Research Branch Bulletin

A half day course for staff, honours and postgraduate students conducted by the animal ethics committees of the University of Adelaide, the SA Pathology/Central Health Network, and University of South Australia, will be held on Friday 2 March 2012 from 8 am to 12 noon, at the University of South Australia City West Campus.  New staff and students in particular are urged to attend.  No fee is charged.  Please visit the AEC and Animal Welfare Officer web sites for further information and to register:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/research/researchers/animalwelfare/user_training/,  and
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ethics/animal/training/

The Clean Technology Investment Program is a central element of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future plan announced in July 2011. The Clean Energy Future plan provides transitional assistance for businesses and industry through the $8.6 billion Jobs and Competitiveness Program, the $1.2 billion Clean Technology Program, the $300 million Steel Transformation Plan and the $1.3 billion Coal Sector Jobs Package.

The Clean Technology Investment Program (the Program) is an $800 million competitive, merit-based grants program to support Australian manufacturers to maintain competitiveness in a carbon constrained economy. This program will provide grants for investments in energy efficient capital equipment and low pollution technologies, processes and products.

As a part of the launch of the Clean Technology Investment Program, AusIndustry will be holding public information session.

Date: Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Time: 9am - 11.45am
Venue:
Stamford Plaza
Terrace 1 – 2 rooms
150 North Terrace
Adelaide  SA  5001

To register for the information session, please follow the link below:
http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/CleanTech/Pages/CleanTech-InformationSessions.aspx

Co-hosted in 2012 with TAFE SA, the 21st staging of NCVER’s popular National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’ in Adelaide.

The conference is a key part of NCVER’s commitment to dissemination of research and building research capacity. It will be free to attend with delegates to cover the cost of any special events attended, catering and their own travel and accommodation. NCVER invites practitioners and researchers to share their research and knowledge at the 21st National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference. NCVER seeks presentations that rely on sound evidence-based research rather than descriptive or opinion-based work. This can be presented in one of the following ways:

• Professional development workshops
• Presentations
• Refereed Papers

The conference will be held at TAFE SA’s Adelaide Campus (120 Currie Street) and Adelaide College of the Arts Campus (39 Light Square) in the heart of the Adelaide CBD.

Please submit your abstract to nofrillsabstracts@ncver.edu.au by 10 February 2012. For queries about submission of abstracts, please contact: Renee Lukeman National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Phone: 08 8230 8661 Email: renee.lukeman@ncver.edu.au.

CRC Timeline for 2012 Round

Notification of Intent
The date for submission of the Notice of Intent (NoI) for CRC participation in Round 15, to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) was due in Research Branch by Monday 30 January 2012.

INFORMATION SESSIONS
21 February 2012
SA AusIndustry Office

11th Floor Terrace Towers
178 North Terrace, Adelaide

Information sessions will last approximately three hours

The CRC Program Information Sessions will be of particular interest for those submitting applications in the 15th selection round, and will be conducted in conjunction with the relevant state or territory government department. Representatives from those organisations may be available to discuss support programs they can provide for CRCs as well as other relevant innovation programs.

There will also be an opportunity for potential consortia to meet with the departmental representatives in the afternoon of the scheduled information session. Prospective applicants who are not able to attend an information session and would like to meet with the department should contact the CRC program at the details below.

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

It would be appreciated if you could also email Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) at UA Research Branch to let them know you are attending.

Minister Plibersek has announced a Call for an Investigator Team for the first Centre under NHMRC’s new Partnership Centres for Better Health program.

This program is designed to increase the availability and use of research and researchers for the organisations involved in delivering, managing or making policy for health and health care.

The first Centre will receive up to $25 million over five years from NHMRC and its funding partners: Alzheimer’s Australia, Hammond Care, Helping Hand Aged Care and Brightwater Care Group.

The Investigator Team selected from the call will work with the partners to develop a five year work plan on the Partnership Centre’s theme of ‘Dealing with Cognitive and Related Functional Decline in the Elderly’.

The focus of this themed Partnership Centre will be on supportive care in the home, the community and the long-term care institutions.

This Partnership Centre will involve a broad array of disciplines stretching from the medical sciences, through the health-related professions and well into the evaluative and social sciences. Similarly a broad spectrum of the caring sectors will have to be involved, from the institutional, through the community, the volunteer or charity.

The Call for an Investigator Team will close 24 February 2012.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/partnerships-better-health/partnerships-centres/call-investigator-team

The NHMRC have advised the following opening hours of their Helpdesk between January and March 2012. You can contact the helpdesk by calling 1800 500 983

• 30 January 2012 to 16 March 2012 – open 8am to 7pm weekdays and 10am to 2pm Saturdays; closed Sundays
• 17 March 2012 until further notice – standard operating hours resume (9am to 5pm weekdays; closed Saturdays and Sundays)

 

Health Sciences

Pfizer Australia will allocate up to $300,000 per annum to this initiative as part of our continued commitment to neuroscience research.The research grants program is open to medical graduates who are early in their research career, having commenced research (or have returned to research after an appropriate break) within the last 5 years. Therefore applications are open to medical graduates who have obtained, or are in the process of obtaining specialist qualifications/doctorate and/or are currently in advanced training.

Funding
Individual grants will be available up to $44,000 (including GST). Each grant is for a period of 12 months.

Eligibility
The principal applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. Grant recipients must conduct the majority of the research within Australia. Research funding is awarded to support and advance basic and clinical research involving humans. Applications are welcome for research into any aspect of

• Cognitive decline
• Mood disorder
• Pain

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
https://www.pfizergrants.com.au/Grants/NeuroscienceResearch.aspx

Health Sciences

A Project Grant is an award made in support of either a biomedical or social and applied research project within an Australian institution proposed by an appropriately qualified investigator.

The award of project grants is MSRA’s main avenue for the support of research relevant to multiple sclerosis in universities, hospitals or other recognised research institutions. Since these awards will normally be made for a period of two or three years only, the purpose is primarily to assist investigations in which considerable progress can be expected over this or a shorter period. MSRA does not intend to provide long term salaries for support staff.

Eligibility
Successful applicants for this Award will need to have strong experience in MS research.

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.msra.org.au/project-grants

Health Sciences

The 2012 Resthaven Inc Dementia Research Grant is a larger grant for new researchers, valued at up to $150,000. This grant is available open to applicants in clinical/psychosocial research areas.

This grant will be offered in the area of Pain and Dementia. The key area of interest is pain management for people who have cognitive impairment arising from dementia.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the Resthaven Inc Dementia Research Grants:

• The principal investigator must be a dementia researcher of associate professor level or lower and have never been a
  principal investigator on a successful research grant worth more than $150,000.
• The principal investigator must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
• The research must be conducted in Australia.

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.fightdementia.org.au/research-publications/dementia-grants-program.aspx

Health Sciences

The AADRF Dementia Research Grants are seeding grants for new researchers, valued up to $50,000 (exclusive of GST), to be allocated for research in a dementia-relevant area. In 2012. Grants are awarded in both biological/non-clinical and clinical/psychosocial research areas.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the grants in this funding round:

• The principal investigator must be a new investigator (defined solely as never being a principal investigator on a successful research grant worth more than $50,000). Salary-related funding (e.g. scholarships/fellowships) will not be counted towards the $50,000 threshold unless it is a fellowship from Alzheimer’s Australia.
• Unless exceptional circumstances apply, principal investigators should have been awarded a doctorate or other research qualification (Honours degree or higher) within the previous 5 years.
• The principal investigator must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. Principal investigators who have been resident in Australia for at least two years and have evidence of eligibility and application for permanent residency may also be eligible for the Dementia Research Grant.
• The research must be conducted in Australia.

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.fightdementia.org.au/research-publications/dementia-grants-program.aspx

Health Sciences

This Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is focussed on research that will deliver immediate and long term benefits to children and young people (less than 25 years of age) with mental illness such as policy and service delivery improvements. Applications under the TCR are intended to be highly collaborative and sustainable beyond the duration of NHMRC funding.

Funding & Duration
The NHMRC has allocated a total of up to $13 million to support a small number of funded projects in response to this Mental Health TCR. Research grants of up to 5 years duration will be offered under this TCR and the period requested must be justified within the application.

Eligibility
As this TCR is focussed on applied research that will deliver immediate and long term policy and service delivery improvements, applications that propose to undertake the following research will not be considered:

• basic discovery research into the underlying neurobiological/neuroscience mechanisms of mental illness
  (e.g., identification of candidate genes and proteins, animal studies, etc)
• drug discovery and toxicology studies
• epidemiological studies on the extent of mental illness

Applications of the nature stated above are encouraged to apply through the Project Grants scheme or through other schemes.

Please refer to the Funding Rules on the NHMRC website for further information regarding eligibility for Chief Investigators and Research Teams.

Submission
Applications are submitted using the NHMRC Research Grants Management System (RGMS).

Please note applications must be initiated in RGMS and minimum data requirements entered by 4:30pm (Adelaide time) 8 February 2012 *

A hardcopy of finalised proposals must be submitted to the Research Branch by 28 March 2012, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

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

The Funding Rules for this round can be found on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/mental-health-targeted-call-research

Health Sciences

This Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is focussed on research that will deliver immediate and long term benefits to children and young people (less than 25 years of age) with mental illness such as policy and service delivery improvements. Applications under the TCR are intended to be highly collaborative and sustainable beyond the duration of NHMRC funding.

Funding & Duration
The NHMRC has allocated a total of up to $13 million to support a small number of funded projects in response to this Mental Health TCR. Research grants of up to 5 years duration will be offered under this TCR and the period requested must be justified within the application.

Eligibility
As this TCR is focussed on applied research that will deliver immediate and long term policy and service delivery improvements, applications that propose to undertake the following research will not be considered:

• basic discovery research into the underlying neurobiological/neuroscience mechanisms of mental illness
  (e.g., identification of candidate genes and proteins, animal studies, etc)
• drug discovery and toxicology studies
• epidemiological studies on the extent of mental illness

Applications of the nature stated above are encouraged to apply through the Project Grants scheme or through other schemes.

Please refer to the Funding Rules on the NHMRC website for further information regarding eligibility for Chief Investigators and Research Teams.

Submission
Applications are submitted using the NHMRC Research Grants Management System (RGMS).

Please note applications must be initiated in RGMS and minimum data requirements entered by 4:30pm (Adelaide time) 8 February 2012 *

A hardcopy of finalised proposals must be submitted to the Research Branch by 28 March 2012, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

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

The Funding Rules for this round can be found on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/mental-health-targeted-call-research

The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) is a national, non profit organisation. It aims to provide Australian children with entertaining media made especially for them, which makes an enduring contribution to their cultural and educational experience.  Australian children deserve to see local stories and their culture on their screens.

The ACTF provides funding and support to independent producers and writers of quality children's programs.By helping these people develop new children's programs, we remain true to our goal of creating programs that children, parents and educators can rely on to be engaging, entertaining, accessible, creative and innovative.

Projects may be based on an original idea, or adaptations of a novel or other work.  We look for originality and new ideas not already in the marketplace or currently on television. If the project is an adaptation of someone else’s work (such as a novel, play, character or concept developed by one of the team), the applicant must obtain, or at least option, an assignment of all the necessary rights from the creator prior to making an application. All projects must primarily target the Australian child audience and must, in our opinion, be likely to be of interest to Australian children.

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.

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

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.actf.com.au/funding/funding_overview

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW Grants Program supports community projects that aim to improve access to justice, particularly for disadvantaged people. The aim of the Foundation's Grants program is to improve access to justice, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people, by supporting selected projects to improve access and decrease barriers to justice, or through research, to identify need or ways to improve access to justice.

Eligibility
The Foundation accepts applications from organisations with an ABN but not from individuals. Preference will be given to applications initiated at the community level or with substantial community input. Joint applications from more than one organisation, although the application needs to be under the auspices of a single incorporated organisation, which will take responsibility for managing the project and administering the funds are welcome.

Funding
These are grants of more than $5,000 and are capped at $50,000 (excluding GST). You should include all necessary expenses in your budget to enable the project to be completed successfully.

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.

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

Please contact the relevant research grants officer in Research Branch if you are considering applying for this scheme.

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/grants

Sciences

Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) and the Apple and Pear industry requires appropriate individuals and/or organisations to provide a proposal brief (EOI) to address gaps identified in climate change information and activity for the industry. Following a selection process via a program reference group and discussions with representatives from industry, the successful proposal EOIs will be developed by the respective individuals and/or organizations, into a single program called “Responding to Climate Change: Beyond 2010” or similar.

The aim of this resultant program is to improve the strategic RD&E investment by the apple and pear industry towards climate change / climate variability. Ultimately this program should provide apple and pear growers with a good understanding of the likely climate change impacts on their production systems. This program will be conducted over a period of up to four years.

Submission - Expression of Interest
Please download a copy of the proposal brief by following the link: http://horticultureaustralialimited.createsend1.com/t/r/l/drvhhy/kucjklil/h/

Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy to rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au 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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8303 3716/ 08 8303 3388

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.horticulture.com.au/applying_for_funding/tenders.asp

Sciences

Nature Foundation SA Inc is a non-profit organisation which raises funds to conserve and sustain South Australia's natural biodiversity. Since its inception, NFSA has raised many millions of dollars for on-ground projects, land conservation, education programs and research.

1. Conservation Research on NFSA Properties: NFSA encourages research that informs the management of its properties:  Witchelina, Tiliqua, Para Woodlands and Cygnet Park Sanctuary.  The maximum application amount for a single grant is $10,000.

2. General Conservation Research: The maximum application amount for a single grant is $10,000.

Eligibility
Applications will be assessed by the Foundation's Research, Projects and Education Committee to determine how they contribute to the conservation of South Australia's biodiversity and habitats. See the Guidelines for Assessing Projects for further information about the criteria considered.

Submission
Please use the Project Application form provided on their website: http://www.naturefoundation.org.au/grants/projects/

Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy to rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au 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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8303 3716/ 08 8303 3388

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

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

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

Eligibility
As a prerequisite, Conformity with the Foundation's guidelines as presented on their website, including that the project will be undertaken within Australia or other countries of the South West Pacific region under the umbrella of a university or other appropriate institution within those countries; that funding will be limited to no more than three years and $15,000 annually, and that salaries for research scientists and stipends for students are available from other sources. The project is in the biological or biophysical sciences or has application in those areas, as exemplified in projects described on their web site, and is not medical research.

Funding
APSF provides project grants up to $15,000 per year for up to three years.

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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8303 3716/ 08 8303 3388

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

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

Health Sciences

The purpose of this FOA is to encourage the submission of applications proposing to use human stem cells to develop methods for generating replacement cells and transplantation techniques for the treatment of ocular diseases and disorders. Studies may include elucidating the mechanisms required to direct stem cell differentiation into specialized ocular cell lineages. The regenerative application of human stem cells offers a promising way to restore lost vision due to injury and disease.  Many of the leading causes of visual and ocular disorders are due in part to the loss of photoreceptors, inner retinal neurons, or corneal epithelial cells.  Preliminary studies demonstrate that cell-based therapies may have the potential to treat ophthalmic diseases including corneal degeneration and inflammation, glaucoma, and vascular and neurodegenerative diseases of the retina.

This initiative will support basic and preclinical studies leading to the development of differentiated human stem cells for treating ocular diseases and disorders.  Studies may include (1) elucidating the mechanisms required to direct stem cell differentiation into specialized ocular cell lineages, (2) developing methods for the generation of replacement ocular cells and tissues, and (3) identifying factors required for optimal transplantation of stem cell-derived lineages, resulting in functional regeneration.

Only studies using human stem cells, including embryonic stem cells (hESC), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), and adult stem cells, will be responsive to this announcement.  All human ES cell lines proposed for these studies must be listed in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry.  This program will not support animal stem cell research nor human clinical trials.

Funding
Applicants may request up to $250,000 annual direct costs.  Application budgets need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project.

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

Please send a copy of your Proposal along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-12-001.html

JDRF recognizes the need at this time to support the research of investigators whose research is being curtailed or delayed by failure to receive funding. It is beneficial and of mutual interest to both the scientific community and JDRF to keep these scientists in the field, to help them receive funding for their proposals, and to have them help accelerate the JDRF mission.

Funding
$USD 55,000 maximum/year for up to 1 year, including up to 10% for indrect costs. Generally not renewable after 1 year

Eligibility
Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign non-profit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications must hold an MD, DMD, DVM, PhD, or equivalent and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medial school, or other research facility. There are no citizenship requirements for this program.

Submission - Proposals
Application submitted via https://proposalcentral.altum.com/

Please send a copy of your Letter of Intent along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114026

Health Sciences

Morris Animal Foundation is a world leader in advancing veterinary research to protect, treat and cure animals. The Foundation leads the way in addressing the most serious animal health issues for dogs, cats, horses and many wildlife species. Morris Animal Foundation is also training the next generation of veterinary scientists through grant programs that encourage and support aspiring researchers.

Receiving a Foundation grant is a highly competitive process and depends on the amount of available funding, the number of proposals for a given health issue or animal and donor interest. Grant proposals are accepted for small companion animals (dogs and cats), large companion animals (horses and llamas/alpacas) and wildlife. Proposals can be submitted online only.

Funding
There is no limit to the annual or total budget of an Established Investigator request however the average award is approximately $USD 50,000/year.

Submission - Request for Proposals
Proposals are to submitted online, via the Sponsor's website:
http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/for-grant-seekers/established-investigator.html

Please send a copy of your Proposal along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/for-grant-seekers/established-investigator.html

H&SS

The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

Post-Ph.D. Research Grants are awarded to individuals holding a Ph.D. or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation.

Funding
Please note that the maximum amount of the Post-Ph.D. Research Grant has been changed. Post-Ph.D. Research Grants provide a maximum of $USD 20,000 and the Osmundsen Initiative supplement provides up to an additional $USD 5,000 for a maximum grant of $USD 25,000.

For more information and application guidelines, please visit:
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/post-phd-research-grants

H&SS

The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic field work. The work most likely to be funded is that which serves both the native community and the field of linguistics. Work which has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other will also be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. Proposals can originate in any country. The language involved must be in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Endangerment is a continuum, and the location on the continuum is one factor in our funding decisions.

Eligibility
Researchers and language activists from any country are eligible to apply. Awards can be made to institutions, but no administrative (overhead, indirect) costs are covered.

Funding
Grants are normally for a one year period, though extensions may be applied for. They expect grants in this round to be less than $USD 4,000 in size, and to average about $USD 2,000.

Submission - Request for Proposals
Please send a copy of your Proposal along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

Multidisciplinary

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for the development of an easy-to-use tool that rapidly assesses the immune status of children against select vaccine-preventable diseases. Inquiries will be welcome that focus on prototype development and detail plans for future commercialization possibilities. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.

The purpose of this request for letter of intent (RFLOI) is to solicit inquiries toward the development of a prototype and commercialization plan for an easy-to-use tool that rapidly assesses the immune status of children against selected vaccine- preventable diseases (e.g. tetanus, measles, etc.). The ideal tool would be low cost and easy to use in the fieldby those working in national immunization programs. This tool would be used as an adjunct to current vaccination coverage surveys to help more accurately determine and validate coverage levels and assess population-level immunity.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world to develop an immunity assessment tool that can help more accurately measure vaccination coverage in the developing world.

Submission - Letter of Intent
Letter of Intents are to submitted online, via the Sponsor's website.

Please send a copy of your Letter of Intent along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For more information and application guidelines, please visit:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/vaccines/Pages/rfp-immunity-assessment-tool.aspx

Multidisciplinary

The Ernst & Young Better Government Programme invites applications for research grants to study the effectiveness of public sector institutions in one of the Programme’s priority research areas. This competition is for grants to support research on the effectiveness of public sector institutions in Poland in one of the programme’s priority areas:

• Good governance
• Public finances
• Infrastructure & resources
• Higher education and science
• Health-care

Eligibility
Applicants should hold a PhD in law, economics, political science or similar discipline and have at least four years research experience. Applicants of any nationality may apply. Research teams of two, made up of a Polish and a foreign candidate, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Funding
The amount of a Research Grant for a research report is 60,000 PLN or equivalent in EUR.

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:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

Please notify the Dr Don McMaster if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ey.com/PL/en/Industries/Government---Public-Sector/Research-grants-2012

Multidisciplinary

R01 - Research Project Grant
R03 - Small Grant Program
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grant
R33 - Exploratory/Developmental Grants (Phase 1&2)

Molecular Characterization of Salivary Gland Tumors (R01 & R21) - *NEW*
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) solicits R01 & R21 applications to enhance basic and translational research on salivary gland tumours by supporting studies in a) the application of systematic, comprehensive, and data-rich “omics” approaches to define the molecular signatures of salivary gland tumours; and b) the development of relevant mouse models to study the onset and progression of tumour pathogenesis and preclinical testing of potential therapeutics.

Letter of Intent due (R01): 19 February 2012
Internal Due Date - Full Application (R01): 5 March 2012

Link to Full Announcement (R01):
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-12-011.html

Letter of Intent due (R21): 19 February 2012
Internal Due Date - Full Application (R21): 5 March 2012

Link to Full Announcement (R21):
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-12-012.html

 

Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology (R03)
The overarching goal of this FOA is to provide support for pilot projects, testing of new techniques, secondary analyses of existing data, development and validation of measurement methods, linkage of genetic polymorphisms with other variables related to cancer risk, and development of innovative projects for more comprehensive research in cancer etiology and epidemiology.

Internal Due Date: 5 Mar 2012
Link to Full Announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-039.html

 

Causes and Consequences of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (R01)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for research project grants to study the causes and consequences of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD).  CFRD is one of the most common complications of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) that occurs in almost half the patients with Cystic Fibrosis as they age. Applications are invited for projects that intend to study the etiology of CFRD in humans and animal models, as well as studies to understand the mechanisms for the increased morbidity in patients with CFRD.

Letter of Intent due: 21 February 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application): 6 March 2012
Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-11-025.html#_Part_2._Full

 

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

Submission - Full Application
Completed hardcopies of Full Applications must be sent to Research Branch by Internal Due Date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

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

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

Health Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered to PhD graduates who have either attained, or will shortly satisfy the requirements for a PhD degree and are conducting research into dementia. A number of fellowships will be awarded in 2012 for commencement in 2013:

Full Fellowships

• 1 Postgraduate Dementia Research Fellowship valued at $90,000pa for two years.

Part Fellowships
Cost-shared with the recipients’ Institution

• 1 Buxton Fellowship valued at $50,000pa for two years, with an additional $20,000 for research expenses
• 1 Viertel Fellowship valued at $45,000pa for two years.

1 Postgraduate Dementia Research Fellowship (NSW) valued at $50,000pa for two years. This fellowship will be awarded to research in NSW. Note: As this fellowship is not nationally competitive, it is not a part of the Dementia Grants Program.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia the applicant must:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. Principal investigators who have been resident in Australia for at least two years and have evidence of eligibility and application for permanent residency may also be eligible for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia.
• Have been awarded (or notified of success of their application for) a PhD or equivalent degree (e.g. MD by research) in the last three years
• Have the support of an Australian Tertiary Institution or Australian Medical Research Institute to carry out the proposed research
• The research proposal must be judged to relate to research in dementia

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.fightdementia.org.au/research-publications/dementia-grants-program.aspx

H&SS

The Center for the History of Collecting was established in 2007 to stimulate awareness and study of the formation of fine and decorative arts collections from Colonial times to the present, while asserting the relevance of this subject to art and cultural history. The Center’s academic and public programs provide a forum for thoughtful exchange that may expand and further stimulate scholarship in this discipline. Through its Fellowship Program, the Center seeks not only to encourage research on the history of collecting, but also to expand the field’s still limited body of literature.

For nine months, select political scientists, journalists, doctors, federal executives and international scholars gain "hands on" understanding of the legislative process by serving on congressional staffs. Through this unique opportunity, the Association enhances public understanding of policy-making and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.

The Center offers short-term Junior fellowships (8–10 weeks) for graduate and pre-doctoral students and Senior fellowships (8–10 weeks) for post-doctoral and senior scholars. In addition the Center offers long-term (4–5 months) Leon Levy Fellowships for post-doctoral and senior scholars. In all cases preference will be given to researchers whose projects are particularly appropriate to the resources available at the Frick Art Reference Library.
 
Two short-term fellowships will be granted for Summer/Fall 2012 (June–October), one to a junior (pre-doctoral) scholar, and one to a senior (post-doctoral) scholar. Long-term Leon Levy Fellowships (one academic semester) will be granted for Summer/Fall 2012.

Eligibility
Fellowship proposals may address wide-ranging aspects of the history of collecting in the United States, from Colonial times to the present, and may focus on individual collectors, dealers, developments or trends in the art market. Interdisciplinary research subjects are especially encouraged. Applicants may come from the academic or museum worlds, or from other relevant professional backgrounds. They may be full- or part-time students, full- or part-time employees, or independent art historians, historians, and/or curators. Applicants may be residents of any country.

Funding
Each short-term fellowship for a junior scholar is $USD 5,000. Each short-term fellowship for a senior scholar is $USD 10,000. Each long-term Leon Levy Fellowship is $USD 25,000 per semester (with a maximum of two semesters) and is supplemented with travel funds up to $USD 1,250 (per semester) for brief research trips during the fellowship period.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, 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

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

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.americanaustralian.org/en/art/1561/

Sciences

The USP Research Fellowship Award will be presented to the student(s) whose proposed research directly addresses a specific USP scientific or research need. This new program offers up to three years of funding. Applicants must ensure that their research topic is in close alignment to USP research priorities. USP's Fellows Program promotes research in areas relating to standards for drugs and their use.

Eligibility
Applicants for the USP Research Fellowship Awards must

• Have been accepted for full-time study in a Ph.D. or Pharm.D. program or medical or dental school;
• Have been accepted to a Fellowship Program; or
• Have been awarded a postdoctoral research (non-faculty) appointment.

Non-U.S. applicants must have a background in standards and currently be enrolled in an equivalent educational program.

USP Research Fellowship applicants are encouraged to choose a topic on which to focus their research. Please follow the link below to view the topics for research:
http://www.usp.org/about-usp/careers/student-fellow-programs/usp-research-fellowship-award.

Funding
Three awards at $50,000.

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:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.usp.org/about-usp/careers/student-fellow-programs/usp-research-fellowship-award

Sciences

The fellowship, offered by the History of Science Society and supported by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) History Division will annually fund one Fellow, for up to one academic year, to undertake a research project related to the history of space science.

The HSS Fellowship in the History of Space Science is intended to fund research in the history of space science broadly conceived, including its social, cultural, institutional and personal context. The history of space science predates the founding of NASA. The program is broadly conceived and includes the social, cultural, institutional and personal context of space-science history. Proposals of advanced research in history related to all aspects of the history of space science are eligible. Sciences of space and sciences affected by data and concepts developed in connection with space exploration include astronomy, Earth science, optics, meteorology, oceanography, and physiology.

The Fellowship term is for a period of nine months during the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.. The Fellow will be expected to devote the term largely to the proposed research project. The starting and ending dates within that period are flexible.

Eligibility
Applicants must possess a doctorate degree in history of science or in a closely related field, or be enrolled as a student in a doctoral degree-granting program and have completed all requirements for the Ph.D., except the dissertation, in history of science or a related field. Eligibility is not limited to U.S. citizens or residents.

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:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-people/slbra-application-details.html

Sciences

As part of Birds Australia's commitment to ornithological research and conservation, we manage the annual Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award. The Award was established in 1997 by Mr Stuart Leslie, AM, who was one of Birds Australia's long-time major donors and a keen bird watcher. Applications for the Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award are now being accepted. Two types of awards are available:

1. Research Award: to support post-graduate research
2. Conference Award: to enable attendance at scientific conferences

Funding
Typically, grants of between $500 and $5000 are awarded for research projects and up to $1000 for conferences. Grants for research projects are renewable for 2-3 years, provided satisfactory progress is made and reporting requirements are met. Preference is given to supporting researchers at an early stage of their research program.

Eligibility
Only submit one application for a Research Award as the Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award and Professor Allen Keast Research Award are assessed simultaneously. Applications unrelated to native Australian birds are not eligible.

Post-graduate students (including honours) from a range of institutions around Australia are eligible for funding. Students must be studying at an Australian institute and grants are awarded on the strict understanding that funds will be exempt from institutional administration charges. Applications in the following areas are encouraged:

• Field work on the behaviour and ecology of native Australian birds
• Conservation biology of threatened native birds and management of their habitats
• Travel to conferences within Australia by postgraduate students to deliver a presentation or contribute a paper or poster related to Australian birds

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy to rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au, 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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8303 3716/ 08 8303 3388

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-people/slbra-application-details.html

Sciences

Nature Foundation SA Inc is a non-profit organisation which raises funds to conserve and sustain South Australia's natural biodiversity. Since its inception, NFSA has raised many millions of dollars for on-ground projects, land conservation, education programs and research.

1. PhD/Masters Grand-Start Scholarship Program: Each grant is to a maximum of $3,000 per annum for a maximum of three years. Each grant recipient must reapply on an annual basis to receive new grants in subsequent years. Decisions as to whether to continue funding a scholarship will be based on the performance report submitted by the grantee for the previous year, the comparative merit of other grant applications, and the consistency of the research with meeting NFSA's conservation goals.

2. Honours Year Grand-Start Scholarship Program: Each grant is to a maximum of $1,500.

Eligibility
Applications will be assessed by the Foundation's Research, Projects and Education Committee to determine how they contribute to the conservation of South Australia's biodiversity and habitats. See the Guidelines for Assessing Projects for further information about the criteria considered.

Submission
Please use the Scholarship Application Form provided on their website: http://www.naturefoundation.org.au/grants/scholarship/.

Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy to rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au, 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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8303 3716/ 08 8303 3388

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

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

Multidisciplinary

The ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports incoming fellowships for postdoctoral researchers at the ETH Zurich. The program is intended to foster high-potential, young researchers who have already demonstrated excellence in terms of internationally competitive achievements in the early stages of their professional careers.

Eligibility
Applicants must have been awarded a doctoral degree within two years of the submission deadline from an institution other than the ETH Zurich or the University of Zurich. Applications have to be made jointly by the candidate and their host who must be an ETH Zurich Professor and who will act as a mentor of the fellow.

At the time of the relevant submission deadline, researchers must also not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) at either of the two institutions for more than six months prior to the reference date. The applicants need to have at least one scientific publication in a peer-reviewed journal or have been awarded a prize for their PhD thesis. Applications not complying with the eligibility criteria will be rejected on formal grounds. The ETH Fellows are expected to start their fellowship at latest six months after the submission of the application.

Submission
Applications should be submitted electronically using the dedicated on-line system: https://ww2.lehrbetrieb.ethz.ch/ivy/pro/IVYGRID_WFFELLOWS/WFFellows$1/frameset.jsp.ivd?pageId=/index

Please send a copy of your application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Research Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
Ph: Ph: 08 8303 3347

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.vpf.ethz.ch/services/ETH_Fellows/

Health Sciences

The Australian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) aims to promote and develop general practice as a creative, cooperative and mutually supportive discipline. In particular the AAAPC encourages the exchange of ideas and supports activities that will support career development within academic general practice. The Travelling Fellowships are available for any purpose likely to meet the stated aims of the program. For example, an applicant may wish to travel to another institution to

• initiate or continue a joint research or teaching project
• undertake a mutually beneficial critical appraisal of the host department's teaching and research programs
• deliver a teaching or research program in collaboration with the host department

Funding
Travelling Fellowships are offered at a maximum of $4,000 for a study trip of not less than 2 weeks duration. No more than 2 fellowships will be granted in any one year.

Eligibility
Applicants must:

• be current financial members of the AAAPC and have held membership for at least 1 year before applying
• be currently employed within the academic general practice community
• have a written letter of offer from the Head of the host institution
• have a written letter of support from the Head of their own institution
• NOT have held an AAAPC Travelling Fellowship for at least 4 years

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.aaapc.org.au/fellowship.html#aims

Health Sciences

The Fellowship offers the recipient an exceptional academic experience and is very highly regarded by all participating orthopaedic associations. The successful applicant will also be invited to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting of both the American and Canadian Orthopaedic Associations and may be invited to present a paper on their work. The tour takes place in April-June each year.

Eligibility
Australian applicants for Travelling Fellowship must be under the age of 45 years at 31 December in the year before taking up the award and must be a Fellow or Associate member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association.

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.aoa.org.au/Fellowships/AOA_Fellowships.aspx

Health Sciences

The Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant is designed to assist clinicians or researchers to travel overseas and learn new techniques and/or network with well known international research teams at a hospital or university outside Australia.

The Travel Grant is offered in partnership with the Rosemary Foundation, is a travel project grant up to the value of $15,000 (exclusive of GST) to enable an Australian researcher or clinician to travel overseas for a period of approximately one month, and learn new techniques and/or network with well known international research teams at a hospital or university outside Australia.

Eligibility
To be eligible for The Rosemary Foundation Travel Project Grant:

• The applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. Principal investigators who have been resident in Australia for at least two years and have evidence of eligibility and application for permanent residency may also be eligible for the Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant.
• The principal investigator must not be of Associate Professor or Professor level or higher.
• The applicant must return to a position in Australia for at least one year after the completion of the travel project.
• The applicant should have a degree in a discipline relevant to the field of dementia, and should be associated with an Institute of higher learning which will be willing to be the auspicing body.
• The applicant cannot have received a travel grant from AADRF in the past.
• The applicant must not be a recipient of an AADRF administered postdoctoral fellowship.  Recipients of AADRF administered research grants and postgraduate scholarships are still eligible to apply however.

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.fightdementia.org.au/research-publications/dementia-grants-program.aspx

Sciences

GRDC Travel Awards are available to individuals or groups within the Australian grains industry wishing to attend a conference or undertake travel that aligns with the GRDC’s corporate objectives and demonstrates benefit to the Australian grains industry. Applicants should highlight both the professional development benefit and the mechanism for dissemination of knowledge to industry.

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

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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8303 3716/ 08 8303 3388

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

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

ECMS

The A.W. Tucker Prize will award an outstanding doctoral thesis. The thesis can deal with any area of mathematical optimization. The Tucker Prize Committee will screen the nominations and select at most three finalists. The finalists will be invited to give oral presentations of their work at a special session of the Symposium. The Tucker Prize Committee will select the winner before the symposium and present the award prior to the conclusion of the symposium.

Nominations must be made by electronic mail to the Chair of the Tucker Prize Committee. The nominator must be a faculty member at the institution that awards the nominee's doctoral degree, or a member of the nominee's thesis committee. Applications should consist of pdf files as follows:

• a letter of nomination;
• the nominee's thesis;
• a separate summary of the thesis' contributions, written by the nominee, no more than eight (8) pages in length;
• and a brief biographical sketch of the nominee.

The Prize
The winner will receive an award of USD$ 1000 and a certificate.

For more information about the Prize or the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.mathopt.org/?nav=tucker_call

Health Sciences

Applications are now open for funding of Research Project Grants in 2013. Funds are available for cancer related laboratory, clinical, epidemiological and behavioural research. The process will be the same as last year, with grant administration through SAHMRI and the SA Cancer Research Collaborative. Online information from Cancer Council SA and SAHRMI has not yet been updated, but the sponsor has provided a template for applications (Supplementary Questions):

Download here

Please provide these Supplementary Questions together with your NHMRC Project Grant application to the Research Branch. Note that a separate Application Coversheet is required to accompany the Supplementary Questions. 

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au or contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

H&SS

 

The Leo Baeck Institute is offering the Gerald Westheimer Career Development Fellowship as a personal grant to a scholar or professional in an early career stage (prior to gaining tenure in an academic institution, for example), whose proposed work would deal with topics within the Leo Baeck Institute’s mission: namely historical or cultural issues of the Jewish experience in German-speaking lands.

The Fellowship is intended to provide for the cost of obtaining scholarly material (e.g. publications), temporary help in research and production needs, membership in scholarly organisations, travel, computer, copying and communication charges, and a summer stipend for non-tenured academics

Funding
Fellowships will be awarded at up to $USD 20,000 and will cover the period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. At the discretion of the Fellowship Board, this Fellowship may be renewed for a second year.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, 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.lbi.org/about/fellowships/career-development-fellowship/

Health Sciences

 

Alport Syndrome is an inherited disease of the kidney that affects approximately 1 in 5000 people. The Alport Foundation of Australia supports all areas of research relevant to Alport Syndrome and related disorders.

The Foundation has the following objectives to:

• support Australian patients with Alport Syndrome and their families
• support quality research which provides a better outcome for those with Alport Syndrome and their families
• raise awareness of Alport Syndrome in Australia

Funding
Project Grants and Grants in Aid up to the value of $20,000 for projects which meet the objectives of the Foundation, listed above.

Eligibility
Grants are to be used for projects undertaken in Australia.

Submission
A hardcopy of your finalised proposal must be submitted to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

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

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

Senior Grants Officer: Dr Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8303 6329

 

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

Health Sciences

The ISID and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) are cosponsoring the ISID/ESCMID Fellowship Program to enable two Fellows per year to perform multidisciplinary clinical and laboratory training abroad. Established in 2010, the aim of this fellowship is to promote collaboration among researchers in different countries by enabling infectious disease researchers in the formative stage of their career to extend their research experience in institutions outside of their region.

Eligibility
Investigators younger than 40 who already working in a research area, but have not had an opportunity to work or study outside their country or region. This particular fellowship is intended for applicants from outside Europe, wishing to come to Europe for their fellowship. Young colleagues are invited to learn from experienced specialists and to take home new ideas and processes that help them improve their clinical or laboratory practice. Proposals that enhance the transfer of technologies to geographical areas where they are particularly needed will be favored.

Funding
Funding will be provided for up to 3 months and up to US$7,500

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, 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

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

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.isid.org/grants/grants_escmid_fellowships.shtml

Multidisciplinary

The City of Paris has offered a selective programme to draw researchers from abroad - postdoctoral and senior researchers - to public-sector research laboratories located within inner Paris for a fixed period of time.

This programme aims to forge new ties and strengthen existing ones with research centres in major international cities and Paris.

Funding
Postdoctoral researchers: Euro2500 net per month Senior researchers: Euro3000 net per month

Eligibility
All fields of study are eligible. Cross-cutting research work or topics tackling emerging fields are encouraged. Researchers cannot hold more than one grant of this kind at any one time. The research programme is intended for researchers from abroad only. The programme gives priority to junior researchers from abroad, who attended their PhD less than 5 years ago. However, several grants will be awarded to senior researchers from abroad (a third maximum), who attended their Phd over 5 years ago. Applicants should hold a PhD and be affiliated with a research body in their country, where they must be resident and work.

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.

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

Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.paris.fr/english/paris-a-city-with-an-international-profile/research-in-paris/2012-rules-and-regulations-for-the-research-in-paris-call-for-applications/rub_9105_stand_65215_port_22098

Health Sciences

The Australian Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (CRN) is pleased to announce the release of a new Fellowship to support clinician researchers at the early stage of their career.

Eligible applicants will be medically qualified (MBBS or equivalent), hold an appointment in a clinical department and be in the early stages of their research career. Fellows must be mentored by an established investigator affiliated with an Australian research institution

Funding
The Mentored Clinical Researcher Fellowship offers $30,000 per year for two years, to enable clinician researchers to establish a research career in the field of type 1 diabetes. The Fellowship is available to applicants pursuing clinical research consistent with the objectives of the CRN.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, 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

Grants Officer: Cadence Haynes
cadence.haynes@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.t1dcrn.org/grants

Multidisciplinary

The Churchill Trust was established in 1965 to honour the memory of Sir Winston Churchill by awarding overseas research Fellowships known as 'Churchill Fellowships'. Churchill Fellowships allow you to design your own research project, travel the world and further your knowledge in your chosen field, before returning to make a real contribution to Australian society.

Funding
The value of every Fellowship is different as it is calculated based on the number of countries visited, the duration of the approved Fellowship and an estimated airfare. The average is currently well in excess of $20,000.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a Churchill Fellowship you must:

• be an Australian Citizen over the age of 18
• not be enrolled in tertiary studies directly related to the topic of your proposed project
• have experience in and commitment to the field of your project
• have a project of between 4 weeks and approximately 6 weeks length that requires overseas investigation
• be willing to disseminate the results of your research to the broader Australian community; AND
• not have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship in the past.

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.

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

Please contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch if you are considering applying for this scheme.

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