Funding, full list

The contest intends to challenge students to examine, question and reflect on the importance and social implications of genetic research and its applications.

Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science.

Awards for All gives grants of between £500 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

An annual funding competition, offering funds of up to £5000 to support BBSRC-sponsored researchers, BBSRC-sponsored institutes and BBSRC local coordinators to undertake public engagement activities.

The Foundation offers Personal Research Fellowships in the Biomedical Sciences to well-qualified young academic staff to enable them to pursue a three-year programme of research in a Scottish higher education or research institution. The research must be in the biological, biochemical, physical or clinical sciences related to medicine and will normally be carried out on a full-time basis. Applications to work on a part-time basis will be considered in certain circumstances. Normally a maximum of two Personal Research Fellowships will be awarded each year.

Broadcast Development Awards support the development of broadcast proposals in any genre that engages the audience with issues around biomedical science in an innovative, entertaining and accessible way.

The Academy launched a new Conference Support Scheme in 2007-08, designed to promote the dissemination of advanced research.

Named after the spring festival when different communities would come together and matchmaking would take place, the Edinburgh Beltane partnership aims to bring about a change in the culture of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) so that research findings are shared in a meaningful way with the public.

The ESRC offer up to £2,000 to contribute to the running of activities in its annual Festival of Social Science.

The aim of the Foundation is to help Scotland’s communities become stronger, believing that stronger communities will be more successful communities, with a better quality of life for everyone.

The aim of the Foundation is to help Scotland’s communities become stronger, believing that stronger communities will be more successful communities, with a better quality of life for everyone.

The aim of the Foundation is to help Scotland’s communities become stronger, believing that stronger communities will be more successful communities, with a better quality of life for everyone.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) have announced a call for knowledge exchange projects of mutual strategic interest in the field of health and the environment.

Awards of up to £2,000 to support public engagement activities in National Science and Engineering Week.

NESTA FameLab is an exciting national competition to find and support talented scientists who can share their enthusiasm and knowledge with the public in an innovative and entertaining way.

The scheme offers up to £3000 to support teachers, scientists and engineers working together to inspire young people.

People Awards enable the exploration of the impact of biomedical science on society, its historical roots, effects on different cultures, or the ethical questions that it brings, by supporting activities such as events, debates, exhibitions, art projects and drama productions related to biomedical science.

To help promote better interaction between scientists and the public, promote science's contribution to our economy and culture, and inspire our next generation of scientists, the Scottish Government supports 'science engagement' activities through a grant programme run by the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser.

The British Academy administers funds on behalf of the Sir Ernest Cassel Educational Trust, to support travel costs relating to a research project. Awards are particularly aimed at recent postdoctoral scholars.

The Trust provides grants to help people rebuild their communities. It is particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded.

Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences.

Tenovus Scotland exists to foster high quality research within the health care professions in Scotland and invites applications for grants in Medicine, Dentistry, the Medical Sciences and allied professions.

Society Awards are for amounts over £30 000, for a maximum of three years. Society Awards are for ambitious and creative projects that engage people with developments in biomedical science on a regional or national scale.

The RSE was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for “the advancement of learning and useful knowledge”.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity.

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research and training in social and economic issues.

The MRC supports research across the entire spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in its own units and institutes in the UK, and in its units in Africa.

The BBSRC is the UK's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences.