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Funding body
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A funding body is an organisation that provides funds in the form of research grants or scholarships.
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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.[1]
In Australia, there are two main Research Councils
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)
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)
- ^ Public funding bodies. Graduate Prospects. Retrieved on February 19, 2007.
- World Academy of Young Scientists
- Funding Search Tools at Duke University
- Resources at http://foundationcenter.org
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