Research Branch Bulletin

 

Staff using animals for research and teaching are reminded that the submission of the 2012 Annual Statistics and Activity Reporting was due 22 February 2013.

Overdue reports are now urgently requested to enable the collation of details required for institutional reporting; to satisfy State Government requirements, and those of the NHMRC Statement of Compliance within the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes.

Researchers are asked to refer to emailed reminders sent on 5 February 2013, or visit the AEC website for more information:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ethics/animal/reporting/annual/  

The Office of Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity would like to thank those investigators who have already responded.

 

The ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) scheme encourages institutions (universities) to develop collaborative arrangements across the higher education sector and with organisations outside the sector in order to develop research infrastructure.

LIEF supports budget items which directly support provision of infrastructure, equipment and facilities for use in research projects, including:

1. animal houses, herbaria, experimental farms.
   
2. integrated research facilities consisting of multiple components which can be used either simultaneously or serially for research projects (where each of these research projects is integrated by having a single research aim or theme).
   
3. international facilities, consortium membership or subscription costs, approved by the ARC under an international agreement including costs associated with the establishment, upgrading, and/or operation appropriate to Australia’s participation in the use of the facility.
   
4. major national research facilities, consortium membership or subscription costs, including reasonable operational costs directly relevant to the research program (where subscriptions cover such costs or where membership of a major national facility incurs an obligation that cannot be funded by other means).
   
5. library and research information infrastructure (non-capital aspects only) to support specific research projects/programs which may also include salaries and minor pieces of equipment to build an integrated facility.
   
6. purchase, upgrade, construction, transportation of, installation of, maintenance of and/or management of access to the infrastructure, equipment and facilities, including salaries and/or on costs directly associated with these activities.
   
7. data compilations, catalogues or bibliographies directly linked to the needs of competitively funded projects/programs.

University Deadlines

• ARC LIEF 2014 Initial Expressions of Interest – due with the Research Branch by COB, Friday, 8 March 2013
  After submission to the Research Branch, EOIs will be assessed by Schools and Faculties and co-funding requests may be varied according to strategic priorities. Note that some Faculties will not accept late EOIs
  
• ARC LIEF 2014 Revised Expressions of Interest with approved School/Faculty support – due with the Research Branch by COB, Thursday, 28 March 2013
  
• Full Applications (and Certifications) – due with the Research Branch by COB, Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Funding Rules and Instructions to Applicants for the 2014 round are not yet available on the ARC web page. Further information will be circulated as it becomes available.

Submission
The University needs to ascertain what areas and groups are intending to apply for LIEF funding in 2014 in order to arrange necessary co-investment and joint bids with other SA universities (Flinders and University of South Australia).

• Please download the LIEF 2014 Information Sheet which contains the LIEF Expression of Interest document.

This needs to be completed by all intending applicants and returned to the Research Branch by COB Friday, 8 March 2013 in order to facilitate the negotiation of funding for joint bids and the timely preparation of LIEF applications (Note that this includes applications which are not being submitted through the University of Adelaide).

Further Information

• Details of the LIEF scheme can be found on the ARC’s website at http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lief/lief_default.htm
  
• The Research Branch website will publish further details of the 2014 round shortly. These documents will be available on the Research Branch web site http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/arc/
  
• Please don’t hesitate to contact the Research Branch if you require further details or information regarding the ARC LIEF scheme (arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au or 8313 5137)

 

Minimum Application Data – Project Grants
The NHMRC has reported that, as at the beginning of February 2013, only 39% of the new Project Grant applications in RGMS (for funding commencing in 2014) had any keywords associated with the application. To assist the NHMRC with planning for peer review, CIA’s are requested to complete the A-RC: Research Classification section of the application as soon as possible after the application is commenced.

Clarification of Percentage NHMRC Research Time – Project Grants
The wording of Percentage NHMRC Research Time in the NHMRC Project Grants Advice and Instructions to Applicants for funding commencing in 2014 differs from Section A-RT Proposed Workload of the RGMS application form. Applicants are advised to complete this section as requested in RGMS and disregard this section of the Advice and Instructions.

Deleting Applications in RGMS – All Schemes
Applicants who decide not to proceed with applications are asked to mark them for deletion on the ‘Application Detail - Part A’ front page. It is no longer necessary to flag this in the title or to notify the Research Help Centre.

 

South Australian Climate Change Adaptation Showcase
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Pavillion on the Park, South Tce, Adelaide

Hosted by the Department of Environment, Water, and Natural Resources (DEWNR),
South Australian Government

This showcase highlights the latest in climate science research and how practitioners from around South Australia are working at a local level to determine the best response for their region.

Who will be there?

• Local Government
• Regional Development Australia
• Natural Resources Management Boards
• Researchers
• State Government
• Industry Associations
• Business Leaders

What you will take away?

• A better understanding of climate adaptation
• The latest in climate science
• Strategies on how to translate this science into meaningful action
• The names and faces of your peers who are also tackling climate change

For more information about this showcase and how to register, please download the Program, or visit:
http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/water, energy and environment/Climate change

 

A reminder that 2012 Progress Reports and Acquittals are due by 31 March 2013.

To download the Heart Foundation Progress Report template please go to:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/funding/Pages/information-funded-researchers.aspx.

Research accounting will forward researchers and school finance officers the financial acquittals for checking and signing by 28th February.

For further information please contact the Research Branch Health Sciences Team; raohealth@adelaide.edu.au. If you query is finance related please email research.accountant@adelaide.edu.au

 

The Research Branch compiles and advertises a comprehensive list of grants and other research funding opportunities sponsored by U.S. Federal Funding Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

Advanced notices of U.S Federal funding opportunities, together with current requests for proposals, are updated and advertised on a weekly basis within the "U.S. Federal Funding Opportunities" section of the Research Branch Bulletin.

Submission - Letter of Intent (LOI)
Schemes requiring a Letter of Intent prior to application will be advertised according to the LOI external due date. Unless otherwise advertised, all Letters of Intent are to be submitted directly to the sponsor by the external due date listed. A copy of your LOI should also be forwarded to the Research Branch for the attention of the International Grants Officer.

Submission - Full Applications
U.S Federal applications are submitted online, however the Research Branch requires a copy of your application, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

For more information, or to discuss your application, please contact:
Dr Don McMaster
International Grants Officer
ph: +61 08 8313 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Mailing address:
Research Branch, University of Adelaide
Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

 

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) was incorporated in February 1992. Its mission statement is "to serve the community by fostering safety and high quality patient care in anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain medicine."

The NHMRC provides the opportunity for individuals or research teams to obtain support for research projects in all fields of public health, medicine and dentistry in Australia, through the Project Grant and Fellowship schemes. In New Zealand the HRC serves an equivalent role. ANZCA aims to supplement, complement, and in some cases act as an alternative to NHMRC/HRC. Wherever possible ANZCA encourages applicants to also apply to HRC or NHMRC, or to the appropriate body in their home country.

Applications for the following grants are now open:

• Project Grant & Simulation Education Grant
• Novice Investigator Grant
• Academic Enhancement Grant

Please refer to the above 2014 Grant Guides for the eligibility criteria and award conditions of each scheme.

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.anzca.edu.au/fellows/Research/research-applications-and-guides.html

Health Sciences

 

The Department of Health and Ageing is seeking applications from organisations to provide project proposals that will promote and/or develop the quality use of pathology.

For the 2012-13 Funding Round priority will be given to proposals that:

• are aimed at reducing risks in pathology requesting/testing/reporting processes
  
• improve pathology service provision and/or access to pathology in regional and rural areas of Australia
  
• will lead to enhanced decision support mechanisms
  
• are aimed at streamlining or coordinating the education of medical students and resident medical officers with respect to the cost effective use of diagnostic pathology services
  
• will improve linkages between patient health information databases that incorporate pathology test results, particularly with a view to examining the impact of pathology testing on clinical outcomes.

Funding & Duration
Funding of up to a total of $2 million is available in the QUPP 2012-13 Funding Round for each financial year for up to four years.

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 refer to:
http://grants.myregion.gov.au/grant/quality-use-pathology-program-2012-13-funding-round

Health Sciences

 

The NHMRC TRIP Fellowship provides support for health care professionals (e.g. medical specialists, general practitioners, public health practitioners, physiotherapists, nurses, midwives, radiologists, and other allied health providers), health care personnel (health service managers, hospital department leaders, clinical trial managers) and policy makers to translate evidence into health care and public health improvements.

The Fellowship provides protected time for Fellows to develop the range of skills needed for leadership in research translation and to apply evidence to improve health care and/or public health. The TRIP Fellowship scheme is therefore aimed at developing early to mid-career applicants wishing to combine research translation with their career and is not designed to support applicants already established as health care leaders.

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

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 refer to:
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/translating-research-practice-trip-fellowships

Health Sciences

 

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 first call for NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health – Partnership Projects 2013 is 23 April 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

H&SS

 

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation collaborates with local and international researchers and organisations to deliver a meaningful program of research aimed at reducing the prevalence of problem gambling, and the severity of harm related to gambling.

Round five of the Grants for Gambling Research program invites researchers to submit project proposals under one of the two thematic areas:

• stigma
• changing gambling environments

Funding & Duration
The program provides funding of up to $200,000 over three years for investigator-initiated research projects. The program also invites early career researchers to apply for funding of up to $50,000 over two years.

Eligibility
The grants program is open to researchers working within universities, research institutes and other incorporated bodies.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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 of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

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

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au/what-we-do/research/grants-gambling-research-program

 

The Academy provides funding of up to $10,000 as well as the use the Shine Dome free of charge as a venue to host conferences, the themes of which must align themselves with the following available schemes:

• Boden Research Conferences (Biological Sciences)
• Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conferences (Physical Sciences)
• Fenner Conferences on the Environment
  

Submission
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sent directly to the Sponsor. Please forward a copy of your EOI by to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

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

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/research-conferences.html

 

The Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia University Research Grants are scholarships offered to honours or postgraduate students at Australian universities, for projects of direct relevance to the conservation of Australian native fauna or flora.

Funding
Each year, ten $1,000 grants are awarded. Grants may be used for the purchase of equipment, consumables, travel expenses related to field research, or attendance at conferences at which you are presenting your work.

Eligibility
Applicants must be Honours or Postgraduate students at an Australian university, and a member of the Society.

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

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

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

 

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

 

The Australia & Pacific Science Foundation provides support, on a competitive basis, to encourage high quality research by scientists in Australian national or state institutions, and similar institutions in other countries of the south west Pacific.

Occasional support may also be given to such activities as training, publications or conferences. Travel expenses for attendance at conferences are not funded, nor are expenses associated with the participation of scientists from countries other than that of the recipient institution.

Foundation grants may also be used to support specific components of large projects financed primarily by other agencies, though if the project is a sub-project of a larger investigation it must be sufficiently discrete for the outputs and outcomes to be independently evaluated. (Projects that may be seminal to subsequent larger grants from other sources are attractive to the Foundation.)

Funding & Duration
Typically, grants are awarded at up to $15,000 per year for up to three years.

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

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

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

 

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

 

Each year RV Southern Surveyor undertakes a number of transit voyages between the ports where one research voyage finishes and the next commences. Between June and September 2013 Southern Surveyor will undertake three transit voyages.

Southern Surveyor provides an opportunity for researchers, early career researchers and students to carry out underway or opportunistic science during transit voyages. There are two programs available:

• Next Wave (for early career researchers and students)
• Transit Voyage Science Program (for researchers)

Any transit voyage may accommodate both Next Wave and Transit Voyage Science.

Transit Voyages 2013

• SS2013_t02: Dates 19-29 June, from Hobart-Fremantle
• SS2013_t03: Dates 28 July-10 August, from Broome-Brisbane
• SS2013_t04: Dates 5-11 September, from Brisbane-Hobart

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

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

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

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/transitvoyages/index.htm

 

The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program is an Australian Government Initiative administered by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. The CRC program supports end user driven research collaborations to address major challenges facing Australia.

Submission
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 anticipated submission deadline for final proposals is 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 UA internal timetable is provided as a guide and as stated above this will be updated once the timeline has been confirmed by DIISTRE.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.crc.gov.au/Information/default.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-China Council (ACC) was established by the Australian Government in 1978 to promote mutual understanding and foster people-to-people relations between Australia and China.

Funding & Duration
ACC grants are intended to provide seed funding for innovative proposals in the priority areas of Economics and Trade, Society and Culture and Education and Science.

Please refer to the Guidelines for more information.

Submission
ACC 2013-14 EOIs can only be submitted online.
The link to the online application is available on the DFAT website

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

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

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

 

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

Multidisciplinary

 

Action on Hearing Loss, based in the UK, is an organisation supporting research into hearing loss and tinnitus around the world.

With its International Project Grant, the Organisation aims to generate scientific discoveries that will lead to new treatments to protect, improve or restore hearing, or to silence tinnitus.

Research Projects in the following areas are requested:

• Biological Restoration of Hearing
  Cutting-edge research to investigate ways of repairing the auditory pathway or to improve the diagnosis of the causes of hearing loss.
  
• Prevention of Hearing Loss
  Original research that will increase our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying hearing loss or contribute to the development of therapies to prevent hearing loss.
  
• Hearing Devices
  Forward looking research to improve the function or fitting of hearing devices (e.g. hearing aids and cochlear implants) or related patient rehabilitation strategies.
  
  Exceptional projects and continuations of current projects may also be considered outside of these subject areas. If applying under this category, applicants must submit a brief summary of the proposed project (instructions given below) in advance of the full application to check its suitability.

Funding & Duration
Funding is available for up to £50,000 per year, although it may be exceeded for exceptional projects. The maximum duration for a project is 3 years.

Eligibility
Applicants may be from any university or research institute in any country.

For more information and application instructions, please visit:

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/your-hearing/biomedical-research/apply-for-research-grants/international-project-grant.aspx

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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 of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

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

 

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

Health Sciences

 

The PRORP Clinical Trial Award is intended to support the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on military combat-related orthopaedic injuries. The clinical trials may be designed to evaluate promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies.

Funding & Duration
The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are US $2.5M plus indirect costs. The maximum period of performance is 4 years.

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

Submission
Please forward your Pre-Application directly to the Sponsor by the due date listed. 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://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prorp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The PRORP Clinical Trial Development Award (CTDA) is intended to support the planning and development activities necessary to support preparation for clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on military combat-related orthopaedic injuries.

The clinical trials proposed may be focused on any aspect of treatment of combat-related orthopaedic injuries that addresses the FY13 PRORP CTDA Focus Areas outlined within the Program Announcement, including the evaluation of promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies.

Funding & Duration
The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are US $200,000 plus indirect costs. The maximum period of performance is 18 months, though it is expected that 12 months will be sufficient for most applications.

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

Submission
Please forward your Pre-Application directly to the Sponsor by the due date listed. 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://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prorp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The PRORP Idea Development Award is designed to promote new ideas that are still in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield highly impactful data and new avenues of investigation. This mechanism supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in the clinical care of combat-related orthopaedic injuries.

Funding & Duration
The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are US $500,000 plus indirect costs. The applicant may request the entire maximum funding amount for a project that may have a period of performance less than the maximum 3 years.

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

Submission
Please forward your Pre-Application directly to the Sponsor by the due date listed. 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://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prorp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

The PRORP Translational Research Award (TRA) was previously offered in FY09, FY11, and FY12 under the name Translational Research Partnership Award. This award supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in orthopaedic research into clinical applications to benefit Warfighters with combat-related traumatic orthopaedic injuries.

The TRA is intended for multidisciplinary research collaborations that will accelerate the movement of promising laboratory research into clinical application through combined expertise and efforts.

Funding & Duration
The maximum allowable direct costs for the entire period of performance are US $750,000 plus indirect costs. The maximum period of performance is 3 years.

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

Submission
Please forward your Pre-Application directly to the Sponsor by the due date listed. 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://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prorp.shtml

Health Sciences

 

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

Purpose of Grant
The purpose of this opportunity is to inform the scientific community of the pain research interests of the various Institutes and Centers (ICs) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and to stimulate and foster a wide range of basic, clinical, and translational studies on pain as they relate to the missions of these ICs. New advances are needed in every area of pain research, from the micro perspective of molecular sciences to the macro perspective of behavioural and social sciences. Although great strides have been made in some areas, such as the identification of neural pathways of pain, the experience of pain and the challenge of treatment have remained uniquely individual and unsolved.

Companion Mechanisms
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-117.html (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-119.html (R21)

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

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

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by 22 May 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/pa-files/PA-13-118.html

Health Sciences

 

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

Earliest Submission Date: 5 May 2013
Letter of Intent Due: 5 May 2013
(Submitted directly to Sponsor)

Purpose of Grant
This opportunity is intended to support novel research on how prenatal exposures contribute to the etiology of chronic diseases and health conditions later in life. The goal of this grant is to stimulate research by leveraging existing birth cohorts to address targeted mechanistic questions regarding the normal and abnormal developmental origins of organ systems and/or diseases of interest to the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.

Funding & Duration
Application budgets are limited to less than US $500,000 in direct costs per year and need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum period for this award 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 5 May 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-13-109.html

Health Sciences

 

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

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

 

Purpose of Grant
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, encourages Research Project Grant (DP3) applications from institutions/organisations proposing original research addressing the development of new technologies that may be integrated in a wearable, portable, automated, closed loop system for a physiological glucose control in individuals who suffer of Type 1 Diabetes.

Funding & Duration
Maximum direct costs are US $2.5 million to be used over a project period of up to 5 years. NIDDK expects that the requested direct costs will range from US $1 to US 2.5 million based on the scope of the research, plus applicable Facilities and Administrative costs to be determined at the time of the award 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 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-DK-12-021.html

Health Sciences

 

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

Health Sciences

 

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

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications addressing exceptionally novel hypotheses and/or remarkably difficult problems in neuroscience and disorders of the nervous system. This announcement is for support of new rather than ongoing projects, and is not intended for pilot research. The proposed research may have a high risk of failure, but it must promise results with especially high impact should it be successful. The research should be groundbreaking, innovative, original and/or unconventional, with the potential to solve important problems or open new areas for investigation.

Funding & Duration
Support may be requested for up to US $800,000 in direct costs (excluding consortium Facilities and Administrative [F&A] costs) over a four-year period, prorated for shorter terms (US $600,000 for three years, US $400,000 for two years). Regardless of the term of support, direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) may not exceed US $250,000 in any one year. Support may be requested for up to four years.     

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

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by 7 March 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-NS-13-007.html

Health Sciences

 

The opportunity uses the U19 Research Program - Cooperative Agreements (U19) funding mechanism.

 

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invites multi-project applications to be part of a network of synergistic research teams focused on the immunological parameters of virus infection and vaccination that are important for understanding the key molecular and cellular immune mechanisms involved in the natural control of infection, the induction of protective immunity by vaccination, or the immune-mediated processes that cause pathology after virus infection or vaccination.

Studies involving multiple viruses are encouraged to foster discovery of novel immune mechanisms and generalizable principles of anti-viral immunity.

The viruses of interest to the Immune Mechanisms of Virus Control (IMVC) program are listed as part of the NIAID Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases. The ultimate goal of this program is to discover and define novel basic immune mechanisms for controlling virus infections that will lead to new potential targets for developing future vaccines and therapeutics.

Funding & Duration
Application budgets are limited to US $1.5 million direct costs per year, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period, however the maximum period is five 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 15 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/rfa-files/RFA-AI-12-048.html

Health Sciences

 

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

Earliest Submission Date: 2 March 2013
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

Health Sciences

 

This opportunity uses the Small Research Grants (R03) funding mechanism.

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide support for New Investigators from backgrounds nationally underrepresented in biomedical research, to conduct small research projects in the scientific mission areas of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS).

Scientific Mission Areas of the Institutes and Offices

• NIDDK: diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, digestive diseases, hepatology, obesity, nutrition, kidney, urology, or haematology
• NIMH: factors contributing to mental disorders, the trajectories of mental disorders, pre-emption and treatment of mental disorders, identify and improve interventions for mental illness
• ODS: all types of research in which the primary emphasis is the investigation of dietary supplements and/or their ingredients

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

Funding & Duration
The total direct costs for a R03 application submitted in response to this funding opportunity announcement are limited to US $125,000 per year.

Submission Dates
Letter of Intent due 16 May 2013
Full Applications Due: 7 June 2013

Please forward your Letter of Intent directly to the Sponsor by 16 May 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-13-074.html

ECMS

 

The purpose of this Scholarship is to support mathematical science students/young researchers to further their studies and develop new international networks and collaborations whilst visiting facilities that they would not normally be able to access in Australia.

Funding & Conditions
The scholarship will cover a travel period of between 6 weeks and three months with no more than AUD $20,000 being made available per scholarship. The Scholarship is to be awarded to one or more early career mathematical science students/research scientists to travel overseas for a period of time (6 weeks or longer) to further their studies and develop new international networks and collaborations.

The Scholarship is to be used to fund accommodation costs, international travel (economy air fares only), local transport costs, conference fees and incidentals required while travelling.

Eligibility

• At the time of application, the applicants should be completing or should have recently completed a PhD degree or equivalent.
  
• The grant-holder must continue to be enrolled in, or employed by, an Australian university or research institution to receive the funding.
  
• All applicants should be citizens or permanent residents of Australia at the time of applying. The award must be spent over a 12 month period from the time of award.

 

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.science.org.au/awards/awards/akhead.html

Health Sciences

 

Applications are invited for an award under the Scheme for Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellowships normally to be held in a department within the Medical Science Division of the University.

Funding & Conditions
This prestigious fellowship carries an allowance of £41152 (plus any cost of living increases). This allowance is subject to United Kingdom tax. The Trustees will also pay direct, economy class return air fares for the appointee, his/her spouse, and children up to the age of 18 years. A generous baggage allowance is also provided.

The fellowship is tenable for two years in the first instance, with the possibility of an extension for a third year. Fellows are expected to return to Australia at the end of the fellowship to continue to do work of a similar nature.

Eligibility
Applicants should have graduated from one of the universities listed below and should either hold a medical qualification or have appropriate research experience. There is no limit as to age or status.

Participating Universities
University of Adelaide, Flinders University, University of Melbourne, Monash University, Australian National University, University of New South Wales, University of Newcastle, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, University of Western Australia.

 

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.science.org.au/awards/awards/nuffield.html

Health Sciences

 

Heart Foundation research fellowships support the best and brightest cardiovascular researchers. These prestigious and generous fellowship awards encourage researchers to develop research independence from an early stage, fostering their capacity to compete for broader funding opportunities. By offering comprehensive support for researchers through the Postdoctoral and Future Leader Fellowships, the Heart Foundation is fostering future leaders of research, leading to the development of sustainable cardiovascular research in Australia.

The Postdoctoral Fellowship encourages and supports early career cardiovascular health researchers to develop research skills and independence from an early stage. In doing so, it helps further their research career as they become more competitive for future funding from a range of sources.

Funding & Duration
A stipend of $75,000 pro rata per annum is offered. The award is for two years in duration.


Eligibility
Applicants must be in their first three years post-PhD in any area of cardiovascular health research, including biomedical, clinical, public health and health service delivery.

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.heartfoundation.org.au/research/funding/Pages/postdoctoral-fellowships.aspx

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of the Future Leader Fellowship program is to support researchers to develop as independent researchers, develop their own research portfolio and to help them become the leaders of cardiovascular research groups.

Funding & Duration
Two levels of Future Leader Fellowship are offered:

• Level 1: For researchers three to six years post awarding of their PhD on the application closing date.
• Level 2: For researchers seven to ten years post awarding of their PhD on the application closing date.

Stipend Level 1 (pro rata) - $90, 000 p.a.
Project Support - $40,000 p.a.

Stipend Level 2 (pro rata) - $110, 000 p.a.
Project Support - $50, 000 p.a.

Eligibility

• Level 1 - Must be 3–6 years post-PhD, in any area of cardiovascular health research including biomedical, clinical, public health and health service delivery.
  
• Level 2 - Must be 7–10 years post-PhD (or equivalent), in any area of cardiovascular health research including biomedical, clinical, public health and health service delivery.

Please refer to the Instructions to Applicants (PDF) for more information on eligibility and selection criteria.

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.heartfoundation.org.au/research/funding/Pages/future-leader-fellowships.aspx

Health Sciences

 

NHMRC Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Fellowships provide support for health care professionals (e.g. hospital-based doctors, general practitioners, physiotherapists, nurses, midwives, radiologists, and other allied health providers), health care personnel (health service managers, hospital department leaders, clinical trial managers) and policy makers to translate evidence into health care and public health improvements.

MSRA & TRIP
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) will again be partnering with the NHMRC to offer the Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Fellowships for 2014. These fellowships will provide an opportunity for a health professional to undertake a practical project and to develop a leadership role in improving MS care and services practice in Australia. Project proposals should nominate and address an important evidence-practice gap in the management of MS.

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

The Fellowships provide for 0.5 of a full time equivalent position and ensure time for Fellows to develop the range of skills needed for leadership in research translation within their career. TRIP Fellowships are not designed to support applicants already established as health care leaders.

Eligibility
Please refer to the NHMRC Trip Fellowship Funding Rules for more information.

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

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.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/translating-research-practice-trip-fellowships

Multidisciplinary

 

The Early Career Fellowships are a component of the FASIC Program, a platform for bilateral collaboration in science jointly managed and funded by the governments of Australia and France. The FASIC Program is a joint fund to support high calibre Australian and French early career researchers (ECRs) nominated by their institutions, to expand research and innovation activities and to initiate sustainable research networks and linkages to support both countries’ research and innovation priorities.

Fields of Research
Candidates should be research active in the fields of:

1. medical science and biotechnology
2. clean energy and resources
3. climate change and environment
4. transport and infrastructure.

Conditions of the Award
Funding of $50,000 is available to support visits by Australian researchers in 2013. Funds will be provided to the ECR’s research institution (the applicant) to contribute to the cost of travel and living expenses. Travel to France may commence from 1 July 2013 onwards and must be for a minimum of 2 weeks. All travel must be completed by 31 December 2013.

Grants In Aid
Successful applicants may receive from the Academy a grant-in-aid of up to the value of $10,000 (GST exclusive of GST) towards the cost of:

• an international return economy class airfare from Australia to the international airport closest to the host institute
  
• a daily living allowance (for accommodation and living expenses) of $200 per day or $2, 500 per month (whichever is the lesser amount)
  
• domestic travel within France, if relevant participating in conferences and/or symposia, if relevant subsequent follow-up activities with one or more French institutions, if relevant

Eligibility
The ECR must:

• hold a PhD degree or equivalent research doctorate which must have been received within five (5) years prior to 1 January 2013 (i.e. awarded on or after 1 January 2008)
  
• be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, living in Australia at the time of submitting the grant application (if the ECR was not born in Australia, please provide proof of Australian citizenship or Australian permanent residency)

Submission Details - *Number of Applications Limited*
Please note that there is a limit of four (4) applications per Research Institution.
Applicants are asked to forward proposals to the Research Branch by the 19 March 2013, to be assessed by a selection panel prior to 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.science.org.au/internat/europe/ecr-france.html

Health Sciences

 

The Heart Foundation Collaboration and Exchange Awards are for travel commencing between 1 July and 31 December 2013.

In addition to the funding available to support research professionals to undertake their work, the Heart Foundation Research Program offers the Collaboration and Exchange Award for Heart Foundation–funded scholars and postdoctoral fellows, to facilitate capacity building through collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Funding is available through the award to visit research facilities across Australia and overseas to extend and strengthen a researcher’s activity and career. Researchers have the chance to visit research facilities nationally and overseas, and maximise their opportunities to exchange innovative ideas, knowledge and skills. It offers a great opportunity to build new collaborations.

Funding
This award offers up p to $5000 as a one-off payment.

Eligibility
Offered to Heart Foundation-funded scholars and postdoctoral fellows.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.heartfoundation.org.au/research/funding/Pages/collaboration-exhange-awards.aspx

Sciences

 

The purpose of the Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship is to enable ecologists resident in Australia or New Zealand to share their expertise by visiting scientific centres and giving lectures in countries other than Australia or New Zealand.

Funding & Conditions
The Fellowship is offered every two years, to the amount of up to AUD $5000 (GST exempt). The Academy does not, in general, have the resources to offer support to partners and children to accompany an awardee of a travelling fellowship or scholarship, but will on a case by case basis and subject to the availability of funds, consider support for a carer to accompany an infant if this allows the carer to accept the award.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.science.org.au/awards/awards/caughley.html

 

The purpose of the Rudi Lemberg Fellowship is to enable either Australian or overseas scientists of standing to visit Australian scientific centres and to deliver lectures.

Conditions
The Lemberg Fellow may be drawn from any field of biology but special consideration will be given to those areas in which Professor Lemberg had an especial interest, namely biochemistry, conservation and the Australian flora.

As well as having outstanding scientific credentials, the successful candidate must also have a proven ability to deliver public lectures which will reach the lay public and scientists outside of his/her field. It is the responsibility of the nominator to nominate hosts for the arrangement of both public and scientific lectures in the various centres to be visited.

Funding & Support
The Fellowship is offered every 2 years and is tenable for visits to and within Australia of not less than two weeks. Up to AUD $10,000 is available to cover economy class airfares and assistance towards living expenses. The amount offered is subject to a budget and detailed itinerary.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.science.org.au/awards/awards/lemberg.html

Multidisciplinary

 

Selby Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas scientists to visit Australia for public lecture/seminar tours and to visit scientific centres in Australia. Fellows are expected to increase public awareness of science and scientific issues and accordingly will be outstanding lecturers to the general lay public.

Funding & Conditions
Fellowships are tenable for visits of not less than two weeks and not more than three months. Up to AUD $13,000 is available to cover economy airfares and assistance towards living expenses. The amount offered is subject to a budget and detailed itinerary. It is the responsibility of the nominator to nominate hosts for the arrangement of both public and scientific lectures in the various centres to be visited.

Eligibility
The Fellow will be an ecologist resident in Australia or New Zealand. Preference will be given to an applicant who indicates an interest in population ecology of wildlife and its scientific management.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.science.org.au/awards/awards/selby.html

Multidisciplinary

 

This grant is aimed at the future leaders of hospital pharmacy to gain international experience, professional development and assist with service improvement in Australian hospital pharmacies.

Funding
A grant of up to $10,000 is awarded for national or international preceptorship. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to spend time sharing ideas and knowledge with the preceptor/s of their choice.

Eligibility
Applicants must be a member of SHPA.

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

Please contact a Research Grants Officer in your research discipline to discuss your application.

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.shpa.org.au

 

Nominations for the 2013 Honorific Awards for Scientific Excellence are now open. Honorific awards are generally open to any scientist normally resident in Australia, with some exceptions such as the Haddon Forrester King Medal.

The current call for nominations includes the following Awards:

Early-career awards
(no more than 40 years of age in the calendar year of nomination)

• Anton Hales Medal (Earth sciences)
• Christopher Heyde Medal (mathematical sciences)
• Dorothy Hill Award (Earth sciences)
• Fenner Medal (biology – excluding biomedical sciences)
• Gottschalk Medal (medical sciences)
• Le Fèvre Memorial Prize (chemistry)
• Pawsey Medal (physics)
• Ruth Stephens Gani Medal (human genetics including clinical, molecular, population and epidemiological genetics and cytogenetics)
  

 

Career Awards

• David Craig Medal (chemistry)
• Haddon Forrester King Medal, sponsored by Rio Tinto (mineral exploration)
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture (applied science)
• Mawson Medal and Lecture (Earth sciences)

Nominations by Academy Fellows only

• 2015 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture (physical sciences)

Eligibility
Please refer to the Guidelines for Nominators (PDF) for more information.

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

 

The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund is now calling for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2013 for outstanding scholarly work in the
fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law, and theology.

Prize
The prize has a value of NOK 4.5 million (approx.AUD $790, 000).

Eligibility
Scholars holding a senior position at universities and other research institutions within the above mentioned academic fields are entitled to nominate candidates for
the Holberg International Memorial Prize.

For more information and nomination instructions, please visit:
http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nomination.html

Health Sciences

 

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

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

 

Purpose of Grant
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, encourages Research Project Grant (DP3) applications from institutions/organisations proposing original research addressing the development of new technologies that may be integrated in a wearable, portable, automated, closed loop system for a physiological glucose control in individuals who suffer of Type 1 Diabetes.

Funding & Duration
Maximum direct costs are US $2.5 million to be used over a project period of up to 5 years. NIDDK expects that the requested direct costs will range from US $1 to US 2.5 million based on the scope of the research, plus applicable Facilities and Administrative costs to be determined at the time of the award 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 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-DK-12-021.html

Health Sciences

 

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

 

The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in cancer immunology. A panel of scientists drawn from our Scientific Advisory Council rigorously evaluates each candidate, the intended sponsor and training environment, and the nature and feasibility of the proposed project.

The fellowship program is aligned with the overall mission of the Cancer Research Institute to support and coordinate both laboratory and clinical efforts that will lead to immunological treatment, control, and prevention of cancer. The Institute is seeking hypothesis driven, mechanistic studies in both immunology and tumor immunology. The applicant and sponsor must clearly state the potential of the proposed studies to directly impact our understanding of the immune system’s role in cancer risk, tumor initiation, progression, metastasis, host response to tumors and/or the treatment of cancer.

Eligibility

• Applicants for the CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program must be working in areas directly related to cancer immunology.
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree by the date of award activation and must conduct their proposed research under a sponsor who holds a formal appointment at the host institution
• Applicants with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience are not eligible, with the exception of M.D. applicants, who should not include years of residency in this calculation.
• The fellowship can be performed in the United States or abroad, but must take place at a non-profit institution. There are no citizenship restrictions.
• Only one fellow per sponsor may apply per application round
• Only in exceptional circumstances will applicants who have already spent 3 or more years in a sponsor’s laboratory by the start date of fellowship be considered for a fellowship award.

Funding
The fellowship provides stipends of $50,000 for the first year, $53,000 for the second year, and $57,000 for the third year. In addition, an allowance of $1,500 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at the sponsor’s discretion to help pay for the fellow’s research supplies, travel to scientific meetings, and/or health insurance. Stipends and institutional allowances are not permitted to cover administrative expenses. Payments are made monthly in U.S. currency to the host institution.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by the internal due date, 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.cancerresearch.org/programs.aspx?id=242

Health Sciences

 

The Repat Foundation Inc, based at the Repatriation General Hospital, exists to enhance the lives of current and future Veterans, through the funding of vital medical research into conditions that affect Veterans. The Foundation also funds projects and equipment that will benefit Veterans and patients receiving services from the Repatriation General Hospital.

The Board of The Repat Foundation now invites applications for the inaugural Prabha Seshadri Research Grant, which provides seed funding for a major medical research project to be conducted primarily at the Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, or where the project clearly demonstrates a strong focus on veteran health.

Funding
Funding is for a minimum amount of $30,000, to a maximum of $45,000. Salaries, equipment and/or office supplies are allowable financial components.

Eligibility
Eligible applicants include:

1. Those who are employed on a full or part-time basis by Repatriation General Hospital, commercial units and agencies of RGH, or by Flinders University of South Australia. In this instance, applicants must be based at RGH Daw Park, or an RGH Daw Park community-based facility.
   
2. Those who are employed on a full or part-time basis by South Australian Research Institutions with a focus on medical research associated with the health and well-being of Veterans.

Preference will be given to projects researching new topics or involving new researchers as key team members.

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.foundationdawpark.org.au/

 

The Australia & Pacific Science Foundation provides support, on a competitive basis, to encourage high quality research by scientists in Australian national or state institutions, and similar institutions in other countries of the south west Pacific.

Occasional support may also be given to such activities as training, publications or conferences. Travel expenses for attendance at conferences are not funded, nor are expenses associated with the participation of scientists from countries other than that of the recipient institution.

Foundation grants may also be used to support specific components of large projects financed primarily by other agencies, though if the project is a sub-project of a larger investigation it must be sufficiently discrete for the outputs and outcomes to be independently evaluated. (Projects that may be seminal to subsequent larger grants from other sources are attractive to the Foundation.)

Funding & Duration
Typically, grants are awarded at up to $15,000 per year for up to three years.

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

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

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

 

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

 

The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program is an Australian Government Initiative administered by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. The CRC program supports end user driven research collaborations to address major challenges facing Australia.

Submission
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 anticipated submission deadline for final proposals is 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 UA internal timetable is provided as a guide and as stated above this will be updated once the timeline has been confirmed by DIISTRE.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.crc.gov.au/Information/default.aspx

Multidisciplinary

Now in its sixteenth year, Fresh Science is a national event, which brings together scientists, the media and the public. Sponsored by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research, Museum Victoria, and New Scientist magazine, Fresh Science serves as a communication boot camp for early-career researchers – getting their stories out to local, national and international media, and teaching them essential communication skills.

Short-listed entrants will be invited to the State finals which will include a day of media training in their home state. The top candidates will then be flown to Melbourne for the Fresh Science National Final.

The sponsors of Fresh Science are looking for:

• early-career researchers (from honours students to no more than five years post-PhD)
• a peer-reviewed research with a significant result which has had no media coverage
• some ability to present ideas in everyday English.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://freshscience.org.au/how-to-nominate

Health Sciences

 

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

Earliest Submission Date: 2 March 2013
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

 

Each year RV Southern Surveyor undertakes a number of transit voyages between the ports where one research voyage finishes and the next commences. Between June and September 2013 Southern Surveyor will undertake three transit voyages.

Southern Surveyor provides an opportunity for researchers, early career researchers and students to carry out underway or opportunistic science during transit voyages. There are two programs available:

• Next Wave (for early career researchers and students)
• Transit Voyage Science Program (for researchers)

Any transit voyage may accommodate both Next Wave and Transit Voyage Science.

Transit Voyages 2013

• SS2013_t02: Dates 19-29 June, from Hobart-Fremantle
• SS2013_t03: Dates 28 July-10 August, from Broome-Brisbane
• SS2013_t04: Dates 5-11 September, from Brisbane-Hobart

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

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

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

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/transitvoyages/index.htm

Applications for an Award from the Hansjörg Eichler Research Fund are welcomed from all current financial members of the Australian Systematic Botany Society. The project must contribute to Australian systematic botany (including cryptogams); must be carried out within Australia; and the applicant must be attached to an Australian research institute (in the broadest sense)

Funding
The maximum grant awarded will be $2000. Large capital items will not be considered.

Priorities
Students, recent graduates and newly-established botanists will be given preference. Applications will be assessed on the quality of the applicant and the proposed project. The project should be clearly defined in scope and preferably result in a publication.

Eligibility
In order to be eligible for funding, the project must:

• contribute to Australian systematic botany (including cryptogams)
• be carried out within Australia
• be conducted by a researcher who is a current financial member of ASBS
• be approved by an appropriate manager/director, and in the case of students, also by a supervisor
• be conducted by a researcher who is attached to an Australian research institute
  (in the very broadest sense, including herbaria, universities, government agencies)

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

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

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

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

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/asbs/hesrfund.html

Health Sciences

The APEC Research Grants were established in 2007 to support and advance research in the fields of Paediatric Endocrinology Care. The program has been designed to promote excellence in medical research throughout Australasia. It seeks to encourage and help develop the best of our young clinical researchers and extend Pfizer Australia’s commitment and contribution to medicine and the health of our community.

Funding & Duration
Pfizer Australia will allocate AUD $150,000 per annum to this initiative as part of our continued commitment to Paediatric Endocrinology research. Individual grants will be available up to AUD $55,000 (including GST). Each grant is for a period of 12 months.

Eligibility
APEC Grants are designed to encourage young researchers to enter or continue in the field of Paediatric Endocrinology. Therefore, applicants must be under 40 years of age at the time of applying and a trainee in Paediatric Endocrinology in Australasia or within five years of conferring of Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or within five years of accreditation of Paediatric Endocrinology training from the Endocrinology SAC (Royal Australian College of Physicians). Applications will not be accepted from senior researchers.

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.pfizergrants.com.au/Grants/PaediatricEndocrine.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-China Council (ACC) was established by the Australian Government in 1978 to promote mutual understanding and foster people-to-people relations between Australia and China.

Funding & Duration
ACC grants are intended to provide seed funding for innovative proposals in the priority areas of Economics and Trade, Society and Culture and Education and Science.

Please refer to the Guidelines for more information.

Submission
ACC 2013-14 EOIs can only be submitted online.
The link to the online application is available on the DFAT website

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

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

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

 

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