Research Branch Bulletin

 

As an intermediary organisation for German foreign cultural and educational policy, the Alexander Humboldt Foundation promotes international cultural dialogue and academic exchange.

The Foundation's research fellowships and research awards support scholars to come to Germany to work on self-directed research projects, together with a host and collaborative partner. Scientists or scholars from Germany may also profit from the Foundation's support, carrying out a research project abroad as a guest of one of more than 25,000 Humboldt Foundation alumni worldwide - Humboldtarians.

Becoming a Humboldtarian
Whether you are a young postdoctoral researcher at the beginning of your academic career, an experienced, established academic, or even a world authority in your discipline - The Foundation's research fellowships and research awards offer you sponsorship tailored to you and your research career.

For more information about Fellowships and Awards available from the Humboldt Foundation, please visit:
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/sponsorship.html

To discuss applying for an Alexander Humboldt Foundation scheme, please contact:
Dr Don McMaster, Research Grants Officer, International
ph: 08 8303 3347
email: don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

CONFERENCE
Seventh International Conference on the Arts in Society
23-25 July 2012

Art and Design Academy, Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom

The Arts Conference addresses a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the arts in society, including Art & Education, Creative Commons & Copyright, Art & Anthropology, and the Arts & Human Rights. In coordination with the Institute of Cultural Capital, the 2012 conference invites discussion and presentations around the special conference theme – The Art of the Event. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners in the arts who will address this theme, speaking on their backgrounds in arts and major events such as the Cultural Olympiad, Capital of Culture, Commonwealth games, Art fairs, and Biennials.

Call for Papers
The Arts Conference is a participants’ conference comprised of numerous parallel sessions and selected plenary sessions. Participants are invited to submit proposals as either 30-minute, 60-minute or 90-minute sessions. A virtual participation is also available if you are unable to attend the conference in-person. All proposals, presentations and papers must be in English.

Conference presenters may include contributors in all areas of the arts – artists, educators, graduate students, curators, writers, theorists, researchers, arts administrators and policymakers – with presentations in all disciplines (visual, performing, literary, and interdisciplinary genres). This is a Conference for any person with an interest in and a concern for art practice, public art, art theory, research and policy, curatorial and museum studies, and art education in any of its forms and at any of its sites.

Submission due date
The deadline for the current round in the Call for Papers is 22 May 2012. Please visit the Conference's Call for Papers website after this date for subsequent rounds and deadlines.

Participants may choose to submit written papers before or after the Conference for possible publication in the peer reviewed The International Journal of the Arts in Society.

 

For more information, please visit:
http://artsinsociety.com/Conference-2012/

 

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

 

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

 

A final report which was prepared for the “Showcasing Research Data” project is available to University of Adelaide staff at the following link:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/researchdata/

This report presents the high level requirements for a University of Adelaide research data repository and metadata store, based on the findings from interviews with individuals from the University of Adelaide’s research community. Interviews were conducted in 2011 and 2012. Interview questions sought individuals’ views on the potential benefits and specific functionality requirements of a research data repository and metadata store.

The report presents the findings of the interviews and makes recommendations based on themes that emerged during the analysis of responses. The interview responses revealed strong support for the development of a repository and metadata store. The responses indicate that storage is a key issue for consideration. Interviewees also cited the ability to locate, share and reuse data as key drivers. The necessity for quality metadata underpinning a repository was also a recurring theme.

 

INFORMATION SESSION
Tall Poppy Awards - Come in and learn more about how to nominate and put a nomination through.

Friday 4th May 11am-12pm
North Terrace Campus, Napier Building, Room 209

The Tall Poppy awards recognise excellence in early career research across all the sciences including mathematics, alongside a passion and capacity to communicate science to the community. Hear from the Tall Poppy Campaign organisers about the process of nominating – and take the opportunity to ask questions before nominations close on 13th May.

RSVP
Maria Mesa: maria.mesa@adelaide.edu.au

For further information on nominations please visit:
http://www.aips.net.au/tall-poppies/nominations-2012

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 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

 

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

 

Australian Pork Limited call for tenders from researchers to engage with its 2012/13 research priorities, established by several specialist groups comprised of expert participants from industry, research providers, and APL Managers.

This is a combined call for tender for research priorities for 2012/13 across the APL R&D portfolio and, in particular, addresses priorities in welfare, reproduction, nutrition and physiology, environment and technology transfer.

The APL seek to fund research projects in the following key priority areas:

Reducing Reproductive Wastage

• Improving embryo viability
• Improvements in efficiency of sow retention
• Improving pre-weaning survival

Welfare

• Welfare measurement on farm with an aim to benchmark within and between farms

Nutrition and Physiology

• Finisher pig growth promoting technologies
• Manipulating feed intake

Technology Transfer and Adoption

• Measuring adoption

Environment

• Sludge handling and management
• Manure and effluent guidelines

Applicants wishing to respond to this Call for Tenders should contact the relevant APL Research & Innovation Manager, listed below:

Nutrition and Physiology
Dr Darryl D.Souza
darryl.dsouza@australianpork.com.au
02 6270 8804

Technology Transfer
Ms Emalyn Loudon
emalyn.loudon@australianpork.com.au
02 6270 8823

Environment
Ms Janine Price
janine.price@australianpork.com.au
02 6270 8827

Welfare, Reproduction
Dr Pat Mitchell
pat.mitchell@australianpork.com.au

Funding
This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2012 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

Submission
Tenders are submitted online directly to sponsor via PigNet
Please send a copy of your application, including a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet to rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.australianpork.com.au/pages/page154.asp

 

The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia University Research Grants are scholarships offered to honours or postgraduate students at Australian Universities, for research projects of direct relevance to the conservation of Australian wildlife - plant or animal.

Funding
Each year, 10 x $1000 grants are awarded. Grants may be used for the purchase of equipment or consumables, travel expenses related to field of research, or attendance at conferences for the presentation of research.

Eligibility
Applicants must be a member of the Society. To become a member, please visit:
www.wpsa.org.au


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.wpsa.org.au/grt_uni.html

 

The ACARP will fund projects that lead to improvements in safety standards and performance, a reduction in the environmental impacts of mining and coal utilisation, a reduction in the mine operating cost and technical support to marketing of coal.

ACARP is a collaborative program that utilises the experience and technical strength of both the coal mining industry and research institutions in solving technical problems and addressing issues of significance to the industry’s long term future. Any proposed research project that is strongly supported by a mine site and is of interest to a number of coal operations is encouraged.

The categories to which the 2012 categories relate and for which submissions are sought are:

• Underground
• Open Cut
• Coal Preparation
• Technical Market Support
• Sustainability
• Mine Site Greenhouse Mitigation

Eligibility
Proposals in the sustainability category will be considered by the either the underground, open cut or coal preparation committees, as appropriate. These priorities are not prescriptive but should act as a guide to the areas in which ACARP is seeking research proposals. Applicants are advised to consult the Research Priorities for 2012 prior to submitting a Short Proposal.

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.acarp.com.au/funding.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Asbestos Innovation fund has been established to sponsor programs and research to prevent and better manage asbestos exposure, as well as improve treatment for asbestos disease sufferers.

A diverse range of proposals may be funded, including but not limited to research in the areas of:

• communication and education
• workplace training solutions
• skills development programs
• warning and safety systems
• safe removal systems
• diagnostic, treatment and/or patient care practices
• compensation and support systems

Eligibility
Organisations that are eligible to apply for funding include:

• qualified researchers, scholars and health professionals affiliated with Australian post-secondary institutions, including hospitals and research institutions
  
• non-government organisations with an established research profile
  
• trade unions, industry or employer associations and their affiliates with an established research profile
  
• incorporated Associations and not-for-profit organisations with an established research profile
  
• incorporated non-Governmental organisations with an established research profile, and
  
• local government bodies or their equivalent

Other organisations, including industry bodies and private companies, wishing to be involved in the Asbestos Innovation Fund may do so in partnership with eligible organisations as identified above. Organisations seeking research-related grants of $10 000 or more will need to demonstrate a track record of delivering projects on time, within budget and with high quality/practical outcomes.

Please refer to the AIF's funding guidelines for a more detailed overview of the eligibility and selection criteria.

Funding
Allocation of funding will be dependent upon the quality and relevance of proposed projects and activities. A maximum amount of $125,000 in funding will be issued to the grantee in any given year unless the AIFAC, and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, can be convinced of the need for additional funding.

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy of your Notice of Intent 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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.comcare.gov.au/the_comcare_scheme/asbestos_innovation_fund

 

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/

ECMS

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces the second round of its Reinvent the Toilet Challenge designed to prototype a means of dealing effectively and cost-efficiently with human waste for the 2 billion people on earth who currently lack access to safe and affordable sanitation.

This Challenge intends to fund the concept development, design, and prototyping of a waterless, hygienic toilet that costs less than $0.05 per user per day.

Funding
Eight grants will be awarded to universities, amounting to a total of US $3 million.

Eligibility
Applications from around the world are invited to apply. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organisation, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.

Submission
Letters of Intent are submitted directly to sponsor.
A full description of the topic and application instructions is available at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/reinvent-the-toilet-loi

Please send a copy of your LOI 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.gatesfoundation.org/watersanitationhygiene/Pages/rfloi-reinvent-the-toilet-challenge.aspx

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

ECMS

 

R01 - Research Program Grant

Biomedical research laboratories increasingly undertake a software development project to solve a problem of interest specifically related to that laboratory. These software packages sometimes become useful to a much broader community of users that can include translational and clinical researchers.

The goal of this program announcement is to support the continued development, maintenance, testing and evaluation of existing software.

The proposed work should apply best practices and proven methods for software design, construction, and implementation to extend the applicability of existing biomedical informatics/computational biology software to a broader biomedical research community.

Funding & Duration
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of the IC(s) provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the availability of funds.

Eligibility
Non-U.S. Organisations are able to apply. Please refer to the FOA guidelines for a detailed overview of eligibility requirements.

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-11-028.html

Health Sciences

 

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.

This effort will be executed through two separate award mechanisms: this FY12 Outcomes Consortium Development Award, which will enable the consortium to lay the groundwork for the research project, including proof of concept, and the FY14 Outcomes Consortium Award, which will support the execution of the full research project.

Funding & Duration
The maximum period of performance is 2 years. The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are US $400,000 plus indirect costs.

Eligibility

• Primary Investigators (PI's) must be independent investigators at the Associate Professor level (or equivalent) or higher.
• Cost sharing/matching is not an eligibility requirement.

Submission - Pre-application*
Due date: 9 May 2012

Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor.
Please send a copy of your Pre-Application 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://www07.grants.gov

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

H&SS

 

WADA’s mission is to promote, coordinate, and monitor, the fight against doping in sport in all its forms. Within the context of its Social Science Research Grant Program, WADA encourages collaborative research projects, proposals that provide for joint funding, and projects with specific cultural and/or regional perspectives.

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

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

Funding & Duration
Projects must stipulate a completion date, with a maximum duration of three years. The average budget of previously funded projects is:

• One year projects: US $20,000
• Two year projects: US $30,000
• Three year projects: US $65,000

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

Eligibility
The following types of projects may be considered for funding:

• New projects or subsequent phases of previously funded projects
  
• Projects currently or previously funded by other sources that explore a new aspect of the project, and not covered by other sources of funding; and
  
• Exploratory research where it is expected that the project’s outcomes could result in future grant applications that require more extensive funding

Please refer to the grant program's application guidelines for a more detailed overview of eligibility and selection criteria.

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.wada-ama.org

Multidisciplinary

 

The Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) provides funding support to competitively selected projects that seek to enhance Australia’s economic, political and social relations with Latin America. Applications are invited from individuals and organisations for projects that demonstrate the potential for the development of long-term links and cooperation between individuals and institutions in Australia and their counterparts in Latin America.

The Council concentrates its activities on five priority areas:

• Business
• Education
• Sustainability and Clean Energy
• Tourism; and
• Cultural Promotion (including Sport)

Funding
While it is envisaged that the majority of grants would be for proposals of between AU $20,000 and AU $40,000, the COALAR Board will also consider those proposals of lesser or greater value that will generate a high profile and high value impact in the countries involved.

Eligibility
Individuals, organisations or a collaboration of both may apply for grant funding. COALAR will not fund activities which are commercially viable in their own right.
Please refer to the Guidelines for detailed eligibility requirements.

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.dfat.gov.au/coalar/grant_program.html

Multidisciplinary

 

R03 - Small Grant Program

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support investigator-initiated Small Research Grant Award (R03) applications that propose to study high priority bioethical challenges and issues associated with the types of biomedical, social, and behavioural research supported by the participating NIH Institutes/Centers.

Applications should address bioethical challenges and ethical issues relevant to the research mission area(s) of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). The participating ICs have identified specific bioethics topics below as the highest priority for consideration. These are organised into seven categories:

• ethical considerations of new and emerging technologies
• research study design issues
• issues associated with therapeutic misconception and the interface between treatment and research
• research involving vulnerable populations and urgent situations
• research with existing specimens, data, and health information
• dissemination and translation of research findings
• oversight of research

Funding & Duration
A project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up to US $50,000 per year may be requested (i.e., a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over two years).

Eligibility
Non-U.S. Organisations are able to apply. Please refer to the FOA guidelines for a detailed overview of eligibility requirements.

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/PA-11-181.html

Multidisciplinary

 

This Program is an annual exchange scheme for young researchers between Australia and China. In 2012 it will support exchange between the two countries of up to 16 Chinese participants and up to 16 Australian participants from all universities/research institutions meeting the eligibility criteria (see below). The topics for 2012 will be chosen from the natural sciences and engineering disciplines.

Funding
Each Australian participant will be funded for eligible costs for this exchange, including his/her return economy airfares from Australia to China, visa application fees, and travel insurance. The program will also cover all Australian participants’ accommodation, meals, costs incurred to attend orientation/debriefing sessions, and domestic travels during their two-week stay in China.

Eligibility
Australian participants must:

• be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents
  
• be early to mid-career researchers. An “early to mid-career researcher” is defined as: A researcher who has had between 3 and 10 years of research experience since the award of his/her PhD (or equivalent research qualification), with the PhD having been awarded between 3 and 15 years at the closing date for submission of applications
  
• be employed in an Australian research institution (i.e. universities, publicly-funded research agencies, and research-intensive businesses) in one of the approved research fields (including natural sciences, and engineering)
  
• have shown the potential to become leaders in the research community; and
  
• have no established links with China (including through living, studying or working in China)

Please refer to the Group of Eight website for information regarding Eligible Research Organisations

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

Sciences

Short-Term Fellowships fund research visits of up to three monthsto laboratories in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The aim is to facilitate valuable collaborations with research groups applying techniques unavailable in their own laboratories. Short-Term Fellowships are not awarded for exchanges between two laboratories within the same country. Short-term Fellowships are intended for joint research work rather than consultations. For non-EU applicants, the Short-Term Fellowships are for a fixed duration of 90 days.

Eligibility
Applicants can be scientists with less than ten years of professional experience since finishing their PhD degree. Applicants can be pre-doctoral scientists who have not yet completed a PhD degree (or equivalent). Candidates with little research experience have a lower priority.

Short-Term Fellowships are awarded for exchanges between two laboratories in different countries. All applications must involve either a laboratory of origin or a receiving institute from one of the EMBC Member States.

Note: There is no deadline for applications, however applications should be made three months before the proposed starting date.

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.

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

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.embo.org/programmes/fellowships/short-term.html

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

Multidisciplinary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ECMS

 

The JWT Jones Travelling Fellowship is designed to promote international cooperation in chemistry.  Specifically, it will enable younger chemists, or those working in a related discipline, to carry out short-term studies in well-established scientific centres and to learn and use techniques and research methods not accessible to them in their own country.

Funding
The maximum grant will be £5000. 

Eligibility
Applicants must:

• Be a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry for a minimum of 1 year
  
• Be aged under 45 years, although an extension to a maximum of seven years may be allowed for a career break due to having been temporarily withdrawn from research

Fellowships will not be awarded to attend scientific meetings, courses, or for field work.

 

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.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Funding/TravelGrants/JWTJonesFellowship.asp

Health Sciences

The Heart Foundation offers Travel Grants (of up to $2,000) to early career researchers working in cardiovascular disease or related areas to present their work at a recognised international conference.

Travel Grants also provides Indigenous Australians in the field of cardiovascular health the opportunity to present at a recognised conference overseas or in Australia. Travel Grants will only be awarded to researchers who travel overseas to present their cardiovascular research at a recognised conference and Indigenous Australians presenting their research at an appropriate conference overseas or in Australia.

Eligibility
Students studying for higher degrees (PhD or Masters) and junior postdoctoral fellows (no more than 5 years postdoctoral) are eligible to apply. Undergraduates and honours students are not eligible to apply.

Travel Grants will only be awarded to researchers who are based in Australia and are either Australian or New Zealand Citizens, or hold permanent residency at the time 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 further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/funding/pages/travel-grants.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

 

Each year ASPAC dedicates the Study Travel Award to a longstanding contributor of the organisation. For 2012, ASPAC has named the award after Dr Phil Moody, Principal Soil Scientist with Environment and Resource Sciences, Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management.

Funding
ASPAC offer an annual Study Travel award of up to $1500 to attend conferences or meetings that aim to advance the understanding and application of soil and plant analysis to benefit plant nutrition, sustainability or the environment.

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.aspac-australasia.com/index.php/about-aspac/study-and-travel-awards

 

The Houghton Trust was established with the primary objective of promoting the extension of knowledge in the field of avian pathology in all matters related to the diseases of birds, including bacteriology, epizootiology, genetics, immunology, parasitology, pathology, toxicology and virology and the dissemination of such extended knowledge to the public.

A fund has been established to provide grants to young research workers of any nationality for undertaking the following:

• Attendance and participation in scientific meetings
  
• Short visits to appropriate laboratories for discussions and/or learning specific techniques (normally the maximum duration will be 14 days)
  
• Attendance at appropriate training courses (normally not exceeding 14 days)

Eligibility
It is an absolute requirement that the grant will be used in furtherance of research on avian diseases. Applicants will normally be aged 35 or under.

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.houghtontrust.org.uk/travelgrants.shtml

 

The Science Excellence Awards (South Australia) recognises and rewards outstanding scientific endeavour, both its application within industry, and the advancement of science and mathematics education.

Categories

• South Australian Scientist of the Year
  
• PhD Research Excellence awards
  • Health & Medical Sciences
  • Life & Environmental Sciences
  • Physical Sciences/Mathematics/Engineering
    
• Early Career STEM Professional awards
  • Natural and Physical Sciences/Engineering/Mathematics
  • Health and Life Sciences
    
• Early Career STEM Educator of the Year awards
  • School Teaching
  • Tertiary Teaching
    
    
• SA Early Career Researcher - SA Tall Poppy of the Year
  • restricted eligibility and selection

Prizes

South Australian Scientist of the Year
One winner will be awarded in this category, receiving prize money to the value of $20,000.

South Australian Young Tall Poppy of the Year
One winner will be awarded in this category, receiving prize money to the value of $10,000

All other categories
One winner will be awarded per category, receiving prize money to the value of $10,000

 

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au/

Multidisciplinary

The Banksia Category Awards reflect the sustainability issues most relevant to Australia coming into the 21st Century. Previous winners have commented on the benefits of entering the Banksia awards, including:

• Recognition
• Increased awareness
• Reward
• An Opportunity to review progress

Award Summary
2012 Award categories include:

• Education - Raising the Bar
• Land and Biodiversity - Preserving Our Ecosystems
• Water - Our Most Precious Resource
• Agriculture and Food - From Paddock to Plate
• Built Environment - Harmonious Manmade Landscapes
• Clean Technology - Harnessing Opportunities
• Leading in Sustainability - Setting the Standard for Large Organisations
• Leading in Sustainability - Setting the Standard for Small to Medium Businesses

Submission
Due dates for submission vary according to the category. For a list of key dates and deadlines, please visit:
http://www.banksiafdn.com/the-awards/42/60.html

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.banksiafdn.com/the-awards/42/52.html

 

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

Prizes are awarded in each of the following categories:

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

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

Note
Self-nominations will not be accepted.

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Gates Vaccine Innovation Award to recognise, celebrate, and spur transformative ideas for achieving impact through the delivery of vaccines.

Prize
The award winner will be recognised with US $250,000 featured on the Foundation website, and personally acknowledged by Gates Foundation leadership.

Eligibility
The Award is open to individuals from any discipline who work on delivery of vaccines. Candidates from academic institutions, governments, health care facilities, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies may be nominated. Nominations focused on innovation in the areas of science and research & development are not eligible for consideration. This award is focused only on programs and policies associated with achieving impact through the delivery of vaccines.

Nominees will be assessed on three broad criteria:

Impact
The nominee should have achieved significant improvements in the prevention, control, or elimination of vaccine preventable disease

Innovation and creativity
The nominee should have applied imaginative and pioneering approaches to overcome difficult challenges to immunising children and achieving impact.

Scale
The nominee's innovation should be at scale or suitable to be implemented at scale within the nominee's country and around the world.

For more information, and details regarding nominations, please visit:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/gates-vaccine-innovation-award

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

EFECF is a public benevolent institution that seeks to benefit the wider Australian disability sector as a whole, with an emphasis on people with an intellectual disability. EFECF provides grants to researchers and postgraduate students undertaking research into significant issues for the Australian disability sector.

Research Grants
EFECF will give preference to research projects that address areas where there is little or no research, especially around issues that have a significant impact on the ability of people with a disability (particularly an intellectual disability) to lead an ordinary life. EFECF is also interested in the translation of research findings into implications for policy and practice in a form that is useful and accessible to practitioners, service providers and policy makers.

Funding
In 2012 EFECF will make one award of $30,000 to fund research into issues of key importance to the Australian disability sector, particularly issues relating to intellectual disability. Overheads or infrastructure costs will not be covered in an EFECF award.

Criteria
Preference will be given to researchers who formulate an appropriate dissemination strategy in their grant application form. Research projects will be assessed against the following three criteria:

• Research impact (impact of research question and potential outcomes for people with a disability)
  
• Research quality (excellence in project conception, methodology and leadership)
  
• Productivity (justification of resources, likelihood of successful delivery, and dissemination strategy)

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.

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://endowmentfund.endeavour.com.au/guidelines.html

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

 

Presented annually by the Australian Museum, the Eureka Prizes reward excellence in the fields of:

• scientific research & innovation
• science leadership
• school science
• science journalism & communication

Prize
Winners are awarded a cash prize to the value of $10,000.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://eureka.australianmuseum.net.au/

Health Sciences

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

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

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

• Cognitive decline
• Mood disorder
• Pain

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

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

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

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

Health Sciences

 

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) provides funding support to competitively selected projects that seek to enhance Australia’s economic, political and social relations with Latin America. Applications are invited from individuals and organisations for projects that demonstrate the potential for the development of long-term links and cooperation between individuals and institutions in Australia and their counterparts in Latin America.

The Council concentrates its activities on five priority areas:

• Business
• Education
• Sustainability and Clean Energy
• Tourism; and
• Cultural Promotion (including Sport)

Funding
While it is envisaged that the majority of grants would be for proposals of between AU $20,000 and AU $40,000, the COALAR Board will also consider those proposals of lesser or greater value that will generate a high profile and high value impact in the countries involved.

Eligibility
Individuals, organisations or a collaboration of both may apply for grant funding. COALAR will not fund activities which are commercially viable in their own right.
Please refer to the Guidelines for detailed eligibility requirements.

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.dfat.gov.au/coalar/grant_program.html

 

The ACARP will fund projects that lead to improvements in safety standards and performance, a reduction in the environmental impacts of mining and coal utilisation, a reduction in the mine operating cost and technical support to marketing of coal.

ACARP is a collaborative program that utilises the experience and technical strength of both the coal mining industry and research institutions in solving technical problems and addressing issues of significance to the industry’s long term future. Any proposed research project that is strongly supported by a mine site and is of interest to a number of coal operations is encouraged.

The categories to which the 2012 categories relate and for which submissions are sought are:

• Underground
• Open Cut
• Coal Preparation
• Technical Market Support
• Sustainability
• Mine Site Greenhouse Mitigation

Eligibility
Proposals in the sustainability category will be considered by the either the underground, open cut or coal preparation committees, as appropriate. These priorities are not prescriptive but should act as a guide to the areas in which ACARP is seeking research proposals. Applicants are advised to consult the Research Priorities for 2012 prior to submitting a Short Proposal.

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.acarp.com.au/funding.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

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

ECMS

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces the second round of its Reinvent the Toilet Challenge designed to prototype a means of dealing effectively and cost-efficiently with human waste for the 2 billion people on earth who currently lack access to safe and affordable sanitation.

This Challenge intends to fund the concept development, design, and prototyping of a waterless, hygienic toilet that costs less than $0.05 per user per day.

Funding
Eight grants will be awarded to universities, amounting to a total of US $3 million.

Eligibility
Applications from around the world are invited to apply. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organisation, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.

Submission
Letters of Intent are submitted directly to sponsor.
A full description of the topic and application instructions is available at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/reinvent-the-toilet-loi

Please send a copy of your LOI 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.gatesfoundation.org/watersanitationhygiene/Pages/rfloi-reinvent-the-toilet-challenge.aspx

Multidisciplinary

The Australian Museum's Chadwick Biodiversity Fellowship provides an exciting opportunity for a recent PhD graduate to establish a career in biodiversity research.
This two year appointment enables the recipient to apply for grants and publish articles as well as network and collaborate with senior research scientists at the Australian Museum and other experts in the field.

The two year fellowship should commence on or about 1 July 2012. The recipient must be based at the Australian Museum.

Eligibility
Applicants should be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents. They should have been awarded their PhD in a biodiversity-related field consistent with the Australian Museum's Science Research Strategy 2007-2012 within the last 12-18 months. The Research Strategy 2007-2012 can be found here: http://australianmuseum.net.au/document/Research-Strategy-2007-2012.

Funding
The fellowship will provide an early career scientist with a twelve month employment contract at the Australian Museum at the level of Scientific Officer Grade 1.1 (salary package of $57,497 inclusive of 9% superannuation and annual leave loading, effective 1 July 2010). The Museum will provide additional support such as assistance with relocation costs, office and lab support and a modest operating budget for research expenses.

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://australianmuseum.net.au/Chadwick-Biodiversity-Fellowship

Multidisciplinary

The Geddes Visiting Research Fellowship offers researchers up to $8,000 to visit and work as collaborators in research projects with Australian Museum Scientists.

Research fellows must be nominated by a staff member of the Australian Museum who is the leader of a research project. The fellowship is offered to researchers intending to work across any of the museum’s collections including cultural, anthropological as well as the natural science collections. The maximum duration of the fellowship is 12 months.

Eligibility
Research Fellows are chosen for the skills, knowledge and/or expertise they bring to a specific project. Proposals must aim to further the Museum's research priorities as set out in the Science Research Strategy 2007-2012. The Research Strategy 2007-2012 can be found here: http://australianmuseum.net.au/document/Research-Strategy-2007-2012.

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://australianmuseum.net.au/Geddes-Visiting-Research-Fellowship

Health Sciences

 

The MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowships support research aimed at finding a cure for MS, improvements to treatments, or providing for greater ability to assist those people living with MS.

Funding & Duration
Typical Grant-in-Aid amount may be $70-80,000 per year. The duration of the Postdoctoral fellowship is typically three years.

Eligibility
This Fellowship is open to those candidates who have completed their PhD within the last twelve years. This award is also open to applicants in the last year of their PhD studies who reasonably expect to qualify by the third quarter of 2012.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for a NHMRC Early Career or Career Development Award to increase their chance of being funded.

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.msra.org.au/fellowships

Multidisciplinary

 

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
lease 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

Sciences

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

Eligibility
Applicants for the USP Research Fellowship Awards must

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

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

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

Funding
Three awards at $50,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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