Research Branch Bulletin

 

INFORMATION SESSION
Friday, 5 April 2013
11.10am - 12.10pm

Florey Lecture Theatre, Medical School North (N103) Frome Road,
University of Adelaide

Presented by the High Comission of Canda, this session will provide information on Canadian research grants (all disciplines) available to academic staff and postgraduate students.

The session will cover funding available from Canada’s three major federal research councils:

• The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
• The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and
• The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

The High Commission of Canada will also provide information on the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships - and other grants offered by some of the provinces - as well as other non-government organisations.

For more information please contact cnbra.academic@international.gc.ca or Dr Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au.

All interested parties are welcome to attend. No RSVP is required.

 

SYMPOSIUM
15 - 17 May, 2013

University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

This symposium is designed for basic research scientists, oncologists and other health care professionals. The symposium aims to highlight Australasia’s research strengths, including recent developments in personalised pancreatic cancer therapy, and hypoxia-activated cancer drugs. Several of Australia’s leading researchers and seven international speakers will focus on the three key phases of cancer therapeutics development: Discovery, Pre-Clinical, and Clinical; with various aspects of basic and applied research in the field.

Key Dates - Call for Abstracts
15 March 2013 - Oral Abstract Deadline
5 April 2013 - Poster Abstract Deadline

Abstracts for all Conference presentations will be printed in the Conference booklet. The Program Committee will select some presentations for the oral program from the submitted abstracts and will notify those authors. Other submissions will be offered a poster presentation.

For more information and registration details, please visit:
http://lowycancersymposium.org/

 

The Research Branch recently hosted a forum addressing the Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) 2015 collection process. This outreach session, held on 22 February 2013, was conducted by Sam Grunhard, Director, ERA Evaluation and Outreach, Australian Research Council (ARC).

• Download the Presentation (PDF) - Sam Grunhard, ARC

Please visit the ARC website for more information.

For ERA 2015 updates and the ERA 2012 National Report, please visit:
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/dvcr/era/

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

Health Sciences

The Ramaciotti Establishment and Equipment Grants are awarded to individuals or groups in universities, public hospitals or institutes undertaking biomedical research.

These are awarded each year in two divisions: Establishment and Equipment. Establishment Grants provide financial support for emerging researchers, while Equipment Grants go towards the purchase of a major piece of equipment.

Funding
Grants of up to $75,000 are available.

Eligibility
Only one application for each type of Grant will be considered from:

• an individual department in a university or hospital
• a medical research institute or other institutes that are NHMRC administering institutions.

The applicant must not have more than five years’ post-doctoral experience (PhD or equivalent post graduate research qualification) as at 1 January 2013. Any career interruptions must be fully documented.

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.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/applications.htm

Health Sciences

 

DART projects will be considered across all diabetes research areas including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, basic science, clinical research and translational research. Projects focused on behavioural research and self management education/support are particularly encouraged. Projects focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and diabetes, cultural diversity and rural/remote health issues are also encouraged.

The following schemes are available for funding in 2014:

• The Type 2 Diabetes Underworks Millennium Award (up to $150,000)
• The Type 1 Diabetes Millennium Award (up to $150,000)
• Diabetes Australia Research Trust General Research Grants (several awarded, up to $60,000)
  

Guidelines
For eligibility and selection criteria for each of the above schemes, please refer to the Application Guidelines (PDF).

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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

Health Sciences

 

The purpose of the Vanguard Grants award is to provide funding to test the feasibility of innovative concepts in public health and/or health services (including clinical service delivery) which may lead to larger, more rigorous testing in the future. These projects will provide tangible outcomes with the potential to improve cardiovascular health. The award is designed to encourage research and innovation in clinical/public health interventions and cardiovascular health practices.

Funding & Duration
Grants are valued at up to $75,000 for one year.

Eligibility
Open to all cardiovascular researchers. (Note: This award does not fund basic clinical or biomedical research)

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/vanguard-grants.aspx

Health Sciences

 

The new Beat Cancer Project Blue Sky Cancer Research Funding scheme aims to provide financial support for research projects in biomedical science, applied population health, health sciences, and clinical fields. Funding will be allocated on a competitive basis. The scheme will support cancer research projects that show significant potential for future funding by granting bodies.

Funding & Duration
The Beat Cancer Project Blue Sky Cancer Research Funding scheme will generally be for one year commencing 1 July 2013. The maximum funding available for an individual application will be up to $100,000 for one year and possibly two years funding for exceptional applications, with the required equivalent dollar-for-dollar matched financial support from external sources. This matched funding must be from sources external to SAHMRI, Cancer Council SA and SA Government, must be new cash and must be evidenced by a letter of support.

Eligibility
Applications are invited from individual investigators as well as research teams. Applications from population health, clinical and health-science researchers will be welcomed, in addition to applications from basic biomedical researchers. The relevance of the research to cancer must be explicit in the application and research must be carried out in South Australia.

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

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

Please complete Section 3, Administering Institution, with the following details:

Name: Cadence Haynes
Dept: Research Branch          
Faculty: N/A  
Institution: The University of Adelaide        
Email of relevant contact person: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au 

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

 

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.sahmri.com/research/the-beat-cancer-project/apply-for-beat-cancer-project-funding

 

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 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

 

The purpose of the Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarship is to provide for one female investigator to undertake (in Australia or overseas) the investigation of social problems and/or a study in the field of social sciences. The investigation or study should be relevant to social conditions in South Australia and be capable of being applied for the benefit of the state.

Funding & Duration
The scholarship is valued at $25,000. The research project is to be completed within 18 months of commencement, and must be finalised by August 2015

Eligibility
You are eligible to apply if, on the application closing date, you:

• a female investigator between the age of 20 and 45 years of age
• are an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
• live in South Australia have lived in South Australia for at least five out of ten years immediately prior to the application date
• will be able to commence the scholarship project by February 2014 - or earlier
• will be able to carry out and complete the research project within 18 months of commencement - by August 2015
• will be using the scholarship to investigate or study contemporary issues in the field of social sciences relevant to South Australian social conditions

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 more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.sa.gov.au/

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

Sciences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

The Nature Foundation SA Inc is a non-profit body which raises funds to conserve and sustain South Australia's natural biodiversity. Since its inception, NFSA has raised many millions of dollars for on-the-ground projects, land conservation, education programs and vital research.

The Foundation currently invites funding for the following schemes in 2013:

PhD/Masters Grand-Start Scholarship Program
Each grant is to a maximum of $3,000 per annum for a maximum of three years. Each grant recipient must reapply on an annual basis to receive new grants in subsequent years. Decisions as to whether to continue funding a scholarship will be based on the performance report submitted by the grantee for the previous year, the comparative merit of other grant applications, and the consistency of the research with meeting NFSA’s conservation goals.

Honour Year Grand-Start Scholarship Program.
Each grant is to a maximum of $1,000.

The Wildlife Mysteries of Lake Eyre Research Fund
Lake Eyre is one of the driest places on one of the driest continents and yet it is probably most famous for its floods. Researchers have an unrivalled chance to discover some of the mysteries of how plants and animals cope with the irregular patterns of the inland. Research Grants, to a maximum of $6,000, are available for projects directed towards gaining vital information to protect the unique wildlife in the region of the Lake Eyre Basin and to learn how to better manage the inland environments.

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

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

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

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

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.naturefoundation.org.au/grants/

 

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

Health Sciences

 

AICR awards grants to support fundamental or translational research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. AICR will consider applications that include some clinical research in a project which is mostly basic or translational.  However, completely clinical applications, such as intervention studies, clinical trials, or health care delivery research, are beyond the remit of AICR.

Funding & Duration
AICR does not have a formal upper limit for the total cost of an application, but it should be noted that most of the three-year grants we award have a total budget of £200,000 or less. Projects are for a maximum of three years and can include funding for research staff (post doctoral and/or PhD students), consumables, essential items of equipment and travel.

Eligibility
Applications are welcome from non-profit research institutions anywhere in the world.

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.aicr.org.uk/applyingforagrant.stm

Sciences

 

The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) is a small, non-profit center. As part of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, CAAT is dedicated to improving health for both people and animals.

CAAT is currently soliciting projects that focus on the implementation of the NAS Report: Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy. Pre-Proposals are invited in the following areas:

• Proposals Relating to Toxicology
  Maximum grant amount is US $25,000 per year.
  
  Projects should be developed to provide mechanistic understanding and/or computational systems biology approaches, focused on in vitro responses to toxicants in human cells. Consideration should be given to the translation of this new method to evaluate/predict health outcomes.
  
  
• Proposal Relating to Refinement:
  See Science-Based Animal Welfare Awards – funded separately

Eligibility
Individuals from international institutions are welcome to apply.

Submission
Please forward your Pre-Proposal 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://caat.jhsph.edu/programs/grants/preproposal.html

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
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organisations proposing to advance knowledge on the reasons behind the divergent trends that have been observed in health and longevity at older ages, both across industrialised nations and across geographical areas in the United States.

Applications proposing secondary analysis, new data collection, calibration of measures across studies, development of innovative survey measures, and linkages to administrative sources are encouraged.

Companion Mechanisms
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/PA-files/PA-13-123.html (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/PA-files/PA-13-124.html (R21)

Funding & Duration
Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period 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-13-125.html

Health Sciences

 

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

Purpose of Grant
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to appeal to a broad audience of alcohol and HIV/AIDS researchers, including:

• alcohol researchers with no prior experience in HIV/AIDS research but with a keen appreciation for the relationship between problem drinking and HIV/AIDS and a strong interest in acquiring such experience.
  
  
• HIV/AIDS researchers with no prior alcohol research experience who realize the importance of more intensive alcohol interventions to improving clinical outcomes among HIV-infected individuals; and those with prior research experience in the area of co-occurring HIV/AIDS and alcohol and other substance abuse.

The primary objectives for this announcement are to increase research:

1. To characterise the relative importance of reducing alcohol misuse in the prevention of acquisition and transmission of HIV in order to identify and apply appropriate alcohol and HIV interventions as public health measures
   
   
2. To more fully understand and prevent the progression of HIV disease in the presence of continued alcohol exposure; and
   
   
3. To develop operational research frameworks for addressing the occurrence and persistence of infections in high-risk populations (e.g. minority women, young gay men, etc.), and translate findings into effective, culturally appropriate preventive and treatment interventions for these targeted populations.

Companion Mechanisms
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/PA-files/PA-13-120.html (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/PA-files/PA-13-122.html (R21)

Funding & Duration
The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed US $275,000. No more than US $200,000 may be requested in any single year. The maximum period for this award is 2 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-13-121.html

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

See also, the list of NHMRC Trip Fellowship Co-Funding Partners.

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

 

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

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 Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) offers small grants to Honours, Masters and PhD Students in Australian institutions to travel to national or international conferences or workshops relevant to both the student's research program in taxonomy or systematics and the ABRS Research Priorities.

Funding
A maximum of $1,000 is available for an international conference or workshop and $500 for travel within Australia.

Eligibility
Applications are invited from postgraduate students for travel bursaries to attend conferences and workshops relevant to studies in taxonomy or systematics.

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

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

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/funding-and-research/bursaries/index.html

Sciences

The Conservation Biology Grant is a program of the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia (NCSSA). The NCSSA Conservation Biology Grant aims to assist student research into aspects of conservation biology; and encourage students to share the results of research into conservation biology with the broader community.

The Conservation Biology Grant is likely to support research projects in South Australia which lead to:

• improved understanding of the conservation status of species or ecological communities
• recommendations to improve aspects of biodiversity conservation
• improved understanding of species or ecological community ecology
• improved understanding of threats to biodiversity
• improved management of threatening processes

Eligibility
Funding is only available to research students undertaking studies at Honours Degree, Graduate Diploma, Masters Degree or PhD level at accredited Universities. Funding for Undergraduate projects will only be available in exceptional circumstances.

Funding
Funding is available to support travel for the purposes of field-work or research, equipment purchase or hire, purchase of materials or promotion of research results. Salaries, bursaries and conference travel will not be funded. Applicants can apply for up to $1,000. However, applications for smaller amounts will be regarded favourably. The NCSSA reserves the right to partially fund a project.

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

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

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.ncssa.asn.au

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

Health Sciences

The Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research is awarded to a person who has made an outstanding discovery (or discoveries) in clinical or experimental biomedical research that has had an important impact on biomedical science, clinical medicine, or the way in which healthcare is delivered.

Prize
Medal and $50,000 grant.

Candidates for the Medal are provided by nomination only from professionals within the medical and scientific research community. The Foundation does not accept self-nominations. Previous nominees may be nominated again.

 

For nomination forms and further information, please visit:
http://www.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/applications.htm

 

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

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

H&SS

 

The Research Committee of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is calling for expressions of interest from members of the academic community for a publication support grant.

Funding
A grant of up to $7,500 will be made to facilitate the publication of an original and high quality book on a contemporary topic of major relevance to Australian foreign policy, incorporating some transnational or comparative perspectives.

Funds can be utilised as a publishing subvention or spent on defraying the cost of hosting a workshop for contributors to an edited volume, airfares for international authors or on general research assistance. The AIIA can also make in-kind contributions such as hosting a workshop at one of its state branches or at its National Office in Canberra and/or helping with the preparation of the publication manuscript.

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.aiia.asn.au/act-papers/doc_download/1178-eoi-publication-support-grant

Multidisciplinary

 

The purpose of this program is to establish or facilitate scientific cooperation between Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) and Australian scientists by providing seed funds to initiate or strengthen existing research ties that will enable joint applications to various national and international research funding programs. Applicants from all areas of research are welcome to submit a proposal.

Eligibility
The Primary Investigator (PI) must be an Australian Senior Scientist (or higher rank), and work collaboratively with a Weizmann Institute Senior Scientist (or higher rank).

Funding & Duration
AUD $70,000 is available per year for both WIS and WA PIs combined, to be divided at the discretion of the PIs. Awards are for 2 years.

Submission
Please forward a copy of your application by 8 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://weizmann.org.au/in-australia/fostering-collaborations/

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

 

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.

Scholarship Funding
Each year Dan David Prize laureates donate twenty scholarships of US $15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and postdoctoral students of exceptional promise in their chosen fields for the current year. Ten scholarships are awarded to doctoral and post-doctoral students at universities throughout the world and ten scholarships at Tel Aviv University.

A research field is chosen each year to align with each of the Foundation's three funding epochs - the Past, Present, and Future - representing 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.

Eligibility
The Dan David Prize is granted according to merit, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation.

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

Health Sciences

 

Cure Cancer Australia Foundation funds early-career researchers as Chief Investigator of their project, in order to advance their research and to increase their competitiveness for funding from other granting agencies in the future. Cure Cancer Australia Foundation wishes to fund innovative, high-achieving, early-career researchers, and will be assessing the applicant’s track record (relative to opportunity) and publications.

Funding
Funding is available at $100,000 per year (GST exclusive), with 1 and 2-year grants available.

Eligibility
Project grants will be awarded in any field of research (including basic laboratory, epidemiology, psychosocial, translational, and clinical) into malignant disease, to provide “start up” funding to support post-doctoral researchers with less than seven years post-doctoral or less than seven years post-MBBS experience at the time of application.

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.curecancer.org.au/Research/CurrentFundingOpportunities.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science are the nation's most prestigious and highly regarded awards for excellence in science and science teaching. Five prizes are awarded annually to Australian citizens or permanent residents each year and these are the:

• Prime Minister's Prize for Science ($300,000)
• Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year ($50,000)
• Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year ($50,000)
• Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools ($50,000)
• Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools ($50,000)

Eligibility
Nominations are open to Australian citizens or to those who hold permanent resident status in Australia.

 

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