Category: Funding, Studentships & Awards

IX-WAI Early Career Development Grant Scheme Round 2 (deadline: 31 Dec 2024)

IX-WAI Early Career Development Grants – Applications for Round 2 are Now Open

The I-X Women in AI network (IX-WAI) launched the second round of the Early Career Development grants (up to £300*) specifically for women and non-binary individuals engaged in AI or wanting to enter the field. These grants are intended to support conference attendance, training, and other professional development opportunities. This initiative is part of our commitment to providing additional support for women in AI.

The deadline for this round is 31 December 2024.

To apply for a grant, please complete this brief online form with the following information:

  • Requested amount (up to £300)
  • Purpose of the grant (one sentence)
  • Departmental account number (or your supervisor/mentor’s departmental account number for fund transfer if selected)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Brief proposal (~400 words) outlining the purpose and impact of the grant.

Visit the IX-WAI Early Career Grant website to find out more about the application process.

Branco Weiss Fellowship – deadline 15 January 2025

I am delighted to draw your attention to a remarkable opportunity – the Branco Weiss Fellowship. The global application process for this prestigious fellowship has just opened, with a deadline of 15 January 2025.

Branco Weiss, a renowned Swiss entrepreneur and supporter of science, has dedicated nearly his entire fortune to supporting exceptional postdoctoral researchers with a generous 5-year grant (more information available at https://brancoweissfellowship.org). Since 2002, the Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science has supported more than 150 early-career researchers. Fellows are free to carry out their projects at any academic institution worldwide, allowing them to choose the environment that best suits their research needs.

We welcome applications from a wide range of disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our team at brancoweissfellowship@ethz.ch.

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Postgraduate Climate Conscious Travel Fund

Introducing the Introducing the Postgraduate Climate Conscious Travel Fund 

We are excited to announce the launch of the Postgraduate Climate Conscious Travel Fund for this academic year, designed to help postgraduate students make more sustainable travel choices by supporting them with the costs associated with making greener travel choices.  

Did you know that 81% of Imperial’s carbon emissions come from external sources, otherwise known as Scope 3 emissions? Nearly half of these emissions stem from university-related travel. With the recent publication of Imperial’s Sustainable Travel Policy, we are committed to reducing our travel-related carbon footprint. However, we recognise that choosing greener travel options is not always the most affordable for postgraduate students. 

The Postgraduate Travel Fund has been created to help cover the extra costs of sustainable travel, ensuring that students aren’t left out of pocket. For instance, the fund would cover the price difference between travelling by train instead of flying, as illustrated in the table below. 

Route   Average Cost Return Economy   PG Travel Funding Provided  
   Flight   Rail     
London – Amsterdam   £130   £180   £50  
London – Frankfurt   £160   £220   £60  
London – Glasgow   £110   £140   £30  

If you’re interested in applying, please review the fund’s guidelines for details on what it will and won’t cover. Please note that funding is limited and will only be provided where no alternative funding sources are available. You can find the link to the application form here. 

Merck Research Grants

2021 Merck research grants – Merck Research Grants

This year we are offering research grants of 40k€ – 450k€ per year for up to 3 years in the areas of: drug discovery, real time testing and sensors, nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery, digital innovation, bioelectronics, sustainability, media recycling for cultured meat, organoids

Find out more details and apply today at:

http://researchgrants.merckgroup.com (for world except U.S. and Canada)
http://researchgrants.emdgroup.com (for U.S. and Canada)

 

 

Advanced Research Opportunities Program (AROP)

We have recently established a new scholarship which can be used for PhD students and Post-Docs wanting to conduct research stays at RWTH Aachen University. The “Advanced Research Opportunities Program (AROP)” offers a travel grant of 1.000€ (lump sum) and a monthly stipend of 1.800€ for a period of up to 6 months.
The goal of the program is to strengthen and intensify bilateral relations between RWTH Aachen University and international universities and research institutions of strategic relevance. Among other purposes, the research stays may be used to prepare joint research projects and publications, initiate joint projects in the field of capacity building, develop teaching projects at the partner university, and organize future visits and student exchange programs.

More information on the program can be found here. If you have any further questions, please get in touch with Dr. Daniel Holder.