policy and decision makers. Applicants can apply for up to £30,000 for projects lasting a maximum of three years. Comments: There are two rounds of this competition in 2010. Deadlines are the 30th April 2010 (preliminary expressions of interest should be sent by 27th March) and 29th October 2010 (preliminary expressions of interest should be sent by 2nd October). Decisions will be made approximately four months after the relevant deadline. Please see their website for further details. Restrictions: The scheme is open to a wide range of people, including media professionals, educators, science communicators, health professionals and researchers in bioscience, health, bioethics and history. Partnership projects (between different people and organisations, e.g. scientists and media professionals, ethicists and community workers) are welcomed. Please see the website for further information.

Closing date for applications:

Saturday 27th March 2010

Contact: internationalengagement@wellcome.ac.uk