Research Branch Bulletin

 

Academic Researchers and Postgraduate Students are invited by eResearch SA to participate in a survey that focuses on the role of advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in research. eResearch SA is interested in research practices and opinions from all disciplines, and any level of ICT useage in order to conduct research.

Information obtained through this survey will assist eResearch SA to understand the ICT needs of researchers, and how eResearch SA can further improve their services to meet those needs.

All aspects of the survey, including results, will be strictly confidential and anonymous. This web-based survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. To begin the survey please follow this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/eRSAICT

For more information, please email Sarah Nisbet, Executive Communications Officer for eResearch SA:
sarah.nisbet@ersa.edu.au

 

WORKSHOP
12pm - 1pm
including light lunch
28 September 2011
Napier Building, Room 102
University of Adelaide, North Terrace, SA

eResearch SA invites you to attend a workshop about eResearch SA’s Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) bid.

About RSDI
The Australian Government’s 2009/10 Budget included an announcement of $97 million to be provided for Data Storage and Collaboration Infrastructure, funded through the Super Science Initiative and sourced from the Education Investment Fund (EIF). This infrastructure is being implemented through two separate but closely related projects:

• $47 million to support the University of Melbourne led NeCTAR Project (National eResearch Tools And Resources). The NeCTAR Project will enhance frequently used research tools, develop exemplar digitally enabled laboratories and establish virtual server and cloud infrastructure able to support the next generation of research ‘apps’
  
  
• $50 million to be devoted to the Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) Project to enhance data centre development and support retention and integration of nationally significant data assets into the national collaboration and data fabric

RDSI is the largest cash injection for research storage infrastructure in Australia’s history, and per-capita is one of the world’s largest. eResearch SA, with a firm commitment from the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University, is submitting a bid for RSDI funding.

If successful, it is anticipated the bid would create an opportunity to significantly enhance the available data storage infrastructure for researchers at the three South Australian Universities by injecting $1m worth of additional data storage capacity into South Australia.

This session will cover the RDSI bid process, explain what eResearch SA is bidding for, and how the initial bid impacts you and how you can get involved in subsequent bids for additional funding.

To RSVP for this workshop, please email sarah.nisbet@ersa.edu.au 

 

The Australian Research Council (ARC) recently released the guidelines for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012. The ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines and ERA 2012 Discipline Matrix, as well as the ERA-SEER 2012 Technology Pack are now available on the ARC website at: http://www.arc.gov.au/era/era_2012/key_documents_2012.htm

• The ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines detail the rules and processes for the ERA 2012 submission phase, including the ERA 2012 submission opening date of Monday, 5 March 2012. A summary of changes to the guidelines since ERA 2010 is outlined from page 7 of the ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines
  
  
• The ERA 2012 Discipline Matrix shows the low volume threshold for each discipline, the discipline cluster groupings and the discipline-specific indicators
  
  
• The ERA-SEER 2012 Technology Pack contains technical documentation and instruction for institutions preparing their submission file

Queries regarding the ERA 2012 collection for the University of Adelaide can be directed to era@adelaide.edu.au.

 

The Research Branch has been working with a number of Faculties to provide research and grant focussed workshops & information sessions on a range of topics.
Slides from the following recent presentations are available to download from our website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/resources/infosessions.html

Presentations include:

• Faculty of Sciences - ARC Linkage Projects Information Workshop (16 September 2011)
• Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences – Publications Collection Information Session (9 September 2011)
• Faculty of Health Sciences – 2012 NHMRC Projects Workshop (7 September 2011)
• Faculty of Health Sciences – 2012 ARC Discovery Projects Workshop (6 September 2011)
• Faculty of Professions - ARC Discovery Program Information Workshop (26 August 2011)
• Faculty of Professions - ARC Linkage Projects Information Workshop (19 August 2011)

For further information please contact Karen Burke (karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au)

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

 

Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (R01 & R21) - NEW
The objective of this scheme is to examine the social, emotional and economic behaviours of relevance to ageing, using approaches that examine mechanisms and processes at both (a) the social, behavioural or psychological (emotional, cognitive, motivational) level, and (b) the neurobiological or genetic level. Proposals are encouraged that have an overriding emphasis on economic, social or emotional processes and associated genetic or neurobiological processes. Applications should demonstrate either relevance for aging or for age differences or age-related changes in these processes.  Aging-relevant applications can address issues of importance to the well-being and health of either mid-life or older adults, and can include data spanning the entire life course.

R01 Application due: 20 January 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-337.html

R21 Application due: 2 February 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-336.html

 

Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease Studies in Humans, NHLBI (R01)
This FOA, issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to investigate the early origins of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease and the mechanisms involved in development and progression of pulmonary abnormalities in young children with this condition. Studies may explore novel strategies for detecting early lung disease in infants and young children with CF, including minimally invasive biomarkers and/or imaging approaches, and utilize these methods to elucidate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of early lung disease onset and progression. The ultimate goal is development of novel approaches for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of early CF lung disease.

Letter of Intent due: 12 December 2011
Application due: 4 January 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-12-035.html

 

T2 Translational Research:  Research leading to new health care practices, community programs and policies affecting older persons (R21)
This award supports exploratory/developmental R21 research projects on translational research (T2) directed towards development of health care practices, community programs and policies, including monitoring and quality improvement for pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches for preventing and treating key health issues affecting the elderly.  For the purposes of this FOA, T2 translational research on ageing is defined as research to gather information needed to develop or evaluate methods of translating results from clinical studies into everyday clinical practice and health decision making (e.g., adapting an efficacious intervention for application in clinical practice and evaluating its effectiveness in different clinical settings). Methods for T2 translational research include but are not limited to intervention studies, systematic reviews, meta analysis, outcomes research and implementation research.

Open Date: (Earliest Submission Date): 16 Sept 2011
Application due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-11-281.html

Gene-Environment Interplay in Substance Use Disorders (R03, & R21)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism seek to stimulate and expand research on the interplay of genetic and environmental factors in the genesis, course, and outcomes of substance and alcohol use disorders (SUDs). Previous work in genetic epidemiology and molecular genetics has established that SUDs are highly heritable, developmental disorders with important genetic substrates.  Building on these findings, new studies using genetically informative approaches are needed to elucidate the complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors in developmental trajectories of SUDs and comorbid conditions, deepen and refine phenotypic definitions of SUDs, and meet the methodological challenges of the field

(R03) Open Date: (Earliest Submission Date): 16 Sept 2011
(R03)Application due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to (R03) announcement: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-237.html

(R21) Open Date: (Earliest Submission Date): 16 Sept 2011
(R21) Application due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to (R21) announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-236.html

 

Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters (R03 & R21)
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions or organisations that propose to conduct research in the behavioural and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health and well-being of the elderly, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Disasters include weather-related events, earthquakes, tsunamis, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes, and pandemics.

(R03) Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): 16 Sept. 2011
(R03) Applications Due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to R03 announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-264.html

(R21) Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): 16 Sept. 2011
(R21) Applications Due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to (R21) announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-265.html

 

Mechanistic Studies of Pain and Alcohol Dependence (R21)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that propose to conduct mechanistic studies on the relationship between alcohol drinking, alcohol dependence and pain. Pain transmission and alcohol’s reinforcing effects share overlapping neural substrates giving rise to the possibility that chronic pain states significantly affect alcohol use patterns and promote the development of dependence and addiction. In addition, long term alcohol intoxication and alcohol dependence induce pain symptoms and may exacerbate chronic pain arising from other sources. The objective of this FOA is to understand genetic, pharmacological and learning mechanisms underlying the association between the propensity to drink alcohol and pain responses.

Open Date (earliest submission date): 16 Sept 2011
Applications due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-268.html

 

Research on Research Integrity (R21)
This initiative seeks to capitalise on emerging basic science to accelerate the investigation of common mechanisms that play a role in initiating or maintaining research integrity, and are applicable across a broad range of research-related behaviours. By focusing basic research on the mechanisms of research integrity, and by integrating work across laboratory and field contexts, this initiative should transform the efficacy and effectiveness of RCR education and cost efficiency of behaviour change interventions when research misconduct is found. 

Letter of Intent due: 17 Oct 2011
Applications due: 24 Nov 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-11-009.html

 

Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research (R03)
This funding opportunity encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research.  These applications should be for small, self-contained research projects.  Of particular interest are projects that propose focused legal, economic, philosophical or historical analyses of new or emerging issues.

Open Date: (Earliest Submission Date): 16 Sept 2011
Application due: 10 Oct 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-249.html

 

Grants Officer, International Funding
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

This opportunity if available under two funding mechanisms:

R01 - Research Project Grant Program
P01 - Research Program Projects

The purpose of Oceans, Great Lakes and Human Health (OGLHH) is to provide linkages between members of the ocean sciences and biomedical communities in order to support interdisciplinary research in areas where improved understanding of marine processes and systems has potential to reduce public health risks.

This program will solicit grant applications that address marine or Great Lakes harmful algal bloom (HAB) research, marine or Great Lakes pollution, (e.g., chemical toxicants assessment of long-term chronic exposures versus acute exposures; aspects of global climate change that influence ocean or Great Lakes related human health outcomes; and development of statistical and bioinformatic tools to link developed oceanographic or Great Lakes models with less well developed human health exposure and disease models.) 

These awards are expected to create an environment conducive to interdisciplinary and reciprocally beneficial collaborations among biomedical scientists (e.g., epidemiologists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, microbiologists, cell and molecular biologists) and ocean scientists (e.g., biological and physical oceanographers, geochemists, and ecologists), with the common goal of improving our knowledge of the impacts of the ocean and Great Lakes on human health. 

 

Letter of Intent due date: 22 October 2011
Application due date: 8 November 2011
Due dates apply to both R01 & P01 mechanisms

Link to full announcement (R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-11-013.html
Link to full announcement (P01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-11-012.html

Grants Officer, International Funding
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

This program supports broadly innovative, ambitious and transformative research that will lead to significant advancement in computational and data-enabled sciences and engineering.

The emphasis of projects within this program will be on mathematical, statistical, computational, and algorithmic developments, as well as their applications in advancing modern cyberinfrastructure and scientific discovery.

Multidisciplinary collaboration, and the training of the next generation data and computational scientists, firmly grounded and trained in mathematics and statistics, will be strongly encouraged.

Research topics supported by CDS&E -MSS will be rooted in mathematics and statistics and will address computational and big data challenges and promote directly discoveries and innovations at the frontiers of science and engineering. The overall impact in the mathematical and statistical sciences of the proposed work will be a review criterion.

 

Application due date: 9 January 2012
Link to full announcement: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504687

Grants Officer, International Funding
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

As part of its commitment to advance Parkinson’s therapies, PDF supports conferences that identify emerging clinical or basic science questions about Parkinson’s. Conference topics should have the potential to advance the field of Parkinson’s research and the development of therapies from “bench to bedside.”

Potential topics are wide-ranging but examples include the importance of synaptic pathology in Parkinson's gene therapy; selection of standard measures of cognitive function for Parkinson's clinical trials; or establishment of an impulse control disorder rating scale.  Applicants should be prepared to publish meeting results.

Funding
PDF invites scientists, neurologists and members of the scientific community to submit proposals for grants ranging from US $5,000 to $15,000 per conference.

Eligibility
This award is open to independent investigators both nationally and internationally, possessing a Ph.D., M.D., or the equivalent. Postdoctoral researchers and fellows are not eligible for this award.

Round opens: 14 October 2011
Applications due: 25 October 2011

Grants Officer, International Funding
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

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

 

The Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) will support scientific research that satisfies the following requirements:

• projects must be for activities in the fields of natural or applied science for the extension of knowledge, including the practical application of such knowledge;
• projects must be for national benefit and must assist Australian industry, further the interests of the Australian community or contribute to the achievement of Australian national objectives;
• projects must align with the Fund’s Strategic Objectives; and
• projects may include research for special purpose areas

It is anticipated that applications for Round 4 of SIEF’s Research Projects scheme will close in the second half of 2012.

Further information about SIEF, including subscription to the SIEF mailing list, details of outcomes from past funding rounds, closing dates and schemes, is available from the SIEF website at http://www.sief.org.au/index.htm

Contact: Karen Burke (karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au or x33534)

 

This award is intended to support translational research that will have an impact on extending and improving the function, quality of life, and life span for all individuals diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).Preliminary data required is required for this award mechanism, and clinical trials are not allowed.

Funding & Duration
Maximum allowable funding is US$525,000 in direct costs ($675,000 in direct costs if requesting an Optional Collaborator), for up to 3 years. Nested traineeships: Additional maximum of $75,000 for residents and $55,000 for medical students in direct and indirect costs over a one-year period of performance.

Eligibility
Principal Investigator: Must be at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent).
Optional Qualified Collaborator: Must be at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent).
Optional Nested Resident and Medical Student Trainee: Resident trainee must be enrolled in an accredited residency program.
Medical student trainee must be enrolled in a nationally accredited (or equivalent) medical school. Trainees must be able to devote a minimum of 40% level of effort.

Submission
Pre-Applications due: 11 October 2011

Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor, and a copy emailed to Dr Don McMaster:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information, please view the program announcement:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pa/11dmdrpiira_pa.pdf

 

The Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) provides US $16 million to research cancers not addressed in breast, prostate, lung (excluding mesothelioma), and ovarian cancer research programs currently executed by the DOD U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). The funds provided are directed to be used to conduct research for the following topic areas:

• Blood Cancers
• Colorectal Cancer
• Genetic Cancer Research
• Kidney Cancer
• Listeria Vaccine for Cancer
• Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
• Mesothelioma
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Pediatric Cancers
• Radiation Protection Utilising Nanotechnology

 

Discovery Award
This award mechanism supports the exploration of a highly innovative, untested, high-risk/ potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods. The inclusion of preliminary data is strongly discouraged, and clinical trials will not be supported.

Funding & Duration
Up to US $200,000 for a maximum of 2 years

Eligibility
This award is open to all investigators. Postdoctoral fellows and early career independent investigators are encouraged to apply.

Submission
Pre-Application due: 13 October 2011

Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor, and a copy emailed to Dr Don McMaster:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information, please view the program announcement:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pa/11prcrpda_pa.pdf

 

Applications for the Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program (DHP).

The PH/TBI Research Program was established in FY07 for the purpose of complementing ongoing Department of Defense (DOD) efforts towards promoting a better standard of care for PH (including post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) and TBI in the areas of prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. This includes research to benefit service members, their family members, veterans, and other beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS).

Submission
Pre-Application due: 12 October 2011

Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor, and a copy emailed to Dr Don McMaster:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information, please view the program announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov

Health Sciences

 

The following opportunities are available to personnel located at the RAH campus:

2012 Mary Overton Early Career Fellowship
The aim of the Early Career Fellowships scheme is to encourage a person of outstanding ability to make biomedical research a career in one of the laboratories on the campus of the RAH and SA Pathology (including Hanson Institute), or Medical School of the University of Adelaide. To achieve this outcome the Research Committee is offering a Research Fellowship to the successful candidate for a maximum term of three years.

2012 Florey Fellowships
The aim of the Florey Fellowships scheme is to substantially increase the number of NHMRC/ARC Research Fellows across the various laboratories with the Hanson Institute, incorporating the RAH and SA Pathology in close collaboration with the University of Adelaide. To achieve this outcome the Research Committee is offering a limited number of Research Fellowships to candidates who have demonstrated significant research potential in their early postdoctoral or post medical specialist training years. The Research Fellowships are for a maximum term of three years. A decision to extend the fellowship to five years may be taken in the case of an exceptional candidate.

2012 Honours Grants
The Honours year enables students to undertake hands on research in which they have had a major role in planning, under supervision of an experienced investigator. For many students, it is the logical next step to a career in science, and serves as the gateway to a PhD, with the goal of becoming an independent researcher. More broadly, the Honours Programme is designed to provide a sound training in critical thinking skills, scientific communication and personal organisation.

2012 Allied Health, Nursing & Pharmacy Grants
The Clinical Research Grants for allied Health, Pharmacy and Nursing are designed to support and promote clinical research by nonmedical health service staff within Royal Adelaide Hospital that will ultimately lead to improving health outcomes for patients. A key objective is to provide seed funding for investigators trying to establish a research profile that is likely to subsequently lead to future external funding. The grants are funded by allocations from the RAH Research Fund (including the Mary Overton Bequest) on recommendation of the Allied Health, Pharmacy and Nursing Clinical Grant Sub-Committee. 

These grants are intended to support hypotheses driven research centred on patients/human participants. The involvement of patients can be at the level of correlations between clinical observations and laboratory or pathology findings, development of improved assessment and outcome tools, or observed effects of specific therapeutic interventions. Applications that do not fulfil these criteria will not be considered.

2012 Dawes Top-up Scholarships
Awarded to medical or dental graduates eligible for registration in South Australia or to appropriately qualified science graduates or health professionals for the purpose of receiving training in research methods leading to a higher degree in the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia who have been awarded an APA.

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

or contact the Research Secretariat:
research.secretariat@imvs.sa.gov.au

 

The Innovation Grants funding round provides an opportunity to trial an innovative idea, research a new concept or methodology, or to develop better supporting evidence relevant to the theory, policy and practice of health promotion. 

Proposals should be related to VicHealth's priority areas:

• smoking
• alcohol misuse
• lack of physical activity
• poor nutrition
• discrimination
• violence, and social and economic exclusion
• UV exposure

 

Funding
The maximum funding available is $200,000 over two years. Up to five (5) projects will be funded. This is a Category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR)

 

Eligibility
Research must be conducted in Victoria, about Victorians, however the administering organisation can come from anywhere in Australia. The Foundation encourages crossdisciplinary teams working on practical problems that have the potential to generate large health gains for Victorian population groups.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet by the internal due date. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Funding-Opportunities

 

The 2012 Science and Innovation Awards aim to encourage science, innovation and technology in rural industries and help to advance the careers of young scientists through national recognition of their research ideas. Project recipients can undertake groundbreaking research and innovation with the objective of keeping Australia’s rural industries sustainable and profitable.

There are eleven Award categories open for applications:

• cotton
• dairy
• fisheries and aquaculture
• forestry
• grains
• viticulture and oenology
• animal welfare
• red meat processing
• pork
• new and emerging rural industries
• horticulture
  

Funding
Each category listed above includes a grant of up to $22,000 for the nominated project. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Award provides an additional $33,000 to one recipient of the industry Awards to extend their project.

Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be:

• between the ages of 18 and 35 (inclusive) on Friday 18 November 2011
  
  
• Australian citizens or permanent residents (proof may be required)
  
  
• working, employed or studying in an agriculture, fisheries or forestry related industry (including food and sustainable natural resource management)
  

Employees of the Commonwealth and those directly employed by sponsoring organisations are not eligible to apply.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.abares.gov.au/conferences-events

 

Dairy Australia accepts applications for R&D projects from individuals and organisations worldwide. Applications are judged on the perceived benefits to the Australian dairy industry and potential for success. Proposals must address the following Core Objectives (as set out in the Dairy Australia Strategic Plan):

• Increase farm productivity
• Maintain and develop high margin markets, channels and products
• Promote and protect the unique benefits of dairy

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

Duration of Projects
Ideally the duration of projects is 1-3 years.  Extended projects may be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

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

 

This 2012-13 Investment Plan provides an opportunity for prospective research partners to work with the GRDC to ensure that Australian grain growers have knowledge of, and access to, technologies and practices to enable them to effectively compete in global grain markets.

Tenders are called to address the following themes:

• Growers Meeting Market Requirements
• Improving Crop Yield
• Protecting Your Crop
• Profitable Farming Systems
• Maintaining the Farm Resource Base
• Building Skills and Capacity
• Grower Services

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.grdc.com.au/uploads/documents

 

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:

• projects 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
  
  
• project's outputs should be immediately adoptable by the stakeholder in order to achieve the specific outcome
  

 

Funding & Duration
FRDC investment (including any industry cash contributions) must not exceed $75,000 (this is not inclusive of in-kind contributions). Projects must be completed within 18 months. This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

 

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme: rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

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

 

Applications are invited from postgraduate students and other independent researchers with expertise in the history of Australian science for the 2011 Moran Award for History of Science Research. The purpose of the award is to encourage use of the Basser Library collections, especially by younger researchers.

Award conditions
The $2500 award is offered annually and generally to one person, but may be split between candidates at the selection committee’s discretion. It can be used towards travel and accommodation costs associated with travelling to Canberra to use the library.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://science.org.au/basser/basser-award.html

 

This Fellowship is intended to encourage the development of advanced knowledge and expertise which will aid the defence of Australia. The Fellowship provides financial support and public recognition for the undertaking of programs of study or research at the University of New South Wales (at the Australian Defence Force Academy or in Sydney), or other appropriate institutions within or outside Australia.

Funding & Duration
The Fellowship has a value of up to $18,000. The project for which the award is made must be completed by the end of 2012.

Eligibility
The Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship is open to Australian citizens who are qualified graduates, or have significant work-experience, with an interest in advancing the available knowledge and expertise which will lead to an improvement in the defence of Australia.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://research.unsw.adfa.edu.au/rrto/scholarships/spitfire.html

 

The Foundation for Children is dedicated to raising funds for the health, well-being and welfare of children. The Foundation aims to provide financial support for a wide range of projects designed to improve children's health and welfare, with a particular interest in supporting projects which have difficulty obtaining funds from other sources.

Funding & Duration
The Foundation is inviting Expressions of Interest for grants of around $50,000 - $80,000 per year, and for either one or two years. A maximum amount of $100,000 for one year will be awarded, with no more than a total of $160,000 awarded for a two year project. Occasional exceptions are made to these general guidelines.

Successful applicants will be notified in May 2012, with projects receiving first payments in July 2012. This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet by the internal due date.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Applications for Child Research Grants are administered by the Health Sciences team at the Research Branch.
For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

Health Sciences

 

The Foundation offers Basic and Clinical Research Seed Grants, as follows, to investigators for preliminary research into Osteogenesis Imperfecta:

Seed Grants for Basic Research
A qualified applicant must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and have a faculty level appointment within an academic institution. Basic research seed grants provide up to US $60,000 for one year. Seed grants cannot be used for Principal Investigator salaries or indirect costs.

Seed Grants for Clinical Research
A qualified applicant must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and have a faculty level appointment within an academic institution or an affiliated health care system. Clinical research seed grants provide up to US$120,000 over two years. Seed grants cannot be used for Principal Investigator salaries or indirect costs.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.oif.org/site

 

The Concept Award supports the exploration of highly innovative, untested, potentially high-gain concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods that address an important problem in lung cancer. The Concept Award is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project but, instead, allows Principal Investigators (PIs) the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations and new ideas.

LCRP accepts only those Concept Award applications that address at least one of the seven Areas of Emphasis listed below:

• Identification or development of non-invasive or minimally invasive tools to improve the detection of the initial stages of lung cancer
  
  
• Identification and development of new tools and/or building upon already existing tools for screening or early detection of lung cancer. Screening may include, but is not limited to, computed tomography scans, X-rays, other imaging biomarkers, genetics/genomics/proteomics, and assessment of risk factors
  
  
• Understanding the molecular mechanisms that lead to clinically significant lung cancer
  
  
• Identification of the mechanisms that lead to the development of the various types of lung cancer
  
  
• Identification of innovative strategies for prevention and treatment of early lung cancer
  
  
• Understanding predictive and prognostic markers to identify responders and non-responders
  
  
• Understanding acquired resistance to treatment

Pre-Application due date: 19 Oct 2011 Eastern time (ET)
Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor, and a copy emailed to Dr Don McMaster:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Full Applications due: 26 October 2011

Submission of Full Application
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www07.grants.gov

 

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR), a nonprofit organisation dedicated to supporting research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), announces the availability of funds to support innovative research relevant to PWS.

The Foundation is currently accepting applications that address one of three challenging questions:

Question 1: What underlies the shift from failure to thrive to excessive hunger in PWS?
Funding & Duration: up to US $75,000 a year for two years, with year 2 funding contingent upon adequate progress at month 11.

Question 2: Can the maternally silent genes in the PWS chromosome region be selectively reactivated?
Funding & Duration: US $50,000 for one year.

Question 3: What are the cellular phenotype(s) of PWS?
Funding & Duration: US $50,000 for one year.

Applications that are not responsive to one of these questions will not be reviewed at this time.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://fpwr.org/prader-willi-syndrome-research

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) is a platform for bilateral collaboration in science, jointly managed and funded by the governments of Australia and India.

Round 6 of the AISRF will comprise two components:

• Indo-Australian Fund for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (Indo-Australian S&T Fund)
• Indo-Australian Fund for S&T Cooperation in Biotechnology (Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund)

Support is provided under these components for collaborative research projects or workshops involving Australian and Indian lead partners.
For Round 6 applications are encouraged for workshops which will develop proposals for joint research projects to be submitted in next year’s funding round.

Please note the specific priority areas of research for each scheme, listed below.

 

Indo-Australian S&T Fund
The Indo-Australian S&T Fund is managed jointly by the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) and the Indian Government Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Priority areas for collaborative projects:

• Material Science including Nanotechnology
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Environmental Science including Climate Change Research

Priority areas of research for collaborative workshops:

• Agricultural Research
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Environment Sciences (including climate change research)
• Micro-electronics Devices and Materials
• Material science (including nanotechnology)
• Renewable Energy
• Marine Sciences
• Earth Sciences
• Information and Communication Technology

 

Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund
The Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund is managed jointly by DIISR and the Indian Government Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

Priority areas for collaborative projects:

• Stem Cells
• X Transgenic Crops and Marker-assisted Breeding
• X Bioenergy and Biofuels
• X Vaccines / Medical Diagnostics

Priority areas of research for collaborative workshops:

• Biomedical Devices and Implants
• Stem Cells
• Transgenic Crops and Marker-assisted Breeding
• Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
• Bioremediation
• Bioenergy and Biofuels
• Vaccines / Medical Diagnostics

 

Eligibility

• Apply in one of the priority areas of research
  
  
• Be one of the following ‘eligible organisations’ (or a consortium of eligible organisations)
  • Australian tertiary education institution
  • Australian Cooperative Research Centre
  • Australian Commonwealth-funded research organisation
  • Australian State/Territory-funded research organisation
  • Australian public research company
  • Australian private research company
  • Australian not for profit research organisation
  • Other Australian incorporated entity
    
    
• Be from an organisation that is registered for GST, is incorporated or if a university, is exempt from income tax
  
  
• Have at least one Indian partner and confirmation from the implementing Indian agency that a corresponding application from that Indian partner has been received (this confirmation will be obtained by the Australian Government).

 

Funding & Duration
Projects may range from short bilateral collaborations to more complex projects spanning up to 3 years. The maximum amount of funding that can be awarded to a successful project by the Australian Government has been capped at AUD $300,000. However a higher cap of $400,000 is available for projects that can demonstrate at least one active ‘end user’ partner.

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

 

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

Multidisciplinary

 

Through its Jean Monnet Fellowship Programme the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) offers one or two year fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career.

Priority will be given to proposals that fit well with one or more of the following Centre's core research themes:

• EU Institutions, Governance, and Democracy
• Migration
• Economic and Monetary Policy
• Development Policy
• Competition Policy and Market Regulation
• Energy and Climate Policy
• International and Transnational Relations
• Global Governance

Funding & Duration
The basic stipend is € 2,000 per month for a duration of one or two years (12 or 24 months from September to August)

Eligibility
Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Jean Monnet Fellowships. The fellowships are open to candidates who will have successfully defended their Ph.D. by 31 July preceding the start of the fellowship on 1 September.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For more information and application guidelines, please visit:
http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/MaxWeberFellowships/Index.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Max Weber Programme is Europe’s largest postdoctoral programme offering 1 and 2-year fellowships in the social sciences and humanities. It is funded by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) and hosted by the European University Institute in Florence.

The Programme is designed for junior post-docs who have received a doctorate in economics, law, history, social and political sciences, or a related field, within the last 5 years, and who want to advance in their research and academic training, in an active multidisciplinary environment before entering the international job market, or in the early stages of their academic careers.

Conditions of Award
Fellows are required to live in Florence for the duration of their Fellowship in order that they may take an active part in the programme and in the academic activities of their department. The basic stipend is € 2,000 per month.

Eligibility
Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Max Weber Fellowships.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For more information and application guidelines, please visit:
http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/MaxWeberFellowships/Index.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The following US National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants are now open, following on from pre-announcements advertised in recent Research Branch Bulletins:

 

Building a Genetic and Genomic Knowledge Base in Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
This FOA is intended to encourage research into dental, oral, and craniofacial diseases and disorders for which there is evidence for genetic heritability but for which we do not have a strong understanding of the genetics/genomics of the disease or disorder. Applicable areas of investigation include identification of promising areas of the genome, and characterization and elucidation of the function(s) of genetic variants that affect disease risk in humans. The ultimate goal of these studies will be to drive development of effective diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approaches.

Application due: 28 September 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-317.html

 

Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions or organisations that propose to conduct research in the behavioural and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health and well-being of the elderly, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Disasters include weather-related events, earthquakes, tsunamis, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes, and pandemics.

Applications Due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-263.html

 

Mechanistic Studies of Pain and Alcohol Dependence
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that propose to conduct mechanistic studies on the relationship between alcohol drinking, alcohol dependence and pain. Pain transmission and alcohol’s reinforcing effects share overlapping neural substrates giving rise to the possibility that chronic pain states significantly affect alcohol use patterns and promote the development of dependence and addiction. In addition, long term alcohol intoxication and alcohol dependence induce pain symptoms and may exacerbate chronic pain arising from other sources. The objective of this FOA is to understand genetic, pharmacological and learning mechanisms underlying the association between the propensity to drink alcohol and pain responses.

Applications due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to (R01)announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-267.html

 

Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Mechanisms
National Institutes of Health, invites applications that propose to better characterize the dose-response relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and the cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases by improving our understanding of the mechanisms by which SHS contributes to these diseases.  The recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on “Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence” serves as the basis for this initiative.  A wide range of research including animal and human laboratory studies, cohort and case control studies, and natural experiments resulting from home, workplace, and/or community changes in SHS exposure are consistent with this initiative. 

Application due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-244.html

 

Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Management
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research is to stimulate research to examine the interconnections of asthma and obesity. Studies that investigate the molecular pathways linking asthma and obesity are encouraged.  In addition, intervention studies targeting asthma or obesity and their effects on each one, and possible mechanisms of action are encouraged.

Application due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-245.html

 

 

Submission
Letters of Intent (LOI) where required, are to be submitted directly to the sponsor. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Hardcopies of finalised proposals are submitted via the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Multidisciplinary

 

The United States Studies Centre's Research Grant program aims to support the US-focused research activities of academic staff in the humanities, social sciences, and related professional disciplines within Australian universities.

Eligibility
Any Australian academic (with either a fractional or continuing appointment) is eligible to apply either individually, or as the lead investigator. International collaborators are encouraged but only as co-applicants with the Australian lead researcher. Preference will be given to Level A-D (Associate Lecturer to Associate Professor) academic staff.

Funding
At least nine grants will be awarded. One grant up to $20,000 (for Researchers in Residence at the USSC) and at least eight of up to $10,000 (for External Researches).

Application
Candidates can apply for one or both of the grants on offer:

• Application Researchers in Residence at the US Studies Centre
• External Researchers

If an applicant applies for both, separate applications must be submitted.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://ussc.edu.au/research/research-grants

Health Sciences

 

The Michael Geisman Fellowship awards provide up to US$50,000 per year, which can be used for salary, fringe benefits, and supplies. Fellowship awards are for one year; a second year of funding may be approved based upon satisfactory performance during the first year of funding.

Research must be done under the supervision of a mentor with training and experience in Osteogenesis Imperfecta research or research in a related field. Fellowship applications require that the mentor submit a copy of his/her NIH biosketch and a letter of recommendation on behalf of the trainee, which also confirms that the mentor will supervise the trainee’s research.

Fellowship applications also require two additional letters of recommendation from scientists or clinicians who can comment upon the applicant’s training, ability, and potential to develop expertise in OI research.

Eligibility
Applicants must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and be appointed at the level of a post-doctoral trainee, or equivalent, within an academic institution. An applicant should have completed their Ph.D. or their clinical training within the past five years.

 

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.oif.org/site

 

The GRDC offers financial assistance to individuals or groups within the Australian grains industry wishing to attend a conference or undertake travel that may ultimately benefit the Australian grains industry. GRDC places a high priority on the dissemination and communication of knowledge gained from the experience offered by Travel Awards.

Eligibility
To be eligible for a GRDC Travel Award, the applicant must not be eligible for a Grains Industry Development Award, and must not be associated with a current GRDC project.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.grdc.com.au/director/apply/traveltrainingawards

 

The Life Technologies Education Award rewards outstanding achievement in education in biochemistry or molecular biology, especially innovation and creativity in education, with a view to fostering leadership in this important area of the Society's objectives.

The Award will enable the recipient to participate in an international conference with a significant focus on education, or to spend a period of time at another institution (in Australia or overseas) for the purposes of undertaking developments in education in biochemistry and molecular biology. The recipient will present a lecture within the Education Symposium at the ComBio meeting.

Eligibility
Applicants must have been members of the Society for at least 2 years before the year in which the Award application is to be considered.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

 

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

 

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

Professions

 

The aim of this programme is to encourage the development of high-quality research on issues of importance and relevance to the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in Australia, and to increase knowledge and understanding of the industry through the publication of pertinent articles in the scholarly press.

Submissions are invited from academia and industry participants for these prizes.

The prizes are:

• AVCAL Private Equity Research Prize: A$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper on private equity
• AVCAL Venture Capital Research Prize: A$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper on venture capital

Eligibility
Academia (e.g. university/research staff in Australia and overseas, MBA and postgraduate students) and financial industry practitioners. Submissions are invited from any relevant discipline, e.g. accounting, law, finance, management and tax.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.avcal.com.au/research/researchprize

Multidisciplinary

 

The $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge Awards are aimed at finding Australia’s next big inventions, in fields ranging from clean energy technology, through agriculture to astronomy.

Categories
The seven professional categories reflect Australia’s national research priorities:

• environment
• health
• agriculture & food
• minerals & energy
• information & communications technology
• education
• manufacturing & hi-tech design (designs either taken up in Australia or exported)

Many of the categories also cover enabling technology, such as nanotechnology, advanced materials and biotechnology.

Eligibility
The Awards are open to individuals and teams, with the intention of recognising innovation for the public good, as well as breakthroughs with commercial potential

Prize
The winners of the professional categories will receive prizes of $5000. The overall winner will receive a further $25,000. An eighth category, Backyard Innovation, is open to the general public and has a $10,000 prize.

For more information about the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/innovationchallenge

 

The following opportunity was originally advertised with an internal due date of 1 Sept 2011. Please note the NEW internal due date is 23 Sept 2011.

The Susan G Komen for the Cure PostDoctoral Fellowships seek to attract scientists into careers addressing important research questions about breast cancer, expand the skills and expertise of breast cancer researchers in training, and position trainees for independent careers conducting breast cancer research that will directly affect breast cancer patients. Grants are awarded to the Fellow (designated as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the application) and one or two Mentors.

Funding (US Dollars):
$180,000 direct costs only ($60,000 per year for up to 3 years)

Eligibility

Fellow/PI

• Must have a doctoral degree, including MD, PhD, DrPH, DO, or equivalent
  
  
• By the date of full application submission, the Fellow must be no more than 3 years post-completion of his/her most recent clinical fellowship or 5 years post-completion
  of his/her most recent residency (for physicians), or 5 years post-completion of his/her most recent PhD
  
  
• May not hold any current faculty appointments, with the exception of clinical fellows who hold the title of “Instructor” in order to see patients
  
  
• May not currently be or have been a fellow on a Komen PDF
  
  
• Must conduct the proposed research and training at the Mentor’s institution, which may be located anywhere in the world
  
  
• Must ensure that all past and current Komen-funded grants or awards are up to date and in compliance with Komen requirements (e.g., progress report submissions, IRB approvals, etc.)
  
  
• Are not required to be U.S. citizens or residents

Specifically for Clinicians

• Must have completed all formal medical/surgical training by the start of the clinical fellowship
  
  
• Must be able to commit at least 60% of full-time effort to research during each year of the grant period

Mentor

• Must hold a full-time faculty appointment with an accredited institution
  
  
• Must currently conduct breast cancer research
  
  
• Must ensure that all past and current Komen-funded grants or awards are up to date and in compliance with all Komen requirements
  
  
• Are not required to be U.S. citizens or residents

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://ww5.komen.org/ResearchGrants

Health Sciences

 

The Australian Academy of Science invites Expressions of Interest from junior scientists who are no more than 30 years of age at the time of application, to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America. 

Eligibility
Proposals in any health-related field of natural science will be considered.  Only Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia living in Australia at the time of application are eligible to apply. At the time of application, applicants should be either:

• in the first two years of a PhD degree or equivalent, or
• have completed a Masters or a Bachelors with Honours degree, or
• be in the first semester of a Masters of a Bachelors with Honours degree

Under this scheme applicants are expected to be undertaking PhD study in an Australian institution or have an intent to enrol in PhD study in an Australian institution.  Applicants can request travel support to access the international leading-edge research facilities and staff of the NIH.  The proposed visit should initiate long-term collaborations and facilitate the development of the applicant’s career.

Funding
The successful applicant will receive a contribution towards the direct return air travel between Australia and the host institution up to a maximum of $2600AUD, and a once off living allowance of up to a maximum of $400AUD, provided by the Adam J. Berry Memorial Fund (AJBMF).

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/internat/americas/berry.html

 

In collaboration with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), ANPHA have established the Preventive Health Research Project Grants Program, intended to attract applications in health promotion research.

Applicants may apply for funding for translational research projects, with a focus being on the priority areas of alcohol, tobacco and obesity. Funding is available to support research (for example) that:

• assesses the effectiveness of existing preventive health policies and interventions
  
  
• identifies potential new preventive health interventions
  
  
• evaluates preventive health practice
  
  
• identifies appropriate preventive health intervention evaluation methodology
  
  
• assesses the potential impact of proposed preventive health policies
  
  
• addresses issues relating to social determinants of health and health inequalities through social epidemiology
  
  
• identifies impediments and/or facilitators to the successful uptake and translation of evidence‐based preventive health intervention(s)
  
  
• identifies optimal strategies to enhance the widespread adoption and institutionalisation of effective preventive health interventions

 

Funding
There is no specific limit to funding for each application. Applicants may apply for funding of up to three years duration, but the period must be justified within the application.

Funds may be used for supporting personnel, and for the purchase of research materials, provided these materials fall under the category of direct research costs.

Eligibility
Applicants may come from a broad background and include young researchers or mature people moving into research from practice and policy areas. Those seeking funding to support undertaking a PhD or post‐doctoral work are also invited to apply.

The following types of research will not be eligible for funding:

• biomedical, clinical, descriptive, or technology driven research
• research that involves researchers against whom findings of research misconduct have been made

Individuals are limited to holding a maximum of six NHMRC Project Grants (including NHMRC/ANPHA Project Grants) as a Chief Investigator. In addition, a Chief Investigator on an existing Program Grant is not permitted to hold, or apply for more than one Project Grant. All Chief Investigators must have fulfilled all obligations from previous NHMRC grants (if any).

 

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet by the internal due date.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

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

 

The RACGP has established this Award to pay for direct research costs associated with the conduct of any study that has ethics approval, and is deemed to have relevance to general practice, health care, health outcomes, or health professional education.

Direct research costs include any item or service that materially contributes to the collection and analysis of data relevant to the aims of the research project. For instance it can include payments to practices for participation in a research project, payment for equipment and disposables, payment for paper or photocopying, telephone calls, data entry and statistical help.

Funding
The award is valued at up to $5,000

Eligibility
General practice registrars who have, will or are undertaking an academic term in a University Department or Discipline of General Practice or Rural Health.  Other research placements will be considered on their merits.

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet by the internal due date.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

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

 

The Australian Orchid Foundation is a voluntary organisation of 100 members, devoted to the preservation, protection, promotion and cultivation of all orchid species and hybrids. It distributes many thousands of dollars every year, all raised from voluntary contributions, towards projects that further these aims. They support:

• Studies to research orchids in their habitat and management practices to protect those orchids and their habitats
• Studies of wild populations of orchids, their biology, distribution, conservation and taxonomy
• Cultivation and propagation of orchids
• Education of the public
• Education of young people in particular in the sciences relevant to orchids
• Publications

 

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

 

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

 

The Endowment was established from funds remaining from a successful gold conference in 1988. The Endowment is made annually, for the advancement of education and research in Earth Sciences to benefit Economic Geology in Australia.

Funding
In the year 2012, a total of $10,000 will be available for distribution through (and with the approval of) a university, in one or several of the following:

• Scholarships to senior university students and researchers for study and / or research in Australia in:
  • Economic Geology
  • Mineral Economics
• Technical visits
• Travel to conferences to deliver papers on aspects of Economic Geology in Australia
• Environmental Geoscience as applied to the Exploration / Mining Industry.

Please note
The Fund strongly encourages applicants to submit a letter of support from their University and/or supervisor in addition to their proposal.

 

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme: rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

 

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

 

Dairy Australia accepts applications for R&D projects from individuals and organisations worldwide. Applications are judged on the perceived benefits to the Australian dairy industry and potential for success. Proposals must address the following Core Objectives (as set out in the Dairy Australia Strategic Plan):

• Increase farm productivity
• Maintain and develop high margin markets, channels and products
• Promote and protect the unique benefits of dairy

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

Duration of Projects
Ideally the duration of projects is 1-3 years.  Extended projects may be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

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

 

Named after one of Australia's most distinguished foresters, the Maxwell Ralph Jacob granting scheme aims to support worthy projects in any field of forestry research, and to provide graduates within Australasia with support for professional development not readily available from other sources.

The following broad categories of activity may be supported:

• work or study to be carried out in or related to Australasia in any field of forestry science
• field-orientated research in Australia and New Zealand
• overseas travel to undertake research

Funding

• funds available each year are capped at $5,000 (GST exempt)
• two grants of about $2,500 are usually allocated each year

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

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

 

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is inviting project proposals from research organisations and consultants with innovative research ideas capable of initiating transformational change in Australia’s northern beef, southern beef, and lamb and sheep meat industries.

Funding Priorities
Project proposals should specifically focus on increasing cost efficiency and productivity growth (including adaptability and risk management), delivering against Imperative Three of the National Beef and Sheepmeat RD&E Strategic Plans.

Funding
Up to $5.75 million of funding is available to be invested over five years, from the northern beef, southern beef, and lamb and sheepmeat investment areas. Proposals that deliver across multiple investment areas are encouraged.

 

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of your preliminary proposal to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme: rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.mla.com.au/research-and-development

 

Funds are available under the Anti-Doping Research Program (ADRP) to support new anti-doping research projects commencing in 2011-12.

The aims of the ADRP are to improve the analytical capability for detecting banned substances and doping agents in sport and to better understand doping behaviours and inform practical doping deterrence strategies.

Priority Areas
For the 2011–12 funding round, the following priority research areas have been identified:

• Detection of gene doping and gene manipulation by identification of molecular signatures associated with gene transfer vectors, gene products or biological markers
  
  Detection of novel substances with suspected doping potential
  
  
• Improved detection of Prohibited Substances and Methods (including low dose doping techniques) using gas or liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, non-invasive imaging, immunological and/or biochemical methodologies
  
  
• Improved tools to detect Prohibited Substances and Methods
  
  
• Social science research in the areas of:
  • knowledge of doping
  • the design and/or application of more sophisticated anti-doping education programs, with possible application to a specific sport/s.

Funding
The proposed project budget must not exceed $250,000 in total and $150,000 in any 12 month period.

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet by the internal due date. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dpmc.gov.au/sport/funding/anti-doping/research.cfm

 

The Foundation for Children is dedicated to raising funds for the health, well-being and welfare of children. The Foundation aims to provide financial support for a wide range of projects designed to improve children's health and welfare, with a particular interest in supporting projects which have difficulty obtaining funds from other sources.

Funding & Duration
The Foundation is inviting Expressions of Interest for grants of around $50,000 - $80,000 per year, and for either one or two years. A maximum amount of $100,000 for one year will be awarded, with no more than a total of $160,000 awarded for a two year project. Occasional exceptions are made to these general guidelines.

Successful applicants will be notified in May 2012, with projects receiving first payments in July 2012. This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet by the internal due date.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Applications for Child Research Grants are administered by the Health Sciences team at the Research Branch.
For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

 

Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) is a not-for-profit, industry-owned company.  It works in partnership with Australia’s horticulture industries to invest in research, development and marketing programs that provide benefit to industry and the wider community.

In 2011 HAL is offering the following research awards:

Graham Gregory Award
Prize: $10,000 cash prize, travel costs to the value of $2000 winner and family member to attend the award presentation in Sydney, plus a commemorative bronze medal

This award recognises outstanding achievement from all sectors of the horticulture industry, throughout the whole supply chain. Candidates must have established excellence in an area that has enhanced or developed the horticultural industry through activities such as research and development (including market research and development), education, training, technology transfer or advertising and promotion.

Young Leader Awards
Prize: The winner(s) will receive a prize valued at approximately $1500, travel to the award presentation in Sydney with one night’s accommodation.

This award recognises leadership from young people in horticulture. Candidates must be under 35 and have demonstrated leadership in any discipline relating to the horticulture industry.

 

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

Health Sciences

 

The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation has funded over 165 research studies in the U.S. and abroad, and awarded over $10 million in grants. Primary research investments centre upon providing seed support for innovative ideas to the most promising scientific investigators in the field. Proposals submitted can be considered high risk and may be submitted without preliminary data. Applications designed to collect pilot data in preparation for other large grant applications (NIH etc.) are highly encouraged.

For 2012 the Foundation is offering the following Research Grants:

• Basic and Clinical Research in dystonia
• Interface between dystonia and Parkinson's disease
• Parkinson's disease

Funding
Maximum award of US $65,000, for 1 year. Grants will be considered for renewal for up to 1 year.

Submission
It is a general requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application guidelines, please visit:
http://www.dystonia-parkinson.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:

• projects 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
  
  
• project's outputs should be immediately adoptable by the stakeholder in order to achieve the specific outcome
  

 

Funding & Duration
FRDC investment (including any industry cash contributions) must not exceed $75,000 (this is not inclusive of in-kind contributions). Projects must be completed within 18 months. This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

 

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme: rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

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

ECMS

 

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

Proposals are now being accepted for proposals for the first round of 2012 (Jan-May). This includes beamtime on:

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

Those who wish to use the ANBF in Tsukuba, Japan, should apply for time through either the XAS or PD facility and include a case for why the ANBF is required.

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

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

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

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge Awards are aimed at finding Australia’s next big inventions, in fields ranging from clean energy technology, through agriculture to astronomy.

Categories
The seven professional categories reflect Australia’s national research priorities:

• environment
• health
• agriculture & food
• minerals & energy
• information & communications technology
• education
• manufacturing & hi-tech design (designs either taken up in Australia or exported)

Many of the categories also cover enabling technology, such as nanotechnology, advanced materials and biotechnology.

Eligibility
The Awards are open to individuals and teams, with the intention of recognising innovation for the public good, as well as breakthroughs with commercial potential

Prize
The winners of the professional categories will receive prizes of $5000. The overall winner will receive a further $25,000. An eighth category, Backyard Innovation, is open to the general public and has a $10,000 prize.

For more information about the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/innovationchallenge

Multidisciplinary

 

The following US National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants are now open, following on from pre-announcements advertised in recent Research Branch Bulletins:

 

Building a Genetic and Genomic Knowledge Base in Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
This FOA is intended to encourage research into dental, oral, and craniofacial diseases and disorders for which there is evidence for genetic heritability but for which we do not have a strong understanding of the genetics/genomics of the disease or disorder. Applicable areas of investigation include identification of promising areas of the genome, and characterization and elucidation of the function(s) of genetic variants that affect disease risk in humans. The ultimate goal of these studies will be to drive development of effective diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approaches.

Application due: 28 September 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-317.html

 

Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions or organisations that propose to conduct research in the behavioural and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health and well-being of the elderly, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Disasters include weather-related events, earthquakes, tsunamis, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes, and pandemics.

Applications Due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-263.html

 

Mechanistic Studies of Pain and Alcohol Dependence
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that propose to conduct mechanistic studies on the relationship between alcohol drinking, alcohol dependence and pain. Pain transmission and alcohol’s reinforcing effects share overlapping neural substrates giving rise to the possibility that chronic pain states significantly affect alcohol use patterns and promote the development of dependence and addiction. In addition, long term alcohol intoxication and alcohol dependence induce pain symptoms and may exacerbate chronic pain arising from other sources. The objective of this FOA is to understand genetic, pharmacological and learning mechanisms underlying the association between the propensity to drink alcohol and pain responses.

Applications due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to (R01)announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-267.html

 

Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Mechanisms
National Institutes of Health, invites applications that propose to better characterize the dose-response relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and the cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases by improving our understanding of the mechanisms by which SHS contributes to these diseases.  The recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on “Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence” serves as the basis for this initiative.  A wide range of research including animal and human laboratory studies, cohort and case control studies, and natural experiments resulting from home, workplace, and/or community changes in SHS exposure are consistent with this initiative. 

Application due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-244.html

 

Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Management
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research is to stimulate research to examine the interconnections of asthma and obesity. Studies that investigate the molecular pathways linking asthma and obesity are encouraged.  In addition, intervention studies targeting asthma or obesity and their effects on each one, and possible mechanisms of action are encouraged.

Application due: 28 Sept 2011
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-245.html

 

 

Submission
Letters of Intent (LOI) where required, are to be submitted directly to the sponsor. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Hardcopies of finalised proposals are submitted via the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000