Funding Bulletin - march 2010

Click here for new entries into the funding bulletin this month.

Otherwise, use the keyword searches below.

AIDS & HIV

UK............... International

Malaria

UK............... International

Antibiotic & Antimicrobial

UK............... International

Mening*

UK...............

Biofilm

................... International

Mycobact*, Leprosy, TB & Tuberculosis

UK............... International

Fungal & Mycology

UK...............

Parasit*

UK............... International

Gastro*

UK...............International

Pseudomonas

................... International

General Infection Grants (+)

UK............... International

Salmonella

UK...............

Gingivitis

................... International

Sepsis

................... International

Healthcare-associated

UK...............

STD/Sexually transmit

UK................... International

Infection & cancer

................... International

Tropical medicine

UK............... International

Influenza & Respiratory

UK............... International

Virology

UK............... International

Liver & Hepatitis

UK............... International

Mycoplasma

All new or revised entries into the funding bulletin this month are in this section, and they will also be included under the relevant key words.

UK funding sources new/revised this month

Keyword: HIV, hepatitis, fungal
Source: Gilead Sciences Ltd
Grant Name: Gilead UK & Ireland Fellowship Programme (pdf)
Funding: The aims of this programme are to support the development, exploration and dissemination of best practice which enhances patient care in the specific disease areas of HIV, Invasive Fungal Disease and Chronic Hepatitis B.
Amount: £780k in total. Amount available for individual projects varies.
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Medical Research Council
Grant Name: MRC/DfID African Research Leader scheme
Funding: The MRC/DfID African Research Leader scheme is a highly prestigious award, jointly funded by the MRC and the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID), for non-clinical and clinical researchers of exceptional ability. The aim of the scheme is to strengthen research leadership and capacity across sub-Saharan Africa by attracting and retaining researchers of high ability. The scheme will be launched as a pilot in the first instance, initially aiming to award support for two or three research leaders.
Amount: Max £500k per award
Closing Date: 10-Jun-2010.
Duration:

International funding sources new/revised this month

Keyword: polio
Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Grant Name: Polio research committee call for proposals
Funding: The Polio Research Committee (PRC) is currently soliciting research proposals focusing on topics outlined in below tables. Proposals will be reviewed at the next PRC meeting, to be held in May 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: 30-Mar-10
Duration:

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: 3R Research Foundation Switzerland
Grant Name: Call for Grant Applications
Funding: The 3R Research Foundation invites interested scientists to propose a project which falls within the principal areas for financial support including the following: therapy of arthritis; anticonvulsive therapy; antimicrobial prophylaxis and therapy; and therapy of septic shock.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: 1-Sept-2010
Duration:

UK

Keyword: HIV
Source: British HIV Association
Grant Name: Registration Scholarships and Community Registrations
Funding: For those abstracts accepted for presentation (oral or poster) all registration, travel and accommodation will be paid for.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Aug-10
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: British HIV Association
Grant Name: BHIVA Research Award
Funding: Up to £20,000 per annum is available, to be distributed amongst the successful applicants according to the quality of the submitted proposals.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Jul-2010
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: British HIV Association
Grant Name: Registration Scholarships and Community Registrations
Funding: BHIVA Registration Scholarships have been made available to assist delegates to attend the conference. These scholarships cover the conference registration fee and include up to £100 towards travel expenses, a maximum of £70 per night for up to three nights’ accommodation
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 28-Aug-09
Duration:

Keyword: HIV, hepatitis, fungal
Source: Gilead Sciences Ltd
Grant Name: Gilead UK & Ireland Fellowship Programme (pdf)
Funding: The aims of this programme are to support the development, exploration and dissemination of best practice which enhances patient care in the specific disease areas of HIV, Invasive Fungal Disease and Chronic Hepatitis B.
Amount: £780k in total. Amount available for individual projects varies.
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: AIDS
Source: National HIV Nurses Association
Grant Name: NHIVNA and Boehringer Ingelheim Scholarships
Funding: Research Grants - Up to £2,000, Travel Scholarships - Up to £5,000, Science Scholarships - Up to £2,000.
Amount: <10k
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: AIDS
Source: Queen Margaret University College
Grant Name: Bursary Competition
Funding: The strongest candidates in each Faculty will be selected for funded PhD studentships.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 24-Mar-10
Duration:

International

Keyword:HIV
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: ASM/NCID Program in Infectious Disease and Public Health Microbiology
Funding: The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of up to $37,300 (approx £20,093) and health benefits of up to $3500 (approx £1,885) annually for a maximum of 2 years, and up to $2000 (approx £1,077) annually for professional development for a maximum of 2 years.
Amount: £10k-50k
Closing Date: 15-Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: Merck Irving S Sigal Memorial Awards
Funding: Cash prize of $2,500 (approx £1,500) and a commemorative piece. Award laureates and nominators are honoured guests at the ASM General Meeting Awards banquet. Up to two awards may be made each year.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: HIV
Source: AmfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research)
Grant Name: Targeted RFP: Research Grants
Funding: To support biomedical and social/behavioural research projects relevant to HIV and AIDS.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: AmfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research)
Grant Name: Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research
Funding: To provide funding for exceptional researchers who are new to the HIV/AIDS field. The Foundation's research program focuses on efforts to prevent HIV infection among vulnerable populations and to improve treatment, with the ultimate goal of eradicating the virus in people living with HIV infection.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: July - 2010 
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: AmfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research)
Grant Name: Targeted RFP - Gene therapy for the treatment and potential eradication of HIV infection
Funding: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is pleased to announce the availability of targeted support for biomedical research projects relevant to the role of gene therapy in the eradication of HIV infection.
Amount: £50K - £100K 
Closing Date: September - 2010
Duration:

Keyword: tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, HIV, antimicrobial
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Name: Grant Opportunities: Grand Challenges Explorations
Funding: Grand Challenges Explorations will foster innovation in global health research and expand the pipeline of ideas that merit further exploration. The initiative will use an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Initial grants will be awarded multiple times per year at approximately $100,000 each. Additional funding of $1 million or more will be available for projects that show promise.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date:See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword:HIV
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Development of New Contraceptive Products
Funding: These subprojects are generally for one year or less in duration, and have a total budget of up to $50,000 (approx £31,000).
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword:HIV
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Feasibility Grant (Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research)
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: HIV
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Feasibility Grants (Global Microbicide Project - GMP)
Funding: Since the purpose of these grants is to permit a researcher to test a concept, such awards may be limited in time and amount. Once the concept is shown to provide a viable lead, larger amounts of funding can be provided.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: HIV
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Matching Award (Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research)
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

Keyword: AIDS
Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Grant Name: Pediatric HIV Vaccine Research Program
Funding: The Foundation is especially interested in funding creative and innovative research ideas not yet appropriate for funding by other agencies (e.g., NIH). All proposals must have direct relevance to paediatric HIV/AIDS vaccines.
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: AIDS
Source: NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Grant Name: International Research in Infectious Diseases including AIDS (IRIDA) Program
Funding: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the NIAID solicits Research Grant (R01) applications from organisations/institutions in eligible foreign countries that propose research related to infectious diseases that are of interest to that country.
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: 16-Sep-2010
Duration: > 3 years

Keyword: HIV
Source: NIH - National Institutes for Health: Joint Proposals
Grant Name: Prevention Research with HIV Positive Individuals (R01)
Funding: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites interdisciplinary studies addressing the psychosocial and behavioural consequences of HIV disease.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 7-May-2010
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: NIH - National Institutes for Health: Joint Proposals
Grant Name: Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS
Funding: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications that address clinical and translational medical issues in the diagnosis and/or management of HIV infection and its consequences in older persons.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 7-May-10
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: NIH - National Institutes for Health: Joint Proposals
Grant Name: Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS
Funding: The purpose for this FOA issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Fogarty International Center encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organisations that propose to stimulate research related to the unique, interactive health effects of cigarette smoking and HIV/AIDS.
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: 07-May-2010
Duration:

Keyword: HIV
Source: NIH - National Institutes for Health: Joint Proposals
Grant Name: Research on Malignancies in the Context of HIV/AIDS
Funding: Combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $275,000 (aprox £137,551). No more than $200,000 (aprox £100,037) may be requested in any single year.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 05-May-2010
Duration:

Keyword: AIDS
Source: Sigma Theta Tau International
Grant Name: Sigma Theta Tau International/Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Grant
Funding: A maximum of $2,500 (approx £1,295) is available
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apr-2010
Duration:

UK

Keyword: antibiotic
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Educational Research Projects
Funding: Applications for projects with a spread of £5,000 - £30,000 of up to 1-year duration will be considered.
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 1-Nov-2010
Duration: 6 months to 1 year

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Project Grants
Funding: Up to £10,000.
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Research Grants
Funding: Up to £30,000 to be held for periods of up to 3 years.
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 1-Nov-09
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Sir Richard Sykes Prize
Funding: £500.00
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 31-Jan-11
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Terry Hennessey Microbiology Fellowship
Funding: Up to £1,500 to cover the cost of travel, accommodation and subsistence. The BSAC will reimburse expenses, on return, upon submission of original receipts to the Honorary Treasurer.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jul-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: The Garrod Medal
Funding: The Garrod Medal itself is from a limited series struck in silver by the Birmingham Mint in 1986.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 30-Mar-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Travel Grants - ECCMID
Funding: Each travel grant awarded will have a maximum value of £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jul-10
Duration:

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Vacation Scholarship
Funding: A grant of £150 per week for up to 10 weeks and the Department will be paid a consumables grant of £500.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: infectio
Source: Health Technology Assessment
Grant Name: Clinical trials
Funding: Unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: ongoing call
Duration:

Keyword:antimicrob
Source: Pharmacy Practice Research Trust
Grant Name: Galen Award
Funding: To support projects or investigations into any aspect of pharmacy practice.
Amount: 50-100k
Closing Date: May-2010
Duration:

Keyword: antimicrob
Source: United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association
Grant Name: Novartis Antimicrobial Management Award
Funding: £1500 to enable the winner to attend the 18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: Jul-10
Duration:

International

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals Award
Funding: Cash prize of $20,000 (approx £10,700) commemorative medal, and travel for award laureate and guest to the Interscience Conference onAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) where the laureate delivers the Aventis Pharmaceuticals Award Lecture and is honoured guest at a post-lecture event.
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 01-Apr-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: Antimicrob
Source: 3R Research Foundation Switzerland
Grant Name: Call for Grant Applications
Funding: The 3R Research Foundation invites interested scientists to propose a project which falls within the principal areas for financial support including the following: therapy of arthritis; anticonvulsive therapy; antimicrobial prophylaxis and therapy; and therapy of septic shock.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: 1-Sept-2010
Duration:

International

Keyword: Biofilm
Source: International Association for Dental Research
Grant Name: ADR/GlaxoSmithKline Innovation in Oral Care Awards
Funding: Up to $75,000 (approx. £41,000)
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: Dec-10
Duration: Single Payment

UK

Keyword: Fungal
Source: British Mycological Society
Grant Name: Seminar Grants
Funding: The maximum grant available is £100
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Unspecified or Not Known
Duration:

Keyword: mycology
Source: British Mycological Society
Grant Name: Undergraduate Student Bursaries
Funding: Support for the student at a rate of £150 per week (£160 per week in London). Overheads will not be paid but a sum of up to £250 is available to the host institution as a contribution to consumable costs of the research if funds are not available from other sources and the expenditure can be validated.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: mycology
Source: British Mycological Society
Grant Name: Small Grants
Funding: up to £300
Amount: unspecified
Closing Date: 20-Jul-2010
Duration:

Keyword: mycology
Source: British Mycological Society
Grant Name: Berkeley Award
Funding: The amount of funding available is unspecified.
Amount: unspecified
Closing Date: 01-Jul-2010
Duration:

Keyword: Fungal
Source: British Society for Medical Mycology
Grant Name: E.G.V. Evans Travel Awards
Funding: The E.G.V. Evans travel fund has been set up to allow individuals to approach the BSMM directly for financial support (for accommodation, travel etc); financial support may also be forthcoming towards laboratory costs. Agreement on the provision of the latter must be made prior to the commencement of the work — it is expected that the worker's home institution would normally be willing to support these costs.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

Keyword: Fungal
Source: British Society for Medical Mycology
Grant Name: Travel Grants
Funding: To assist members with the costs of travel to medical mycology meetings, when a member is presenting their work at that meeting. Any activity which is perceived to have educational merit, including attendance at training or research events, will be considered for a BSMM travel grant. The grant will cover travel and registration costs (where applicable) only. Applications for laboratory visits should be made under the heading of the Glyn Evans Mycology Award.
Amount: Approx £1000
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: Fungal
Source: British Society for Medical Mycology
Grant Name: Small grants
Funding: To cover travel costs to meetings, for use with fieldwork or research projects, to buy books or scientific equipment, to hire meeting rooms or attend forays, to support the cost of preparing applications to the Heritage Lottery Fund for mycological projects
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: March 20; July 20; September 20 and December 20 in each year
Duration:

Keyword: HIV, hepatitis, fungal
Source: Gilead Sciences Ltd
Grant Name: Gilead UK & Ireland Fellowship Programme (pdf)
Funding: The aims of this programme are to support the development, exploration and dissemination of best practice which enhances patient care in the specific disease areas of HIV, Invasive Fungal Disease and Chronic Hepatitis B.
Amount: £780k in total. Amount available for individual projects varies.
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration:

International

none currently listed

UK

Keyword: gastro
Source: Bardhan Research and Education Trust of Rotherham Ltd
Grant Name: General Grants
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified. Aims to promote research and education in medicine, particularly gastroenterology and gastrointestinal disease
Amount: unspecified
Closing Date: apply anytime
Duration:

International

(including searches on keywords ‘bacter*’, ‘communicable’, ‘infectio*’ and ‘microb*’)

UK

Keyword: infectio
Source: BBSRC
Grant Name: Responsive Research Grants
Funding: Applications for grant funding can be made to the Research Committees under their responsive mode scheme, on any topic within the Committee remits.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 14-April-2010
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: infectio
Source: BBSRC
Grant Name: International Scientific Interchange Scheme
Funding: Financial support is provided to contribute to fares and subsistence with a maximum grant of £5,000
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: apply anytime
Duration: 6 months to 1 year

Keyword: infectio*
Source: BBSRC
Grant Name: Innovation and knowledge centres
Funding: Centres of excellence with 5 years funding to accelerate and promote business exploitation of an emerging research and technology field. Their key feature is a shared space and entrepreneurial environment, for researchers, potential customers and skilled professionals from academia and business to work side-by-side scoping applications, business models and routes to market
Amount: EPSRC will fund up to £6.95M for each IKC over 5 years. The Technology Strategy Board will fund a further £2.5M
Closing Date: 25-Feb-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: BBSRC
Grant Name: Research Development Fellowships
Funding: Flexible research support grant to cover the costs associated with the proposed research development activities such as the consumables costs of learning a new technique in a host laboratory.
Amount: unspecified
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: micro
Source: BBSRC
Grant Name: Industrial CASE Studentships
Funding: To encourage links in the provision of research training between industry and academic departments to enable students to experience different research environments, and to support knowledge transfer.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Oct-10
Duration: 1 - 3 years

Keyword: micro
Source: BBSRC
Grant Name: International workshops
Funding: The aims are to stimulate joint working in topics important to BBSRC’s strategy and to match numbers of scientists from the UK with other countries to identify areas of commonality and explore the potential for international collaboration
Amount: Up to 10k
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Big Lottery Fund
Grant Name: Research programme
Funding: The programme will fund high quality social and medical research on issues identified and considered important by the charitable and voluntary and community sector.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website for future programmes.
Duration:

Keyword: micro
Source: Biochemical Society
Grant Name: Scientific Outreach Grants
Funding: To support scientific outreach events that communicate the excitement of molecular bioscience to young scientists at school, college, university and in the community, to help develop their interests and skills.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 30-April-2010
Duration: Single payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: Barnett Christie Award
Funding: £150 and full sponsorship to attend the FIS Conference.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Sept-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: BIS and Journal of Infection Young Investigator Prize
Funding: Grant of £3,000 towards research costs and a one-year subscription to the Journal of Infection.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: BIS Clinical Exchange Awards
Funding: The award is designed to cover expenses associated with travel, removal and insurance costs up to £5,000.
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: BIS Research Fellowship
Funding: Up to £50,000 to include salary and up to £5,000 running expenses.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: 6 mths -

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: BIS Travel Awards
Funding: £500 in arrears must be claimed within one year.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: BIS Research Project Priming Grants
Funding: To support preliminary study in a field with the intention of pursuing a full research training fellowship. Applications in the field of medical microbiology are particularly encouraged although all infection-related research is eligible.
Amount: 5-10k
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Medical Association
Grant Name: Joan Dawkins Grant
Funding: Applicants may apply for any amount up to but not exceeding £37,000.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Mar-2010
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: micro
Source: British Renal Society
Grant Name: Research Grants
Funding: The British Renal Society wishes to promote clinical research in the subject areas of renal disease and renal replacement therapy in the U.K. Research proposals are invited from the renal community and allied research workers. The initial grant is for one year only. Subsequent funding will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory progress reports at 12 months.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: October-2010
Duration: 6 months - 1 year

Keyword: microb
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Project Grants
Funding: Up to £10,000.
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: microb
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Research Grants
Funding: Up to £30,000 to be held for periods of up to 3 years
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 1-Nov-09
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: microb
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Sir Richard Sykes Prize
Funding: £500.00
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 31-Jan-11
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Terry Hennessey Microbiology Fellowship
Funding: Up to £1,500 to cover the cost of travel, accommodation and subsistence. The BSAC will reimburse expenses, on return, upon submission of original receipts to the Honorary Treasurer.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jul-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: The Garrod Medal
Funding: The Garrod Medal itself is from a limited series struck in silver by the Birmingham Mint in 1986.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 30-Mar-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Grant Name: Travel Grants - ECCMID
Funding: Each travel grant awarded will have a maximum value of £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: July-10
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: BUPA Foundation
Grant Name: Medical Research Grants
Funding: Applications are invited in the following areas: Mental health in older people, Health at work Surgery, Preventive Health, Information and communication. For more specific information please see their website.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 31-Jul-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: BUPA Foundation
Grant Name: Research Award
Funding: The award is made either on the basis of direct application to the BUPA Foundation by researchers or by nominations of candidates by postgraduate deans or heads of departments. Consideration is also given to the outline of the way in which the prize money will be used to further the work should you win the award.
Amount: £15000 award
Closing Date: Jul-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Chief Scientists Office
Grant Name: Clinical Academic Training Fellowships
Funding: The scheme will be subject to competitive entry and will nurture a cadre of research-led clinical academics capable of going on to lead development in their discipline by providing the opportunity to undertake a PhD. The scheme is open to individuals training in, or seeking to train in, all disciplines in medicine (including surgical disciplines, general practice, public health medicine etc) or dentistry, whether in primary or secondary care, however they are particularly keen to receive applications in the following areas where there is an identified national shortage of clinical academic expertise: surgery, anaesthesia, radiology, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology, lab based pathology specialties, sexual health, public health.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Dec-10
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Chief Scientists Office
Grant Name: Doctoral Fellowships
Funding: The Fellowships are available for 3 years full time (or part time pro-rata) and it is expected that they will commence within 6 months of any offer of award. If an applicant’s full-time salary at time of application exceeds the salary limit it is possible to undertake the Fellowship on part-time basis to come within the limit, but in these cases the award will not extend beyond 3 years
Amount: 50-100k
Closing Date: 26-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Chief Scientists Office
Grant Name: Post-doctoral Fellowships
Funding: The Postdoctoral Fellowships are available for up to 3 years full time (or part time pro-rata) and it is expected that they will commence within 6 months of any offer of award. If an applicant’s full-time salary at time of application exceeds the salary limit it is possible to undertake the Fellowship on part-time basis to come within the limit, but in these cases the award will must not extend beyond 3 years.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 26-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: EMAP Healthcare Ltd
Grant Name: Nursing Times Awards
Funding: Each Category winner (Individual or team) will be awarded £1,000 prize money and the four finalists will each be awarded £100.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: July-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: bacteri
Source: Food Standards Agency
Grant Name: Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Funding: Applications for research scholarships starting in October 2008 were invited in the following areas of the microbiological safety of food: * food hygiene * meat hygiene. In the first area (ref: Food Hygiene), they particularly welcome proposals to (i) investigate the impact of milder food processing conditions on the microbiological safety of food, or (ii) assess, using novel molecular techniques, the risk posed by Norovirus in shellfish in the UK. In the second area (ref: Meat Hygiene), they welcome proposals in meat production that address methodology to reduce Salmonella in pigs, in particular pre-, pro- and syn-biotic dietary interventions and pre- and post-harvest bacteriophage control.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Grant Name: Project Grant
Funding: Up to £100,000. Salaries, equipment, consumables are funded.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: Apr-2010
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Foundation of Nursing Studies
Grant Name: Small Project Funding
Funding: Funding of up to £2000. The Small Projects Programme can support up to 10 projects/initiatives each year. It is anticipated that projects will run over a one year period.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Fungal Research Trust
Grant Name: Small Travel Grants
Funding: Unspecified.
Amount: Unspecified.
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Unspecified.

Keyword: microb
Source: Fungal Research Trust
Grant Name: Young Scientist awards
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: GlaxoSmithKline
Grant Name: IMPACT Awards
Funding: To recognise and reward small to medium sized charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards are an annual scheme, funded by GlaxoSmithKline as part of the company’s commitment to promote community health and well-being. The awards are now in their twelfth year, and are organised and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity working to improve health and social care.
Amount: <50k
Closing Date: Sep-10
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Guys and St Thomas' Charity
Grant Name: Grants Available
Funding: Both large and small grants are available.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: see website for latest deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
Grant Name: Clinical Trials
Funding: No cap on funding for individual projects. However, please be aware that researchers are competing for limited funds.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: ongoing call
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
Grant Name: Primary Research (Outline Proposals)
Funding: The amount of funding available is not specified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: See website for latest calls and dates
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Hospital Infection Society
Grant Name: Bursaries
Funding: The bursary will cover registration and 3 night's accommodation costs only
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified or Not Known
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Hospital Infection Society
Grant Name: Mike Emmerson Young Investigator Award
Funding: This award is specifically aimed at encouraging trainees to become involved in the major issues of healthcare acquired infection which are just as much a problem in hospitals today as they were in the past and are now increasingly seen in community settings.
Amount: 5-10k
Closing Date: 01-Feb-2011
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Hospital Infection Society
Grant Name: Major Research Grant
Funding: Up to £20,000 per annum for 1-3 years
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 31-Jul-10
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Hospital Infection Society
Grant Name: Small Research Grant
Funding: Up to £5,000.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 31-Jul-09
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Hospital Infection Society
Grant Name: Travel Grant
Funding: The size of the grant awarded is at the discretion of the Grants Committee but will not normally exceed £500. The grant in intended to cover travel, accommodation and meeting registration fee only.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: infectio
Source: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Grant Name: Ernst Chain Prize
Funding: The Prize will be a personal award of £10,000 together with a commemorative medal
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: Kidney Research UK
Grant Name: Innovation Grants
Funding: To fund stand alone research that will advance knowledge of kidney disease particularly for new hypotheses where initial pilot/supporting data is required prior to a full research project.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Mar-11
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Kidney Research UK
Grant Name: Research Project Grants
Funding: To fund innovative stand alone research projects that will advance the knowledge of kidney disease and refine current treatments or lead to new advances in the future
Amount: 50-100k
Closing Date: 15-Mar-10
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Kidney Research UK
Grant Name: British Renal Society/Kidney Research UK Fellowship
Funding: To undertake research in the field of renal disease and its management.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Sep-10
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: King's Fund
Grant Name: Partners for Health in London
Funding: £1 million available, up to £150k per project
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: infectio
Source: Lancet
Grant Name: Travel Grants
Funding: Up to £500 towards travel, accommodation and registration costs.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: infectio
Source: Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
Grant Name: Grants
Funding: Research Prizes available, £175,000
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Medical Research Council
Grant Name: Career Development Award in Biostatistics
Funding: The MRC Career Development Award in Biostatistics is a postdoctoral fellowship aiming to support individuals working in, or who wish to move into, health related research. It provides four years of support for the development and investigation of innovative statistical methods and their application in clinical research. The award also provides the opportunity to enhance your research training through placement in an overseas research centre, a second UK research centre or in UK Industry.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Oct-10
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: micro
Source: MRC
Grant Name: MRC Discipline Hopping Grants
Funding: To enable established researchers in the physical sciences to apply for funding to investigate and develop ideas, skills and collaborations in biological, clinical, health services and public health research. Alternatively, life science researchers can apply for funding to develop ideas, skills and collaborations with physical scientists.
Amount: 50-100k
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: 6 months - 1 year

Keyword: infectio
Source: MRC - Medical Research Council
Grant Name: Research Grants
Funding: The financial support available should be tailored by the scientific needs of the proposal. Please see their website for details of what the financial support can provide.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: See website for future deadlines
Duration: > 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: MRC - Medical Research Council
Grant Name: New investigator research grant
Funding: New Investigator Research Grants provide support for clinical and non-clinical researchers while they are establishing themselves as independent principal investigators.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Grant Name: Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme
Funding: i4i funds translational research, extending between basic research and pre-clinical trials or health technology assessments. This part of the innovation process is an area of high technological and business risk, and the projects funded by i4i reflect this.
Amount: various, upto £300k a year
Closing Date: Depends on stream applied for, see website for upcoming competitions
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Programme Development Grants
Funding: This programme aims to: * Provide evidence to improve health outcomes in England through promotion of health, prevention of ill health, and optimal disease management (including safety and quality), with particular emphasis on conditions causing significant disease burden, where other research funders may not be focused, or there is insufficient funding available. * Enable NHS trusts to tackle areas of high priority or need for health. * Provide some stability of funding to support the long-term development of top quality applied research groups working in the NHS. * Replace, in part, programmes of research previously supported by the Priorities and Needs (PNF) component of NHS R&D Support Funding for NHS Providers.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: 29-Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Doctoral Research Fellowship (NIHR-DRF)
Funding: The Fellowship will offer 3 years full-time funding to undertake a PhD and is aimed at individuals of outstanding potential early in their research
careers.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Jan-11
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NIHR-PDF)
Funding: The Fellowship will offer 3 years full-time funding to individuals who are able to demonstrate their potential as researchers but do not, as yet, have sufficient experience to be fully independent.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Jan-11
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Career Development Fellowship (NIHR-CDF)
Funding: The Career Development Fellowship is aimed at individuals who have significant and successful postdoctoral experience.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Jan-11
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Senior Research Fellowship (NIHR-SRF)
Funding: Senior Research Fellowships is aimed at outstanding individuals who are currently independent researchers and can demonstrate the potential to become academic and researcher leaders within the duration of an award.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Jan-11
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: New and emerging applications of technology (NEAT)
Funding: The NEAT programme funds initiatives in both the life and physical sciences. The programme promotes and supports applied research into the development and exploitation of new or emerging technologies. The aim is to produce innovative health care products and interventions.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Programme Grants for Applied Research
Funding: Programme Grants for Applied Research are prestigious awards of up to £2m over a period of three to five years, directed towards leading researchers who can demonstrate an impressive track-record of achievement in applied health research. Each programme will fund a series of related projects which form a coherent theme in an area of priority or need for the NHS.
Amount: Max £2million over 5 years
Closing Date: 15-Mar-2010.
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Grant Name: Research for Patient Benefit Programme
Funding: The main aim of the RfPB scheme is to support projects in Health Services Research and Public Health. The national budget will be £25 million per annum. Individual research projects can last for up to 36 months with a budget of up to £250,000.
Amount: £250k
Closing Date: 09-April-2010 (registration of intent to submit)
Duration: > 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: NHS Alliance
Grant Name: Acorn Awards
Funding: To recognise the breadth of innovation, excellence and commitment to patients across primary care.
Amount: Unspecified.
Closing Date: July-2010
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Grant Name: Pilot Study Grants
Funding: Up to £5,000.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Apr-10
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: microb
Source: Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Grant Name: Intercalated Degree Support
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 01-Mar-2011
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: microb
Source: Royal College of Physicians
Grant Name: James Maxwell Grant Prophit Fellowship
Funding: The Fellowship will support salary and associated costs for the Fellow together with a contribution, where appropriate, to laboratory expenses.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Denis Burkitt Fellowship
Funding: One to a maximum value of £7000, or two separate fellowships of up to £3500 each.
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: 15-Mar-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Grant Name: Project Grants
Funding: Small grants (up to £3000) are authorised throughout the year
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for Applied Microbiology
Grant Name: New Lecturer Research Grant
Funding: This grant is available for newly appointed lecturers, in their first permanent academic appointment in a Higher Education Institute, to pump-prime their microbiological research. It will normally not be awarded to applicants who have already received a major research grant from other sources. Applicants should be current Full Members of SfAM and have been so for at least two years prior to their application. Funding of up to £10,000 is available to a successful applicant.
Amount: < £10K
Closing Date: 30-Sep-10
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for Applied Microbiology
Grant Name: Conference Studentships
Funding: These grants cover registration, accommodation and meals (where appropriate) and modest travel expenses.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for Applied Microbiology
Grant Name: The President's Fund
Funding: The maximum grant available is normally £1,000.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for Applied Microbiology
Grant Name: The W H Pierce Memorial Prize
Funding: Amount of funding available is £2,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: April-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Colworth Prize Lecture
Funding: £1000 prize
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 30-Sept-10
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: micro
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Undergraduate Student Conference Grants
Funding: The Undergraduate Student Meetings Grants contribute towards the costs accommodation, registration and travel of eligible SGM Undergrsduate Student Members in attending one Society meeting each year.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 26-March-2010
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Education Development Fund
Funding: Applicants may seek support, normally within the range £200-£3500, for: (i) Purchase of consumable materials, but not capital equipment. (ii) Short-term assistance, e.g. vacation employment of an undergraduate, or exceptionally a postgraduate after expiry of a studentship. Applicants may seek funding of no more than £1000 for small projects to promote the public understanding ofMicrobiology. These might include talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals and audio-visual or computer-based packages.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Fleming Lecture
Funding: The winner receives £1000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Sept-10
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Fred Griffith Review Lecture
Funding: Prize of £1000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 1-Sept-2010
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: International Development Fund
Funding: Applications for sums between £1,000 and £5,000 will be considered first. No applications above £7,000 will be accepted
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 1-Sep-10
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Joint One-Day Regional Meeting Grants
Funding: up to a maximum of £2,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture
Funding: The winner receives £1000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Sep-11
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Peter Wildy Prize For Microbiology Education
Funding: The winner will be awarded £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Sept-10
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Postgraduate Student Meetings Grants
Funding: Claims may be made for: second class return rail fare from the laboratory to the meeting (Young Person's Rail Card rate), and a contribution towards cost of bed and breakfast accommodation. For further information please see their website.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified or Not Known
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: President's Fund for Research Visits
Funding: Up to £2,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 19-March-2010
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Retired Member Grants
Funding: Applicants may claim for the total cost of bed and breakfast accommodation in an en suite room, which must be booked through the SGM Meetings Office, and the cost of the Society Dinner
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Seminar Speakers Fund
Funding: Grants of up to £200 towards the travel, and if necessary, accommodation expenses of an invited speaker are available. Up to two speakers may be funded each year, provided the total award to the institution does not normally exceed £200.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Student Societies Sponsored Lectures
Funding: The invited speakers will be reimbursed directly for reasonable costs of travel and accommodation. The maximum claim for each lecture is £150, even if the speaker comes from overseas or from Ireland. The Student Society will be reimbursed directly if the speaker is entertained to dinner before the Lecture, but only the costs for the speaker and ONE member of the committee may be claimed. All claims are paid retrospectively and must be supported by receipts.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Technician Meetings Taster Grants
Funding: A maximum grant of £200
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: Society for General Microbiology
Grant Name: Vacation Studentships
Funding: The studentships provide support at a rate of £160 per week for a period of up to 8 weeks. An additional sum of up to £400 for specific research costs may also awarded. Grants are made to the institution to which the applicant belongs, not to the supervisor, on the understanding that it will administer the award.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: infectio
Source: St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Charitable Foundation
Grant Name: Clinical Training Fellowships
Funding: These Fellowships are intended for doctors and dentists of registrar grade or below, to encourage them at an early stage of their careers to engage in research. It is the aim of these Fellowships to provide start up funds to enable researchers to be competitive in applying for external funding.
Amount: Apr-10
Closing Date: 1-3 years
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: Four-Year PHD Studentship Programme - Biomedical Science
Funding: The scheme provides a four-year stipend; university fee at home student rates; contribution towards laboratory rotation expenses in the first year; research expenses for years two to four; a contribution towards travel and a contribution towards transferable skills training
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified or Not Known
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: PHD Programmes for Clinicians
Funding: The Clinical PhD Programme provides; funding for the programme for a period of five years, an annual intake of students that reflects the availability of high-quality training opportunities within the proposed programme, three-years' personal support for each student (under some circumstances, requests for four-year programmes will also be considered if a case is well made, for example, to provide MSc training as a necessary preliminary for progression to a PhD), research expenses, a contribution towards travel, a contribution towards transferable skills training and advertising costs.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: > 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: Biomedical Science Project Grant
Funding: Three year project grant awards are usually in the region of £150,000 to £300,000. Please see website for details of what these grants may cover
Amount: > 100k
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: Biomedical Sciences: Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Details
Funding: To provide a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral researchers to make an early start in developing their independent research careers, working in the best laboratories in the UK and overseas
Amount: > 100k
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: > 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: Research Career Development Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science
Funding: For postdoctoral scientists to become independent research scientists and to undertake high quality research.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Sept-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wounds UK
Grant Name: Innovations in a Reduction in Wound Infection
Funding: The awards programme recognises the outstanding achievements of those practitioners who are improving standards in wound prevention and management, via research, clinical audit and practice development in the UK.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 31-March-2010
Duration:

International

Keyword: infectio
Source: AIOD
Grant Name: Research Grants and Young Investigator's Grants
Funding: The mission of Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care in collaboration with AIOD is to advance best clinical practices in orthopaedic trauma care through research, education and publication. One current focus is 'Prophylaxis and treatment of infections in fractures'.
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: May-2010
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: Bacteri
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: ASM/NCID Program in Infectious Disease and Public Health Microbiology
Funding: The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of up to $37,300 (approx £20,093) and health benefits of up to $3500 (approx £1,885) annually for a maximum of 2 years, and up to $2000 (approx £1,077) annually for professional development for a maximum of 2 years
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date:15-Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: ICAAC Young Investigator Awards
Funding: $2,500 (approx £1,350) cash prize to support travel to the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) where the awards are presented
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Apr-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: Merck Irving S Sigal Memorial Awards
Funding: Cash prize of $2,500 (approx £1,500) and a commemorative piece. Award laureates and nominators are honoured guests at the ASM General Meeting Awards banquet. Up to two awards may be made each year.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology
Funding: A cash award of $2,000 (approx £1,200), commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the award Laureate delivers the ASM Division V Lecturer. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM award banquet
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Abbott-ASM Lifetime Achievement Award
Funding: A $20,000 (approx £12,000) cash prize, commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate delivers the Abbott-ASM Lifetime Award Lecture. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM banquet award
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Alice C. Evans Award
Funding: A plaque and travel to the ASM General Meeting. Award laureate is guest of honour at the reception hosted by the Committee on the Status of Women in Microbiology. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology
Funding: A $2,000 (approx £1,200) cash prize, commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting. Award laureate serves as the ASM Division C Divisional Lecturer. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology
Funding: A $2,000 (approx £1,200) cash prize, commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the award laureate delivers the Sonnenwirth Award Lecture. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Dade MicroScan Young Investigator Award
Funding: A cash prize of $2,000 (approx £1,200), commemorative piece, and travel, up to $2,000 (approx £1,200) to the ASM General Meeting. Award laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Procter & Gamble Award
Funding: A cash prize of $2,000 (approx £1080), a commemorative piece, and up to $1,000 (approx £540) in travel to the ASM General
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Promega Biotechnology Research Award
Funding: $5,000 (approx £2,750) cash prize, commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the award laureate delivers the Biotechnology Research Award Lecture. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals Award
Funding: Cash prize of $20,000 (approx £10,700) commemorative medal, and travel for award laureate and guest to the Interscience Conference onAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) where the laureate delivers the Aventis Pharmaceuticals Award Lecture and is honoured guest at a post-lecture event
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 01-Apr-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: The Scherago-Rubin Award
Funding: A framed certificate and $1,500 (approx £900) cash prize to defray cost of attending the ASM General Meeting where award laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: USFCC/J. Roger Porter Award
Funding: $2,000 (approx £1,100) cash prize, commemorative piece, and travel expenses to the ASM General Meeting where the award laureate delivers the USFCC/J. Roger Porter Award Lecture. Laureate and nominator are honoured guests at the ASM awards banquet
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Oct-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: EPIET European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training
Grant Name: Training Fellowships for Intervention Epidemiology in Europe
Funding: During the fellowship a salary will be paid through the sending country or the hosting institute which receive funds from the EPIET programme office. Salary scales are country specific and candidates are advised to contact sending institutes to obtain additional information.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: Attendance Grants for ESCMID Postgraduate Education Courses
Funding: The amount available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ECCMID Travel Grants
Funding: The grant will include full registration to the Congress and a travel allowance for the amount of €500 (approx £340)
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Nov-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESCMID Award for Excellence in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2005
Funding: The award of € 10,000 (approx £6,900) will be presented by the president of ESCMID at the 15th ECCMID in Copenhagen. The recipient will be honoured at the occasion of a 45-min lecture to be given by the awardee during the 15th ECCMID
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Nov-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESCMID Research Grants
Funding: The purpose of these fellowships is to foster young and excellent investigators and to promote outstanding research in the fields of clinical microbiology and/or infectious diseases.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: 1-Nov-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESCMID Young Investigator Awards for Research in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2005
Funding: The awards of € 7,500 (approx £5,150) each, which should be used to support further research, will be presented by theESCMID president at the 15th ECCMID in Copenhagen
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: micro
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESCMID and bioMérieux Research Grant in Clinical Microbiology
Funding: To support a young and excellent investigator in the field of diagnostic microbiology and to advance laboratory practice and clinical diagnostics in East Central and Eastern Europe.
Amount: 5-10k
Closing Date: Nov-2010
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: Grants for Training in Foreign Laboratories
Funding: Financial support grants of up to €1,500 (approx £1,000) are available
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESCMID Training Fellowships
Funding: ESCMID funds travel and training costs under this programme of up to a total of €50,000 (approx £34,150) per year. The maximum amount provided per fellowship is €600 (approx £410) for travel support plus €1500 (approx £1,025) per month as subsistence support for up to 6 months.
Amount: 5-10k
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: Collaborative Research Meeting Award
Funding: A typical award will be for €2,000 to €5,000 (approx. £1,300 to £3,300) for a 1 day meeting +/- 1 night for 5-10 delegates with larger awards only for meetings of an unusually large or complex nature
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-Jun-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESPID Fellowship Awards
Funding: The annual stipend will be Euro 40,000 (approx £26,400) for fellows working in the European region or $40,000 (approx £22,000) for fellows working in the US or Americas. This stipend will be given annually for two years subject to review at the end of the first year.
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: Jan-2011
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESPID Funding Scheme For Post Graduate Teaching Visits To Resource-Poor Countries
Funding: Guidelines for funding are: A typical award will be for approx Euro 1,000-1,500 (approx £670 -1,010) (e.g. for a standard class intercontinental flight and related ground transportation costs).
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: 01-Jun-2010
Duration: Single payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESPID General Travel Award Scheme
Funding: Maximum awards are: €1000 (Approx £692) for intercontinental travel; €650 (Approx £450) for travel within Europe; €200 (Approx £138) for travel within the applicant’s own country
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 1-May-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESPID Training Course and Workshop Award Scheme
Funding: A typical award will be for €15,000 - €30,000 (approx £10,396-£20,793) (e.g. for a 1-2 day course for 15-40 delegates) with larger awards only for courses of an usually large or complex nature. Awards will normally be expected to be in the range €75-€150 (Approx £52-£104) per delegate per day, with higher costs for smaller groups, where overnight stay is required and when many delegates will have to travel significant distances. ESPID is only willing to part fund (up to an absolute maximum of approximately 50%) the overall costs of courses
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: 01-Jun-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESPID Training Fellowships
Funding: The awards will cover round trip travel costs (standard class, between home centre and host centre) and subsistence (accommodation, food etc. maximum €500 (approx £346) per week pro rata) while away. Please see website for further information
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: ESPID Travel Awards
Funding: The travel awards will be up to a maximum of €1,000 (approx £695) each for economy class air travel, airport connection fares and early registration fees
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Dec-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: Small Grant Award Scheme
Funding: Awards of up to Euro 5000 (approx £3,430) will be made
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Oct-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: Young Investigator Award
Funding: The winner will receive: - €1000 (approx £692) - Free registration for theESPID 2005 meeting (if registered already, this will be refunded) - The Young Investigator’s medal - A citation in the Newsletter and PaediatricInfectious Diseases Journal
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-2011
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: European Respiratory Society
Grant Name: Research Excellence Grant in Respiratory Infections
Funding: Two awards of €1,500 (approx £1,045) each
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Federation of European Microbiological Societies
Grant Name: FEMS Fellowship
Funding: To assist young scientists in pursuing research up to 3 months in a European country different from that in which she/he lives.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 15-Jun-09
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: micro
Source: Federation of European Microbiological Societies
Grant Name: FEMS-Lwoff Award
Funding: A medal, and an honorarium of € 1,000 (approx £684).
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration:

Keyword: microb
Source: Federation of European Microbiological Societies
Grant Name: Meeting Attendance Grants
Funding: To allow young scientists to attend microbiology meetings that are not supported by a FEMS Meetings Grant
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 01-April-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique
Grant Name: InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize
Funding: The value of the prize is €150,000 (approx £101,350)
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: Sept-10
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: infectio
Source: Grand Challenges in Global Health
Grant Name: Grand Challenges Explorations initiative
Funding: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Grand
Challenges Explorations, a US$100 million initiative to help scientists pursue
innovative ideas for solving major global health problems. Grant proposals are being accepted online at www.gcgh.org/explorations until May 30, 2008, on the following topics: Creating new ways to protect against infectious diseases; Creating drugs or delivery systems that limit the emergence of resistance; Creating new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection; Exploring the basis for latency in TB
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer
Grant Name: Visiting Scientist Award
Funding: There will be an annual remuneration of up to $80,000 (approx £43,500), which will take into account the on-going salary of the visiting scientists plus the cost of travel
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: microb
Source: International Association for Dental Research
Grant Name: Lion Dental Research Award
Funding: A cash award of $2,000 (approx £1,062) and a plaque
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: International Papillomavirus Society
Grant Name: IPV Society Travel Awards
Funding: IPVS travel awards are for students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members or equivalent, travelling to the Conference from any country, but in particular from countries other than the USA.
Amount: £620 approx
Closing Date: Feb-2011
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Keystone Symposia
Grant Name: Scholarships
Funding: Up to $1,000 (Approx £527) each.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: See website
Duration: Single payment

Keyword: microb
Source: National Academy of Sciences
Grant Name: Awards
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Sept-10
Duration: < 6 months

Keyword: infectio
Source: Vaincre la Mucoviscidose (To Overcome Cystic Fibrosis)
Grant Name: Project Grant
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: March-2010
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: Bacteri
Source: World Health Organisation
Grant Name: Collaborative Research Grants
Funding: The amount available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified or Not Known
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

International

Keyword: Gingivitis
Source: International Association for Dental Research
Grant Name: IADR/Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Awards
Funding: Award of $2000 (approx. £1,100) for expenses to attend the IADR/AADR General Session. Six awards will be granted - one person from each of the following areas: North America (Canada and the US), South America (including Mexico), Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: microb
Source: International Association for Dental Research
Grant Name: Lion Dental Research Award
Funding: A cash award of $2,000 (approx £1,062) and a plaque.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration: Single Payment

UK

Keyword: healthcare associated
Source: British Medical Association
Grant Name: Joan Dawkins Grant
Funding: Applicants may apply for any amount up to but not exceeding £37,000
Amount: 1 year - 3 years
Closing Date: Mar-2010
Duration:

Keyword: infectio
Source: Foundation of Nursing Studies
Grant Name: Small Project Funding
Funding: Funding of up to £2000. The Small Projects Programme can support up to 10 projects/initiatives each year. It is anticipated that projects will run over a one year period.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration:

International

Keyword: cancer
Source: Department of Defense
Grant Name: Translational Research Partnership - Ovarian Cancer
Funding: It is anticipated that a separate award will be made to each PI’s institution. The combined total funding for both awards can be requested for up to $750,000 (approx £379,861) for direct costs for up to a 3 year performance period plus indirect costs as appropriate. The PIs are expected to be equal partners in the research, and that direct cost funding should be divided accordingly unless otherwise warranted and clearly justified. When an applicant institution calculates its own indirect costs for subawards, it can only charge indirect costs on the first $25,000 (approx £12,661) of each subaward. The CDMRP expects to allot approximately $4.5 million (approx £2,278,516) of the $10M (£5,063,369) Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) OCRP appropriation to fund approximately 3 Translational Research Partnerships, depending on the quality and number of proposals received.
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: cancer
Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer
Grant Name: Visiting Scientist Award
Funding: There will be an annual remuneration of up to $80,000 (approx £43,500), which will take into account the on-going salary of the visiting scientists plus the cost of travel
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration: 6 months to 1 year

Keyword: cancer
Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer
Grant Name: Expertise Transfer Fellowship
Funding: The IARC is offering an Expertise Transfer Fellowship to enable an established investigator to spend normally from six to twelve months in an appropriate host institute in a low- / medium-resource country in order to transfer knowledge and expertise in a research area relevant for the host country and related to the Agency's programmes: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental chemical carcinogenesis, cancer aetiology and prevention, infection and cancer, molecular cell biology, molecular genetics, molecular pathology and mechanisms of carcinogenesis. 
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Nov-10
Duration:

UK

Keyword: resp
Source: British Medical Association
Grant Name: European Respiratory Society Travel Fellowships
Funding: To enable young researchers working in the respiratory field in the UK to attend the European Respiratory Society.
Amount:<5k
Closing Date: Jul-10
Duration:

Keyword: resp
Source: British Lung Foundation
Grant Name: Targetted Project Grants - Lung Cancer and Lung Disease in Children
Funding: Applications may be for any sum of money up to a maximum of £240,000 and may include the costs of personnel, equipment and consumables where appropriate.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: resp
Source: British Lung Foundation
Grant Name: Project grants
Funding: There is currently one application round per year for clinical, laboratory-based and epidemiological research grants which offer advancement in the understanding of lung disease. This year they are particularly welcoming applications for paediatric lung research and for research into lung cancer
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: resp
Source: British Lung Foundation
Grant Name: BLF / Allen & Hanburys ATS Research Fellowships
Funding: To contribute towards the costs of registration, accommodation and travel to enable young researchers in the respiratory field to attend the European Respiratory Society congress in San Fransisco, 18-23 May 2007.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: June-09
Duration:

Keyword: resp
Source: British Lung Foundation
Grant Name: BLF/Trevor Clay Memorial Grants
Funding: Grants are available for practical research, the results of which should be immediately applicable and beneficial to people with a lung disease. There is currently one grant round a year and applicants are requested to complete a detailed application form which is evaluated by the Scientific Committee and external reviewers. Applications are particularly welcome from all healthcare professionals and may include costs for start-up projects and professional development including funding for MSc and PhDs
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: influenza
Source: National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC)
Grant Name: Co-administration of vaccines for Influenza
Funding: This project has been requested by the Department of Heath to help to inform immunisation services. The NIHR call for research into pandemic influenza is funded by the NIHR, with contributions from the CSO in Scotland and WORD in Wales, and the Research and Development Office in Northern Ireland.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 21-Jul-09
Duration:

Keyword: resp
Source: Royal College of Physicians
Grant Name: James Maxwell Grant Prophit Fellowship
Funding: The Fellowship will support salary and associated costs for the Fellow together with a contribution, where appropriate, to laboratory expenses.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: infectio
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: Biomedical Science Project Grant
Funding: Three year project grant awards are usually in the region of £150,000 to £300,000. Please see website for details of what these grants may cover
Amount: > 100k
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

International

Keyword: tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, HIV, antimicrobial
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Name: Grant Opportunities: Grand Challenges Explorations
Funding: Grand Challenges Explorations will foster innovation in global health research and expand the pipeline of ideas that merit further exploration. The initiative will use an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Initial grants will be awarded multiple times per year at approximately $100,000 each. Additional funding of $1 million or more will be available for projects that show promise.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: influenza
Source: European Respiratory Society
Grant Name: Research Excellence Grant in Respiratory Infections
Funding: Two awards of €1,500 (approx £1,045) each.
Amount: 1-5k
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: resp
Source: European Respiratory Society
Grant Name: ERS/AIMAR Short-term Fellowships Details
Funding: These are designed to comply with the subsistence rates and there are 2 deadlines per year to submit applications. A decision can be expected 3 months after the submission deadline. The fellowship is to be spent in another (European) country than one's own country.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: April-10
Duration:

Keyword: Resp
Source: European Respiratory Society
Grant Name: Maurizio Vignola Award on Innovation in Pneumology
Funding: The winner will receive €20,000 (Approx £13,513).
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Feb-11
Duration:

Keyword: resp
Source: European Respiratory Society
Grant Name: ERS School Educational Research Grants
Funding: To encourage and support training and continuous medical education in the field of respiratory medicine. The School will support research projects aimed at monitoring and improving the impact of educational methods with an emphasis on Web-based distance learning.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration:

Keyword: influenza
Source: Inserm
Grant Name: Avenir - Programme for the Promotion of Young Researchers
Funding: The award is worth € 60,000 (approx £40,770) per year for three years. Post-doctoral awardees will also receive a gross monthly fellowship of € 2,800 (approx £1,902)
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: Apr-10
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

UK

Keyword: Liver
Source: Childrens Liver Disease Foundation
Grant Name: CLDF 2007 Award
Funding: To fund research projects into Liver diseases in children. The trustees are particularly keen to receive applications for translational projects with reference to the CLDF research strategy. Collaborative projects are particularly encouraged.
Amount: £50 - 100k
Closing Date: Unspecified
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: HIV, hepatitis, fungal
Source: Gilead Sciences Ltd
Grant Name: Gilead UK & Ireland Fellowship Programme (pdf)
Funding: The aims of this programme are to support the development, exploration and dissemination of best practice which enhances patient care in the specific disease areas of HIV, Invasive Fungal Disease and Chronic Hepatitis B.
Amount: £780k in total. Amount available for individual projects varies.
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2010
Duration:

International

Keyword: liver
Source: European Association for the Study of the Liver
Grant Name: Short Term Training Fellowships
Funding: The Dame Sheila Sherlock EASL Fellowship programme aims to enhance the mobility of investigators within different European institutions and to actively promote scientific exchange among research units in Hepatology. A yearly grant to be divided as per the length requested by applicants, not exceeding a period of 3 months.
Amount: <50k
Closing Date: 15-Mar-10
Duration:

UK

Keyword: Malaria
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Support to Attend Spring Meeting
Funding: A maximum of £200 will be provided to each applicant for each meeting and a maximum of £450 will be provided to each student during the course of his/her PhD under this scheme
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-11
Duration:

International

Keyword: tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, HIV, antimicrobial
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Name: Grant Opportunities: Grand Challenges Explorations
Funding: Grand Challenges Explorations will foster innovation in global health research and expand the pipeline of ideas that merit further exploration. The initiative will use an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Initial grants will be awarded multiple times per year at approximately $100,000 each. Additional funding of $1 million or more will be available for projects that show promise.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date:See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: malaria
Source: European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Grant Name: Support of clinical trials, capacity building and networking in malaria vaccines development
Funding: The clinical trial should aim to enhance the capacity to conduct clinical trials on malaria vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa by establishing new study cohorts through baseline epidemiological studies, training of African scientists, enhancing institutional capacity and providing relevant training for the staff employed at the African partner institutions in the project. The project should also incorporate networking activities which may include exchange visits (both north-south and south-south), mentorship schemes and training workshops.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: Malaria
Source: Medicines for Malaria Venture
Grant Name: Call for Letters of Interest
Funding: The total budget is $20 million (approx. £11,100,000 or €16,800,000)
Amount: > £100K
Closing Date: 16-Mar-10
Duration: Unspecified

UK

Keyword: mening
Source: Meningitis Research Foundation
Grant Name: Project grants
Funding: The charity awards project grants of up to a maximum of £150,000 per year for up to 5 years. Our research strategy prioritises prevention, diagnosis and treatment of meningitis and septicaemia.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Probably Nov-2010 for next deadline
Duration:

Keyword: mening
Source: Meningitis Trust
Grant Name: Research Grants
Funding: Grants available for meningitis research, see website for details
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Future deadlines to be confirmed, see website
Duration:

Keyword: mening
Source: Meningitis UK
Grant Name: Research Grants
Funding: The aim of the awards is to support innovative research that will eradicate meningococcal group B.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: Unspecified - see website
Duration: 1-3 years

UK

Keyword: Tuberculosis
Source: Jane Hodge Foundation
Grant Name: Grants
Funding: The amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

Keyword: Leprosy
Source: Lepra
Grant Name: St Lazarus Garnham Fellowship
Funding: £2,000 per annum. The funds may be used for equipment and/or research in hospital and/or field
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: Leprosy
Source: Lepra
Grant Name: Student Electives Scheme
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: TB
Source: Royal College of Nursing
Grant Name: RCN TB Nurses Travel & Research Awards
Funding: Awards up to £10,000 each
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration:

Keyword: tuberculosis
Source: Royal College of Physicians
Grant Name: James Maxwell Grant Prophit Fellowship
Funding: The Fellowship will support salary and associated costs for the Fellow together with a contribution, where appropriate, to laboratory expenses.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date:Unspecified
Duration: 1-3 years

Keyword: Leprosy
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy
Funding: Minimum value of £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: TB
Source: Sir Julian Hodge Charitable Trust
Grant Name: Small grants
Funding: Unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Unspecified or Not Known
Duration: Unspecified

International

Keyword: tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, HIV, antimicrobial
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Name: Grant Opportunities: Grand Challenges Explorations
Funding: Grand Challenges Explorations will foster innovation in global health research and expand the pipeline of ideas that merit further exploration. The initiative will use an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Initial grants will be awarded multiple times per year at approximately $100,000 each. Additional funding of $1 million or more will be available for projects that show promise.
Amount: >100k
Closing Date:See website for future deadlines
Duration:

Keyword: tuberculosis
Source: European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Grant Name: TB Diagnostics
Funding: To support clinical trials, capacity building and networking in new and improved diagnostics for tuberculosis (TB)
Amount: >100k
Closing Date: July 2010
Duration:

Keyword: Mycobact
Source: Heiser Program for Research in Leprosy and Tuberculosis
Grant Name: Post-doctoral Research Fellowships
Funding: The funding level is between $30,000 (approx £18,000) and $35,000 (approx £21,000) per annum depending on location. Economy airfare to training location for fellow and their family and $2,000 (approx £1,200) paid to the training laboratory. A maximum of $1,500 (approx £900) per year will be paid towards health insurance.
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: Mar-11
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: Leprosy
Source: Heiser Program for Research in Leprosy and Tuberculosis
Grant Name: Research Grants in Leprosy
Funding: A budget is requested as part of the application. Awards for research grants will not exceed $35,000 (approx £20,000) for the one-year period, the same amount to apply should application for a second year be approved
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: Mar-11
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: TB
Source: Stop TB Partnership
Grant Name: The Kochon Prize
Funding: The annual prize consists of a medal and a sum of money - of not less than US$65,000 (approx £33,700). Funding from the Kochon Foundation will also cover the travel and accommodation for recipients to the award ceremony and the work of the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat in supporting the selection committee. In the event that there is more than one winner, prize monies would be equitably divided.
Amount: 10-50k
Closing Date: July-10
Duration:

UK

Keyword: parasit
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Ann Bishop Travelling Award
Funding: The Society will provide support of up to £2,000 which should cover the costs of travel and subsistence for not less than two weeks
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: parasit
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Garnham Expeditionary Scholarship
Funding: The Society will provide support of up to £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-2011
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: parasit
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Support to Attend International Meetings
Funding: The maximum value of each award is £300
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: There are four deadlines each year for applications. These are 15th March, 15th June, 15th September, 15th December.
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: parasit
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Support to Attend Spring Meeting
Funding: A maximum of £200 will be provided to each applicant for each meeting and a maximum of £450 will be provided to each student during the course of his/her PhD under this scheme
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-11
Duration:

Keyword: parasit
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Garnham Fellowship
Funding: One Garnham Fellowship of up to £2,000 will be awarded annually
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 15-Sep-10
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: parasit
Source: Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Grant Name: Project Grants
Funding: Grants are normally given in the form of a salary. Small grants (up to £3000) are sometimes given. Grants are normally limited to 2 or 3 years, but are sometimes extended
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

International

Keyword: parasit
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: ASM/NCID Program in Infectious Disease and Public Health Microbiology
Funding: The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of up to $37,300 (approx £20,844) and health benefits of up to $3500 (approx £1,955) annually for a maximum of 2 years, and up to $2000 (approx £1,117) annually for professional development for a maximum of 2 years
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date:15-Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: parasit
Source: Keystone Symposia
Grant Name: Scholarships
Funding: Up to $1,000 (Approx £527) each.
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: See website
Duration: Single payment

International

Keyword: pseudomonas
Source: Vaincre la Mucoviscidose (To Overcome Cystic Fibrosis)
Grant Name: Project Grant
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: March-2010
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

UK

Keyword: salmonella
Source: Food Standards Agency
Grant Name: Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Funding: Applications for research scholarships starting in October 2008 were invited in the following areas of the microbiological safety of food: * food hygiene * meat hygiene. In the first area (ref: Food Hygiene), they particularly welcome proposals to (i) investigate the impact of milder food processing conditions on the microbiological safety of food, or (ii) assess, using novel molecular techniques, the risk posed by Norovirus in shellfish in the UK. In the second area (ref: Meat Hygiene), they welcome proposals in meat production that address methodology to reduce Salmonella in pigs, in particular pre-, pro- and syn-biotic dietary interventions and pre- and post-harvest bacteriophage control.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Mar-2010
Duration:

International

Keyword: Sepsis
Source: ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases)
Grant Name: Sepsis Award
Funding: Award of €500 (approx £334).
Amount: <5k
Closing Date: Nov-2010
Duration:

Keyword: sepsis
Source: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Grant Name: Eli Lilly-ESICM Sepsis Elite Award
Funding: The Eli Lilly-ESICM Sepsis Elite Award prize is a 2-years grant of € 80.000 (approx £54,614) jointly covered by ESICM and Eli Lilly.
Amount: £50K - £100K
Closing Date: Apr-10
Duration: 1 -3 years

UK

none at present

International

Keyword: Sexually Transmit
Source: American Society for Microbiology
Grant Name: ASM/NCID Program in Infectious Disease and Public Health Microbiology
Funding: The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of up to $37,300 (approx £20,093) and health benefits of up to $3500 (approx £1,885) annually for a maximum of 2 years, and up to $2000 (approx £1,077) annually for professional development for a maximum of 2 years
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date:15-Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: Sexually Transmit
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Development of New Contraceptive Products
Funding: These subprojects are generally for one year or less in duration, and have a total budget of up to $50,000 (approx £31,000)
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: Sexually Transmit
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Feasibility Grant (Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research)
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

Keyword: Sexually Transmit
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Feasibility Grants (Global Microbicide Project - GMP)
Funding: Since the purpose of these grants is to permit a researcher to test a concept, such awards may be limited in time and amount. Once the concept is shown to provide a viable lead, larger amounts of funding can be provided
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Unspecified

Keyword: Sexually Transmit
Source: CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
Grant Name: Matching Award (Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research)
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

UK

Keyword: Tropical
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Ann Bishop Travelling Award
Funding: The Society will provide support of up to £2,000 which should cover the costs of travel and subsistence for not less than two weeks
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: Tropical
Source: British Society for Parasitology
Grant Name: Garnham Expeditionary Scholarship
Funding: The Society will provide support of up to £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: Tropical
Source: Royal College of Surgeons of England
Grant Name: Sir Ratanji Dalal Research Scholarship
Funding: Up to £15,000, tenable for 1 year
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: July-10
Duration:

Keyword: Tropical
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Denis Burkitt Fellowship
Funding: One to a maximum value of £7000, or two separate fellowships of up to £3500 each
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: 15-Mar-2010
Duration: Single Payment

Keyword: Tropical
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Garnham Fellowship
Funding: One Garnham Fellowship of up to £2,000 will be awarded annually
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 15-Sep-10
Duration:

Keyword: Tropical
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Medical Student Elective Prize
Funding: A prize of £500.
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: 31-Dec-10
Duration:

Keyword: Tropical
Source: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Grant Name: Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy
Funding: Minimum value of £1,000
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: Travel Awards

Keyword: Tropical
Source: Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Grant Name: Project Grants
Funding: Small grants (up to £3000) are authorised throughout the year
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 1 year - 3 years

Keyword: tropical
Source: Wellcome Trust
Grant Name: Biomedical science Intermediate Clinical Fellowship
Funding: The scheme provides support for research expenses and the fellow's salary. The amount of funding is unspecified. Funding for a period of research abroad may be requested if scientifically justified.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 19-March-10
Duration: 1-3 years

International

Keyword: Tropical
Source: World Health Organisation
Grant Name: Directors Initiative Fund (DIF)
Funding: Directors initiative fund grants do not exceed $15,000 (approx £9,500) and are not renewable
Amount: £5K - £10K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration:

UK

Keyword: Virology
Source: British Infection Society
Grant Name: BIS and Journal of Infection Young Investigator Prize
Funding: Grant of £3,000 towards research costs and a one year subscription to the Journal of Infection
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply anytime
Duration:

Keyword: Virology
Source: Linbury Trust
Grant Name: Research Award
Funding: Amount of funding available is unspecified
Amount: < £5K
Closing Date: Apply Anytime
Duration: 6 mths - 1 year

International

Keyword: virology
Source: European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV)
Grant Name: Training Fellowship
Funding: The Society provides a limited number of fellowships to researchers to enable them to visit Centres for Clinical or Diagnostic Virology in Europe, in order to learn special or new techniques that are of value for their future clinical or laboratory work.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 01-Jun-2010
Duration:

Keyword: virology
Source: European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV)
Grant Name: Abbott Diagnostic Award
Funding: The Abbott Diagnostic Award of the European Society for Clinical Virology shall be awarded annually for original contributions in the area of viral diagnosis.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 31-Jan-2011
Duration:

Keyword: virology
Source: European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV)
Grant Name: Heine-Medin Award
Funding: The Heine-Medin Award honours scientific work that promotes the understanding of virus diseases.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: June-2010
Duration:

Keyword: virology
Source: European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV)
Grant Name: Travel Grants for Attending ESCV Annual Meetings
Funding: The European Society for Clinical Virology wishes to offer a number of travel grants to young researchers to enable them to attend the ESCV Annual Meeting.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: July-10
Duration:

Keyword: virology
Source: International Society for Antiviral Research
Grant Name: Travel Grants for Students, Trainees and Young Investigators
Funding: To provide funds for travel to the International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR) for Graduate students, Post-doctoral students, and Young Investigators.
Amount: Unspecified
Closing Date: 28-Dec-10
Duration:

Keyword: Virology
Source: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Grant Name: M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize 2005
Funding: The M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize consists of a cash award of €34,000 (approx. £22,800) and a gold medal bearing the portrait of M.W. Beijerinck
Amount: £10K - £50K
Closing Date: May-2010
Duration: Single Payment