Research Branch Bulletin

 

Intending applicants for the upcoming ARC Discovery, DECRA and Discovery Indigenous schemes for funding commencing 2014 are invited to submit a Notification of Intent form.
Please note that these rounds are still currently closed and further updates will be provided as they are released by the ARC. 

Please submit the Notification of Intent (NoI) form via email to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au by Monday, 19 November 2012.

 

About the ARC Future Fellowships
The Australian Research Council's 'Future Fellowships' are significant Category 1 fellowships offered to outstanding Australian and international researchers, over four years, currently awarded at up to AUD $182,792 (inclusive of on costs) per annum. The aim of Future Fellowships is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers to promote research in areas of critical national importance.

In addition the amount awarded individual Fellows, the ARC will provide Administering Organisations with funding of up to AUD $50,000 per annum, which may be used for infrastructure, equipment, travel and relocation costs directly related to the Future Fellow’s research.

Eligibility and Success Factors
The University was very successful in the last round of Fellowships, with a 43% success rate. Applicants need to have excellent research track records relative to opportunity. Based on the Funding Rules for the last round, dates for the award of PhD (or having achieved equivalent status) to be eligible for a Future Fellowship at the next application opportunity (i.e. for Fellowship funding beginning in 2013) are likely to be on or between 30 November 1997 and 30 November 2007.

Over the past 3 rounds there has been significant growth in national success rate of proposals overall from 20.5% in 2009, to 30.7% in 2011. This was mirrored by growth in the success rate of proposals from resident Australians. The most striking result however is the 41.9% success rate of proposals from “returning Australians” in 2011, while in comparison the success rate of proposals of foreign nationals was only 15.7% in the same year.

These figures support the idea that the Future Fellowships program can provide excellent opportunity for retaining Australian researchers, or recruiting Australian researchers to the University, particularly those currently located overseas.

 

Submission
The Future Fellowships program is coming to a close. There are no more application rounds scheduled beyond the next round for funding to commence in 2013, so now is a good time to start thinking about how to take advantage of this last and significant research funding opportunity before it vanishes.

Until the release of the 2013 Funding Rules, the Rules for the current round might provide useful background: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/ft_fundingrules.htm

Intending applicants need to submit a Notification of Intent (NoI) form via email to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au as soon as possible. This form, along with other submission details, is also available on the Research Branch’s ARC website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/

 

If you have any queries about Future Fellowships, please email arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

 

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) offers a suite of funding schemes attractive to both university-based researchers and industries. This dynamic Program will:

• fund research hubs and research training centres;
• support Higher Degree by Research students and postdoctoral researchers in gaining real-world practical skills and experience through placement in industry.

To achieve this, the Program will fund Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Industrial Transformation Training Centres.

For further details, please see the ‘Grants’ section of this Bulletin.

Barbara Kidman Women's Fellowship 2013 - New Scheme Open to University of Adelaide Researchers

 

The University of Adelaide Barbara Kidman Women’s Fellowship Scheme is designed to support female academics to enhance and promote their career. The Fellowships are named after Dr Barbara Kidman who, at the time, defied society’s expectations of women in scientific roles. 

The Scheme is open to female academic staff who are presently at Levels B, C and D.  It offers opportunities to enhance, maintain or re-invigorate research momentum, and assist the Fellowship recipients in applying for, and assuming, enhanced roles in the near future.

Please refer to the Fellowships section of this Bulletin for application guidelines and submission details.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges (Explorations & Global Health) - Program Updates

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced more than US $21 million in new grants through its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative.

Information on the program and the new global health and development projects being funded can be found at:
www.grandchallenges.org/about/Newsroom/Pages/GCERound9Grants.aspx.

Grand Challenges in Global Health
Letter of Inquiry due 26 November 2012

The Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative is accepting letters of inquiry for the new grant program TB Vaccine Accelerator.  This program seeks to develop models of natural Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission, define key transmission properties, and develop new approaches to vaccination that will protect against infection. Please refer to the Upcoming Deadlines section of this Bulletin for submission details.

2011 Annual Report
To learn more about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s work, please visit review the Foundation's 2011 Annual Report, detailing the new integrated structure of the foundation’s global programs.

Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Round 16 announced

 

The Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research & Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) has confirmed that Round 16 of the CRC Scheme will go ahead, with an anticipated submission deadline in mid July 2013. Once details have been released by DIISRTE, the Research Branch CRC website will be updated to reflect the Round 16 process.

The University of Adelaide’s internal Expression of Interest form for participation in Round 16, whether a new bid or rebid,  is to be submitted to Dr Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) in the Research Branch by COB Friday 1 March 2013. Once this is received the University internal process can begin and all available assistance can be provided.

The UA internal timetable is provided as a guide and as stated above this will be updated once the timeline has been confirmed by DIISTRE. 

Ethics and Integrity in Research with Humans: Workshop for Students

WORKSHOP
Napier Building, North Terrace Campus of the University of Adelaide

Tuesday 20 November
9am-4pm
Refreshments and light lunch provided

AND

Wednesday 21 November
9.30am-1.45pm
Refreshments provided

 

The three South Australian Universities invite currently enrolled Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and other students, who have recently commenced their program of study and are required to submit an ethics application to their University’s HREC, to attend the next Ethics and Integrity in Research with Humans: Workshop for Students.

This interactive 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
• Information on how to prepare an ethics approval application to the Universities’ 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.

Places are limited and on-line registration is essential at  http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ethics/human/training. Please direct any enquiries about the workshop to oreci_training@adelaide.edu.au.

Confirmation, including full program and location details, will be sent by email following close of registrations on Wednesday 7 November, 2012.

Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA): HDA Travel Grants 2013 - Now Open

 

Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) will provide financial support for final year PhD students and Early Career Researchers (up to 5 years post PhD) to further their research career by attending and presenting at an international conference in 2013.

Eligibility

• PhD students must be currently enrolled, and be either HDA members or supervised by a current HDA member: applicants and/or their primary supervisor must be members of HDA for at least 3 months at the time of application
• Early Career Researchers must be current HDA members: applicants must be members of HDA for at least 3 months at the time of application
• Applicants must be presenting either a research poster or an oral research presentation at the conference
• All applicants will need to have made a past contribution to or have an involvement with HDA (i.e. presented at a HDA event, attending HDA events on a regular basis, member of a HDA committee)
• Previous recipients of travel grants will not be excluded from consideration, but preference may be given to first-time applicants

As a general rule, support to attend overseas conferences is the aim of this particular scheme. Applicants must demonstrate the international status of the proposed conference, if they are seeking support to attend a conference being held in Australia.

Applications close 5.00pm Friday 14 December 2012.

For further details on funding conditions and application process, please visit:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/hda/support/

National Science Week aims to reach as many Australians as possible each year with a positive message about the impact that science has on our lives, our economy, our society and our world. National Science Week will, as its first priority, seek to reach those who are not interested in science and who are not currently engaged in science.

National Science Week Grants
The National Science Week Grants Program has the following objectives:

• to provide funding to enable implementation of eligible and meritorious high profile projects in all states and territories
• to support projects that stimulate and leverage further contributions by organisations across Australia
• to support projects which target new and under-served audiences; and
• to engage Indigenous Australians in National Science Week activities

Funding
Applications must be for a single-year grant funding of between $2000 and $25 000 for National Science Week in 2013. Each proposed grant funding must include additional funding support or in-kind contributions from sources other than the grant.

Please refer to the Guidelines (PDF) for information regarding eligibility and merit criteria.

 

For more information, please visit:
http://www.scienceweek.net.au/grants-for-national-science-week-2013/

New Bilateral Platform to Replace FEAST (Forum for European–Australian Science and Technology Cooperation)

 

The Forum for European–Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (commonly known as “FEAST”) was an organisation established by the Australian Government and the European Union to highlight, promote, and facilitate research collaboration between their respective communities.

The FEAST project concluded on 30 June 2012. A new bilateral project is currently in the final stages of negotiation with the European Commission (EC) to continue to support Australian-European research cooperation. The EC has agreed in principle to co-fund a project known as ‘Connecting Australian-European Science and Innovation Excellence’ (CAESIE) involving Australian and European partners. Matching support will be provided by the Australian partners led by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. It is anticipated that CAESIE will commence in October 2012.

CAESIE aims to foster new innovative collaborations between researchers, small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), and other innovation actors from both Europe and Australia. CAESIE will also provide a forum for Australian participation in Horizon 2020, which will replace the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) of the EC in 2014.

A CAESIE website will replace the current FEAST website later this year. Further information will be provided on this FEAST website as soon as it becomes available.

During the interim period support for Australian involvement in FP7 can be obtained from Australia’s official FP7 National Contact Points

National Institutes of Health (NIH): Advanced Notice of Funding Opportunities (Letters of Interest)

 

Researchers are invited to submit Letters of Interest for the following NIH funding opportunities.
Letters of Interest (submitted directly to Sponsor) due: 20 January 2013

Letter of Intent Due: 21 January 2013
(Submitted directly to Sponsor)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Early-Stage Innovative Molecular Analysis Technology Development for Cancer Research (R21)
This opportunity solicits grant applications proposing exploratory research projects focused on the inception and development of early stage, highly innovative, technologies or emerging technologies with significant transformative potential that has not yet been explored in a cancer-relevant use.

Link to additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-13-001.html

 

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Molecular Analysis Technologies for Cancer Research (R33)
This opportunity solicits grant applications proposing research projects on the advanced development of emerging molecular and cellular analysis technologies and technical/analytical validation in an appropriate cancer-relevant biological system

Link to Additional Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-13-002.html

 

Early-Stage Development of Innovative Technologies for Biospecimen Science (R21)
This opportunity solicits grant applications proposing technically innovative feasibility studies focused on early-stage development of technologies that address issues related to pre-analytical variations in the collection, processing, handling, and storage of cancer-relevant biospecimens or their derivatives. The overall goal is to develop technologies capable of interrogating and/or maximizing the quality and utility of biospecimens or samples derived from those biospecimens for downstream analyses.

Link to Additional Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-13-003.html

 

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Technologies for Biospecimen Science (R33)
This opportunity solicits grant applications proposing technically innovative feasibility studies focused on the advanced development and validation of cancer-relevant technologies that address issues related to pre-analytical variations in the collection, processing, handling, and storage of biospecimens or their derivatives. The overall goal is to develop technologies capable of interrogating and/or maximizing the quality and utility of biospecimens or their derived samples for downstream analyses

Link to Additional Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-13-004.html

Eligibility
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organisations) are eligible to apply.

Submission
Please forward your Letter of Intent (LOI) directly to the Sponsor by 20 January 2013. Please forward 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

National Institutes of Health: Epigenomics of Virus-Associated Oral Diseases (R01) - Advanced Notice of Funding Opportunity

 

The opportunity uses the R01 Research Project Grant (R01) funding mechanism.

Letter of Intent Due: 21 January 2013
(Submitted directly to Sponsor)

 

Purpose of Grant
This opportunity is issued by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits novel, research project grant (R01) applications proposing to investigate the epigenetic basis of virus-associated oral diseases in order to guide the discovery and application of novel epigenomic-based clinical interventions.  These studies are expected to: 1) discover and define the mechanisms of action of epigenomic modifications in viral and host epigenomes; and 2) demonstrate how modifications in the host and viral epigenomes cause pathophysiological changes in oral cells and tissues that result in oral diseases and may also cause diseases in other parts of the body.

Funding & Duration
Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum period is 5 years.

Eligibility
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organisations) are eligible to apply.

Submission
Please forward your Letter of Intent (LOI) directly to the Sponsor by 21 January 2013. Please forward 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-13-002.html

National Institutes of Health: Mechanistic Research on CAM Natural Products (R01) - Advanced Notice of Funding Opportunity

 

The opportunity uses the R01 Research Project Grant (R01) funding mechanism.

Internal due date for applications: 15 February 2013

 

Purpose of Grant
This opportunity is issued by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in collaboration with the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), at the National Institutes of Health. It invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications to study the potential mechanisms of action of promising CAM natural products (NPs).

Natural products are widely used by Americans for health purposes. Knowledge about the active components, their molecular and cellular targets, as well as markers of potential beneficial or harmful biological effects, are critical pieces of preliminary information needed to insure maximally informative clinical efficacy studies on these products.

Research on the development of improved methodology for the isolation and characterisation of constituents of natural products and on their determination in the natural matrix will also be supported under this initiative.

Funding & Duration
Budgets for direct costs of up to US $300,000 per year, and a project duration of up to five years may be requested for a maximum of US $1,500,000 direct costs over a five-year project period.

Eligibility
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organisations) are eligible to apply.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by 15 February 2013, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-At-11-001.html

National Institutes of Health: Research Using Biosamples from Selected Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Studies (DP3) - Advanced Notice of Funding Opportunity

 

The opportunity uses the Institutional Training and Director Program Projects (DP3) funding mechanism.

Letter of Intent Due: 2 March 2013
(Submitted directly to Sponsor)

Purpose of Grant
This funding opportunity announcement invites applications for ancillary studies using archived samples from the DCCT/EDIC, DPT-1, TrialNet, and GoKind type 1 diabetes clinical trials and studies.  Ancillary studies are expected to generate scientific discoveries on type 1 diabetes primary pathogenesis or the pathogenesis of complications, and biomarkers of disease progression or clinical responses to interventions. 

Funding & Duration
Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The award project period shall not exceed 3 years.

Eligibility
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organisations) are eligible to apply.

Submission
Please forward your Letter of Intent (LOI) directly to the Sponsor by 2 March 2013. Please forward 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-013.html

New Insights into Men's Health: Presentation of Research Highlights from NHMRC-Funded Study

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATION
"New Insights into Men's Health"
Friday, 16 November 2012
1pm - 5pm

The Great Hall, Grand Lodge,
254 North Terrace, Adelaide

Refreshments and afternoon tea will be served.

 

The Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health is holding a half-day research event highlighting findings from the NHMRC-funded Men, Androgens, Inflammation, Lifestyle, Environment & Stress (MAILES) study (Project Grant #627227) .

At this free event there will be presentations relating to the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity and chronic disease; new insights into testosterone levels, lower urinary tract symptoms, erectile dysfunction and ageing in men; new concepts on depression and the influence of intelligence, cognitive function and socio-economic factors on health in men will be discussed; and we will introduce our research addressing the effects of environmental toxins on health.

 

RSVP / Enquiries
Please RSVP by the 9th of November 2012 (essential for catering)

Contact details
PH: 08 8303 4723
famas.clinic@adelaide.edu.au

Please provide your name, best contact, and organisation (if applicable).

Premier's Research and Industry Fund - Applications Open

 

Since its establishment in 2003/04 the SA Government through the Premiers Science and Research Fund has provided an investment in South Australian research and development of approximately $32 million with an additional $74 million contributed from partners.

The newly renamed Premier’s Research and Industry Fund, supports South Australia’s research community to ensure that it has the capacity and capability to compete successfully on a national and global scale. It encourages investment in key science and research areas that have the potential to generate significant economic, social and/or environmental benefits for the State.

Funding Categories
The Premier’s Research and Industry Fund includes funding in the following categories:

• Collaboration Pathways Program, including the Cooperative Research Centre Assistance Program www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/science-research/initiatives/collaboration-pathways-program
• Innovation Voucher Program www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/science-research/initiatives/innovation-voucher-program
• International Research Grants Program www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/science-research/initiatives/international-research-grants

Funding Priorities
Applications will be assessed on a competitive basis and are directly linked to the seven priority areas for South Australia http://saplan.org.au/pages/seven-strategic-priorities. These being:

• Creating a vibrant city
• Maintaining our safe communities and healthy neighbourhoods
• An affordable place to live for everyone
• Every chance for every child
• Growing advanced manufacturing
• Realising the benefits of the mining boom for all South Australians
• Premium food and wine from our clean green environment

Further Information
The guidelines for this Fund are now available on the DFEEST website.

Due Dates
Please note that the cut-off date for the various programs differ and any applications will need to be received by the date set.

Important Submission Details
Please also note that applications MUST be submitted through the Research Branch. Research Branch application deadlines are generally 1 week prior to the DFEEST deadline.

Any funding is subject to a competitive process and available state budget.

Please contact rbmajorprograms@adelaide.edu.au with any queries.

Health Sciences

Once a year the Bupa Health Foundation seeks submissions via Expressions of Interest process for the funding of new initiatives that provide clear benefit to the Australian community in one or more of the following key strategic areas:

• Wellbeing;
• Chronic disease;
• Healthy ageing;
• Empowering people about their health; and
• Promoting affordable healthcare

Funding
The Foundation looks to fund initiatives from $100,000 to $500,000 for up to three (3) years with potential outcomes of national significance and takes a partnership approach to all grants.

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

Eligibility
To apply for Foundation funding, organisations must be one of the following:

• University or Research Institute - including universities and independent organisations that have the requisite capabilities and responsibility to undertake research programs. Individual researchers may apply.
  
  
• Other organisations - including charitable and not-for-profit organisations, community groups, incorporated associations (community or industry), co-operatives and companies limited by guarantee.

Funding is usually only open to Australian organisations, however applications from overseas organisations will be considered.

 

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 5005

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

Senior Grants Officer: Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8313 4991

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

Health Sciences

 

The Australian Respiratory Council is seeking to award several one-year research grants for projects addressing research in tuberculosis, respiratory diseases due to other infections, or respiratory diseases related to tobacco use. Within these categories, projects examining TB/HIV, community issues, or the health of disadvantaged groups (relating to the work that the Australian Respiratory Council undertakes within Australia and the Pacific Region) are particularly encouraged.

Funding
Projects will be awarded at approximately $50,000 each for 2013

Eligibility
ARC Harry Windsor Research Grants will be made for projects which were submitted to the National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC) in 2012 and which have been assessed as fundable by the NHMRC but have missed the cut-off mark for funding in 2013.

Submission
In order to apply for the grant, the Chief Investigator of a project is only required to send the Application ID Number and the Original Title of their grant application submitted to the NHMRC in 2012 to research@thearc.org,au, and cc the Research Branch's Health Sciences team at raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

This information will be treated confidentially. The Research Committee at the ARC will examine all applications received by the due date and develop a shortlist for detailed examination.

 

For further information please visit:
http://www.thearc.org.au

 

The NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health – Projects (Partnership Projects) provide funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together, in order to define research questions, and undertake research and also to interpret and implement the findings relevant to the delivery, organisation, funding and access to health services.  These research topics are investigator initiated.

The application deadline for the third call for NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health – Partnership Projects 2012 is 29 January 2013.
NHMRC has changed the arrangements for this scheme to allow applicants to apply at any time during the year rather than through just one annual round.

Funding & Duration
This is a category 1 funding scheme, listed on the 2012 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).
Projects may be of any duration up to five (5) years and the maximum amount of NHMRC funding that may be requested for a single application is $1.5 million.

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 5005

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

Senior Grants Officer: Cadence Haynes
Ph: 08 8313 4991

 

For further eligibility information and application instructions, please refer to:

1. NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health - Partnership Projects Funding Rules (unchanged from second call)
2. Advice and Instructions to Applicants (available soon)
3. Peer Review Guidelines (available soon)

or visit the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/partnerships-better-health/partnerships-projects

 

The Exchange Program between the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences began in 1987. The joint Academies facilitate visits by scholars to specific research centres or conferences in the Netherlands, preferably for periods of one or two weeks.

The Australia-Netherlands Exchange Scheme offers two grants per annum to researchers travelling from Australia to the Netherlands. A reciprocal agreement covering the cost of visits by Dutch scholars to Australia is managed by the Royal Netherlands Academy.

Funding & Duration
As part of the scheme, the receiving side will contribute to the living, accommodation and local transport costs of the exchange recipient: The Royal Netherlands Academy will offset the cost of living and approved internal travel during the period of stay by researchers travelling from Australia, up to a maximum of AU$3,000. Awards are generally disbursed via the exchange recipient’s host organisation in the Netherlands.

The preferred visiting period is one or two weeks.

Eligibility
Applicants should be active researchers resident in Australia, and will need to propose a program for the approval of the joint Academies.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

 

The Dairy Innovation Australia Ltd (DIAL) Research Grants Scheme supports the sponsor's aim to create a critical mass of expertise in dairy science and technology, and to catalyse the development of smarter manufacturing processes.

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

There is no specific limit to funding for each Application under the Dairy Innovation Research Grants scheme. DIAL may fund small and large scale projects, including:

• Small projects investigating defined industry issues
• Small projects and scoping reviews as preliminary investigations to assess feasibility of larger follow-up projects
• Larger projects addressing major science and technology issues

Duration
A Project may be awarded Funding for up to three (3) consecutive years.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for funding the Applicant must have an Australian Business Number.  

Expression of Interest
Expressions of Interest (optional) are to be forwarded directly to the Sponsor by 16 November 2012

Submission of Full Application
Internal due date: 7 December 2012

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

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

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

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

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

 

For further information, updates, and application instructions please visit:
http://www.dairyinnovation.com.au/Old-dairy-innovation-website/acgr.html

 

The ARC Linkage Projects aim to foster alliances between higher education institutions and external Partner Organisations. A specific objective of this programme is to provide research training opportunities for researchers.

Funding & Duration
The ARC will award a minimum of $50,000 per year to a maximum of $300,000 per year. Specific cash and/or in-kind co-contributions are required from Partner Organisations. 

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

Submission
University Due Dates:

1. Notification of Intent: 3 August 2012
   Applicants are requested to complete a simple Notification of Intent (NoI) form and return to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au. This will assist RB and ARI Pty Ltd to coordinate and streamline approaches to developing Linkage Projects and their concomitant agreements.
2. Request not to Assess: 12 November 2012
   Completed Request not to Assess forms should be emailed to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
3. Applications - Full Review: 12 November 2012
   Applications submitted to the Research Branch by this date will be secure a full review. One complete hardcopy of applications is required for review.
4. Applications - Eligibility Check Only: 21 November 2012
   Applications received after 12 November and prior to 21 November will likely receive an eligibility check only

The Research Branch also requires that you submit a UA application coversheet and a Certification Proforma (TBA). These are not required at the time of draft application submission, but must be provided to the Research Branch before final submission of your application to the ARC.

Please contact the Research Branch if you are considering applying for this scheme:
arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lp/lp_default.htm

Australian Research Council (ARC): Industrial Transformation Research Program

 

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) offers a suite of funding schemes attractive to both university-based researchers and industries.

This dynamic Program will:

• fund research hubs and research training centres;
• support Higher Degree by Research students and postdoctoral researchers in gaining real-world practical skills and experience through placement in industry.

To achieve this, the Program will fund Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Industrial Transformation Training Centres.

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
The research hubs will encourage R&D projects that could help solve the big problems facing our industries today. In these hubs, managers, researchers and industry workers will work together to address everything from our need to reduce pollution in our manufacturing processes to our struggle to compete locally with a high Australian dollar.

Industrial Transformation Training Centres
The training centres will foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and the industry members who will use the research outcomes.

The Industrial Transformation Priorities are priority research areas identified by the ARC which will be updated from round to round. The Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2012 will seek applications addressing the Industrial Transformation Priorities of future food storage; food processing; manufacturing capabilities; product opportunities and other food related research.

Funding & Duration

• Research Hubs: a minimum of $500,000 per year to a maximum of $1 million per year. Projects may be applied for and awarded funding for a minimum of one to a maximum of five consecutive years.
  
  
• Training Centres: a minimum of $600,000 per year to a maximum of $1 million per year. Projects may be applied for and awarded funding for three consecutive years.

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

Submission
University Due Dates:

• Request not to Assess: 27 November 2012
  Completed Request not to Assess forms should be emailed to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
  
  
• Applications: 27 November 2012
  One complete hardcopy of applications is required for review.

The Research Branch also require that you submit a UA application coversheet. This is not required at the time of draft application submission, but must be provided to the Research Branch before final submission of your application to the ARC.

Please contact the Research Branch if you are considering applying for this scheme: arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au 

 

For further information and Funding Rules, please visit:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/itrp/itrp_default.htm

Health Sciences

 

CHDI is a private, not-for-profit research organisation. The Foundation works with an international network of scientists to discover drugs that slow the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD).

CHDI’s Early Discovery Initiative supports proof-of-concept research projects that might help identify novel therapeutic targets or approaches for Huntington’s disease.

Funding & Duration
CHDI research contracts with academic institutions provide an allowance for overhead and indirect costs equal to 15% of budgeted personnel and laboratory consumables costs incurred in connection with laboratory research projects. Costs associated with custom-made reagents, animals purchased from third parties, equipment, travel, and per diem expenses are not considered personnel or laboratory consumables costs for purposes of this overhead and indirect costs allowance.

Eligibility
CHDI research contracts with academic institutions are intended to support the work of faculty members, post-doctoral fellows and associated technical staff. In exceptional circumstances CHDI will consider providing support for graduate students. However, these circumstances must be discussed before a project commences and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

Multidisciplinary

 

The intent of the RTR program is to promote multi-institutional, multidisciplinary partnerships among clinicians and basic scientists that accelerate the movement of promising ideas in reconstructive composite tissue transplantation into clinical applications.

The Cooperative Agreement is intended to support both new and established scientists across a broad spectrum of disciplines in research projects that are likely to have a major impact on reconstructive composite tissue allotransplantation research.

Funding & Duration
The maximum allowable direct and indirect costs for the entire period of performance are approximately US $13,750,000. The maximum period of performance is 4 years.

Eligibility

• Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) and from industry are eligible to submit applications.
• Cost sharing/matching is not an eligibility requirement.

Please refer to the Full Program Announcement document for more information.

Submission
Please note that Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor by the 21 November 2012
Please forward a copy of your Pre-application 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 5005

Full Applications are due by 28 November 2012

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

 

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Award supports exceptionally talented recent doctoral or medical graduates in their pursuit of innovative, high-impact breast cancer research during their postdoctoral training and allows them to obtain the necessary experience for an independent career at the forefront of breast cancer research. These individuals should be exceptionally talented scientists who have demonstrated that they are the “best and brightest” of their peers. Applicants for this award must exhibit a strong desire to pursue a career in breast cancer research.

Under this award mechanism, the postdoctoral fellow is considered the Principal Investigator (PI) and, as such, should write the projective narrative, training plan, and other application components with appropriate direction from the mentor.

Funding & Duration
A maximum funding of US $300,000 for direct costs (US $100,000 per year, plus indirect costs). The period of performance not to exceed 3 years.

Eligibility
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Principal Investigator must be Doctoral graduates (Ph.D. or M.D.). Clinical investigators are also eligible to apply. The candidate must have no more than 2 years experience in the proposed research setting and no more than 4 years of postdoctoral research experience as of the application due date.

The mentor or formal co-mentor must have breast cancer research experience, including current funding and publications.

 

Submission
Please note that Letters of Intent (LOI's) are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor by the 4 Dec 2012.
Please forward 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pa/12bcrppostdoc2_pa.pdf

Multidisciplinary

The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been recognised, develop new policy ideas to address familiar problems, or offer a new advocacy strategy.

Funding
Full-time fellows based in the United States will receive a stipend of US $80,000 or US $100,000, depending on work experience, seniority, and current income. Stipends will be prorated for part-time fellows. For fellows based elsewhere, appropriate adjustments will be made to reflect the cost of living in those countries.

Eligibility
The fellowship considers applicants from all parts of the world. Project themes should cut across at least two areas of interest to the Open Society Foundations. Among these are human rights, government transparency, access to information and to justice, and the promotion of civil society and social inclusion.

Please refer to the Fellowship Guidelines for more details.

Placement & Duration
Most fellows spend a portion of their term in one or more Open Society Foundation offices. Fellows may work out of multiple offices during their term.

Though most fellowship terms are for one year, the program will consider requests for shorter or longer durations. Slight preference is given to applications for full-time fellowships, but the program will consider applicants who can only work part-time on their projects.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.soros.org/grants/open-society-fellowship

University of Adelaide: Barbara Kidman Women’s Fellowship Scheme 2013

 

The University of Adelaide Barbara Kidman Women’s Fellowship Scheme is designed to support female academics to enhance and promote their career. The Fellowships are named after Dr Barbara Kidman who, at the time, defied society’s expectations of women in scientific roles.

The Scheme is open to female academic staff who are presently at Levels B, C and D. It offers opportunities to enhance, maintain or re-invigorate research momentum, and assist the Fellowship recipients in applying for, and assuming, enhanced roles in the near future.

Preference will be given to those staff whose research momentum has been affected by caring responsibilities, resulting in a break in their career or reduced working hours. Priority will be given to those staff who are currently at Levels B and C. The Fellowships may provide academic staff with relief from routine teaching and/or administrative duties, research support, or professional development.

Eligibility
Applicants must:

• be female academic staff already employed by the University of Adelaide at Levels B, C or D and hold a tenurable position, or be on a contract with a termination date after the end of the proposed fellowship;
• have been employed by the University of Adelaide for at least 12 months at the time of the application;
• have completed a PhD or equivalent qualification;
• be Australian citizens or permanent residents; and not have been promoted within the last 2 years.

Applicants are required to consult with their Head of School as part of the application process, as the latter will be asked to provide a letter indicating their willingness to host the Fellowship, and detail the arrangements to manage the impact on the teaching load of the applicant and other commitments during the Fellowship period.

Duration & Funding
The Fellowships are to be expended over a period of 6 to 12 months. Applicants will be asked to nominate the time period in their application. The Fellowship provides up to $30,000 per Fellow. There is no requirement for matching funds from the applicant’s School or Faculty.

Application & Submission
Applications are advised to read the Fellowship Guidelines prior to applying.
Please note that support for your application must be established by contacting your Head of School.

Please forward a hardcopy of your Application Form, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet and any supporting documents to the Research Branch by the 3 December 2012

Hardcopies of your application may be sent to:
Research Branch
Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street
Adelaide SA 5005

 

Further Information
For general advice about the Fellowships or the application process, please contact:
Mr Tim Scroop
The Office of the DVC (Research)
The University of Adelaide
Phone: 8313 4055 or email: tim.scroop@adelaide.edu.au

Multidisciplinary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

The Rockefeller Archive Center's competitive Grants-in-Aid are designed to foster, promote, and support research by serious scholars in the collections located at the Rockefeller Archive Center, which include the records of the Rockefeller Family, The Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller Foundation, and other philanthropies and associated individuals.

Major subjects researched at the Center include:

• agriculture
• the arts
• African-American history
• education
• international relations and economic development
• labour
• medicine
• philanthropy
• politics
• population
• religion
• science
• social welfare
• women's history

Funding & Conditions of Award
Reimbursement of up to US $5000 is awarded for certain receipted expenses related to research conducted at the RAC, including long-distance and short-distance travel.

Eligibility
Application to the grant-in-aid program is open to U.S. citizens and citizens of foreign countries. Certain U.S. Government requirements will apply to non-U.S. citizens.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

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

H&SS

 

The Commonwealth Book Prize is awarded for best first book, this prize is open to writers who have had their first novel (full length work of fiction) published between 1 January and 31 December 2012.

Publishers must enter the book on behalf of the author except in the case of self published authors who may make their own submission.

Prize
There will be five winners, one from each of the Commonwealth regions. One of the regional winners will be selected as the overall winner. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize will receive £10,000 and the remaining four regional winners £2,500. If the winning book is a translation into English, the overall winner will receive £7,500 and translator will receive £2,500; and the regional winners will receive £1,875 and the translator will receive £625.

 

For more information, please visit:
http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/prizes/commonwealth-book-prize/2013-prize/

Multidisciplinary

 

This prize is awarded to a social scientist who has advanced the scientific knowledge in the social sciences, by crossing the disciplinary boundaries or by recombining different specialties, in his/her research and writings. It can also be offered to a team of scholars enjoying a high reputation in academic circles.

Prize
The amount of the prize is US $5,000, awarded at the next ISSC World Social Science Forum in October 2013, in Montréal (Canada). The laureate will be invited to give a lecture at the event.

Nominations
Nominations for the prize can be made by ISSC members, or other professional associations in various disciplines, as well as by universities and academic institutions.

 

For more information, please visit:
http://www.worldsocialscience.org/?p=3045

Multidisciplinary

 

Watershed is a cross-artform venue and producer, based in Bristol, UK, dedicated to sharing, developing, and showcasing exemplary cultural ideas and talent.

Playable City Award 2013
The Playable City Award is currently seeking artworks that surprise, challenge and engage people in exploring the 'playable city'.

"A Playable City is an open city. It is a city that enables its residents and visitors to reconfigure and rewrite its services, places and stories. It is a place where there is permission to be playful in public."

The commissioned work will be able to cross cultural contexts and be toured. It will use technology in an integrated and interesting way. It will inject a sense of wonder and meaning into public space.

Award
The successful artist(s) will be awarded £30,000, to include the artist’s fee and expenses. In addition there will be a budget available for accommodation, travel and production subject to agreement of the project details with the selected award winner.

For more information, please refer to the Playable City Award Overview (PDF), or visit:
http://www.watershed.co.uk/playablecity

Multidisciplinary

 

Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships aim to develop leadership, address priority regional development issues, and build partnerships and linkages between Australian organisations and partner organisations in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East.

The Fellowships are designed to provide short term opportunities for study, research and professional attachment programs in Australia, delivered by Australian organisations, to nominated fellows from eligible countries.

Prospective Fellows will typically be professionals already in leadership positions, or who have the potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes.

ALA Fellowships support a wide variety of areas and sectors. Australian organisations are encouraged to design programs that address priority areas, including disability and development, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water and sanitation.

Funding
A maximum of $35,000 per Fellow is available which can include:

• return economy airfare from/to home country’s international hub
• in-Australia transport in respect of approved activities
• short course/tuition/training course costs
• accommodation and living expenses
• medical insurance costs when in Australia
• special assistance/assistive devices (to support people with disability)
• program overhead fees

 

Eligibility
Applications are not accepted from individuals or overseas organisations. The general eligibility requirements of fellows are that they must:

• Be a citizen of, and residing in, an eligible country
• Not have Australian permanent residence status or be applying for permanent residency
• Have been working in their country of citizenship and in areas relevant to their proposed training in Australia, prior to the date of the proposed commencement of their Fellowship
• Be able to take up the nominated Fellowship Program at the time and for the duration proposed by the Australian organisation

Please refer to the Guidelines for Submission document for more information

 

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/pages/alafellow.aspx

 

ERC-2013-ADG
ERC Advanced Grants are intended to support the very best research to be conducted in EU Member States and Associated Countries. Being highly competitive and awarded on the sole criterion of excellence, without restriction to particular areas of research, the grants are intended to promote substantial advances in the frontiers of knowledge, and to encourage new productive lines of enquiry and new methods and techniques, including unconventional approaches and investigations at the interface between established disciplines.

Fields of Research
Applications can be made in any field of research with particular emphasis on the frontiers of science, scholarship and engineering. In particular, proposals of an interdisciplinary nature which cross the boundaries between different fields of research, pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research or proposals introducing unconventional, innovative approaches and scientific inventions are encouraged.

Funding & Duration
The maximum grant amount will be EUR 2,500,000 for a maximum period of 5 years.

Eligibility

• Principal Investigators applying for an ERC Advanced Grant should be established research leaders who have made original and significant contributions to research. No specific eligibility criteria with respect to their academic requirements are foreseen.
• The ERC actions are open to researchers of any nationality who intend to establish and conduct their research activity in any Member State or Associated Country
• The ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigator can be of any age and nationality and he/she can reside in any country in the world at the time of the application.

Please review the Guide for Applicants for more information.

Submission
Applications are submitted electronically, via the Participants Portal.
Visit the Step-by-Step Guide for more information.

Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu

Multidisciplinary

 

Merck Animal Health offers the Dieter Lütticken Award to promote scientists or life science research institutions working in research areas that serve the 3R-concept, i.e. reducing, refining or replacing the use of animals in testing for development and production of veterinary medicines.

This international award, established in 2004, is given to scientists or public institutions that have delivered excellent contributions to the 3Rs for the development and production of veterinary medicinal products. The award’s scope covers in vitro models used in R&D which replace animal testing for licensing purposes as well as studies avoiding the use of animals in efficacy, safety and quality testing in the production of biologicals and pharmaceuticals for animals.

Eligibility
Submissions from all life science research institutions are welcome. Commercial organisations are excluded.

Prize
The total funding for this award is 20,000 Euro

For more information about the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.merck-animal-health.com/responsibilty/dieter-luetticken-award.aspx

 

The 2013 Science and Innovation Awards aim to encourage science, innovation and technology in rural industries and help to advance the careers of young scientists through national recognition of their research ideas. Project recipients can undertake groundbreaking research and innovation with the objective of keeping Australia’s rural industries sustainable and profitable.

There are twelve award categories open for applications:

• cotton
• dairy
• fisheries & aquaculture
• forestry
• grains
• viticulture & oenology
• animal welfare
• red meat processing
• pork
• new & emerging rural industries
• meat & livestock
• sugar & horticulture
  

Funding
Each category listed above includes a grant of up to $22,000 for the nominated project. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Award provides an additional $33,000 to one recipient of the industry Awards to extend their project.

Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be:

• between the ages of 18 and 35 (inclusive) on Friday 23 November 2012
  
  
• Australian citizens or permanent residents (proof may be required)
  
  
• working, employed or studying in an agriculture, fisheries or forestry related industry (including food and sustainable natural resource management)
  

Employees of the Commonwealth and those directly employed by sponsoring organisations are not eligible to apply.

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

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5005

Please contact the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois or Paula Rosenbauer
Ph: 08 8313 3716/ 08 8313 3388

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/conferences-events/scienceawards

Multidisciplinary

 

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation was established to fund actions aimed at protecting the environment, and to encourage sustainable growth. The Foundation's Project grants target three main environmental issues:

1. The fight against climate change
2. Biodiversity conservation
3. The sustainable management of water resources.

The Foundation has three priority geographical areas that are the polar zones (Arctic and Antarctica), the Mediterranean basin, and the developing countries (defined according to the United Nations' list).

Eligibility
Eligible types of projects include research, technological innovation, and field projects involving the populations concerned. The financial support requested must not exceed 50% of the total budget of the project.

The application for support must not concern:

• The regular running of organisations
• Projects managed by one person only
• Communication campaigns
• Editorial projects and cinema productions
• Projects of a purely commercial nature

Submission
Pre-Application Questionnaires are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor's website.
Please forward a copy of your Pre-Application 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.fpa2.com/fondation.asp?page=deposez_vos_projets#

Health Sciences

 

The Australian Respiratory Council is seeking to award several one-year research grants for projects addressing research in tuberculosis, respiratory diseases due to other infections, or respiratory diseases related to tobacco use. Within these categories, projects examining TB/HIV, community issues, or the health of disadvantaged groups (relating to the work that the Australian Respiratory Council undertakes within Australia and the Pacific Region) are particularly encouraged.

Funding
Projects will be awarded at approximately $50,000 each for 2013

Eligibility
ARC Harry Windsor Research Grants will be made for projects which were submitted to the National Health and Medical Council (NHMRC) in 2012 and which have been assessed as fundable by the NHMRC but have missed the cut-off mark for funding in 2013.

Submission
In order to apply for the grant, the Chief Investigator of a project is only required to send the Application ID Number and the Original Title of their grant application submitted to the NHMRC in 2012 to research@thearc.org,au, and cc the Research Branch's Health Sciences team at raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

This information will be treated confidentially. The Research Committee at the ARC will examine all applications received by the due date and develop a shortlist for detailed examination.

 

For further information please visit:
http://www.thearc.org.au

Multidisciplinary

 

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. Across a variety of funding mechanisms, the Trust supports researchers in biomedical research and the medical humanities, including funding for public engagement, education, and the application of research to improve health.

New Investigator Awards support outstanding researchers who are no more than five years from appointment to their first academic position, but who can already show that they have the ability to innovate and drive advances in their field of study. They should be able to articulate a compelling vision for their research and demonstrate the talent, track record and originality to achieve it.

Funding & Duration
New Investigator Awards provide a flexible package of funding that is driven by the requirements of the proposed research. A New Investigator Award might be anything up to £425k per year and for any duration up to a maximum of seven years.

The award covers the direct costs of carrying out the research, such as:

• research expenses, including research assistance, animals, equipment, fieldwork costs and funding for collaborative activity
• travel and subsistence for scientifically justified visits
• overseas allowances where appropriate

Eligibility
Chief Investigators must be based in the UK, the Republic of Ireland or a low or middle-income country. Overseas applicants should fulfil the eligibility criteria for principal applicants. Researchers from low and middle-income countries who have a track record of Wellcome Trust funding as a principal investigator, co-applicant or fellow may apply directly for certain types of support without a UK based collaborator.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk

H&SS

 

The National Biography Award was established in 1996 to encourage the highest standards of writing biography and autobiography and to promote public interest in these genres.

Prize
The winner of the National Biography Award receives $25,000 in prize money for a published work of biographical or autobiographical writing. Each of the shortlisted authors receives $1,000.

Eligibility
Please refer to the Guidelines document for retails regarding eligibility and other selection criteria.

 

For more information about the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/awards/national_biography/index.html

 

The ARC Linkage Projects aim to foster alliances between higher education institutions and external Partner Organisations. A specific objective of this programme is to provide research training opportunities for researchers.

Funding & Duration
The ARC will award a minimum of $50,000 per year to a maximum of $300,000 per year. Specific cash and/or in-kind co-contributions are required from Partner Organisations. 

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

Submission
University Due Dates:

1. Notification of Intent: 3 August 2012
   Applicants are requested to complete a simple Notification of Intent (NoI) form and return to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au. This will assist RB and ARI Pty Ltd to coordinate and streamline approaches to developing Linkage Projects and their concomitant agreements.
2. Request not to Assess: 12 November 2012
   Completed Request not to Assess forms should be emailed to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
3. Applications - Full Review: 12 November 2012
   Applications submitted to the Research Branch by this date will be secure a full review. One complete hardcopy of applications is required for review.
4. Applications - Eligibility Check Only: 21 November 2012
   Applications received after 12 November and prior to 21 November will likely receive an eligibility check only

The Research Branch also requires that you submit a UA application coversheet and a Certification Proforma (TBA). These are not required at the time of draft application submission, but must be provided to the Research Branch before final submission of your application to the ARC.

Please contact the Research Branch if you are considering applying for this scheme:
arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lp/lp_default.htm

Multidisciplinary

 

The intent of the RTR program is to promote multi-institutional, multidisciplinary partnerships among clinicians and basic scientists that accelerate the movement of promising ideas in reconstructive composite tissue transplantation into clinical applications.

The Cooperative Agreement is intended to support both new and established scientists across a broad spectrum of disciplines in research projects that are likely to have a major impact on reconstructive composite tissue allotransplantation research.

Funding & Duration
The maximum allowable direct and indirect costs for the entire period of performance are approximately US $13,750,000. The maximum period of performance is 4 years.

Eligibility

• Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) and from industry are eligible to submit applications.
• Cost sharing/matching is not an eligibility requirement.

Please refer to the Full Program Announcement document for more information.

Submission
Please note that Pre-Applications are to be submitted directly to the Sponsor by the 21 November 2012
Please forward a copy of your Pre-application 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 5005

Full Applications are due by 28 November 2012

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

H&SS

 

The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) jointly fund a scheme for poverty alleviation research. Both funders are committed to commissioning world class research and ensuring the results are available for policymakers and development workers worldwide.The purpose of the scheme is to provide a more robust conceptual and empirical basis for development and to enhance the quality and impact of social science research on poverty reduction.

Research funded will have high potential for impact on policy and practice in lowincome countries, through the use of the new knowledge created by scheme-funded research. Applications are sought from across the social sciences and may be for basic or more applied research topics.

Funding
Outline applications are invited for projects with a full economic cost value of between £100,000 and £500,000

Eligibility
The scheme is open to researchers based in recognised higher education institutions, research organisations or organisations with a credible research capacity (see below for details about recognised organisations and the need to obtain recognition before grants will be given).

Researchers may be based in either UK or non-UK organisations with demonstrable research capacity.

Please review the Outline Call Specifications document for more information

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.esrc.ac.uk

 

Applications for a training fellowship in 2013-2014 are invited from postdoctoral scientists who are Australian nationals, who intend to pursue a career in cancer research and wish to complete their training in those aspects of cancer research related to the Agency's mission and of priority for the Cancer Council Australia: to coordinate and conduct both epidemiological and laboratory research into the causes and prevention of cancer.

This programme is supported by the Cancer Council Australia.

Funding, Location & Duration
This Fellowship is tenable at the IARC in Lyon, France working in a research Group. The fellowship is for a period of two years, (the second year being subject to satisfactory appraisal) attracting a stipend of 33, 000 Euros. The cost of travel for the Fellow, and in certain circumstances for dependants, will be met, a dependant's allowance paid, and health insurance covered.

Eligibility
These Fellowships are intended for junior scientists who are Australian Nationals, and who are engaged in research within the medical (and allied) sciences, and wish to pursue a career in cancer research. Candidates are required to finish their doctoral degree (M.D. or Ph.D.) within five years of the closing date for application, or be in the final phase of completing their doctoral degree.

For more information, please review the Application Information document.

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.iarc.fr/en/education-training/iarcaustralia_postdoc.php

 

The Exchange Program between the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences began in 1987. The joint Academies facilitate visits by scholars to specific research centres or conferences in the Netherlands, preferably for periods of one or two weeks.

The Australia-Netherlands Exchange Scheme offers two grants per annum to researchers travelling from Australia to the Netherlands. A reciprocal agreement covering the cost of visits by Dutch scholars to Australia is managed by the Royal Netherlands Academy.

Funding & Duration
As part of the scheme, the receiving side will contribute to the living, accommodation and local transport costs of the exchange recipient: The Royal Netherlands Academy will offset the cost of living and approved internal travel during the period of stay by researchers travelling from Australia, up to a maximum of AU$3,000. Awards are generally disbursed via the exchange recipient’s host organisation in the Netherlands.

The preferred visiting period is one or two weeks.

Eligibility
Applicants should be active researchers resident in Australia, and will need to propose a program for the approval of the joint Academies.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

H&SS

 

Visiting Fellowships are intended primarily for professional philosophers and social or political theorists on study leave from their own institutions. Fellows must engage in an area of philosophy relevant to the work of the Centre, but this requirement is broadly interpreted.

Fellowships are for a 12 week period, during which Fellows are expected to take part in Centre activities that take place during their tenure of the fellowship; Fellows also participate in and contribute to research seminars in the Department of Moral Philosophy.

Fellowship Benefits

• Residential Accommodation - provided by the Centre, or by allowance, if suitable accomodation in unavailable
• Office Accommodation - Fellows are allocated an office in the Department of Moral Philosophy for their exclusive use, equipped with a telephone and a personal computer
• Libraries - In addition to the main University Library the Departments of Moral Philosophy and Logic and Metaphysics share a class library of about 4000 volumes plus journals. Within the Department of Moral Philosophy there is also the Hall/McNeilly Research Library. This specialises in moral, legal and political philosophy (and their histories). Finally there are philosophy holdings in the Library of St Mary's College, the home of the Divinity Faculty. Visiting Fellows will have access to all these facilities.
• Travel Grants - Small grants may be made towards the cost of travel to St Andrews, and additional grants for travel from St Andrews to other universities may be awarded.
  
  

Eligibility
Applications are welcome from scholars of all nationalities.

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

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

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ceppa/research.html

H&SS

 

The NSC Research Grants Program is designed to foster new and innovative research concerning issues relevant to Australia’s national security. The NSC invites scholars to submit an application (on an individual or collaborative basis) for funding to conduct research on one of the following priority topic areas:

1. Options for ‘developing national security policy’ or ‘a national security strategy’.
2. Prospects for enhancing Australia’s bilateral and regional security partnerships, with preference to research on Vietnam, Malaysia and ASEAN.
3. Sources of future instability in the Indo-Pacific region with significant implications for Australia’s national security.
4. The consequences of increased resource insecurity for economic development, stability and coercive action in the Indo-Pacific region.
5. Future security challenges for South-Pacific states, with priority to research on Papua New Guinea.
6. The relationship between Australia’s national security and the cyber environment.

Funding
For the purpose of the 2012 round of research awards, a total of $75,000 is available for at least two research grants with a maximum individual grant of up to $50,000. However, the College also welcomes applications for smaller grants and, depending on the merits of the applications received, may provide several smaller research grant awards totalling up to $75,000.

Eligibility
All applications must commit to the completion of a refereed NSC Occasional Paper by November 2013. All NSC Occasional Papers will be subject to a review process prior to publication in print and/or on the NSC website.

Submission
Completed application forms and all attachments must be submitted directly to the Sponsor, by emailing national.security.college@anu.edu.au

Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://nsc.anu.edu.au/nsc-research-grants.php

 

The Kroc Institute’s Visiting Research Fellows Program seeks to bring outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame during each academic year. Fellows conduct research related to an existing Institute emphasis while participating fully in the life of the Institute.

For the 2013-14 academic year, the Institute seeks applications for research focusing on the following topics:

Peace Processes
Applications are sought from scholars working on peacebuilding in the context of armed conflict, and post-conflict transformation. Preference will be given to scholars able to make use of the Peace Accords Matrix and similar academic tools in order to gain insights into conflict mediation.

Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding
Applications are sought from candidates interested in the nexus between religion, conflict and peacebuilding. Preference will be given to candidates working on theoretical and conceptual questions in this growing field of inquiry, and to candidates who are researching issues relevant to the Contending Modernities research project.

Psychology and Peace Studies
The Kroc Institute seeks applications from scholars working at the nexus of psychology and peace studies, who are concerned with understanding how psychosocial processes affect peacebuilding and conflict prevention. A focus in one or more of these topics is preferred:

• youth risk and resilience processes
• psychological dimensions of protracted conflict
• connections between emotions, attitudes, and behaviours in divided societies
• social identity and intergroup contact
• social ecological models and methods, and/or
• adaptive or positive functioning following mass violence

Funding & Duration
Junior fellows receive a stipend of US $25,000 per semester; senior fellows receive US $30,000 per semester. Housing is provided in furnished Institute apartments at no cost. Fellows have library and Internet access and document retrieval services. Fellowships begin at the start of the University of Notre Dame’s semester and can run for one semester or an academic year.

Eligibility
Only applicants at the post-doctoral (junior) and senior scholar level will be considered. Candidates currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs must have completed their doctoral degree before the beginning of the fellowship.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://kroc.nd.edu/research/grants-fellowships/visiting-research-fellowships

Health Sciences

 

The TB Vaccine Accelerator Program is a new scheme within the Foundation's Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. It focuses on key areas where additional investments may be able to fill critical knowledge gaps and generate much-needed tools for enabling and accelerating TB vaccine development.

The two main goals of the TB Vaccine Accelerator Program are:

1. To develop novel approaches to vaccination against Mtb, with a particular focus on approaches that aim to induce protection against infection with Mtb
   
   
2. To develop models of natural Mtb transmission and/or methods for defining molecular and biological characteristics of naturally transmitted mycobacteria and the interactions of such with vertebrate hosts

Funding & Duration
Up to US $20 million will be available over the next three years ($5 to 8 million per year). The sum cost of all projects ultimately selected, may not exceed this amount.

Please refer to the Program's Rules and Guidelines for more information regarding funding and eligibility

 

Submission
Letters of Intent (LOI's) are to be submitted to the sponsor by the 26 November 2012.

Please forward 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 5005

Grants Officer
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

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

Australian Research Council (ARC): Industrial Transformation Research Program

 

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) offers a suite of funding schemes attractive to both university-based researchers and industries.

This dynamic Program will:

• fund research hubs and research training centres;
• support Higher Degree by Research students and postdoctoral researchers in gaining real-world practical skills and experience through placement in industry.

To achieve this, the Program will fund Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Industrial Transformation Training Centres.

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
The research hubs will encourage R&D projects that could help solve the big problems facing our industries today. In these hubs, managers, researchers and industry workers will work together to address everything from our need to reduce pollution in our manufacturing processes to our struggle to compete locally with a high Australian dollar.

Industrial Transformation Training Centres
The training centres will foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and the industry members who will use the research outcomes.

The Industrial Transformation Priorities are priority research areas identified by the ARC which will be updated from round to round. The Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2012 will seek applications addressing the Industrial Transformation Priorities of future food storage; food processing; manufacturing capabilities; product opportunities and other food related research.

Funding & Duration

• Research Hubs: a minimum of $500,000 per year to a maximum of $1 million per year. Projects may be applied for and awarded funding for a minimum of one to a maximum of five consecutive years.
  
  
• Training Centres: a minimum of $600,000 per year to a maximum of $1 million per year. Projects may be applied for and awarded funding for three consecutive years.

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

Submission
University Due Dates:

• Request not to Assess: 27 November 2012
  Completed Request not to Assess forms should be emailed to arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au
  
  
• Applications: 27 November 2012
  One complete hardcopy of applications is required for review.

The Research Branch also require that you submit a UA application coversheet. This is not required at the time of draft application submission, but must be provided to the Research Branch before final submission of your application to the ARC.

Please contact the Research Branch if you are considering applying for this scheme: arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au 

 

For further information and Funding Rules, please visit:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/itrp/itrp_default.htm