Research Branch Bulletin

Due date: 8 December 2011
Senior Scientists & Young Investigators: up to US $75,000 per annum
Postdoctoral Fellowships: up to US $60,000

The Reeve Foundation funds activities that hold promise of identifying therapies for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other sequelae of CNS injury.

The areas of research listed below are the focus of current Reeve emphasis and funding:

• Studying strategies that may promote neuronal growth and survival, encourage the formation of synapses, enhance the production of myelin, restore conduction capabilities, or may otherwise lead to restoration of the compromised circuitry in the acutely and chronically injured spinal cord
  
  
• Evaluating the efficacy of drugs or other interventions that protect against secondary neuronal injury or provide insight into the mechanisms causing such damage
  
  
• Defining anatomical characteristics of spinal cord injury in well-defined animal models and in the human spinal cord, specifically documenting the neuronal systems that are most vulnerable to spinal cord injury and the functional losses occurring as a result
  
  
• Elucidating the biological mechanisms underlying approaches to improve concomitant functions affected by spinal cord injury, (e.g., bladder function, sexual function) and alleviate chronic pain and spasticity

 

For information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.christopherreeve.org

CONFERENCE
26-29 September 2011
Brisbane, Australia

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) joined forces to propose that the 5^th WCCA and 3^rd FSD be held in Australia in September 2011.

The combination of 5^th WCCA and 3^rd FSD effort brings a unique opportunity to discuss the application of conservation agriculture principles from a farming systems perspective. The principles of conservation agriculture will be discussed in relation to both large-scale, high-tech commercial farms, and small-scale low-cost smallholder farms from developing regions, in the world in the context of food security concerns, increasing food demand, and climate change.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Condensed paper submissions are now invited for the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (WCCA5) incorporating 3rd Farming System Design Conference (FSD3). The 3-page condensed paper format will provide delegates with a concise record of all papers.

Submission due date: 15 June 2011
Acceptance notification: 8 July 2011
Revisions for accepted papers due: 31 July 2011

 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Limited funds are available to assist with travel and attendance costs for this meeting, and these will normally be provided only to applicants who have submitted a paper. Program Committee assessment of the quality of that paper will be an important criterion in deciding which applicants will be funded, and the extent of funding

For program details and instructions for submitted papers, please visit:
http://www.wcca2011.org/index.htm

CONFERENCE
12-15 December 2011
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom

The mathematical theory and practice of cryptography and coding underpins the provision of effective security and reliability for data communication, processing and storage. Theoretical and practical advances in the fields of cryptography and coding are therefore a key factor in facilitating the growth of data communications and data networks of various types.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Original research papers on all technical aspects of cryptography and coding are solicited for submission. The proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, and will be available at the conference.

Submission due date: 10 June 2011
Acceptance notification: 29 August 2011
Proceedings version due: 17 December 2011

For registration and further submission details, please visit:
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Liqun_Chen/IMACC11-home.htm

 

2011 Funding Calendar
The following funding initiatives are now open in RGMS:

• Program Grants
• Development Grants **(please refer to recently updated Funding Policy and Advice & Instructions to Applicants on the NHMRC website)

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

 

Revised Annual Progress Report Template
The NHMRC has revised the Annual Progress Report template as at 15th March 2011.  NHMRC will accept Progress Reports submitted on either the old or new template.
Note that the date for Progress Reports due in 2011 was extended by one month to 30 April 2011.  If you have not yet submitted your Progress Report, it is now overdue so please submit it to Research Branch ASAP.  The deadline for Final Reports remains unchanged.  They are due by 30 June 2011.

Note
The submission dates for Mid-Term Progress reports against Researcher Support Schemes remain the same.  Some initiatives have a requirement to attach a Progress or Final Report to their Grant Application. In these instances, applicants are to provide their reports in the form of a 1 page summary.

The new progress report template is available via the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/admin/progreport.htm

 

RGMS Scheduled Outage
Date: Friday 20 May to Sunday 22 May
Time: 9:00pm Friday to 4:00am Sunday (AEDT) Systems Affected: All NHMRC systems
Comment: SAN Firmware Upgrade to upgrade software that controls how the hard disk is managed

 

NHMRC CEO Professor Warwick Anderson has recently released a communiqué talking about peer review.

Updates to the peer review process are available on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/media

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

Pathophysiology of HIV-Associated Neurodegeneration in Aging Populations on Long-Term Anti-Retroviral Therapy (R01)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invite research grant applications focused on elucidating the mechanisms of HIV-associated neuropathogenesis in the context of aging, chronic infection with HIV, and long term exposure to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). Understanding the pathogenesis of HAND in HIV-infected individuals over 50 years of age, in light of potential interactions with HAART, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging-related co-morbid conditions are the focus of this announcement.

Letter of Intent due: (Earliest Submission Date): 9 Aug 2011
Application due: 9 Sep 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-12-070.html

Basic Research in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (R01)
The purpose of this FOA is to encourage innovative molecular and physiological research that could lead to early diagnosis or effective medical therapy for calcific aortic valve disease. Applications from investigators in related fields (for example, mineralization and bone physiology, extracellular matrix physiology, and molecular imaging) are strongly encouraged.

Letter of Intent due: (Earliest Submission Date): 11 Sept 2011
Application due: 11 Oct 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-12-015.html

Pulmonary Vascular-Right Ventricular Axis Research Program (R01)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits research grant applications from organizations proposing to study right ventricular (RV) function/dysfunction and disease.  Utilizing a multidisciplinary and collaborative team approach, this program will foster research which will lead to improved diagnostics and therapeutics for RV disease, particularly in the setting of lung vascular disease.

Letter of Intent due: (Earliest Submission Date): 13 Sept 2011
Application due: 13 Oct 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-12-021.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.

NEW due date: 24 May 2011 (original closing date of 6 April 2011)
Funding available: up to $300,000 per annum for 12 months

The Neuroscience Research Grants were established in 2002 to support and advance basic and clinical research in the fields of neuroscience including psychiatry, pain medicine, neurology, and associated areas. The proposals should involve clinical research or basic research involving humans.

The research grants program is open to medical graduates who are early in their research career, having commenced research (or have returned to research after an appropriate break) within the last 5 years. Therefore applications are open to medical graduates who have obtained, or are in the process of obtaining specialist qualifications/doctorate and/or are currently in advanced training. Individual grants will be available up to AUD$44,000 (including GST).

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://pfizergrants.com.au/grants/NeuroscienceResearch.aspx

Health Sciences

 

The Leukaemia Foundation wishes to support research in Australia into the causes, treatment and care of people with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.

For funding in 2012, the Foundation invites expressions of interest for grants-in-aid for research projects to support basic, applied, and translational research, aimed at improving the outcomes for people with blood cancers and related disorders. Applicants are encouraged to develop innovative approaches to haematological problems, especially in the areas of basic or fundamental research.

Applications for grants-in-aid in the range $50,000 - $110,000 per annum will be considered for research staff salaries and/or maintenance costs to support research projects. Leukaemia Foundation grants-in-aid are not intended to fund shortfalls for other grants received. Applications for shortfall funding will not be considered.

Funding is normally for one year but consideration will be given for a second year of funding for top ranked applications at the discretion of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (MSAC).

 

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

 

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

Health Sciences

 

The Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) has opened a second round of funding to establish up to seven additional Centres of Research Excellence (CREs) in Primary Health Care. Each successful applicant will receive $2.5 million over four years. APHCRI is seeking applications from a broad range of primary health care researchers.

APHCRI will provide support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop research capacity in primary health care services.

The CREs may be actual (i.e. comprising a physical entity or Institute) or virtual (i.e. geographically disparate, linking a collaborative research effort from several organisations). They will be multi-institutional with at least two institutions (universities and/or non-government organisations) collaborating in a Centre.

Major research themes for the CRE Round 2 are:

• Access and Equity
• Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions
• Quality, Governance, Performance and Sustainability

Each of these themes has a series of sub-themes. Applications should focus on a particular sub-theme as the primary area for research.
(Sub-themes are identified in the Information for Applicants document, available on the APHCRI website)

 

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

If you are considering applying for funding within this round, please contact the Health Sciences team at the Research Branch by emailing raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anu.edu.au/aphcri/Spokes_Research_Program/CRE2.php

 

This grant round forms part of the Dairy Innovative Research Grant Scheme administered through Dairy Innovation Australia. The objective of the grant application process is to provide a fair and equitable means of supporting focused research and innovation that will be of benefit to the Australian dairy industry.

Project applications should be targeted toward providing research solutions in line with DHNC's strategic objectives and priorities. Research priorities for the 2011 funding round are:

Nutrient Density and Sustainability
Up to $300,000 total funding allocation to this priority area

Muscle Maintenance and Movement
Up to $800,000 total funding allocation to this priority area

Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
Up to $300,000 total funding allocation to this priority area

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to fund or secure third party funds for the project costs.

 

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

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

 

In 2011 ADS and Servier Laboratories are offering grants for clinical projects that involve improvement of patient care consistent with the aims of the National Service Improvement.

The framework for National Service Improvement includes the following aims:

• to prevent and limit the progression of diabetes
• to slow the onset of complications
• reduce preventable hospital admissions
• reduce variations in care between clinicians and health services, across metropolitan, rural and remote settings and in care provided to disadvantaged groups

Preference will be given to projects with potential applicability to diabetes care throughout Australia. The value of the grants will vary depending on need but it is anticipated that the average grant will be for $20,000.

One investigator must be a current financial ADS member.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.diabetessociety.com.au/grants-awards.asp

 

The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney invites applications from Australian-based researchers for a grant of $100,000 to support and foster research on the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells.

The grant is awarded on the recommendation of an independent selection panel according to the following criteria:

• The research meets the highest standards of scientific excellence
• Therapeutic applications are likely to arise from the research
• The research is innovative, displaying novelty in its experimental approach
• Receipt of this grant will be significant for the undertaking of the research
• The researcher(s) have a track record of success in undertaking similar or related research
• Matching funds have been secured from another source

All research must comply with the ethical standards set out in Chapter 6 of the Code of Ethical Standards for Catholic Health and Aged Care Services in Australia.

Funds will be available for expenditure from 1 January 2012 and should be expended by 31 December 2013.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.sydneycatholic.org/resources/grant.shtml

 

Retina Australia directs funds to scientific/medical research relevant to the causes, treatment, prevention or cure of retinal dystrophies.

Priority will be given to studies of retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited retinal diseases and, to the extent that available funds permit, to age-related macular degeneration.

Retina Australia may fund research which is basic or applied and may support research through supplementing NHMRC or HRC of NZ funding, or "near miss" NHMRC/ HRC of NZ applications. Research into diabetic retinopathy is not funded by Retina Australia, nor is research into behavioural and welfare aspects of retinal dystrophy.

Funding would not generally exceed $40,000 for projects up to one year in durations, though special consideration may be given to extending this limit to $60,000 in the case of a highly ranked application. Combined NHMRC or HRC of NZ and Retina Australia grants may exceed the NHMRC or HRC of NZ budget request.

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

 

The Novel Concept Award aims to support projects that challenge existing paradigms or break new theoretical ground. The Award provides investigators with the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations and encourages the development of innovative and possibly high-risk avenues of investigation.

Research supported by a Novel Concept Award must be operated under the auspices of an Administering Institution. Applications involving multidisciplinary and/or multi-institutional collaborations are encouraged, as are applications that bring new researchers to breast cancer.

The project may be used to develop new methods, technology, techniques and applications as long as it will result in new knowledge in the area of breast cancer.

The Novel Concept Award is limited in scale, and has a maximum value of $100,000 per grant per annum for direct costs over one or two years and is non-renewable.

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

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

 

Since its inception, Australian Rotary Health’s emphasis has been on community health with its current emphasis on Mental Health. By the end of 2011, Australian Rotary Health will allocate around $3 million in medical research grants and scholarships.

The principle goals of Australian Rotary Health are:

• to encourage, promote, stimulate and aid medical and health research in Australia
• to co-ordinate and manage Rotary health initiatives and community health projects
• to promote, encourage and stimulate public interest in the prevention and treatment of ill health in Australia 

Research grants are currently available for up to $70,000 for a period of one year. Funding may be used to pay Personnel Support Packages, but cannot be used for the salary of principle investigators involved in the research.

 

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

 

Australian Pork Limited call for tenders from researchers to engage with its 2011/12 research priorities, established by several specialist groups comprised of expert participants from industry, research providers, and APL Managers.

The APL seek to fund research projects in the following key priority areas:

Environment

• Outdoor production
• By-product refinement/nutrient extraction
• Water and energy use on Australian piggeries
• Nutrient tracking of outdoor piggeries and by-product reuse areas
• Methane mitigation & utilisation

Food Safety

• Toxoplasmosis attribution
• Salmonella Typhimurium molecular genotyping and risk modelling

Growth & Development

• Grower-Finisher growth performance

Technology Transfer and Industry Capability

• National Training Network
• Future Leaders Program
• Revision of Birth to Bacon Series

Applicants wishing to respond to this Call for Tenders should contact the relevant APL Research & Innovation Manager (refer below).

Food Safety
Ms Heather Channon
heather.channon@australianpork.com.au
03 9645 9189

Growth & Development
Dr Darryl D.Souza
darryl.dsouza@australianpork.com.au
02 6825 2200

Technology Transfer & Industry Capability
Ms Emalyn Loudon
emalyn.loudon@australianpork.com.au
02 6825 2200

Environment
Ms Janine Price
janine.price@australianpork.com.au
02 6825 2200

 

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.australianpork.com.au/pages/page159.asp

 

The Canine Research Foundation is seeking applications for grants for research to commence in the year 2012.  The Foundation is an independent public trust for the purposes of funding research directed at improving canine health, which it does through a program of annual research grants.  The Australian National Kennel Council has adopted the Foundation as its research-funding vehicle.

Grants per project will normally be in the order of $5,000-15,000 in any one year. Projects may extend beyond one year but funding each year will be dependent upon satisfactory progress as given in interim reports. 

Funding is not usually provided for salaries, stipends or significant capital equipment.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ankc.org.au/Canine-Research-Foundation.aspx

 

The Native Vegetation Council (NVC) invites applications for funding of projects under the Native Vegetation Council Significant Environmental Benefit (SEB) Grants. Funding is available for biodiversity projects that will assist in the large scale conservation, restoration and management of native vegetation at a landscape scale.

Priorities for an SEB Grant include:

• Assisting in the enhancement of biodiversity to meet targets established in regional NRM Plans and regional Biodiversity Plans
  
  
• The enhancement of remnant native vegetation through the implementation of active management activities including buffering through the establishment and management of rehabilitation/habitat enhancement and/or plantings
  
  
• Assisting in achieving targets identified in the Nature Links program or established Nature Links corridors
  
  
• Assisting in the rehabilitation, protection and management of key areas identified through biodiversity analysis
  
  
• Provision for long-term biodiversity outcomes, such as addressing potential impacts of climate change
  
  
• Assisting in the conservation of National, State or Regionally listed plant species and vegetation communities

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

 

Platypus Asset Management is offering funding for research within the broad area of Australian equities to a (full-time or part-time) member of staff at any university or research institute in Australia.

Platypus invites applications from researchers at any stage of their career with backgrounds in:

• economics
• business
• statistics
• mathematics
• physics
• engineering

The successful applicant will have access to the Platypus equities database, which consists of fundamental and market data that is sourced from external providers.

Support will be for A$50,000 per annum for three years, plus A$5,000 per annum for conference attendance, contingent upon satisfactory progress reports.

Please refer to the Call for Research Proposals for application instructions.

For further information regarding this sponsor, please visit:
http://www.platypusassetmanagement.com.au

 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund promotes quality evidence-based practice in drug law enforcement to prevent and reduce the harmful effects of licit and illicit drug use in Australian society. A key aim of NDLERF is to promote collaboration between the Law Enforcement Sector and Researchers. The Fund functions within the broader context provided by the National Drug Strategic Framework.

The NDLERF Board of Management invites applications from researchers to undertake innovative quality research to assist in the development of technologies, tools or techniques that will assist law enforcement agencies' responses to licit and/or illicit substances in the community. This can include research into the extent and impact of substance misuse on the community and policing, or research which examines or evaluates the effectiveness of existing interventions and strategies.

The NDLERF Board of Management has expressed a preference for research projects of up to two years in direction. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the NDLERF Secretariat prior to submission of applications to the NDLERF Board of Management.

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ndlerf.gov.au/kit.php

 

The Criminology Research Fund derives its income from an annual contribution from the Australian Government and each of the state and territory Governments.

The Council is empowered by section 47(1) of the Criminology Research Act 1971 to make grants for:

"...such purposes of, or related to, criminological research (including the dissemination of information and advice and the publication of reports, periodicals, books and papers in connection with criminological research and the results of criminological research) as are determined by the Council."

The term criminological research is defined in the Act to mean research in connection with:

• the causes, correction and prevention of criminal behaviour, and
• any related matter

Project grant funding may be used to support research personnel, equipment, travel, maintenance, and administration.

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

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

Health Sciences

 

The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Defense Appropriations Act provides US $16M to the Department of Defense (DOD) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) to find and fund the best research to eradicate the clinical impact of neurofibromatosis (NF) and Schwannomatosis.

This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

Note*
Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 July 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 25 July 2011

Please submit applications along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au)

 

AWARD SUMMARIES

Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  July 25 2011

The Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in the NF and/or Schwannomatosis research fields. Results of studies conducted through this award may provide the scientific rationale upon which a new hypothesis can be based, or they should provide initial principles of an innovative hypothesis. This award is designed to provide investigators with the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations.

 

Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  July 25 2011

The NFRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award supports basic and clinically oriented research that will:

• Provide insight into the development of NF and Schwannomatosis
• Result in substantial improvements to the diagnosis and treatment of NF and/or Schwannomatosis
• Have an impact on the quality of life of persons with those diseases

This award encourages research applications that specifically address the following areas:

• Complications of NF with high mortality such as neoplasms and cerebrovascular abnormalities
  
  
• Complications of NF with high morbidity such as skeletal maladies, learning deficits, hormone-associated effects, and pain
  
  
• Refinement and standardization of imaging techniques, molecular and cellular markers, and quality of life metrics for use in future clinical trials
  
  
• Translational research such as the development or preclinical testing of therapeutic agents for the treatment of NF

Investigator-Initiated Focused Research Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  August 1, 2011

Applications for this mechanism must address one or more of the following areas as they relate to NF and/or Schwannomatosis:

• Pain
• Wound repair
• Nerve regeneration
• Stress and inflammation
• Cognitive dysfunction

 

New Investigator Research Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  July 25 2011

The intent of the NFRP New Investigator Award is to support the continued development of promising independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators into a career in the field of NF research. Experience in NF research is allowed, but not required. However, Principal Investigators (PIs) with a limited background in NF research are strongly encouraged to have a collaborator who is experienced in the NF field. New Investigator Award applications must include preliminary data that is relevant to NF and/or Schwannomatosis and the proposed project.

 

Postdoctoral Traineeship Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  July 25 2011

The intent of the training award is to enable recent medical or other doctoral degree graduates to obtain the necessary experience to pursue an independent career in NF research. Candidates for this award must demonstrate a strong desire to pursue a career in NF research.

Under this award mechanism, the postdoctoral trainee is considered the Principal Investigator (PI) and, as such, should write the project narrative with appropriate direction from the mentor. The focus of these awards is on the PI, the mentor, and the training program and environment. These awards primarily provide salary support for the PI and require the active involvement of a designated mentor who is an established NF researcher, as evidenced by a demonstrated record of past and/or current funding and publications. While the PI is not required to have previous experience in NF research, applications for this award must focus on NF research.

For further information and application instructions regarding the aforementioned awards, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Defense Appropriations Act provides $80M to the Department of Defense (DOD) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) to fund research that will eliminate death and suffering from prostate cancer. 

The following announcements are divided into 2 categories:

• awards with an emphasis on impact
• awards with an emphasis on innovation

Due dates vary according to scheme. Pre-applications are to be sent directly to the sponsor by the due date listed beneath each award.

Full proposals are to be submitted along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) by the "Full Applications" due date.

AWARDS WITH EMPHASIS ON IMPACT

Health Disparity Research Award
The Health Disparity Research Award supports new ideas for prostate cancer health disparity research with the potential to make an important contribution towards eliminating death and suffering from prostate cancer. Appropriate health disparity areas include, but are not limited to, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, access to health care, insurance status, age, geography, and cultural beliefs.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 May 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 1 June 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89235

Population-Based Research Award
The Population-Based Research Award mechanism supports high-impact, population-based approaches to prostate cancer research. The overall goal of this award is to generate unique information and/or tools that can only be achieved from the perspective of systematic studies of a defined patient population. A robust statistical plan is required and should be supported with requisite statistical expertise in the study team.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 May 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 1 June 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89233

Clinical Trial Award
The PCRP Clinical Trial Award supports rapid execution of clinical trials (Phase 0/I, Phase I, Phase I/II, or Phase II for drugs, Class II or III for devices) to test novel approaches with the potential to have a major impact on the treatment or management of prostate cancer. Funding from this award mechanism must support a clinical trial and cannot be used for preclinical research studies.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 10 June 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 25 August 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=92014

Impact Award
The PCRP Impact Award supports research projects specifically focused on making a major impact on one critical issue in prostate cancer: reducing or eliminating the over-treatment of primary prostate cancer. Projects funded by this award will, if successful, ultimately change the standard of practice for decision-making in the treatment of primary prostate cancer. As such, it is expected that all projects for the Impact Award will address the PCRP overarching challenge to “distinguish aggressive from indolent disease.”

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 10 June 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 25 August 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=92033

Laboratory-Clinical Transition Award
The Laboratory-Clinical Transition Award supports product-driven preclinical studies of promising lead agents that have the potential to revolutionize prostate cancer clinical care. This award is intended to fund Principal Investigators (PIs) who lack support to conduct the preclinical studies needed to advance lead agents to human testing. The goal of this award is the generation of pharmacology and toxicology data for inclusion in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational New Drug (IND) application and/or (new for FY11) current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) production of the lead agent(s).

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 10 June 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 25 August 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=92054

 

AWARDS WITH EMPHASIS ON INNOVATION

Exploration Hypothesis Development Award
The Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award supports the exploration of highly innovative, untested, potentially high-gain concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods that address an important problem in prostate cancer. Results of studies conducted through this award may provide the scientific rationale upon which a new hypothesis can be based, or initial proof-of-principle of an innovative hypothesis.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 May 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 1 June 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89253

Idea Development Award
The Idea Development Award supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and have the potential to make an important contribution to eliminating death and suffering from prostate cancer. Although groundbreaking research often involves a degree of risk, applications should be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 1 June 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 16 August 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89273

Synergistic Idea Development Award
The Synergistic Idea Development Award supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research involving two or three independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) Principal Investigators (PIs). These investigators should use complementary and synergistic perspectives to address a central problem or question in prostate cancer research. This award is designed to encourage and support both new and pre-existing partnerships.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 1 June 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 16 August 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89274

 

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

 

Health Sciences

 

The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Defense Appropriations Act provides US $6.4M to the Department of Defense (DOD) Tuberous Sclerosis Research Program (TSCRP) to promote innovative research focused on decreasing the impact of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

The mission of the TSCRP is to encourage innovative research aimed at understanding the pathogenesis of TSC and to translate these findings to the care of individuals with TSC.

 

Note*
Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 July 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 25 July 2011

Please submit applications along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au)

 

AWARD SUMMARIES

Career Transition Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  July 25 2011

The FY11 Career Transition Award supports TSC researchers during the transition from postdoctoral training to an independent position. This award will cover up to two years of postdoctoral training followed by up to two years of a faculty-level position. Under this award mechanism, the postdoctoral fellow is considered the Principal Investigator (PI).

 

Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  July 25 2011

The Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in the TSC research field. Results of studies conducted through this award should provide the scientific rationale upon which a new hypothesis can be based, or they should provide initial principles of an innovative hypothesis. This award is designed to provide investigators with the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations. The presentation of preliminary data is encouraged, but not required.

 

Idea Development Award
Pre-Application:  July 18, 2011
Application:  August 1, 2011

The FY11 TSCRP Idea Development Award supports high-impact, innovative research that will drive the field of TSC research forward. Preclinical studies are encouraged but clinical trials are not allowed.

For further information and application instructions regarding the aforementioned awards, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/tscrp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Defense Appropriations Act provides $80M to the Department of Defense (DOD) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) to fund research that will eliminate death and suffering from prostate cancer. 

The following announcements list mechanisms with an emphasis on training.

Pre-applications are to be sent directly to the sponsor by the due date listed beneath each award.

Full proposals are to be submitted along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) by the "Full Applications" due date.

Health Disparity Training Award
These awards primarily provide salary support for the Principal Investigator (PI); the trainee is considered the PI of the proposal. The PI must exhibit strong potential for and commitment to pursuing a career as a prostate cancer health disparity researcher; however, the PI is not required to have previous health disparity or prostate cancer research experience. Applications must include at least one mentor, appropriate to the proposed training and research project, who has experience in prostate cancer health disparity research as demonstrated by a record of funding and publications.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 May 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 2 June 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89093

 

Physician Research Training Award
The Physician Research Training Award supports a mentored training experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties and/or responsibilities for productive careers in prostate cancer research. This award is intended to provide aggressive protection of at least 40% of the PI’s time for research. In addition, salary for up to a 50% combined level of effort from one to two key support personnel may be provided by this award. The trainee is considered the Principal Investigator (PI) of the proposal. This award requires the involvement of at least one designated mentor with an established research program in prostate cancer, evidenced by publications and funding.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 May 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 2 June 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=88953

 

Postdoctoral Training Award
The Postdoctoral Training Award supports training opportunities focused on prostate cancer research for recent doctoral graduates. These awards primarily provide salary support for the Principal Investigator (PI); the postdoctoral trainee is considered the PI of the proposal.

Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 18 May 2011
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 2 June 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=89034

 

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

 

Health Sciences

 

The Leukaemia Foundation’s Senior Research Fellowships provide sustained support for an outstanding young researcher, preferably between 3 and 10 years postdoctorate, who has established an international reputation for research in the field of leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancers and disorders.

This Fellowship is particularly targeted at outstanding young researchers currently based overseas and who wish to return to Australia to develop independent research programs, although outstanding candidates already based in Australia will be eligible.

The Fellowship is offered for 5 years, with an award of $200, 000 per annum.

Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for, but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, may apply for the award.

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

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

Health Sciences

 

The Leukaemia Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme aims to encourage talented young students, medical graduates and researchers to pursue a career in basic, applied, or translational research, to find cures and better ways to care for patients and families living with haematological malignancies.

Candidates must have been awarded their PhD no more than three years prior to the closing date for applications or else their PhD must be awarded by December of the year of application.

Postdoctoral fellowships will initially be awarded for one year, with an award of up to $100, 000 per annum.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to apply for up to two annual extensions subject to satisfactory progress and consideration by the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee.

Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for, but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, may apply for the award.

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

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

Health Sciences

 

The Institute in conjunction with the Robert Graham Center is now seeking to appoint the 2011 APHCRI/Robert Graham Center Visiting Fellow. People enrolled in an Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) vocational training program or a recent graduate (up to three years) of these programs and their predecessors can apply.

The successful applicant will visit the Robert Graham Center in Washington DC in late 2011 to undertake a research project relevant to the Robert Graham Center, the Australian primary health care scene and the work of APHCRI.

Policy areas of aligned interest for APHCRI and Robert Graham Center include:

• primary care workforce
  
  
• chronic disease and preventative care management- differences in models of care and funding between the US and Australia
  
  
• mental health care – comparison of models of care involvement of primary care and funding options
  
  
• e-health – the utilisation of electronic health records and uptake of clinical decision support tools
  
  
• primary care teams – the use of practice nurses and physician assistants in providing care to patients
  
  
• understanding the distribution of access deprivation - combining ecologic and individual predictors of poor access to health care

The timing of the fellowship will also provide the recipient with the opportunity to attend the 39th North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Conference in Banff, Alberta (November 12-16, 2011) and the successful applicant is strongly encouraged to do this.

Funding
APHCRI is providing a maximum of AU $15,000 to support the initial phase of the initiative. It is expected that the APHCRI/Robert Graham Center Visiting Fellow would use this money to support travel, the time commitment, attendance at the NAPCRG meeting in Washington and incidental costs associated with the fellowship. The Robert Graham Center is providing a furnished corporate apartment in the heart of Washington, together with a stipend of US$650.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anu.edu.au/aphcri

 

Postdoctoral Training Fellowship
The purpose of the Postdoctoral Training Fellowships is to provide outstanding researchers who have recently completed a PhD with support to pursue their breast cancer research interests and increase their research capability. The overall aim is to attract, train and retain our most talented breast cancer researchers of the future. At the time of application the applicant must have no more than five years postdoctoral experience.

Postdoctoral Training Fellowships are available for up to four years at $90,000 p.a. including salary stipend, oncosts and some research-related expense. This year (2011) we are delighted to announce our partnership with Cure Cancer Australia Foundation (CCAF) who will contribute $90,000 for the first year of each fellowship.




Early Career Fellowship
The Early Career Fellowship will support the salary and research of outstanding new investigators with a vision to expand the scale and scope of breast cancer research in Australia. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their potential to develop high performing teams that will produce high quality research outcomes.

The specific aims of the scheme are to:

• Develop the most outstanding and creative breast cancer researchers across the range of disciplines in biomedical, clinical, health services and public health research
• Foster mentoring and collaboration of talented early career researchers, and facilitate integration of these new investigators into successful research teams
• Enhance quality and foster expansion of the scale and scope of breast cancer research in Australia
• Carry out research that is of major importance and with the potential to impact on breast cancer outcomes

At the time of application the applicant must have at least 5 but no more than 8 years postdoctoral or equivalent experience. The maximum funding available for each Early Career Fellowship is up to $150,000 per annum over four years. The funding provided will cover:

• The salary of the Fellow (up to $100,000 per annum)
• Up to $50,000 per annum towards the research project

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

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

Health Sciences

 

Pfizer Australia awards Fellowships each year to outstanding biomedical scientists wishing to establish a research career in Australia.

Each Fellowship allows the successful applicant to continue their program of research at an Australian university or research institution, by providing a 5-year grant covering salary, travel and other establishment costs. Each Fellowship is valued at up to AUD$1million.

As an indicative guide, the grant offers support to the individual at the level of Senior Lecturer, or occasionally, Reader salary range, with remaining funds used for other research related costs.

The Fellowships are designed to support a specific research program to be conducted by the applicant, primarily within an Australian research centre. To be eligible to apply for a Fellowship, applicants should have a research-based doctoral degree in a scientific or medically related discipline, together with recognised post-doctoral achievements.

A commitment to the establishment of a research career in Australia should be demonstrated by appropriate acknowledgement and support from a University or recognised local research institute.

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

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

Multidisciplinary

 

Through its annual thematic programme, the Institute gathers together scholars, intellectuals and public figures of world standing or world promise from a varied range of backgrounds to address topics of major academic or public interest.  Their mission is to anticipate the new and re-interpret the old by communicating across, or working between, disciplinary boundaries.

IAS Fellowships are available to scholars and  non-academics (e.g. intellectuals, artists, writers, journalists, policy makers, and politicians) throughout the UK and abroad.  

Research
Most fellows will contribute to the Institute’s annual theme (see below), which is normally publicised a year in advance. An IAS fellowship provides the holder with the space and time to develop their research and ideas in an academic community of scholars of national and international standing. Fellows will engage and forge strong links with at least one department at Durham, and be given the opportunity to deliver papers at events organised to coincide with the annual theme

Duration
Fellowships are normally offered for a three-month period and the IAS supports 10 fellowships per semester. The first semester covers the period October to December, the second semester covers the period January to March. IAS Fellowships are not available during April-June or the Christmas and Summer vacations.

Theme
The theme for 2012/13, for which applications are now invited, is "Time", interpreted in its broadest sense to be of potential interest to those working in a wide range of disciplines. A number of specific sub-themes have already been identified, including

• Nature and Geometry of Time
• Narrating Time
• Experiencing Time
• Reconstructing Time
• Time and the Present
• Scaling Time

What the Fellowships Offer

• costs associated with the fellow travelling to Durham, UK from their home institution (return fare - economy class)
• single occupancy office in Cosin's Hall, the home of the Institute of Advanced Study
• half board accommodation (in a one or two bedroom flat)
• membership of the college's Senior Common Room
• honorarium (£2,500 for three months or pro rata for shorter stays)
• Up to £8,000 for teaching buy-outs or contributions to loss of income

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

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/ias/fellowships/

Multidisciplinary

 

The AISEF Postgraduate Fellowship is directed at promoting scientific exchange and collaboration between Israel and Australia and provides funding to assist a student enrolled in a postgraduate research degree at an Australian University to spend up to 6 months working in a research laboratory in Israel.

The long-term objective of the Foundation is to foster exchange and collaboration between Israel and Australia. Eligibility for the Fellowship is restricted to Israeli or Australian nationals or those holding permanent residency visas for either country. The research activity undertaken by the student must be part of, or contribute to, the Australian postgraduate degree for which they are studying. The period spent at the Israeli research laboratory can occur at any point during the student's study for the Australian degree but must be completed in 2011 and prior to submission of the thesis for examination. The minimum period of the Fellowship is 3 months. One Fellowship will be offered.

The funds cover economy return airfares from the student's home university to the Israeli research laboratory and contribute to living and accommodation costs for a period up to 6 months to a maximum of A$7500. Successful applicants will be expected to arrange accommodation through the Israeli laboratory in which they will be working.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/aisef/aisefpgfellow-app-aust.html

Multidisciplinary

 

This Fellowship is jointly sponsored by the AGA and the Goethe-Institut. This annual Fellowship supports a young Australian to visit Germany to study the language and pursue special interest. Prospective candidates should have excellent academic tertiary qualifications and the prospect of a promising career in business, law, science, political studies or arts.

The Fellowship covers a period of twelve weeks at a mutually agreed time. The chosen candidate will attend a German language course for eight weeks. The specific location of the course will be advised by the Goethe-Institut.

The chosen candidate must have a good working knowledge of the German language (level B1 or higher) and is expected to spend the remaining four weeks of his/her time in Germany researching a topic of particular interest to the candidate.

The Fellowship provides for:

• 12 weeks in Germany
• eight weeks intensive language and cultural study with full accommodation and breakfast and one meal on course days
• AU$2,500 allowance towards a return economy airfare
• AU $6,000 allowance to facilitate travel throughout Germany
• general advice on itinerary

Where possible AGA will facilitate entry to areas of particular interest to the awardee, however candidates should ensure that their project does not assume that such entries will be available

This Fellowship is open to Australian citizens only. Australian-German citizens are not eligible to apply.

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

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

 

JDRF offers travel grants to early-stage researchers throughout Australia in order to strengthen the knowledge of type 1 diabetes amongst the research community. The grants are valued at up to $2,000 for domestic travel or $4,000 for international travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of furthering the researcher's expertise in the study of type 1 diabetes.

Eligible candidates for both forms of Travel Grants will be:

• Medical or science graduates who are undertaking type 1 diabetes research
• Researchers in the early stage of their career (e.g. PhD students or not more than 5 years post-doctoral)

OR

• Allied health or nursing professionals undertaking work or research impacting on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their carers and families; or
• Allied health or nursing students, enrolled in a post graduate program, whose work/research will impact on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their carers and families

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

 

Eppendorf and Science/AAAS established this international prize in 2002 to encourage and support the work of promising young neurobiologists aged 35 or younger.

It is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past three years, as described in a 1,000-word entrance essay.

The winner is awarded US$ 25,000. The grand prize winner's essay is published in Science and on Science Online. The winner also receives a free, five-year subscription to Science and Science Online and US$ 1,000 in free Eppendorf products.

The award is announced and presented at a ceremony in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Eppendorf provides full support for the grand prize winner to attend this event. The winner is also invited for a later trip to Hamburg to visit Eppendorf.

The finalists also receive full support to attend the prize ceremony and receive free Eppendorf products worth US$ 1,000 and a year's subscription to Science and Science Online. The finalist essays are published on Science Online.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.eppendorf.com.au

 

The Research Australia Awards recognise the great leaders and innovators, philanthropists, advocates and researchers that contribute to improving the health and lives of all Australians.

Presented annually for the past nine years, the Research Australia Awards aim to raise the profile of health and medical research in the community and celebrate the achievements of its contributors.

Award categories are:

• Peter Wills Medal
• Griffith University Discovery Award
• Hunter Medical Research Institute Great Australian Philanthropy Award
• Bupa Advocacy Award
• Leadership and Innovation Award
• Leadership in Corporate Giving Award

The Research Australia Awards enjoy a high profile. Winners benefit from media coverage, wide exposure in the community and enhanced peer recognition.

The Awards ceremony and dinner will be held at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Victoria on Wednesday 16 November 2011 and will be attended by leaders in research, government, industry and the philanthropic sector.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://researchaustralia.org/events-activities/research-australia-awards/

 

Over the past nine years, the British Council's Realise Your Dream programme has gained a reputation as one of Australia’s leading creative industry prizes.

This award supports Australian creatives through targeted career development in the UK's creative industries. By tapping into a wide network of the UK’s finest practitioners, the British Council helps open doors to the experiences winners most need to develop professionally and creatively while making lasting UK connections that will inform their work for years to come.

Prize winners will receive:

• AU $8000 cash as a NAB Cash Passport to assist with expenses in the UK
• A return Virgin Atlantic economy flight to London
• A tailored professional development programme, devised in consultation with the British Council

British Council Australia is accepting applications from emerging practitioners working or studying across the spectrum of creative fields, including:

• visual arts
• design
• architecture
• music
• digital media
• performing arts

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.realiseyourdream.org.au/?cat=4

 

Under the auspices of DFEEST, the Science and Information Economy Directorate supports the ongoing development of South Australia’s knowledge economy by working in partnership with research and educational institutions, industry, community groups, and other government agencies, to develop and implement policies and programs with particular focus on research and innovation.

In 2011 the Directorate is offering 6 scholarships specifically targeting female researchers to the value of $15,000, to be used over a 12 months period for:

• travel
• conference attendance
• the employment of research staff to assist in the completion of published research work
• the travel and accommodation for a visiting scholar

The criteria for the allocation of these 12 month scholarships is as follows:

• applicants must be in ongoing position or have a funded position within your organisation for 3-years
• applicants must be conducting research in strategic areas of importance for the State (please refer to SA's Strategic Plan)
• applicant must be an early or mid career researcher as defined by the Australian Research Council.

The applicant will be required to submit a 1-2 page application based on the criteria above as well as providing a proposed budget and short plan for how the funds will be expended.

For further information please contact Mary Reiger, Principal Policy Officer for the Science & Information Directorate, on 08 8207 8703.

Health Sciences

 

The Applied Research Program is the Department's formal research program with a budget of approximately $2 million per annum and commissions research that contributes to the development of improved models for health care and service delivery, and/or enables the Department to better identify the health and well-being needs of the veteran community.

Funding under the Program is not by way of a grant but is provided under a Services Agreement between DVA and the researcher for research commissioned by DVA.

The current DVA Research Priorities are:

• Younger veterans and transition (including specific deployments, multiple deployments, recent war service, peacekeeper issues and transition from military to civilian occupation
  
• Veterans physical and mental health needs: a wellness approach (including early intervention, resilience, rehabilitation, compensation, veterans’ families, and women’s health)
• Ageing issues for veterans and war widows (including WWII, Korean and Vietnam veterans, war widows, social isolation, dementia and other aged care issues)
• Promoting the use of DVA data (including health and welfare status data, comparative data, technology and linkages with third party research)

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dva.gov.au

Health Sciences

 

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is committed to supporting new and emerging general practitioner researchers to conduct research into primary health care, and general practice.

The following RACGP awards are currently available:

RACGP/ Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) Indigenous Health Award
2 x awarded up to $4500 each (12 month period) in support of:

• indigenous medical students
• medical students to gain experience in indigenous health
• indigenous medical graduates undertaking GP training
• registrars and GPs undertaking research and educational projects in indigenous health
• other activities supporting the provision of high quality health care to indigenous people

Applicants for the RACGP/APHCRI Indigenous Health Award must be either a medical student or a GP or GP registrar who is a member of the RACGP. New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

PWH Grieve Memorial Award
1 x award up to $2,500,

This award is designed to support a plan of study in medical education for the general practitioner or for research in general practice and must be used with 12 months of being awarded. The award is administered by the RACGP National Research Awards Committee and funded by the RACGP Council.

Applicants for the PWH Grieve Memorial Award must be a GP or GP registrar who is a member of the RACGP. New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

Please refer to the "Grants" and "Grants -Travel" sections of this bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

 

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

 

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated by the Victorian Government in 1985 to honour literary achievement by Australian writers. In 2011 nominations are sought for the following awards which offer $225,000 in prize monies:

• Fiction - $25,000 The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
• Non-fiction - $25,000 The Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction
• Poetry - $25,000 The CJ Dennis Prize for Poetry
• Drama - $25,000 The Louis Esson Prize for Drama
• Young Adult - $25,000 The Prize for Writing for Young Adults

Authors must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. Eligible books will be those first published in English between 1 June 2010 and 31 May 2011, and made available to Australian readers between these dates.

Ineligible works include short stories, other than in a published collection by a single author, and poems published in anthologies or literary journals.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://wheelercentre.com

 

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

 

The Ecological Society of Australia Inc has established the Jill Landsberg Trust Fund, which now funds an ongoing postgraduate scholarship in the field of Applied Ecology. The scope of research is open to terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecology.

Each year a grant of $6,000 will be awarded to support the field-based research of a Postgraduate Student working in applied ecology.  The successful applicant also attends the annual conference to receive their award and the following annual conerence to present their research- travel, registration and accommodation costs are covered under the award.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

For Travel/Conferences after 9 September 2011

The funding objective of the Ian Potter Foundation's Travel Awards is to assist early career staff members (with an appointment of at least three years) to attend overseas conferences to develop their professional careers, and to interact with their peers in the international scene.

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

 

The Ian Potter Foundation is one of Australia's leading private philanthropic organisations. The Foundation has a track record of funding projects led by far sighted individuals and organisations that improve the Australian community's ability to respond creatively to social, environmental, science and health issues, and that develop our capacity as a nation through the arts and education.

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

• Arts
• Community Wellbeing
• Education
• Environment & Conservation
• Science

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

ECMS

 

AINSE Ltd., in conjunction with the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO), has established a Fellowship Scheme to add impetus to member universities’ growing stature in nuclear science and engineering and in related fields.

AINSE is looking for exceptional researchers in the following research areas:

• neutron scattering
• biological problems using radionuclide techniques
• high-resolution climate records using nuclear techniques
• multi-scale materials modelling or structural materials for extreme environments

AINSE Research Fellowships are tenable at any AINSE member university. Applicants are required to discuss, in the first instance, their research program with their chosen institution and provide an outline of the program agreed with the sponsoring university/institution.

Up to two Fellowships will be awarded in 2011 for a 3-year appointment in the first instance with an extension to five years, where the Fellow demonstrates excellent performance, and where subsequent continuing appointment at the university is foreseen.

AINSE Research Fellows will be remunerated initially within the Academic Lecturer level B salary scale. Research support of up to $40,000 will be provided in the first year and support of up to $40,000, $20,000, $20,000 and $15,000 will be provided in years 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Relocation, travel, accommodation, and conference attendance funding is also available.

Fellows will have 3-8 years postdoctoral experience and will be required to undertake research that is relevant to ANSTO’s programs, or makes major use of ANSTO’s facilities. 

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ainse.edu.au

Health Sciences

 

The Ramaciotti Foundation (managed by the Perpetual Trustee Company Limited) supports biomedical research and each year make significant distributions via the Ramaciotti Awards, providing assistance to areas such as molecular biology, genetics and immunology.

Ramaciotti Establishment and Major Equipment Grants
Due date: 24 May 2011
Funding: up to $75,000

Since 1971, the Ramaciotti Grants (General Awards) have supported groups or individuals in universities, public hospitals or institutes undertaking biomedical research. Grants of up to $75,000 are awarded each year in two divisions – establishment and equipment. Establishment grants provide financial support for emerging researchers, while equipment grants go towards the purchase of a major piece of equipment. Grants are awarded by Perpetual, Trustee of the Foundations, on the recommendation of a dedicated Scientific Advisory Committee.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/awards.htm

H&SS

 

The Feminist Review Trust exists to fund research and other scholarly activity on all aspects of gender. These are the Trust's overall objectives. Applications should be in support of at least one of them.

• To advance the education of the public in the subject of gender
• To alleviate poverty and hardship
• To promote equality of opportunity
• Other charitable purposes

The maximum value of any individual award is UK £10,000 (or its equivalent). However, the Trustees rarely give out awards of this amount.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/guidelines.htm

The Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Southern Surveyor supports research in Australia's regional seas and oceans. Owned and operated by CSIRO, the RV Southern Surveyor can undertake research in:

• physical, chemical and biological oceanography
• marine geosciences • fisheries • environmental science

The vessel is particularly suited to multi-disciplinary research projects. The MNF is currently in a period of transition from RV Southern Surveyor to a new research vessel, RV Investigator. It is anticipated that 180 days of voyage time can be offered on RV Southern Surveyor in 2012-2013. Australian marine researchers are therefore invited to submit an application for use of the RV Southern Surveyor during the period July 2012 to February 2013.

The MNF Steering Committee encourages new users of the RV Southern Surveyor to submit an application for 2012-2013. It also encourages applications for national and international collaborative projects.

The MNF Steering Committee has not specified an Area of Operations in 2012-2013. It will accept applications for projects operating in all Australian and regional seas and oceans.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/application/researchvoyages.htm

 

Each year the Society offers two rounds of grants for supporting research conducted by student members.

Postgraduate and honours students conducting field or laboratory-based research may apply for these Student Research Awards to cover expenses such as field travel, research assistance, equipment or consumables. The maximum individual award is $1500. To be eligible, applicants must be a member of the Society and not have previously won a research award from the Society.

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

Health Sciences

 

Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2011   The Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) was established in FY94 to study the health effects of deployment to the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War on U.S. warfighters. 

Appropriations for the GWIRP from FY94 through FY10 totalled US $243 million (M).  The FY11 appropriation is $8.0M.

Note*
Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 25 May (external deadline)
Full Applications: hardcopy submitted to Research Branch by 17 August 2011

Please submit applications along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au)

 

AWARD SUMMARIES

Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Pre-Application:  25 May 2011
Application:  17 August 2011

It is intended to encourage basic or clinical developmental research aimed at identification of objective measures to distinguish ill from healthy veterans (e.g., biomarkers) or elucidate potential treatment targets for GWI. In addition, studies that characterize chronic effects of neurotoxic exposures at dosage comparable to that encountered during the Gulf War are acceptable. The IIRA provides investigators a mechanism to establish proof of principle for further development in future studies.

Particular areas of interest include research on objective indicators of biological processes, or abnormalities in GWI associated with:

• Central nervous system structure and function, in particular, the role of glial cells, astrocytes, and microglia in GWI symptomatology
• Central neuroinflammatory processes
• Autonomic nervous system function
• Neuroendocrine measures
• Immune parameters/Indicators of chronic infection
• Gastrointestinal complaints/symptoms
• Genetic, genomic, proteomic, or metabolic characteristics
• Respiratory symptoms
• Sexual dysfunction
  

Innovative Treatment Evaluation Award
Pre-Application:  25 May 2011
Application:  17 August 2011

This award supports the early systematic evaluation of innovative treatment interventions with the potential to impact the health and lives of veterans with GWI. The results of preliminary studies funded by this award can provide proof of principle data, and support future development of broader efficacy studies of the proposed interventions.

 

Clinical Trial Award
Pre-Application:  25 May 2011
Application:  17 August 2011

The Clinical Trial Award described in this Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity is intended to support larger, more definitive (Phase II-III, FDA device class I-III) clinical trials. Health outcomes of interest should include effects of interventions on:

• Global health measures (biomarkers) and/or functional status
  
  
• Improvements in symptom complexes (e.g., cognitive function, musculoskeletal/pain symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue, respiratory problems, skin abnormalities, sleep difficulties) individually and as they may interact with each other
  
  
• GWI subgroups characterized by symptom or other clinical characteristics

For further information and application instructions regarding the aforementioned awards, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The Capita Foundation seeks to lead and to inspire worldwide leadership in the support of innovative research into hearing-related disorders. As one of the few privately-funded nonprofit organisations specialising in the advocacy of ground-breaking auditory research, the Capita Foundation is able to support research programs often left unfunded, and as a result untested, by traditional scientific review boards.

Grants for cutting edge auditory research are available for up to US$40,000, renewable annually for up to two additional 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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://capitafoundation.com/apply.html

Health Sciences

Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF): Target Validation Program (Pre-Application)

 

The MJFF Pipeline Programs fund investigator-initiated proposals focused on the following critical points along the translational pathway to new therapies for Parkinson’s disease.

The Target Validation scheme within the Pipeline Program supports work demonstrating whether modulation of a novel biological target has impact in a PD-relevant animal model – an essential early step to the development of potential targeted therapies.

Funding is available to the amount of US $250,000 in total costs, for up to two years in duration.

Pre-proposal due: 25 May 2011
Full Application due: 16 June

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.michaeljfox.org

 

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

Health Sciences

 

The Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) has opened a second round of funding to establish up to seven additional Centres of Research Excellence (CREs) in Primary Health Care. Each successful applicant will receive $2.5 million over four years. APHCRI is seeking applications from a broad range of primary health care researchers.

APHCRI will provide support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop research capacity in primary health care services.

The CREs may be actual (i.e. comprising a physical entity or Institute) or virtual (i.e. geographically disparate, linking a collaborative research effort from several organisations). They will be multi-institutional with at least two institutions (universities and/or non-government organisations) collaborating in a Centre.

Major research themes for the CRE Round 2 are:

• Access and Equity
• Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions
• Quality, Governance, Performance and Sustainability

Each of these themes has a series of sub-themes. Applications should focus on a particular sub-theme as the primary area for research.
(Sub-themes are identified in the Information for Applicants document, available on the APHCRI website)

 

This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

If you are considering applying for funding within this round, please contact the Health Sciences team at the Research Branch by emailing raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anu.edu.au/aphcri/Spokes_Research_Program/CRE2.php

Health Sciences

 

The Ramaciotti Foundation (managed by the Perpetual Trustee Company Limited) supports biomedical research and each year make significant distributions via the Ramaciotti Awards, providing assistance to areas such as molecular biology, genetics and immunology.

The Ramaciotti Medal is an annual award of $50,000. The Medal honours an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to clinical or biomedical research, or the way in which healthcare is delivered.

To be eligible for the Ramaciotti Medal, the individual must have previously received support from the Ramaciotti Foundations. The greater part of their work leading to the discovery must have been conducted in Australia and they must still be actively engaged in research. The applicant must be peer nominated and the final recipient is selected based on a recommendation by the Ramaciotti Foundations Scientific Advisory Committee to Perpetual. Self-nominations are not accepted.

 

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/awards.htm