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 vision of the ARP is to improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) now. This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

Awards offered within the ARP are as follows:

Idea Development Award
Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.

• Supports the development of innovative, high-impact ideas that advance the understanding of ASD and lead to improved outcomes
  
  
• Preliminary data are required. Clinical trials are not allowed.
  
  
• Multiple Principal Investigator (PI) Option: Up to three investigators may collaborate on a single application, each of whom will be recognized as a PI and receive a separate award. Investigators are encouraged to submit their data to the National Database for Autism Research (NDAR), a secure bioinformatics platform for data-sharing.
  
  

Eligibility
Investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

Funding & Duration
Maximum funding for the entire period of performance is US $400,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs). For multiple PIs, the combined funding for all PIs for the entire period of performance may not exceed US $400,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs) Maximum period of performance is 3 years.

 

Pilot Award
Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.

• Supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will drive the field of ASD forward.
  
  
• Preliminary data are not allowed. Clinical trials are not allowed.

Eligibility
Investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

Funding & Duration
Maximum funding for the entire period of performance is US $100,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs). Maximum period of performance is 2 years.

 

Submission
Due dates for the above schemes have yet to be announced. All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that will be available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be made available on the Grants.gov website. A listing of all USAMRMC funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.

Please note that Pre-Applications are submitted directly to sponsor.

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

 

For more information about this Program, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2012/12arppreann.shtml

 

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

• Blood cancers
• Colorectal cancer
• Genetic cancer research
• Kidney cancer
• Listeria vaccine for cancer
• Melanoma and other skin cancers
• Mesothelioma
• Pancreatic cancer
• Pediatric brain tumours

Awards offered within the PRCRP are as follows:

Visionary Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

• Research must be in one or more of the FY12 PRCRP Topic Areas
  
  
• Supports training of postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of an early-career investigator (mentor) with expertise in one or more of the FY12 PRCRP Topic Areas
  
  
• Supports training of postdoctoral fellow to include a budget option for research supplies
  
  
• Applications must not address breast, prostate, lung (excluding mesothelioma), or ovarian cancer research
  
  
• Preliminary data not required. Clinical trials will not be supported

Eligibility
Principle Investigators: M.D./Ph.D. graduate with a total of less than 4 years of postdoctoral research experience
Mentors: Independent investigator at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent at the time of the award

Funding & Duration
Maximum funding for the entire period of performance is US $240,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
Maximum period of performance is 3 years.

 

Career Development Award

• Research with emphasis in discovery must be in one or more of the FY12 PRCRP Topic Areas
  
  
• Supports investigator in the early stages of their career
  
  
• Applications must not address breast, prostate, lung (excluding mesothelioma), or ovarian cancer research
  
  
• Preliminary data not required. Clinical trials will not be supported

Eligibility
Principle Investigator: Independent investigator at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent at the time of the award

Funding & Duration
Maximum funding for the entire period of performance is US $240,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
Maximum period of performance is 2 years.

 

Submission
Information in this pre-announcement is being provided to allow investigators time to plan and develop proposals. All proposals must conform to the final Program Announcement and General Application Instructions (including deadlines) that will be available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website in early May 2012. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov.

Please note that Pre-Applications are submitted directly to sponsor.

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

 

For more information about this Program, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2012/12prcrppreann.shtml

 

The Diabetes Australia Research Trust has recently released an Apple Mac compatible application form for the 2013/14 round of Research Grants and Fellowships, which close internally 20 April 2012. Application Forms for both Mac and PC are now available on the Trust's website.

For more information on funding schemes currently available from the Diabetes Australia Research Trust, please visit the Upcoming Deadlines section within this issue of the Research Branch Bulletin.

 

SEMINAR
Tuesday 8th May 2012
10.00 – 11.00am

University of Adelaide, North Tce Campus
Margaret Murray Room, Level 4 Union House

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.

• Canadian Research Grants offered for 2012 (All Disciplines)- download PDF
• Understanding Canada: Canadian Studies (Program Overview) - download PDF

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.

ECMS

 

The Transfield Foundation is now seeking applications for research projects grants that focus on innovation in Resources Management. The Foundation recognises the importance of renewable energy research and technology to the social, environmental and economic stability of Australia. The Foundation believes that it is the responsibility of all Australians to make a contribution in addressing potential impact of climate change and supporting initiatives in this area.

Early Career Researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

Funding & Duration
Funding will be approximately $20,000 p.a. per project. The Foundation anticipates funding projects for one year, with the option of a second year of funding based on progress achieved.

Eligibility
Early Career Researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. Projects must deliver practical and industry applicable outcomes.

The Transfield Foundation does not fund:

• Political projects, parties or lobby groups
• 100 percent of the costs of any project
• Cost of fundraising for an event or organisation
• Individuals
• International projects
• Retrospective requests
• Government entities
• Sponsorship requests

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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.transfieldfoundation.org

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 Australian Spinal Research Foundation invites Expressions of Interest for Grants to support research initiatives. The Foundation has established research priorities to support its vision to contribute and resource research that expands our knowledge base in health care delivery for the well being of our community.

Funding will favour those applications that contribute to the development of chiropractic in key priority areas. For the 2012 round research priorities include:

Priority 1: Fundamental Research
The Foundation is interested in supporting research that expands our knowledge and understanding of the vertebral subluxation complex and the chiropractic adjustment.

Priority 2: Clinical Research
The Foundation is interested in supporting clinically oriented studies that contribute to and expand our knowledge and understanding of the impact of chiropractic care on human physiology, the nervous system, global well being and quality of life.

Funding & Duration - Large Grants (LRG)
Large Research Grants (LRG) are open to researchers and seeks to support the effective research in areas relevant to the clinical practice of Chiropractic. This includes but is not limited to the clinical practice of Chiropractic, basic science initiatives and general health care management strategies. Large project budgets should be up to a maximum of $40,000 per year for a maximum of three years.

Funding & Duration - New Researchers Grants (NRG)
New Researchers Grants (NRG) may provide limited funds to encourage new researchers. New researchers are those individuals who are starting a research career and have not been previously named as a Chief Investigator or part of an accepted competitive grant scheme. Project budgets should be up to a maximum of $20,000 per year for a maximum of one year.

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of your EOI to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Please note that 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://www.spinalresearch.com.au/Home/tabid/197/language/en-US/Default.aspx

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

 

Retina Australia directs funds to scientific/medical research in Australia relevant to the causes, treatment, prevention or cure of retinal dystrophies. Priority will be given to studies of retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited retinal diseases and, to the extent that available funds permit, to age-related macular degeneration. The research may be basic or applied.

Funding
A Retina Australia grant will not normally exceed $40,000 in any one year, however special consideration may be given to extending this limit to $60,000 in the case of a highly ranked application

Eligibility
Research into diabetic retinopathy is not funded by Retina Australia, nor is research into behavioural and welfare aspects of retinal dystrophy. RA will also consider funding overseas research when deemed appropriate by the grants assessment committee, such funding to be based on the same competitive basis as for Australian grants. Applicants will require at least a PhD or Masters degree from an Australian university or one recognized by the Australian Medical Association (AMA).

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

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://retinaaustralia.com.au/grantdownload.htm

 

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

 

Adult Learners’ Week (ALW) is an international event embodied in the 1997 Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning to which Australia is a signatory. Internationally, ALW celebrates the value and diversity of life-long learning.

The Australian Government provides grant funding to support projects that contribute to ALW’s national presence and enhance community awareness of the role and importance of adult learning. Projects funded under this Program will be strategic, national in approach, and may include some co-ordination or linking of ALW activities taking place in states and territories.

Funding
The total amount of funding available is $250,000 (GST exclusive). At its discretion, the Department may fund one national project or a small number of projects that provide national coverage and collectively total the available funding. The minimum amount of funding that eligible applicants may apply for is $50,000 (GST exclusive). Applications requesting less than this amount will not be assessed or considered.

Eligibility
Organisations are eligible for funding. Applications from individuals will not be assessed or considered. There are no other eligibility restrictions.

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 enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Programs/National/alw/Pages/AdultLearnersWeek

 

The Criminology Research Fund derives its income from an annual contribution from the Australian Government and each of the state and territory Governments. The Council is empowered by section 47(1) of the Criminology Research Act 1971 to make grants for:

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

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

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

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

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 enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the relevant Research Grants Officer in Research Branch.

 

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

 

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

ECMS

 

The primary goal of the DARPA Robotics Challenge program is to develop ground robotic capabilities to execute complex tasks in dangerous, degraded, human-engineered environments. The program will focus on robots that can utilize available human tools, ranging from hand tools to vehicles.

The program aims to advance the key robotic technologies of supervised autonomy, mounted mobility, dismounted mobility, dexterity, strength, and platform endurance. Supervised autonomy will be developed to allow robot control by non-expert operators, to lower operator workload, and to allow effective operation despite low fidelity (low bandwidth, high latency, intermittent) communications.

In the DARPA Robotics Challenge, robots will compete with each other performing disaster response operations in representative scenarios that will likely include the following sequence of events:

1. Drive a utility vehicle at the site
2. Travel dismounted across rubble
3. Remove debris blocking an entryway
4. Open a door and enter a building
5. Climb an industrial ladder and traverse an industrial walkway
6. Use a tool to break through a concrete panel
7. Locate and close a valve near a leaking pipe
8. Replace a component such as a cooling pump

These are representative tasks and will likely be updated based on detailed future planning that will take into account safety, cost, performance, operational capabilities and needs.

Funding
Total amount of money to be awarded is up to US $34 million. Multiple awards are anticipated

Eligibility
Collaborative efforts/teaming are encouraged. Specific content, communications, networking, and team formation are the sole responsibility of the participants.

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:
https://www.fbo.gov

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

Health Sciences

 

The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to facilitate the partnering of pain scientists and non-pain neuroscientists from the field of neural plasticity to capture insights and expertise from disciplines where transitions from health to disease have been extensively examined.

An expected outcome of this FOA will be the formation of partnerships between pain researchers and non-pain neuroscientists to develop new collaborations focused on understanding the maladaptive neuroplastic changes that occur during the transition from acute to chronic pain.

It is anticipated that these initial collaborations will lead to new applications for highly innovative projects centred on similar studies of the transition from acute to chronic pain.

Funding & Duration
The expected direct cost amount for individual awards is up to US $75,000 for one year The maximum project period is one year and the maximum direct costs are US $75,000 per year. Anticipated number of awards: 5-6 per year

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://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-204.html

H&SS

 

The “Security, Society, and the State” research programme targets new security-related issues that are prime examples of the post-Cold-War era but have been largely neglected in mainstream research.

The programme is intended to encourage junior scholars to pursue unconventional research agendas that are nonetheless crucial, while providing senior scholars with the opportunity to focus intensively on work in progress for a limited period. Moreover, the objective is to combine basic theoretical research with concepts that are applicable to present-day political issues of security policy.

Eligibility
Proposals are invited for existing research projects. The Foundation generally only accepts applications for research project grants from postdoctoral scholars at universities, other research institutes, or comparable institutions. The applicants must be actively involved in the research work of the project.

Funding
The maximum amount of funding is € 100.000 per project application. Applications for limited travel and material grants only will not be accepted.

The grants for research projects involve, depending on the type of project, research and PhD fellowships for project participants, travel and material expenses as well as academic conferences and workshops. The costs incurred by visiting (foreign) scholars can also be financed as part of a research project.

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 application instructions and further Special Programme opportunities sponsored by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, please visit:
http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de

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

 

The Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government’s internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program providing opportunities for citizens of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. Awards are also available for Australians to undertake study, research and professional development abroad.

The following awards are offered within this scheme

• Endeavour Executive Award
• Endeavour Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Award
• Endeavour Research Fellowship for Indigenous Australians
• Endeavour VET Award

Funding, Duration & Eligibility
Varies according to scheme. Please refer to individual guidelines (listed above).

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/International/EndeavourAwards/Pages/Home.aspx

Health Sciences

 

The Beresford Buttery Travel Grant for further training in obstetrical and gynaecological ultrasound has been provided from donations to the Beresford Buttery Trust Fund, to commemorate the outstanding contribution of the late Beresford Buttery to the development of obstetrical and gynaecological ultrasound.

Eligibility
The travel grant is open to medical graduates who are committed to a career providing obstetrical and/or gynaecological ultrasound services in Australia or New Zealand, and who are normally resident in Australia or New Zealand.

Funding
The grant shall be used towards air travel/accommodation to and from the place of study to the value of $3,000.

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

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 further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/research/beresfordbuttery.shtml

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

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.

Please Note - 2013 Application Form
The Diabetes Australia Research Trust has recently updated the 2013 application form to ensure that it is Apple Mac compatible. These forms are now available on the Trust's website.

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 Note - 2013 Application Form
The Diabetes Australia Research Trust has recently updated the 2013 application form to ensure that it is Apple Mac compatible. These forms are now available on the Trust's website.

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: Cadence Haynes
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

Health Sciences

AICR awards grants to support fundamental or translational research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. They will consider pplications that include some clinical research in a project which is mostly basic or translational.  However, completely clinical applications, such as intervention studies, clinical trials or health care delivery research are beyond the remit of AICR. 

Projects are for a maximum of three years and can include funding for research staff (post doctoral and/or PhD students), consumables, essential items of equipment and travel.

Funding
AICR does not have a formal upper limit for the total cost of an application, but it should be noted that most of the three-year grants we award have a total budget of £200,000 or less.

Submission
Applicants must register on the AICR on-line application system, which can be found at http://www.aicr.org.uk/applyingforagrant.stm, and can start an application at any
time. However, completed applications cannot be submitted through this system until Sunday 1st April 2012.

Please send a copy of your application form 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

Health Sciences

 

Heart Foundation Fellowships support individual researchers to develop their career in cardiovascular research. The Foundation is calling for applications for the following Fellowships to commence in 2013:

 

Postdoctoral Fellowships (Biomedical, Clinical, Public Health)
These fellowships are available to medical and science graduates who have completed an MD or PhD award within the last five years. Stipends for Postdoctoral Fellowships are determined by the Heart Foundation, and tenable for up to two years. They may be full or part-time.

Overseas Research Fellowships
Overseas Research Fellowships are available to medical and science graduates who have completed a PhD or MD award within the last 24 months. Stipends for Overseas Fellowships determined by the Heart Foundation, (includes an overseas living allowance) and tenable for up to three years (first two years overseas and final year back in Australia).

Career Development Fellowship
Career Development Fellowships are available for early to mid career cardiovascular researchers who are 2-12 years postdoctoral. Stipends for Career Development Fellowships are determined by the Heart Foundation (includes a $5000 travel allowance) and tenable for four years. They may be full or part time.

 

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.heartfoundation.org.au/research/funding/Pages/default.aspx

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