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NHMRC - New Research Grants Management System (RGMS): Implementation Commenced

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NHMRC has commenced implementation of a new Research Grants Management System to assist researchers and RAOs by supporting the full grants management process from application through to grant acquittal. RGMS features a significant on-line component allowing:

1. Researchers to maintain their profile and CV (which will automatically upload into applications).
2. Applicants, review panel members and external assessors to submit information directly into the system.
3. Grant holders and RAOs to manage grants (ethics approvals, progress and financial reports, transfers, variation requests, acquittal and final reporting).

The new RGMS is planned to be fully operational by December 2009 following a staged implementation. Development Grants, which will open in April 2009, will be piloted in the RGMS.

Further information can be found on the NHMRC RGMS webpage:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/rgms/index.htm

ARC Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development for funding commencing in 2010

Internal Deadline

The Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Funding Rules and Instructions to Applicants forms for funding commencing in 2010 are now available on the ARC website at http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/dird/dird_default.htm

The main changes to the Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development scheme from the previous year are summarised in Section 5 of the Funding Rules.
A key change is the introduction of a new fellowship—the (senior) Australian Research Fellowship Indigenous (ARF Indigenous) - in addition to the current Indigenous Researcher Fellowships.

The University's internal closing date for the submission of Proposals is Monday 4 May 2009.

Prime Minister's Prizes for Science: 2009 Nominations Now Open

Internal Deadline

Nominations are invited for the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, which are offered to Australian citizens or those who hold permanent residence status in Australia. Nominations are now open for national science and science teaching awards:

• The $300,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
• The $50,000 Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.
• The $50,000 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year.
• The $50,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools.
• The $50,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
https://grants.innovation.gov.au/SciencePrize/Pages/Home.aspx

ARC Linkage Projects 2010 (Round 1)

Internal Date

1. ARC Linkage Projects for funding from 2010 * The ARC have released the Funding Rules and Instructions to Applicants forms for Linkage Projects commencing in 2010 and they are available from: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lp

University Deadlines for Round 1
Eligibility Exemption Ruling/Advice Requests must be received in Research Branch by *Tues 7th April 2009

*The "tiered" deadlines for receipt in Research Branch of _complete_ Round 1 submissions will be:

* Full Review: by *Wednesday 22nd April 2009*
* Eligibility Check Only: by *Monday 4th May 2009 *

Applications received after these dates run the risk of being ruled ineligible by the ARC due to insufficient time for review, so we strongly recommend submission by one of these dates depending on the level of checking you wish to receive.

Kind regards
ARC Grants Team
arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

Criminology Research Council - 2009 Research Grants

Internal Deadline

The 2009 round of the Criminology Research Council research grants, are now open. Grants are considered if they are public policy-relevant, have practical application, contribute to the understanding, prevention or correction of criminal behaviour and will make a substantial and original contribution to criminological knowledge.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.criminologyresearchcouncil.gov.au/applications/

NHMRC Program Grants - Call for Applications

Internal Deadline

The aim of the Program Grants scheme is to provide support for teams of high calibre researchers to pursue broad based, multi-disciplinary and collaborative research activities. Teams will be expected to contribute to new knowledge at a leading international level in important areas of health and medical research. The scheme is available for all research approaches relevant to better health (ie biomedical, clinical, public health or health services research) and is typically for 5 years.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply/programs/index.htm

NHMRC - International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP) Grants (Request for Applications)

Internal Deadline

The RFA will seek joint proposals from multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral research teams bringing together Australian, New Zealander and Canadian researchers. The NHMRC, NZ HRC and the CIHR have each committed $5 million in their respective currencies to the 2009 Request for Applications (RFA). This RFA is focussed on reducing the burden of disease and inequalities in health caused by chronic disease in Indigenous people. $15 million is available to fund two type of grants:

• Proposal Development Grant and
• ICIHRP Grants

The RFA will seek joint proposals from multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral research teams bringing together Australian, New Zealander and Canadian researchers.

Note: Registration of Interest (RoI) must be submitted to the NZ HRC by 5pm, 11 April 2009 (NZ time).  The Expression of Interest (EoI) must be submitted to the Research Branch by 4 May 2009.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply/strategic/icihrp.htm

Australian Cancer Research Foundation - Cancer Research Grants

Internal Deadline

This Foundation is dedicated to awarding grants of significant magnitude, stimulating Australia's best scientists to embark on groundbreaking research projects to treat and prevent cancer.

Applications featuring multi-disciplinary teams working collaboratively are encouraged. Evidence of translational impacts of research will be sought in applications. Grant Applications for amounts from $1.5m to $5m are sought.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.acrf.com.au/page/research_grant_guidelines.html

National Breast Cancer Foundation - Collaborative Breast Cancer Research Grant Program (Deadline Extended)

Internal Deadline

The National Collaborative Breast Cancer Research Grant Program is designed to foster wide collaboration between groups of investigators and pooling of knowledge, expertise and resources to enable larger scale or accelerated research programs into the prevention, causes, treatment or management of breast cancer.

Funding will now be made available in two stages:
Stage 1: up to $1 million dollars, per annum, for 3 years (Years 1-3).
Stage 2: up to $1 million per annum for an additional two years (Years 4 and 5).  Provision of Stage 2 funding will be dependent on satisfactory completion of Stage 1 research and the availability of funds.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nbcf.org.au/page.asp?subcategory_id=21&page_id=181&category_id=3

National Breast Cancer Foundation - Novel Concept Award / Pilot Study Grant

Internal Deadline

It is anticipated that research completed through a NBCF Novel Concept Award / Pilot Study Grant will provide sufficient preliminary data to enable the investigator to prepare a proposal for future research funding. It is not expected that researchers applying for these awards will present preliminary data with their application. Applications are invited from the entire continuum of breast cancer research, from basic science to prevention, treatment and care, insofar as the proposed idea has the potential to help prevent breast cancer, improve survival and enhance quality of life.

The NBCF Novel Concept Award / Pilot Study Grant funding is for a maximum of two years. This grant is limited in scale, with a maximum value of $200,000 per grant for direct costs over one or two years and is non-renewable. 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nbcf.org.au/subcategory.asp?category_id=3&subcategory_id=4

Pfizer Australia - Research Grants

Internal Deadlines

The following are the grants programs that Pfizer Australia will be supporting in 2009:

1. Cardiovascular and lipid research: who are early in their research career having entered the field of research (or returned after an appropriate break) within the last five years. Funding for the Cardiovascular Lipid Research Grants will be up to AU$55,000 (including GST) per annum.
The internal closing date is 8 May 2009. For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.cvlgrants.com.au/

2. Cancer research: They are open to medical graduates who have obtained specialist qualifications within the last five years, or are currently in advanced training. Applications will also be considered on a case by case basis from graduates returning to research after an appropriate break. Funding for the APEC Research Grants will be up to AU$55,000 (including GST) per annum. The internal closing date is 22 May 2009.
For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.crgrants.com.au/Oncology/

3. Paediatric endocrine care research: They are open to medical graduates who are early in their research career having commenced research (or returned after an appropriate break) within the last five years. Funding for the Cancer Research Grants will be up to AU$55,000 (including GST) per annum. The internal closing date is 29 May 2009. For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.apecgrants.com.au/Paediatric/

The Alcohol and Health Research Grants Scheme

Internal Deadline

The program related primarily to health problems using beer additives which initially arose in Canada and the United States. The Alcohol and Health Research Grants Scheme (AHRGS) aims to provide financial support for independent research in the area of Alcohol and Health.

Value of the fund is up to $35,000. The grants are available to post-graduate researchers on a competitive basis. The key objective of the AHRGS is to help build capacity among young researchers in the early stages of their career.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ahrgs.com.au/How-to-Apply.aspx

The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA) - Research Grants 2009

Internal Deadline

The ORIA Research Advisory Committee encourages projects which have clearly defined aims that can be achieved in the one or two years of funding. The Committee encourages pilot projects that will produce data to enable subsequent submission to other bodies for larger grants.

Grants will be available to ophthalmologists, trainee ophthalmologists or for work being done in University Departments of Ophthalmology. ORIA can consider funding individual grants in the future up to $50,000 for one year; or up to $70,000 for two years.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://oria.org.au/content/category/7/77/54/

Australian Society for Fish Biology - Barry Jonassen Award & Hall Student Innovation Award

Internal Deadline

1. Barry Jonassen Award:  The award is to assist with the research costs incurred by an honours or post-graduate student in the field of freshwater fish biology or freshwater fisheries ("fish" includes commercially important invertebrates). The value of the award will be at the discretion of the Society President and Education Committee but is approximately $1,000.

2. Hall Student Innovation Award: The Hall award is to assist innovative research in marine fish biology. The award is to assist with the research costs incurred by an honours or post-graduate student in the field of marine fish biology or fisheries ("fish" includes commercially important invertebrates). The application should show a significant contribution to science in general; a high degree of originality in choosing the research topic and methodology; the potential for significant benefits to the management of fisheries and aquaculture resources; and collaboration with other researchers. The value of the award will be at the discretion of the Society President and Education Committee but is approximately $500.

The award is restricted to full time honours or post-graduate students in the first or second year or their degree. This award is open to any student member of ASFB who is currently enrolled at an Australian or New Zealand university. Applications consist of a 2 page research proposal on the proposed or underway research, written during the student's first or second year of enrolment.

Applications should include, to a maximum of 2 * A4 pages, in 12 point font:

(i) Title of project, Name, University, Supervisor, Degree enrolled for, Year commenced, Contact details.
(ii) 7 line summary.
(iii) Aims, Background, Significance, Methods.
(iv) Brief budget (with respect to the value of the award) and justification.
(v) Signed by applicant and counter-signed by supervisor.

For further information and applications, please visit:
http://www.asfb.org.au/awards/index.htm

Nature Conservation Society of SA - Conservation Biology Grant

Internal Deadline

The grant aims to assist honours and post-graduate level student research into aspects of conservation biology. Funds are available for research aimed at: improving understanding of the conservation status of species or ecological communities; providing recommendations for improvement of some aspect of biodiversity conservation; understanding the ecology of species or communities; and understanding threats to biodiversity and management of those threats.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ncssa.asn.au/

Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia - University Student Grants 2009

Internal Deadline

The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia will provide ten grants of $1,000 each to honours or postgraduate students conducting research that will contribute to the conservation of Australian wildlife. Funds will be provided for purchase of equipment and consumables, travel expenses related to field research, or attendance of conferences at which the student is presenting their work.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.wpsa.org.au/grt_uni.html

State Trustees - The M.A. Ingram Trust Fund

Internal Deadline

The M.A. Ingram Trust was established to support the Preservation and Study of Australian Mammals and Birds. The purpose and objects of the trust are:

1. The preservation of, and
2. The funding of, research, to increase education and knowledge with respect to the origin, history, habits, life and use, and the scientific benefits (if any), of Indigenous Australian (especially Victorian) mammals and birds, and the flora providing their food, habitat, etc., and research into the relationship of one or more to the other.

The Trustee considers applications to a maximum of $5,000. When funds are limited, the Trustee may have a preference for applications
which require funding for equipment essential for field-based research.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.statetrustees.com.au/index.cfm?pageID=123

The Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (BSF) - Science & Medicine Research Grant Process (Request for Research Proposals)

Internal Deadline

The Barth Syndrome Foundation (BSF) provides funding for research on the natural history, biochemical basis, gene product function and treatment of Barth syndrome. Value of the fund is up to $40,000 for two years.

BSF is most interested in providing “seed money” to be used by experienced investigators for the testing of initial hypotheses and collection of preliminary data leading to successful long-term funding by NIH and other major granting institutions. In addition, we are especially interested in attracting new investigators to the very interesting field of Barth syndrome research.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.barthsyndrome.org/english/View.asp?x=1635

The Leakey Foundation - General Research Grants (Pre-Application)

Internal Deadline

The Leakey Foundation was formed to further research into human origins. Recent priorities include research into the environment, archeology and human paleontology; into the behavior, morphology, and ecology of the great apes and other primate species; and into the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Other areas of study are rarely considered.

The majority of the Foundation's General Research Grants to doctoral students are in the $3,000-to a maximum of $13,500 range; the limit of funding for a single proposal submitted by a post-doctoral applicant or a senior scientist is $22,000.

Advanced doctoral students as well as established scientists are eligible for general research grants. There are no citizenship restrictions.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/granting-program.html

Ian Potter foundation - Travel and Conference Grants

Internal Deadline

The Ian Potter Foundation provides small travel grants to early career researchers with at least 3 years tenure to attend overseas conferences, to pursue their research, to have the opportunity to gain further experience and to meet their peers in the international scene.

Grants are also made to assist with the travel costs of an international key-note speaker at conferences of international status to be held within Australia.

Note: This funding round is for travel after 4 September.

The Foundation does not provide funds for domestic travel; travel grants for undergraduate, masters or doctoral students; or retrospective grants for travel already undertaken in part or in whole. Applications must be received at least 3 months prior to the intended departure date. Applicants may only submit a specific proposal once.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://foundation.ianpotter.org.au/how_to_apply.html

Relevant Research Branch contact: Stacey Williams, Research Grants Officer (#36329).

The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) - Scientific Visits to Europe

Internal Deadline

The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian professional scientists, including early career researchers, to visit Europe between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010 to collaborate with European researchers. Proposals in any field of natural science, basic and applied, including mathematics and engineering science, will be considered. The applicant must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident living in Australia at the time of submitting the grant application. Support will not be given when the primary purpose of the visit is to attend a conference.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/internat/europe.htm

National Breast Cancer Foundation - Early Career Fellowship

External Deadline

The aim of this award is to support the development of early career researchers with outstanding potential for a career in breast cancer research. Researchers with a doctorate degree and/or a professional qualification from an accredited institution who have between three and eight years of research or professional experience are encouraged to apply.

The maximum funding available for each Early Career Fellowship is up to $150,000 per annum over four years.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nbcf.org.au/subcategory.asp?category_id=3&subcategory_id=38

National Breast Cancer Foundation - Early Career Fellowship

External Deadline

The aim of this award is to support the development of early career researchers with outstanding potential for a career in breast cancer research. Researchers with a doctorate degree and/or a professional qualification from an accredited institution who have between three and eight years of research or professional experience are encouraged to apply.

The maximum funding available for each Early Career Fellowship is up to $150,000 per annum over four years.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nbcf.org.au/subcategory.asp?category_id=3&subcategory_id=38

South Australian Science Excellence Awards - Call for Nominations

External Deadline

The South Australian Government, through the Department for Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, invites you to apply for the 2009 South Australian Science Excellence Awards. These Awards recognise and reward EXCELLENCE in SCIENCE and acknowledge commitment and skill in raising public awareness of science.

For more information and application instructions, please see the Nomination Form.

Young Tall Poppy Science Awards South Australia 2009 - Call for Nominations

External Deadline

Applications are invited for nomination as a bright young researcher demonstrating both research excellence and effective communication and engagement with the wider community for the prestigious South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

All winners will be considered for the South Australian Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year Award, which carries a prize of $15,000 and will be announced at the SA Government’s South Australian Science Excellence Awards.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.aips.net.au/261.html

Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation

Internal Deadlines

Since 1976 the Foundation has provided grants to support research into conditions that may affect the health, education and welfare of children in South Australia and Northern Territory.

• Each year the Foundation disburses approximately $1,000,000.
• Individual grants are generally supported up to a maximum of $75,000 per annum.
• ‘Early Career’ grants are generally supported up to a maximum of $35,000 per annum.
• Projects may be supported for a maximum of 2 years.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.crf.org.au/grant_entitlements.shtml

Australian Academy of Science - Scientific visits to Asia, Europe & North America

Internal Deadline

The Australian Academy of Science is inviting applications for grants for short-term scientific visits (14 – 40 days) to Europe, North America (USA, Canada and Mexico) and Asia (Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan) in 2010, to foster collaborations between Australian and overseas researchers.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/internat/programs.htm

Brain Foundation - 2009 Research Grants

Internal Deadline

The Brain Foundation invites applications nationally for research grants to support research projects in the clinical neurosciences for 2009.

The primary objective of the Brain Foundation Research Grants is to support individual researchers and research teams to conduct the highest quality research in brain illnesses and neurological disorders as well as brain and spinal injuries.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.brainaustralia.org.au/research/2009_research_grants