International

The University of Adelaide is one of Australia’s leading ‘Group of Eight’ research intensive universities and is consistently ranked as one of the top research universities in Australia. As part of its commitment to world-class research, the University encourages its researchers to participate in a wide range of international research collaborations.

Major International Funding Schemes

National Institutes of Health (NIH): The leading US medical research agency.

Please use the UA guide for submitting NIH applications.

United States Department of Defense (DoD)

• Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP): A leading research agency for cancer research.
• Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD): The international office that services the Asia-Pacific region (including Australia) of the US Air Force of Scientific Research (AFOSR) which is a leading research agency for science and engineering research.

Please use the UA guide for submitting US Department of Defense (DoD) applications.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure
A leading US organisation for breast cancer research.

National Science Foundation
The leading US agency promoting the progress of science in fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences.

Association of International Cancer Research (AICR)
A leading UK based organisation that funds cancer research.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
A leading US based organisation for diabetes research.

European Union Framework Programs

F7 research funding information can be accessed at:

• Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS)
• Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST): An Australian based organisation that can help facilitate research collaboration between Europe and Australia.

Funding Schemes by Country

Note: The following list is not exhaustive. For further opportunities, please refer to the Research Branch Bulletin.

• Canada
• China
• European Union
• France
• Germany
• India
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea
• The Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Sweden
• UK
• USA

• Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ) Funding Programs
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific visits to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico
• National Research Council Canada

• Australia-China Council Grants
• Chinese Higher Education Strategic Initiative (CHESI)
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to China

• NHMRC support for Australian-European Union Health Research Collaboration under EU FP6
• Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS)
• Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST)
• International Science Linkages: Australia - Europe Research Collaboration Fund

• French Australian Science and Technology Programme (FAST)
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Europe
• Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage-International Fellowships (Incoming)
• Fyssen Foundation International Prize

• Humboldt Research Fellowships (Outgoing)
• Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships (Incoming)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards (Outgoing)
• Humboldt Research Awards (Outgoing)
• Max Planck Research Awards

• Grants for Research Stays and Study Visits for University Academics and Scientists (Outgoing)
• Postdoctoral or PhD Fellowships (Outgoing)
• Postdoctoral or PhD Fellowships (Incoming)
• Go8 Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme

• Conference support
• Research grants (Incoming)
• Bilateral project support
• Mercator Guest Professorships (Outgoing)

• Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage-International Fellowships (Incoming)
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Europe
• Go8 European Fellowships

• Australia-India Council Grants
• The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR): Australia - India Strategic Research Fund

• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Europe

• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Japan
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships (Outgoing)
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowships Short Term (Outgoing)
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowships Long Term (Outgoing)
• Innovation Access Programme - International Science & Technology

• Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Postdoctoral Fellowships (Incoming)
• APEC Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Engineering (Outgoing)

• Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage-International Fellowships (Incoming)
• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Korea

• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Europe

• University of Auckland International Research Collaboration Visits and Strategic Opportunities Fund (IRCV&SOF)

• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Europe
• The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT)

• The Royal Society
• Association of International Cancer Research (AICR)
• Wellcome Trust

• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific Visits to Europe
• Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage-International Fellowships

• Postgraduate Awards (Incoming and Outgoing)
• Senior Scholar Awards (Incoming and Outgoing)
• Postdoctoral Fellow Awards (Outgoing)
• Professional Awards (Outgoing)
• US Senior Specialist Awards (Incoming)
• Fulbright American Studies Institute

• American Australian Association Fellowships Program (Outgoing)
• Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars Fellowships (Outgoing)
• Breast Cancer Research Program Concept Award
• Breast Cancer Research Program Idea Award
• National Science Foundation (NSF) International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) (Incoming)
• NIH Requests for Proposals (RFP)
• NIH-RFA
• National Institutes for Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) (Incoming)
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Australian Academy of Science International Scientific Collaborations Program - Scientific visits to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico

• ATSE Frontiers of S&T

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