Research Branch Bulletin

 

The Australian Synchrotron is a source of highly intense light ranging from infrared to hard x-rays used for a wide variety of research purposes. Researchers may apply for beamtime via the facility's Beamlines program. Proposals are now being accepted for the third round in 2012 (Sep-Dec).

Due Date for Proposals: (BeamTime/Merit Access) 6 June 2012


Beamtime
Please contact Beamline staff (email addresses linked below) to discuss the technical detail of your proposal before submission.

IR: Infrared Microscope
FIRHR: Far-IR and High Resolution
MX1: Macromolecular Crystallography
MX2: Micro Crystallography
PD: Powder Diffraction
SXR: Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
SAXS: Small and Wide Angle Scattering
XAS: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
XFM: X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy
IMBL: Imaging and Medical

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

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

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

Merit Access

• For all single-visit proposals - select round "2012/3"
  
  
• For program proposals (MX and FIRHR only) – select “2012/3 Program”.  Please note that a beamline allocation group system is currently being developed for the MX beamlines.  New MX programs that are created in this proposal round may expire at the end of 2013 in order to phase in the new system. Beamtime requests on all other active programs will be possible until the 2 year program expires.
  
  
• For beamtime requests (MX and FIRHR only) – create a “2012/3 Beamtime Request”
  

For more details, please visit:
http://www.synchrotron.org.au/index.php/features/applying-for-beamtime/how-to-get-beamtime

University of Adelaide researchers may contact Dr Hugh Harris on 08 8313 5060, or by emailing hugh.harris@adelaide.edu.au for more information

 

The Department of Defence is seeking innovative industry proposals for participation in the Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program.

The CTD Program improves Australia’s Defence capabilities by giving Australian and New Zealand industry opportunities to demonstrate new ideas and approaches related to using technology.

Proposals should address an area of Defence capability priority and are required to demonstrate the capability potential of a technology within three years.

Funding & Duration
Funding is typically in the $500k to $2M range over a period of 2-3 years

Submission
Initial Proposals due 3 July 2012

For further information please contact Paul Arthur (paul.arthur@adelaide.edu.au) or Ash Ravikumar (ash.ravikumar@adelaide.edu.au)
ph: 8313 8310 / 831 30696

http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/ctd/

 

WORKSHOP - 1.5 days
Ethics and Integrity in Research with Humans 

Tuesday 12 June, (9.30am - 4pm) Lunch provided
Wednesday 13 June (9.30am - 1pm)
University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus


The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University of South Australia are holding an Ethics and Integrity in Research with Humans Workshop on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 June, 2012.
This interactive workshop is open to higher degree by research (HDR) / research by higher degree (RHD) students, who have commenced their program of study in the last 12 months at one of the three South Australian universities.

The workshop aims to give participants:

• an understanding of the ethical issues that may arise in research involving human participants (across the full spectrum from biological samples to whole populations);
• tools to analyse and address these issues;
• an understanding of what constitutes good practice in research;  and
• assistance in the preparation of applications to Human Research Ethics Committees.

Participants who attended previous workshops have commented:

“ An excellent course...highly necessary for beginning researchers”
“I am now much more confident to proceed with the ethics approval process and understand this as a useful contribution to my research”
“I think it is great that the 3 universities get together and provide this seminar. Well done!”

Current HDR students who have research projects which require human research ethics approval are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop.

The workshop is free and places are limited.
Online registration is essential.

Please email any questions to hrec@adelaide.edu.au

Office of Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity
Research Branch
Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street
The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005

 

NeCTAR (National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources) is a $47 million dollar Australian Government project to create new research infrastructure especially for the needs of Australian researchers.

NeCTAR’s Request for Proposal (RFP) is the formal process by which the wider Australian research community is invited to apply for funding under NeCTAR’s Virtual Laboratories or Research Cloud program areas.

Submission
Proposals must be submitted to NeCTAR before 4pm AEST on 29 June 2012 via email to proposals-rfp-nectar@unimelb.edu.au
Register and download the RFP at https://www.nectar.org.au/request-proposal-stage-two

Please notify Karen Burke (Manager, Major Programs) if you are considering applying for this scheme:

Email: karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au
Ph: (08) 8303 5051

 

A newsletter from the NHMRC CEO, Professor Warwick Anderson, providing perspectives on peer review processes for Project Grants is now available on the NHMRC website (PDF)

This document should be read in conjunction with the 2012 Project Grant Funding Rules, and Project Grant Peer Review Guidelines available at:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/applyfunding/ project-grants

 

Documentation relating to SIEF Research Projects Stage 1 Expression of Interest (EoI) is now available.

Priority areas have been identified for Round 4 Research Projects to ensure that projects funded by SIEF are addressing a broad spread of national challenges for Australia and across SIEF’s Special Purpose areas.

Information regarding priority areas, preferred Special Purpose Areas, other eligibility criteria, assessment criteria, and the EoI form is available at the SIEF Research Projects Webpage.

Since 2009 there have been 3 rounds of EoIs resulting in the funding of 12 Research Projects.

Due Date
EOIs are due with the Research Branch by COB Monday, 9 July 2012

Please contact Karen Burke (karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch if you have any queries about SIEF funding.

 

Arthritis Australia offer grants valued between $10,000 and $50,000 for one year, to be used for research into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of arthritis. Awards are available to clinical, scientific and allied health professionals who work in universities, hospitals or recognised research institutes.

The objectives of the research and professional education program are:

• To support specific research projects into arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders
  
• To support and foster the career development of scientists and clinical investigators committed to research into arthritis and allied disorders

Arthritis Australia offers three types of award:

• Fellowships
• Scholarships
• Grants in Aid and Project Grants

Funding
Grants are valued at between $10,000 and $50,000 for one year.

Eligibility
Awards are available to clinical, scientific and allied health professionals who work in universities, hospitals or recognised research institutes.

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed 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.arthritisaustralia.com.au

Health Sciences

 

The Bone Health Foundation was established in 1991 as a self-funded, not-for-profit organisation to fund research into bone growth and other musculoskeletal conditions.

The Foundation has previously supported research and activities for identifying improved tools and methodologies for health practitioners regarding preventative, therapeutic, or rehabilitative treatment of musculoskeletal health or any conditions that arise as a result of a musculoskeletal ailment, across any age group.

Funding
From 2012, up to $250,000 per annum in competitively assessed grants are available to Australian researchers and institutions that research musculoskeletal health and allied conditions.

Eligibility
Chief Investigators must be involved with research concerning musculoskeletal health and allied conditions.

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed 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://www.bonehealth.org.au/ (website coming soon)

or

download the Grant Information Sheet (PDF)

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of the Abbott IBD Clinical Research Grant is to advance understanding of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its molecularly targeted treatment strategies in order to provide improved care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease. To achieve this, the Abbott IBD Clinical Research Grant will provide a ‘bridging’ or ‘seeding grant’ to support novel research projects. Ultimately, it is expected that with the support of this research grant these novel projects will progress to a stage where applicants are able to attract more significant levels of funding outside of this program.

Funding
$75,000 for a one year period only.

Eligibility
Chief Investigator or Unit Head must:

• Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia or New Zealand
  
• Be an established investigator as evidenced by previous or present project or program grant funding (i.e., from NHMRC, ARC, NIH, hospital foundation or university sources)

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed 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

Please refer to the "Scholarships / Fellowships" and "Grants - Travel" sections of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

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

 

The Wicking Trust seeks to achieve enduring, positive impact in the areas of vision impairment, care of the aged, problems associated with ageing and Alzheimer’s disease.

To fulfil the goals of the Trust, medical and scientific research grants are invited for:

• Research into more effective diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, care or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
• Research into cures for Alzheimer’s disease

Funding & Duration
Individual grants will be in the vicinity of $25,000 to $50,000. Projects will be funded for one year only. Applicants may reapply.

Criteria
Grants for emerging research concepts requiring seed funding or young investigators being established are preferred.

Please refer to the Guidelines for more information.

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

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

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:
www.anz.com/anztrustees

 

The ASSA Workshops Program is a competitive program bestowing grants to assist social sciences researchers to convene a two-day, multidisciplinary research workshop.

Workshop Format
The Workshop format is interactive, normally held over two days, and includes a dinner at which further exchange and discussion can continue informally. Interdisciplinarity is expected and the topics and participants should reflect this.

It is expected that participants will include:

• established researchers and leaders in their areas of expertise
• early career scholars who are challenging and/or adding to debate

Expected Outcomes
The Academy expects dissemination of the workshop outcomes, through at least one of the following:

• Publication via a recognised publishing house
• Chapter/s in a publication, monograph or journal
• Published paper/s in professional journals
• On a university, institution or Academy website
• Media article (newspaper, radio or TV)

Eligibility
There must be at least two early career scholars who are Australia-based.

Funding & Timeframe
Workshops will be funded to a maximum of $7,500 for workshops to be conducted in the period 1 July 2012- 30 June 2013.

 

Submission
Please send a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

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

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

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.assa.edu.au/programs/workshop/

 

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

 

Stage 1 (of Round 4) applications to the Science and Industry Endowment Fund are now open.

The SIEF will support scientific research that satisfies the following:

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

Eligibility
National and international universities, Publicly Funded Research Agencies (PFRA), and other research focussed institutions are eligible to apply.

SIEF Special Purpose Areas

•  Emerging Research comprising projects in emerging areas of research of a special or priority character;
•  Strategic Research comprising research into scientific approaches to solutions to threats, challenges or opportunities arising in or for Australia;
•  Supporting Research for established or long term research programs which aim to deliver scientific advances in areas in areas of benefit to Australia;
•  Landmark Research Infrastructure comprising the creation or development of nationally significant facilities for the conduct of research; and
•  Promotion of Science comprising the granting of scholarships and fellowships for research.

Funding
Grants for Emerging Research, Strategic Research and Supporting Research areas may be funded up to the value of $1-2M pa for a term of 3-5 years with applicants encouraged to co-invest in kind resources. Grants for Landmark Research Infrastructure may be funded on a case by case basis.

Submission
If you are intending to submit a SIEF Stage 1 proposal please contact Karen Burke (Karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch.

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.sief.org.au/FundingActivities/Research-Projects.html

 

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 Apex Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disability (AFRID) invites applications from individuals or research teams for grants in support of new or existing research projects.

Grants may be awarded to workers in any discipline (medicine, education, epidemiology, psychology, biology, sociology, etc.) where the research is concerned with the causes, diagnosis, prevention or treatment of intellectual disability and allied conditions. Other factors being equal, preference will be given to research projects which may relate to causes and/or prevention of these conditions.

Eligibility
Grants may only be awarded for research to be carried out within the Commonwealth of Australia.

Funding
It is expected that the total sum available for distribution will be in the vicinity of $80,000.

Submission
Please forward one original hardcopy of your 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.afrid.com.au/the-research

Multidisciplinary

 

National Disability Research and Development grants will be awarded to researchers for research that supports the National Disability Agreement, the National Disability Strategy and future reforms such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Eligibility
Applications must reflect the directions, foundations and principles for disability research as articulated in the National Disability Research and Development Agenda (the Agenda). Broad aims of the Agenda are to:

• Focus on activities that will result in practical benefits for people with disability and support the creation of a more inclusive Australia.
• Support the continued development of robust disability research.
• Influence other research programs to better facilitate the inclusion of disability issues in mainstream data collection, research, evaluations and reviews.
• Promote partnerships and collaboration within the disability research sector and with other research sectors.

No restrictions are placed on who may apply.

Funding & Duration
A total of $750,000 (ex GST) is available in 2012 for the open competitive funding round. A maximum amount of $100,000 per year will be available for each project (unless a compelling case is made to exceed this limit). Projects can run over more than one year. A proportion (approximately 20%) of the total funding can be approved for seed funding to prepare for grants applications through this funding or through other processes such as NHMRC and/or ARC Linkage grants.

Submission
Please forward one original hardcopy of your 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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
https://tenders.nsw.gov.au

 

NeCTAR (National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources) is a $47 million dollar Australian Government project to create new research infrastructure especially for the needs of Australian researchers.

NeCTAR’s Request for Proposal (RFP) is the formal process by which the wider Australian research community is invited to apply for funding under NeCTAR’s Virtual Laboratories or Research Cloud program areas.

Submission
Proposals must be submitted to NeCTAR before 4pm AEST on 29 June 2012 via email to proposals-rfp-nectar@unimelb.edu.au
Register and download the RFP at https://www.nectar.org.au/request-proposal-stage-two

Please notify Karen Burke (Manager, Major Programs) if you are considering applying for this scheme:

Email: karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au
Ph: (08) 8303 5051

 

This grant is designed to support the development of creative and innovative programmes for education (of the public or non-sleep health professionals) and/or outreach on sleep health-related research for a variety of audiences.

Specific types of sleep education research grants supported by this programme could include innovative educational approaches designed to:

• improve knowledge transfer to clinicians (non-sleep specialists), allied health and/or community health care providers about sleep and sleep disorders, or
• transfer knowledge gained from sleep and circadian rhythm research into the broad public arena, for example child care venues, schools, workplaces, aged care and community groups that may or may not be brought together around health issues

Applications may include:

• social marketing strategies
• research-practice partnership models
• community-based or clinic-based participatory research
• new models that foster partnerships among researchers
• providers and the public

Funding
Maximum of $20, 000 for one year. Proposals for a single $20,000 grant distributed over two years will also be considered.

Eligibility
This grant is open to individuals or small teams who work in Australia or New Zealand and the health education work must be undertaken in Australia or New Zealand. Proposals must have plans to bring sleep researchers together with appropriate communities of healthcare providers, health services, communities and/or other stakeholders.

Projects that develop educational strategies that are portable and sustainable and have built in metrics for demonstrating measurable outcomes and assess potential for adoption or replication in other settings (see for example http://www.re-aim.org) will be well regarded.

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

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

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.sleephealthfoundation.org.au

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

 

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, better known as LAM, is a rare lung disease. Scientists now estimate that as many as 250,000 women worldwide may have LAM, but are currently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with asthma, emphysema, or pulmonary bronchitis.

The LAM Pilot Project Award is intended to support faculty level investigators, or post doctoral level investigators (M.D. Ph.D, or technicians) who will be performing LAM research in the laboratory of an established scientist who is an expert in areas which are directly pertinent to LAM.

Funding & Duration
Up to US $25,000. LAM Pilot Project Awards are granted for one year to enable investigators to gather sufficient preliminary data for more substantial LAM funding. The apportioning of this award for research and salary support is to be determined by the awardee and his/her academic department. No overhead costs are provided.

Eligibility
Applications are welcomed from investigators of all nationalities, but candidates must possess visas which allow for completion of the proposed project in the original laboratory.

Submission
LOI's are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor by the external due date of 30 July 2012.

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

Hardcopies may be sent 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

Please visit the Fellowships/Scholarships section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this Sponsor.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.thelamfoundation.org/research/apply-for-lam-funding

Health Sciences

 

R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award

Applications are invited from institutions/organisations for research grants that propose to conduct exploratory/developmental clinical studies that will accelerate the development of effective interventions for prevention or treatment of overweight or obesity in adults and/or children. Exploratory epidemiological research with a goal of informing translational/clinical research will also be supported within this program.

Funding & Duration
Direct costs are limited to US $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than US $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year.

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

Due Dates
There are two remaining rounds (2 and 3) for 2012:
Round 2 Internal Due Date: 1 June 2012
Round 3 Internal Due Date: 2 October 2012

 

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://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-179.html

Health Sciences

 

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 - Pre-application*
Due date: 20 June 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://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/arp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

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

• 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 - Pre-application*
Due date: 19 June 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://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prcrp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of this award is to support the research of investigators whose research is being curtailed or delayed by failure to receive funding. It is anticipated that this bridge funding will help investigators to generate additional supporting data for an amended, competitive application.  


Eligibility
There are no citizenship requirements for this program. Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign non-profit organisations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government.

Applicants must hold an M.D., D.M.D., D.V.M., Ph.D., or equivalent and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility. The following application or grant types are not eligible:

• New clinical trials or epidemiological studies
• Multi-project applications (such as program grants)
• Training grant applications
• Applications that were triaged (or unscored) by the review process
• Applications to JDRF that were not recommended for funding
• Any type of Industry grant
• Bridge funding request for an existing funded grant award

Funding
This award will provide one year of funding of US $55,000 for research grant applications that address a high priority research area for JDRF, failed to receive funding but scored within 10% of the funding payline for a review cycle of a research funding agency up to a year prior to the request to JDRF.

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

Please visit the Fellowships/Scholarships section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this Sponsor.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027

Health Sciences

 

The JDRF invite applications for the following Career Development & Early Career Awards, in-line with the Foundation's Research Priority Areas, to commence in 2013:

 

Career Development Awards
Funding: US $150,000
Duration: 5 years

The primary purpose of the Career Development Award is to attract qualified and promising scientists early in their faculty careers and to give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the JDRF research emphasis areas. The Career Development Award is intended for individuals in a relatively early stage of their career. Ordinarily, their first degree (MD, PhD, DMD, DVM, or equivalent) will have been received at least three but not more than seven years before the award.

The applicant must hold an academic faculty-level position (including assistant professor or equivalent) at the time of the application, at a university, health science centre, or comparable institution with strong, well-established research and training programs for the chosen area of interest.

 

Early Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Award
Funding: US $150,000
Duration: 5 years

The JDRF Early Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Award will provide crucial support to investigators who plan to pursue a career in diabetes-related clinical investigation. These prestigious awards are made in the later stages of training and include the ability for recipients to transition to independent faculty or research appointments.

The successful candidate will have an MD or MD-PhD, hold an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine, and conduct human clinical research. Candidates must hold an appointment or joint appointment in a clinical department.

The applicant must be sponsored by an investigator who is affiliated full-time with an accredited institution, who pursues clinical research, and who agrees to supervise the applicant's training. The sponsor does not necessarily need to have a background in diabetes, but the research project must be type 1 diabetes-related and patient-oriented.

Citizenship & Location
There are no citizenship requirements for the aforementioned programs. Fellowship research may be conducted at foreign and domestic, for-profit and nonprofit, and public and private organisations such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government.

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

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

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

Please visit the Fellowships/Scholarships section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this Sponsor.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027

Health Sciences

 

The JDRF Innovative Grants scheme supports proposals for highly innovative research with potential significant impact on accelerating the mission of JDRF. The innovative research should have the potential for a change in the current paradigm or conventional wisdom or to lead to a seminal discovery or to be groundbreaking.

Eligibility
There are no citizenship requirements for this program. Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign non-profit organisations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government.

Applicants must hold an M.D., D.M.D., D.V.M., Ph.D., or equivalent and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility.

Funding & Duration
Innovative grants provide one year of support for a maximum of US $100,000 in direct costs and indirect costs of 10%, for a total of US $110,000. These grants are not renewable*.

* Projects with significantly higher cost or requiring greater than one year of funding may still be considered for an Innovative Grant at the discretion of JDRF staff. If you believe that your Innovative project requires a greater budget or funding period, please contact JDRF Program Staff in the relevant area to discuss possible options for submission.

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

Please visit the Fellowships/Scholarships section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this Sponsor.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027

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

 

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

Health Sciences

 

The Olympus / St Marks Endoscopy Fellowship is aimed at young Australian gastroenterologists seeking further training in advanced endoscopy and is to be undertaken at the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy at St Mark's Hospital, London.

Areas covered by the Fellowship will include gastroscopy, colonoscopy, balloon enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy, with emphasis on technique, endoscopic therapy, and training. ERCP is not part of the Fellowship, but there will be exposure to tertiary level colorectal medicine including familial polyposis and bowel cancer syndromes and inflammatory bowel syndrome, and an expectation of research output.

Funding & Duration
Remuneration will be approximately AUD $70,000. Travel expenses, accommodation, GMC registration and work permits are not provided. The Fellowship is for one year, commencing in February or March 2013.

Eligibility
Applicants are required to:

• Read, understand and agree to all the requirements listed in the GESA Award 2012 Instruction booklet
  
  
• Be an Australian citizen or hold Permanent Australian Residency
  
  
• Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia defined as 'being a financial member of the society for at least one year prior to application for this fellowship'
  
  
• Have completed their Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) Hold the Conjoint Committee for Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CCRTGE) a Certification in gastroscopy and colonoscopy before commencing the Fellowship

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

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

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

Senior Grants Officer: Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8303 6329

Please refer to the "Grants" and "Grants-Travel" sections of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

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

Health Sciences

 

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, better known as LAM, is a rare lung disease. Scientists now estimate that as many as 250,000 women worldwide may have LAM, but are currently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with asthma, emphysema, or pulmonary bronchitis.

The LAM Fellowship Award is intended to support postdoctoral level investigators (MD or PhD) who will be performing LAM research in the laboratory of an established scientist who is an expert in areas which are directly pertinent to LAM. The award is generally not available to individuals who have attained faculty rank, or who are seeking transition funds for the establishment of a laboratory in a new setting.

It is expected that the LAM fellow will devote essentially full-time and in no case less than 80% time to the proposed research. The awardee may undertake limited administrative, teaching, and clinical responsibilities if they are directly related to the nature of the research being supported.

Sponsorship
The sponsor or scientific mentor should be a recognised authority in a field of research pertinent to LAM and possess the adequate laboratory and training resources.

Funding & Duration
LAM Fellowships provide a maximum of $50,000 per year, renewable for two additional years. More than 50% of the funds must be used for fellow salary support, but exact apportioning of this award for research and salary support is to be determined by the awardee and his/her department. No overhead indirect costs are provided, but fringe benefits may be included.

LAM Fellowship Awards are granted for three years, subject to annual reviews. Continued funding in the second and third years is based on demonstration of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds. The goal of this award is to enable investigators to gather sufficient preliminary data to apply for more substantial funding from federal agencies.

Eligibility
Applications are welcomed from investigators of all nationalities, but candidates must possess visas which allow for completion of the proposed project in the original laboratory.

Submission
LOI's are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor by the external due date of 30 July 2012.

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

Hardcopies may be sent 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

Please visit the Grants -International section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this Sponsor.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.thelamfoundation.org/research/apply-for-lam-funding

Health Sciences

 

The Leukaemia Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to encourage talented young students, medical graduates and researchers to pursue a career in basic, applied or translational research to find cures and better ways to care for patients and families living with haematological malignancies.

This Fellowship is particularly targeted at outstanding young researchers currently based overseas and who wish to return to Australia to develop independent research programs, although outstanding candidates already based in Australia will be eligible.

Funding & Duration
Postdoctoral fellowships will initially be awarded for one year, with an award of $100, 000 per annum. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to apply for up to two annual extensions subject to satisfactory progress and consideration by the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee.

Eligibility
Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for, but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, may apply for the award.

Candidates must have been awarded their PhD no more than three years prior to the closing date for applications or else their PhD must be awarded by December of the year of application.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your EOI to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

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

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.leukaemia.org.au

Health Sciences

 

The Leukaemia Foundation’s Senior Research Fellowships provide sustained support for an outstanding young researcher, preferably between 3 and 10 years postdoctorate, who has established an international reputation for research in the field of leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancers and disorders.

This Fellowship is particularly targeted at outstanding young researchers currently based overseas and who wish to return to Australia to develop independent research programs, although outstanding candidates already based in Australia will be eligible.

Funding & Duration
The Fellowship is offered for 5 years, with an award of $200, 000 per annum. Relocation assistance may be available up to a maximum amount of $5000.

Eligibility
Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for, but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, may apply for the award.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your EOI to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

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

For 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.leukaemia.org.au

Health Sciences

 

This Fellowship is open to researchers based in eligible Australian institutions to pursue research into nutritional and/or lifestyle aspects of Macular Degeneration, consistent with the mission of the Foundation to reduce the incidence and impact of MD. It is a requirement that the cash and in-kind contribution of the applicant’s host institution at least matches the Foundation’s contribution.

Funding & Duration
In 2013 the Foundation will provide a Research Fellowship of $50,000 per annum for two years.

Eligibility

• It is a requirement that the Fellowship will be matched or bettered by the Applicant’s host institution.
  
• Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or, if relevant, be eligible for permanent residency on completion of their studies being undertaken in an Australian university. If the latter, research cannot begin until evidence of Permanent Residency has been supplied
  
• The Blackmores Dr Paul Beaumont Research Fellow must be based in Australia for the duration of the grant
  
• Researchers working in any field of research relevant to Macular Degeneration are eligible to apply, however the research must relate to the effects of nutrition and/or lifestyle and Macular Degeneration
  
• Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent. Applicants nearing the end of their PhD are eligible to apply, but the Fellowship funds will not be made available until evidence of PhD acceptance has been provided to the Foundation
  
• The successful applicant must commence the research no later than June 30, 2013

Submission
Please forward a copy of your finalised proposal to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

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

For 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.mdfoundation.com.au/research/researchgrants/fellowship.aspx

Health Sciences

 

The JDRF invite applications for the following Postdoctoral Fellowships, in-line with the Foundation's Research Priority Areas, to commence in 2013:

Postdoctoral Fellowship (Early Career)
Funding: US $44,764 - $59,680
Duration: 3 years

Postdoctoral fellowships are designed to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the diabetes research field. The applicant is required to work with a sponsor who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in type 1 diabetes-relevant research. The fellowships are intended for those in a relatively early stage of their career.

Ordinarily, their first degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM, or equivalent) will have been received no more than five years before the fellowship. Since this program is targeted to those who would benefit from postdoctoral research training in preparation for later faculty appointments, applicants may not have faculty appointments.

The applicant must also be sponsored (mentored) by an investigator who is affiliated full-time with an accredited institution, and who agrees to supervise the applicant's training. The sponsor does not necessarily need to have a background in diabetes, but the research project must be type 1 diabetes-related.

Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship (Career Transitional)
Up to US $90,000
Duration: 3 years (maximum)

The Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship program is designed to attract qualified and promising health scientists, to provide an opportunity to receive full time research training, and to assist these promising individuals in transitioning from a fellowship to an independent (faculty-level) position.

The fellowships are intended for those in a relatively early stage of their career. Generally, their first degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM, or equivalent) will have been received no more than 5 years before the fellowship.  Applicants who have completed 1-3 years of postdoctoral training and now show extraordinary promise may wish to apply for this advanced award. 

The applicant must be sponsored by an investigator who is affiliated full-time with an accredited institution and who agrees to supervise the applicant's training. The sponsor does not necessarily need to have a background in diabetes, but the research project must be diabetes-related.

Citizenship & Location
There are no citizenship requirements for the aforementioned programs. Fellowship research may be conducted at foreign and domestic, for-profit and nonprofit, and public and private organisations such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government

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

Please visit the Grants -International section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this Sponsor.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027

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 UNESCO-L’Oréal International Fellowships are designed to identify and reward fifteen deserving, committed and talented young women scientists, from all over the world, active in the field of life sciences.

With a view to ensuring that a balanced geographical representation is made, a maximum of three young women, from each of the five geo-cultural regions of the world, will be awarded fellowships.

Funding, Award Benefits, and Duration
The initial fellowship is for a maximum period of 12 months, for a maximum sum of US $20,000.

Fellowships also include the following:

• Participation in the Fellowship Training Programme
  
  
• Round-trip travel for the selected beneficiaries from their country of residence to attend For Women in Science week in Paris, France, (date not yet determined) to attend an awards ceremony (condition for the award of the fellowship)
  
  
• Lodging and pocket money during the stay in Paris for For Women in Science Week and the Fellowship Ceremony
  
  
• A certificate attesting to the special award

Eligibility
Candidates must already be engaged in pursuing research at the doctoral or post-doctoral level in one or allied fields of life sciences including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, agriculture, medicine, pharmacy and physiology. In its selection, the jury accords preference to research protocols that respect animal welfare.

Proposals in the area of cosmetics research are NOT encouraged; preference is given to non-cosmetic research. Projects involving animal models will be rejected.

• The National Commission must endorse all applications. UNESCO cannot entertain applications from individuals
  
  
• Candidates must be no more than 35 years old. Thus, applicants born before 1 January 1978 will not be considered under this programme
  
  
• Preference will be given to candidates already possessing at the time of application a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in the field of the life sciences. However, candidatures from students pursuing studies/research leading to a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) will also be entertained
  
  
• Only candidates with the necessary qualifications, who demonstrate outstanding intellectual promise and personal qualities, will be considered under this programme
  
  
• Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing the language of instruction in the proposed country of study. 6. Applicants must be in good health, both physically and mentally

Please visit the Conditions for Application for more information.

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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://portal.unesco.org/en/

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 Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) fosters basic and clinical research programs through research grants, scholarships, fellowships and awards and through assistance with collaborative study, design and data collection of multi-centre clinical trials, statistical aspects and reporting.

The following travel awards are being offered for 2012/2013:

AstraZeneca Grant-In-Aid Award
Funding available: $10,000

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to travel from Australia for the purpose of study for a minimum period of three months. Studies should be for development of new skills applicable to research into gastrointestinal diseases and sciences.

Applicants are required to:

• Be a current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia
• Be aged less than 40 years at the closing date for application

Major selection criteria shall be:

• The educational value of proposed studies, including the future benefits to research in Australia |
• Undergraduate and postgraduate academic achievements and any factors that indicate the ability to make optimal use of the grant
• Demonstrated financial need

Fresenius Kabi Pty Ltd Junior Travel Awards
Each award is valued at $2,500
(Two awards will be offered in each six (6) monthly cycle)

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to travel to attend any national or international meeting outside Australia which is of particular relevance to the field of study of the applicant. Preference will be given to those applicants who also indicate that they will visit an overseas institution as part of their attendance at the overseas meeting.

Applicants are required to be:

• A current financial member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, defined as “confirmed as a financial member of the society at the time of applying for an award”

• Able to show a commitment to a career within Australia in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases or research into normal and disordered gastrointestinal function

• Either, at the date of applying for the award
  • undertaking specialty clinical training in Gastroenterology, or
  • have completed specialty training in Gastroenterology no more than three (3) years previously, or
  • enrolled in a higher degree, or
  • have submitted a higher degree no more than three (3) years previously

Major criteria shall be:

• Track record of applicant, with due regard to the applicant’s career stage
  
• Quality of the meeting and purpose of the proposed institutional visit and its appropriateness to the applicant's stated career plans
  
• Undergraduate and postgraduate academic achievements and any factors that indicate the ability to make optimal use of the grant
  
• Demonstrated financial need. It is anticipated that top up funds from other sources will be required and where these have been obtained, applicants should include the amount
  

Submission
Please forward a copy of your finalised proposal to the Research Branch, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

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

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

Senior Grants Officer: Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8303 6329

Please refer to the "Scholarships / Fellowships" and "Grants" sections of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

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

 

The R.J.W. Le Fèvre Memorial Prize commemorates the work of the late Professor R.J.W. Le Fèvre, FAA, FRS. Its purpose is to recognise outstanding basic research in chemistry by scientists no more than 40 years of age in the calendar year of nomination, except in the case of significant interruptions to a research career.

Prize
The prize of $3000 (GST exempt) is awarded annually at a Royal Australian Chemical Institute function.

Please note: If a proposed candidate is already the recipient of an Academy award, the second award must be for a distinct, additional, body of work undertaken since the first award, and/or work in a different field.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/awards/lefevre.html

 

The Dorothy Hill Award honours the contributions of the late Professor Dorothy Hill FAA AC CBE FAA FRS to Australian Earth science and her work in opening up tertiary science education to women. Professor Hill was Professor of Geology at the University of Queensland, and the first woman President of the Academy.

The award supports research in the Earth sciences, by female researchers no more than 40 years in the nomination year, except in the case of significant interruptions to a research career.

Prize
An honorarium of $5000 is awarded. The award may be made annually, for research carried out mainly in Australia. It is restricted to candidates who are normally resident in Australia and who have the potential to further contribute to a better understanding of Australian Earth science.  .

Please note: If a proposed candidate is already the recipient of an Academy award, the second award must be for a distinct, additional, body of work undertaken since the first award, and/or work in a different field.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/awards/hill.html

 

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/

 

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is seeking 25 outstanding young scientists (up to 35 years old) from around the world who work on answers to the urgent questions of our time:

• Society - how do we want to live?
• Green Economy - how can we make value creation sustainable?
• Environment - what environment do we want to live in?

The selected Green Talents will travel throughout Germany in autumn 2012 and visit leading universities, research institutions, and companies. They will gather specific information about research activities and learn about opportunities for cooperation with German partners. Individual meetings with experts from some of the most renowned institutions will also form an important part of the young scientists’ visit. Green Talents will meet high representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The programme will also include cultural events.

Funded research visit in 2013
During the year following participation within the Green Talents Forum, winners of the competition will be invited to return to Germany for an additional research stay of up to three months at a German university, research institution, or company in order to carry out or further develop a research project. Funding will be provided by the BMBF.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.greentalents.de/890.php

 

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

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

Health Sciences

 

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

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

Funding
Individual grants will not exceed US $1 million.

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

Professions

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sciences

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multidisciplinary

 

For Travel/Conferences after 7 September 2012

The funding objective of the Ian Potter Foundation's Travel Awards is to assist early career research staff members (with an appointment of at least three years) to attend overseas conferences to develop their professional careers, and to interact with their peers in the international scene.

Funding
The grants made are small, generally between $2,000 and $3,000, and are paid to the individuals employing organisation.

Exclusions
The Foundation does not provide Travel grants for:

• Domestic travel
• Undergraduate, masters, or doctoral students; or
• Retrospective grants for travel already undertaken in part or in whole. 

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

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

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


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

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 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

These Grants honour groups or individuals in universities, public hospitals or institutes undertaking biomedical research. These are awarded each year in two divisions – establishment and equipment. Establishment Grants provide financial support for emerging researchers, while Equipment Grants go towards the purchase of a major piece of equipment.

Establishment Grants

An Establishment Grant is intended to provide enabling research support for a young investigator who is taking or has taken a substantive research position. This position is normally in another institution as opposed to a promotion within their current organisation. The applicant must not have more than five years’ post-doctoral experience (PhD, MD, MS or equivalent) as at 1 January 2012. Any career interruptions must be fully documented. Career interruptions do not include time spent on clinical work. The applicant must be the leading investigator of the proposed project and be in, or starting a full-time position, with a continuing appointment of three years that will terminate no earlier than 31 December 2015. All applicants must be able to start the project no later than 1 July 2013. Details of the appointment must be certified by the head of the department. The maximum total amount is $75,000.

Equipment Grants
An Equipment Grant is awarded for a contribution for or towards the acquisition of a major item of equipment. Equipment may be used on various projects by a number of investigators within a department or institution.Applicants for an Equipment Grant must be either of the
following:

• a university or hospital – Head of Department in which the equipment is to be located
• Director of a medical research institute or other institute that is an NHMRC administering institution.

Applications may be made for a contribution of up to 50% of the total cost (to a maximum of $75,000) towards the purchase of a single item of equipment costing $75,000 or more. Applications for contributions towards the cost of basic infrastructure items will not be considered.

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

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

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the 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.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/applications.htm

 

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

Sciences

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

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

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

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

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

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

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.ecolsoc.org.au/prizes.html

Health Sciences

The Therapeutics Development Initiative is a funding mechanism to support and stimulate preclinical Parkinson’s disease research at for-profit institutions. Part of the annual Pipeline Programs, this funding program seeks to support preclinical development of Parkinson’s disease therapies which have the potential for fundamentally altering disease course and/or improving treatment of symptoms above and beyond current standards of care. 

Funding & Duration
MJFF intends to fund multiple proposals as part of this initiative. There is no set budget limit for the Therapeutics Development Initiative as it is anticipated that certain research projects could require higher budgets than others. However, no application may exceed a project period greater than two years and budgets must be reasonable and appropriate for the work performed. Please note that funds awarded under this RFP cannot be used for equipment purchases or travel expenses. In addition, MJFF’s policy limits the direct salary that an individual may receive under an MJFF funding award. The maximum base salary for an individual applying to an MJFF funding program is US $200,000.

Eligibility
Proposals must focus on key and critical preclinical studies necessary for developing, optimizing and evaluating therapeutic strategies that, if successful, can move into human testing.

Submission (Pre-Proposal)
Please send a copy of your Pre-Proposal 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.michaeljfox.org/research_openFundingPrograms_program.cfm?ID=46

ECMS

Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Fellowships are offered at academic level B for outstanding and enthusiastic scientists with 3 - 8 years postdoctoral experience to undertake research in areas of science and technology requiring use of the research facilities at Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO). Fellows will be expected to build a research group in one of the AINSE member universities and be attached to ANSTO for experiments on the state of the art facilities on the OPAL research reactor or other facilities at ANSTO.

AINSE offers fellowships for exceptional researchers in the following research areas:

1. neutron scattering;
2. biological problems using radionuclide techniques;
3. high-resolution climate records using nuclear techniques; and
4. multi-scale materials modelling or structural materials for extreme environments.

AINSE emphasise that applications for Research Fellowships will also be considered where the research aligns with the broad spectrum of research foci supported by AINSE or which require use of OPAL neutron scattering facilities or other ANSTO facilities and which align with the joint research interests of ANSTO and AINSE member universities.

Funding
Research support of up to $40,000 will be provided in the first year and support of up to $40,000, $20,000, $20,000 and $15,000 will be provided in years 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

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.ainse.edu.au/academic_researchers2/research_fellowships

 

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

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 Bone Health Foundation was established in 1991 as a self-funded, not-for-profit organisation to fund research into bone growth and other musculoskeletal conditions.

The Foundation has previously supported research and activities for identifying improved tools and methodologies for health practitioners regarding preventative, therapeutic, or rehabilitative treatment of musculoskeletal health or any conditions that arise as a result of a musculoskeletal ailment, across any age group.

Funding
From 2012, up to $250,000 per annum in competitively assessed grants are available to Australian researchers and institutions that research musculoskeletal health and allied conditions.

Eligibility
Chief Investigators must be involved with research concerning musculoskeletal health and allied conditions.

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed 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://www.bonehealth.org.au/ (website coming soon)

or

download the Grant Information Sheet (PDF)