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Research Bulletin

Issue No. 119 - 17 March 2008

 

Special Announcements

NHMRC Podcasts - Great Minds in Heath and Medical Research Website

The Great minds in health and medical research series is a collection of conversations with some of the leading figures in health and medical research in Australia. The first Podcast in the series is a conversation with Judith Whitworth:

"Overcoming childhood polio, Professor Whitworth decided as a young girl to marry her love of science with her fascination with the world of the staff she watched during her long stays in hospital. In this conversation, Professor Whitworth talks about her life's work so far—as a practicing medical doctor, former Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, and a pioneer in the field of hypertension research."


NHMRC - Upcoming Funding Rounds Website

The NHMRC has recently released details of application dates for upcoming funding rounds for 2008. Please see below for more information (note that these schemes will be more thoroughly advertised in later bulletins when the schemes are officially declared open):

Centres of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE):
A call for full applications for Centres of Clinical Research Excellence for funding in 2009 will be advertised on 31 May 2008 and will close on 4 August 2008.

Development Grants:
The next round of Development Grants for funding in 2009 will open on 5 April 2008 and close on 2 June 2008. The scheme will operate on a similar basis to previous rounds. Further changes to the scheme will be implemented in the future.

Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research:
A call for full applications will open on 12 April 2008 and close on 30 June 2008. The scheme will operate on a similar basis to previous rounds. Specific funding will be set aside within the funding scheme's allocation for Health Services Research.


NEW DVC(R) Visiting Professor Seminar

This series of seminars was initiated to showcase the Visiting Professors that come to Swinburne as part of the Board of Research Visiting Professor Award Scheme. The presentations are pitched to a general audience and we welcome your attendance. Refreshments will be provided. For more information on the talks please visit the Seminars section below or go to the Swinburne Research Research Events Page .

Previous talks have been made into podcasts - to view the podcasts please visit our Research Watch website .

 

NHMRC - Upcoming Funding Rounds Website

The NHMRC has recently released details of application dates for upcoming funding rounds for 2008. Please see below for more information (note that these schemes will be more thoroughly advertised in later bulletins when the schemes are officially declared open):

Centres of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE):
A call for full applications for Centres of Clinical Research Excellence for funding in 2009 will be advertised on 31 May 2008 and will close on 4 August 2008.

Development Grants:
The next round of Development Grants for funding in 2009 will open on 5 April 2008 and close on 2 June 2008. The scheme will operate on a similar basis to previous rounds. Further changes to the scheme will be implemented in the future.

Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research:
A call for full applications will open on 12 April 2008 and close on 30 June 2008. The scheme will operate on a similar basis to previous rounds. Specific funding will be set aside within the funding scheme's allocation for Health Services Research.


Details of up and coming DVC(R) Visiting Professor Seminar:

Titles:
DVC(R) Open Talk Series - "Metabolites - The chemical language of microbes"
Presenter:
Professor Hartmut Laatsch, University of Göttingen, Germany
Date:
Wednesday 19 March 2008
Time:
1:30 pm
Venue:
EN413 Hawthorn Campus Map
RSPV:
Not required

FEAST's " Europe Strategy Days 2008" Website

To be held in both Melbourne (18th March) and Sydney (19th March), FEAST's Europe Strategy Days aim to explore how we can intensify research and innovation cooperation with Europe within the context of the emerging international research and innovation system. There is a particular emphasis on building stronger industry-academic links between Australia and Europe in order to address major global challenges such as greenhouse gas emission reduction.

In addition to some very interesting and highly regarded speakers from Australia FEAST has secured the involvement of Dr Martin Grabert, Director of the COST Office in Brussels, as well as Dr Bernardus Tubbing from the European Research Council. Each event is morning only and is free of charge. As numbers are limited it will be necessary to pre-register with FEAST by email rsvp@feast.org. For more information please visit the FEAST website.

 

ARC News

Special Research Initiatives Funding Rules and a Call for Proposals for an ARC/NWC Co-funded Centre for Groundwater Research and Training available now

The Special Research Initiatives Funding Rules for Funding commencing in 2008-2009 or 2009-2010 and a Call for Proposals for an ARC/NWC Co-funded Centre for Groundwater Research and Training are now available on the ARC website. Proposals for the new Centre must be drafted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Special Research Initiatives Funding Rules for Funding commencing in 2008-2009 or 2009-2010 and the Call for Proposals for the initiative. An application form will be available shortly.

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ARC, NHMRC & Major Initiatives

New ARC, NHMRC & Major Initiatives

ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation Function - Working Groups website Closing date for Working Groups: 21 April 2008

The Network's role is to encourage effective and creative collaboration between labs and across disciplines. The Network is not permitted to fund individual data-collecting research projects. The potential range of topics is wide, spanning for example molecular genetics and proteomics, evolutionary radiation, biogeography and control of distribution boundaries, ecophysiology, development and architecture, root symbioses, ecosystem processes, functional and comparative ecology, global change, forestry, rangelands, agricultural landscapes, herbivory, pollination, fire, vegetation dynamics and population dynamics, soil processes, nutrient cycles, herbivory, plant diseases, global change, quaternary landscapes, palaeoecology.

Lead applicants need not have participated in the Network previously. Applications from postgrads and postdocs will be considered just as sympathetically as applications from senior researchers. Working groups offer a mechanism to develop new syntheses, data analyses, theory and proposals, and to collaborate intensively and congenially with other researchers.

Please refer to the website link above for more information.

 

ARC, NHMRC & Major Initiatives Closing Soon - Featured in previous editions of the Research Bulletin

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Grants

A Note on Application Procedures

 

New Research Grant opportunities

The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI) - Expressions of Interest website - Rapid Closing Date (External): 25 March 2008

The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation is a non-profit organisation that seeks to promote research into marine life, and assist in the rescue of sick, injured and stranded marine animals. Approved by the Federal Government, the Foundation provides funding for quality research projects incorporating the protection and preservation of the marine environment. Although SWRRFI seeks to encourage and assist marine sciences in the broadest sense, for the present it gives priority to projects relating to aspects of the biology of marine vertebrates and will consider applications from public and private sectors.

 

Vichealth - Discovery Grants Scheme 2008 website \ Rapid Closing Date (External): 27 March 2008

The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, best known as VicHealth, works in partnership with organisations, communities and individuals to make health a central part of our daily lives. The focus of our work is on promoting good health and preventing ill-health. To promote collaboration across disciplines, sectors and areas of expertise, these one year grants are specifically designed to support early exploration of novel research that has the potential for improving population health in Victoria. With a total pool of $350,000, there are two separate types of grants:

Small Grants
Up to $5,000 to allow researchers to engage additional expertise to help generate new research proposals.

Research Project Grants
Up to $75,000 for researchers undertaking initial exploratory research, in conjunction with community stakeholders, to facilitate a future application for competitive research funding.

 

Australian Academy of Science - Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) website - Rapid Closing Date (External): 28 March 2008

In order to assist participating Australian research organisations, the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is considering providing some support to help cover these mobility costs. Funding worth $60,000 has been reserved through the strategic policy element of the International Science Linkages programme to assist such Australian research organisations for this purpose. This funding is intended to support travel and subsistence costs for a number of exchanges over the period that IRSES is in place, and this initial level of support may be reviewed if demand is particularly high. Such funding would be available on a competitive basis and, to be eligible for consideration, Australian research organisations would need to demonstrate that they are a member of a selected partnership under IRSES. In particular, the Department would be interested in supporting exchanges in certain research priority areas for collaboration with the European Union, including biotechnology and food, energy technologies (including clean energy), bioeconomy (including industrial biotechnology and agriculture) and climate change.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - Family Medical Care, Education and Research Grants website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The Family Medical Care Education and Research (FMCER) grants have been offered by the RACGP since 1980. The aim of the grant is to encourage and support general practitioners in the early stages of their research career to conduct research into an aspect of primary health care. The objective of the grant is to advance education in, and research into, medical knowledge and science. The Family Medical Care Education and Research (FMCER) grants are available for a 12 month period to provide new and emerging GP researchers with an opportunity to conduct research. Funding of up to $10,000 is available for research that benefits primary health care. Funding will not be provided for researcher salaries.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - PWH Grieve Memorial Award website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

Dr PWH Grieve was the second Secretary General of the RACGP and made outstanding contributions to his profession. The award is made from the PWH Grieve Memorial Fund, established at the second meeting of the 28th Council of the RACGP, and is awarded annually for education / research purposes. The award, which is to the value of $2,500, is designed to support a plan of study in medical education for the general practitioner or for research in general practice and must be used within 12 months of being awarded. The award is administered by the RACGP National Research Awards Committee and funded by the RACGP Council. Applicants for the PWH Grieve Memorial Award must be a GP or GP registrar who is a member of the RACGP. New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - RACGP/APHCRI Indigenous Health Award website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The RACGP recognises that improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is one of Australia's highest health priorities. The College supports research which makes a difference to health outcomes, policy and practice, and the capacity of general practice to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' health issues. The RACGP/APHCRI Indigenous Health Award is valued at $2500 and is available for a 12 month period to provide support for

  • indigenous medical students
  • medical students to gain experience in indigenous health
  • indigenous medical graduates undertaking GP training
  • registrars and GPs undertaking research and educational projects in indigenous health
  • other activities supporting the provision of high quality health care to indigenous people

Awards are made by the RACGP/APHCRI Indigenous Health Award Committee, a subcommittee of the RACGP National Research Awards Committee. Applicants for the RACGP/APHCRI Indigenous Health Award must be either a medical student or a GP or GP registrar who is a member of the RACGP. New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - Vicki Kotsirilos Integrative Medicine Grant website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The Vicki Kotsirilos Integrative Medicine Grant is to encourage research that assists the integration of safe and ethical forms of natural and complementary medicines or therapies into mainstream general practice. The Grant is designed to encourage research that assists the integration of safe and ethical forms of natural and complementary medicines or therapies into mainstream general practice. A Grant of up $5,000 is offered to applicants conducting general practice research in the following areas:

  • Clinical research that contributes to the knowledge base concerning the efficacy of natural and complementary medicines or therapies.
  • Any project that supports research in behavioural and lifestyle factors impacting on health eg. diet, exercise, stress management.
  • Research that contributes to the efficient dissemination of the evidence regarding integrative medicine.

The Grant will be awarded by the Vicki Kotsirilos Integrative Medicine Research Grant Committee, a subcommittee of the RACGP National Research Awards Committee.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - Cardiovascular Research Grants in General Practice website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The Cardiovascular Research Grants (CVRGs) in General Practice are a joint initiative of the RACGP and the Australian Association of Academic General Practice (AAAGP). The program is proudly sponsored by Pfizer Australia. The principal objective of the program is to encourage cardiovascular research in Australian general practice. Individual grants of up to $25,000 will be offered for a period of one year to fund projects investigating various aspects of cardiovascular disease including hypertension, stroke, lipid disorder, health promotion and lifestyle changes. The CVRGs are awarded by the RACGP National Research Awards Committee.

 

Don Chipp Foundation - Call for Expressions of Interest: Small Grants website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The Don Chipp Foundation is an independent research body affiliated with the Australian Democrats. The Foundation seeks to challenge as well as to inform current mainstream views on issues of great importance to the Australian community. Our mission is to promote the values of a civil society through active engagement in public policy debates on issues which impact on the Australian community. One way this may be achieved is to foster and sponsor research on issues related to the promotion of social and economic justice within the Australian community. Grants from the Foundation may be held and/or utilised in conjunction with grants from other bodies provided the requirements of the Foundation are met.

The Foundation is seeking expressions of interest for small grants of up to $5,000 to investigate one of the following contemporary issues:

  • Environmental sustainability and topics related to the social impact of global warming and climate change
  • Protecting human rights
  • Privatisation — costs and benefits
  • Corporate governance and corporate responsibility — what does it entail?
  • Needs of regional Australia
  • Impact of government policies on family and work
  • Education
  • Animal welfare
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues
  • The role of minor parties in the Australian Senate
  • Other research area consistent with the mission and vision of the Don Chipp Foundation.

Up to four grants will be awarded this year.

 

Carrick Institute for Teaching and Learning: Leadership for Excellence in Learning & Teaching Program website - Closing Date (External): 10 April 2008

The Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program is designed to build leadership capacity in ways that promote and advance learning and teaching in Australian higher education.  There are three priorities within the Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program:

Priority 1: Institutional Leadership

The Carrick Institute expects the major outcome from the Institutional Leadership projects to be a demonstrable enhancement of learning and teaching through leadership capacity building.

Priority 2: Disciplinary and Cross-disciplinary Leadership

The Carrick Institute expects the major outcome from the Disciplinary and Cross-Disciplinary Leadership projects to be a demonstrable enhancement of learning and teaching.

Priority 3: Consolidating Leadership Outcomes

The Carrick Institute expects the major outcome from this priority to be wider dissemination of ideas, practice and resources through building upon the outcomes of projects.

 

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Islet Transplantation Program: Expressions of Interest >website - Closing Date: 10 April 2008

This Request for Application (RFA) was developed as a component of the JDRF Islet Transplantation Program (ITP) in Australia . The ITP was established by the JDRF with funding from the Department of Health and Ageing, and is designed to help take islet transplantation from being an experimental procedure to one broadly available for people with diabetes. 

Pancreatic islet transplantation has proven efficacy to date in improving metabolic control and quality of life, and in preventing severe hypoglycemia in patients with “brittle” or difficult to control type 1 diabetes (T1D). Despite improvements in cadaveric pancreas procurement, islet isolation, and islet purification, major scientific and technical challenges remain that must be addressed before beta cell replacement will be incorporated into the clinical management in established type 1 diabetes.

Only investigators and institutes based in Australia are eligible. Applicants must hold an MD, DMD, DVM, PhD, or equivalent and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility. The budget may not exceed AUD$150,000 per year total costs, including indirect costs.

 

2008 AAR - Dementia Research Grants website - Closing Date: 18 April 2008

The AAR Dementia Research Grants are seeding grants for new researchers, valued up to $20,000 (exclusive of GST), to be allocated for research in a dementia-relevant area. Grants are awarded in both biological/non-clinical and clinical/psychosocial research areas. Applications are now open and will close 25 April 2008 for funding in 2009. Further information is provided in the application form (please use the above website link).

 

Northern Territory Archives Service - Northern Territory History Grants website - Closing Date: 25 April 2008

The aim of the Northern Territory History Grants program is to encourage and support original research about Northern Territory history. The Northern Territory History Grants were established by the Northern Territory Government to commemorate the attainment of self-government on 1 July 1978. The grants are administered by the Northern Territory Archives Service (NTAS). The Director of the NTAS is the Executive Officer of the History Grants program.  Preference will be given to applications covering topics which haven't been researched before or, if the topic has been researched before, the application must propose a new approach. Individuals, societies and community organisations are eligible to apply. Single grants may range from $500 to $7,000.

 

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – Scientific Research Grant website - Closing Date: 25 April 2008

The World Anti-Doping Agency's Health, Medical and Research Committee has identified relevant areas of research in the field of anti-doping and invites applications for projects related to the following topics:

  • Compounds and/or methods enhancing oxygen delivery;
  • Gene and cellular technologies of relevance to doping;
  • Other technologies applied to doping in sports; and
  • Genetic, physiologic and environmental factors related to doping.

Scientists interested in submitting their research projects are encouraged to review the 2006 Instructions and Research Topics located on the World Anti-Doping Agency website (use above link).

 

Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA) - Research Grants website - Closing Date: 6 May 2008

The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia invites applications for research funding in 2008. The committee encourages pilot projects that will produce data to enable subsequent submission to other bodies for larger grants. Grants will be available to ophthalmologists, trainee ophthalmologists or for work being done in university departments of ophthalmology. The contribution to the project by the ophthalmologists involved should be substantial and detailed. Applications for grants are encouraged from new investigators. Grants are available for one or two year periods. Grants awarded by the ORIA Board over recent years have ranged in amount from $9,000 to $47,000.

 

International Council for Science (ICSU) & Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - SCAR Fellowship Programme website - Closing Date: 8 May 2008

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU) charged with the initiation, promotion, and coordination of scientific research in Antarctica. The SCAR Fellowship Programme is designed to encourage the active involvement of young scientists and engineers in Antarctic scientific research, and to strengthen international capacity and cooperation in Antarctic research. The fellowships are intended to allow researchers from one SCAR member country to undertake short term visits to major international laboratories, field facilities, or home institutions in or operated by other SCAR member countries, in order to become acquainted with recent advances in research or to develop long-term scientific links and partnerships. The work must be carried out in a research group of a SCAR nation different from that of the applicant's origin.

Topics for support should make a contribution to the objectives of one or more of the five Scientific Research Programmes endorsed by SCAR:

  • Antarctic Climate Evolution (ACE)
  • Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE)
  • Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic (EBA)
  • Antarctica and the Global Climate System (AGCS)
  • Interhemispheric Conjugacy Effects in Solar-Terrestrial and Aeronomy Research (ICESTAR)

Awards are up to US $10,000, providing, as needed, an economy class round trip airfare and a modest subsistence allowance for the fellowship period. The fellow's home institute will bear all expenses incurred in his or her own nation (domestic travel, visa costs, etc.), and the host institute will waive any bench fees that they might normally charge trainees.

 

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) - Distinguished Investigator Award website - Closing Date: 8 May 2008

The NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award program supports basic and/or clinical investigators. Research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders or other serious mental illnesses including research with bipolar disorders, borderline disorders with depression and suicide, and research with children. A small number of letters of intent will be selected for further review with additional information requested. The second tier of applications will also be brief, but will provide the investigator an opportunity to provide more detail on methods, potential significance, feasibility, and institutional support.

The total request should not exceed $US100,000. Funding of institutional overheads at 8% (excluding equipment) is allowed and the overhead must be included within the total budget request.

Applicants must be a full professor (or equivalent), and maintain peer reviewed competitively funded scientific programs. Scientists that have previously received a NARSAD Distinguished (Established) Investigator Award may not receive the award for a second time until five years has elapsed since the beginning date of the prior award. Since applicants are already funded, it is essential that the letter of intent state how the proposed work is not feasible without new funds—NARSAD does not seek to extend current work of established investigators, but rather to stimulate new approaches and projects from senior investigators.

 

Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART) - Awards and Research Grants website - Closing Date: 30 May 2008

The Directors of the Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART) are pleased to offer the following awards to be announced on World Diabetes Day, November 2008 for commencement in 2009:

  • The Type 1 Diabetes Millennium Award of up to $150,000
  • The Type 2 Diabetes Underworks Award of up to $150,000
  • The Viertel Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes of $300,000
  • A number of one year DART research grants up to a value of $60,000.

DART’s objective is to encourage young researchers, starting researchers off in a career in quality diabetes research.

The Type 1 Diabetes Millennium Award

The award is made available for research into Type 1 Diabetes including the following priority areas:

  • Modulation of the immune system;
  • Beta cell replacement / islet transplantation;
  • Genetic engineering / gene therapy;
  • Hypoglycaemia; and,
  • Complications (Retinopathy, Neuropathy, Nephropathy).

The Type 2 Diabetes Underworks Award of up to $150,000

This award is made available for research into Type 2 Diabetes including the following priority areas:

  • Insulin secretion and action;
  • Insulin resistance; and,
  • Complications.

The Viertel Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes of $300,000

This fellowship is valued at $150,000 each year for two years. Funding is to provide support to post-doctoral researchers with 2-3 years experience and covers the research fellow’s salary, as well as consumables used in the project and a research assistant. All applications are reviewed by five independent assessors This fellowship is made available for research into diabetes that will benefit an aging population.

A number of one year DART research grants up to a value of $60,000

Over 50 DART grants of up to $60,000 will be awarded for the highest ranked applications received. All applications are reviewed by three independent assessors. Only one application will be considered from each researcher. DART Research Grants are intended to provide for basic, clinical or applied research within the following areas:

  • Biochemistry, physiology and pathology;
  • Nutrition;
  • Epidemiology;
  • Psychology;
  • Foot care;
  • Education research; and
  • Health care and delivery.

 

Grants Closing Soon - Featured in previous editions of the Research Bulletin

Bulletin Issue No. Funding Body - Grant Title Closing Date
117 The Ian Potter Foundation - Project Grants website 18 March 2008
118 Land and Water Australia - The Managing Climate Variability Program (MCV) website 19 March 2008
113 Norman Wettenhall Foundation - Research Project Grants website 19 March 2008
117 Carrick Institute - Grants Scheme Competitive Grants Program (Expressions of Interest and Full Proposals) website 20 March 2008
118 National Marfan Foundation (NMF) - Research Grants website 20 March 2008
117 Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) - International Science Linkages: Australia-China Special Fund website 21 March 2008
117 Australian Flora Foundation - Research Grants website 24 March 2008
113 Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - Competitive Grants Program website 24 March 2008
113 Birds Australia (BA) - Stuart Leslie Bird Conference Award website 24 March 2008
113 Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) - Research Grants website 24 March 2008
113 Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales - General Grants website 24 March 2008
118 The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI) - Grants (Expressions of Interest) website 24 March 2008
115 Australian Tuberculosis Research Group (ATRG) - Research Grants website 25 March 2008
115 Baxter International Foundation - Grants website 25 March 2008
114 The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation (SWRRF) - Project Funding website 25 March 2008
118 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) - Research Grants website 26 March 2008
118 Land and Water Australia - The Managing Climate Variability Program (MCV) website 31 March 2008
118 British Academy - Small Research Grants website 3 April 2008
117 Carrick Institute - Grants Scheme Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program - Expressions of Interest and Full Proposals website 3 April 2008
117 Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) - International Science Linkages: Competitive Grants website 4 April 2008
117 Geoffrey Gardiner Dairy Foundation - Innovation Program Small and Major Projects Streams website 7 April 2008
114 State Trustees Limited - M.A. Ingram Trust website 15 April 2008
114 Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC) - 2008-09 Call for Travel and Learning Opportunity Project Applications (Sugar Industry) website 15 April 2008
117 Carrick Institute - Grants Scheme: Priority Projects Program (Expressions of Interest and Full Proposals) website 16 April 2008
116 Wellcome Trust - International Engagement Awards: Engaging with global health website 18 April 2008
118 International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) - Collaborative Research Grants website 23 April 2008
118 Royal Zoological Society (RZS) of New South Wales - Ethel Mary Read Research Grants website 23 April 2008
118 Charles and Sylvia Viertel Foundation - Clinical Investigators Grants website 24 April 2008
116 Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research - International Science Linkages Competitive Grants website 24 April 2008
116 Royal Zoological Society (RZS) of New South Wales - Ethel Mary Read Research Grants website 24 April 2008
116 The Australian Psychological Society - Elsie Harwood Award website 24 April 2008
116 ANZ Charitable Trusts - The Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment website 24 April 2008
116 Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation - Grants website 24 April 2008
117 AER Foundation - Education and Training Grants website 21 May 2008
117 AER Foundation - Conference Attendance Grants website 21 May 2008
117 AER Foundation - Event Sponsorship Grants website 21 May 2008
116 The Australian Psychological Society - PFP Peace Project Award website 23 May 2008
118 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Grants website 7 June 2008

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Fellowships

New Fellowship Opportunities

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - Rex Walpole Travelling Fellowship website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The RACGP has established a fund to provide in perpetuity a travelling fellowship in memory of one of its most dedicated Fellows, Rex Outhwaite Walpole. Rex was a general practitioner in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne for over 30 years until appointed as the foundation Medical Director of the Victorian Academy of General Practice (1976-1984). The fellowship, which is to the value of $2500, is designed to support a plan of travel for a general practitioner and must be used within 12 months of being awarded. The fellowship is administered by the RACGP National Research Awards Committee and funded by the RACGP Victorian Faculty. Applicants for the Rex Walpole Travelling Fellowship must be a GP or GP registrar who is a member of the RACGP. New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - RACGP/ CONROD Research Fellowship website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The RACGP/CONROD Research Fellowship (originally Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission Fellowship) was established jointly by the RACGP and the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine (CONROD). The Fellowship was established in 1996 to address concerns about the unacceptable morbidity and premature mortality associated with road trauma. Fellowships are available to support research into general practice patient populations who have experienced motor vehicle related trauma. Fellowships encompass all types of motor-vehicle related trauma including (but not limited to) a particular interest in whiplash. Applicants for the RACGP / CONROD Research Fellowship must be a GP or GP registrar and a member of the RACGP. New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Alzheimer's Australia - 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Dementia website - Closing Date: 18 April 2008

The AAR Postdoctoral Fellowship is offered to a PhD graduate who has either attained, or will shortly satisfy the requirements for a PhD degree. One fellowship will be awarded in 2008 for research commencing in 2009. Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • The quality of the academic record and potential of the applicant;
  • The significance, feasibility and merit of the research proposal;
  • The relevance of the project to research in dementia; and,
  • The suitability of intended supervisors and institution.

To be eligible, applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia and been awarded (or notified of success of their application for) a PhD or equivalent degree (e.g. MD by research) in the last three years. The fellowship is awarded for two years, with a value of $90,000 per annum.

 

AINSE - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship website - Closing Date: 23 May 2008

Applications are now open for the 2008 series of the Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Fellowships. AINSE Research Fellowships are tenable at any AINSE member university. Applicants are required to discuss, in the first instance, their research program with a chosen institution and provide an outline of the program agreed with the sponsoring university/institution. This year we have broadened the areas in which applications are encouraged, to include:

  • neutron scattering;
  • radiopharmaceuticals; and
  • high-resolution climate records using nuclear techniques.

AINSE Research Fellowship are offered at academic level B for outstanding and enthusiastic scientists with 3 - 8 years postdoctoral experience to undertake research in areas of science and technology requiring use of the OPAL reactor. Fellows will be expected to build a research group in one of the AINSE member universities and be attached to ANSTO for experiments on the new, state of the art facilities on OPAL. AINSE Research Fellows receive substantial allowances for research expenses, paid through their university, as well as the travel and subsistence costs associated with visits to ANSTO, conferences and Australian universities.

The fellowships are open nationally and internationally but the recipients must be qualified for entry to the ANSTO site. AINSE is seeking to maximise the number of scholarships by offering each institution an opportunity to contribute to the scholarships. For the 2008 round the buy-in is $50,000 pa.

Further information including the application form and guidelines are available at the website (please follow the above link).

 

The Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) - AARE Doctoral Thesis Award website - Closing Date: 23 June 2008

The Australian Association for Research in Education makes an annual award known as the AARE Doctoral Thesis Award. The award comprises a citation from the Association together with a return airfare to fly the awardee to the upcoming AARE Conference. The first award was made in 1989.

This award is intended as a recognition of excellence in educational research by doctoral students. While only one award will be made each year, It is seen by the Association as a way of recognising the high quality contribution made to educational knowledge by graduate students, and at the same time promoting dissemination and furthering of research. The award comprises a citation from the association together with a return airfare to fly the awardee to the AARE conference.

The main criteria for assessment of excellence in doctoral research will be the contribution made to theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological knowledge in education. In particular, preference will be given to studies which make a conceptual advance in educational theory, policy and practice, which point to the methods of improving educational practice or pioneer innovation, which contribute through disciplined research to knowledge on which new educational practices may be based, or which contribute to advances in methodology of educational research, evaluation and dissemination.

 

Fellowships Closing Soon - Featured in previous editions of the Research Bulletin

Bulletin Issue No. Funding Body - Fellowship Title Closing Date
117 Menzies Centre for Australian Studies - Australian Bicentennial Fellowship Scheme website 21 March 2008
116 The Cancer Council Victoria - Postdoctoral Cancer Research Fellowships website 25 March 2008
115 State Library of New South Wales - Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship website 25 March 2008
118 Business Victoria - Victoria Fellowships website 31 March 2008
114 Victorian Government - 2008 Victoria Fellowships website 31 March 2008
115 South-South Exchange Programme for Research on History Development (SEPHIS) - Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research website 8 April 2008
118 National Library of Australia - Harold White Fellowships website 23 April 2008
118 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) - Distinguished Fellowship website 23 April 2008
118 Charles and Sylvia Viertel Foundation - Senior Medical Research Fellowship website 24 April 2008
118 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Postdoctoral Fellowships website 7 June 2008
118 National Archives of Australia - Fredrick Watson Fellowship website 20 June 2008

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Travel

New Travel Grant Opportunities

Australian Women in Endocrinology (AWE) - 2008 Travel Awards website - Rapid Closing Date (External): 31 March 2008

Australian Women in Endocrinology (AWE) is now offering 2008 Travel Awards. Preference is given to Postdoctoral trainees (first three years) and PhD students in their 3rd or 4th year of training at an Australian or New Zealand-based Institution. Depending upon sponsorship levels, applications will be considered from Post-Doctoral Trainees up to 5 years and PhD students. Applications must be accompanied by a supporting letter from your PhD Supervisor or Post-Doctoral Advisor. The sponsor's letter should discuss the merits of the applicant, in what way it will be of assistance to their career, explaining the need for this support and indicate what other travel funds are available. AWE Travel Awards will be based on merit, however, preference will be given to those who have concurrently applied for but not necessarily been awarded a travel grant from AWE, WE or ENDO.

 

Alzheimer's Australia - 2008 Rosemary Foundation Travel Project Grant website - Closing Date: 18 April 2008

The 2008 Rosemary Foundation Travel Project Grant is designed to assist clinicians or researchers to undertake research or advanced study at a hospital or university outside Australia . The study period should be between six weeks and three months and the applicant must undertake to return to a position in Australia for at least one year after the completion of the travel project. The applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia ; and have a degree in a discipline relevant to the field of dementia, and should be associated with an Institute of higher learning which will be willing to be the auspicing body. The grant is valued at up to $10,000.

 

University of Copenhagen: Centre for Australian Studies - Australian Studies Copenhagen Distinguished Visiting Chair website - Closing Date: 18 May 2008

The University of Copenhagen Centre for Australian Studies invites applications for a Visiting Professorship in 2009. The appointment is for the European spring semester of each year (five months from February to June). The post comes with a stipend of AUD$16,500 towards travel and accommodation expenses. Office and computer facilities will also be provided by the University. The position is open to scholars currently serving at an Australian University at Professorial or Associate Professorial level (levels D and E) in one or more disciplines of relevance to Australian Studies, including but not limited to Literature, History, Politics, International Relations, Film and Media Studies.

 

Travel Grants closing soon - Featured in previous editions of the Research Bulletin

Bulletin Issue No. Funding Body - Travel Grant Title Closing Date
117 The Ian Potter Foundation - Travel and Conference Grants website 18 March 2008

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Scholarships

New Scholarship Opportunities

JASON (Joint Academic Scholarships On-Line Network) is a national online system of postgraduate scholarships. It contains information on scholarships available for postgraduate research projects and course work and can be accessed by all Swinburne staff and students. Swinburne Research maintains a University subscription to this online database.

ASiE (Australians - Study in Europe!) is a web based initiative dedicated to helping prospective Australian postgraduate students to find research funding and opportunities to pursue postgraduate studies in the countries of the European Union.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - Chris Silagy Research Scholarship website - Closing Date: 7 April 2008

The Chris Silagy Research Scholarship is designed to support a twelve month research project into an aspect of evidence-based primary health care by a general practitioner researcher. The scholarship is to the value of $20,000 per annum which includes a return economy airfare (booked by the College) to either attend a meeting of the Cochrane Collaboration or visit a Cochrane Research Centre during the year of their scholarship. Scholarships are awarded by the Chris Silagy Research Scholarship Committee, a subcommittee of the RACGP National Research Awards Committee.

Applicants for the Chris Silagy Research Scholarship must be

  • a General Practitioner or General Practice Registrar;
  • a member of the RACGP; and,
  • currently undertaking a higher degree (Masters, PHD, MD) or have completed such a course in the past 5 years

New and emerging researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund - PhD Scholarship investigating Gastrointestinal Cancer website - Closing Date: 2 May 2008

Applications for a PhD Scholarship in Gastrointestinal Cancer are being called by the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. The value of the scholarship is $25,000 per year for a maximum of three years. The funds will be provided through the ARHRF Funding Partners Program and the Rotary Club of Melbourne South. Applicants must be eligible to undertake a PhD program at a University or research institute in Victoria. Contact Anthony Scarman at the ARHRF on (02) 8837 1900 for details.

 

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund - PhD Scholarship investigating Bowel Cancer website - Closing Date: 2 May 2008

Applications for a PhD Scholarship in Bowel Cancer are being called by the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. The value of the scholarship is $25,000 per year for a maximum of three years. The funds will be provided through the ARHRF Funding Partners Program and International Rotary District 9650. Applicants must be eligible to undertake a PhD program at a University or research institute in Australia. Contact Anthony Scarman at the ARHRF on (02) 8837 1900 for details.

 

Scholarships closing soon - Featured in previous editions of the Research Bulletin

Bulletin Issue No. Funding Body - Scholarship Closing Date
113 Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) - John Flynn Scholarship Scheme (JFSS) website 24 March 2008
115 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) - Awards website 23 April 2008

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Prizes & Awards

New Prizes and Awards

There are no new Prizes or Awards in this edition of the Swinburne Research Bulletin

Prizes and Awards closing soon - Featured in previous editions of the Research Bulletin

Bulletin Issue No. Funding Body - Prize or Award Title Closing Date
117 Thiess - Riverprize website 21 March 2008
113 Birds Australia (BA) - Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award website 23 March 2008
114 Royal Society of Victoria - Research Medal website 24 March 2008
114 Australian Psychological Society (APS) - President's Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia website 2 April 2008
114 Victorian Government - Victoria Prize (Call For Nominations) website 7 April 2008
116 2008 RiverSymposium Young Water Scientist Award website 8 April 2008
116 Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) - Media Prize website 23 April 2008
118 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) - Biota Award for Medicinal Chemistry website 23 April 2008
118 Australian Museum - Eureka Prizes website 25 April 2008
116 Australia Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - The Prime Minister's Prize for Science website 4 May 2008
116 Australia Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year website 4 May 2008
116 Australia Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - The Prime Minister's Prizes for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools and Science Teaching in Secondary Schools website 4 May 2008
118 Australian Association for Traumatic Stress - Research Awards website 23 May 2008
118 National Archives of Australia - Margaret George Award website 20 June 2008

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Ethics

New Ethics Announcements

Please find closing dates for receipt of protocols/ethics clearance applications for SUHREC proper below:

Meeting No. Closing date for receipt of protocols
2/2008 19 Mar 2008
3/2008 2 May 2008
4/2008 13 Jun 2008
5/2008 25 Jul 2008
6/2008 5 Sep 2008
7/2008 5 Sep 2008
8/2008 28 Nov 2008

 

Applications permitted ethical review by a SUHREC Human Ethics Sub-Committee (SHESC) should be submitted to the Research Ethics Officer by the following confirmed deadlines.

Closing Date for Semester 1 Applications
(Easter Break)
1 Apr 2008
8 Apr 2008
22 Apr 2008
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Seminars

New Seminar Information

If any staff member would like to have their Faculty/Institute/Centre research seminars advertised in this bulletin please send details (title of seminar, date, time, venue, contact person, cost involved) to rwendt@swin.edu.au at least 14 days prior to the event so that it can be included in the next Research Bulletin.

Host:
Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Titles:
DVC(R) Open Talk Series - "Metabolites - The chemical language of microbes"
Presenter:
Professor Hartmut Laatsch, University of Göttingen, Germany
Date:
Wednesday 19 March 2008
Time:
1:30 pm
Venue:
EN413 Hawthorn Campus Map
RSPV:
Not required

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Workshops and Conferences

If any staff member would like to have their Faculty/Institute/Centre research workshops advertised in this bulletin please send details (title of seminar, date, time, venue, contact person, cost involved) to rwendt@swin.edu.au at least 14 days prior to the event so that it can be included in the next Research Bulletin.

New Workshop and Conference Information

Victorian Cancer Agency Early Career Workshops

The Victorian Cancer Agency has opportunities for early career professionals involved in cancer research in Victoria. Three workshops, hosted by the Early Career Network of the Victorian Cancer Agency , aimed at providing support to people early in their cancer research career are being held, details are below:

Workshop One
Writing effective grant applications / Successfully publishing your research
Date & time:
Tuesday 29 April 2008, 7-9pm
Location:
Cancer Council, 100 Drummond St, Carlton
Workshop Two
How to write an irresistible résumé for research / Writing a fellowship application
Date & time:
Tuesday 27 May 2008 , 7-9pm
Location:
Cancer Council, 100 Drummond St, Carlton
Workshop Three
Career pathways – decisions and challenges / Announcement of successful recipients of Grants and Awards
Date & time:
Tuesday 24 June 2008, 7-9pm
Location:
Cancer Council, 100 Drummond St, Carlton

 

School Holiday Astrotours (March 26 3PM & April 3 7PM)

This holiday period the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing will be running two AstroTours for the general public. Professional astronomers will take you through the solar system and the Universe in 3D, including asteroids and comets (March 26) and exploding stars (April 3). Both sessions will feature the new Swinburne Spaceworks movie "Bigger than Big".

"How Big is Big? And what's Bigger than that? Journey from the Moon's surface to the far reaches of the visible universe as you learn about the scales of planets, stars and galaxies in the new 3D production, Bigger than Big."

The first session is on Wednesday, March 26 at 3pm, and the second on Thursday, April 3 at 7pm. AstroTours are now held in the NEW Swinburne Virtual RealityTheatre, ground floor of the AR building (AR104). The sessions are tailored for the general public and children 7+ should enjoy the movies and interactive presentations. Bookings are essential and can be made through Carolyn Cliff on 9214 5569. Cost is $10 per person .

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Other Funding Resources

Websites

 

Publications held in the Office

  • A Grant Seeker's Guide by Bryan Grehan
  • Successful Submission Writing by Jean Roberts
  • The Australian Directory of Philanthropy 2004/2005 by Philanthropy Australia
  • The GrantSearch Register of Australian Funding 2004/5
  • Winning Grants Funding in Australia: The Step-by-Step Guide

To browse through these directories, please contact Ryan Wendt, on 9214 5552 or by email.

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