A funding body is an organisation that provides research funding in the form of research grants or scholarships.
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Research Councils
Research Councils are funding bodies that are government-funded agencies engaged in the support of research in different disciplines and postgraduate funding. Funding from research councils is typically competitive. As a general rule, more funding is available in science and engineering disciplines than in the arts and social sciences.[1]
Australia
In Australia, there are two main Research Councils
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, there are seven grant-awarding Research Councils:
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Types of Awards
Research Councils provide a variety of awards, including
- Advanced Course Studentships
- Research Masters Training Awards (MRes)
- Standard PhD Research Studentships
- Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering (CASE)
- Engineering Doctorates (EngD)
See also
- Research funding
- Funding of science
- Public funding
- Arts council
References
- ^ "Public funding bodies". Graduate Prospects. http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Funding_my_further_study/Public_funding_bodies/p!ejclk. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
External links
Funding Body Databases
- World Academy of Young Scientists
- Funding Search Tools at Duke University
- Resources at http://foundationcenter.org
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