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Funding, Grants & Competitions

  • NWO Scientific Meetings and Consultations

    Deadline: Tuesday 31 December 2019
    Full, associate and assistant professors and other researchers with a comparable appointment can submit an application for support for the organisation of scientific meetings or consultations for the formation of new teams and consortia. This funding instrument is open for applications with a research question within or that overlaps with the earth sciences, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, life sciences, physics and mathematics.

  • 2020 Du Chatelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics: "Mathematics as a tool of conceptual innovation in physical theory and/or experiment, 1780-1890"

    Deadline: Saturday 1 February 2020

    The Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics is awarded for previously unpublished work in philosophy of physics by a graduate student or junior scholar. The prize celebrates excellence in philosophy of physics, and promotes breadth across the field both historically and philosophically.

    Submissions are invited for the 2020 Du Châtelet Prize. The topic for this year's prize is 'Mathematics as a tool of conceptual innovation in physical theory and/or experiment, 1780-1890'. The winner will receive $1000, an invitation to participate in a workshop to be held at Duke University, and an invitation to have their paper considered for publication in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. The prize is open to graduate students and to scholars within 5 years of PhD. Submissions should not exceed 10,000 words.

    For more information, see https://duchateletprize.org.

  • Public Engagement with Research Award

    Deadline: Friday 10 January 2020

    The European Research Council’s (ERC) Public Engagement with Research Award 2020 is designed to recognize and celebrate ERC grantees who have demonstrated excellence in public engagement and outreac. 

    One winner will be selected in each of the categories 'Public outreach', 'Press and media relations' and 'Online and social media'. Winning projects will be featured prominently in the ERC communication channels, expanding the visibility of the project, for several months after the award.

  • NWO Open Competition – SSH

    Deadline: Thursday 16 January 2020

    On 3 October, the NWO Domain Social Sciences and Humanities will launch the second round of the NWO Open Competition – SSH for non-programmed, curiosity-driven research. Researchers can, without thematic limitations, apply for funding for projects with a research question rooted primarily in the social sciences and/or humanities. The budget available for this round is approximately 22 million euros. The deadline for pre-proposals is 16 January 2020, the deadline for full proposals is 9 July 2020.

    For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/research-and-results/programmes/open+competition+ssh or contact Dr. Eelco van Dongen at .

  • (New) Quantum Computing Summer School Fellowship

    Deadline: Friday 17 January 2020

    The Quantum Computing Summer School is an immersive 10-week curriculum that includes tutorials from world-leading experts in quantum computation as well as one-on-one mentoring from LANL staff scientists who are conducting cutting-edge quantum computing research. Summer school fellowship recipients will be exposed to the theoretical foundations of quantum computation and will become skilled at programming commercial quantum computers, such as those developed by D-Wave Systems, Rigetti, and IBM. Between Ten and Fifteen students (with the precise number determined based on the applicant pool) will be awarded a fellowship from LANL that covers travel, living expenses in Los Alamos, and salary. The fellowship value ranges from $7,500 to $13,000, based on academic rank (junior, senior, 1st year graduate student, etc.).