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1. Call description

The aim of the joint Canada-United Kingdom (UK) Call for Proposals on Enhanced Industrial Productivity is to foster and support eligible UK and Canadian organizations in pursuing collaborative projects that will deliver enhanced competitiveness via the development and application of novel technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing, and food production.

Funding to foster enhanced industrial productivity projects is available for eligible consortia of Canadian and UK organizations and researchers as outlined below. Project results are expected to contribute to the development of commercial products, processes and/or technical services.

This EUREKA bilateral call for proposals is managed by Innovate UK and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), including the NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP).

Applicants are advised to read the following information carefully.

2. Key dates and milestones

• Launch of the call for proposals: February 11, 2019  
• Canadian Expression of Interest deadline(Canadian requirement only): March 15, 2019
• International Consortium Project Proposal submission deadline: May 9, 2019*
    *applications must be received in full by 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT / 09:00 PDT
• Notification of successful proposals: July 31, 2019
• Executed Funding Agreements and potential project start: October 2019

The ACS Petroleum Research Fund offers several research grant programs supporting fundamental research in the petroleum field for both new faculty and established researchers.  The next submission window for research proposals opens on Monday, February 18^th.  Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 PM ET, March 15, 2019.  Please notify your department staff of this deadline.

More information on ACS PRF Grant Programs that support fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels is available on our website along with application forms.  There are alsoinstructive videos and other useful information for applicants on this site.

SEED FUNDING for interdisciplinary research or technology development that will help accelerate solutions to sustainable food challenges. 

• At or above the level of postdoctoral researcher OR have an Administrative Supervisor that has a permanent post at a recognised Canadian post-secondary institution 
• At a CRA qualified donee institution located in Canada 

• Increase the production of food or other agricultural products, in ways that are environmentally, economically as well as culturally sustainable. Demonstrate meaningful partnerships
• Partnerships might include academic institutions, not-for-profit organizations, private sector organizations or any combination

Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships support the writing-up of already completed research. The fellowship is awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research for publication.  Scholars with a Ph.D. in hand for no more than ten years (from the application deadline) are eligible to apply. A maximum of eight Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded annually.

Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships in Ethnographic Film support the completion of ethnographic film/s based on anthropological research already accomplished by the applicant. Fellowships are awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research in the form of ethnographic film. Scholars who have received a Ph.D. or equivalent within ten years of the application deadline are eligible to apply. A maximum of four full Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded annually.

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields

Post-Ph.D. Research Grants are awarded to individuals holding a Ph.D. or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

A limited number of Travel Awards to PhD or MD/PhD students, and post-doctoral/medical/clinical fellows are available. The purpose of this program is to defray the travel costs associated with making a scientific presentation as a first author or presenter at a conference, symposium or other appropriate professional meeting.