Research Branch Bulletin

 

The Discovery Projects Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2012 are now available on the ARC website.
The ARC will provide further notification when the scheme opens and the RMS Proposal Form and other relevant documentation (Instructions to Applicants, FAQs, Draft Funding Agreement etc) become available. This is likely to be at the end of January 2011.

Closing dates for submission of Proposals to the Research Branch are:

• Friday, 28 January 2011 - Notification of Intent
• Friday, 25 February 2011 – for Full Review of your application by a research grants officer
• Monday, 7 March 2011 – for Eligibility (Error) Check only
• Monday, 14 March 2011 – for Submission only (applications received on or after this date cannot be guaranteed of an eligibility check)

There are significant changes in the Discovery Projects scheme for this round.
Please ensure you read the new Discovery Projects Funding Rules carefully.

Key changes include:

• New Selection Criteria: Investigators (40%); Project Quality (40%) and Research Environment (20%) [p7]

• Level and period of funding: Minimum level of funding provided by ARC is $30K pa (maximum remains $500K pa). ALL PROJECTS WILL BE LIMITED TO UP TO 3 YEARS OF FUNDING. [p7]

• Budget items supported: clarification and restrictions on teaching relief (available for up to 2 CI’s per proposal, up to 6 months per CI over the life of the project at ARC’s set rate) and international collaboration awards (available for up to 2 CI/PIs per proposal, up to 6 months per award over the life of the project at ARC’s set limits). [p8]

• Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award (DORA):  This is a new senior career salary award that can be requested as part of a Discovery Project (ie. No DORA-only applications will be accepted). DORA applicants must be an eligible CI. Up to 2 DORAs can be requested per proposal. DORA funding is available for 3 years only. Applications can be made at 3 levels: Step 1 ($128,632 pa incl. 28% on-costs); Step 2 ($155,714 pa incl. 28% on-costs); Step 3 ($182,792 pa incl. 28% on-costs). [pp.11-12]

• Note: The fellowship categories previously available as part of the Discovery Projects scheme (ie. APD’s, ARF/QEII, APF) are no longer available. Applicants who would previously have applied for an APD are now encouraged consider an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) (see below). The ARF/QEII fellowship scheme is now replaced by either the ARC Future Fellowships scheme or the new ARC Discovery Project DORA Award. APF fellowships are replaced by either the DORA, Future Fellowship or Australian Laureate Fellowships schemes.

• Number of proposals, funded projects and cross-scheme eligibility: Numbers of applications/funded projects permitted under the Discovery Program have been clarified – please check carefully to ensure your eligibility. During the 2011 calendar a CI CANNOT APPLY FOR BOTH a DORA (within a Discovery Project) and a Future Fellowship. [p12]

 

Further information regarding the Discovery Projects scheme is available at: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/dp/dp_default.htm and will be available on the Research Branch website shortly.

If you have any questions regarding the ARC Discovery Projects scheme, please contact the Research Branch by emailing arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au or calling Reception on 8303 5137.

The ARC are introducing a new scheme in 2011 within the Discovery Program for early career researchers to be known as the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), for funding commencing in 2012. It is anticipated that the Funding Rules for DECRA will be available in February 2011. Please note that while this is an element of the broad Discovery Program it is a distinct scheme to Discovery Projects, which will have a separate application process, assessment and separate criteria for both eligible researchers and organisations.

Notification of Intent
Notifications of Intent for the ARC Discovery Early Career Research Awards 2012 are due at the Research Branch Friday, 28 January 2011

Information regarding the proposed new DECRA scheme is available at: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/decra.htm and will be available on the Research Branch website shortly.

If you have any questions regarding the ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards, please contact the Research Branch by emailing arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au or calling Reception on 8303 5137.

 

The Australian Synchrotron is a source of highly intense light ranging from infrared to hard x-rays used for a wide variety of research purposes. Researchers may apply for beamtime via the facility's Beamlines program.

Round 2011/2 calls for proposals open on 8 Feb 2011 for the following Beamlines:

• IR : Infrared Microscope
• HRIR: Far-IR and High Resolution
• MX : Macromolecular Crystallography
• PD: Powder Diffraction
• SXR: Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
• SAXS: Small and Wide Angle Scattering 
• XAS: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
• XFM: X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy

Applications Due: 9 Mar 2011 (ext.)

Please refer to the following webpage for current Beamline capabilities and for Beamline specific proposal guidelines: http://www.synchrotron.org.au/index.php/aussyncbeamlines/beamline-update.

Please contact Beamline staff (at the email addresses for each Beamline on the website above) to discuss the technical detail of your proposal before submission.

Please direct any other questions to the Australian Synchrotron User Office: user.office@synchrotron.org.au.

For more information, please contact Dr Hugh Harris on 08 8303 5060, or be emailing hugh.harris@adelaide.edu.au

 

WORKSHOPS
Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 February 2011
9am - 4pm (catering included)
University of Adelaide (venue TBA)

The Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) in conjunction with University of Adelaide, Flinders University, UNSW and UniSA invite all interested researchers and administrators to a workshop series on US Federal Government funding opportunities for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Department of Defense (DoD).

The workshops are intended to help demystify the application and review process, clarify US federal regulations and policies, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern.  They will feature hints for non-US researchers wishing to access US funding programs, principally the NIH, NSF and DoD.

Facilitators will be Prof Randy Draper and Ms Joyce Knoll who are the Director and the Pre-Award Coordinator in the Office of Contracts and Grants at the University of Colorado at Boulder, respectively.  Both are highly experienced in their knowledge of US Federal grants and their associated administration.

Cost: Free for ARMS members & UA staff; $100 per day for non-ARMS attendees
Contact: Dr Don McMaster 08 8303 3347, don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Please RSVP by Friday 4 February 2011

 

INFORMATION SESSION
Thursday 17 Feb 2011
(Times and Venue TBA)

A CRC program information session will be held on Thursday 17 February 2011 for those planning to submit applications in the 14th Selection Round (1 July 2011) and for those planning on submitting applications in the 15th Selection Round (July2012).  Experience has highlighted that for a successful outcome of a CRC bid, up to 18 months is required to develop the bid prior to the Commonwealth CRC’s formal submission date for Stage 1.

The information session will be conducted by DIISR in conjunction with the relevant State or Territory Government department and representatives from those organisations may be available to discuss support programs they can provide for CRCs as well as other relevant innovation programs. There will also be an opportunity for potential consortia to meet with the Department in the afternoon of the scheduled information session.

Please RSVP to crc.program@innovation.gov.au with your name, organisation, and city. Please indicate if your proposed consortia would like an individual meeting with the Department.

 

FORUM
Friday 4 Feb 2011
9am-5pm
Olympic Room, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia

Researchers are invited to participate in this forum to identify opportunities and major themes for research in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury over the next decade. The forum will bring together a community representing those who have suffered injury, researchers, clinicians, managers, policy makers and other stakeholders, with an interest in harnessing research to optimise the care and outcomes for brain injured and spinal cord injured people.

The forum is being convened by the National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI) to inform the Transport Accident Commission's future neurotrauma research. It is intended that the results of the workshop will form a broadly-representative communiqué about neurotrauma research priorities that the organisers anticipate will have wider interest.

Online registration for this free event is via the NTRI website.
For any queries regarding this activity, please email neurotrauma@ntri.org.au

 

The South Australian Cardiovascular Health Research Network (SACVHRN) was launched in November 2009, with a vision to support and nurture a vibrant, growing cardiovascular research community in South Australia.  The Heart Foundation and Statewide Cardiology Clinical Network, through the establishment of the network and the South Australian Cardiovascular Research Development Program, seek to promote the work of SA researchers, enhance the standard of research, increase the funding success rate, and advocate for South Australia to nationally and internationally recognised for its cardiovascular research.

The network has established a registry, with over 60 members, with their profiles published online at www.heartfoundation.org.au/sacvhrn.  This website also has a range of information including important funding dates and sources of funding, conference dates, and publication of the SACVH Research Newsletter.  The Network is promoting SA achievements within the community, hosting an annual showcasing event.  The Network also provides an opportunity for professional development through such projects as grant writing master classes and grant writing review panels.  In 2011, the Heart Foundation will be establishing a Early Career Researcher Group, which will focus on providing networking opportunities and promotion of young researcher success stories within the younger cardiovascular researchers in SA.

If you would like to learn more about the network, please contact Katharine Brown, SACVHRN Co-ordinator, at the Heart Foundation via email Katharine.Brown@heartfoundation.org.au or telephone 8224 2855.

 

The ARC is currently reviewing its processes regarding Progress Reports.  New Progress Report templates will be available on the ARC website shortly. 

In view of this, the ARC deadline for submission of Progress Reports has been extended to Monday 28 February 2011.  Accordingly, please note that the internal deadline for submission of Progress Reports has been extended to Monday, 24 January 2010. 

The ARC Grants Team
Research Branch
arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

 

The 2010 NHMRC Equipment Grant round is now open.  Applications are invited from teams seeking funds to purchase equipment to be used in health and medical research, as supported by NHMRC and other competitive grant support.
For further information and application instructions, please visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/nhmrc/

Applications are due at Research Branch by COB Wednesday 19 January 2011.

 

2011 Funding Calendar – dates released
The NHMRC 2010-2011 Funding Calendar is available on the NHMRC website at http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/calendar/index.htm.  The following funding initiatives are now open in RGMS:

• Project Grants
• Research and Practitioner Fellowships
• Centres of Research Excellence (CRE)

Funding Policies and Application Guidelines are available in the RGMS Library or from the NHMRC website.  For information on how to apply, visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/nhmrc/.

Changes to RGMS
Recently the NHMRC transferred information on all current grants from its previous system (RMIS) into RGMS. Grant holders can now access this information in the Grantee Administration section from the left-hand menu.  Initially, access will be read-only as the NHMRC works with Research Branch to make sure all information is accurate.  When this process is complete, full post-award functionality will be provided.
When RGMS is open for applications you will see a number of changes and improvements, based on feedback from users, the advice of the RGMS User Reference Group, and NHMRC’s user testing.  Some of the major improvements will include:

• Log-in: Less complex passwords that do not expire.
• Simplified application forms.
• Reformatted and simplified snap-shots.
• Ability to extract your CV in a range of usable formats.
• Re-formatted pages, including Application ID and CIA name on every page.
• Help information via 'hover text'.
• Simplified processes for filling out and certifying applications

Reminder to keep your ‘Profile’ up-to-date
The CV and Profile elements of RGMS play an important role in NHMRC’s peer review process and communications. Your profile information provides NHMRC with a high-level overview of your current role, research interests, contact details and expertise. The CV is an extensive record of your professional history and also stores information that is mandatory for applications

Depending on the funding scheme, RGMS extracts certain information from your CV into the application. Information about the relationship between CV information and NHMRC funding schemes is contained in the document ‘CV-Profile Required Information by Scheme’. This document will be published in the RGMS library when rounds open.

You can access and edit your Profile and CV section at any time.  To update your information, click on the ‘My Profile and CV’ link in the left hand menu once you’ve logged into RGMS.    And don’t forget that your email address and contact details are used by NHMRC as the best way to contact you during funding rounds and assessment periods so please make sure these are up-to-date.  To change your email address, click on the ‘Change My Account Details’ in the top right hand menu of the RGMS Homepage.   Other contact details can be edited in the ‘My Profile and CV’ section.

 

Applications are now open for funding of Research Project Grants in 2012.  The process will be the same as for previous years, except that grant administration will be through the SA Cancer Research Collaborative instead of Cancer Council SA. Please read important information here. The Cancer Councils will no longer individually be supporting 'multi-state' grants. In future these will be funded via a partnership between Cancer Council Australia and Cancer Australia.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.cancersa.org.au/aspx/Research_Project_Grants.aspx

 

Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) is pleased to advise you of its new annual ‘Call for Proposals’ for organisations interested in R&D and product development projects with AWI. AWI welcomes any project proposals from organisations that will assist it to meet its objectives as set out in its 2010-2013 Strategic Plan. In addition to this broad request for project proposals, AWI has also prepared a table that sets out a list of project areas within each of our four on-farm strategies where opportunities for further research have been identified.

AWI is seeking to invest in projects that support our integrated R&D and marketing strategy along the global wool pipeline, from farm to fashion. AWI’s priority areas over the next three years are:

• Sheep health, welfare and productivity
• Wool harvesting and clip quality
• The environment, climate change and carbon
• Education and extension

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.wool.com/About-AWI_Call-for-proposals.htm

 

The aim of the TRF is to allow the FRDC to provide investment funds to its stakeholders in a timely manner to take advantage of opportunities, avert threats, or manage unforeseen events, as they arise. A TRF project may be of an urgent ‘break-the-glass’ type; or, it could also be a project that is used to overcome significant hurdles in, or to significantly fast track, important stakeholder processes, including production. In these cases it is likely that the adoption and benefits will be significantly brought forward if the project had not been funded at all.

Investment criteria:
The FRDC's investment criteria specifically for the Tactical Research Fund are:

• The project should be a high priority and driven by the relevant stakeholders. The project proposal must formally demonstrate that the stakeholder supports the proposed project as a high priority, aimed at achieving a specific outcome or responding to an unforseen event.
• The project's outputs should be immediately adoptable by the stakeholder in order to achieve the specific outcome;
• FRDC investment (including any industry cash contributions) must not exceed $75,000 (this is not inclusive of in-kind contributions);
• The project must be completed within 18 months.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.frdc.com.au/research/applying-for-funding

 

BGWA invite interested individuals/groups to apply for funding to support the following research endeavours of benefit to the Barossa wine industry:

• research projects/studies
• attendance at conferences/ seminars/ training courses
• conduct workshops/ seminars/ courses

Please email rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au if you intend applying for this funding opportunity

For more information, please contact Chelsea Dubois (8303 3716) or Paula Rosenbauer (8303 3388) or visit the BGWA website:
http://www.barossa.com/bgwa/opportunities/

 

The Leukemia Research Foundation dedicates funds to support research related to leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndromes. The goal of the Hollis Brownstein Research Grants Program is to support new investigators; preference will be given to applicants demonstrating new lines of investigation. New Investigator research grants are for a period of one year for up to US$100,000. New Investigators are considered to be within seven (7) years of their first independent position. Years as a resident physician, fellow physician, or post-doctoral fellow are considered to be training years.

Please submit a copy of your application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.leukemia-research.org/Page.aspx?pid=215

 

The Investigator Award Program supports accomplished assistant professors undertaking their first independent investigations in cancer immunology or general immunology. A four-year grant, the award provides flexibility and a degree of stability during this very challenging period.
Candidates for the investigator award must hold a doctoral degree and be a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the time of award activation. CRI has no citizenship restrictions, and research supported by the award may be conducted at medical schools and research centers in the United States or abroad. Please note, however, that CRI does not support research at for-profit institutions.

CRI now designates at least one Investigator Award per round for projects with high relevance to cancer immunology. Applicants must indicate whether they wish to be considered for this Cancer Immunology Investigator Award and, if so, must provide a description of the relevance of their proposed research to cancer immunology. Applications that are not selected for a Cancer Immunology Investigator Award will be placed among the general application pool for consideration.
The Investigator Award provides US$50,000 per year for 4 years.

Please submit a copy of your application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/research/investigator-award/apply.html

 

NARSAD’s Independent Investigator Award Program provides support for investigators during the critical period between the initiation of research and the receipt of sustained funding.

A two-year award up to US$50,000 per year (maximum of US$100,000 for two years) is provided to scientists at the associate professor level or equivalent, who are clearly independent and have won national competitive support as a principal investigator.

Basic and/or clinical investigators are supported, but research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. The program is intended to facilitate innovative research opportunities.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/research/investigator-award/apply.html

H&SS

 

The SIP (The Shpilman Institute for Photography) is a research institute that aspires to facilitate, promote, initiate research, open debate and creative work in the field of photography and video.

The SIP offers funding to writers, theorists, and researchers from various disciplines (be they academic faculty, independent scholars, graduate students, artists or research-oriented curators) doing research that will advance the methodologies, theories, and practices by which we can better comprehend the world of photography and the world perceived through photography.

Funding is available for individual and joint research projects, valued between US$5000 and $15000. Proposals are for written work only, not for art projects, exhibitions or events such as conferences or symposia.

Please submit a copy of your application, along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.thesip.org/philosophy-calls
http://www.thesip.org/general-calls

Multidisciplinary

 

The EDI program supports research leading to design theory and to tools and methods that enable implementation of the principles of design theory in the practice of design across the full spectrum of engineered products.

The program focus is on gaining an understanding of the basic processes and phenomena underlying a holistic, life-cycle view of design where the total system life-cycle context recognizes the need for advanced understanding of the identification and definition of preferences, analysis of alternatives, effective accommodation of uncertainty in decision-making, and the relationship between data and knowledge in a digitally-supported process.

The program funds advances in basic design theory, tools, and software to implement design theory and new design methods that span multiple domains, such as design for the environment and for manufacturability.

Please submit a copy of your application, along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding

Multidisciplinary

 

In November 2009, the Prime Ministers of Australia and India announced a substantial increase in support for the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF). As part of the expanded program, Australia and India agreed to introduce a new ‘Grand Challenge’ component, to fund projects of larger scope and scale designed to deliver tangible outcomes in areas of shared ‘grand challenge’.

Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis to consortia of one or more eligible partners from both Australia and India, for joint research projects in specified priority themes. The projects would typically run for three years and for no longer than four years. Total funding of up to AUD 3 million per project will be available to the Australian consortium. The Government of India will provide matching support to the Indian consortium

Expressions of Interest are called in the first instance to address the programs priority themes:

• energy
  
• food and water security
  
• health
  
• the environment

Given the complex nature of the challenges in these themes, multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged.

Please submit a copy of your application, along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The Indigenous Heritage Program (IHP) is an Australian Government initiative that supports the identification, conservation, and promotion (where appropriate) of Indigenous heritage.

Individual project funding for organisations will in general be available up to a maximum of $100,000 (GST exclusive). Individual applicants will generally be eligible for funding up to $5000. Applications for more than these amounts may be considered where the applicant demonstrates special circumstances or a genuine requirement for additional funds.

The IHP will provide grants for projects which:

• conserve Indigenous heritage places
• identify Indigenous heritage places
• undertake planning for Indigenous heritage places
• interpret or explain Indigenous heritage places
• construct keeping places to house remains and/or objects that require restricted access
  

Please submit a copy of your application, along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/programs/ihp/index.html

Multidisciplinary

 

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for the following R01, R03 & R21 funding opportunities:

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
R03 - Small Grant Program

 

Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies such as Those Detailed in the Alcohol Policy Information System (R01, R03 & R21)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to conduct research on the effects of alcohol-related public policies on health, economic, and social behaviours and outcomes. The purpose of the FOA is to advance understanding of public policy pertaining to alcohol as a tool for improving public health and welfare. The NIAAA has developed the Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) as a resource for researchers conducting studies in this area; studies that make use of the information available through APIS are particularly encouraged. Research supported by this FOA includes, but is not necessarily limited to, studies examining the effects of alcohol-related public policies on health-related behaviours and outcomes, evaluations of public policies as tools for improving public health, and research to advance methods and measurement used in studying relationships between alcohol-related public policies and health-related behaviours and outcomes.

Application due (R01): 28 Jan 2011 (Round 1), 27 May 2011 (Round 2)
Application due: (R21 & R03): 9 Feb 2011 (Round 1), 9 Jun 2011 (Round 2)

Link to further details:

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-087.html

R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-089.html

R03 - Small Grant Program
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-088.html

 

Exploring Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Substance Abuse Research (R21)
This FOA solicits applications to develop and standardize methods to generate cell types relevant to substance abuse from human iPS cells.  Cells of interest include neurons and glial cells, and cells of other tissues, if justification and rationale are provided.  The development of standardized approaches to reprogram or induce adult cells to become pluripotent stem cells will inform our understanding of the pathophysiology of substance use and abuse and may provide a novel mechanism for screening compounds for the treatment of addiction. 

Letter of Intent due: 21 Feb 2011
Application Due: 24 Mar 2011

Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-11-012.html

 

Research into the Impact Of Economic Fluctuations on Alcohol Consumption, Drinking Patterns, and Prevention and Treatment of Problem Drinking and Related Problems (R01 & R21)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to investigate the impact of national or local economic fluctuations on alcohol consumption,  alcohol drinking patterns, and the prevention and treatment of problem drinking.

Application due (R01): 28 Jan 2011
Application due (R21): 9 Feb 2011

Link to further details:
R01 - Research Project Grant Program
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-061.html

R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-062.html

 

The Development of Frontal Cortex and Limbic System and their Roles in Drug Abuse (R01)
This initiative is designed to support the basic neuroscience research into the fundamental mechanisms of development of the frontal and prefrontal cortices, as well as the midbrain and basal forebrain structures that mediate a number of functions related to drug abuse and psychiatric disorders including: the euphoric properties of drugs, actions of psychotherapeutic agents, and memory, cognitive and emotional functions. An additional major goal of this initiative is to understand how exposure to drugs of abuse affects the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying nervous system development of circuits implicated in drug reward and addiction.

Application due: 28 Jan 2011
Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-027.html

 

Collaborative Studies on The Central Nervous System and Glycemia (R01)
The purpose of this FOA is to promote new interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers in neuroscience and diabetes/metabolism to further understanding of the mechanisms in CNS regulation of glucose levels and in CNS responses to both high and low glucose levels. Needs assessments for this area of biomedical science have called for the development of research teams to work at the interface between neuroscience and diabetes/metabolism, stimulation of cutting edge neuroscience and metabolism research on hypoglycemia in diabetes, and stimulation of research on hyperglycemia in such conditions as diabetes, stroke and trauma.

Application due: 28 Jan 2011
Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-11-029.html

 

Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking (R01)
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages grant applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to investigate the factors that mediate and moderate the impact of alcohol advertising and other alcohol promotions on youth drinking.

Application due: 28 Jan 2011
Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-015.html

 

Sickle Cell Disease: Inflammation, Thrombosis and Vascular Dysfunction (R01)
This FOA encourages applications that propose collaborative studies that comprise a team effort of SCD investigators and researchers from biochemical, biophysical, and immunological fields. Such studies are needed to identify new pathways and regulatory mechanisms that may be as important in the pathophysiology of SCD as red blood cell (RBC) sickling itself.

Application due: 28 Jan 2011
Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-013.html

 

Toward an Improved Understanding of HDL Function (R01)
This FOA encourages grant applications that propose to develop, validate, and standardize assays to measure HDL function and biomarkers for HDL function and to identify novel genes, pathways, and potential HDL targets in the relationship to HDL function. Innovative methods to determine HDL functional properties such as in vivo reverse cholesterol transport (RCT), anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antithrombotic activities, and biomarkers for HDL function are encouraged. Projects that will explore HDL functional pathways, new genes and therapeutics related to HDL function are also encouraged.

Application due: 28 Jan 2011
Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-012.html

 

Getting from Genes to Function in Lung Disease, NHLBI (R01)
This FOA issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to characterize the function of gene(s) and their associated variants identified by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) or other genetic approaches to be involved in lung diseases.  Studies should use integrated approaches across scientific disciplines to determine the pathobiological function of these genes.

Application due: 28 Jan 2011
Link to further details:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-011.html#_Part_1._Overview

 

Functional Genetics, Epigenetics, and Non-coding RNAs in Drug Addiction Functional (R01, R21 & R03)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages basic functional genomic research in two areas:

• functional validation to determine which candidate genes/variants/epigenetic/non-coding RNA features have an authentic role in addictive processes
• detailed elucidation of the molecular pathways and processes modulated by candidate genes/variants, particularly for those genes with an unanticipated role in addiction

Application due (R01): 28 Jan 2011
Application due: (R21 & R03): 9 Feb 2011

Link to further details:

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-033.html

R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-034.html

R03 - Small Grant Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-035.html

 

Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (R01, R03 and R21)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is to advance research on male-females differences in drug and alcohol abuse and addiction and on factors specific to women.  Both human and animal model studies are sought.     

Application due (R01): 28 Jan 2011
Application due (R21 & R03): 9 Feb 2011

Link to further details:

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-047.html

R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-048.html

R03 - Small Grant Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-049.html

 

Developmental Pharmacology (R01, R03 and R21)
This FOA is issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Applications are encouraged from institutions/organisations that propose to encourage multidisciplinary, investigator-initiated basic and translational research in developmental pharmacology with particular emphasis on the role of ontogeny on drug metabolizing enzymes, transporters, receptors and signaling pathways activity across developmental periods from fetal life to adolescence.

Application due (R01): 28 Jan 2011
Application due (R21 & R03): 9 Feb 2011

Link to further details:

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-057.html

R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-059.html

R03 - Small Grant Program
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-058.html

To apply for any of the abovementioned schemes, please submit an Application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

 

Applications are invited for an Interventional Fellowship Award, which has been generously provided by CSL Biotherapies. The award is specifically designed to assist a young Member of the Society to undertake training or research in interventional cardiology at an overseas centre.

The award is valued at AU$30,000 and is to be used to provide salary support for a research / training position relevant to Interventional Cardiology in an overseas institution.
Applicants should be citizens or permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand and should be eligible for medical registration in Australia or New Zealand. Recipients will currently be undertaking, or have completed within the last 5 years, advanced training in Cardiology recognised by the RACP/CSANZ Specialist Training Committee (STC) in Cardiology.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.csanz.edu.au/Education/ScholarshipsFellowships/tabid/90/Default.aspx

 

Applications are called for the CSANZ Travelling Fellowships for travel grants to enable investigators to attend the 60th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology to be held in New Orleans, April 3 - 5, 2011. The Fellowships are intended to provide an opportunity for investigators in the early stage of their research career, to present at a major international conference.

The Fellowships are valued at AU$3,000 each. Applicants must be FCSANZ, Associate Members or Affiliate Members of the Cardiac Society or researchers in cardiology or cardiac surgery and related disciplines with preference given to those attending their first meeting.

The work must have emanated from Australia or New Zealand.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.csanz.edu.au/Education/ScholarshipsFellowships/tabid/90/Default.aspx

 

Applications for the Valette Williams Scholarship, an award funded by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plants Society (APS), are welcomed from Honours, Masters or PhD students.

The project must contribute to the knowledge of the ecology, conservation, or propagation of native plants in the Sydney and surrounding regions; must be carried out within this region; and the applicant must be attached to an Australian research institute (in the broadest sense). The maximum grant awarded will be $3,000. Large capital items will not be considered.

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

 

The objectives of the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme are to:

• attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international repute
• build and strengthen world-class research capability in Australia
• provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary mentorship to nurture early-career researchers
• expand Australia’s knowledge base by supporting ground-breaking, internationally competitive research
• forge strong links among researchers, industry and the international research community
• support research that will result in economic, environmental, social or cultural benefits for Australia
  

Up to 17 Australian Laureate Fellowships may be awarded for funding commencing in 2011 (including 2 additional Fellowships for highly ranked female candidates – 1 for a highly ranked female candidate from the humanities, arts and social science disciplines (Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship) and 1 for a highly ranked female candidate from the science and technology disciplines (Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship).

Applications must be submitted with the full support of the Head of School, Faculty Executive Dean, and DVC(R)
Please contact Karen Burke (karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au) or x33534 to discuss your application prior to submission.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
www. adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/

 

This Bill Dawbin Postdoctoral Fellowship is named in honour of W.H (Bill) Dawbin, D.Sc, (1921-1998), who was an internationally respected marine mammalogist, who conducted ground-breaking research on larger whales - particularly the humpback whales of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

This three year postdoctoral fellowship includes $96,800 per annum for salary, and up to $50,000 per annum of research funding: awarded for applied, strategic cetacean research.

The objectives of the Fellowship scheme are to:

• build a stronger scientific base for cetacean policy and conservation in the Australasian region
  
• deepen the pool of academic expertise about cetaceans
  
• contribute to cetacean research efforts for the global public good
  
• contribute to cetacean research, conservation and management issues

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.marinemammals.gov.au/post-doctoral-fellowship

 

JDRF and MGF provide grants of up to $2,000 for domestic travel, and up to $4,000 for international travel to early stage scientists, and allied health and nursing professionals. The awards are designed to provide funding for travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of furthering the recipient’s expertise in type 1 diabetes research or management.

Two categories of Travel Grants are available:

Early Stage Scientist Travel Grants for medical and science graduates who are undertaking type 1 diabetes research, and researchers in the early stage of their career (PhD students or not more than 5 years post-doctoral).

Allied Health and Nursing Travel Grants for allied health or nurse professionals or students, enrolled in a post graduate research program, whose research will impact on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their carers and families.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:  http://www.jdrf.org.au/type-1-diabetes-research/travel-grants

 

The Heart Foundation offers funding to support researchers working in the area of cardiovascular disease and related disorders. They are now calling for applications for the first round of Travel Grants in 2011 for travel between 1 January – 31 May 2011.

Travel Grants are available to support Australian researchers travelling to present their cardiovascular research at a conference overseas. They are also available to Indigenous health researchers travelling to present their research in Australia.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/Professional_Information/
Research/Available_Funding/Travel_Grants/Pages/default.aspx

 

The Trans-Antarctic Association provides financial grants in support of field work or travel to Antarctica, as well as equipment and other research activities directly related to Antarctica. One third of the available funds are awarded to New Zealand nationals through the New Zealand Advisory Committee, with the remainder being awarded to nationals from Australia, South Africa and the UK.

The Trans-Antarctic Association provides financial grants up to a normal maximum of £1,500 in support of field work or travel to Antarctica, as well as equipment and other research activities directly related to Antarctica.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.transantarctic.org.uk/application.htm#application%20forms

ECMS

 

The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement in applying technology to humanity's most pressing problems by recognising individuals, organisations, and companies that use innovative technology solutions. The award offers a US$50,000 cash prize to contribute to solutions for the urgent challenges that the Tech Awards address.

Nominations and applications are evaluated according to the following criteria:

• The technology application significantly improves the human condition in one of the five award areas: environment, economic development, education, equality, or health.
• A serious problem or challenge with global significance is addressed by this use of technology.
• The application of this technology, which may be either a new invention or an innovative use of an existing technology, makes a noteworthy contribution that surpasses previous or current solutions.
• The technology application has the potential to serve as an inspiration or model for further innovation.
• The technology application is in the field and has demonstrated a measurable benefit.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.techawards.org/nominate/criteria/

Health Sciences

 

Applications are now open for The Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) International Visiting Fellowships 2011 program. This program allows Australia’s primary health care sector to benefit from the expertise of internationally acclaimed academics and aims to contribute to the knowledge base and research capacity relevant to the Institute’s strategic plan and the national reform agenda.

The program also aims to facilitate the establishment of new research collaborations throughout Australia. International experts would be embedded in a research group for a period of time to allow collaborative work that is focused on undertaking an aspect of the national reform agenda.

The program allows research groups (not limited to previous or existing members of the APHCRI Network) to bid for funds, not exceeding $40,000, to support the travel and related costs of bringing international primary health care experts to Australia.

Proposals that are part of an ongoing project collaboration will not be supported.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
www.anu.edu.au/aphcri/

Health Sciences

 

The Defence Health Foundation invites applications for its 2010/11 Medical Research Grants. For this round of grants the Foundation has made available a total of $200,000 for medical research projects that will benefit the health and well-being of the Defence community. The Defence community is defined as serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, and their immediate families.

The type of medical research funded may include the study of the causes, treatment and prevention of human diseases. Human diseases may include physical and mental ailments, disorders, defects, wounds and morbid conditions, whether of sudden onset or gradual development and whether of genetic or other origin.

In this year’s funding round we have identified the following areas of research as priorities:

• Mild traumatic brain injury in general, and concussion and impacts relating to blast injuries in particular
• Osteoarthritis, deterioration in muscular strength and other musculo‐skeletal conditions in general, and in particular, those conditions as they relate to the back and lower body
• Health promotion and disease prevention strategies aimed at optimising the overall health and wellbeing of the Defence community, including minimising the incidence and risks of obesity, alcohol abuse and mental health disorders

The funding will be made available in the first half of the calendar year 2011, so the research projects must be ready to proceed or be already in place, by that time.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The Ian Potter Foundation enables organisations to develop ideas and programs which aim to contribute to a healthy, vibrant and progressive nation. The Foundation seeks to encourage excellence, and support Australia’s "visionaries, social entrepreneurs, scientists, academics and researchers, artists and teachers" via a number of granting schemes across the following program areas:

• Arts
• Community Wellbeing
• Education
• Environment and Conservation
• Healthy Communities
• Medical Research
• Science

Funding amounts and eligibility requirements vary according to scheme.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The purpose of this Awards program is to support academic research aimed at improving information access (defined broadly). Google funds Research Awards unrestricted and retains no intellectual property from the research. The sponsor would prefer that results from the research are open-sourced and widely published. Awards through this program are for one year in the range from US $10K-$150K. Areas that are of particular interest include (but are not limited to):

• Economics and market algorithms
• Education innovation
• Geo/maps
• Health
• Information retrieval, extraction, and organization
• Machine learning and data mining
• Machine translation
• Mobile
• Multi-media search and audio/video processing
• Natural language processing
• Policy and standards
• Security and privacy
• Social systems
• Speech
• Structured data and database management
• Software and hardware systems infrastructure
• Human-computer interaction

Please submit a copy of your application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://research.google.com/university/relations/FAQ.html

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of this award is to encourage scholarly clinical work in mechanical circulatory support, particularly in emerging countries, to facilitate
scientific exchange regarding MCS, and to provide advanced scholarly clinical training in mechanical circulatory support and total artificial heart therapy.

This Award is issued annually in the amount of US$75,000 for a period is for one year. The applicant or the applicant's chief of staff / fellowship director must be a member of the ISHLT in good standing at the time of application, and the grant recipient must become a member of ISHLT prior to funding and remain so throughout the period of funding.

Please submit an application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ishlt.org/awards

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of this Awards program is to support academic research aimed at improving information access (defined broadly). Google funds Research Awards unrestricted and retains no intellectual property from the research. The sponsor would prefer that results from the research are open-sourced and widely published. Awards through this program are for one year in the range from US $10K-$150K. Areas that are of particular interest include (but are not limited to):

• Economics and market algorithms
• Education innovation
• Geo/maps
• Health
• Information retrieval, extraction, and organization
• Machine learning and data mining
• Machine translation
• Mobile
• Multi-media search and audio/video processing
• Natural language processing
• Policy and standards
• Security and privacy
• Social systems
• Speech
• Structured data and database management
• Software and hardware systems infrastructure
• Human-computer interaction

Please submit a copy of your application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://research.google.com/university/relations/FAQ.html