Research Branch Bulletin

 

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. 

ERA Profiles in ORBIT

 

ORBIT Researcher Profiles module now includes ERA Reports based on the University’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012 and 2010 Submissions.

You can view your ERA Profile by:

• Logging into ORBIT 'Researcher Profiles' using your University login at https://orbit.adelaide.edu.au/
• Navigating to the ERA icon at the top of the screen, and then selecting either the 2012 or 2010 Submission in the drop-down menu
• Selecting ‘My Profile’ to view ERA submission data

For technical ORBIT support, phone 831 30391 or email orbit@adelaide.edu.au. 

Queries regarding ERA data should be directed to Mr Cameron Morelli (Phone 831 36528) or Ms Julie Blake (Phone 831 34992).

ERA outcomes and citation data will be available when supplied by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

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/

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

 

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: Diffusion of Medical Technology and Effects on Outcomes and Expenditures (U01) - Advanced Notice of Funding Opportunity

 

This opportunity uses the (U01) Research Project Cooperative Agreement funding mechanism.

Earliest Submission Date: 28 January 2013

Letter of Intent Due: 28 January 2013
(Submitted directly to Sponsor)

 

Purpose of Grant
This funding opportunity announcement solicits U01 applications for economic research designed to explain the diffusion of health technologies; both to understand trends in health outcomes, and to improve the process leading from scientific advances to health benefits. Program Directors/Principal Investigators for projects funded under this announcement are required to participate in a Steering Committee that will help identify key strategies to support critical research advances in this field.

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 28 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-RM-12-023.html

National Institutes of Health: Enhancing GTEx with molecular analyses of stored biospecimens (U01) - Advanced Notice of Funding Opportunity

 

This opportunity uses the (U01) Research Project Cooperative Agreement funding mechanism.

Earliest Submission Date: 28 February 2013

Letter of Intent Due: 28 February 2013
(Submitted directly to Sponsor)

 

Purpose of Grant
This opportunity is for the molecular analyses of stored biospecimens from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project. Applicants are encouraged to address compelling scientific questions with molecular phenotypes that add value to the resource and take full advantage of the unique features of GTEx.

Funding & Duration
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size of each award will also vary. Scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. NIH expects to make 2- and 3-year awards. The maximum period is 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 28 February 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-RM-12-009.html

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

Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists: Student Scholarships to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Public Policy

 

The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists is comprised of eminent scientists and thinkers, working to advance solutions that will secure the long-term health of Australia’s environment. The Group is currently offering scholarships to Australian postgraduate students to assist them in bridging the gap between science and public policy.

These scholarships are intended to inspire and motivate. Students with interests in natural and social sciences, law, economics, the built environment and engineering are encouraged to apply.

The scholarship funds are to be used for:

• Direct mentoring with Wentworth Group Members
• Expenses to cover participation at a Wentworth Group Master Class in mid-2013

Note – the scholarship cannot be used as a stipend

Applications close 30 November 2012

For more information, please visit:
http://www.wentworthgroup.org/science-program/

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

 

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 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

Health Sciences

 

The Innovation in Oral Care Awards are jointly sponsored by IADR and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), with funding provided exclusively by GSK. The IADR mission is to advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health worldwide.

The awards will be provided to recipients to advance oral care programs directed toward the development of innovative and novel compounds, biomaterials or devices that can be used ultimately at the public health level. Examples of areas of interest could include, but not be limited to:

• inhibition or removal of biofilms etc. adhering to natural or artificial surfaces
• modification of those surfaces to inhibit biofilms and other deposits, stains and odours
• adhesives for removable prosthetic devices
• inhibition of tooth surface loss and gingival recession, and amelioration of their effects, and
• counteracting the oral effects of dry mouth, systemic illness, hormonal disturbances or physiological ageing.

Funding & Duration
Competitive Award(s), of up to US $75,000 each, will be provided to recipients. Awards will be provided in the form of an unrestricted research grant which carries no obligation to the recipient’s organisation for licensure, patenting, or transfer confidential information.

Eligibility
The principal investigator listed in the application must be a current member of, or at the time of submission have made bona fide application to, IADR. To fulfil the quest for innovation, proposals should be collaboratively sponsored by at least one researcher whose principal expertise is in an area of biotechnology other than a dental science.

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.iadr.org

H&SS

 

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange is a nonprofit organisation headquartered in Taipei, the capital of the Republic of China on Taiwan.

The Foundation's grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Alongside other granting mechanisms, the Foundation considers applications from institutions for grants to support conferences or seminars on specific subjects related to the Foundation's goals and objectives.

Funding & Duration
Proposals up to US $25,000 will be considered in support conferences or seminars relevant to the Foundation's goals and objectives.

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.cckf.org.tw/e-asiaCS.htm

Multidisciplinary

 

The NGWREF mission is to conduct education, research, and other charitable activities that foster advancements in science and technology applied by the ground water community; stimulate new knowledge, information, programs, and products; and contribute to ground water sustainability for long-term public and environmental benefit.

The Foundation supports research in all disciplines so long as the research relates directly to the use, protection, management, or remediation of ground water, or to water well technology.

Funding & Duration
Proposals up to US $50,000 will be considered. Typically, research grants may be provided in the US $3,000 - US $8,000 range. Grants are given for a single year only.

Eligibility
NGWREF encourages the submission of research proposals from all qualified entities, including international organisations and disadvantaged business enterprises. The Foundation particularly encourages those proposals that bridge the gap between research and practical applications of the research findings.

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.ngwa.org/Foundation/gw_research/Pages/default.aspx

 

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 D. Kim Foundation provides fellowships and grants to support graduate students and young scholars who are working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century

Funding & Duration
One fellowship of up to US $55,000 will be awarded annually. The fellowship term is September 1 through August 31, but can be adjusted with permission from the Foundation.

Eligibility
Fellowships will be awarded to a distinguished young scholar who has received his/her doctoral degree within the previous 5 years. Applicants should include an invitation letter from their host institution; the host institution cannot be changed without permission from the Foundation.

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.dkimfoundation.org/fellowships.html

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

 

The purpose of this award is to fund 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.

Funding & Duration
Two awards will be offered in each six (6) monthly cycle. One award will be for travel to a meeting within Asia, the other is open to all international meetings. Each award is valued at $2,500.

Eligibility
Applicants must 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'.

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.gesa.org.au/professional.asp?cid=2&id=139

 

The Epilepsy Society of Australia provides travel scholarships to assist health professionals in the early stages of their careers to present their research at an International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) related international epilepsy conference (e.g. the IEC, AOEC, EEC, AES Meeting).

Funding
Scholarships of up to $2,500, to be used for travel, accommodation, or registration.

Eligibility
The health professional must be in training, or within 5 years of completing training, and currently undertaking research related to epilepsy.

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.epilepsy-society.org.au/pages/awards_travel.php

Professions

 

The Geneva Association awards the prestigious Ernst Meyer Prize annually for university research work, usually in the form of a doctoral thesis, which makes a significant and original contribution to the study of risk and insurance economics.

Award
The prize is 5,000 Swiss Francs.

Eligibility
The thesis should have been accepted by the PhD Committee during the calendar year preceding the submission deadline.

 

For more information, please visit:
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/5174.html

Multidisciplinary

 

The Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award is offered to those scientists and scholars who are internationally recognised for their achievements in the field of applied research, and who in future are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements; thus having a seminal influence on their discipline beyond their immediate field of work.

Award
The award amount is 45,000 EUR.

Eligibility
Nominations are accepted on behalf of researchers from all non-European countries, who completed their doctorates less than 18 years ago.
Please note that direct self-nominations are not accepted.

 

For more information, please visit:
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/5174.html

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

 

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

H&SS

 

The aim of the Japan Foundation is to provide support for scholars and researchers involved in Japanese studies in the fields of the humanities and the social sciences to conduct research in Japan.

Conditions of Award
The benefits of awards within this scheme include a round-trip economy-class airfare, maintenance allowance (and other allowances), and insurance.

Eligibility
Eligible applicants are scholars and researchers involved in Japanese studies in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Applicants must hold nationality in all countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan, and have advanced proficiency in either English or Japanese.

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.jpf.go.jp/e/program/intel.html

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

Sciences

 

The GWRDC will consider applications for travel, study tours, or conference attendance that align with strategic RD&E priorities and which can demonstrate that benefits will accrue to industry and/or existing research. Applications should highlight both the professional development benefit to the applicant, and the mechanism for dissemination of knowledge to industry. Relationships between the proposed travel and current or potential RD&E should be clearly explained.

Funding
This is a small funding stream, with an approximate total annual budget of approximately $50,000 per year, supporting ten or eleven people.

Eligibility
There are no restrictions on who can apply although this scheme favours those who are currently making, or who are potentially able to make, a significant contribution to research. The travel must relate to the research interests of the applicant.

Submission
Please submit a hardcopy of your finalised proposal 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
Ph: 08 8313 3716

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gwrdc.com.au/site/page.cfm?u=53

 

The objectives of the Small Environmental Grants Scheme are to support Australian biodiversity projects that are concerned with one or more of the following:

• monitoring and recording data
• community education
• community capacity building (training)
• research and science

Funding
There is no official limit as grant amounts can change, dependent on Sponsor's income. At the present, small grants are generally offered at around $2,000-$10,000 with the average around $8,000. Strong projects may attract more than $10,000. Applicants are advised to refer to the Awarded Grants section of the Sponsor's website for a rough guide.

Eligibility
Academic applicants need to show how their research is directly linked to a community group doing conservation work. Research needs to be of benefit to those groups working on habitat or species conservation.

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://nwf.org.au/grants/

H&SS

 

The Dan David Prize is a joint international enterprise, endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. The Prize recognizes and encourages innovative and interdisciplinary research that cuts across traditional boundaries and paradigms.

The Dan David Prize covers three time dimensions - Past, Present and Future - that represent realms of human achievement:

• The Past refers to fields that expand knowledge of former times.
• The Present recognises achievements that shape and enrich society today.
• The Future focuses on breakthroughs that hold great promise for improvement of our world.

Three prizes of one million US dollars each are granted annually in the fields chosen for the three time dimensions. The prizes are granted to individuals or institutions with a proven track record of excellence in the sciences, arts, and humanities, and having made an outstanding contribution to humanity.

 

For more information about the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.dandavidprize.org/index.php/prize-nominations/prize-nominations.html

H&SS

 

Betty Trask left a bequest to the Society of Authors in 1983 to fund a prize for first novels written by authors under the age of 35 in a romantic or traditional, but not experimental, style.

Prize
The prize money, which totals £20,000, must be used for foreign travel. The prize is open to published and unpublished novels.

Eligibility
Authors must be under the age of 35, and have authored a work in the romantic or traditional style.

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.societyofauthors.org/betty-trask

Multidisciplinary

 

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants about 20 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards annually, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, to internationally renowned academics from abroad in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in research to date and their exceptional promise for the future.

Prize
The award amount totals EUR 45,000. In Germany, research awards are generally exempt from income tax under German tax law. In addition, further expenditures (such as travel or language courses) are covered in the context of the invitation to stay in Germany for research purposes.

For more details please refer to the General Regulations and Information for Award Winners.

Eligibility
Academics from abroad, regardless of their discipline or nationality, may be nominated for a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, provided that they have received their doctoral degree within the past 18 years. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination of qualified female academics.

Self-nomination is not possible. The nominee’s outstanding academic qualification must be internationally recognised and documented by corresponding successes in research, such as positively received academic publications or previous awards.

For more information, and details regarding nominations, please visit:
http://challenge.ecomagination.com/anz

Multidisciplinary

 

In collaboration with five venture capital partners, General Electric (GE) has pledged up to $10 million to find, fund , and bring to market breakthrough ideas for reducing our carbon footprint from Australia & New Zealand.

Prize
GE will support winning Ecomagination Challenge entrants through:

• Investment - capital of up to $10 million from GE to be invested into promising start-ups and ideas
  
  
• Validation: evaluation of entrant’s business strategy through in-depth discussions with GE‘s technical and commercial teams
  
  
• Distribution: exploration of partnership opportunities with GE to scale a business and create global reach
  
  
• Development: leveraging GE‘s technical infrastructure and GE Global Research Centres to accelerate technology and product development
  
  
• Growth: exploring opportunities to use existing GE customer relationships for a go-to-market strategy

 

GE will announce the five winners of the Innovation Awards in early 2013.

 

For more information, and details regarding nominations, please visit:
http://challenge.ecomagination.com/anz

Multidisciplinary

 

The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded for outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries which in broad terms fall within the environmental field.

Eligibility
The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation invites universities, research institutes, scientists and engineers as well as other individual and organisations to submit nominations for the Volvo Environment Prize. Priority is given however, to an individual or to a group of named individuals, rather than to institutions.

Prize
The Volvo Environment Prize consists of a diploma, a glass sculpture and a cash award for SEK 1.5 million (approximately AUD $204,000)

For more information about the nomination process, please visit:
http://www.environment-prize.com/content/view/47/55/

 

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

 

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

 

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