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Research into Ageing Awards

Research into Ageing is a registered charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of older people through the funding of research into the causes and incidence of morbidity in old age. Applications for funds are invited for:

Research Project Grants for personal support of applicant, research assistant, equipment and running costs for a project of one to three years.

Prize Ph.D. Studentships for exceptional students to enter the field of ageing research, and which include a generous stipend (£12,500 for 1998-99), university fees at the 'home student' rate (to a ceiling of £3,000 a year), and expenses to cover the cost of essential equipment, consumables, and conferences up to a total of £3,000 a year.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Fellowships for applicants with no more than ten year's post-doctoral experience, and which are tenable for up to three years at any suitable research unit within the UK and which cover personal support, equipment and expenses.

Initial submissions for project grants and studentships take the form of a one page synposis (including the name of the applicant, title of the project, and the location of the research; the objectives, and method of the project; the expected duration and the level of financial support). Full and formal applications will be invited if the synopsis is accepted and forms for this purpose will be provided. Fellowship applications are submitted directly on the appropriate application form, available upon request. A copy of Research into Ageing's current research programme is also available on request.

For further information and details of closing dates, contact Dr. Jemma Borg, Research Administrator, at: Research into Ageing, Baird House, 15/17 St. Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UW, tel: 0171 404 6878, e-mail: ria@ageing.co.uk.


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Cambridge University Reporter Special 5, 2 November 1998
Copyright © 1998 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.