Funding body

Funding body

A funding body is an organisation that provides funds in the form of research grants or scholarships.

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, funding is easier to obtain in science and engineering disciplines than in the arts and social sciences. [cite web | url = http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Funding_my_further_study/Public_funding_bodies/p!ejclk | title = Public funding bodies | work = Graduate Prospects | accessdate = 2007-02-19 ]

Australia

In Australia, there are two main Research Councils
* Australian Research Council
* National Health and Medical Research Council

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)

ee also

* Research funding
* Funding of science
* Public funding
* Arts council

References

External links

Funding Body Databases

* World Academy of Young Scientists
** [http://www.waysnet.org/wiki/index.php?title=Searching_for_Funds Searching for Funds]
** [http://www.waysnet.org/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_funding_bodies List of funding bodies]
* [http://www.ors.duke.edu/find/tools/index.html Funding Search Tools] at Duke University
* [http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/ Resources] at http://foundationcenter.org


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