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RES ONE-YEAR JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP AWARDS The Society is able to offer 6 one-year junior fellowships, tenable at Universities in the United Kingdom. The amount of the fellowship is currently set at £8,00O (£11,000 in London). This sum will be paid to the Universities, which will make appropriate arrangements for paying the recipients of the fellowship awards at regular intervals. Applications must be submitted by the candidate’s Head of Department and those awarded Fellowships must submit a report to the Secretary-General of the Society at the end of the academic year. Universities will be invited by the Secretary-General of the Society to make application for the awards in the Spring of each year. For further details contact the RES Administrator at royaleconsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk. 2011 Junior Fellowship Scheme Award Winners The Society would like to offer its congratulations to the following candidates who have accepted a Junior Fellowship for the academic year 2011/2012: Conference Grant Scheme The Society's Conference Grant Fund is available to members who are presenting a paper, or acting as a principal discussant at a conference; support of up to £500 is available. Awards are made three times a year. The closing dates for applications are 31 January, 31 May, and 30 September each year in respect of conferences which take place in the ensuing four months. The closing dates are strict. If applicants have not yet received confirmation that their paper has been accepted for a conference, they should still apply by the appropriate closing date. Any award made will be conditional on confirmation of their participation at the conference. Please note that the awards under the conference grant scheme are highly competitive, and selection will be based on the following criteria. These criteria should be addressed by the Head of Department in his/her supporting statement on the application form.
Please note that no awards will be made to any applicant who has received RES financial assistance in the 3 previous years. Application forms are available below and further particulars may be obtained from: Contact: Mrs Marion McLaughlin Download application form: Word version, PDF version Support for Small Academic Expenses The Society is able to offer financial support to members who require small sums for unexpected expenditures. The type of expenditures which could qualify for support under this scheme include travel expenses in connection with independent research work, the purchase of a piece of software, expenses for a speaker at a conference being organised by the applicant's University or Institute, etc. Please note that the awards under the grant scheme are highly competitive, and selection will be based on the following criteria. These criteria should be addressed in the letter of application:
Please note that no awards will be made to any applicant who has received RES financial assistance in the 3 previous years. Applications, in the form of a letter and stating the purpose for which a small grant (maximum £600) is required, should be sent to:Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Contact: Mrs Marion McLaughlin Please note that the closing dates for applications are 31 January, 31 May, and 30 September each year and applications will only be considered at these times. NOTE: This scheme does NOT cover assistance to members who wish to go to a conference at which they will be presenting papers or acting as discussants. A separate fund - the Conference Grant Fund - has been set up for this purpose. See details above. Easter & Autumn Schools The Royal Economic Society has granted funds to the University of Birmingham to provide an Easter Training School for twenty years. These schools are intended primarily for advanced postgraduate students doing doctoral research but are also open to members of the teaching and research staff. The purpose is to enable participants to become acquainted with the latest developments in the selected fields of economics, to have the opportunity for study and discussion with two internationally renowned experts in the topics covered, and to meet other young researchers. Places are usually available for 25 resident participants. Accommodation and meals are provided for the duration of the course. Nominations are made through the applicant’s Head of Department and should be supported by a short CV, a reference, and a note on the applicant’s research interests. Application dates are provided on the website, the RES newsletter and emailed to University Heads of Economics Departments via CHUDE. RES financial support combined with success in obtaining funding from the ESRC’s Researcher Development Initiative, will enable the University of Birmingham to now run two schools in 2010, 2011 and 2012. One school will be devoted to some aspect(s) of macroeconomics, and the other to subjects of a microeconomic character. RES Training School 2011 - Easter School - Fiscal Policy RES Autumn Training School 2011 - Industrial Organisation RES Easter Training School 2012 - The Economics and Econometrics of Forecasting. Applications now open until 6 January 2012 apply here 
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