Research Branch Bulletin

 

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has commenced public consultation on the revised draft A Guide to the Use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research and invited submissions regarding the proposed revisions.

A guide to the use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research (1-3) (1990) and A guide to the use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research, Section 4: Care of Individual Species (1995) were developed to ensure that the specific and unique needs of Australian native mammals were met when these animals are used in biomedical research. These two documents have been consolidated to one document, now titled A Guide to the Use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research. It is a technical guideline intended for use primarily by researchers working with Australian native mammals. The revision of A Guide to the Use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research seeks to ensure that the document continues to be a relevant, accurate and applicable guide.

The closing date for submissions is 5pm (AEST) Friday 25 May 2012.

For more information regarding draft revisions, and how to make a submission, please visit:
http://consultations.nhmrc.gov.au

 

CONFERENCE
AI'12: 25th Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
4-7 December 2012
Sydney, Australia

Since the first AI Conference took place in Sydney in 1987, the series of annual Australasian Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence have become the premier event for Artificial Intelligence researchers in Australasia and one of the major international forums on AI worldwide. For its 25th anniversary, the Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence will return to Sydney in December 2012, jointly hosted by The University of Western Sydney and The University of New South Wales.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission due 29 June 2012

Researchers are invited to submit original research and application papers on all aspects of AI research, including but not limited to the following:

• Agent-based and multiagent systems
• AI applications and innovations
• Cognitive modeling and computer human interaction
• Commonsense reasoning
• Computer vision
• Constraint satisfaction, search, and optimisation
• Evolutionary computation
• Game playing and interactive entertainment
• Information retrieval, integration, and extraction
• Knowledge acquisition and ontologies
• Knowledge representation and reasoning
• Machine learning and data mining
• Model-based systems
• Multidisciplinary AI
• Natural language processing
• Planning and scheduling
• Uncertainty in AI
• Robotics
• Social choice
• Web and information systems

All accepted papers submitted to the conference will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Papers will be peer reviewed by at least three independent referees.

For further information and registration details, please visit:
http://airg.scem.uws.edu.au/AI12/index.html

 

The Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) Defense Appropriations Act provides US $50 million to the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The vision of the PRMRP is to improve the health and well-being of all military service members, veterans, and beneficiaries.

RESEARCH AREAS
The FY12 PRMRP will solicit research applications for the following 22 topics areas: Arthritis, Composite Tissue Transplantation, Dystonia, Drug Abuse, Epilepsy, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Hereditary Angioedema, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Interstitial Cystitis, Listeria Vaccine for Infectious Diseases, Lupus, Malaria, Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery Science, Neuroblastoma, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease, Paget's Disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis, Scleroderma, Tinnitus, and Tuberculosis.

AWARDS

Discovery Awards
All investigators are eligible.

Pre-application (Letter of Intent) is required and due May 9, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Supports the exploration of a highly  innovative new concept or untested theory in the topic area of interest.  
Inclusion of preliminary data is strongly discouraged
Clinical trials will not be funded.

Maximum funding of US $125,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs).
Maximum period of performance is 18 months

Clinical Trial Awards
Assistant Professor level or above (or equivalent) are eligible to apply.

Pre-application (Letter of Intent) is required and due June 6, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials of novel interventions with the potential to have a significant impact on patient care in the topic of interest. 
Clinical Trial is expected to be initiated within 12 months of award date. 

Maximum funding of US $2.2M for direct costs (plus indirect costs).
Maximum period of performance is 5 years.

Technology/Therapeutic Development Awards
Assistant Professor level or above (or equivalent) are eligible to apply.

Pre-application (Letter of Intent) is required and due June 6, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time..
Supports the development of new diagnostics or therapies that have the potential to make a strong clinical impact in the topic area of interest.
Product-oriented:  Device, Drug, Clinical guidance/guidelines.
Clinical trials are not allowed.

Maximum funding of US $1.5M for direct costs (plus indirect costs). 
Maximum period of performance is 3 years

Investigator-Initiated Research Awards
Applications now closed

Assistant Professor level or above (or equivalent) are eligible to apply.
Partnering Principal Investigator option available.

Supports research that will make an original and important contribution to the field of research or patient care in the topic area of interest.
Clinical trials are not allowed.

Maximum funding of US $750,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs). 
Maximum period of performance is 3 years.

 

Submission
Please note that Pre-Applications (and Letters of Intent) submitted directly to sponsor.

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

 

For more information about the PRMRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil

 

SEMINAR
Tuesday 8th May 2012
10.00 – 11.00am
Venue to be confirmed

The Manager of Academic Relations at the High Commission of Canada, Mary Lou Hayman, will be presenting a 1-hour Canadian research funding seminar to University of Adelaide's academic staff and postgraduates on 8 May 2012.

There will be a PowerPoint presentation on Canadian research grants in all disciplines available to Australian academics.  This covers the Government of Canada’s Understanding Canada program (managed by the Canadian High Commission in Canberra), as well as funding available for joint research collaboration from Canada’s three major federal research councils – the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Information on the prestigious Banting and Vanier Scholarships and grants offered by some of the provinces, as well as other non-government organisations, will also be provided.

Please contact Dr Don McMaster to register your interest in attending:
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au
Ph:  +61 8 83033347

Annual progress reports for the following schemes should now be submitted through the Grant Management Portlet of RGMS: http://nhmrcresearchhelpcentre.createsend5.com/t/r/l/djydiil/ehhidkrjd/d/

• CRE grants
• Development Grants
• Partnership Project Grants
• Project Grants (including European Union Projects)
• Strategic Awards (including Targeted Calls for Research and NHMRC EU Collaborative Research Grants)

User guides for RAOs and CIAs are available in the RGMS library and will be posted on the reporting page of the NHMRC website shortly.

NHMRC recognises that some researchers may have already submitted annual Progress Reports via the template on the NHMRC website. If this is the case, there is no need to resubmit these reports. However, NHMRC encourages RAOs to use RGMS as the mode of submission. Investigators submitting annual Progress Reports for Enabling Grants or Program Grants, or submitting Mid-Term or Final reports for all NHMRC funding schemes should continue to use the templates available on the reporting page of the NHMRC website.

Submission dates are as follows:

• Annual Progress Reports - 30 April 2012.
• Final Reports - 30 June 2012 unless otherwise advised.

Mid-Term reports - two months after the mid-point of the grant, usually 31 August in the third year of the grant.

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of the Trust's PhD award is to sponsor research by PhD students currently enrolled at an Australian University into the incidence, cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the principles of behaviour of individuals who may be diagnosed as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Funding
Up to $4000 is available to two or more PhD students, currently enrolled at an Australian University, to assist them to conduct their PhD research project. Individual awards will not exceed $2000.

Eligibility
Students enrolled in a professional doctorate are not eligible to apply.

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://sites.google.com/site/autismresearchaustralasia/home-1

Health Sciences

 

The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) is dedicated to the support of cancer research in Australia and does so by awarding grants of significant magnitude, stimulating Australia’s best scientists to embark on groundbreaking research projects to prevent, detect and manage cancer.

The ACRF funds cancer research under the following categories:

• Capital Works & Facilities
• National Enterprises

Funding
Grant Applications for amounts from $1.5 Million to $5 Million are sought in support of all aspects of cancer research. This includes, but is not limited to, cell or molecular biology, epidemiology, prevention and drug development.

Assessment Criteria
Applications featuring multi-disciplinary teams working collaboratively are encouraged, and any evidence of translational impacts of the research should be included.

Please note the ACRF will not consider applications for salaries or maintenance.

Submission
Researchers are invited to submit a brief First Stage Application. A shortlist of up to five applicants will then be invited to submit a Second Stage Application, containing additional prescribed information for further detailed consideration.

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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.acrf.com.au

Health Sciences

 

The primary objective of the Brain Foundation Research Grants is to support individual researchers and research teams to conduct the highest quality research in brain illnesses and neurological disorders as well as brain and spinal injuries. A subsidiary objective is to provide opportunities for early career researchers to gain initiating funding for projects with potential.

Funding (General)
The total amount available for distribution depends on the income of the Brain Foundation in that year. As a guide, the grants awarded in 2011 were up to $40,000 each.

Specific Funding available in 2012

• Each year Headache Australia, a division of the Brain Foundation makes funds available for research into chronic headaches and migraines
  
  
• Research into Dystonia
  
  
• Research into Parkinson’s Disease
  
  
• Research into Muscular Dystrophy
  
  
• Research into Brain Tumours

New Specific Funding for 2012
There will be one grant for a Neurological trainee and one for a Neurosurgical trainee.

Although funds are available for all research categories and the above specific areas, grants will only be awarded if they meet the assessment criteria of scientific quality and significance and/or innovation.

Eligibility
The grants are open to competition nationally and all researchers in Australia are eligible to apply, however consideration, subject to merit, is given to:

• Early career investigators, either clinicians or neuroscientists, to help them establish an ongoing research program
  
  
• Innovative projects
  
  
• Pilot studies to enable a research project to be developed such that it could be supported by a recognised grant-giving agency in subsequent years
  
  
• Bridging support for a clinician who has a valid reason for being unable to make an application to a conventional grant-giving agency
  
  
• Supplementation of an existing grant from, for example, NHMRC, particularly for grant applications that were successful but funded inadequately to allow satisfactory progress to be made. In this instance applicants should submit the reports on their project from that grant-giving agency, together with ratings, details of the requesting and awarded budget, and full justification for the unfunded items
  

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 to be addressed 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: Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8303 6329

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

Health Sciences

 

The new Beat Cancer Project Blue Sky Cancer Research Funding scheme aims to provide financial support for research projects in biomedical science and in applied population health, health sciences and clinical fields, which will be allocated on a competitive basis. The scheme will support cancer research projects that show significant potential for future funding by granting bodies.

Funding & Duration
The Beat Cancer Project Blue Sky Cancer Research Funding scheme will generally be for one year commencing 1 July 2012. The maximum funding available for an individual application will be up to $100,000 for one year and possibly two years funding for exceptional applications, with the required equivalent dollar-for-dollar matched financial support from external sources. This matched funding must be from sources external to SAHMRI, Cancer Council SA and SA Government, must be new cash and must be evidenced by a letter of support.

Eligibility
Applications are invited from individual investigators as well as research teams. Applications from population health, clinical and health –science researchers will be welcomed, in addition to applications from basic biomedical researchers. The relevance of the research to cancer must be explicit in the application and research must be carried out in South Australia.

Applicants can only be involved in one application as a chief investigator but may be a participating member on other applications. Grants will not be awarded to holders of funding grants from other granting bodies for essentially the same project. All grant applications must be accompanied by a research plan that demonstrates theoretical or practical potential.


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 complete Section 3, Administering Institution, with the following details:

Name: Cadence Haynes
Dept: Research Branch          
Faculty: N/A  
Institution: The University of Adelaide        
Email of relevant contact person: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au 

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.sahmri.com/research/the-beat-cancer-project/apply-for-beat-cancer-project-funding

Sciences

The Jill Landsberg Trust Fund was established in support an ongoing postgraduate scholarship in the field of Applied Ecology. The scope of research is open to terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecology.

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

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.ecolsoc.org.au/prizes.html

Sciences

The Nature Conservancy and The Ecological Society for Australia Inc have established this award to fund a postgraduate scholarship in the field of applied conservation science.

Funding
Each year for the last three years, a grant of $6000 has been awarded to support research directed towards practical conservation. The successful applicant also attends the annual conference to receive their award and the following annual conference to present their research. Travel, registration, and accommodation costs are covered under the award.

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.ecolsoc.org.au/prizes.html

 

The W H Gladstones Population and Environment Fund offers support for empirical research into how the size, distribution, material aspirations and other characteristics of Australia’s population are likely to affect our environment – not only our land and landscape, but also social cohesion, health, the economy and defence.  Population pressures in other countries which may have an impact on Australia could also be part of the research.

Funding & Duration
The Grant in 2013 will be $12,000, for one year. The renewed grant of $12,000 for 2014 will depend on the Academy of Science receiving a satisfactory progress report at the end of the first year.

Eligibility
Applicants should be employed in an Australian university or research institution and should have completed a PhD not more than 10 years ago.  Persons engaged in research for a PhD may also be considered if their thesis topics are judged to be highly significant.

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.science.org.au/awards/awards/conservation.html

 

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

Funding
Grants of up to $15,000 are available.

Eligibility

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

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.science.org.au/awards/awards/conservation.html

Professions

 

The aim of this Program Area is to support strategic, whole-of-community approaches to education in order to make real, long term improvements to education and employment outcomes in our communities.

Grants up to $50,000
This stream of funding will prioritise programs that improve the school readiness of children, engage family participation in the school community and provide students with the means to meet their educational potential.

Grants for $100,000 and over
This funding stream will prioritise programs that take a holistic approach to improving educational, employment and community outcomes. The Foundation will also support research that seeks to document and disseminate best practice approaches to improving education outcomes.

Eligibility
Please refer to the General Exclusions listed on the Sponsor's website.

Submission
For grants over $100,000 and Expression of Interest (EOI) is required. Please refer to the EOI process outlined on the Sponsor's website.

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

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

Sciences

 

The aim of this Program Area is to support Australian urban and regional communities to live sustainably and preserve biodiversity. Environment & Conservation grants are of two types, listed below.

Grants up to $20,000
The aim of these grants it to contribute to projects that look to leverage support from multiple stakeholders with a view to:

• increasing public awareness of environmental challenges facing urban and rural Australia, and/or
  
  
• encouraging the development of policies that are committed jointly to the economic and ecological sustainability of our communities, or
  
  
• enabling community or interest groups, particularly smaller Heritage Trust Groups, to prepare Conservation Management Plans that record built heritage which can be demonstrated to be of significance, and identify viable end uses for the asset
  

Grants for $100,000 and over
The aim of these grants is to:

• assist communities, especially agricultural regions, in protecting and maintaining areas of high conservation value, particularly through the promotion of sustainable agriculture and management practices on a landscape scale.

• support high quality research and programs that help communities develop partnerships with enterprises and institutions to reduce carbon emissions and better adapt to an increasing carbon environment.

Eligibility
Please refer to the General Exclusions listed on the Sponsor's website.

Submission
For grants over $100,000 and Expression of Interest (EOI) is required. Please refer to the EOI process outlined on the Sponsor's website.

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://foundation.ianpotter.org.au/environment-amp-conservation

Sciences

 

Within this Program Area the Foundation is able to support exceptional and visionary individuals, including those in their early career. Projects often link with the Foundation's Environment & Conservation and Education programs.

The main objectives of this scheme are to

• support innovative scientific research by early career researchers who are well supported by and through their host institutions

• encourage the development of infrastructure available to early career researchers who are well supported by and through their host institutions

• back high quality scientific research directed at ecological sustainability of Australian biodiversity, future water management and the recovery of degraded landscapes.

Funding
Small Grants are available for up to $20,000. A General Application Form will need to be completed for funding of more than $20,000.
Please visit the Sponsor's website for more detailed information regarding the differing application processes, and to download the appropriate application forms.

Eligibility
The Foundation will not normally support requests for funds for:

• Comprehensive projects suitable for submission to the Australian Research Council (ARC) and /or the National Health and Medical Research Centre (NHMRC)
  
  
• Salaries for researchers or research assistants and for equipment which should be the subject of submissions to the ARC or NHMRC
  
  
• Research stipends and maintenance costs for Undergraduate, Masters or Doctoral students, except in special circumstances at the Board’s discretion
  
  
• Purposes which are core to the operations of the organisation and should more appropriately be funded from institutional operating funds
  
  
• Research projects for which there would be a reasonable prospect of attracting commercial funding.
  

Please refer to the General Exclusions listed on the Sponsor's website.

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The Indigenous Heritage Program (IHP) is an Australian Government initiative that supports the identification, conservation, and promotion (where appropriate) of Indigenous heritage. The IHP will provide grants for projects which:

• conserve Indigenous heritage places
• identify Indigenous heritage places
• undertake planning for Indigenous heritage places
• interpret or explain Indigenous heritage places
• construct keeping places to house remains and/or objects that require restricted access
  

Funding
Individual project funding for organisations will in general be available up to a maximum of $100,000 (GST exclusive). Individual applicants can apply for funding up to $10,000. Applications for more than these amounts may be considered where the applicant demonstrates special circumstances or a genuine requirement for additional funds.

Eligibility
The Australian Government wishes to assist Indigenous community groups through the program and preference will be given to these groups. To be eligible you must be:

• a legally incorporated Indigenous organisation
  
  
• a not-for-profit body that is legally incorporated in Australia
  
  
• a Traditional Owner of the subject Indigenous heritage places
  
  
• an individual (who is an Australian citizen), acting on behalf of the Traditional Owners or with the approval and support of the Traditional Owners
  
  
• a local government authority. Works that would be considered part of the local government’s normal responsibility, eg town planning, maintenance of Council buildings, public cemetery works, access roads etc will be considered ineligible.

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/programs/ihp/current.html

 

The Yitpi Foundation has been established to encourage and promote research and education in the fields of crop science, particularly in relation to the wheat industry in southern Australia; and social science in linguistics of Australian languages and studies of the cultures of Australian Aborigines, particularly in relation to land usage.

The Management Committee will endeavour to make awards or grants in each of the three areas:

1. Crop science research
2. Agricultural education
3. Studies of the linguistics and culture of Australian Aboriginal people

Funding
Requests for less than $10,000 will have a greater chance of success but larger grants will be considered. Further, applications which have a high probability of having an impact on the relevant community in the short term will be given more favourable consideration.

For further information on how to apply, please refer to the Yitpi Foundation guidelines.

Submission
Applications should be clearly marked for the Yitpi Foundation and emailed to richard@clarbrow.com.au with a copy to anthony.rathjen@adelaide.edu.au, or may be posted to the following address:

Yitpi Foundation
c/o Clarke and Brownrigg
8 Angas St
Kent Town SA 5067

Health Sciences

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s HIV strategy is aimed at reducing new HIV infections and reducing the burden of disease in developing countries, where the epidemic represents one of the most serious health and development challenges.

The Foundation's HIV Diagnostics team is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for the identification of novel biomarkers that can be used effectively to measure HIV incidence at the population level. The Foundation is especially focussed upon looking for biomarkers that could be used alone or in combination and that are at the initial development stage.

Funding
Individual grants will not exceed US $1 million.

Eligibility
Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organisation, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organisations and for-profit companies.

Submission
Letters of Intent (LOI) are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor.

Please forward a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

Hardcopies of applications may 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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/hivaids/Pages/loi-biomarkers-hiv-incidence-measurement.aspx

Professions

 

The Spencer Foundation is committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities.

The Foundation has identified the following five areas of research inquiry for funding in 2012:

• Education and Social Opportunity
• Organisational Learning
• Purposes and Values of Education Teaching
• Learning, and Instructional Resources
• Field-Initiated Proposals

Funding
US $40, 000 or less. Applications must be made in US dollars.

Eligibility

• Principal Investigators (PIs) applying for a Research Grant must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession.
• PIs must be affiliated with a college, university, research facility, school district, or cultural institution that is willing to serve as the fiscal agent if the grant is awarded. Research Grant proposals from individuals are not eligible.
• Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.
• PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time. Simultaneous submissions to Spencer from PIs and Co-PIs are discouraged due to this policy.

Internal due dates for 2012*
23 April 2012
2 July 2012

Future deadlines will be added as they are scheduled.

Submission
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.

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/budgets-40000-or-less

Multidisciplinary

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations Research Funding (Round 9)

 

Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions.

The Foundation is currently accepting proposals on the following topics:

• New Approaches for the Interrogation of Anti-malarial Compounds
  
• Aid is Working. Tell the World
  
• Explore New Solutions for Global Health Priority Areas
  
• Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
  
• Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market

Funding
Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million.

Eligibility
Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organisation, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organisations and for profit companies.

Submission
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.

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

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

Its chief aims are to:

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

This scheme will support exchanges for Australian researchers to spend time at  partner institutions in Germany and for collaborating German researchers to spend time at Go8 universities.

Eligibility
Exchange participants must either be employed as academic staff members in a teaching and research or research only role at a Go8 university, or a PhD student involved in the research project submitted by an eligible staff member.

Submission
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.

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.go8.edu.au

Multidisciplinary

Toyota Foundation: Research Grant Program 2012

 

Since it was established in 1974, the Toyota Foundation has provided grants to research and projects in a wide variety of areas relating to human and natural environments, social welfare, and education and culture, in line with our founding philosophy of “contributing to the realization of a human-oriented society for the sake of greater human happiness.”

Based on the theme of “Exploring Knowledge to Build a Better Future,” the Foundations research program for 2012 provides support for researches uncovering new relations between people, nature, and culture, and aspiring to an enriched society in which people sustain each other. In particular, the program targets research projects with important social significance that adopt a pioneering stance based on flexible ideas that are not limited by existing frameworks.

The types of grants offered by the Foundation are:

Category A (Joint Research)

1. Research that aims at creating new social values
2. Practical research that contributes to addressing social issues

Category B (Individual Research)

• In this category, the Foundation supports individuals researchers (young researchers, or those who do not belong to universities or formal research institutions are encouraged) to explore any field or topic, provided that the researcher has adopted an innovative perspective and approach, and that the project can contribute positively to the researcher's own future.

Funding & Duration
Category A (Joint Research): Up to 10 million yen per project (total of approx. 40 million yen per 1. and 2.)
Category B (Individual Research): Up to 2 million yen per project (total of approx. 20 million yen)

Grants are for either one or two years, to commence 1 Nov 2012.

Eligibility
There are no restrictions based on nationality, affiliation, academic background, or area of residence.

Submission
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.

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/02program/e_kenkyu.html

Health Sciences

 

These Awards are designed to help younger Fellows re-establish their research after award of a research higher degree. They are normally available for one year but recipients may apply for a further year of funding subject to providing satisfactory progress reports.

They may be used to provide stipend for Fellows and Advanced Trainees of the College and its Divisions, who has no alternative funding, or to provide technical support, equipment and the like.

Awards that are tenable overseas are designed to assist young Fellows and Advanced Trainees who already have formal research training (usually completion or near completion of a research higher degree) to take up an overseas postdoctoral position. If an award fits this category, the description states that it is tenable overseas. These fellowships are intended to support travelling and living costs and may be used in conjunction with other awards (NHMRC, Heart Foundation, etc.)

Please visit the RACP website for individual Award descriptions.

Funding
Awards range from $10,000 - $150,000 for 1 year.

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

 

This award is open to MS researchers to allow them to meet and establish a network of international MS Research colleagues.

Funding
This award is typically valued at between $5,000 up to $25,000. Travel is expected to take place in the next calendar year.

Criteria
This award cannot be used to simply fund attendance at conferences.

Submission
Please send a copy of your application along with the completed University Grant Application Coversheet to raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

Hardcopies of applications may 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, Health Sciences
Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8303 6329

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

Sciences

 

Selby Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas scientists to visit Australia for public lecture/seminar tours and to visit scientific centres in Australia. Fellows are expected to increase public awareness of science and scientific issues and accordingly will be outstanding lecturers to the general lay public.

Funding & Conditions
Fellowships are tenable for visits of not less than two weeks and not more than three months. Up to $10,000 is available to cover economy airfares and assistance towards living expenses. The amount offered is subject to a budget and detailed itinerary. It is the responsibility of the nominator to nominate hosts for the arrangement of both public and scientific lectures in the various centres to be visited.

Submission
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.

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

 

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

Multidisciplinary

The Australian Institute of Policy & Science (AIPS) is calling for nominations for the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. Open to all Australian states and territories, these prestigious awards recognise excellence in early career research across all the sciences, including mathematics, alongside a passion and capacity to communicate science to the community.

Announcements for the outcome of the Tall Poppy Science Awards will be promoted to a broad audience to ensure recipients gain peer recognition as well as public exposure, impact and stakeholder inclusion – such as government, academia, industry, media, diverse publics and individuals.

Prize
All winners will receive a certificate and a trophy
For South Australian winners, a cash prize of $5,000 proudly supported by the SA Government is offered to the 2012 SA Young Tall Poppy of the Year, which will be awarded separately and is for the winner’s research activities.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.aips.net.au/tall-poppies/nominations-2011

 

The purpose of this Award is to stimulate the dissemination, public scrutiny, and implementation of ideas that have potential to bring about significant improvement in educational practice and advances in educational attainment. The award is intended not only to reward the individuals responsible, but also to draw attention to their ideas, proposals or achievements. The award is designed to recognize a specific recent achievement rather than a lifetime of accomplishment.

Prize
The Grawemeyer Award in Education is accompanied by a prize of US $100,000, payable in five annual instalments.

Eligibility & Assessment Criteria
The University invites nominations from throughout the world by professional educators, educational institutions and organizations, and editors and publishers of journals, books and software. Self-nominations will not be considered.

Ideas eligible for nomination may have an individual author or authors. The competition does not limit the format in which the idea or achievement appears. Consideration will be given to printed books, articles appearing in scholarly journals, technological advances, software, research reports, conference presentations, or other widely and publicly disseminated forms. Consistent with the intent of H. Charles Grawemeyer, the award is not given posthumously.

 

Due Dates *
To be considered for the 2013 award, the nomination form and letter must be received by April 30, 2012.

All supporting materials for the nomination (including the signed nominee form, four copies of the work and one copy of the nominee's curriculum vita or resume) must reach the University of Louisville by May 31, 2012.

 

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nomination.html

 

The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund is now calling for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2013 for outstanding scholarly work in the
fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology.

Prize
The prize has a value of NOK 4.5 million (approx.AUD $790, 000).

Eligibility
Scholars holding a senior position at universities and other research institutions within the above mentioned academic fields are entitled to nominate candidates for
the Holberg International Memorial Prize.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nomination.html

Multidisciplinary

 

The March of Dimes research program supports projects aimed at preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

This PRI scheme seeks applications requesting grant support for projects related to causes of prematurity. Research proposals of new paradigms based on strong conceptual frameworks are invited. The intent is to provide new insights into the large, and increasing, proportion of preterm deliveries in which the cause (and thus the means of prevention) remains elusive.

The proposals need to consider especially, but not be limited to, genetics, gene-environment interactions, and animal models. We encourage novel approaches.

Submission - Letter of Intent
Letters of Intent (LOI) are to submitted online, via the Sponsor's website:
http://researchgrants.marchofdimes.com/MODGrants/LOI/LOI_Submit.asp

Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.marchofdimes.com/Policies_and_instructions_for_research_grants.pdf

H&SS

Nominations of candidates for the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, which recognizes scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations are invited. The USD$ 25000 Prize, which includes a medal and a lecture at Brandeis University by the recipient, will be conferred during the 2012-2013 academic year

The recipient of the Joseph B. and Toby Girder Prize will have produced a body of published work that reflects scholarly excellence and a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations anywhere in the world. Recipients do not need to be American citizens or reside in the United States. The deadline for the submission of nominations is April 15, 2012.

Nominations must be submitted in writing, either electronically or by letter. The rationale for the nominee's candidacy should not exceed 1,000 words in length. The, nomination should include both the nominator's and the candidate's names, current affiliation and contact information the rationale Jr the candidate selection., and a list of the candidate's most important scholarly works relevant to consideration for the prize. A biographical statement or the candidate's curriculum vitae may, he included, but is not required.

For nomination forms and further information, please visit:
http://www.brandeis.edu/gittlerprize/

H&SS

The Foundation For the Future conducts and funds a Research Grants Program to provide financial support for research at a macro level that is directly related to better understanding the factors affecting the long-term future of humanity. Preliminary Grant Applications will be considered for funding only if they pertain to the following specific subject area:

• Research that promotes and facilitates understanding of the human genome and its importance for and effects upon the long-range future of humanity.

Funding
USD$ 5,000–USD$ 25,000 only for subjects that are of interest to the Foundation listed on our Subjects page: http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/rga_subjects.htm.

Eligibility
Preliminary Grant Applications are accepted from the following, from anywhere in the world.

Submission
Preliminary Grant Applications are accepted only via this website. All fields of the Preliminary Grant Application that are marked with an asterisk must be filled in. Immediately after successful submission, applicants will receive online acknowledgment of our receipt of their Preliminary Grant Applications. The preliminary application can be found here: http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/rga_app_prelim.htm.

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

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/rga_home.htm

Sciences

The FRDC offers four annual competitive international travel bursaries to support individuals to undertake professional development travel. Activities may include conference attendance, study tours and international work experience.

Applicants will need to submit a detailed plan for the program of activities that will be undertaken as part of the travel bursary that also describes the key outcomes for the Australian fishing industry. At conclusion of the travel bursary, the recipient will also be expected to provide a final report to the FRDC.

Funding
FRDC support will be up to the value of $6000.

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.frdc.com.au/communitypeople/scholarships#travel

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

Professions

The AFAANZ Research Fund (ARF) Annual Grants Program is designed to encourage and support AFAANZ members by providing funding for research projects. The grants are competitive, and are primarily intended to support small-scale projects of up to one year's duration or to assist in seed funding for larger scale projects.

The 2012 round will focus on quality projects that address or respond to contemporary and future challenges to, or have implications for, accounting and finance practice, policy and/or the professions. All areas of accounting and finance research are encouraged.

Eligibility
All applicants must be full-time academic staff at one of the Institutional Members of AFAANZ.

Funding
Grants up to $10,000 will be considered.

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.afaanz.org/awards

Health Sciences

The Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) Defense Appropriations Act provides USD $3.2 million (M) to the Department of Defense Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) to promote innovative research focused on bone marrow failure (BMF). This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

The objective of the BMFRP is to fund scientifically meritorious research focused on BMF syndromes and their long-term sequelae. Investigator-initiated research is encouraged in the areas of congenital or acquired BMF. Studies focused on BMF syndromes and their progression to other malignancies such as leukemia, are acceptable. Translational projects including bone marrow transplantation studies are encouraged to address issues that are unique to BMF syndromes. Stem cell biology studies should be clearly related to BMF syndromes.

Note: research primarily focused on myeloproliferative neoplasms, leukemia, or other malignancies is discouraged.

1. Idea Award: The BMFRP Idea Award is intended to support innovative ideas and high-impact approaches to BMF research to move toward the BMFRP vision of understanding and curing BMF diseases. This award mechanism is designed to support new ideas, not ideas that are extensions of existing work. Proposed research studies should have a high probability of revealing new avenues of investigation. Research projects should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale.

Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) are eligible to apply and cost sharing/matching is not an eligibility requirement.

The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are USD $360,000 in direct costs plus indirect costs. and the maximum period of performance is 3 years.

2. Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Award: The BMFRP Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Award supports exceptionally talented recent doctoral graduates (medical or other) in their pursuit of potentially high-impact BMF research during their postdoctoral training and allows them to obtain the necessary experience for an independent career at the forefront of BMF research. To be eligible to submit an application, the applicant must have:

• Successfully completed the requirements for a doctoral degree as of the application submission deadline,
• A total of less than 4 years of postdoctoral research experience (excluding clinical residency or clinical fellowship training) as of the application submission deadline, and
• At least 75% protected time for research.

Maximum funding of USD $120,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs) and period of performance not to exceed 2 years.

Submission (Pre-applications)
Note: A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website (http://cdmrp.org) prior to the pre-application deadline of April 18, 2012. Applications must be submitted through the federal government's single-entry portal, Grants.gov.

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

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bmfrp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of the Trust's PhD award is to sponsor research by PhD students currently enrolled at an Australian University into the incidence, cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the principles of behaviour of individuals who may be diagnosed as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Funding
Up to $4000 is available to two or more PhD students, currently enrolled at an Australian University, to assist them to conduct their PhD research project. Individual awards will not exceed $2000.

Eligibility
Students enrolled in a professional doctorate are not eligible to apply.

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://sites.google.com/site/autismresearchaustralasia/home-1

Health Sciences

 

Applications are invited for 2013 diabetes research projects. Along with basic scientific and clinical research, applications relating to research into diabetes within remote and rural, culturally diverse and Indigenous communities, diabetes self management education and support, translation into practice and behavioural research are also invited.

The following schemes are currently available:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DART Research Grants are intended to provide for basic, clinical or applied research within the following areas:

• Biochemistry, physiology and pathology
• Nutrition
• Epidemiology
• Psychology
  
• Education research
• Health care and delivery
• Complications, retinopathy, neuropathy, foot care

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

DART Behavioural Research Grants are intended to provide for research within the following areas:

• Behavioural Research
• Diabetes Self-Management
• Education and Support
• Translation into Practice

 

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch by the internal due date, 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.

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

Health Sciences

 

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

Post-doctoral researchers having attained their PhD after 2008 are eligible to submit an application and CV for consideration. Each application will be assessed individually and applicants will be contacted to confirm eligibility. Researchers having been awarded their PhD prior to 2008 are not eligible to apply.

Submission
A hardcopy of finalised proposals 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 further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au.

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

 

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

Health Sciences

JDRF, with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation, offers travel grants to early-stage researchers, and to allied health and nursing professionals, to support the development of expertise in the field of type 1 diabetes research in Australia.

JDRF and the Macquarie Group Foundation support excellence and innovation in research in the field of type 1 diabetes through the Macquarie Group Foundation Diabetes Research Innovation Partnership. The partnership aims to advance the level and impact of type 1 diabetes research in Australia.

The Early-Stage Researcher Travel Grants and The Allied Health and Nursing Travel Grants are funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation as part of this partnership.

1. Early-Stage Researcher Travel Grants: This program is designed to support medical or science graduates in the early stages of their research career (eg current PhD students, or not more than five years post-doctoral). The applicant must be committed to the mission of JDRF to prevent, treat and cure type 1 diabetes and its complications, and demonstrate relevance to one of JDRF’s therapeutic areas: Beta Cell Therapies, Immune Therapies, Complications Therapies or Glucose Control.

2. Allied Health/Nursing Travel Grants: This program is designed to support allied health or nursing professionals, or allied health or nursing students enrolled in a post graduate program, whose work/research will impact on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their carers and families. The applicant must be committed to the mission of JDRF to prevent, treat and cure type 1 diabetes and its complications, and demonstrate relevance to one of JDRF’s therapeutic areas: Beta Cell Therapies, Immune Therapies, Complications Therapies or Glucose Control.

The term 'allied health' refers to health professionals usually considered part of the diabetes management team – i.e. diabetes educators, dieticians, psychologists, social workers, and podiatrists. In addition other allied health professionals who are considered relevant to the management of type 1 diabetes, such as exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and pharmacists, will also be considered.

Eligibility
Applicants must be

• Australian citizens, or;
• Permanent residents currently residing in Australia, or; 
• Temporary residents holding JDRF research awards, currently working at an Australian institution.

Note that previous winners of this award are eligible to reapply.

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:
raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Stacey Williams
Ph: (08) 830 36329

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

Health Sciences

The Kellion Foundation and the Australian Diabetes Society invite applications for the Award for an Australian who has made an outstanding contribution in diabetes research, clinical or service areas in Australia. 

The recipient of the Kellion Award must be an ADS member and will be required to deliver the ADS Kellion Plenary Lecture at the Australian Diabetes Society/Australian Diabetes Educators Association Annual Scientific Meeting to be held at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre from 29 - 31 August 2012.  The Award will include a return business class airfare to the meeting, accommodation for the duration of the meeting, registration, and a commemorative plaque.  There is also a $5,000 honorarium.

Nominations should include a letter (not exceeding 2 pages) clearly stating the basis of the nomination and a full curriculum vitae. Nominations made in the previous years have been retained and will be considered also.

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

Sciences

The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) offers small grants to Honours, Masters and PhD Students in Australian institutions to travel to national or international conferences or workshops relevant to both the student's research program in taxonomy or systematics and the ABRS Research Priorities. A maximum of $1,000 is available for an international conference or workshop and $500 for travel within Australia.

Applications are invited from postgraduate students for travel bursaries to attend conferences and workshops relevant to studies in taxonomy or systematics.

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.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/funding-and-research/bursaries/index.html

Professions

 

The Spencer Foundation is committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities.

The Foundation has identified the following five areas of research inquiry for funding in 2012:

• Education and Social Opportunity
• Organisational Learning
• Purposes and Values of Education Teaching
• Learning, and Instructional Resources
• Field-Initiated Proposals

Funding
US $40, 000 or less. Applications must be made in US dollars.

Eligibility

• Principal Investigators (PIs) applying for a Research Grant must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession.
• PIs must be affiliated with a college, university, research facility, school district, or cultural institution that is willing to serve as the fiscal agent if the grant is awarded. Research Grant proposals from individuals are not eligible.
• Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.
• PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time. Simultaneous submissions to Spencer from PIs and Co-PIs are discouraged due to this policy.

Internal due dates for 2012*
23 April 2012
2 July 2012

Future deadlines will be added as they are scheduled.

Submission
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.

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/budgets-40000-or-less

Sciences

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

Funding
The maximum individual award is $1,500. At least 10 awards of up to $1,500 are generally offered in each year.

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.ecolsoc.org.au/What%20we%20do/Prizes/StudentResearchPrize.html

Health Sciences

 

Applications for this Fellowship are invited from outstanding researchers who are medically qualified (or graduates of another scientific discipline) with recognised postdoctoral achievements, seeking to establish a research career in Australia and undertake research in an Australian academic institution.

Applicants will be required to nominate two referees as well as a sponsor, who will normally be the Head of the Department, Division or Section of the Academic Institution in which the applicant wishes to work.

Funding & Duration
Five-year Senior Medical Research Fellowship valued at $195,000 per annum to be held in Australia, commencing in 2013. The Fellowship is an integral part of a scheme that is intended to provide both salary and project grant support for outstanding Australian medical researchers. The total value of the award is $975,000. Applicants cannot hold another full-time salary grant.

Eligibility

• The applicant is medically or scientifically qualified to at least the postdoctoral level
  
  
• The applicant has been working at a postdoctoral level for less than ten (10) years (doctorate received after 1 January 2002) and does not currently hold a senior research or teaching position
  
  
• The applicant is sponsored to undertake the Fellowship research in an Australian institution
  
  
• The applicant is an Australian national or permanent resident
  
  
• Applicants are eligible to apply whether or not they are currently working 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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anz.com/personal/private-bank-trustees

Health Sciences

 

This award was initiated by the Foundation to encourage clinical research in Australia. In particular the grants are intended to assist new investigators to establish their research programs at the time of the difficult transition from doctoral and post-doctoral training posts to their first definitive clinical positions in an academic environment.

Funding
Awards are valued at $60,000. The Foundation hopes to offer five (5) awards in this category.

Eligibility

• The applicant should be a medical graduate or a graduate of another clinical discipline with a definitive clinical appointment
  
  
• Consideration will be given only to those applicants with a fulltime appointment
  
  
• The applicant should be actively engaged in clinical research
  
  
• The applicant should be working in a University clinical department, a teaching hospital, a clinical research unit in a research institute or in an academic general practice setting
  
  
• The applicant should have been appointed to such a position but have been in the position for no more than 24 months on 1 May of the year of application

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

Health Sciences

The Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) Defense Appropriations Act provides USD $3.8 million to the Department of Defense Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP).
This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

The MSRP challenges the scientific community to design innovative research relevant to the prevention, etiology, pathogenesis, assessment, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). The vision of the MSRP is to prevent the occurrence, cure, reverse, or slow the progression, and lessen the personal and societal impact of MS. The FY12 MSRP specifically encourages applications that address critical needs of the MS community as listed below:

• Pathophysiological basis of disease progression
• Gene-environment interactions in MS
• Technological development of hardware and/or software instruments for clinical research data capture and modeling

Idea Award: The MSRP Idea Award promotes new ideas that are in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation. This award mechanism supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries in understanding the causes and progression of MS and/or improvements in patient care and/or quality of life. Research projects should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale.

Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) are eligible to apply and cost sharing/matching is not an eligibility requirement.

The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are USD $400,000 plus indrect costs and the maximum period of performance is 2 years.

Submission (Pre-applications)
Note: A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website (http://cdmrp.org) prior to the pre-application deadline of April 24, 2012. Applications must be submitted through the federal government's single-entry portal, Grants.gov.

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

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/msrp.shtml

Health Sciences

The Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) Defense Appropriations Act provides USD $16 million (M) to the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) to support innovative, high-impact ovarian cancer research. The OCRP is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

Outcomes Consortium Development Award: The OCRP Outcomes Consortium Development Award supports a multi-institutional research effort conducted by leading ovarian cancer researchers and consumer advocates that specifically focuses on identifying and understanding predictors of disease outcomes in ovarian cancer patients.

Research projects proposed under the Outcomes Consortium Development Award must focus on predictors of disease outcomes, particularly for ovarian cancer patients who are long-term survivors. The research project should address overarching issues that have broad implications for the disease and risk management, such as risk factors at the individual level and systems level, treatment, toxicity, and dormancy. The research project should not focus merely on the study of specific molecular pathways or genes. The research project should be focused on identifying what is unique to long-term survivors (defined as those who are at least 10 years from initial diagnosis) as compared to short-term survivors.

Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) are eligible to apply and cost sharing/matching is not an eligibility requirement.

The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are USD $400,000 for direct costs plus indirect costs and the maximum period of performance is 2 years.

Submission (Pre-applications)
Note: A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website (http://cdmrp.org) prior to the pre-application deadline of April 24, 2012. Applications must be submitted through the federal government's single-entry portal, Grants.gov.

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

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.shtml

Multidisciplinary

Applications for the 2012 L’Oréal Australia New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships will open on 1 April 2012. The Fellowships are awarded to women who have shown scientific excellence in their career to date and who have an appropriate research plan that will be assisted by the one-year Fellowship.

Funding
The three $25,000 Fellowships are intended to help early career women scientists to consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science.

Eligibility
Application is open to post-doctoral researchers who have completed their PhD since 2 May 2007. Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. Temporary residents in the process of applying for permanent residency may apply.

Applicants must be women involved in the life sciences, health sciences, material sciences, physical sciences, mathematics or engineering.

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.scienceinpublic.com/loreal/applications

Multidisciplinary

One of the National Archives' key roles is to promote archival research in Australia and to encourage scholarly use of our collection. Research Grants are designed to help scholars complete an innovative research project that:

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

The Archives also participates in collaborative research with universities and other cultural institutions through the Australian Research Council grants scheme.

Funding
Three schemes are offered for 2012:

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

 

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 relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

For further information and application instructions please visit:
hhttp://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/grants/index.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

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

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

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

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/InspiringAustralia/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Pages/AboutthePrizes.aspx