Let SICSA help you ……. funding call opportunities for October 2017.
SICSA Summer School Sponsorship Funding
Are you thinking of organising a Computing Science and Informatics focussed Summer School in Scotland? If so, SICSA can provide sponsorship funding for a number of free student places; up to £750 per student for residential summer schools or smaller amounts for non-residential.
More information on this sponsorship opportunity can be found on the SICSA funding page
SICSA DVF Funding
SICSA would like to help you have the opportunity to work with eminent Academic Researcher who are world class in their field, leading to long lasting relationships to benefit your own career and potential future collaborations for SICSA. Equally we want you to share this opportunity with students and other researchers from across SICSA. We can assist by providing funding for travel, accommodation and subsistence for a visitor from the UK or abroad to come to Scotland and visit some SICSA institutions to give presentations and/or talks on their area of expertise as well as participating in SICSA Workshops. More information and how to apply can be found at the SICSA funding page.
Post-doctoral and Early Career Exchanges Bursary (PECE)
SICSA is able to provide bursaries of up to £7,500 for researchers in Informatics and Computing Sciences at SICSA institutions to take part in researcher visits to Europe, North America, China and India. PECE bursaries provide research training and development opportunities for the most able postdocs and early career researchers across SICSA. Change your surroundings and experience life as a researcher in another institution; develop your network, enjoy another environment and lay the foundations for future international collaborations. It is also hoped that these exchanges will provide opportunities to build experience of international collaboration with academia and/or industry.
More information and how to apply can be found at the SICSA Funding page
Read our latest blog from Dr Areti Manataki who has just returned from Arizona State University as part of SICSA funded PECE https://www.sicsa.ac.uk/blog/pece-visit-arizona-state-university/
Remember that SICSA can also provide all year round funding for the following:
- Financial support for students to attend Summer/Winter schools.
- Sponsorship to hold a Research Theme Event
- PEER financial support to help strengthen participation in European Projects.
- We can award conference sponsorship funding for major ICS international conferences held within Scotland
You can access information on all of SICSA funding opportunities at the SICSA funding page