Grants and benefits etc,Israel

The Israel science foundation gives grants to merit-based research up to a maximum of $50,000 a year.

Israel had or used to have index-linked benefits.

(Ultra-orthodrox families receive extra benefits,I believe)

Grants,benefits etc ,Qatar

Qatar national research fund has £52million for research purposes in 2009

Swedish science grants

Grants for postdoctoral positions
visit http://www.vr.se/ for more details

Polish science grants

Foundation for polish science

Polish national operational programmes

Ontario provincial grants,benefits and tax credits

Research and development tax credits,claimed to be some of the most generous in the world.

investinontario.com/green

US private research grants

Howard hughes medical institue(HHMI),chevy chase,Maryland
grants for scientific research

new york stem cell foundation
gtants given towards research in the us

science grants in switzerland

Swiss national science foundation provides grants for research.

French government benefits,grants and tax credits

There are tax credits that can fund up to 50% of the cost and fitting of eco-friendly technology,but conditions may apply.
ademe.fr gives more details

Italian goverment grants

Italian tax residents(those who spend at least half the year in Italy) can get government grants to cover up to 20% of the cost of installing solar systems and there are 50% tax rebates on geothermal systems.

John templeton Foundation

A $1.5 billion asset foundation,
Supports mainly but not exclusively scientific research

Science grants,brazil

FAPESP/sao paulo research foundation.
$400 MILLION budget for 2009

grants and benefits,baden-wurttemberg,germany

Landessiftung baden-wurttemberg gives out research funding

Luxembourg grants and benefits

Fonds national de la recherche luxembourg
funding programmes attrach and pearl
www.fnr.lu

Worldwide science grant information

BBVA foundation,madrid

Human frontier science program
http://www.hfsp.org/

http://www.grantsnet.org/ has perhaps 1,400 sources for science funding.
select by continent and possibly country.

EUROPEAN SCIENCE GRANTS

CEFIC(european chemical industry council ) seeks applications for grants concerning chemical hazards including among others workplace/household exposure etc

EMBO Installation grants
grant(s)up to 50,000

European calcified tissue society gives grants to european postdoctural fellows related to calicified tissues.
Grants vary between 5,000 ro 100,000 euros.

Pakistani science grants

Pakistani-US science and cooperation program is looking for applications by 31 october 2009.

details at
www7.nationalacademies.ord/dsc/pakus.html

uk science and research grants

Carbon trust
grants up to £500,000 for start-ups,new companies or existing companies developing low carbon technologies
www.carbontrust.co.uk/appliedresearch

Diabetes research and wellness foundation.
grants up to £55,000
http://www.drwf.org.uk/

National centre for the replacement,refinement and reduction of animals in research.

NC3Rs/lasa small awards scheme gives grants up to 3k.

nc3r 3rs research funding scheme

http://www.nc3rs.org/

The kay kendall leukaemia fund
allington house
sw1e 5ae


Wellcome trust
grants for biomedical research
http://www..spinal-research.org/
World cancer research fund offers  research grants into the effects of such things such as food,nutrition,exercise and weight etc on cancer.
These are avaible in almost all area,except the americas(including the caribbean area) and can be up to £250,000 over a 4 year period.

International spinal research trust
uk-based
funds research into spinal injuries

Bill and melinda Gates foundation

They seek bold ideas to solve the biggest challenges to world health.

Grants of $100,000 are awarded two times a year.

two page application

www.grandchallenges.org/exploration

UK heritage grants

Sources include the following:

Lottery heritage fund

Crop research grants

Citrus Research and Development Foundation,Inc.
presently(25 august 2009)looking for request proposals about psyllid transmission of disease.

Proposals of up to $100,000 to test methods to control disease.

Grants for UK students and educational purposes

The following websites might be helpful.

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
family-action.org.uk has a database of education related grant sources
http://www.scholarship-search.org.uk/ has details of scholarships by subject eg biology,business etc

http://www.studentcashpoint.co.uk/ you have to register to see what they have got.

Sunderland.ac.uk has a postgraduate scholarships scheme with funding up to £16,000

uk government grants for heat,loft insulation and suchlike

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/ grants will be given to those on child tax child tax credit under £15,460,in receipt of DLA or over 60s.

http://www.government-grant.co.uk/ gives details of loft and wall insulation grants,as well as grants for central heating as well as free lightbulbs.

http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/ gives details of grants for solar panels and wind turbines etc

UK business grants and benefits

http://www.business-support-wales-gov.uk/ gives details of the single investment fund.
Bigger grants etc are avaible through http://www.financewales.co.uk/

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/ has details of grants that the ghovernment might make to a business.

The Princes Trust gives grants to young people to start their own business.

Regional development Agencies
englandsrdas.com

scottish-enterprise.com

Train to gain provides grants of £1,500.

Their was a enterprise allowance,don't know if still avaible.

US government grants and benefits

http://grant.gov/ gives details of us federal government grants

http://grants.nih.gov/ gives details of grants by the national institue of health

http://www.sba.gov/ has details of business grants



students

http://studentaid.ed.gov
Teach grant program is for students who intend to teach in poor area for about four years.
Grants up to $4,000