Research Branch Newsletter - Main Body

News and Information

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Type

Faculty

Internal Due Date

Sally Birch Fellowship - Cancer Council Australia

CURRENT

Research Branch Mailing List

The Research Branch has established a mailing list for researchers interested in research related news. The list circulates information on the major schemes and other funding opportunities, information sessions, prizes, general information relevant to researchers, as well as the Research Branch newsletter.

You can subscribe and find information regarding the subscription here http://list.adelaide.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/allresearchers-v.researchbranch

Funding Opportunities

The Funding Opportunities page - http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/funding/opps.html - on the Research Branch website provides access to all ARC and NHMRC opportunities as well as the rural and natural resources R&D corporations. In addition, you can also access the myriad of other funding opportunities available in the Current List of Funding Opportunities and the Comprehensive List of Funding Opportunities. Also, you might like to look further at the funding opportunity databases listed such as SPIN or Grants.Gov.

2008 DEEWR Publications Collection

Internal Deadline

Researchers and school coordinators are reminded that DEEWR (formerly DEST) publications are due in Research Branch by the end of March. We expect to receive and check over 2500 papers before the June deadline.

Many thanks to those coordinators who have begun to submit papers on a progressive basis.

More information can be found on our website at

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/rb/pub/

Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

Internal Deadline

(1) Fundamentals of Program Planning

This course is centered on the belief that "it's all about the program." This intensive course will teach professional program development essentials and program evaluation. While most grant writing "workshops" treat program development and evaluation as separate from the writing of a proposal, this class will teach students the relationship between overall program planning and grant writing.

(2) Professional Grant Writing

Designed for both the novice and experienced grant writer, this course will make each student an overall proposal writing specialist. In addition to teaching the basic components of a grant proposal, successful approaches, and the do's and don'ts of grant writing, this course is infused with expert principles that will lead to a mastery of the process. Strategy resides at the forefront of this course's intent to illustrate grant writing as an integrated, multidimensional, and dynamic endeavour. Each student will learn to stop writing the grant and to start writing the story. Ultimately, this class will illustrate how each component of the grant proposal represents an opportunity to use proven techniques for generating support.

(3) Grant Research

At its foundation, this course will address the basics of foundation, corporation, and government grant research. However, this course will teach a strategic funding research approach that encourages students to see research not as something they do before they write a proposal, but as an integrated part of the grant seeking process. Students will be exposed to online and database research tools, as well as publications and directories that contain information about foundation, corporation, and government grant opportunities. Focusing on funding sources and basic social science research, this course teaches students how to use research as part of a strategic grant acquisition effort.

Registration

$997.00 USD tuition includes all materials and certificates.

The Grant Institute

Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney

June 23 - 25, 2008

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Complete the online registration form at www.thegrantinstitute.com under Register Now. We'll send your confirmation by e-mail.

The Jack Brockhoff Foundation - Research Grants

Internal Deadline

The Jack Brockhoff Foundation (JBF) was established in 1979 by the late Sir Jack Brockhoff. Its purpose is to provide philanthropic support to organisations whose activities are designed to have a positive and enduring impact on the health and well-being of communities

Applications are invited from eligible organisations who meet the following criteria:

• Have a broad community reach and profile;
• Demonstrate sound management and service excellence in meeting clients’ needs;
• Have a high degree of community and/or volunteer involvement; and
• Connect their operations with the community they seek to assist.

The Foundation is particularly interested in providing seed funding for new projects. This is especially the case where the project’s objectives will potentially deliver sustainable, medium to long-term benefits for the broader community. Applications for projects which involve partnerships with other non-for-profit organisations working collaboratively to address a community need are encouraged.

Please visit their website for priority funding areas and application guidelines. They are available at : http://www.brockhoff.info/guidelines.htm

NHMRC Partnership Project Awards - Call for Applications

Internal Deadline

NHMRC partnership Projects is the first funding scheme to be called under the NHMRC Partnerships Initiative which was designed by NHMRC to meet the need for a more effective integration of evidence into health policy and service delivery.

Funding under this initiative will support partnership among policy makes, managers, service providers and researchers to work together from defining research questions through to undertaking research and interpreting the findings. The initiative will focus on informing the decisions that influence health and wellbeing through changes in the delivery, organisation, funding and access to health services and programs.

Researchers and policy agencies, in partnership, are invited to submit applications.

Further information and application forms are available from NHMRC website at: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/partnerships.htm

Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) - EBEWE Pharma Oncology Pharmacy Grants

Internal Deadline

EBEWE Pharma is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of highly active pharmaceutical parenterals, producing a wide range of cytotoxic solutions presented in innovative, award winning packaging.

The grants are designed to offer support for a wide range of research and professional development activities in oncology pharmacy or oncology pharmacy management. Activities can include, but are not limited to: international study tours; preceptorships; international and local travel to relevant conferences; and research projects specifically in relation to oncology pharmacy practice. Applicants must be working or teaching in the field of oncology or managing a unit that provides oncology pharmacy service.

$20,000 is available in 2008. The grant comprises of two parts.
1. Research Grant(s) totalling $10,000
2. and Travel Grant(s) totalling $10,000.

Click here for the flyer. For more information and application process, please visit their website: http://www.shpa.org.au/docs/ga_details.html#list2

Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) - DBL Development Fund

Internal Deadline

In 2008 the DBL Development Fund will provide $40,000 to assist SHPA members undertake:
1. research projects
2. development activities such as attendance at conferences, seminars, study tours.

Please download the flyer for this grant which includes further information and application process.

Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation - Research Grants 2009

Internal Deadline

The Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation is a private, self funded medical research body whose resolve is the promotion and encouragement of medical research into all fields of the medical sciences, throughout Australia.

The Foundation meets its goals by annually giving research grants within an ever widening group of research categories that it decides to support.

The Foundation has a personal approach towards the granting of research funds and this is appreciated by our recipients, often expressed at our Grants Dinner held in late March each year.

Application for the 2009 research grants commenced in July 2008 in the following categories;

Brain Sciences, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Lung Disease (other than cancer), Rheumatology, Vision Sciences and the medical application of Genetic research.

For detailed information and application guidelines, please visit their website at: http://www.cooperfoundation.org.au/application.html

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF)- Climate Change and Productivity Research Program: Expressions of Interest

Internal Deadline

The government has commenced consultation with the agriculture and forestry sectors on their inclusion in the emissions trading scheme and the timeframe for that inclusion. The overarching objective of Australia's Farming Future is to equip farmers, foresters and fishers to adapt and adjust to the impact of climate change and to manage their emissions.

Projects must research one of the research priorities:
1. Managing emissions:
Priority 1 - Reducing nethane emissions
Priority 2 - Reducing nitrous oxide emissions
Priority 3 - Life cycle assessments

2. Better soil management
3. Adapting to a changing climate

Please visit their website for further full details and application forms:
http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/australias-farming-future/climate-change-and-productivity-research

Cancer Institute NSW Research Grants - Invitation for Applications

Internal Deadline

Applications are Invited for Cancer Institute NSW Research Grants

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government agency dedicated to the control and cure of cancer through prevention, detection, innovation, research and information. The Cancer Institute NSW Research Program develops cancer research capacity in NSW by increasing the number, quality and international competitiveness of cancer researchers in NSW. Applicants may be engaged in any discipline of research relevant to cancer, including, but not limited to: Behavioural; Biomedical; Clinical; Epidemiological; Health Economics; Psychosocial and Health Services.

Applications will open on the 4th August 2008 and close on the 10th October
2008 for the following Research Grants:

Career Development and Support Fellowships - Future Research Leaders:
provide funding opportunities for interstate and international researchers wishing to locate to NSW to undertake a substantial program of research. To develop and support researchers who can demonstrate significant ability and potential as a future cancer research leader.
Salary of the Fellow, project funds and relocation costs up to $250,000 p.a.
for 5 years.

Research Equipment Grants: support research equipment for which there is a clearly demonstrated need, that is widely accessible and fully utilised by cancer researchers through innovative sharing arrangements.
Between $50,000 - $300,000.

Research Innovation Grants: provide project startup funds/proof of concept costs to leverage funding from other agencies (eg NHMRC, ARC, Philanthropic etc). Up to $50,000 for 1 year.

Although research must be undertaken within NSW applications are encouraged from interstate and international researchers as well as those currently working in NSW.

Guidelines and application forms will be available from 4th August 2008
http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au

Eli Lilly - Investigator Initiated Trials (Research Grants) -Cycle 4, Cycle 5 & Cycle 6

Internal Deadlines

Lilly is committed to supporting projects which improve patient care, disease state awareness, provide educational information to the medical community or support initiatives in the local community. The following are examples of grants that Lilly will consider for funding:

1. Healthcare professional education
2. Patient education programs concerning disease state awareness or general health issues.

There is no funding limit, however, the grant application will be measured against the merits of the research proposal to how much funding will be allocated.

For full details and application guidelines, please visit their website:
https://www.lilly.com.au/ela/display/pagecontent.cfm?object_id=480

Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research - Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund (Round 3)

Internal Deadlines

The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) facilitates and supports science and technology research cooperation between Australia and India. The AISRF assists Australian researchers to increase their participation in leading edge scientific research with Indian counterparts, raises the profile of Australian research, and supports the development of strategic alliances between Australian and Indian researchers.

Competitive funding support is available for collaborative projects and workshops covering a range of mutually agreed priority areas. Under the Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund, these areas are: vaccines and medical diagnostics; biomedical devices and implants; nutraceuticals and functional foods; transgenic crops; stem cells; and bioremediation.

Further information, guidelines and application procedure are available on their website at:
https://grants.innovation.gov.au/AISRF/Pages/BiotechnologyFund.aspx

Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research - Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (Round 3)

Internal Deadlines

The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) facilitates and supports science and technology research cooperation between Australia and India. The AISRF assists Australian researchers to increase their participation in leading edge scientific research with Indian counterparts, raises the profile of Australian research, and supports the development of strategic alliances between Australian and Indian researchers.

Competitive funding support is available for collaborative projects and workshops covering a range of mutually agreed priority areas. Priority areas for the Indo-Australian Science and Technology Fund are: agricultural research; environment sciences; astronomy and astrophysics; microelectronic devices and materials; nanotechnology; renewable energy; marine science; and earth systems science.

Further information, guidelines and application procedure are available on their website at: https://grants.innovation.gov.au/AISRF/Pages/STFund.aspx

Epilepsy Society of Australia - ESA Asian-Oceanian Fellowship in Clinical Epileptology

Internal Deadline

The Society is a professional organisation for clinicians, scientists and technologists involved in the diagnosis, treatment and research of epilepsy in Australia. The purposes of the Society are to:
1. Improve the medical care of people affected by epilepsy in Australia
2. Foster a greater scientific understanding of all aspects of epilepsy through support of research
3. Promote the exchange of medical and scientific information related to epilepsy

The ESA offers a 12 month scholarship for a junior physician, generally a neurologist or paediatric neurologist, from the Asian-Oceanian region to further their training in epilepsy at a centre in Australia. Academic backing from the applicant's own institution is required. The candidate should be committed to the care of patients with epilepsy, preferably in the setting of a public hospital.

Please see the information flyer for the above mentioned opportunity. Further information can also be found at:
http://www.epilepsy-society.org.au/pages/fellowships.php

Epilepsy Society of Australia - UCB Pharma Fellowship

Internal Deadline

The Society is a professional organisation for clinicians, scientists and technologists involved in the diagnosis, treatment and research of epilepsy in Australia. The purposes of the Society are to:
1. Improve the medical care of people affected by epilepsy in Australia
2. Foster a greater scientific understanding of all aspects of epilepsy through support of research
3. Promote the exchange of medical and scientific information related to epilepsy

UCB Pharma Australia sponsors an annual fellowship administered by the ESA. The aim of the fellowship is to fund the salary of a young physician undertaking specialised training in epilepsy. The fellowship is tenable at any Australian teaching hospital or University for a maximum of 12 months. The financial remuneration made available for the fellowship is AUD $35,000 for a one year period. Evaluation of candidates and proposals is performed by the Education Subcommittee of the ESA and the Medical Director of UCB Pharma Australia, or their nominee.

Please see the information flyer for the above mentioned opportunity. Further information can also be found at:
http://www.epilepsy-society.org.au/pages/fellowships.php

Foundation for High Blood Pressure - 2009 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Deadline

The Foundation is offering a two-year postdoctoral fellowship for a research project in hypertension or related fields in basic, clinical or public health areas at an Australian institution.

In 2009 the amount paid to the employing institution will be $105,000. This amount is based on a salary of around $70,000 per annum, 34.5% on-costs and a further $10,000 for research support. The actual salary level to be paid will depend on the scale used at the employing institution.

Applications are open to Australian citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must have had not less than five years and nor more than ten years post-PhD research experience (excluding time out for, for example, family reasons).

For more information and application procedure please visit:
http://www.hbprca.com.au/hbp-foundation

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Research Grants (seed funding)

Deadline

This grant mechanism is intended to encourage the development of new information that contributes to the understanding of the basic etiology and pathogenesis of CF. In addition, consideration will be given to those projects that provide insight into the development of information that may contribute to the development of new therapies for CF. All proposals must be hypothesis driven, and sufficient preliminary data must be provided to justify CFF support. Information derived from such studies will hopefully lead to submission to other funding agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Support is available for $90,000 per year (plus 8% indirects) for a period of two years, at which time a grant may be competitively renewed for an additional year of funding. Please review the Policies and Guidelines for complete submission information.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Pilot and Feasibility Awards (seed funding)

Deadline

These grants are for developing and testing new hypotheses and/or new methods, and to support promising new investigators as they establish themselves in research areas relevant to CF. Proposed work must be hypothesis-driven and must reflect innovative approaches to critical questions in CF research.

The award is not meant to support continuation of programs begun under other granting mechanisms. Up to $40,000 per year (plus 8% indirects) for two years may be requested. Please review the Policies and Guidelines for complete submission information.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Promise Grants (PG)

Internal Deadline

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is excited to announce the release of Promise Grants for the 2008-2009 Research Program. The Request for Applications (RFA) is now available at www.komen.org/grants or www.komengrantsaccess.org.

Promise Grants – Promise Grants provide up to $1.5M annually over five years to support programs with collaborative and cross-disciplinary research projects that provide integrated approaches to solving critical challenges to the rapid translation of scientific discoveries into new or enhanced clinical tools and applications that have the greatest potential to significantly reduce breast cancer incidence and/or mortality within the next decade. Integrated programs of research projects addressing critical challenges in population disparities in breast cancer outcomes and triple negative breast cancer are of special interest and may receive funding priority. Pre-applications are required prior to starting a full application.

Pre-Application Due – September 18, 2008 (Internal).
Full Application Due – November 27, 2008 (Internal).

Information about Komen’s Research Program and details about funding opportunities are available from Susan G. Komen for the Cure at: http://www.komen.org/grants. 

Applications are submitted online. Please forward a copy of the application along with a completed Grants Application Coversheet to Don McMaster: don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Children with Leukaemia Foundation - Research Grants

Internal Deadline

The Children with Leukaemia Foundation provide funding for scientists and clinicians in the UK and abroad to carry out research into all aspects of childhood leukaemia. This includes research into the causes and prevention of the disease and the development of improved treatments for childhood leukaemia.

The Children with Leukaemia Foundation will give priority to projects investigating the influence of environmental risk factors on the basic biological mechanisms of childhood leukaemia development. The Foundation is interested in the investigation of how mutations arise and their relevance to the aetiology of childhood leukaemia.

Funds will be provided for up to three years for the employment of staff and the purchase of essential consumables for projects. Equipment will only be funded as part of an application - grants will not be provided solely for the purchase of equipment.

Detailed information about funding , guidelines and application procedure can be found at:
http://www.leukaemia.org/what-we-do/fund-research/works/research-grants

Stanley Medical Research Institute- Treatment Trials for Schizophrenia
and Bipolar Disorder

Internal Deadline

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the direct testing of new treatments
for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The awards are granted for a maximum of $300,000 per year for up to
three years, depending on the stage of development of the compounds to be tested and the type of trial required. This grant scheme places a limit on the amount of funding that can be sought to cover the University's indirect cost recovery for overheads. You need to include a request for 15% of the direct costs in your budget for indirect cost expenditure.

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the direct testing of new treatments for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The deadline for treatment trial proposals is October 1 of each year. The awards are granted for a maximum of $300,000 per year for up to three years, depending on the stage of development of the compounds to be tested and the type of trial required.

For more information and application instructions, please visit their website at:
http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/TreatmentTrials/Overview/
tabid/158/Default.aspx

The National Ataxia Foundation - Fellowship Award

Internal Deadline

NAF research awards are for new and innovative studies that are relevant to the cause, pathogenesis or treatment of the hereditary or sporadic ataxias.
Post-doctoral fellowship awards are to serve as a bridge from post-doctoral positions to junior faculty positions.

Applicants should have completed at least one year of post-doctoral training, but not more than two at the time of application, and should have shown a commitment to research in the field of ataxia. The award will permit individuals to spend an additional third year in a post-doctoral position and increase chances to establish an independent ataxia research program. A letter from the mentor should outline a program of studies for the applicant, and delineate the candidate’s future plans. It is anticipated that the average funds granted will be in the $35,000 to $45,000 range.

Note :Please submit a brief e-mail with your intentions to apply for NAF funding, including a full title of your research proposal, on or before August 15th to: naf@ataxia.org.

For further information regarding this opportunity and application procedure please visit: http://www.ataxia.org/research/ataxia-research-grants.aspx

The National Ataxia Foundation - Friedreich's Ataxia Special Projects Award

Internal Deadline

This Friedreich's Ataxia Special Projects Award is for new and innovative studies that are relevant to the cause, pathogenesis or treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia. Due to the generous support from NAF’s donors, these additional funds are available to support FRDA research through this Friedreich’s Ataxia Special Projects Award. Each recipient will receive $100,000 per year for two (2) years based on performance.

Note: Please submit a brief e-mail with your intentions to apply for NAF funding, including a full title of your research proposal, on or before August 15th to naf@ataxia.org.

For further information regarding this opportunity and application procedure please visit: http://www.ataxia.org/research/ataxia-research-grants.aspx

US National Gallery of Art: Centre for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts - Visiting Senior Fellowship Program, 2009–2010

Internal Deadline

US National Gallery of Art announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period.

Applications will be considered for research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period. Applications are also solicited from scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis, interpretation, and criticism of visual form.

Visiting senior fellowships are intended for those who have held the PhD for five years or more or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment at the time of application. Individuals currently affiliated with the National Gallery of Art are not eligible for the visiting senior fellowship program. Visiting senior fellowships are awarded without regard to the age or nationality of applicants. Applications are reviewed by an external selection committee composed of scholars in the history of art and related disciplines. Outside readers may assist in the evaluation of proposals.

Further details and application procedure with regards to this opportunity are available at: http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvavissen.htm

Relevant Research Branch Contact - Don McMaster (#33347) don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Co-operative Research Programme - Research Fellowships

Internal Deadline

The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP): Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems was established in 1979 to strengthen co-operative efforts among research scientists and institutions.

Scientists, who are nationals or permanent residents of an OECD member country participating in this Programme, can apply for a Research Fellowship under one of the 3 Research Themes of the Programme.

Theme 1: The Natural Resources Challenge
Theme 2: Sustainability in Practice
Theme 3: Food Chain

The 2005-2009 Programme promotes international co-operation in priority areas of basic and applied agro-food research through the sponsorship of conferences and research fellowships in one of 3 themes (link).

Please click here for the information brochure. In addition, further information regarding this opportunity can also be found on their website:
http://www.oecd.org/about/0,2337,en_2649_33903
_1_1_1_1_37401,00.html

DAAD - Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists

Internal Deadline

Objective
These grants and scholarships aim to provide foreign academics and scientists working in higher education or at research institutes with an opportunity to carry out a research project at a state (public) or state-recognised higher education institution or non-university research institute in Germany.

Duration
Depending on the applicant's work schedule, the research stay will last between one and three months.

Value
Depending on the applicant's academic status, the monthly award will amount to 1,840 euros for assistant lecturers, assistant professors and young lecturers, and 1,990 euros for professors, in exceptions, 2,240 euros.
In addition to these payments, the DAAD generally will pay an appropriate flat-rate travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source.

Requirements
•  Applications for DAAD research stays are open to excellently-qualified academics and scientists who should generally hold a doctorate/PhD. All applicants must be working in higher education or at a research institute in their home country.
•  Besides their previous academic achievements (for example, recent publications), the most important selection criterion is a convincing and well-planned research project to be completed during the stay in Germany. This must have been coordinated and agreed with a research collaboration partner at the chosen host institute in Germany . Written confirmation of the research cooperation, including express reference to the applicant's project, must be included with the application papers.
•  The application must provide proof of a workplace being provided at the host institute.
•  DAAD support for a research stay can only be awarded once in any three-year period.
•  Former fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation are requested to contact the Humboldt-Foundation first.

Application papers
•  Detailed information on the application papers which need to be submitted can be found on the Application Form for "Research Stays and Study Visits for University Academics and Scientists" ("Forschungs- und Arbeitsaufenthalte ausländischer Hochschullehrer und Wissenschaftler" – in printed form blue), which can be obtained here.

Application address and deadlines:

Deadlines:
30 September for stays to run from February of the following year,
31 March for stays to run from August of the same year.

Please submit the application with a completed and signed Grant Application Coversheet to Dr Don McMaster (#33347, don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au) at the Research Branch by the 22 September 2008.

The Gerald R. Ford Foundation - Research Travel Grants Program

Internal Deadline

The Gerald R. Ford Foundation awards grants of up to $2,000 each in support of research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. A grant defrays travel, living, and photocopy expenses of a research trip to the Ford Library. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply, but they will be responsible for the costs of travel between their home country and North America. The grants only cover travel within North America.

For frequently asked questions and information on how to apply are available on their website: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/foundationgrants.asp

United States Institute of Peace -Annual Grant Competition

Internal Deadline

The Grant Program expands the work of the Institute by investing in individuals, universities, nonprofit organizations and civil society organizations around the world.The Grant Program, part of the Grant and Fellowship Program, increases the breadth and depth of the Institute's work by supporting peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations

The Annual Grant Competition supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education and training programs, and the production of films, radio programs and other media.

Detailed information on how to apply, guidelines and forms can be found on their website at: http://www.usip.org/grants/index.html#apply.

The Getty Research Institute - Library Research Grants

Deadline

Library Research Grants provide partial, short-term support for costs relating to travel and living expenses to scholars whose research requires use of specific collections housed in the Research Library at the Getty Research Institute. A Library Research Grant is not a prerequisite for obtaining access to the Research Library.

Library Research Grants are intended for scholars of all nationalities and at any level who demonstrate a compelling need to use materials housed in the Research Library, and whose place of residence is more than eighty miles from the Getty Center. Projects must relate to specific items in the library collection.

Further information about this opportunity and application forms and guidelines are available on their website at: http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/research_libraryfellow.html

The Getty Research Institute - Villa Pre & Postdoctoral Fellowships

Deadline

Villa Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Villa's annual theme. The theme for 2009-2010 is The Display of Art. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Villa in Malibu, where they pursue research to complete their dissertations or to expand them for publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in periodic meetings devoted to the annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

Applications are welcome from scholars of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Predoctoral fellowship applicants must have advanced to candidacy by the time of the fellowship start date and expect to complete their dissertations during the fellowship period. (Predoctoral fellows who receive their doctorate while in residence automatically become Postdoctoral fellows.) Postdoctoral fellowship applicants must have received their degree no earlier than 2003.

Further information about this opportunity and application forms and guidelines are available on their website at:
http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/Research_villaprepost.html

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) - Request for Applications

Internal Deadline

In an effort to advance talented women in leadership positions, including those from underrepresented backgrounds, the NIH this month published a Request for Applications (RFA) to support research on causal factors and interventions that influence the careers of women in biomedical and behavioural science and engineering.  The initiative, hosted by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), will provide US $2 to $3 million to fund up to eight R01 awards in fiscal year 2009. 

The focus will be on causal factors explaining the career patterns of women in biomedical and behavioural science and engineering.  It also hopes to test the efficacy of programs designed to eliminate sex/gender disparities and to promote the careers of women in these fields.  Areas of interest include:

• family and economic circumstances;
• institutional/departmental environment and organizational structure;
• disciplinary culture or practices; and
• issues related to broader social and cultural contexts. 

For more information on RFA-GM-09-012:  Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioural Science and Engineering (R01), visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-012.html. and http://womeninscience.nih.gov/funding/index.asp

The NIH closing date is the 22 October 2008 with an internal closing date of 15 October 2008. Applications are submitted electronically though grants.gov and copies including the University of Adelaide Grant Application Coversheet are to be forwarded to Don McMaster (don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au)

Victoria Law Foundation - General Grants

Internal Deadline

Victoria Law Foundation is an independent, community benefit organisation making law accessible. Each year they award more than $1/2M in cash grants and the same again of in-kind support for innovative projects.

General Grants are for larger projects with budgets over $5,000 (exc GST) and are allocated by the Foundation’s Grants Subgroup. General Grants combine what were previously called Project Grants and Legal Information Grants.

Although not a requirement, General Grants tend to support larger scale projects that may take place over an extended period. General Grants will only be awarded for projects that fall with the Foundation’s statutory objects and comply with the Foundation’s guiding principles.

The Foundation accepts applications from most organisations. However, the Foundation only accepts applications from individuals in exceptional circumstances. For more information application procedure please visit their website: http://www.victorialaw.org.au/general_grants.asp

World Community Grid - Request for Proposals (4th Quarter)

Internal Deadline

The World Community Grid invites researchers to apply to use its powerful grid technology at no cost for projects that benefit humanity. Grid technology enables researchers to access tremendous amounts of power, exceeding that of several supercomputers, to run complex computations and to accelerate the pace of their research.

Research projects that benefit from grid technology are those that perform computations that require millions of computer processing units (CPUs) and that can be divided into smaller independent computations.

Examples of potential fields of study include:
1. Natural disasters and hunger - earthquake warning, information on improving crop yields and livestock production, and evaluation of the supply of critical natural resources such as water.
2. Environmental research - meteorology and severe weather warning, pollution, remediation, climate modelling, and others
3. Genomics and disease - functions of proteins that are coded by human genes and how they might relate to cures for common diseases
4. New and existing infectious disease research - development of treatments for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), etc.

Further information and proposal guidelines can be found at:
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/
viewSubmitAProposal.do

Cancer Research Institute - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Deadline

The Irvington Institute Fellowship Program of the Cancer Research Institute, answers the need for more researchers in the field of cancer immunology. It supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in cancer immunology or general immunology.

The fellowship provides stipends of $40,000 for the first year, $42,000 for the second year and $44,000 for the third year. In addition, an allowance of $1,500 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at sponsor’s discretion to help pay for the fellow’s research supplies, travel to scientific meetings or health insurance.

Applicants must:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Work can be carried out in the United States or abroad but must take place at non-profit institutions.
5. Only one fellow per sponsor may apply per application round, and faculty sponsors may not have more than three CRI-supported fellows at any time.

Please visit their website for full details and application guidelines:
http://www.cancerresearch.org/FellowshipApplication.html

Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)- Grains Industry Senior Fellowships

Internal Deadline

Grains Industry Senior Fellowships (SFs) are available to senior R&D personnel seeking to enhance their experience and potential to contribute to the work of the GRDC at an institution in Australia or overseas.

Support will generally be up to a maximum of $50,000, but can exceed this amount in special circumstances where the GRDC considers these to exist. This will be provided for one year.

This grant scheme is recognised as an Australian Competitive Grant and budgets should not include any funding to cover the University's indirect cost recovery for overheads. The University obtains funding of its overheads from the Department of Education, Science and Training through other mechanisms.

More information regarding this opportunity including application procedure can be found on their website:
http://www.grdc.com.au/director/apply/Training%20Awards/Grains%20
Industry%20Senior%20Fellowships%20(SF)

European University Institute - Max Weber Fellowships

Deadline

The Max Weber Programme is the largest postdoctoral programme for young researchers in the social sciences and humanities in Europe. It is funded by the European Commission (DG Education) and hosted by the European University Institute in Florence.

1. The basic stipend is € 2,000 per month.
2. Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI. The amount of the fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum €1250 per month) depending on the amount of the additional income.
3. If applicable, family allowances will be added to the basic stipend.

Max Weber Fellowships are open to candidates who have received their Ph.D. or officially been accepted for defense by the time of the start of the programme (1 September). The Programme offers 1–2 year fellowships to junior post-docs who have received a doctorate in economics, history, law or political and social sciences in the last 5 years.Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Max Weber Fellowships.

For further information and application guidelines, please visit their website at:
http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/MaxWeberFellowships/

Management Education Research Institute - 2008 Call for Proposals

Deadline

The MERIInstitute invites research proposals that investigate issues of value
to the graduate management education community. Topic areas of interest include,
but are not limited to:

1. Impact of policies and procedures involved in selecting students for admission
to graduate schools of business
2. Relationships between student and/or school characteristics and progress
through the graduate management education "pipeline" from recruitment through
admission, matriculation and graduation
3. Factors influencing changes in the characteristics (demographic, socioeconomic,
psychological and educational) of students seeking and gaining admission to graduate
schools of business Effects of industry and market conditions on demands for graduate management education.

Please visit their website for further information and proposal submission guidelines:
http://www.gmac.com/gmac/ResearchandTrends/MERInstitute/
MERInstitute_Grants_Home.htm

Sally Birch Fellowship - Cancer Council Australia

Internal Deadline

Aimed at addressing current gaps in cancer control activity, the Sally Birch Fellowship in Cancer Control (2009-11) is now open to applicants across the broad spectrum of cancer control, including research, policy and program development. 

The fellowship encompasses any intervention that will reduce the impact of cancer on the community, from primary cancer prevention to screening, diagnosis, treatment, support and palliative care.

Applicants may be employed by a state or territory Cancer Council or other not-for-profit organisation, providing there is a clear link to and sponsorship by a state or territory Cancer Council. The fellowship covers a period of three years and may be undertaken part-time or full-time.

The package is valued at $100,000 per annum, including support for the fellow, salary and on-costs, with funds administered by the sponsoring state or territory Cancer Council.

For an information flyer, guidelines and application information please visit their website at:
http://www.cancer.org.au/Healthprofessionals/Fellowships.htm

Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship

Internal Deadline

The Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship Programme provides a framework for established academics with an international reputation for the pursuit of research at the Institute.

Fellows carry out their research in one of the Institute's four departments. The departments invite fellows to participate in the activities which they organize (seminars, workshops, colloquia). They also hope that fellows will make contact with researchers with the same academic interests as them, and they may be involved in the teaching and thesis supervision tasks of Institute’s professors. Fellows may be associated with one of the research projects under way at the Institute.

The monthly grant is € 3000 for fellows on unpaid leave. Successful applicants benefiting from other salaries must disclose this to the EUI, as the amount of the fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate in function of the additional income.

The fellowships will be for 3 to 10 months (candidates are invited to indicate the intended length of stay in their application noting that fellowships will generally not be awarded for the months of July and August). The Department of Political and Social Sciences normally expects the fellows to stay a minimum of 5 months.

Further information regarding application guidelines and conditions of award please click on the following website:
http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/SeniorFellowships/Index.shtml

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)- Australia-China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA): Exchange Projects

Internal Deadline

ACACA funds exchange projects with an agricultural focus. The agreement promotes agricultural cooperation between Australia and China. DAFF and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture jointly fund and administer the Agreement. The objective of ACACA is to promote bilateral agricultural cooperation, covering all activities relating to agriculture, fisheries and forestry, from inputs and technology to food processing and distribution.

Further information regarding application guidelines and form can be found at: http://www.daff.gov.au/market-access-trade/iac/acaca#value

International Research Linkages- Canadian High Commission

Internal Deadline

This program is designed to facilitate international collaboration within the academic community while fostering the development of permanent exchange networks by providing assistance to teams of researchers from Canada and one or more countries in order to organize seminars or other forms of research linkages.

To be eligible, a proposal must meet the following requirements:
1. Be submitted by at least two research teams, one of which is based at a Canadian university;
2. Each team shall be actively engaged in a research related to the linkages project;
3. Show that this proposal's goal is to foster academic mobility and exchange of information and not to finance research;
4. Include a strategy to pursue linkages after the initial activity;
5. Application must be submitted in either English or French.

Full details and application guidelines can be found at the following website:
http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/newweb/sample2/IRL_en.asp?shownav=4

Canada-Asia-Pacific Award - Canadian High Commission

Deadline

The CAPA is designed to support scholars in universities or research institutes in the Asia-Pacific region to undertake short term research, including collaborative research, contributing to the understanding of bilateral and multilateral relations between Canada and this region.

While applications from all disciplines will be accepted, priority will be given to proposals that have policy relevance for Canada and Canada's foreign policy. For instance, Democracy and Rule of Law, Economic Development and Prosperity, Environment, Managing Diversity, North American Partnership, Peace and Security. Comparative studies will be given the most priority.

Full details and application guidelines can be found at the following website:
http://www.acsanz.org.au/funding.html#capa

Faculty Enrichment Program - Canadian High Commission

Deadline

The FEP is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of Canada abroad by assisting academics in higher education institutions to develop and teach courses about Canada in their own discipline, as part of their regular teaching workload. The program enables academic FEP award holders to gather the necessary information and material on Canada to devise a new course on Canada, or to modify or extend significantly the Canadian component of an existing course.

While applications from all disciplines will be accepted, priority will be given to projects that have policy relevance for Canada and Canada's foreign policy. For instance; Democracy and Rule of Law, Economic Development, Environment, Managing Diversity, North American Partnership, Peace and Security.

For full details and application forms please visit the following website:
http://www.acsanz.org.au/funding.html#fep

Go8 - European Fellowships

Internal Deadline

The Group of Eight (Go8) Australian universities offer eight fellowships to early career researchers in Europe each year. The fellowships aim to further research collaboration between Australia and Europe. Go8 European Fellows receive AUD20,000 to support travel and living costs to work at a Go8 member university for up to six months.

Fellowships are open to citizens of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.

All applicants will be informed of the outcomes during December 2008. Application packs and further information will be available from 20 August 2008 and can be accessed at:
http://www.go8.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=78&Itemid=174

All applications, along with a Grant Application Coversheet are to be submitted to Dr Don McMaster at the Research Branch, don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au or phone X33347 for further information.

Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) - Jacquot Research Establishment Award

Internal Deadline

The RACP is a diverse and energetic organisation responsible for training, educating and representing over 9,000 physicians and paediatricians in Australia and New Zealand.

The majority of awards are designed for Fellows or Advanced Trainees at an early stage of their careers and strong preference will be given to these applicants. Several awards are, however, available to more established researchers. Awards are made to provide short-term support in a number of areas generally not covered by other national research awards.

The RACP's Research Advisory Committee ranks applicants for these awards on the basis of their research excellence and the merit of their proposed program of research or study, taking into account the specific requirements of individual awards. The awards are given to support the individual awardee's research.

More information about the Jacquot award and application procedure is available on their website:
http://www.racp.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=7F730E7D-AF9A-5A16-BB3CC1180DA9E7B0

Foundation for the Future – Kistler Prize

External Deadline

The Foundation For the Future was established with the mission to increase and diffuse knowledge concerning the long-term future of humanity.

The Foundation conducts a broad range of programs and activities to promote an understanding of the factors in the social, genetic, biological, medical, psychological, physiological, cultural, technological, and ecological fields that may have an impact on human life during coming millennia.

The Kistler Prize was created out of concern for the long-term future of humanity. Their goal is to raise concerns about the future, to end the “head in the sand” attitude that seems to prevail in human organizations, private and public. Unbiased research into the connection between the human genome and human society, culture, and tradition is urgently needed. The role of nature and of nurture in the development of a human being needs to be better understood.

The purpose of the Kistler Prize is to acknowledge and encourage scientific research that demonstrates the connections between current genetic trends in human populations and the long-term impact on the viability and survivability of the human race, society, and culture.

The Kistler Prize consists of a US$100,000 cash award and a specially designed 180-gram gold medallion seated in a leaded glass sculpture. It is named for Walter P. Kistler, originator of the award program and benefactor of the Foundation For the Future.

For nomination process and eligibility requirements, please visit their website:
http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/kpr_process.htm

Australian Academy of Science Award for research on the conservation of endangered Australian vertebrate species

External Deadline

This award offers support for research on endangered Australian vertebrate species (endangered either locally or nationally) with the objective of understanding the causes of their decline and with a view to instituting, or improving, the management of the conditions necessary for the species’ recovery. A total of $20,000 is available for allocation to one or more than one grant. Grants are GST exempt.

Applicants should have a proven record of relevant research. Preference will be given to independently funded research workers whose research is not funded by a university or other research institution. Applicants undertaking Masters and particularly PhD studies should ensure that their application identifies clearly the discreet aspect or research component of that larger study for which they are seeking funding support from this award successful applicants will be required to give evidence of appropriate Ethics Committee approval.

For more information and application procedure, please visit their website:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/conservation.htm

Dan David Prize -Nominations for 2009

External Deadline

The DAN DAVID PRIZE annually awards 3 prizes of US$ 1 million each for achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world. Each year fields are chosen within the three Time Dimensions - Past, Present and Future. The laureates for a given year are chosen from these fields.

The Dan David Prize is unique in its flexible definition of dynamically changing fields of human knowledge and in its process of fostering the next generation of scholars. The laureates annually donate 20 scholarships of $15,000 each to outstanding doctoral students throughout the world, in the chosen fields.

The fields within the three Time Dimensions for 2009:
PAST: Astrophysics - History of the Universe
PRESENT: Leadership
FURURE: Global Public Health

Nomination forms and further information can be found at the following website:
http://www.dandavidprize.org/nominations.html

Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth-Call for Applications - Fourth Round (Seed funding)

Internal Deadline

The Network is now inviting applications from Network participants and members of Network Contributing Organisations for a fourth round of seed-funding. This is to support the formation of multi-disciplinary, multi-sector collaborations, with the goal of producing useful resources and successful grant applications.

The following four topic areas have been identified as targets for this round of funding:
1. Experience of social exclusion for children and youth in rural areas;
2. Health and wellbeing implications of the internet
3. System integration from early childhood to adolescence
4. Homelessness in children

Please visit their website for full details and application forms at:
http://www.aracy.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?section=Seed_Funding_Round_4

Research Grants for Getty Scholars and Visiting Scholars

Internal Deadline

Getty Scholar and Visiting Scholar Grants provide a unique research experience. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to the 2009-10 theme of The Display of Art and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

These grants are for established scholars, artists, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

Application forms for Getty Scholar and Visiting Scholar Grants are available for viewing and printing in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by contacting the address below.

Website: http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/research_grischolars.html

Australian Academy of Science -2009 Gottschalk Medal (Call for Nominations)

External Deadline

The Gottschalk medal recognises the contributions to science by the late Dr A. Gottschalk, FAA.

Its purpose is to recognise outstanding research in the medical sciences by scientists under 40 years at the closing date, except in the case of significant interruptions to a research career. The awardee may not be a Fellow of the Academy. The award is made annually and is restricted to candidates who are normally resident in Australia and for research conducted mainly in Australia.

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

Further information, nomination form and guidelines can be found at:
http://www.science.org.au/awards/gottschalk.htm

or

http://www.science.org.au/awards/awap-guide.doc

InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize 2009

External Deadline

The ARTOIS-BAILLET LATOUR Foundation was established on the 1st of March 1974 at the initiative of Count Alfred de BAILLET LATOUR, Director of the ARTOIS Breweries, who presented it with a considerable endowment.

The aim of the Foundation was defined as follows :
"The sole aim of the Foundation shall be to encourage and reward achievements of outstanding human value in the Arts and Sciences by means of Prizes, study and travel grants, donations in cash or kind, or by any other means that the Foundation might deem appropriate. The Foundation shall be a non-profit institution and shall have no political, trade-union, philosophical or religious affiliation or allegiance".

Further information regarding regulations, application can be found at:
http://www.inbev-baillet-latour.be/en/prix_sante_form.asp

ENI Award 2009 - Official Announcement

External Deadline

The Eni Award is assigned each year to scientific research in the field of Energy and Environment.

The Call for Proposal  for Eni Award 2009 is now open
Three Prizes to be assigned

The Prize "New Frontiers in Hydrocarbon"  -  300.000 euros
The Prize "Renewable and Non Conventional Energy" -  200.000 euros
The Prize "Protection of the Environment" -  200.000 euros

Deadline 24th of October 2008 – 5 p.m.
For further information

www.eniaward.net
eniaward@feem.it

Research Innovator Grants in Pancreatic Cancer 2009- The Cancer Council NSW

Deadline

The Cancer Council NSW (TCCNSW) has developed a new granting scheme, known as Innovator Grants, to promote the development and sharing of innovative cancer research ideas, which address agreed research goals in pancreatic cancer.

Innovator Grants offer opportunities for researchers of any background that have a strong commitment to research, have demonstrated their potential to undertake high quality scientific research and have an ability to identify novel ways to answer pressing questions for improving patient outcomes.

The Cancer Council NSW seeks proposals from all areas of basic, clinical, public health practice, behavioural, and epidemiological research. Proposals should be for innovative and original research projects of high quality and potential.  The projects must be aligned to the research goals in pancreatic cancer that have been identified through one of The Cancer Council’s Strategic Research Partnerships 

Further information and application instructions can be found at:
http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=2433

Hansjorg Eichler Scientific Research Fund

Internal Deadline

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).

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

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.

Please visit their website for further information including selection criteria and application form: http://www.anbg.gov.au/asbs/eichler/index.html

Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Bursaries for Student Travel / Conference Support Awards

Internal Deadline

The ABRS Bursaries is a scheme that offers small grants to postgraduate students who wish to travel to national or international conferences on systematics or taxonomy.

ABRS offers financial support to postgraduate students in Australian institutions to travel to a national or international conferences relevant to both the student’s research program in systematics or taxonomy and the Aim and Objectives of the ABRS. A maximum of $1000 is available for an international conference and $500 for travel within Australia. Up to $10 000 is available each year for these awards.

The Bursaries Guidelines and Application form package, and the Conditions of Award are available from this page.

For more information regarding guidelines and application forms please visit their website: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/admin/training/
index.html#bursaries

Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) - Smart Water Fund Stream 1: Research & Development

Internal Deadline

This stream seeks project submissions for research and development into key challenges facing the water industry within the geographic boundaries serviced by Melbourne’s metropolitan water businesses.

There are seven topics that will be considered for research activity. The topics will focus on the following areas:

• Optimising land application of biosolids based on nutrient behaviour
• Verification techniques for alternative biosolids treatment processes
• Performance risk management of small scale water recycling treatment plants
• Best practice pre-treatment processes for trade waste
• Assessing the suitability of recycled water use for household laundry use
• Evaluating costs and benefits of water conservation initiatives across the water cycle
• Evaluating water volumes through the non registration of domestic water meters,
  

Up to $2 million has been devoted to this scheme. The Smart Water Fund supports many projects; accordingly it is unlikely that any one project will be funded for more than $500,000. Funding for this stream is open to any individual, community group, commercial enterprise or professional research body that is equipped with the know-how to address the proposed project.

For further information and application procedure please visit their website at
http://www.smartwater.com.au/mainf.asp

Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC)- Research, Grower Group Innovation, Travel and Learning Opportunity Projects and Scholarships

Internal Deadlines

The Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC) encourages researchers and members of Australia's sugarcane industry to submit applications for research and other projects to be commenced or undertaken in 2009. Proposals are welcome for:

1. Research Project Expressions of Interest in three Arenas: Regional Futures, Emerging Technologies and People Development;
2. Grower Group Innovation Projects, to help grower groups to build their capability to conduct their own R&D activities;
3. Travel and Learning Opportunity Projects to build capacity for learning, change or innovation in sugar industry people; and
4. Scholarships for postgraduate studies to foster training which is compatible with SRDC's research priorities.

Details of this targeted call for proposals, along with the SRDC R&D Plan, and copies of the Proposal Forms and Application kits, are available at the website: http://www.srdc.gov.au/pages.aspx?id=5.

Myer Foundation - G4: Small Grants Program

Internal Deadline

The G4 Small Grants Program aims to be responsive to community needs and to support youth focussed and driven strategies across a range of areas.

The G4 Small Grants Program will support youth focussed initiatives that:

• Benefit the Australian community and are conducted within Australia;
• Target the needs of young people from the ages of 12-25 years;
• Have young men and women as participants, drivers or targets of the initiative;
• Are small, discrete projects that meet the needs of a community;
• A small project will be considered to have a total budget of up to $30,000.

The current priority areas for the G4 Small Grants Program include but are not limited to:

• Capacity building for youth organisations;
• Environmental education targeting and involving young people aged 12-25 years;
• Youth-driven events;
• Activities and initiatives addressing the health and wellbeing needs of young people.

Grants are capped at $5,000. The requested amount may be part of a larger budget of up to $30,000. The sponsor will not provide funding to meet the University's indirect costs (overheads). The application's budget should not include requests for this purpose.

For more information and application procedure please visit their website at
http://www.myerfoundation.org.au/_110.asp

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust - Grants

Internal Deadline

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust aims to nurture the growth of excellence and diversity in cultural activities in Australia by making small grants to outstandingly talented people in the early stages of their careers.The Ian Potter Cultural Trust seeks to encourage the diversity and excellence of emerging artists in Australia. The Trust makes grants of up to $7,000 to early career artists practising in a wide range of disciplines within the arts, including the performing and visual arts, crafts, music, film, television, radio, literature, Indigenous art, design, community arts and other areas.

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust has two major funding areas:
1. Cultural Trust
2. Music Commissions

The Trust does not currently have an application form. Instead, applicants are asked to complete the requirements detailed in the Submitting an Application that can be found at:
http://culturaltrust.ianpotter.org.au/howtoapply

Further information and funding principles can also be found on their website: http://culturaltrust.ianpotter.org.au/howtoapply

Norman Wettenhall Foundation

Internal Deadline

The Norman Wettenhall Foundation’s objective is to support projects that enhance or maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment. The Foundation has funded projects ranging from supporting local communities to maintain or restore habitat; to the production of education kits; and the publication and widespread dissemination of research information essential to species preservation. The objectives of the Foundation are:

1. to build capacity in local communities to effect long-term beneficial change in the natural environment;
2. to support and encourage research into, and monitoring of, all aspects of Australia's natural environment;
3. to support education relating to our natural environment.

Support is given to projects that enhance or maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment. Further information and application guidelines can be found on their website at:
http://www.nwf.org.au/grants/applications.htm

The Getty Research Institute - Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation Science

Internal Deadline

The Getty Conservation Institute's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science is a two-year program. The 2009-2011 fellowship will give particular emphasis to the application of science to some of the conservation issues being posed by modern and contemporary art. The postdoctoral fellow will play an integral role in the GCI's expanding area of Contemporary Art Research that works in collaboration with several external partners to address some of the pressing issues in the field. Existing projects include modern paints, outdoor painted sculpture, contemporary murals, and plastics, and for each of these areas methods are being developed to improve analysis, and to better understand how these materials will change with age and/or conservation treatments. Depending on the experience and expertise of the fellow, he/she may propose to work on one of the existing areas of interest, or to initiate a new project that addresses other areas of concern with modern and contemporary art.

Further information and instructions on how to apply can be found at their website:
http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/Research_GCIPostdoc.html

Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) - Energy Call (European Commission)

Internal Deadline

The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) bundles all research-related
EU initiatives together under a common roof playing a crucial role in reaching
the European Union’s Lisbon Strategy to become the “most dynamic competitive
knowledge-based economy in the world”. The ‘knowledge triangle’ — research,
education and innovation — is a core factor in European efforts to meet the
ambitious Lisbon goals.

The objectives of FP7 have been grouped into 4 categories: Cooperation, Ideas,
People and Capacities. For each objective, a specific programme corresponds to
the main areas of EU research policy. All specific programmes work together to
promote and encourage the creation of European poles of (scientific) excellence
in the European Knowledge Society.

FP7 is made up of 4 main blocks of activities forming 4 specific programmes plus
a specific programme on nuclear research and for the Joint Research Centre (JRC):

1. Cooperation — Collaborative research (61% of the budget)
2. Ideas — European Research Council, frontier research actions (14%)
3. People — Human Potential, Marie Curie actions (9%)
4. Capacities — Research capacities (8%)
5. Euratom — Nuclear research and training (5%)
6. Joint Research Centre (3%).

Australia researchers can participate in FP7, but with their own funding.
EU funding is only granted in exceptional cases, generally when specifically
set out in the relevant work programme.

Projects involving Australian researchers based in Australia that are chosen for
funding from the European Commission, may be eligible for NHMRC or International
Science Linkages (ISL) support.

VALUE: Collaborative projects are expected to last typically two to five years.
However, there is no formal minimum or maximum duration.

Fund Available:

• Renewable Electricity: EUR 42 million
• Renewable Fuel: EUR 35 million
• Clean Coal Technologies and Activity Energy: EUR 20 million
• Smart Energy Networks: EUR 5 million
• Energy Efficiency and Savings: EUR 5 million
• Energy Efficiency and Savings: EUR 40 million
  

The sponsor will not provide funding to meet the University's indirect costs
(overheads). The application's budget should not include requests for this purpose.
Further details and application guidelines are available at: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/?fuseaction=usersite.FP7Details
CallPage&CALL_ID=127#prereg

Faculty Research Program (Canadian High Commission)

Internal Deadline

The FRP is designed to assist individual academics in higher education institutions to undertake short term research in and about Canada. The purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding of Canada through publication abroad of pertinent articles in the scholarly press.

While applications from all disciplines are accepted, the Canadian High Commission is particularly interested in projects that have policy relevance for Canada and Canada's foreign policy. For instance; Democracy and Rule of Law, Economic Development, Environment, Managing Diversity, North American Partnership, Peace and Security. Comparative studies will be given priority.

Applicants must hold a masters or PhD and be proficient in either English or French.The award will consist of a contribution towards international air fare of up to CDN$2,600 and an allowance of CDN$800 per complete week of stay in Canada to assist with costs of domestic travel and living expenses for a maximum of four weeks. Smaller awards may be made.

For further information regarding application procedure please visit: http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/australia/study/grants-en.asp#academic

Relevant Research Branch contact - Don McMaster (#33347) don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Australian Academy of Science - Selby Travelling Fellowship

Internal Deadline

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.

Fellowships are tenable for visits of not less than two weeks and not more than three months. Up to $A10,000 is available to cover economy airfares and assistance towards living expenses. The amount offered is subject to a budget and detailed itinerary.

Please visit their website for more information about this opportunity including nomination forms: http://www.science.org.au/awards/selby.htm

The Ian Potter Foundation - Travel and Conference Grants

Internal Deadline

The Ian Potter Foundation provides small travel grants to early career researchers with at least 3 years tenure to attend overseas conferences, to pursue their research, to have the opportunity to gain further experience and to meet their peers in the international scene.

Grants are also made to assist with the travel costs of an international key-note speaker at conferences of international status to be held within Australia.

An unconditional financial commitment from the University towards the project must be confirmed before the application is submitted (support must be in addition to any salary stipend that will be paid during the travel undertaken). A letter of reference from the applicant's Head of Department confirming the sum granted to the applicant for their travel must be attached to the application. Amounts of up to $3,000 have been awarded but the request to the Foundation cannot exceed the amount of confirmed cash financial support from the University.

The Foundation does not provide funds for domestic travel; travel grants for undergraduate, masters or doctoral students; or retrospective grants for travel already undertaken in part or in whole. Applications must be received at least 3 months prior to the intended departure date. Applicants may only submit a specific proposal once.

Note: This funding round is for travel after 22 December.

For full details and application process, please visit their website:
http://foundation.ianpotter.org.au/index.html

Australian Academy of Science - award to visit NIH

Internal Deadline

The Australian Academy of Science invites Expressions of Interest from junior scientists who are no more than 30 years of age to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America. Proposals in any health-related field of natural science will be considered. 

Please visit their website for application information: http://www.science.org.au/internat/berry.htm

Applicants should be either:

• in the first two years of a PhD degree or equivalent, or
• have completed a Masters or a Bachelors with Honours degree, or
• be in the final semester of a Masters or a Bachelors with Honours degree.

The duration of the visit is expected to be between six and thirteen weeks.

This scheme is funded by the Adam J. Berry Memorial Fund and is operated in collaboration with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. See the National Institutes of Health website for a list of institutes.

Australian Academy of the Humanities- Special Joint Project Funding: Australia and Britain - Travel Grant

Internal Deadline

The Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and the British Academy will provide support of joint projects between Australian and British scholars.

Funding is generally provided to cover travel and maintenance costs. Projects are expected to be of one year's duration, with a possible extension of one year on reapplication. Reapplication for a further year is permissible however applicants must provide evidence of clear development of the project and understand that they are in competition with new applications. Funding is not intended to cover major research expenses.

One award of up to 8,000 pounds for a project which covers both humanities and social sciences disciplines or two awards of up to 4,000 pounds per project will be available each year to cover travel and maintenance expenses.
The award will be for one year with possible extension upon re-application.

Further information regarding application is available at: http://www.humanities.org.au/Grants/International/Britain/Britain.htm

Relevant Research Branch contact - Don McMaster (#33347) don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Invitation for 2008 Clarke Medal (Botany for 2008)

External Deadline

The Clarke Medal is considered for award annually for distinguished work in a natural science done in Australia and its territories. This year's award is in the field of Botany in all aspects, and nominations are called for the names of suitable persons who have contributed significantly to the science of Botany.

The Council requests that every nomination should be accompanied by a list of publications, a full CV, and also by a statement clearly indicating which part of the nominee's work was done in Australia and which part was done overseas.

Agreement of the nominee to his/her nomination must be obtained by the nominator before the submission of the nomination and included in the submission.

Nominations and supporting material should be submitted to The Royal Society of NSW not later than 30th September 2008. One (1) hard copy of the nomination and supporting material should be mailed to the address below. Additionally, to facilitate distribution amongst the judging panel, an electronic copy of the nomination and key supporting material should be emailed to the email address below.

The winner will be announced and the Medal presented at the Annual Dinner of the Royal Society scheduled to be held in March 2009. The winner will be notified atleast two weeks beforehand.

All correspondence should be addressed to : Honorary Secretary, The Royal Society of NSW, Building H47, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA

Electronic copies may be emailed to: info@nsw.royalsoc.org.au marked for attention of the Honorary Secretary Editor.

Award for Research Excellence 2009- GlaxoSmith Kline

Internal Deadline

The GlaxoSmithKine Australia Award for Research Excellence has recognised world-class Australian medical research, and the annual presentation dinner has become a significant event in the Australian research calendar.

Each year GlaxoSmithKline receives applications from researchers around Australia, and the first step in the selection process is the completion of nomination form. The nomination form can be downloaded from here:

http://www.gsk.com.au/research-development_awards-grants_gskaawardforresearchexcellence_nominationform.aspx

Nominations giving full details of the practical application of the work and background of the nominee, together with the names of two referees, should reach the address given below by 1 October 2008.

The Medical Director
GlaxoSmithKline Australia
PO Box 168
Boronia Vic 3155

The ricipient will come from the field of human health. The award is to recognise a researcher with a demonstrated track in human health, and for whom the award will facilitate career development and further achievements with potential importance to human health and Australian research.

The work will have been carried out mainly in Australia. The Award ricipient will be selected by a panel which may include members of GSK Australia and/or senior members of the scientific community. The award is valued at $60,000 to further the scientist's work and knowledge. The closing date for applications is 1 October 2008.

GSK is committed to investing in the development of the innovative Australian research, and to working alongside the scientific community to further this aim.

Invitation for 2008 Edgeworth David Medal

External Deadline

The Edgeworth Medal is awarded to distinguished contributions by a young scientist. The conditions of the Award of the Medal are:
1. The recipient must be under the age of thirty-five years at 1st January, 2008;
2. The Award will be for work done mainly in Australia or its Territories; or, contributing to the advancement of Australian science.

Nominations are called for the names of suitable persons who have contributed significantly to science, including scientific aspects of agriculture, engineering, dentistry, medicine and veterinary science.

The Council requests that every nomination should be accompanied by a list of publications, a full CV, and also by a statement clearly indicating which part of the nominee's work was done in Australia and which part was done overseas.

Agreement of the nominee to his/her nomination must be obtained by the nominator before the submission of the nomination and included in the submission.

Nominations and supporting material should be submitted to The Royal Society of NSW not later than 30th September 2008. One (1) hard copy of the nomination and supporting material should be mailed to the address below. Additionally, to facilitate distribution amongst the judging panel, an electronic copy of the nomination and key supporting material should be emailed to the email address below.

The winner will be announced and the Medal presented at the Annual Dinner of the Royal Society scheduled to be held in March 2009. The winner will be notified atleast two weeks beforehand.

All correspondence should be addressed to : Honorary Secretary, The Royal Society of NSW, Building H47, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA

Electronic copies may be emailed to: info@nsw.royalsoc.org.au marked for attention of the Honorary Secretary.

2009 Masterclass for Emerging Researchers in Ageing

External Deadline

The ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2009 Emerging Researchers in Ageing Masterclass to be held at the University of Queensland on the 05th and 06th February 2009. Confirmed PhD candidates whose research is in the field of ageing are invited to apply for a place in the class.

The two-day program will include sessions with leading academics in the field of ageing from Australia and overseas. Sessions will focus on practical and methodological considerations for PhD students conducting research into ageing, as well as career development options and pathways, how to fund your research, how to promote your research in the media and how to publish your research in the ageing literature. The second day will commence with a networking breakfast which will feature a panel discussion with senior policy makers and leading academics in the field. The Masterclass will culminate with presentations of collaborative projects to be developed by student groups across the two days. A prize will be awarded for the best presentation.

Download a flyer [pdf 32 KB] of the event.

Register your application at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB227X9TKABEW