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Australia - Germany research network: German researchers in Australia survey 2009

Internal Deadline

DAAD would appreciate to increase the quality of information and consider providing additional support to further develop exchanges between Germany and Australia. In order to consolidate and extend the Germany-Australia research network, DAAD needs to better profile the size of the population of German nationals teaching or conducting research in Australia.

FEAST and DAAD, are jointly asking our membership and the widest possible audience to complete a simple survey for all German citizens or residents currently working in Australia who are:
- Lecturers/scientists/academics
- Teach in the fields of German languages  and cultures
- Conduct research in any discipline (Natural sciences, Humanities, Social sciences)

• http://www.feast.org/germany/survey/
• Date: first results collected on 15th June 2009

Marine National Facility Applications - Extension to Closing Date

Internal Deadline

Please note that the applications for the Marine National Facility grants now close on 29 May 2009.

2009 SA Science Excellence Awards

External Deadline

The SA Government support the South Australian Science Excellence Awards as a means to highlight the diversity of scientific research in this State, and facilitate a better understanding of the ways in which research is linked to the development of new technologies and products.

Researchers are encouraged to nominate for these prestigious awards. Awards will be presented in the following categories:

• South Australian Scientist of the Year: One will be awarded receiving prize money to the value of $50,000.
  
  
• South Australian Young Tall Poppy of the Year: One will be awarded receiving prize money to the value of $15,000.
  
  
• Excellence in Research: One will be awarded in each category receiving prize money to the value of $10,000.
• Commercialisation
• Public Good
• Collaboration

• Science Educators of the Year: One will be awarded in each category receiving prize money to the value of $10,000.
• School
• Tertiary
• Community

For further information and nomination forms, please visit:
http://www.innovation.sa.gov.au/education/
award_programs/south_australian_science_excellence_awards

Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator Program

Internal Deadline

The Department of Defence is seeking industry proposals for participation in the Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program. View the Round 14 Advertisement.

The Capability and Technology Demonstrator Program assists in the improvement of priority Defence capability by providing Australian Industry with an opportunity to demonstrate their technology, thereby allowing Defence to assess its potential to enhance military capability and the likely risks associated with acquiring the technology.

Note: For more information, guidance and application instructions, please contact Paul Arthur of Adelaide Research & Innovation
(08 830-38310/36255) in the first instance.

The Group of Eight - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme

Internal Deadline

The Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme aims to:

• foster research collaboration of the highest quality between Australian researchers from Go8 universities and German researchers.
• result in research outcomes and the exchange of skills and knowledge of mutual benefit to Australia and Germany.

The Go8 and the DAAD will each provide around 160,000 euros (AUD250,000) in 2010 and 2011 to support projects successful in the 2009 selection round. The German researchers must apply through DAAD and the Australian researchers apply through the Go8. Exchange participants must either be employed as academic staff members in a teaching and research or research only role at a Go8 university, or a PhD student involved in the research project submitted by an eligible staff member.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.go8.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=174

Pfizer Australia - Research Grants

Internal Deadlines

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

1. 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/

2. 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/

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) - Research Program

Internal Deadline

The PCFA recognizes that current strategies for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer are inadequate. Progress in the management of prostate cancer requires research as well as measures to make scientifically-rigorous clinical trials accessible to patients with prostate cancer.

PCFA Grant Categories:

1. Young Investigator Grants: To support young scientists beginning a career in prostate cancer research.
2. Concept Grants: For senior scientists not currently working in prostate cancer who have an innovative proposals and are seeking startup funding.
3. Project Grants: For general proposals for prostate cancer research, including support for innovative clinical trials.
4. Equipment Grants: For significant items of equipment needed to progress ongoing prostate cancer research.

For further information, please visit:
http://www.prostate.org.au/articleLive/pages/PCFA-Research-Program.html

2009 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

Internal Deadline

The 2009 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry are open to Australians aged 18 to 35 who work or study in primary industries.  There are thirteen awards of $20,000 available, with one award winner also receiving an additional $30,000 as the recipient of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry’s Award.  Awards can be used for a range of activities including research projects, industry visits or attending conferences.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.daff.gov.au/brs/science-awards

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) - ComFRAB Research Opportunities 2009

Internal Deadline

The Commonwealth Fisheries Research Advisory Body (ComFRAB) assesses applications for funding of research for Commonwealth fisheries. AFMA’s Management Advisory Committees make separate calls for research applications to address fishery-specific research issues. In the 2009 research funding round the ComFRAB is also making a call for research, focusing on areas of research that have potential application across a number of AFMA fisheries. Researchers are invited to develop pre-proposals against the project scope.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.afma.gov.au/research/calls/default.htm#comfrab

National Archives of Australia - Research Grants

Internal Deadline

A key function of the National Archives is to promote archival research in Australia and encourage scholarly use of the National Archives collection.

The National Archives offers a range of research grants for advanced research and professional development:

1. Margaret George Award for talented, emerging scholars – up to $10,000
2. Frederick Watson Fellowship for established scholars – up to $15,000
3. Ian Maclean Award for archivists and other professionals who are interested in archival issues – up to $15,000

Awards and Fellowships are designed to help scholars complete an innovative and quality research project that:

• is significant for Australian audiences
• makes substantial use of the National Archives collection
• produces as its outcome: articles, a book, website, exhibition, film or event to promote the National Archives collection

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/research-grants/index.aspx

French Australian Science and Technology (FAST) Program - Call for proposals Round Seven 2009

Internal Deadlines

The objective of FAST is to promote and support scientific and technological cooperation between Australian and French researchers from public and private institutions or enterprises.

Under the FAST program, Australia will contribute a total of up to $A 250,000 per round and France up to 150,000 € per round.

FAST will provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, for collaborative research projects (including project specific follow-up meetings) between Australian and French researchers. Eligible activities for funding support are international travel and living expenses only. Accordingly, funding does not extend to insurance, salaries or equipment expenses. Individual applications may request funding for up to 2 years.

Under the FAST program Round Seven, applications will be considered for research collaboration in the areas of space sciences and astronomy, Materials and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). Projects which include an environmental science component will be encouraged and assessed on merit along with all applications.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
https://grants.innovation.gov.au/ISL/Pages/Guidelines.aspx

US Department of Defense: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Gulf War Illness Research Program (Pre-applications)

Internal Deadline

The Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) has released the three program announcements described below.

1) The Investigator-Initiated Research Awards: support research focusing on the complex of symptoms known as Gulf War Illness, improving its diagnosis, and better understanding its pathobiology.

2) The Innovative Treatment Evaluation Awards (New): provide support for the systematic evaluation of innovative treatment interventions not previously studied in Gulf War veterans, with the aim of improving their health and functional status.

3) The GWIRP Clinical Trial Awards: support rapid execution of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the health and lives of veterans with GWI.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.htm

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) - Funding Oppotunities

Internal Deadline

1. High Priority, Short-Term Bridge Award: The High Priority, Short-Term Bridge Awards will each provide up to USD 55,000 annually, including indirect costs, for up to one year. This award will provide one year of funding for research grant applications that address a high priority research area for JDRF and scored within 10% of the funding payline for a review cycle of a research funding agency up to a year prior to the request to JDRF. The goal of this “bridge” funding is to help investigators generate additional supporting data for an amended, competitive application. The internal closing date is 24 June 2009.

2. Regular Research Grants: The purpose of the Regular Research Grant mechanism is to provide investigators with support to explore the feasibility and development of proposals that are considered to be on the leading edge of diabetes research and that address the JDRF research emphasis areas. Proposals that have the potential to impact the current state of diabetes research or that clearly lead to avenues of therapeutic benefit are major considerations for the Regular Research Grant. JDRF Regular Research Grants will be supported for a maximum of USD 165,000 total costs per year for a period of up to 3 years. The internal closing date is 8 July 2009.

3. Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship: The Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship program is designed to attract qualified and promising health scientists, to provide an opportunity to receive full time research training, and to assist these promising individuals in transitioning from a fellowship to an independent (faculty-level) position. The fellowships are intended for those in a relatively early stage of their career. Awards will be made for a duration of up to 3 years, assuming satisfactory progress. The fellowship term is 12 months for each fellowship year, and fellows must devote 75 percent of their effort to the project outlined in the application. Budgets up to USD 90,000 per year for up to 3 years may be requested. The internal closing date is 8 July 2009.

4. Career Development Award: The primary purpose of the Career Development Award is to attract qualified and promising scientists early in their faculty careers and to give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the JDRF research emphasis areas. The Career Development Award is intended for individuals in a relatively early stage of their career. The award is up to USD 150,000 per year, including indirect costs. The internal closing date is 8 July 2009.

5. Innovative Grant: JDRF provides “seed” funding for highly innovative research with potential significant impact on accelerating the mission of JDRF. The innovative research should have the potential for a change in the current paradigm or conventional wisdom or to lead to a seminal discovery or to be groundbreaking. These grants provide one year of support for a maximum of $100,000 in direct costs and indirect costs of 10%, for a total of $110,000. These grants are not renewable. The internal closing date is 8 July 2009.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103207

Mary Philippa Brazill Foundation - Grants for Research in Education and Ethics

Internal Deadline

The foundation was established in 1993 for the purpose of providing financial support for research and education in ethics with an emphasis on the ethics of health care and with special regard to the promotion of these activities in Catholic institutions in Australia. The Trustees of the Foundation invite applications for Grants from individuals in their personal capacity and as representatives of institutions wishing to sponsor scholars and conferences.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://brazill.mercy.org.au/grant.html

Australian Pork - Travel Awards

Internal Deadline

Australian Pork allocates funds to support travel to conferences and workshops where it can be shown to be of benefit to the Australian pork industry. 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.australianpork.com.au/pages/index.asp

Pfizer Australia - Research Fellowships

Internal Deadline

The Pfizer Australia Research Fellowships aims to encourage leaders in biomedical research to establish a career in Australia; fostering the continued development of Australia.

These fellowships are awarded to scientists with significant potential to attain leadership in their chosen field of research. These fellowships allow successful applicants to continue their research at an Australian University or research institution.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.pfizer.com.au/ResearchFellowships/Selection.aspx

Arthritis Australia - Fellowships & Scholarships

Internal Deadline

Arthritis Australia 2010 research grant applications are now open to clinical, scientific and allied health professionals who work in universities, hospitals and recognised research institutes.

1. Fellowships: The Heald Fellowship is available for research programs both overseas and in Australia. Please note that this is for one year only and there will be no renewals, except in rare circumstances e.g. part-time research.

2. Scholarships: Arthritis Australia offers scholarships for young science and medical graduates to undertake thesis studies into arthritis and related disorders at recognised universities. These scholarships provide research training to doctorate or masters level and are designed to develop the intellectual and technical expertise required for a career involving laboratory and clinical investigation. Scholarships are intended, in general, to support basic and clinical research training within Australian research units and as a precursor to more advanced study in Australia and overseas. Scholarships are for one year and are renewable for three years, depending on progress and funding priorities.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.arthritisaustralia.com.au/index.php/research-grants.html

Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations - Indigenous Staff Scholarships

Internal Deadline

A strong and visible presence by Indigenous people in higher education reduces cultural isolation and heightens the potential for successful outcomes for Indigenous people studying or working in the higher education sector. Many Indigenous staff at Australia’s public higher education institutions are also leaders and mentors to Indigenous people contemplating or undertaking study, and the demands of this role may limit their professional development opportunities.

Five national scholarships are awarded annually, each providing approximately $12,000 (indexed annually) to cover tuition fees and/or student contribution amounts for that year, and a non-taxable stipend of approximately $24,200 for each scholarship holder (indexed annually).

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_education/
programmes_funding/programme_categories/
support_for_education_providers_staff/
indigenous_staff_scholarships.htm

Australian Academy of Science – 2010 Honorific Awards for Scientific Excellence

External Deadline

Each year the Australian Academy of Science rewards scientific excellence.  Honorific awards are made to early-career researchers under 40 and to career researchers for life-long achievements. 

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

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia - Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research

External Deadline

Nominations are invited for the Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research (formerly Early Career Award), honouring young Australians who have achieved excellence in scholarship in the social sciences. Nominations (for which there is no formal nomination form) should comprise:
• a short citation, signed by two Fellows of the Academy;
• the names of two referees; and
• a full CV

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
https://www.assa.edu.au/_members/

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

South Australia Defence and Veterans Health Research Paper Day - Call for Abstracts

Deadline

The South Australia Defence and Veterans Health is calling for submissions. Please see the following documents:

1. Call for Abstracts
2. Research Paper Day - Abstract Pro Forma
3. Abstract Guidelines

Note: The closing date has been extended to 25 May 2009 for University of Adelaide.

Human Research Ethics Training Workshop

Dates Held

The Ethics Centre of South Australia, in collaboration with the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the University of South Australia, invites all HDR students and commencing researchers to attend the following workshop: ‘Ethics and Integrity in Research with Humans’

This interactive workshop will aim to give participants:

·  an understanding of the ethical issues that may arise in research involving human participants (across the full spectrum from biological samples to whole populations) applied during discipline specific workshops;
·  tools to analyse and address these issues;
·  an understanding of what constitutes good practice in research; and
·  assistance in the preparation of Human Research Ethics Committee applications. 

Current HDR students and commencing researchers who have research projects which require Human Ethics Approval are encouraged to attend this workshop. Please note that priority will be given to HDR students and therefore only a limited number of places are available to commencing researchers.  

To register, please use the registration form and contact Amy Baker amy.baker@unisa.edu.au by Friday 5th of June.

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

Research Branch contact: Stacey Williams, Research Grants Officer (8303 6329).

Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL) - Banana industry research & development funding

Internal Deadline

HAL, on behalf of the Australian banana industry, seeks to fund project proposals that address the strategic priorities identified by the industry. HAL is responsible for the co-ordination and management of industry and publicly funded R&D for Australia's horticulture industries. It is able to provide 100% funding (industry levies matched with Australian Government funds) as well as matching voluntary contributions on a dollar for dollar basis.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.horticulture.com.au/industry/banana.asp

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

National Breast Cancer Foundation - Early Career Fellowship

Internal 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 - Doctoral Scholarships

External Deadline

NBCF Doctoral Scholarships are available nationally for a period of up to three years. The funding amount is approximately $33,240 which includes $2,250 of allowances per year, keeping the awards competitive with the NHMRC Scholarship awards.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nbcf.org.au/page.asp?
category_id=3&subcategory_id=3&page_id=62

NHMRC Program Grants

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