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UK Funding Opportunities
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Sustainable Development Funding Opportunities UK Funding Opportunities - Research Councils - Government Departments - Other funding organisations Help and advice from VRU
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Remit includes: - Climate and climate change - Pollution (including waste materials) - Population ecology - Water quality Funding opportunities: - Small and standard grants - New investigator grants - Consortium grants - Fellowships (Postdoctoral and Advanced)
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Strategic programmes include: - Energy - Infrastructure and environment - Innovative manufacturing Funding opportunities: - Responsive mode research grants - First grant scheme - Fellowships (postdoctoral, career acceleration and leadership) - Current call for Energy Efficiency Sandpit
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Delivery plan for 2007-2008 - Environmental challenges - Population change - Education for life - Succeeding in the global economy Funding opportunities - Research grants (small, standard and large) - First grants - Fellowships (postdoctoral, and professorial)
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Government Departments
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Research grants of up to £250,000 Supports activities contributing to development and commercialisation of technology to reduce carbon emissions Call currently open
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Environment programme - UK Biodiversity - Low Carbon Economy - Sustainable Food Systems Social Change: Enterprise and independence - Enterprising communities - Financial independence
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Other Funding Bodies » Invites tenders » Has funding support programme Has national grants scheme
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Help and Advice from VRU Dissemination of funding opportunities One-to-one meetings to help with applications Advice on funder rules and guidelines Proofreading of applications Examples of successful applications Financial advice Grading of new research staff Advice on ethical issues Advice on contracts and IP Contact vru@brighton.ac.ukvru@brighton.ac.uk Website http://staffcentral.brighton.ac.uk/vru/http://staffcentral.brighton.ac.uk/vru/
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