Research Branch Bulletin

CONFERENCE
16-19 September 2012
Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Krakow
(AGH - University of Science and Technology)

Metal Forming 2012 is the 14th in a series of International Conferences held biannually, alternatively in Kraków, Birmingham and Toyohashi. The aim of Metal Forming 2012 is to provide a forum for academics and industrialists to discuss and disseminate recent developments, innovations and advances in metal forming processes. The Conference will be an opportunity for those working in physical and numerical modelling, as well as those involved in industrial applications of the results of theoretical research.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Prospective authors are invited to register and to submit an abstract of about 500 words in English. Abstracts of the original research, including title, authors, affiliation, and a summary of the content, should be submitted through the Conference web page. The conference manuscripts will be published in the Steel Research International journal.

Abstracts due: 30 September 2011
Acceptance notification: 31 October 2011
Full papers due: 31 January 2012

 

For program details and instructions for submitted papers, please visit:
http://www.metalforming.agh.edu

 

The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides funding to Eligible Organisations to support research programs led by an Indigenous Australian researcher and build research capacity of higher degree research and early career researchers.

ARC Discovery Indigenous 2012 Funding Rules, Instructions to Applicants, etc., plus other useful information, can be found on the Research Branch website.

Please note that the Discovery Indigenous scheme for funding commencing in 2012 is significantly different from the Discovery Indigenous Researcher Development scheme of previous years.

Proposal Submission: the University’s internal deadline is Friday 27 May.

 

The ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) encourages institutions (universities) to develop collaborative arrangements across the higher education sector and with organizations outside the sector in order to develop research infrastructure.

LIEF items which directly support provision of infrastructure, equipment and facilities for use in research projects, including:

• animal houses, herbaria, experimental farms
  
• integrated research facilities consisting of multiple components
  
• international facilities, consortium membership or subscription costs, approved by the ARC under an international agreement including costs associated with the establishment, upgrading, and/or operation appropriate to Australia’s participation in the use of the facility
  
• library and research information infrastructure (non-capital aspects only) to support specific research projects/programs which may also include salaries and minor pieces of equipment to build an integrated facility
  
• purchase, upgrade, construction, transportation of, installation of, maintenance of and/or management of access to the infrastructure, equipment and facilities, including salaries and/or on costs directly associated with these activities
  
• subscriptions for coordinated access to major national facilities

Funding Details
The minimum grant available for the coming round of applications under LIEF will be $150k. Funding is normally for one year only and is not recurrent, except where international agreements and national facilities are involved.

 

LIEF Expressions of Interest (EOI's)
For all bids (not just where University of Adelaide is the Administering Institution)

EOI's were due at the Research Branch by Friday, 6 May 2011.

If you have been invited by another University to participate in a LIEF bid, or are intending to submit an application through the University of Adelaide in this round and did not submit an EOI, please notify the Research Branch as soon as possible by emailing arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

ARC LIEF Proposals
Due date: delivered to the Research Branch by COB, Friday, 3 June 2011

LIEF Submission must include:

• Hardcopy of proposal (printed from within RMS)
  
• Hardcopy of signed Internal Signature Page
  (must be received prior to submission to the ARC)
  
• Hardcopy of signed Investigator and Organisation Certification forms - for all participating Investigators (CIs and PIs) and Organisations (Collaborating and Partner)
  ( must be received prior to submission to the ARC)
  
• Submission of the application electronically on RMS
  (only required for bids where the University of Adelaide is the Administering Institution)

Please contact the Research Branch if you require further details or information regarding the ARC LIEF scheme:
Email: arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
Ph: +61 8 8303 5137

For information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lief/lief_default.htm

BREAKFAST SEMINAR
9 June 2011 at 7.45am
Ayers House, North Terrace
Adelaide

eResearch SA invites you to attend Bright Ideas Over Breakfast: Justifying Junk, where Professor David Adelson will talk about his ground breaking research that is demystifying the notion of 'junk DNA'.

This is the first Bright Ideas Over Breakfast seminar for 2011, comprising a presentation from Professor David Adelson, Chair of Bioinformatics and Computational Genetics at the University of Adelaide’s School of Molecular & Biomedical Science, and an informal networking opportunity.

David is part of a significant international project mapping cow and horse genomes to understand and describe the entire complement of their genetic material. David’s analysis of the genome structure of mammals has shown that junk DNA is probably a misnomer, and that the conservation of these sequences of ancient DNA across all the animals studied is a key discovery in understanding their evolution.

His work has significant applications for agricultural livestock production, and also provides a critical insight into the genome evolution of mammals. This groundbreaking research has been published in Science, the world’s leading journal of original scientific research.

To register for this seminar, please visit http://justifyingjunk.eventbrite.com/

The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research recently announced refinements to the evaluation methodology to be used for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012. 

In developing the refinements, the Australian Research Council (ARC) considered feedback received from the sector and endeavoured to ensure consistency and comparability of outcomes between ERA 2010 and ERA 2012. The refinements relate to the following five areas:

Journal and Conference Quality Indicator
The prescriptive A*/A/B/C ranks used in ERA 2010 will not be used in ERA 2012.  A profile ordered by descending frequency of publication will instead be presented to the Research Evaluation Committees (RECs), enabling identification of the depth and spread of publishing behaviours.  The journal and conference lists will still be maintained by the ARC

Multidisciplinary Research
Institutions will have an improved capacity to assign Fields of Research (FoR) codes to journal articles outside the listed journal FoR, where the content of the article lies significantly (66% or greater) in another FoR.

Low Volume Threshold
The threshold for Peer Reviewed disciplines to undergo assessment will be 50 apportioned weighted outputs.  This is an increase from 30 apportioned weighted outputs for Peer Reviewed disciplines in ERA 2010.  The low volume threshold for disciplines assessed via citation analysis will remain at 50 apportioned indexed journal articles.

Applied Measures
Rules regarding the attribution of patents, plant breeders’ rights and registered designs will be relaxed to include those granted to eligible researchers (as well as to eligible institutions).

Staff Eligibility
Eligibility criteria for fractional staff appointments will include a 0.4 FTE threshold requirement at the census date.  Research Outputs authored by staff below the 0.4 FTE threshold will require a byline in order to be eligible.

Detailed information about the above refinements will be provided in the draft ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines, expected in July.

Reference Periods for ERA 2012 have also been announced and are expected as follows:

• Research Income: 3 years (2008 – 2010)
• Applied Measures: 3 years (2008 – 2010)
• Esteem Measures: 3 years (2008 – 2010)
• Research Outputs: 6 years (2005 – 2010)
• Researchers: Census date 31 March 2011

For further information see the Minister’s media release, visit the ARC’s ERA website, or contact the Research Branch ERA team.

NATIONAL CONVENTION
26 - 27 July 2011
Dockside, Darling Harbour
Sydney

Universities are currently facing a strategy overhaul as they consider the most effective methods of moving forward under the new Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) system.

This conference will examine the implications of ERA and how it will affect government funding and governance. It will also explore how the international community will react to this measure of research capabilities, including international university rankings, global students and staff, and worldwide industry collaborations.

Case studies on how other universities are improving research capacity will be presented, including:

• Concentration of resources for research excellence
• Sector collaboration to build Australian research across all areas
• Workforce development strategies to attract and retain staff – boosting quantity and quality of research outcomes
• Building partnerships with industry to increase the impact of research
• Planning for long-term sustainability and looking towards a prosperous future of high-quality, applied research

For more information, or to register for this seminar, please visit:
http://www.uniresearchinnovation.com/

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.

 

Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC) announces its call for researchers to submit new research, development and extension (RD&E) proposals for activities commencing from 1 July 2012.For projects commencing from July 2012

Priority will be given to projects which contribute to changes in sustainable productivity in sugarcane growing, harvesting and/or milling as outlined in the National Sugarcane Industry Research, Development and Extension Strategy.

Industry goals identified in the National Sugarcane Industry RD&E strategy include:

• A growth industry, successfully competing in the world market, through profitable businesses
• Successful diversification into related sugarcane products, using world class research and development
• Global leaders in environmental sustainability
• Dynamic and cooperative industry leadership

Research themes:
In this funding round, higher weighting will be given to the first four research themes listed (not in priority order), however applications addressing any of these ten themes will be considered.

• Improving farming, harvesting and milling systems
• Variety improvement
• Adopting best practice
• Enhancing environmental and social performance
• Biosecurity
• Resource input efficiency
• Value chain efficiency
• Alternative and complementary products from existing production systems
• Analysis and benchmarking of business practices
• Adaptability and risk management

Expressions of Interest due: 12 August 2011

Please submit a copy of your EOI, along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

 

SEMINAR - 3rd Round Funding for Targeted Workshops, Working Group, or Sabbatical Fellow Funds
Friday 3 June
2.00 - 3.00pm
University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Benham Building (G10)

 

The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) is a virtual and physical Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) for both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary integration, synthesis and modelling of ecosystem data to aid in the development of evidenced-based environmental management strategies and policy at regional, state and continental scales.

Prof Alison Specht from the University of Queensland will outline the process and guidelines for applying, as well as providing examples of past successful recipients.

If you have an important question that needs attention, some data that will inform this problem, and people that could be put together to find a solution but have not yet applied for ACEAS funding, you may wish to consider this for the next round, which closes 17 June 2011.

For more information on ACEAS and the 3rd Round of Funding, please refer the "Grants" section of this bulletin, or visit:
www.aceas.org.au

ACEAS is a facility of TERN which is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and the Super Science Initiative.

The University of Adelaide is a member of the TERN initiative.

Health Sciences

 

The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) fosters basic and clinical research programs through research grants, scholarships, fellowships and awards and through assistance with collaborative study, design and data collection of multi-centre clinical trials, statistical aspects and reporting.

Abbott IBD Clinical Research Grant
Funding available: $75,000 for a one year period only.

The purpose of the Abbott IBD Clinical Research Grant is to advance understanding of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its molecularly targeted treatment strategies in order to provide improved care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease. To achieve this, the Abbott IBD Clinical Research Grant will provide a ‘bridging’ or ‘seeding grant’ to support novel research projects. Ultimately, it is expected that with the support of this research grant these novel projects will progress to a stage where applicants are able to attract more significant levels of funding outside of this program.

Chief Investigator or Unit Head must:

• Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia or New Zealand
  
• Be an established investigator as evidenced by previous or present project or program grant funding (i.e., from NHMRC, ARC, NIH, hospital foundation or university sources)

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

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gesa.org.au/researchawards/descriptions.cfm

Health Sciences

 

A Development Grant provides funding support to individual researchers, research teams, or a HMR company in partnership with a researcher/s to undertake research at the early proof-of-principle or pre-seed stage.

The Scheme supports the commercial development of a product, process, procedure or service that if applied, would result in improved health care, disease prevention or provide health cost savings.

Applications must demonstrate a basic understanding of the process and steps required to move from research to outcomes that can be commercialised, including:

• the process and steps to a market, the nature of the market;
• the milestones and risks of the venture; and
• an understanding of possible means of handling intellectual property connected with the project.
  

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.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply/development/index.htm

 

The PCFA encourage and support their interest in prostate cancer research through a research grants program. The Foundation is especially seeking application in its priority funding areas, specifically for projects which aim to:

• Discover the genetic and cellular factors which initiate and/or perpetuate prostate cancer
  
• Discover, develop and clinically validate new, non-invasive tests to detect prostate cancer, and/or to determine whether a patient's cancer is surgically curable
  
• Discover, develop and clinically validate new biomarkers that predict the future clinical course of prostate cancer and/or the response to future chemotherapy
  
• Discover, and validate through preclinical and clinical trials, novel molecular targets for chemotherapy of locally-invasive or metastatic prostate cancer, including androgen-independent cancers
  
• Develop new treatment strategies for prostate cancer, especially locally-invasive or metastatic cancers
  
• Provide immediate improvements in the quality of life of patients with prostate cancer

Grant Categories are as follows:

Movember Young Investigator Grants
To support young scientists beginning a career in prostate cancer research. Up to $150K/pa over 4 years.

Movember Concept Grants
For senior scientists not currently working in prostate cancer who have an innovative proposal and are seeking startup funding. Up to $150K/pa over 2 years.

Movember New Directions Development Grants
For senior scientists currently working in prostate cancer that aim to explore a new idea in the prostate cancer field. Up to $150K/pa over 2 years.

Movember Equipment Grants
For significant items of equipment needed to progress ongoing prostate cancer research. Up to $100K in any given year.

 

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.prostate.org.au

 

The Wicking Trust seeks to achieve enduring, positive impact in the areas of vision impairment, care of the aged, problems associated with ageing and Alzheimer’s disease.

To fulfill the goals of the Trust, medical and scientific research grants are invited for:

• Research into more effective diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, care or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
• Research into cures for Alzheimer’s disease

Individual grants will be in the vicinity of $25,000 to $50,000.

Grants for emerging research concepts requiring seed funding or young investigators being established are preferred.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anz.com/personal/private-bank-trustees

 

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) encourages institutions (universities) to develop collaborative arrangements across the higher education sector and with organizations outside the sector in order to develop research infrastructure.

LIEF items which directly support provision of infrastructure, equipment and facilities for use in research projects, including:

• animal houses, herbaria, experimental farms
  
• integrated research facilities consisting of multiple components
  
• international facilities, consortium membership or subscription costs, approved by the ARC under an international agreement including costs associated with the establishment, upgrading, and/or operation appropriate to Australia’s participation in the use of the facility
  
• library and research information infrastructure (non-capital aspects only) to support specific research projects/programs which may also include salaries and minor pieces of equipment to build an integrated facility
  
• purchase, upgrade, construction, transportation of, installation of, maintenance of and/or management of access to the infrastructure, equipment and facilities, including salaries and/or on costs directly associated with these activities
  
• subscriptions for coordinated access to major national facilities

Funding Details
The minimum grant available for the coming round of applications under LIEF will be $150k. Funding is normally for one year only and is not recurrent, except where international agreements and national facilities are involved.

 

LIEF Expressions of Interest (EOI's)
For all bids (not just where University of Adelaide is the Administering Institution)

EOI's were due at the Research Branch by Friday, 6 May 2011.

If you have been invited by another University to participate in a LIEF bid, or are intending to submit an application through the University of Adelaide in this round and did not submit an EOI, please notify the Research Branch as soon as possible by emailing arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

ARC LIEF Proposals
Due date: delivered to the Research Branch by COB, Friday, 3 June 2011

LIEF Submission must include:

• Hardcopy of proposal (printed from within RMS)
  
• Hardcopy of signed Internal Signature Page
  (must be received prior to submission to the ARC)
  
• Hardcopy of signed Investigator and Organisation Certification forms - for all participating Investigators (CIs and PIs) and Organisations (Collaborating and Partner)
  ( must be received prior to submission to the ARC)
  
• Submission of the application electronically on RMS
  (only required for bids where the University of Adelaide is the Administering Institution)

Please contact the Research Branch if you require further details or information regarding the ARC LIEF scheme:
Email: arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
Ph: +61 8 8303 5137

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

For information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lief/lief_default.htm

 

The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) is a virtual and physical Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) for both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary integration, synthesis and modelling of ecosystem data to aid in the development of evidenced-based environmental management strategies and policy at regional, state and continental scales.

Three sorts of funding categories are available:

Working Groups (up to 15 people)
50% of the ACEAS budget is allocated to Open-call Working Groups that gather around topics of merit and significance to the Australian ecosystem science and management community. Funding is available for approximately 12 new Open-call Working Groups in 2011-12.

Workshops (up to 15 people)
40% of the funding is for Targeted Workshops which are for single meetings only. Funding is available for approximately 10 Targetted Workshops in the 2011-12 year.

Sabbatical Fellows
A small proportion of the total funding is earmarked for the travel and accommodation expenses of Sabbatical Fellows to support extended interaction of internationally-recognised ecologists and ecosystem scientists with ACEAS Working Groups and Workshops for periods of 3-12 months. Funding is available for approximately 5 sabbatical fellows in the 2011-12 period.

 

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

 

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/

 

The Margaret Middleton Fund offers support for research into the conservation biology of vertebrate animals native to Australia, with the objective of better understanding the causes of their decline and the means for their recovery. Grants of up to $15,000 are available.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be biologists normally resident in Australia with a proven record of relevant research
  
• Preference will be given to independent research workers whose research is not funded, or is only partially funded, by a university or other institution
  
• Applicants undertaking Masters and particularly PhD studies should ensure that their application identifies clearly the discreet aspect or research component of that larger study for which they are seeking funding support from this fund
  
• Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of appropriate Ethics Committee approval for the research
  
• Successful applicants will also be required to provide reports on the progress and final outcome of the research funded by the grant

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/awards/conservation.html

Health Sciences

 

The DMRDP Military Infectious Diseases Clinical Trial Award (MID-CTA) scheme is soliciting proposals focused on wound infection prevention and management as well as antimicrobial countermeasures.

The MID-CTA is intended to support early phase clinical trials/testing with the potential to have a major impact on treatment of combat-related wound infections. Proposed projects should be designed to demonstrate:

• the utility of a novel biomarker/assay, and/or
• the safety and efficacy of novel therapies in human patients suffering from serious, debilitating wound infections due to trauma

Funding is available to the amount of US$ 2,500,000. The maximum period of performance is 3 years, though applicants may request the entire maximum funding amount for a project that may have a period of performance less than 3 years.

Note
Pre-Applications: submitted directly to the sponsor by 8 July 2011

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/dmrdp.shtml

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. 

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.

 

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

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

H&SS

 

Within the context of its Social Science Research Grant Program, WADA encourages collaborative research projects, proposals that provide for joint funding (i.e., where the applicant does not rely only on funding from WADA but also includes other sources of funding), and projects with specific cultural and/or regional perspectives.

For the 2012 Program the WADA's research priorities are as follows:

• Increasing knowledge of causes of doping behaviour and influences that effect such behaviour
  
• Evaluating anti-doping intervention
  
• Improving social science research on doping prevention (e.g., design and validation of measurement tools, behavioural models, specific cultural or regional perspectives)

Funding
The average budget of previously funded projects is the following :

• One year projects: US$18,400
• Two year projects: US$30,463
• Three year projects: US$66,482

WADA will consider projects requesting a higher budget for projects promising high significance to the fight against doping.

 

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.go8.edu.au/university-staff/international-collaboration

Multidisciplinary

 

This scheme is a joint initiative of the Go8 and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany's national agency for the support of international academic co-operation.

Its chief aims are to:

• Foster research collaboration of the highest quality between Australian researchers from Go8 universities and German researchers
• Result in research outcomes and the exchange of skills and knowledge of mutual benefit to Australia and Germany

This scheme will support exchanges for Australian researchers to spend time at  partner institutions in Germany and for collaborating German researchers to spend time at Go8 universities. Exchange participants must either be employed as academic staff members in a teaching and research or research only role at a Go8 university, or a PhD student involved in the research project submitted by an eligible staff member.

 

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.go8.edu.au/university-staff/international-collaboration

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

Health Sciences

 

The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) fosters basic and clinical research programs through research grants, scholarships, fellowships and awards and through assistance with collaborative study, design and data collection of multi-centre clinical trials, statistical aspects and reporting.

GESA/Janssen Gilead Snr Post Doctoral Research Fellowship
Current value of Fellowship package: $100,000 p.a.
This fellowship is for a maximum of three (3) years only.

The purpose of the GESA Senior Research Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for outstanding biomedical and health researchers with proven track records to undertake research that is of major importance in the broad field of gastroenterology, hepatology or related disorders.

The Fellowship is intended to provide bridging support to allow GESA members to successfully apply to the NHMRC Research Fellowships Scheme. This fellowship is tenable in association with a gastroenterological unit (medical, surgical or paediatric) in a teaching hospital, a University Department or Research Institution that has demonstrated interest in research into gastrointestinal health and disease.

Eligibilty
Applicants are required to:

• Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, defined as “being a financial member of the society for at least one year prior to application for this award”

• Hold a relevant postgraduate research degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

• Be more than ten (10) years but no more than twenty (20) years from the awarding of their postgraduate research degree and wish to make their career in Australia undertaking research in an Australian academic institution

• Have a demonstrated role as an independent investigator committed to full-time research in gastroenterology/hepatology

• Be a senior member of a team with current research funding as evidenced by project or program grant funding (i.e., from NHMRC, ARC, NIH, hospital foundation or university sources)

• Attend the next Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) following notification of the award and in each year of tenure

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.gesa.org.au/researchawards/descriptions.cfm

Health Sciences

 

The Bill Gole MND Postdoctoral Fellowship is directed towards postdoctoral scientists with a track record in areas of neuroscience related to motor neurone disease.  Salary for a full-time research fellow will be funded at $75,000 p.a. for a period of up to three years.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be an Australian citizen or have permanent residential status
  
• At 26 August 2011, applicants must have no more than three years research experience from the date their doctoral thesis was passed
  
• Applicants who will submit their completed doctoral thesis before the end of 2011 will be considered, but the Fellowship cannot be taken up by the applicant until the thesis has been passed

The Fellowship can commence on 1 January 2012 and must commence before 1 July 2012.

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.mndresearch.asn.au/

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australian Prime Ministers Centre at the Museum of Australian Democracy awards Fellowships to researchers interested in the history, origins, traditions and contemporary practice of Australian democracy, with reference to Australian prime ministers.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to submit a research proposal for one of the following categories, although these are not exclusive:

• academic paper. eg published journal article, book, chapter, or website content
  
• bibliography. eg a project which locates and describes significant records, including audiovisual and other non-text based materials
  
• creative project. eg a script for a play, dramatic performance, the visual arts, or multimedia technology

Funding
The Australian Prime Ministers Centre will in general provide a payment of up to $16,000 to cover the following:

• travel to undertake research

• accommodation and living expenses while away from home

• research expenses such as photocopying

• research allowance when fully engaged in research towards the Fellowship

• at least one trip to Canberra to attend the final presentation seminar in June, and/or undertake research

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://moadoph.gov.au/research/research-program/fellowships/

Health Sciences

 

The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) fosters basic and clinical research programs through research grants, scholarships, fellowships and awards and through assistance with collaborative study, design and data collection of multi-centre clinical trials, statistical aspects and reporting.

The following travel awards are being offered for 2011/2012:

AstraZeneca Grant-In-Aid Award
Funding available: $10,000

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to travel from Australia for the purpose of study for a minimum period of three months. Studies should be for development of new skills applicable to research into gastrointestinal diseases and sciences.

Applicants are required to:

• Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia
• Be aged less than 40 years at the closing date for application

Major selection critera shall be:

• The educational value of proposed studies, including the future benefits to research in Australia |
• Undergraduate and postgraduate academic achievements and any factors that indicate the ability to make optimal use of the grant
• Demonstrated financial need

Fresenius Kabi Pty Ltd Junior Travel Awards
Each award is valued at $2,500
(Two awards will be offered in each six (6) monthly cycle)

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to travel to attend any national or international meeting outside Australia which is of particular relevance to the field of study of the applicant. Preference will be given to those applicants who also indicate that they will visit an overseas institution as part of their attendance at the overseas meeting.

Applicants are required to be:

• A current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, defined as “confirmed as a financial member of the society at the time of applying for an award”

• Able to show a commitment to a career within Australia in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases or research into normal and disordered gastrointestinal function

• Either, at the date of applying for the award
  • undertaking specialty clinical training in Gastroenterology, or
  • have completed specialty training in Gastroenterology no more than three (3) years previously, or
  • enrolled in a higher degree, or
  • have submitted a higher degree no more than three (3) years previously

Major criteria shall be:

• Track record of applicant, with due regard to the applicant’s career stage
  
• Quality of the meeting and purpose of the proposed institutional visit and its appropriateness to the applicant's stated career plans
  
• Undergraduate and postgraduate academic achievements and any factors that indicate the ability to make optimal use of the grant
  
• Demonstrated financial need. It is anticipated that top up funds from other sources will be required and where these have been obtained, applicants should include the amount
  

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

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gesa.org.au/researchawards/descriptions.cfm

 

The Australian Academy of the Humanities is offering up to ten Fellowships to improve the capacity of Australian scholars to conduct research in all parts of the world.

Travelling Fellowships of up to $4,000 for short-term - not less than two weeks - research abroad in the coming year, are available to permanent resident scholars in Australia and working in the field of the Humanities who require access to resources held overseas.

Eligible disciplines include:

• The Arts
• Asian Studies
• Cultural and Communication Studies
• Classics
• Literature
• European Languages and Cultures
• History
• Linguistics
• Philosophy
• Religion
• The History of Ideas
• Archaeology

The Humanities Travelling Fellowships also incorporate the 'Ernst Keller European Travelling Fellowships'. The application form for the Humanities Travelling Fellowships is common to all Fellowships, and they are governed by the same rules, with the exceptions noted for each individual Fellowship below:

 

Ernst Keller European Travelling Fellowships
This scheme offers two fellowships for scholars who need to travel to Europe to undertake research in 2011 in European topics. Preference will be given to early career researchers and researchers in German studies; however, researchers in other European topics are eligible for the Fellowship and are welcome to apply.

 

David Philips Travelling Fellowships
The David Philips Travelling Fellowship is governed by the guidelines and conditions of the Academy’s Humanities Travelling Fellowship programme; it has however preference will be given to proposals that contribute to the advancement of knowledge of racial, religious or ethnic prejudice. Applications from researchers of South African history are particularly welcome; however, researchers with other areas of geographical interest are also encouraged 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.humanities.org.au/Grants/HTF/HTF.htm

 

This Fellowship commemorates the work of Dr G.J. Caughley, FAA in ecology and wildlife management. Dr Caughley was a chief research scientist with the CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology, Canberra, until his death in February 1994. The Fellowship is financed through the generosity of his friends and colleagues.

The purpose of the Fellowship is to enable ecologists resident in Australia or New Zealand to share their expertise by visiting scientific centres and giving lectures in countries other than Australia or New Zealand.

The Fellowship awarded at up to $5000 (GST exempt).

Eligibility
The Fellow will be an ecologist resident in Australia or New Zealand. Preference will be given to an applicant who indicates an interest in population ecology of wildlife and its scientific management

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/awards/conservation.html

 

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Awards seek to recognise and encourage world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of broad impact for their originality and theoretical significance.

Prizes are awarded in each of the following categories:

• Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
• Biomedicine
• Ecology and Conservation Biology
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Economics, Finance and management
• Contemporary Music
• Climate Change
• Development Cooperation

Awards in each category will consist of €400,000 prize money, a diploma and a commemorative artwork.

Note
Self-nominations will not be accepted.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.fbbva.es

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. 

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.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

Lindbergh Grants support research or education projects which aim to make contributions toward improving the quality of life by balancing technological advancements and the preservation of our environment.

Grants are awarded in amounts up to US$10,580 each (a symbolic figure representing the cost of the "Spirit of St. Louis" in 1927).

Lindbergh Grants are made in the following categories::

• Agriculture
• Aviation/ Aerospace
• Conservation of Natural Resources - Including Animals, Plants, Water, and General Conservation (Land, Air, Energy, Etc.)
• Education - Including Humanities/ Education, The Arts, and Intercultural Communication
• Exploration
• Health - Including Biomedical Research, Health and Population Sciences, and Adaptive Technology
• Waste Minimization and Management
• A Jonathan Lindbergh Brown Grant may be given to a project to support adaptive technology or biomedical research which seeks to redress imbalance between an individual and his or her human environment.

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.lindberghfoundation.org

 

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

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 ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) encourages institutions (universities) to develop collaborative arrangements across the higher education sector and with organizations outside the sector in order to develop research infrastructure.

LIEF items which directly support provision of infrastructure, equipment and facilities for use in research projects, including:

• animal houses, herbaria, experimental farms
  
• integrated research facilities consisting of multiple components
  
• international facilities, consortium membership or subscription costs, approved by the ARC under an international agreement including costs associated with the establishment, upgrading, and/or operation appropriate to Australia’s participation in the use of the facility
  
• library and research information infrastructure (non-capital aspects only) to support specific research projects/programs which may also include salaries and minor pieces of equipment to build an integrated facility
  
• purchase, upgrade, construction, transportation of, installation of, maintenance of and/or management of access to the infrastructure, equipment and facilities, including salaries and/or on costs directly associated with these activities
  
• subscriptions for coordinated access to major national facilities

Funding Details
The minimum grant available for the coming round of applications under LIEF will be $150k. Funding is normally for one year only and is not recurrent, except where international agreements and national facilities are involved.

 

LIEF Expressions of Interest (EOI's)
For all bids (not just where University of Adelaide is the Administering Institution)

EOI's were due at the Research Branch by Friday, 6 May 2011.

If you have been invited by another University to participate in a LIEF bid, or are intending to submit an application through the University of Adelaide in this round and did not submit an EOI, please notify the Research Branch as soon as possible by emailing arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

ARC LIEF Proposals
Due date: delivered to the Research Branch by COB, Friday, 3 June 2011

LIEF Submission must include:

• Hardcopy of proposal (printed from within RMS)
  
• Hardcopy of signed Internal Signature Page
  (must be received prior to submission to the ARC)
  
• Hardcopy of signed Investigator and Organisation Certification forms - for all participating Investigators (CIs and PIs) and Organisations (Collaborating and Partner)
  ( must be received prior to submission to the ARC)
  
• Submission of the application electronically on RMS
  (only required for bids where the University of Adelaide is the Administering Institution)

Please contact the Research Branch if you require further details or information regarding the ARC LIEF scheme:
Email: arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
Ph: +61 8 8303 5137

For information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lief/lief_default.htm

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. 

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.

 

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