Research Branch Bulletin

NHRMC RESEARCH GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RGMS)
*Please note that RGMS access is currently restricted to Research and Practitioner Fellowship applicants only until the deadline of 5pm AEDST 22 February 2011.*

The use of application templates available from the NHMRC website will assist you in advancing your application if RGMS is offline.  Links to the current templates are available from www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/rgms/index.htm
(look for the 'Offline Forms' section).  

PROJECT GRANTS
Over the last week, the NHMRC has announced two decisions regarding Project Grants:

• an extension of the closing date to 5.00 pm (AEDST), 5 April 2011; and
• an alternative submission process

Whilst NHMRC has provided an alternative submission process to enable submission without the use of RGMS, we would strongly encourage researchers to use RGMS to submit their applications if at all possible (assuming that RGMS remains accessible as advised by NHMRC).

 

INFORMATION FOR ALL PROJECT GRANT APPLICANTS
Essential by 8 March 2011:

• all applicants must have initiated an application in RGMS with minimum data requirements entered into their RGMS application
• CV information for all teams members must be completed in RGMS

Minimum Data Requirements
Full completion of Part A will ensure that NHMRC has the required information to process your application:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/grants/apply/projects/projects_advice_instructions_applicants_2010_V5.pdf (instructions start on page 6)

 

1. RGMS Applicants
If you intend to submit your application via RGMS you must:

• have commenced your Project Grant application in RGMS by the original closing date of 8 March 2011
  (with all Minimum Data Requirements completed)
  
  
• confirm with Research Branch via email raohealth@adelaide.edu.au by COB 8 March that you intend to submit your application (include your ID number and the date you intend to submit your final application)

Revised Internal Closing Dates are as follows:

• Internal deadline (full review): submit by 15 March 2011
• Eligibility check: submit by 25 March 2011
• Submission only (no review): submit after 25 March 2011

Please see the Research Branch website for submission requirements:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/nhmrc/projectgrants.htm

 

2. Alternative Submission Applicants (not intending to submit via RGMS)
available from 23 February 2011 for submission by 29 March 2011:

STEP 1
If you have not already started your application in RGMS you will need to obtain an Application ID number by emailing:
help@nhmrc.gov.au (cc'd to raohealth@adelaide.edu.au) by 4 March 2011.
Subject Line: "Project Grant New Application Request_application title_CIA_Your Name"
Your email must include the following information:

• CIA Full Name:
• CIA Email Address:
• Administering Institution:
• Scientific Application Title:
• Simple Application Title:
• RAO Edit Access (Yes/No):
  

NHMRC will issue an ID number and will advise you of this number when it has been issued.
Note that if you have already initiated your application in RGMS you will need to quote your existing Application ID number in all correspondence.

STEP 2
When you have an Application ID number you will need to:

• Complete the templates for Part A of your application:
  http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/Application%20Part%20A_v1-0_unlocked.doc)
• Complete the templates for Part B of your application:
  http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/Application%20Part%20B_Projects_v2-1_unlocked.doc)
• Submit both completed application templates to the Research Branch (raohealth@adelaide.edu.au) by the following Internal Closing Dates:
  - Internal deadline (full review): submit by 15 March 2011
  - Eligibility check: submit by 25 March 2011
  - Submission only (no review): submit after 25 March 2011

Note:

• Research Branch must certify and submit all ‘Alternative Submission’ applications to the NHMRC by 29 March 2011 (applications cannot be submitted directly to NHMRC by the applicant)
  
• CV’s for all team members must be completed in RGMS before 5 April 2011

While all efforts will be made to ensure applications receive reviews appropriate to their time of submission, with the uncertainty surrounding the use of RGMS and continually evolving NHMRC processes, we would recommend that intending applicants take measures to ensure peer review of their application prior to submission to the Research Branch.

 

2011 FUNDING CALENDAR
The NHMRC 2010-2011 Funding Calendar is available on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/calendar/index.htm

The following funding initiatives are now open in RGMS:

• Research and Practitioner Fellowships *New deadline* : 5pm AEDST Tuesday 22 February 2011   
• Project Grants *Extended deadline* as mentioned in the Project Grants section above
• TRIP Fellowships
• Centres of Research Excellence (CRE)
• Career Development Fellowships
• Partnership Projects

Note: NHMRC Fellowship applicants can no longer apply for an ARC Future Fellowship under the new Future Fellowship funding rules. See http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/ for more information.

For a list of internal closing dates and information on how to apply through Research Branch, visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/nhmrc/.

The EU Collaborative Research Grants Scheme should be applied for through RGMS, however the round is not currently open. If you intend to apply to this scheme, please contact raohealth@adelaide.edu.au
 

NHMRC RESEARCH HELP CENTRE (extended opening hours)

• 8am to 9pm AEDST Monday to Friday
• 10am to 4pm AEDST Saturday and Sunday

Contact Research Help Centre – 1800 500 983 or help@nhmrc.gov.au

 

NHMRC RELEASE NEW FUNDING AGREEMENT
The National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recently released a revised Funding Agreement and draft Schedules to this Agreement. The NHMRC has developed this Funding Agreement with the intention to replace the many current NHMRC Deeds of Agreement (the existence of which have made management of NHMRC funds complicated for both the NHMRC and institutions) and provide clarity regarding NHMRC priorities in relation to the administration of funds.  This revised NHMRC Agreement has been produced following extensive consultation with the health and medical research sector and the Australian Government Solicitor.  

The NHMRC has requested that the University of Adelaide sign the Agreement by 31 March 2011.  It is important to note that, after signing the Agreement, all existing NHMRC awards administered by the University of Adelaide (including those held by Health Unit affiliates) will become subject to the requirements of the revised Agreement, except where non-standard conditions on existing NHMRC funding awards are already in force.

The NHMRC has released a number of explanatory documents to accompany the Agreement.  These include a summary of major changes to and implications of the Agreement, Frequently Asked Questions, and indicative checklists of the roles and responsibilities of the institution and its employees in the administration of NHMRC funding.  The revised Agreement and explanatory documents are available on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/admin/deeds.htm. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with these documents.

Research Branch's Health Sciences team will shortly be contacting all University staff currently holding an NHMRC grant to advise of this change, and will request that all current NHMRC grant holders certify their compliance with the new Funding Agreement.  

Please email raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or telephone Research Branch on 8303 5137 if you have any questions or would like further information

The Research Branch’s Section-by-Section Guide and Salary Spreadsheet for ARC Budgets have recently been updated and are available on the Research branch website:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/ (under Discovery Projects 2012)

Proposal deadlines are:

• Full Review - by 25 Feb 2011
• Eligibility Check-by 7 Mar 2011
• Submission Only (no guarantee of review)- after 7 Mar 2011

TRAINING COURSE
Introduction to the use of animals in science: ethical considerations
Friday 4 March 2011
(4 hours - sign in from 8.30am)

A half day (4 hours – sign in from 8.30 am) course for staff, honours and postgraduate students, including those at collaborative institutions, jointly conducted by the Animal Ethics committees of the University of Adelaide and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science / Adelaide Health Service, including The University of South Australia. 

It is expected that all new University of Adelaide animal users will attend this animal ethics induction.
This session is free of charge. 

Registration is essential by Friday the 25 February 2011 using the online booking system.
For further details, please visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ethics/animal/training/  

 

PLEASE NOTE: Enrolling students or newly appointed staff members who have not yet received a University ID number will not be able to book online.
If you do not have a University user ID, please contact Leanne Marshall by emailing leanne.marshall@adelaide.edu.au to enrol for this session.

CONFERENCE
15-17 November 2011
Bali, Indonesia

CACS 2011 aims to bring together researchers and scientists from academia, industry, and government laboratories to present new results and identify future research directions in computer applications and computational science.

 

PAPERS INVITED
All papers published in the CACS 2011 proceedings will be included in the IEEE Xplore and indexed in both Ei Compendex and ISTP.

• Computer Architecture and VLSI
• Computer Control and Robotics
  
• Computers in Education and Learning Technologies
  
• Computer Networks and Data Communications
  
• Data Mining and Data Engineering
  
• Energy and Power Systems
  
• Intelligent Systems and Autonomous Agents
  
• Internet and Web Systems
  
• Scientific Computing and Modeling
  
• Signal, Image and Multimedia Processing
  
• Software Engineering

Paper Submission Deadline: 15 May 2011
Review Decision Notifications: 15 August 2011
Final Papers and Author Registration Deadline: 9 September 2011

 

For more information and registration details, please visit:
http://irast.net/conferences/CACS/2011/index.html

Are you a researcher or PhD student? Do you require ICT services that are outside the scope of traditional IT Services? eResearch SA may be able to provide an IT solution for you.

eResearch SA is a collaborative joint venture between the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, and the University of South Australia, whose high-performance computing, data management and storage, research collaboration, and visualisation services are available to you at low or no cost.

eResearch is the application of advanced information and communications technologies (ICT) to the practice of research, and is applicable across a broad range of disciplines, from Architecture to Bioinformatics, from Cinema to Population Health. eResearch has its roots in high-performance computing and distributed computing (using the internet and high-speed networks). It is a response to the new challenges and opportunities arising from the plummeting cost and soaring power of computing and data storage equipment.

To support those researchers who do not rely on high-performance computing, but who analyse data or collaborate with distant colleagues, eResearch SA has a broad focus that encompasses new research opportunities, methods and disciplines.

eResearch SA exists to provide advanced ICT solutions to South Australian researchers. It has the infrastructure to support you with data management and sharing, research collaboration, high-performance computing for simulation and data analysis, and visualisation.

If you have complex technical needs for research, please contact Mary Hobson, Director eResearch SA.

 Mary Hobson
 Director, eResearch SA
 mary.hobson@ersa.edu.au

For more information, please visit:
http://www.eresearchsa.edu.au/

 

To acknowledge the contribution made by the AFUW, the University of Adelaide has established in perpetuity, The Australian Federation of University Women – South Australian Postdoctoral Grants in their name. The Australian Federation of University Women – SA Postdoctoral Grants are to be offered to two female postdoctoral fellows, with preference being given to applicants not more than 5 years out from their Doctor of Philosophy.

The aim of these grants is to help female postdoctoral fellows to establish their careers. It is anticipated that each grant will be worth up to $5,000. The grants will provide financial assistance to early career female postdoctoral fellows who will be presenting either a research poster or an oral research presentation at a conference, or requires small grant support for research not covered by other funding sources. 

Examples of such support include:

• Travel to make use of collections or laboratories
• Cost of collection of data
• Purchase of equipment

Application due date: Friday 25 March, 2011

This opportunity is administered by the University's Development and Alumni office.
For more information on these awards please contact Ms Kate Reinfeld on 8303 3692 (email kate.reinfeld@adelaide.edu.au) or visit:
http://www.alumni.adelaide.edu.au

 

The Crawford Fund Fellowship has been set up to provide further training for an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential. This Award provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to spend a period of focussed study and training in Australia, with resulting benefits to the Awardee as well as to their country’s agriculture and to Australia.

Candidates should be below the age of 35 and from one of the following developing countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati, Vanuatu or Vietnam. 

The training will take place at an Australian institution and will emphasise the application of knowledge to increase agricultural production in the Fellow's home country.
For information on previous Fellows, please go to http://www.crawfordfund.org/training/awards/fellow.html

The closing date for nominations is 1 April 2011.  Nomination Forms and the Terms and Conditions are on our website at www.crawfordfund.org
If you have any queries about the Fellowship, please contact Marchien van Oostende at The Crawford Fund, email: moostende@crawfordfund.org

 

Expressions of Interest opening date (online): 28 Feb 2011
Expression of Interest due date: 23 Mar 2011

Australia-China Council (ACC) grants are intended to provide seed funds for innovative proposals relevant to the mission and goals of the Council. This includes proposals which demonstrate the potential for the development of long-term links between individuals and institutions in Australia and counterparts throughout China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Preference will be given to projects that follow the ACC's three major themes:

• Education and Science – Promoting cooperation between individuals and institutions in Australia and China which enhances learning, teaching and research in areas of mutual interest.
• Economics and Trade – Promoting the expansion of Australia’s trade and investment relationship with China.
• Society and Culture – Promoting mutual understanding through the arts, intercultural communication and cultural heritage.

Grant amounts will be considered on a proposal basis. Major grant funding of AUD 30,000 or more for any single activity will only be provided in exceptional circumstances and where the Council decides the project will become a priority activity of the ACC in that financial year. 

Please submit a copy of your Expression of Interest, 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://www.dfat.gov.au/acc/grants/index.html

Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation of South Australia: Project Grants (Expression of Interest)

 

The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation of South Australia is seeking Expressions of Interest from universities, research institutes, health services and other organisations in South Australia and the Northern Territory for research projects into conditions that may affect the health, education and welfare of children.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are invited for research projects from the fields of Medicine, Education, Dentistry, Nursing, Social Sciences, Environment, Mental Health and Allied Health. EOIs will be received in three categories:

• basic science
• clinical studies
• community-based studies

Research must be completed in South Australia and/or the Northern Territory. The maximum funding per grant will be $75,000, which may be taken over 1 or 2 years. Early Career Grants of up to $35,000 are available for researchers applying for the first time as Chief Investigator.

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.crf.org.au/news.shtml#01

 

One of the aims of the ADRF is to aid dentistry by assisting and encouraging all fields of dental research, by means of research grants awarded to competent persons.

Funding for research grants average $5000, and seldom exceeds $10, 000.

Invitations are open to individual private practitioners, junior researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ada.org.au/About/adrfgrants.aspx

 

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) offers two types of grants:

• Seeding grants, for new researchers working on new or established research projects
• Tagged grants, for researchers working on new or established research projects in a specific area of physiotherapy using ‘tagged’ funds

The PRF seeding grants are offered to new researchers for research in any area of physiotherapy. The maximum funding available for each grant is $10,000. The proposed research should be of significant value to the knowledge and evidence base of physiotherapy as well as the general community. Grants will be awarded on the basis of scientific merit rather than the applicant's research record.

To be considered as a new researcher, the applicant (chief investigator) must meet the following criteria:

• must not have received a previous PRF seeding or tagged grant
• must not have received any previous grant greater than $20,000
• must not have received more than $10,000 accompanying a post-doctoral fellowship

However, the applicant (chief investigator) may have received a postgraduate scholarship.

The applicant (chief investigator) must also:

• hold full registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• be an Australian citizen, or permanent resident
• currently reside in Australia
• be a financial member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://physiotherapy.asn.au

 

The Project Grants Scheme is the NHMRC’s main avenue of support for individuals and small teams of researchers undertaking biomedical, public health and health services research in Australian universities, medical schools, hospitals and other research institutions. This scheme aims to fund research leading to improved health of all Australians.
  To achieve this aim the scheme provides support for projects with the following attributes:

• Investigator-initiated research across all fields of research, from basic research through to research in clinical and community settings, relevant to health; and
• Single investigators or small teams of researchers (usually up to 6 investigators) and early career researchers (new investigators).

This scheme will also identify and support research in the following areas:

• NHMRC’s Priority Research Area of Indigenous Health
• NHMRC Strategic Plan Initiatives to build Australian research effort in areas identified in the current NHMRC Strategic Plan
• NHMRC Special Initiative Areas where NHMRC has received additional funding for particular areas of health and medical research, and where Research Committee has advised of its relevance to the goals of NHMRC
  (See page 11 in the Project Grant Funding Policy for 2012)
  
  

Internal Due Dates:

• Internal deadline (full review): submit by Tuesday, 15 March 2011
• Eligibility check: submit by Tuesday, 29 March 2011
• Submission only (no review): submit after Tuesday, 29 March 2011
  
  

For more information including submission instructions and links to the Funding Policy and Instructions to Applicants please visit http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/nhmrc/projectgrants.html

Health Sciences

 

Grant-in-Aid funding, valued at up to $65,000 p.a. for two years, is available to support research projects in biomedical, clinical or public health (including health services) research. The Heart Foundation is now calling for applications for Grants-in-Aid to commence in 2012.

The Heart Foundation partners with the NHMRC to initially assess all Grant-in-Aid applications, therefore all applications must be submitted via the NHMRC RGMS. To be considered for Heart Foundation funding, applicants must submit an additional Supplementary Questions document addressing the projects feasibility and relevance to cardiovascular disease.

Please refer to the "Fellowships/Scholarships" and "Grants - Travel" section of the Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au

Health Sciences

 

Applications are invited for 2012 diabetes research projects. Along with basic scientific and clinical research, applications relating to research into diabetes within remote and rural, culturally diverse and Indigenous communities, diabetes self management education and support, translation into practice and behavioural research are also invited.

The following schemes are currently available:

The Millennium Type 1
Funding: up to $150,000 (over 2 yrs)

This award is made available for research into Type 1 Diabetes including the following priority areas:

• Modulation of the immune system
• Beta cell replacement / islet transplantation;
• Genetic engineering / gene therapy;
• Hypoglycemia; and
• Complications (Retinopathy, Neuropathy, Nephropathy)

 

The Millennium Underworks Type 2
Funding: up to $150,000 (over 2 yrs)

This award is made available for research into Type 2 Diabetes including the following priority areas:

• Insulin secretion and action
• Insulin resistance
• Complications (Retinopathy, Neuropathy, Nephropathy)

 

One-year DART Research Grants
Funding: up to $60,000 (over 1 yr)

• DART Research Grants are intended to provide for basic, clinical or applied research within the following areas:
  
  Biochemistry, physiology and pathology
• Nutrition
• Epidemiology
• Psychology
  
• Education research
• Health care and delivery
• Complications, retinopathy, neuropathy, foot care
  .

Please refer to the "Fellowships/Scholarships" section of the Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

 

A key function of the National Archives is to promote archival research in Australia and encourage scholarly use of the National Archives collection. Reading rooms for the National Archives are in each Australian capital city. Successful applicants may undertake research in the reading room where relevant records are held.

Awards may be granted on a full-time or part-time basis, depending on the circumstances and requirements of the successful applicants. It is envisaged that the awards would be undertaken full-time for a maximum of three months or part-time for a maximum of 12 months.

The National Archives offers three research grants for advanced research and professional development:

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

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

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

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

 

Discovery Projects supports excellent basic and applied research undertaken by individual researchers or research teams. The Discovery Projects scheme offers up to three years of funding for research projects, International Collaborative Awards (ICAs), and Discovery Outstanding Researcher Awards (DORAs).

The ARC Discovery Projects 2012 Funding Rules, Instructions to Applicants and FAQs can be found at:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/.  

The RMS proposal form is available at:
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/dp/dp_default.htm.

Proposal Submission
The University tiered deadlines for submission of Discovery Project proposals to the Research Office for the desired level of checking will be:

• Full Check: 25th February
• Error Check: by Wednesday 7th of March
• Submission "as is": after 7th of March

A basic guide to getting started on RMS for DP2012 is now available on the Research Branch webpage:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/

A "section-by-section" guide to completing the proposal form will be available at:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/

Please ensure that you are familiar with related ARC documentation, and be aware of the need to submit a Certification Proforma and Application Cover Sheet to the Research Branch at the time of draft submission

 

The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) established the Climate Change Adaptation Research Grants Program (the ARGP), to provide seed funding of up to $27 million to fund priority adaptation research needs. 

Two million dollars of this overall funding has been allocated for research that meets the priorities identified in the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Primary Industries.

Interested applicants will need to address the priorities addressed within the Research Plan, which broadly identifies three areas of investigation:

• What does adaptive capacity mean in the primary industry sector and how can it be measured and increased?
  
  
• How can governments, producers and other stakeholders identify the type of adaptation response that is most appropriate to the circumstances of a producer, industry or region?
  
  
•  What options are available for:
  - adjusting current production practices and technologies
  - changing production systems
  - transforming enterprises or industries?
  
  

Expressions of Interest will be accepted from public or private research institutions, consortia of researchers, or individual researchers. The size of grants disbursed to individual research projects will vary depending on the scope of the project. Projects requiring support of less than $150,000 are unlikely to be funded.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.nccarf.edu.au/node/600

 

The Australian Space Research Program will provide $40 million over four years through a competitive merit-based grants program to support space-related research, education and innovation activities. Two types of grants are available under the program:

 

Stream A - Space Education Development grants
$200,000 and $1 million (excluding GST)
Projects up to 3 years in duration

Stream A supports student projects and education activities, including international education opportunities and the establishment of national space education programs and centres of expertise for space education.

Stream A projects should:

• have ongoing education value beyond the grant period
• aim to produce people with skills relevant to Australian employers
• include scope for teacher professional development if applicable
• include the number of students expected to access the project
• consider student recruitment issues, such as where students will come from

 

Stream B - Space Science and Innovation Project grants
$1 million and $5 million (excluding GST)
Projects up to three years duration

Stream B supports collaborative space research and innovation projects involving the development of Australia’s niche space capability in areas of strategic national priority. International collaboration is encouraged.

Stream B projects should:

• demonstrate alignment with the strategic directions of the applicant organisation and key consortium members
• demonstrate that international activity in the area of focus of the application has been considered and where possible link to that activity
• include meaningful collaboration between researchers and industry
• identify end users of the project outcomes and
• consider the full cost of the project and how continuing activities will be funded beyond the grant period.

For both streams, the level of risk associated with the project should be considered carefully.

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.space.gov.au/AustralianSpaceResearchProgram/Pages/default.aspx

 

HAL's General Call is for proposals that are seeking to be funded by Voluntary Contribution (VC). HAL can co-invest with a proposal applicant on a dollar for dollar basis. The funds contributed by the applicant are referred to as Voluntary Contributions (VCs).

HAL is able to provide matching funds from the Australian Government for VCs for projects which fall within the definition of  R&D and are in line with the Australian Government's Rural Research and Development priorities.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.horticulture.com.au

Health Sciences

 

The March of Dimes research program invites all qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects.

Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include:

• basic biological processes governing development
• genetics
• clinical studies
• studies of reproductive health
• environmental toxicology
• social and behavioral studies

These grants do not cover the recipient’s or other faculty salaries, but do provide salary support for technical help. Grants are awarded for a three-year period.
Funding awarded for 2010 ranged between US $60,225 to $157,593.

Please submit a copy of your Letter of Intent, 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.marchofdimes.com/research/researchgrants.html

Health Sciences

 

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) announces a competitive grant program to stimulate scientific investigation of the contribution of multisensory components in structured-language reading instruction— particularly for students at risk for academic failure or underachievement, such as those with dyslexia.

The Grant Program will provide up to US $20,000 for one year for new educational, neuroscience, cognitive science, or other research projects with this focus.

The main selection criteria for awards are (a) scientific rigor, and (b) potential to advance understanding of the value of multisensory elements in effective reading instruction (i.e., evidence-based instruction that explicitly addresses multiple components of oral and written language in an integrated, systematic, and cumulative manner.)

This grant program will not fund studies that explicitly investigate the multisensory instructional (MSI) methods of a particular program or approach, commercial or otherwise. Rather, IDA seek to fund studies that investigate how multisensory components (e.g., visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile) in various contexts and combinations do or do not enhance the learning of reading-related skills in various learner populations, including those with dyslexia.

 

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.interdys.org/IDAResearchGrantGuidelines.htm

Health Sciences

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting letters of inquiry for the new grant program Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis.

This grant program is part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. With up to $12 million of funding, the program seeks to validate biomarkers for use in developing a low cost, simple to use test that can quickly and accurately diagnose tuberculosis in low-resource settings. The term biomarker is intended to include all types of markers that have potential utility for tuberculosis diagnosis and can include markers associated with either host or pathogen biology.

After a review of submitted letters of inquiry, the foundation will invite full grant proposals from selected applicants.

Please submit a copy of your Letter of Inquiry, 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.grandchallenges.org/biomarkers/eb

Health Sciences

 

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

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
R03 - Small Grant Program
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
R33 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II

 

The Placebo Effect:  Mechanisms and Methodology (R21)
The goal of this initiative is two-fold:

• to stimulate cross-cutting, integrative research aimed at delineating the behavioral processes and neurobiological mechanisms by which a placebo leads to its ultimate physiological and psychological effects
  
  
• to stimulate clinical research that can improve detection of placebo effects, as well as an understanding of how to manipulate (i.e., reduce or enhance)  and control them.  In the context of this initiative, integrative research is defined as the combined use of approaches from several scientific disciplines such as psychology, neuroscience, physiology, genetics, and/or molecular biology to investigate the mechanisms underlying placebo effects.
  

Letter of Intent due: 15 April 2011
Full application due: 17 May 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-12-004.html

 

Combined Multipurpose Prevention Strategies for Sexual and Reproductive Health ( R21/R33- Phased Innovation Award )
This FOA invites research applications to develop multipurpose prevention strategies that address the connection between Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), reproductive tract infections (RTIs), and contraception. The goal is to stimulate early and mid-stage translational milestone driven research that will lead to the development of multipurpose prevention strategies, taking into account local health practices, safety, effectiveness, acceptability and cost within the target population.

Letter of Intent due: 11 April 2011
Full application due: 11 May 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-11-016.html

 

Dietary Influence on the Human Health Effects of Environmental Exposures (R21)
The ultimate goal of this research program is to produce new research findings that will expand our understanding of how environmental toxicants and diet/nutrition interact to influence human health, and to enable the development of effective primary prevention and intervention strategies to mitigate environmentally-induced diseases.

Letter of Intent due: March 15 2011
Application Due: April 14 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-11-002.html

 

Ancillary Studies in Clinical Trials (R01) - Letter of Intent
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research grant applications to conduct time-sensitive ancillary studies related to heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders in conjunction with ongoing clinical trials and other large clinical studies supported by NIH or non-NIH entities. The program establishes an accelerated review/award process to support the crucial time frame in which these ancillary studies must be performed.

Time-sensitive ancillary studies include those that require active longitudinal data collection and thus need to begin recruiting subjects as close as possible to the start of the parent study. The ancillary study can address any research questions related to the mission of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), for which the parent study can provide participants, infrastructure, and data. The parent studies most often will be a clinical trial, but also can be an observational study or registry that can provide a sufficient cohort of well-characterized patients. Each ancillary study application must demonstrate the time-sensitive nature of the proposal and must explicitly address why an expedited review is essential to its feasibility.

Letter of Intent due: 20 April 2011
Application Due: 13 May 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-12-012.html

 

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.

Multidisciplinary

 

Professional Management Institute (PMI) is a leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession. PMI’s Academic Resources Department annually solicits research proposals on any topic related to project, program, or portfolio management with funding provided to selected recipients.

PMI is looking for proposals from scholars, both within and outside the field of project management, including management, organisational psychology, sociology of formal organizations, education, linguistics, and many others.

Funding will be awarded at a value of up to US $50,000. Projects must begin on 1 January 2012.

Proposed research must have a direct application to any aspect of the project management body of knowledge or its practice. In addition, PMI encourages proposals on research involving multi-disciplinary teams of investigators or teams consisting of academics and practitioners, who bring new ways of thinking and related bodies of literature to the field.

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://www.pmi.org/Knowledge-Center

Multidisciplinary

 

Research Opportunity Number 11-014
Anticipated Range of Individual Award Amounts: US $300k-$800k per year

In 2008 the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) established the Human Social Culture Behavior (HSCB) Modeling Program. The mission of this six-year program is to research, develop, and transition technologies, tools, and systems that will help operations planners, intelligence analysts, operations analysts, and wargamers represent, understand, and forecast socio-cultural behaviour at the strategic, operational and tactical level.

The HSCB Program has the following objectives:

• Advance understanding of the influence of socio-cultural factors on behaviour as it applies to military-relevant contexts and environments, and provide empirically validated theories that can be instantiated in computational models.
  
  
• Provide new methods and technology, validated computational models, and software to assist warfighters and others in considering socio-cultural behaviour factors for analysis, planning, and operations.
  
  
• Develop methods and tools for flexible delivery of training of socio-cultural knowledge, skills, and abilities at tactical and operational levels
  
  
• Develop methods and tools for the collection, generation, standardization, integration, and transfer of socio-cultural data for use in computational models and decision support systems

Due date for White Papers: 11 April 2011
Full Proposals: 3 June 2011

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:
https://www.onr.navy.mil/en

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-Korea Foundation (AFK) promotes people-to-people and institutional links covering the spectrum of Australia's relations with Korea. This includes education, science and technology, commerce and industry, arts, the media and sport. It administers and funds projects and programs which will assist in achieving its purposes and aims.

The AKF Board seeks applications for grant funding from $2,000 up to a maximum of $20,000 for projects commencing between 1 August 2011 and 30 June 2012. Activities must be completed by 30 September 2012.

Funding priority will be given to projects which have an identified Korean partner and seek to strengthen Australia's bilateral relationship with Korea in the following areas:

Year of Friendship 2011 and Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of AKF
Projects which emphasise and seek to celebrate the long-standing and friendly relations that have developed between Australia and Korea over the past two decades, especially those that can show how seed funding from AKF in past years has fostered enduring relationships between organisations and institutions that continue today.

Partnerships and Collaborations in the fields of Technology, Environment and Agriculture
Projects which establish new partnerships or build on existing collaborations between institutions or peak bodies and their counterparts in Korea, particularly in emerging fields of research and development.

Public Diplomacy, Media and Advocacy
Projects which highlight Australia's cultural and societal diversity, and encourage a greater awareness and well-informed knowledge of contemporary Australia among Korean influencers and in the broader Korean society.

Youth and Capacity Building for the Future
Projects which develop the skills of Australians to effectively engage with Korea such as language and cross-cultural skills and build a deeper understanding of Korean society, politics and the economy such as student and professional exchange programs.

 

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://www.dfat.gov.au/akf/index.html

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-Japan Foundation invites applications for projects in 2011-12 which support its objectives to:

• increase understanding in Japan of shared interests with Australia
• increase understanding in Australia of the importance of Japan to Australia as an economic and strategic partner
• increase recognition in Japan of Australian excellence and expertise

In 2011-12, funding priority will be given to projects and programs that strengthen Australia’s relationship with Japan through people-to-people engagement across a diverse range of sectors. These include projects relating to the bilateral economic and trade relationship (particularly the Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement), regional and international security issues, society and culture, education, science and technology and to advocacy, media and communications.

The AJF provides funding to projects which complement the three objectives listed above and which correspond with the themes below. Wherever possible, the AJF seeks to expand people-to-people and institutional links through programs, partnerships with other organisations and seed funding of projects to enable them to grow.

Themes of the AJF for 2011-12 are:

• Economics and Trade
• Security, Regional and International Relations
• Education and Science
• Society and Culture
• Communication, Information and Advocacy

Activities must commence after 15 July 2011 and be completed by 30 September 2012.

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://ajf.australia.or.jp/english/awards/ajfgrants/

Health Sciences

 

This Fellowship offer funding of $300,000 to provide support to a post-doctoral researcher with 2-3 years experience for research into diabetes that will benefit an aging population. The Fellowship will be awarded for a two-year period.

Post-doctoral researchers having attained their PhD after 2007 are eligible to submit an application and CV for consideration. Each application will be assessed individually and applicants will be contacted to confirm eligibility. Researchers having been awarded their PhD prior to 2007 are not eligible to apply.

Please refer to the "Grants" section of the Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

Health Sciences

 

Heart Foundation Fellowships support individual researchers to develop their career in cardiovascular research. The Foundation is now calling for applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships, Overseas Research Fellowships and Career Development Fellowships to commence in 2012.

 

Postdoctoral Fellowships (Biomedical, Clinical, Public Health)
Application due date: 8 April 2011

These fellowships are available to medical and science graduates who have completed an MD or PhD award within the last five years. Postdoctoral Fellowships are valued at approximately $71,000 p.a. and tenable for up to two years. They may be full or part-time.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au

 

Overseas Research Fellowships
Application due date: 8 April 2011

Overseas Research Fellowships are available to medical and science graduates who have completed a PhD or MD award within the last 24 months. Overseas Fellowships are valued up to $71,000 p.a. (plus an overseas living allowance) and tenable for up to three years (first two years overseas and final year back in Australia).

For more information, please vist:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au

 

Career Development Fellowship
Application due date: 8 April 2011

Career Development Fellowships are available for early to mid career cardiovascular researchers who are 2-12 years postdoctoral. Career Development Fellowships are valued at approximately $98,000 p.a. (plus an additional $30,000 project grant in the first year) and tenable for four years. They may be full or part time.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au

 

South Australian Cardiovascular Research Development Program - Fellowship
Application due date: 4 March 2011

The South Australian Cardiovascular Research Development Program (SACVRDP) is supporting high quality research, which is relevant to heart, stroke and blood vessel disease with a focus on supporting early career researchers. The aim of this funding is to stimulate, enhance and sustain the collaborative potential of South Australian researchers.  This Fellowship is for a tenure of up to three years and is to commence in 2012.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au

 

Please refer to the "Grants" and "Grants -Travel" section for more funding opportunities from this sponsor.

 

For further information on any Heart Foundation research awards, please call (03) 9321 1581 or email research@heartfoundation.org.au

Multidisciplinary

 

The American Australian Association awards individual Fellowships for advanced study in the United States of up to US$30,000 each year. The Fellowships build on existing strong social and economic partnerships and foster intellectual exchange between the United States and Australia.

Fields of study supported for this Fellowship are:

• Biology (biopharmaceuticals)
• Conservation, Sustainability
• Engineering
• Geology/Geophysics
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Pediatrics
• Science
• Technology

Eligibility

• Research/study must be at the graduate level or above
• Proof of acceptance into a US educational institution is required
• Applicant must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident

 

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://www.americanaustralian.org/australian_to_usa_apps/

Multidisciplinary

 

The aim of Future Fellowships is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers from Australia and abroad, and encourages proposals from researchers working in areas of national priority that can demonstrate a capacity to build collaboration across industry, research institutions or with other disciplines.

The Future Fellowships Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2011 are now available on the Research Branch website:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/ A basic guide to getting started on RMS can also be found here.

Other documents such as the ARC’s Instructions and FAQs, and the Research Branch’s section-by-section guide, will be uploaded here as they become available.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Researchers cannot apply for a Fellowship on a NHMRC Proposal and a Future Fellowship Proposal during the 2011 calendar year.

 

Internal closing dates are as follows:

• Eligibility Exemption Requests: 2nd March 2011
• Notification of Intent due Friday, 4th March 2011
• For full review, proposals are due at Research Branch by CoB on Friday, 1st April 2011;
• Eligibility check for proposals received between 2nd April and Friday, 8th April 2011;
• Submission only (no guarantee of review), if received after Friday, 8th April 2011.  

We will provide further notification when the scheme opens and the RMS Proposal Form and other relevant documentation become available.

 

Please email the ARC Grants Team at arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au or telephone Research Branch on 8303 5137 if you have any questions or would like further information.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/future_default.htm.

Health Sciences

 

Travel Grants valued at up to $2,000 are available to support Australian early career researchers travelling to present their cardiovascular research at an overseas conference. They are also available for Indigenous health researchers travelling to present their research within Australia.

Please refer to "Grants", "Fellowships / Scholarships", and "Grants -Travel" for more opportunities from this sponsor.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/

Multidisciplinary

 

This research award was established to honour the founder of the Australian Breastfeeding Association formerly the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, Mary Paton OAM. It is planned that the Mary Paton Research Award be a biennial award for breastfeeding research.

The Association will award $2000 for the best original paper on breastfeeding.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.lrc.asn.au/mpra.html

Multidisciplinary

 

The Prime Minister’s Prize for Science is one of the nation’s most highly-regarded awards and the premier national award for scientific achievement. It is awarded for an outstanding specific achievement or series of related achievements in any area of science advancing human welfare or benefiting society, and has been awarded previously to such luminaries of Australian science as Frank Fenner, Donald Metcalf, Jacques Miller, Ian Frazer and Graeme Clark and John O'Sullivan.

The Prize comprises a solid gold medallion and a cash prize of $300,000.

Early career researchers who have made outstanding achievements in their field are recognised with two Prizes comprising a solid silver medallion and a cash prize of $50,000 each - the Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
https://grants.innovation.gov.au/SciencePrize/Pages/Home.aspx

Sciences

 

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

Sciences

 

The Australia and Pacific Science Foundation provides support, on a competitive basis, for the following activities:

• The top priority is to encourage high quality research by scientists in Australian national or state institutions, and similar institutions in other countries of the South West Pacific.
• Occasional support may also be given to such activities as training, publications or conferences.

The Foundation seeks to complement, rather than compete with, other funding bodies, and may be used as “seed money” to initiate projects, which may subsequently expand and attract major funding from other sources. Foundation grants have also supported specific components of large projects financed primarily by other agencies.

Typically the APSF provides project grants up to $15,000 per year for up to three years. Grants are awarded to institutions within Australia or other countries of the South West Pacific region for activities within those countries or within the region.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://apscience.org.au/guidelines.html

Sciences

 

The Herman Slade Foundation was established to encourage the pursuit of excellence in scientific research, particularly on topics which are designed to improve the ways in which individuals and communities interact with their natural environments.

The Foundation provides funding for project grants to the value of $30,000 per year, for up to three years. Grants are awarded to Australian institutions for research activities in Australia within the biological or biophysical sciences. Occasionally activities located in countries of the south west Pacific may also be funded.

Researchers please note the Foundation does not fund medical research.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.hermonslade.org.au/guidelines.html

Sciences

 

Applications for an Award from the Hansjörg Eichler Research Fund are invited from all current financial members of the Australian Systematic Botany Society.

Eligibility requirements for project funding are as follows:

• projects must contribute to Australian systematic botany (including cryptogams)
• projects must be carried out within Australia
• applicants must be attached to an Australian research institute (in the broadest sense)

The maximum grant awarded will be $2000. Large capital items will not be considered. Students, recent graduates and newly-established botanists will be given preference.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://anbg.gov.au/asbs/hesrfund.html

Health Sciences

 

The first DEBRA group was founded in the UK by a group of parents whose children were affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). Applications for new research funding from DEBRA International, in any of DEBRA’s priority research areas:

• Biology and genetics of all forms of EB, as better understanding can lead to new approaches to treat EB
• Development of therapies, including possible gene-therapies, cell-therapies, drug therapies or protein therapies
• Wound healing and skin cancer in EB
• Clinical research to improve management of EB through symptom relief

Projects of 2 or 3 years duration will be considered. Funding applications should not request more than €160K (2-year grant), or €240K (3-year grant).
Grant applications may be made in USD, Euro or GBP. Contracts will be issued in USD, Euro or GBP for a binding amount.

Please submit a copy of your letter of intent, 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.debra-international.org/research/grant-applications/