Research Branch Bulletin

The NHMRC has undertaken a review of the NHMRC-European Union (EU) Collaborative Research Grants scheme.  The scheme helps Australian researchers participate in projects with international researchers under the European Commission’s (EC) Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).  

The revised NHMRC-EU scheme Funding Policy, approved by Research Committee in May this year, and the revised Application Form, are now available on the updated webpage of the NHMRC website located at: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/types/granttype/strategic/austeu.htm.  

Information about the recently published FP7 calls is available on the EC website at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html.

The Ian Potter Foundation now focuses on providing funding for major developments and programs of substantial significance to the University of Adelaide as a whole, rather than individual or team research projects. On your application, you should state why it is a priority for the institution as a whole.

Applications in this round will be accepted for the following program areas:

1. Arts
2. Education
3. Community Wellbeing
4. Community Wellbeing International Travel

Applications for programs which cover more than one area are encouraged. It is NOT necessary for applicants to nominate the area(s) under which they wish their application to be considered. Funding available for small grants: under $20,000 and for general grants: above $20,000.

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

A small grants program for small rural Australian communities will offer about $850,000 a year in grants to benefit people in rural and remote communities.
Currently, preference will be given to projects that support:

1. Community Infrastructure
2. Community Development involving Disadvantaged
3. Children or Young People
4. Resettlement of Immigrants in rural Australia.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.frrr.org.au/programsDetail.asp?ProgramID=4

The aim of the small grants program is to provide financial assistance to organisations planning projects that meet the Foundation's objects. The program is designed to provide fast trunaround time and quick outcomes.

Small grants can be applied for at any time, and decision making takes approximately eight weeks.No organisation is excluded from applying for a small grant. Preference will, however, be given to applications initiated at the community level or with substantial community input. We welcome joint applications from more than one organisation, although the application needs to be auspiced by a single incorporated organisation.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/grants/small

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Investment Plan (Open and Multi-stage Tenders) outlines some of the Corporation's new investment priorities for 2010-11. The GRDC partners with researchers and other investors to help drive innovation in the Australian grains industry and ensure that grain growers have the technologies to enable them to effectively compete in global grain markets.

To access the full plan, a complete listing of GRDC's priorities and projects for tender and application information go to www.grdc.com.au/investmentplan.

Please note that anyone intending to apply should notify us at rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au asap.

Dairy Australia accepts applications for R&D projects and applications are judged on the perceived benefits to the Australian dairy industry and potential for success. Dairy Australia will consider funding applications that address one or more of our Core Objectives (as set out in the Dairy Australia Strategic Plan):

1. Increase farm productivity.
2. Maintain and develop high margin markets, channels and products.
3. Promote and protect the unique benefits of dairy.

Ideally the duration of projects is 1-3 years.  Extended projects may be considered in exceptional circumstances. For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Research-and-Innovation/Research-Funding/Applications.aspx

Applications for RIRDC funding and scholarships for 2010-11 are now open. The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation invests in the knowledge needs of our three portfolio areas:

• New rural industries;
• Specific established rural industries; and
• Cross-sectoral national rural issues

RIRDC welcomes proposals that will meet the specific objectives, or a number of objectives, as outlined in the research priorities and in more detail in program Five-Year Plans. RIRDC encourages collaboration with other research providers to build the critical research mass necessary to meet their objectives.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.rirdc.gov.au/researchers/researchers_home.cfm

Post-graduate students are invited to apply for funding from the Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund. Support will be given to projects in ecology, wildlife management and natural history studies. These grants will be renewable for a period of 2 to 3 years provided that the student maintains satisfactory progress. The value of the grant is up to $7,500 will be awarded for the purchase of equipment, supplies, travel to study areas and conferences.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anz.com/aus/Invest-And-Insure/ Product-And-Services/
ANZ-Trustees/ Apply-For-A-Grant/Named-Charitable-Trusts.asp#Holsworth

In anticipation of the ARC’s Funding Rules for Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2010, an Expression of Interest process will again be run.

The EoI is to be prepared by the intending applicant, and endorsed by the appropriate Head of School and Faculty Executive Dean and returned to Research Branch by 18 September 2009.

Further information on completing an Expression of Interest can be found on the RB webpage at:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/laureate.html

The fifth round of Flagship Clusters offers collaboration opportunities in the following six key research areas of national interest. Specifications are available at: http://www.csiro.au/org/Flagship-Cluster-Applications.html#3

The Flagship clusters fund a large scale of activity with an emphasis on people and partnerships working on a collection of projects relevant to a Flagship's goals. The Flagship clusters foster collaboration between CSIRO, universities and other publicly-funded research agencies.

Flagship clusters will be funded for about three years at approximately A$1million per annum from the Flagship Collaboration Fund. Co-investment from partner organisations is expected, at least matching the contribution from the Flagship Collaboration Fund.

Applicants applying for funding for clusters should:

1. read the relevant cluster specification details
2. read the Flagship Collaborative Research Program guidelines
3. discuss your proposed cluster application with the nominated Flagship contact before submitting an application
4. apply using the Flagship Cluster application form.

If you intend to apply, please email rb@adelaide.edu.au asap.

Access CSIRO contacts at http://www.csiro.au/org/Flagship-Cluster-Applications.html

To apply for beamtime at the Australian synchrotron, applications can be submitted via an online proposal system.

Proposals are peer reviewed for scientific merit by a specialist committee. The technical feasibility of the proposal is also reviewed.  Proposals are then allocated time based on these reviews by the Proposal Allocation Committee (PAC) for each beamline. Please note that the number of trips that a researcher may participate in has been reduced to one per year. For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.synchrotron.org.au/index.php/features/applying-for-beamtime/how-to-get-beamtime

The International Seminar Support Scheme (ISSS) is an Australian Government small grants scheme administered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). ISSS supports attendance at international development-oriented seminars in Australia and overseas. ISSS is a discretionary scheme. Funds are limited and competition for them is very strong. AusAID will give priority to seminars that focus on:

1. poverty reduction including, employment generation;
2. good governance, human rights and participatory development;
3. private sector development;
4. sustainable improvement of production and productivity in agriculture and other sectors, including technology transfer;
5. economic policy reform, including trade and income-related issues;
6. health and population, particularly primary health and child and maternal health;
7. education, including adult literacy and distance education;
8. urbanisation and infrastructure development;
9. environment and development; and/or
10. peace, conflict and development.

Applications may be submitted up to 12 months in advance of the scheduled seminar date. For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/business/other_opps/isss.cfm

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants provide a maximum of US $15,000 and the Osmundsen Initiative supplement provides up to an additional $5,000 for a maximum grant of US $20,000. Students must be enrolled in a doctoral program (or equivalent, if applying from outside the United States) at the time of application. Students of all nationalities are eligible to apply. For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=367834&attrib_id=13234

Post-Ph.D. Research Grants are awarded to individuals holding a Ph.D. or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation.

Post-Ph.D. Research Grants provide a maximum of US $20,000 and the Osmundsen Initiative supplement provides up to an additional $5,000 for a maximum grant of US $25,000. Grants are for research expenses. Under special circumstances grants can be renewed to support longer-term research projects. Applicants can apply regardless of institutional affiliation, country of residence, or nationality.

For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368389&attrib_id=13234

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

Through a generous gift the Rockefeller Archive Center has available funds to support short-term research in the Paul Ehrlich Collection at the Archive Center. Application to the Ehrlich grant program may be made at any time and, if judged worthy, awards will be made within a month of the receipt of the applicant's two letters of recommendation. Grant recipients must commence their research at the Center within one year of being notified of the award. Application to this program is open to U.S. citizens and citizens of foreign countries. For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.rockarch.org/grants/ehrlichgrant.php

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is now calling for applications for its International Grants Schemes. The Academy welcomes applications for Exchanges and Joint-action Projects involving travel in 2010 to:

● United Kingdom
● France
● Netherlands
● China

The Academy of the Social Sciences International Grants Schemes offer grants of up to $6,000 for individuals and internationally collaborative research teams, for use for travel and accommodation costs.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.assa.edu.au/programs/international/international_grant_schemes.php

The Career Development Program offers the following awards:

1. Scholar: Scholars are highly qualified investigators who have shown a capacity for independent, sustained original investigation in the field of leukaemia,
lymphoma, and myeloma. Awards are for US$110,000 per year for five years.

2. Scholar in Clinical Research: Scholars in Clinical Research who are expected to hold independent faculty-level appointments and who are conducting original, independent applied research, often involving early-stage clinical trials which will advance the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of hematologic malignancies. Awards are for US$110,000 per year for five years.

3. Special Fellow: Special Fellows are researchers who hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have completed a minimum of two years of clinical haematology, oncology, haematology/oncology or hematopathology training or postdoctoral research training in a clinical discipline. Awards are for US$65,000 per year for three years.

4. Fellow: Fellows are promising investigators with less than two years of postdoctoral research training. Awards are for US$55,000 per year for three years.

The Society welcomes applications from qualified investigators outside the USA; Applicants should hold a PhD, MD, DVM or equivalent degree.
For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=11618#grant

The Fellowship Program in Neuro-Oncology offers a two- to three-year arrangement of clinical and research training for those who have completed an adult or pediatric neurology residency. Foreign medical graduates with equivalent qualifications are also eligible to apply. They must have completed all three of the USMLE examinations, a CSA exam, and hold a valid ECFMG certificate. For further information and application instructions, please visit:

The Irvington Institute Fellowship Program of the Cancer Research Institute, formerly the Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, answers the need for more researchers in the field of cancer immunology. It supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in cancer immunology or general immunology.

The fellowship provides stipends of $45,000 for the first year, $47,000 for the second year and $49,000 for the third year. In addition, an allowance of $1,500 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at sponsor's discretion to help pay for the fellow's research supplies, travel to scientific meetings or health insurance.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.cancerresearch.org/Programs.aspx?id=242

The Group of Eight offers eight annual fellowships to early career researchers in Europe to work in Go8 universities for up to six months. Each Fellowship is worth AUD 20,000. The Fellowships are open to eligible researchers in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia.

The Go8 European Fellowship scheme recognises the importance of international contacts for early career researchers. It is envisaged that Fellows will continue to collaborate with Australian research partners when they return to their home institutions.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.go8.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=174 or contact Paula Rosenbauer in the Research Branch at paula.rosenbauer@adelaide.edu.au.

The 2009 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History will be awarded to an individual or a group, for an outstanding publication or body of work that contributes significantly to an understanding of Australian history. The Prize comprises an embossed gold medallion and a tax free grant of $100,000.

The subject of works submitted could include, but is not limited to:

1. historical events;
2. historical figures (including biographies); and
3. work covering a particular subject.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/Programs/AustralianHistory/Pages/Home.aspx

Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards.  We welcome nominations for the following awards:

1. $40,000 Individual Award
2. $70,000 Group Award
3. $15,000 Facilitator's Prize

The Awards were created in 1984 to commemorate the life and cultural interests of Sidney Myer, and are primarily intended to enhance the status of the performing arts and artists in Australia.  The Awards recognise past achievement, and consideration is also given to the potential of an individual or group to continue their contribution to Australian society through the performing arts. For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.myerfoundation.org.au/_115.asp

The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation invites universities, research institutes, scientists and engineers as well as other individual and organisations to submit nominations for the Volvo Environment Prize.

The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded for "Outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries which in broad terms fall within the environmental field". Priority is given to an individual or to a group of named individuals, rather than to institutions.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.environment-prize.com/content/view/47/55/

The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Funding is now calling for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2010 for outstanding
scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology. The prize has a value of NOK 4.5 million (appr. EURO 500,000).

The Holberg Prize aims to increase society’s awareness of the value of research in the above mentioned fields. For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.holbergprisen.no/

Psychology Beyond Borders (PBB): 2010 PBB Mission Awards

Psychology Beyond Borders is seeking proposals for the 2010 PBB Mission Awards. Projects of $5,000 - $15,000 (USD) will be funded with an expected project duration of one year (beginning January 2010). Psychology Beyond Borders' Mission consists of five key areas:

1. Research
2. Psychosocial service delivery
3. Education
4. Public policy
5. Building a network

Psychology Beyond Borders seeks research and action-oriented projects that contribute to at least two of the five key areas of PBB's mission. Projects will be evaluated on the basis of how they contribute to the organization's mission and particularly key area # 1, research. Preference will be given to projects that combine research with more than one other key area.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://psychologybeyondborders.com/MA2010application.aspx

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) / Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE): Library & Information Science Research Grant Program

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated and OCLC Research, in collaboration with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), announce the Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP) for 2010 and invite research proposals.

In recognition of the importance of research to the advancement of librarianship and information science, OCLC and ALISE promote independent research that helps librarians integrate new technologies into areas of traditional competence and contributes to a better understanding of the library environment.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/grants/default.htm