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Research Councils
Other Research Funders
- British Academy
The national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
- The British Council
Connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.
- Carnegie Trust
Supports the 14 universities of Scotland, their staff and students.
- COS funding opportunities
Search the world's largest database of funding opportunities available for research, collaborative activities, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, post-doctoral positions, equipment acquisition.
- Caledonian Research Foundation, supporting independent research in Scotland
- Jerwood Foundation
Dedicated to imaginative and responsible funding and sponsorship of the arts, education, design, conservation, medicine, engineering, science and other areas of human endeavour and excellence.
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
One of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK.
- The Leverhulme Trust
Awards for the support of research and education.
- National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. We help to fill a funding gap by investing in outstanding ideas and the people who have them, often much earlier than other funders. By supporting this talent, they hope to provide a real boost to the UK's economic, cultural and creative capital.
- Nuffield Foundation
Provide grants that support research or practical developments that will, in the words of their Trust Deed, "advance social well being".
- Big Lottery Fund
Gives Lottery money to charities and voluntary and community groups.
Higher Education Gateways, News and Advice
- Joint Information Systems Committee
JISC supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration.
- Intute
Intute provides access to a series of Internet resource catalogues containing descriptions of high quality Internet sites, selected and described by specialists from within UK academia and affiliated organisations. Value-added services such as interactive web tutorials and alerting services are also provided to enable users to make more of their time on the Internet.
Postgraduate
Art, Design and Cultural Organisations
- The Arts Council England
The national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
- The Arts Council Wales
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales.
- Associate Parliamentary Group for Design & Innovation
APGDI puts awareness of the value of effective design into the heart of parliament through regular meetings and events for its members and parliamentarians.
- Design Council
The design council's purpose is to inspire and enable the best use of design by the UK, the world context, to improve prosperity and well-being.
- Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery. It gives grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.
- The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives and advising government on policy and priorities for the sector.
- Royal Society of Arts
The RSA is a charity which encourages the development of a principled, prosperous society and the release of human potential.
- The Welsh Academy (Academi)
The Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Authors.
Higher Education and Professional Organisations
- Association of Research Managers & Administrators (UK)
ARMA is the professional association for research managers and administrators in the UK.
- Council for Industry and Higher Education
CIHE leads in developing a shared agenda between academia and industry; they debate that agenda with government to secure changes in policy; and they promote the pursuit of excellence in knowledge creation, dissemination and application.
- Universities UK
Universities UK is the essential voice of all the UK universities. Promoting and supporting their work and provide services to the members, the executive heads.
Higher Education Funding Councils and Government
HEI funding councils distribute public money for teaching and research and associated activities in universities and colleges.
Europe
- CORDIS
EU Community Research and Development Information Service
- ELIA
European League of Institutes of the Arts
- EUCLID
Information for the European cultural sector
- Europa
Main portal for the European Union
- The European Culture Portal
- European Science Foundation
Promotes high quality science at a European level
- UK Research Office
Information and advice service on EU research and higher education
- UACES
Exchanging ideas on Europe.
Development Agencies
Other useful links
- Gengage - The Scottish Healthcare Genetics Public Engagement Network