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Consultation for NHMRC Partnership centres

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The NHMRC Partnerships initiative was designed by NHMRC to more effectively integrate evidence into health policy and service delivery, a key objective of its Strategic Plan 2007-09.  NHMRC’s aim is to improve health care through stronger evidence-based approaches.

NHMRC invites submissions to advise the design of the NHMRC Partnership Centres initiative. Interested stakeholders are advised that the discussion and consultation papers are now available at: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/partnerships/index.htm

Submissions are due 14 August 2009.

Finalised 2008 DEEWR HERDC Publications Report

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The 2008 DEEWR HERDC has now been finalised. Thank you all for your input and cooperation.

Our total number of publications this year is 189 higher than 2007, an increase of 7%. The number of journal articles is 269 more than last year, a very good result in light of the ERA collection. However, the other three categories, ie books, book chapters and conference publications have shown a decrease.

Even though our HERDC yield has increased, the HERDC score which attracts funding is less this year. It would appear that this is because of greater collaboration with authors from other institutions.

If you wish to view publications, click on the following link to log into ORBIT https://orbit.adelaide.edu.au with your University staff id and password. Select Researcher Profiles and then click on the Publications tab at the top of the screen.

For assistance with using ORBIT, go to https://orbit.adelaide.edu.au and refer to the 'Help' section, or contact the ORBIT Helpdesk at orbit@adelaide.edu.au or phone 83030391.

FEAST News - Get ready for upcoming calls for 2010 (2010 Work Programmes for FP7)

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Calls for the 2010 Work Programmes for FP7 are expected to open within the coming weeks. All researchers interested in engaging with FP7 to contact their European colleagues now, rather than wait for the calls to open. Similarly, all European researchers are reminded that they should consider including Australian partners in your proposal - Yes! Australians can be involved, and Yes! Australians may be eligible for EC funding.

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) - Access to Major Research Facilities Program (AMRFP)

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The Access to Major Research Facilities Program (AMRFP) supports access by Australian researchers from industry, private and public research organisations and universities to major international research facilities that are not available in Australia or to attend overseas strategic planning meetings to secure access to a major research facility.

This program primarily supports travel where time has been granted on an overseas major facility following peer review. Collaboration visits will not be supported unless time has already been granted at an eligible facility. Two six-month funding rounds are held each year.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/user_access/amrfp

NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) - Call for Applications

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The NHMRC have recently introduced the Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) Scheme which replaces the Centres for Clinical Research Excellence Scheme and the Capacity Building Grants in Population Health and Health Services Research.    

The CRE Scheme seeks applications from teams of researchers to pursue innovative, high quality collaborative research activities in the following priority areas:

• Clinical Research
• Research into Asbestos Related Diseases
• Population Health Research
• Electromagnetic Energy Research
• Health Services Research 

The CRE will build capacity, support research that will lead to improved community health outcomes, and ensure effective translation of research outcomes primarily into practice. Funding will be awarded for a period of five years and is expected to commence in 2010. Applications opened on 10 July 2009. For further information, please visit: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply/cre/index.htm

Applicants should note that NHMRC’s new on-line system will be used.

All applications will be submitted online via Research Branch through NHMRC’s Research Grants Management System (RGMS). Applicants without an RGMS ‘login’ will need to complete an RGMS Access Form.

RGMS has an online profile and CV function which is used to auto-populate NHMRC application forms. Once potential applicants receive their ‘login’ they can proceed with filling out their Profile and CV. Further information on RGMS including an updated information sheet is available on the NHMRC website at: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/rgms/index.htm

Gastroenterological Society of Australia - AstraZeneca Grant In Aid Award

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To provide bridging support for a young graduate to establish a career as an independent researcher into gastrointestinal diseases and sciences in Australia, after a period of training overseas. The award may be used either for payment of a salary for the applicant or for technical assistance and/or for consumables or equipment to be used in proposed research studies. The value of the award is $10,000.

The applicant is required to be a financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia and be aged under 40 years on the closing date of applications.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gesa.org.au/researchawards/
awards/AZ-GIA.cfm

The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation - Project Grants

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Applications are invited for Project Grants for research in Otorhinolaryngology or the related fields of biomedical science to commence in 2010. Grants are for a period of up to three years and up to AUD$100,000 annually, and must be conducted in an Australian or New Zealand university, teaching hospital or
research institute.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.alfredresearch.org/funding/
external/Garnett%20Passe.htm#Project%20Grants

The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation - Grants-in-Aid

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Applications are invited for Grants-in-Aid for research in Otorhinolaryngology or the related fields of biomedical science to commence in 2010. Grants are for a period of up to two years and up to AUD$50,000 annually and are restricted to equipment and maintenance, and must be conducted in an Australian or New Zealand university, teaching hospital or research institute.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.alfredresearch.org/funding/
external/Garnett%20Passe.htm#Grants-In-Aid

Voiceless Fund for Animals - Research Grants Program 2009

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The Voiceless Grants Program offers financial support to non-profit organisations, councils and universities for the design and implementation of projects which improve the lives of animals in Australia. Voiceless is particularly interested in receiving applications addressing our ‘high priority’ issues:

1. Factory farming.
2. The commercial kangaroo industry.
3. Building animal protection as a social justice movement in Australia.

The amount awarded is up to $15,000.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.voiceless.org.au/Grants/
2009_Grants_Program/2009_Grants_Program.html

Australian Learning and Teaching Council - Priority Projects Program

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The Priority Projects Program supports projects that investigate current areas of interest for the ALTC. There are four priority areas in 2009:

• Academic standards, assessment practices and reporting
• Curriculum renewal
• Teaching and learning spaces
• Peer review for promotion

Funding for projects in this program ranges from $80,000 to $220,000. Projects may range from one to two years in duration.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.altc.edu.au/
event-priority-projects-program-full-proposals-due-2009-07-23

US Department of Defense (DoD) FY09 Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program - Pre-Applications

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The US Department of Defense announces $40.6 million in new funding opportunities in Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury research are open and accepting submissions.  Program Announcements have been released in three funding mechanisms by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for independent investigators, scientists, and clinicians (at all academic levels) in the fields of: neurology, psychiatry, psychology, neuroimaging, behavioral medicine, pharmaceutics, epidemiology, genetic bio-markers, informatics, and computational research.

The three funding mechanism offered are:

1. PH/TBI Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Awards: support the assessment of scientific and/or military field deployment feasibility for promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), behavioral interventions, devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies. These awards are expected to yield potential products, approaches, or technologies for the treatment, prevention, detection, and/or diagnosis of PH issues and/or TBI. The products developed may be pharmacologic agents (drugs, biological), cognitive/behavioral interventions, devices, or clinical guidance. The maximum period of performance is 5 years with maximum allowable funding of $6 million in direct costs (plus indirect costs). Internal deadline is 7 August 2009.

2. PH/TBI Investigator-Initiated Research Awards: Research projects may focus on any phase of research from basic laboratory through translational research. Observations that drive a research idea may be derived from laboratory discovery, population-based studies, or a clinician’s firsthand knowledge of patients and anecdotal data. The maximum period of performance is 4 years.  Maximum allowable costs is $1million in direct costs (plus indirect costs). Internal deadline is 7 August 2009.

3. PH/TBI Concept Awards: are intended to support the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to one or more of the FY09 PH/TBI topic areas. This award mechanism supports high-risk studies that have the potential to reveal entirely new avenues for investigation. Maximum period of performance is 18 months.  Maximum allowable funding is $300,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs). Internal deadline is 14 August 2009.

For further details and application instructions, please visit:
https://cdmrp.org/Program_Announcements_and_Forms/

DFAT Australia Malaysia Institute - Collaborative Research Grants

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The Australia-Malaysia Institute (AMI) provides financial support to selected projects which aim to promote and enhance bilateral links between Australia and Malaysia. Funding is awarded through a competitive selection process. Applications are now being invited for funding in the 2009-10 financial year, for projects commencing between September 2009 and 30 June 2010.

Most grants awarded are in the range of AUD $3,000 - $10,000. Larger grants will only be provided for particularly worthwhile projects. Funding priority will be given to projects which have an identified Malaysian partner and seek to strengthen Australia’s bilateral relationship with Malaysia in the following areas: Public Policy; Education and Science: Health: Media: Sport.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/ami/

CASS Foundation Ltd - Travel Grants (Round 2)

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The CASS Foundation Travel Grants are offered to further the career opportunities of early career Australian post-doctoral researchers by enabling them to make presentations of their research findings at international conferences/meetings/related activities ("conferences") where they may meet colleagues and establish the foundations for on going research collaborations. The CASS Travel Grants program was developed to assist early career researchers (ECR). In most cases, CASS will consider an ECR to be a researcher who is within seven or eight years of the start of their research career.

Note: Applications open 3 August 2009. Opening date of Conference/Meeting/Activity must fall between 1 November 2009 and 31 May 2010.

The maximum amount of a CASS Travel Grant that may be awarded is the lesser of A$6,000.00 or eighty percent (80%) of the “Total Cost” as disclosed on the Application Form.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.cassfoundation.org/
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The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation - Overseas Research Fellowship & Senior/Principal Research Fellowship

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1. Overseas Research Fellowship: Applications are invited for a one-term, four-year Overseas Research Fellowship, the first two years of which are to be spent overseas and the two subsequent years in Australia or New Zealand, for research in Otorhinolaryngology or the related fields of biomedical science to commence in 2010.

Outstanding researchers, who are either medically qualified or science graduates with no more than six years total postdoctoral research experience or its equivalence, and who are Australian or New Zealand citizens are eligible to apply. Graduates from overseas with permanent Australian or New Zealand resident status not under bond to any foreign government, are also eligible to apply.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.alfredresearch.org/funding/external/
Garnett%20Passe.htm#Overseas%20
Research%20Fellowship

2. Senior/Principal Research Fellowship: Applications are invited for a one-term, five-year Senior/ Principal Research Fellowship in Otorhinolaryngology to commence in 2010. Outstanding researchers, who are either medically qualified or science graduates with recognised post-doctoral achievements, who are seeking to establish a career related to research in the field of Otorhinolaryngology, who wish to undertake research in an Australian or New Zealand academic institution, and who are Australian or New Zealand citizens or are graduates from overseas with permanent Australian or New Zealand resident status not under bond to any foreign government, are eligible to apply whether or not they are working in Australia or New Zealand at the time of application. The Fellowship will be funded to a maximum of AUD$200,000 per annum all-inclusive.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.alfredresearch.org/funding/external/
Garnett%20Passe.htm#Senior/Principal%
20Research%20Fellowship

The Commonwealth Fund - Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice

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The Fund hopes to enrich health policy thinking as Harkness Fellows study how the United States approaches health policy issues, share lessons learned from their home countries, and develop an international perspective and network of contacts to facilitate policy exchange and collaboration that continues beyond the fellowship experience.

Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in health policy issues and submit a formal application that includes a research proposal which falls within the scope of The Commonwealth Fund's principal areas of focus: health care system performance—including access to care and insurance coverage, quality and
patient safety, efficiency, and equity; quality of care for vulnerable populations, e.g., low income families, children, the elderly, and minorities; and patient centered primary care. This fellowship provides up to US$107,000.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships/
Harkness-Fellowships.aspx

Dr. R.Marika Conference Support Scholarship

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The scholarship was created jointly by the Australia Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and Reconciliation Australia. Offered each year, the scholarship will support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander researcher to attend a major international conference held outside Australia. The scholarship will provide funding of up to $3000 and will be awarded on merit.

Support is restricted to an individual. Applications for the Dr R. Marika Conference Support Scholarship are not part of the AIATSIS research grant application process and will be considered separately by AIATSIS and Reconciliation Australia.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research_program/
grants/dr_marika_grant

2009 B-HERT Awards - Outstanding Achievement in Research & Development, Higher Education & Training, Vocational Education & Training and Community Engagement

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These Awards recognise outstanding achievements in collaboration between business and tertiary education. The objective is to highlight at a national level the benefits of such collaboration, and by so doing to enhance the links between business and tertiary education. Criteria for assessment will include innovation, strength of relationship between the partners, national benefits, whether the project or program has attracted new participants, and cultural impact. Number and categories of Awards:

1. Best Research & Development Collaboration
2. Best Higher Education & Training Collaboration
3. Best Vocational Education & Training Collaboration
4. Best Collaboration with a Regional Focus - R&D or E&T
5. Best Community Engagement Collaboration

In addition :
• Award for Best Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
• Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Support of Higher Education

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.bhert.com/

The Royal Society of New South Wales - The Clarke Medal & The Edgeworth David Medal 2009

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1. The Clarke Medal: is considered for award annually for distinguished work in a natural science done in Australia and its Territories. This year's award is in the field of Zoology in all its aspects, and nominations are called for the names of suitable persons who have contributed significantly to this science.

2. The Edgeworth David Medal: The Edgeworth David Medal is awarded for distinguished contributions by a young scientists under the age of thirty-five (35) years for work done mainly in Australia or its territories; or, contributing to the advancement of Australian science.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://nsw.royalsoc.org.au/awards.html

ARC Centres of Excellence - Consultation Response

Internal Deadlines

The ARC has released their consultation paper on Centres of Excellence on 23 June 2009.
Consultation Paper: http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/consultation_paper.pdf

If you wish to respond to the consultation paper, you can do so by either:

1. providing input to your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) by 13 July for incorporation into the University's response; or
2. responding directly to the ARC.

using the ARC’s response proforma document: http://www.arc.gov.au/rtf/consultation_response.rtf

Dairy Australia - Research and Development (R&D) Projects (Preliminary submissions)

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Dairy Australia invites applications for funding for R&D projects of between 1 and 3 years duration which are perceived to be of benefit to the Australian dairy industry. Dairy Australia may support funding applications that address one or more of the three key objectives as set out in the Dairy Australia Strategic Plan:

• Increase farm productivity
• Maintain and develop high margin markets, channels and products
• Promote and protect the unique benefits of Australian dairy

To apply for funding, applicants must first complete and submit a preliminary application form. For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Research-and-Innovation/
Research-Funding/Applications.aspx

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

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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

Speech Pathology Australia - Nadia Verrall Memorial Research Grant

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The purpose of the Nadia Verrall Memorial Research Grant is to support speech pathologists to engage in research into communication disorders in children. This grant is available to speech pathologists who are practising, enrolled in postgraduate studies, or employed in an academic role.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Content.aspx?p=90