Through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation, and the generous contributions of many individual donors, the Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, articles, special issues of journals, and works in non–print media.
Individual authors or editors, or their sponsoring organization, society, or department, may apply for assistance to defray costs not normally covered by publishers, such as illustrations, musical examples, facsimiles, accompanying audio or video examples, and permissions. (Author subventions required by publishers are not eligible for reimbursement under the AMS program of subventions for individuals. In such cases, publishers should apply directly to the AMS under the 'publishers' subventions' program.) We encourage the submission of proposals from scholars at all stages of their careers. We welcome proposals for projects that make use of newer technologies. Festschriften, essay collections, and the like are ordinarily not recommended for subvention.
Applications for any amount up to $2,500 will receive consideration. It is anticipated that most subventions will range between $500 and $2,000. No individual can receive a subvention more than once in a three–year period. Although authors and presses may both request subvention for the same project, as appropriate to their needs, no single project will be awarded more than $5,000 total.
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Research Grants Program, funded through the proceeds of an endowment established by the Government of Canada, is designed to support research and informed discussion on Canada's relations with Asia. This program will fund primarily post–graduate and media fellowships, and will also be used to support a limited number of research activities, conferences, and special initiatives. These activities will in turn assist in the enhancement of Canadian capacity for public policy research and analysis focusing on the Asia Pacific region. All grant recipients will be selected on the merits of their proposals and on their potential contribution to advancing the objectives of the Foundation's programs. The Foundation reserves the right to cite the results of research funded under the grants program, and grant recipients may be called upon for media and outreach activities coordinated by the Foundation. Grants are not intended to support dissertation research. Applications may be submitted in English or French.
The Media Fellowship program of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada offers up–and–coming and established journalists the opportunity to spend time in Asia, researching and preparing stories. The program aims to help Canadian journalists to become better informed about this dynamic part of the world in order to write and broadcast insightfully on Asia and the Canada–Asia relationship. The Foundation will award up to three fellowships valued at up to $10,000 each. The Media Fellowships are a component of the Foundation's Research Grants Program, funded through the proceeds of an endowment established by the Government of Canada. All grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange - Asia Pacific Region
Conference and Seminar Grants
02/02/2012
Conference and Seminar Grants
The Foundation will consider applications from institutions for grants to support conferences or seminars on specific subjects related to the Foundation's goals and objectives. Applicants are urged to seek matching funds. Applicants should submit the names of all participants, as well as titles and abstracts of papers to be presented. The academic background of the participants and the significance of the meeting will be key factors in the evaluation process. Budgets for conferences should not exceed US$25,000. In principle, the Foundation does not provide funding for annual meetings.
The Foundation':s grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Funding is not available for university administrative costs including overhead or endowments. The Foundation does not subsidize administrative expenses or the purchase of equipment. Funds for Conference and Seminar Grants may not be used to cover publication costs. Grantees anticipating the need for additional funding to cover such costs are welcome to apply for one of the Foundation's Publication Subsidies grants. Foundation funds can only be transferred to and managed by institutional accounts. Letters of support from the applicant's institution must express the institution's willingness to comply with these procedures. The Foundation encourages applications with matching funds from other sources. When preparing itemized budgets, please use US dollars as the unit of currency. The Foundation does not accept proposals submitted by fax or e–mail. NEW: The Foundation reserves the right to post project abstracts and reports on its websites.
All applications must be submitted to our online application database. E-mail and paper applications will not be accepted. The online application database is available annually from August 1st to September 15th and January 1st to February 15th. The deadlines for Conference and Seminar Grant applications are: September 15 – for Conferences and Seminars from January through June of the following year. February 15 – for Conferences and Seminars from July through December of the same year. Final results for applications made before September 15 are announced in late December. Results of applications submitted for the February 15 deadline are announced in late May.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange - Asia Pacific Region
Publication Subsidies 2012
02/02/2012
Publication Subsidies 2012
Academic publishers may apply for subsidies for the publication of scholarly works related to the goals of the Foundation. The publication may be in the form of a book or a monograph. Applications will be accepted for completed book manuscripts, but not for books in a series. Priority will be given to first book projects by junior scholars.Supporting documents should include reviewer's comments and publishing costs. Publication budgets should not exceed US$10,000. For periodicals and journals, the Foundation will support one year's worth of publication. The application for the publication of conference proceedings requires a completed, edited draft.
The deadlines for Publication Subsidy Grant applications are September 15 for Publication Subsidy from January through June of the following year; February 15 for Publication Subsidy from July through December of the same year. Final results for applications made before September 15 are announced in late December. Results of applications submitted for the February 15 deadline are announced in late May.
The EMBO Long Term Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support post doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world (This may be up to three years if the receiving institute is in Singapore). International exchange is a key feature in the application process. All fellowships must involve movement between countries and one of those countries must be an EMBC Member State. Only candidates who have had a career break for at least one year for child–care reasons will be given special consideration when applying to stay within the same country.
Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent before the start of the fellowship but not necessarily at the time of application.
Please refer to the EMBO's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 19/01/2012
15/02/2012 3 days
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services
The Dr. Paul Janssen Award For Biomedical Research
02/02/2012
The Dr. Paul Janssen Award For Biomedical Research
The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research aims to extend the legacy of Dr. Paul Janssen by honoring the work of an active scientist in academia, industry or a scientific institute who has made a significant, transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health. The award sculpture consists of two parts, and each component is representative of and inspired by the life and work of Dr. Paul, as he was known to his colleagues and friends.
The selection committee will choose a scientist, or a group of scientists, in basic or clinical research, who: Has made a significant contribution to research that has impacted, or has strong potential to impact, human health through the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease. Exhibits the standards of innovation, insight, and leadership that Dr. Janssen exemplified during his career. Provides a living example that the study of science and technology can enable or has the potential to enable extended, healthy, productive life. Displays a set of ethical values consistent with the Johnson & Johnson Credo and those values that guide Johnson & Johnson. The Award can be given to a clinical or basic research scientist in academia, government, industry, private research institution, medical or clinical practice. It will typically recognize an individual scientist but can be shared in circumstances in which the contributions of the nominees are viewed as being of similar importance.
The Committee will carefully consider all nominations. Nominations will be accepted until February 15, 2012, and the Award will be presented in September 2012. Please refer to the Award website for submission details.
Eighteenth Annual NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award
02/02/2012
Eighteenth Annual NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award
Recognizing outstanding work from researchers furthering innovation in health care financing, delivery and organization or the implementation of health care policy. A $10,000 prize will be presented to the winner at a dinner in Washington, DC in May 21, 2012.
Selection criteria: Originality and creativity of the research, Impact that the research may have in advancing the public policy debate or improving health care delivery and management, and Relevance to one or more of the subject areas (health care financing, delivery and organization and/or the implementation of health care policy).
Eligibility: Articles must have been published in a peer–reviewed journal or similar quality publication during calendar year 2011 either in print or online ahead of print. (An article cannot be submitted in more than one competition year), Applications are encouraged from authors in diverse fields, including economics, health policy, political science, public health, etc. and from individuals in non–academic settings, such as research firms and policy organizations, and All research articles must address some aspect of health care financing, delivery, organization or the implementation of health care policy.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 19/01/2012
24/02/2012 12 days
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Flagship Collaboration Fund: Round 7 Clusters
14/02/2012
Flagship Collaboration Fund: Round 7 Clusters
The CSIRO National Research Flagships program addresses complex challenges by forming large scale multidisciplinary research partnerships. The Flagship Collaboration Fund helps to facilitate wider research involvement by providing funding to engage external capability to address specific science problems, develop expertise and foster collaboration between CSIRO and it partners. The Flagship clusters are large–scale research programs with an emphasis on people and partnerships working on a collection of strongly integrated projects relevant to a Flagship's goals.
Flagship clusters are funded for three years at A$1 million per annum with matching co–investment from partner organisations. Applications must address the selection criteria in the guidelines. Eligible applicants include:
Australian and overseas higher education institutions
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs)
other Australian and overseas publicly funded research agencies.
Each cluster must include at least one Australian university. Flagship clusters have been accepted for inclusion on the Australian Competitive Grants Register.
Applications for Round 7 Clusters are now open until 5.00 pm, Friday 24 February 2012. Please note that any late submissions will not be accepted. To apply please complete the Flagship Cluster application form. Cluster Specifications:
Climate Adaptation Technology and Engineering for Extreme Events – Climate Adaptation Cluster Specification 2011
Future Grid Cluster – Energy Transformed Cluster Specification 2011
Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Cluster – Wealth from Oceans Cluster Specification 2011.
Please refer to the CSIRO Flagships website for submission details.
Funding Category:
1 Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 21/11/2011
25/02/2012 13 days
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in Fine Arts
Production and Presentation Grants to Organizations
13/02/2012
Production and Presentation Grants to Organizations
The Graham Foundation offers Production and Presentation Grants to organizations. These grants assist organizations with the production–related expenses that are necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects may include, but are not limited to, publications, exhibitions, installations, conferences/lectures, films, new media projects, and other public programs. Projects must have clearly defined goals, work plans, budgets, and production and dissemination plans.
Grant amount: Production and Presentation Grants to organizations do not exceed $30,000 and are likely to be less. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is not always able to fund grantees at the full request amount. Grant period: Production and Presentation Grants must be completed within two years. Applicants should allow sufficient time to plan, implement, close out their project, and, if funded, acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all printed media.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 19/01/2012
27/02/2012 2 weeks 1 day
Department of Defense (DoD) – Defense Health Program
Defense Health Program (FY12)
14/02/2012
Defense Health Program (FY12)
he DoD just released a Program Announcement, W81XHW–12–PHTBI–WVM "Workplace Violence in the Military". Applications are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program (DHP). Approximately $8M is available to the Joint Program Committee for Military Operational Medicine (MOM JPC–5) for this Program Announcement.
The primary focus of this Program Announcement is behavioral–based predictors of potential targeted acts of violence in the workplace. Targeted violence refers to deliberate and planned violent acts toward a specific target or set of targets. The intent of this Program Announcement is not to focus on targeted acts of violence that have previously been extensively studied (e.g., acts of terrorism, sexual assault, child abuse). The primary environment for both studies is the occupational setting. Domestic violence and child abuse are not a primary focus; however, they may constitute a component of workplace violence if the individual is in uniform as they are considered on duty 24/7, and/or if the physical assault occurs in garrison. While not the primary focus, it is expected that the results of both the prospective and retrospective studies will yield data and information that will be valuable to civilian authorities and mental health professionals as they develop policies and protocols to address an ever7#8211;increasingly violent society. The public purpose/military relevance of this research is that it is anticipated to lead to approaches that would help to mitigate the risk of potential targeted violence in the workplace.
Pre–application Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm Eastern time (ET), 27 February 2012 Invitation to Submit a Full Application: March 2012 Application Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, 26 April 2012 Scientific Peer Review: May 2012 Programmatic Review: June 2012 Funding/Not Funding Notification Letters: June 2012. Questions related to the submission of the Pre–application should be directed to the TATRC Help Desk. Phone 77#8211;703–674–2500, ext. 207 or email tatrc@aibs.org. Questions related to the Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity content or submission requirements should be directed via email to programannouncements@tatrc.org. You must include the Funding Opportunity number W81XWH–12–PHTBI–WMV in the subject line of the email to ensure a timely response.
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Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 02/02/2012
28/02/2012 2 weeks 2 days
Children's Tumor Foundation
Children's Tumor Foundation Drug Discovery Initiative Awards
15/02/2012
Children's Tumor Foundation Drug Discovery Initiative Awards
The Drug Discovery Initiative Awards program supports early stage testing of candidate drug therapies for the treatment of neurofibromatosis (NF): NF1, NF2 and schwannomatosis. Established in 2006, DDI Awards has to date funded 46 projects totaling just over $1M. These Awards have yielded over $5M in follow–on funding from the federal government and other sources, as well as multiple industry collaborations and publications. DDI Awards is a catalyst program that has helped to fuel the drug pipeline with promising leads.
We are delighted to announce that for 2012 we are significantly increasing DDI Award levels. DDI Awards provides up to $25,000 in vitro Awards: to fund cell–based preclinical drug testing studies and $50,000 in vivo Awards: to fund animal–based preclinical drug testing studies. DDI Awards require only a brief (three page) application. If in Awards yield promising data, awardees may apply for subsequent in vivo funding to continue the research. A limited number of DDI Advanced Awards of up to $75,000 are available. Only prior recipients of DDI in vivo Awards may apply for DDI Advanced Award. If interested, please contact the Foundation.
Please refer to the Foundation'';s website for submission details.
The Foundation's overall goal is to distribute grants to charitable, educational and technical bodies throughout Australia in the areas of health, education, technology and science, art, and literature. In addition we are seeking to aid the conservation, maintenance and development of Australia's natural resources. Particular attention is given to technical education projects to assist young Australians achieve their highest standards.
Size of Grants: Minimum Grant $3,000; Maximum Grant $100,000; Average Grant $10,000.
The final cut of date for applications is 28 February and there are no extensions beyond this date as a very thorough process needs to be undertaken prior to the board meeting in May. Following that meeting all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their submission in writing by post or email.
Office of Learning and Teaching - Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research
National Teaching Fellowships 2012
15/02/2012
National Teaching Fellowships 2012
The aim of the Fellowships program is to advance learning and teaching in higher education by supporting a group of leading educators to undertake strategic, high–profile activities in areas of importance to the sector. Through their fellowship activities, Fellows have a positive and lasting influence and impact on higher education practice in Australia. Fellowship selection is based on individuals’ demonstrated leadership capacity in higher education. The fellowships are prestigious acknowledgements of individuals' expertise and influence and, as such, are highly valued by recipients' home institutions. Fellowships afford opportunities for individuals to undertake strategic programs of activities around identified educational issues, to develop their knowledge of the broader higher education environment in Australia, and to practise and further develop their leadership skills in this area.
National Teaching Fellowships are awarded to outstanding scholars who are respected leaders in learning and teaching in higher education. National Teaching Fellows undertake a significant program of fellowship activities, contribute to various OLT events and develop national and international networks appropriate to the Fellowship activities. National Teaching Fellows are expected to establish a collaborative team of internationally recognised scholars and to lead an extended seminar as part of their Fellowship program. National Teaching Fellows will normally be expected to be released from all or most academic activities for one year. Up to five National Teaching Fellowships are available in 2012. Maximum funding available for each National Teaching Fellowship is $250,000.
The Australian Twin Registry is a not–for–profit organisation which facilitates and supports medical and scientific studies that involve the participation of twins and or their relatives, and that use the special characteristics of twins to enable questions of health and wellbeing relevant to Australians to be answered in ways that they otherwise could not.
The Australian Twin Registry (ATR) Research Travel Grant Scheme aims to (1) facilitate the training and development of Australian researchers in the methodology and practice of studies involving twins by offering financial support to attend relevant international research workshops and conferences; (2) help to foster an active network of researchers from a range of disciplines and; (3) promote the presentation of ATR studies at scientific conferences.
The Research Travel Grant Scheme awards partial funding for relevant travel to successful applicants within the range of $300 – $2,000. Please contact Nilmini Jayasuriya on nilminij@unimelb.edu.au or 03 9035 6437 for more information.
Please refer to the Registry's website for submission details.
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) invites applications for a new global funding program that will run in parallel with our established Novel Research Grant program. LRI Distinguished Innovator Awards will provide outstanding scientists with substantial support for up to four years to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus and so provide new directions towards a cure or prevention. Advances across many disciplines have led to novel treatments that aim to suppress the manifestations of lupus. Yet few interventions are being developed that seek to reverse permanently or prevent the disease. LRI Distinguished Innovators will address this gap by pioneering research into the fundamental, causative pathways of lupus.
In pursuit of this goal, the LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis– or discovery–driven proposals in human and/or animal model based lupus research. The research proposal must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and present a compelling vision of how the discovery would lay the groundwork for a potential cure or prevention, as opposed to suppressive treatments for lupus. Continuations of long–term projects will not be considered. Successful applicants will be outstanding investigators who have demonstrated creativity and productivity in their field of research. We encourage applications from investigators in diverse disciplines including, but not limited to, immunology, genetics, molecular, cell and systems biology. Scientists who have not previously worked in lupus are encouraged to apply, as are researchers working outside the U.S. Applicants must hold an established position at an academic institution.
Annual funding of up to $250,000 per year, for a term of up to four years, will be awarded for approved projects. We anticipate that no more than four Distinguished Innovator Awards will be made in 2012. To assist planning, all applicants must submit a one page Letter of Intent by February 29, 2012. The full grant application, including a research plan of no more than six pages is due April 2, 2012.
Please refer to the Institute's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 01/02/2012
29/02/2012 2 weeks 3 days
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Churchill Fellowships 2012
16/02/2012
Churchill Fellowships 2012
The Churchill Trust was established in 1965 to honour the memory of Sir Winston Churchill by awarding overseas research Fellowships known as 'Churchill Fellowships'. Since its inception The Churchill Trust has awarded Churchill Fellowships to over 3,500 Australians who, like Churchill, are innovative, filled with a spirit of determination and possess a strong desire to benefit their community. Churchill Fellowships allow you to design your own research project, travel the world and further your knowledge in your chosen field, before returning to make a real contribution to Australian society.
To be eligible to apply for a Churchill Fellowship you must: Be an Australian Citizen over the age of 18; Not be completing tertiary studies directly related to the topic of your proposed project; Have experience in and commitment to the field of your project; have a project of between 4 weeks and approximately 6 weeks length that requires overseas investigation; Be willing to disseminate the results of your research to the broader Australian community; and Not have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship in the past.
Please refer to the Trust's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: Non-Profit Organisations Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 23/01/2012
01/03/2012 2 weeks 4 days
American Psychological Foundation
F. J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Prize 2012
20/02/2012
F. J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Prize 2012
The $25,000 McGuigan Prize is given biennially to an early–career psychologist engaged in research that seeks to explicate the concept of the human mind from a primarily psychophysiological perspective, although physiological and behavioral research may also qualify. The approach must be a materialistic one fostering both empirical and theoretical research. Empirical research would primarily be psychophysiological, but physiological and behavioral research may also qualify for support.
The recipient will be selected based on the excellence of the full breadth of research conducted and published to date, as well as the promise of research planned for the next five years. The amount of the award is $25,000. The prize will be awarded to the recipient's institution for the benefit of his or her research. Faculty salaries and indirect costs (i.e., overhead) may not be requested. The prize supports research that aims to advance, both empirically and theoretically, a materialistic understanding of the human mind. The research may address any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and should utilize behavioral and/or neuroscientific methods.
Nominees must have: Earned a doctoral degree in psychology or in a related field and be no more than nine (9) years post–doctoral degree at the nomination deadline; An affiliation with an accredited college, university, or other research institution. Nominees do not have to be a member of APA, but must reside in the U.S. or in a country that has diplomatic relations with the U.S.
Selection criteria: The recipient will be selected based on the excellence of the full breadth of research conducted and published to date, as well as the promise of research planned for the next five years.
ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards
20/02/2012
ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards
Thanks to a generous donation from Pfizer Ophthalmics, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research has established the ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards in honor of Carl B. Camras, MD. Up to three awards of $10,000 each will be presented annually. Pfizer Ophthalmics is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of patients with eye disorders and committed to supporting ophthalmic research. Its mission is to become the most valued partner in ophthalmics. The ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Award demonstrates this unwavering commitment.
Nominees must meet the following criteria: Early career researchers, who are no more than 45 years old at the time of nomination; Exhibit excellence in research and their fundamental scientific discoveries, concepts and novel technologies; and The discovery or observation must have led to, or have the promise of leading to, clinical applications.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
The William Buckland Foundation provides funding to support activities, organisations and project which focus on the health and wellbeing, particularly children and young people, scientific and educational activities, particularly agriculture to create lasting benefit for the Victorian community.
Closing times are 5pm on I March & 1 Septemeber Late applications will not be accepted. If the closing date falls on a weekend or public holiday, you may submit until 5pm on the following business day. Trustee meetings are usually held approximately eight (8) weeks after the application close date and applicants can usually expect to know the outcome of their grant within 12 weeks of the closing date.
Please refer to the Foundation''s website for submission details.
The Folger Shakespeare Library offers residential research Fellowships to encourage use of its exceptional collections and to encourage ongoing cross–disciplinary dialogue among scholars of the early modern period. Each year scholars may compete for a limited number of long&38211;term and short–term Fellowships. Awardees are expected to be in continuous residence and to participate in the intellectual life of the Folger.
Short–term Fellowships are supported by the Library's own endowments and carry a stipend of $2,500 per month. Some Fellowship endowments seek to support scholars working on a specific topic or from a specific region, while others are unrestricted. See the list of specialized endowments on the Short&$8311;term Fellowships Application Guidelines page. Short–term Fellows are selected by an internal committee and one external scholar. The criteria for success are the same as for long–term Fellowships.
The proposed research should be relevant to Folger collections. Proposal narratives should indicate which Folger primary sources are critical to the proposed research. Please refer to the Library's website for submission details.
Betty Mayne Scientific Research Fund for Earth Sciences
20/02/2012
Betty Mayne Scientific Research Fund for Earth Sciences
The Betty Mayne Scientific Research Fund for Earth Sciences has been established to provide financial assistance to support short term original research projects in all aspects of geology, including (but not necessarily restricted to) the fields of regional geology, tectonics, structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomorphology, palaeontology, biostratigraphy, igneous and metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, mineralogy, economic geology and meteoritics.
Applications will be accepted from postgraduate students at recognised Australian Universities who are undertaking full–time or part–time higher degree studies with a geological emphasis. Students enrolled in Honours degree courses at recognised Australian Universities, whether full or part–time, may also be considered for an award. Applications are also encouraged from amateur or professional geologists, whether in employment as such or not, who can demonstrate a level of achievement in original research in Earth Sciences, for example through a record of publications on the subject. Projects proposed for support do not have to be restricted to Australian locations or specimens, but, given the Society's interests in the natural history of Australia, they must demonstrate a strong Australian context.
In awarding grants, the Council of the Society will assess: The quality of the project; The applicant's ability to carry it out; A realistic costing and timetable; and The likelihood that the successful completion of the research will lead to publication. The total amount of Fund money available for awards in any year will depend on interest income received by the Fund over the preceding year. Not more than 50% of this income will be distributed as grants; the remainder will be capitalised to increase the Fund. Individual grants will not normally exceed the level of equivalent awards from the Joyce W. Vickery Scientific Research Fund (currently $2500 for members and $1500 for non–members, subject to Council review). Money awarded must be used for research purposes, which may include the purchase of equipment, laboratory, photographic or other consumables, and fieldwork or travel within Australasia. Requests for subsistence, travel to conferences, or thesis preparation expenses, will not be supported.
The Linnean Society of New South Wales invites applications for grants from the Joyce W. Vickery Research Fund. These grants are intended to support worthy research in those fields of the biological and earth sciences that fall within the range of interests of the Society, especially natural history research within Australia.
In awarding grants, the Council of the Society will assess: The quality of the project, The applicant's ability to carry it out, A realistic costing and timetable, and The likelihood that successful completion of the research will lead to publication.
Individual grants will not normally exceed $2500 for members and $1500 for non–members. The Society envisages that grants will normally be used for items such as equipment, travel within Australasia, or laboratory, photographic and other consumables. Because of a ruling by the Taxation Commisioner that the fund only be used for research, we cannot support requests for a stipend, nor can we fund attendance at conferences or thesis preparation. Grantees must make a written report, detailing progress and justifying expenditure, to the Society within 12 months of receiving the grant. Any publication arising from studies supported by the Joyce W. Vickery Scientific Research Fund must acknowledge that support. Type material generated by such studies should be lodged in a state or national museum or herbarium or other Australian institution approved by the Council of the Linnean Society.
The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that has served as the only national, private funder of scientific research on gambling disorders in the United States since 1996. (For a list of grants supported by the NCRG since 1996, go to www.ncrg.org.) The NCRG awards grants on a competitive basis under the leadership of the Scientific Advisory Board. Composed of leading independent scientists with expertise in addiction and related topics, the Scientific Advisory Board plays a vital role by ensuring the NCRG follows rigorous standards in awarding grants for only the highest quality research proposals.
Applicants may request up to a total of 跾,000 in direct costs for a period not to exceed 3 years. The NCRG expects to award two Centers of Excellence in 2012.
Eligibility: Both public and private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Profitmaking organizations should contact Christine Reilly (creilly@ncrg.org). Foreign institutions are required to collaborate with a U.S. institution. Applications involving a non–U.S. institution must have a principal investigator and fiscal agent based at a U.S.institution.
Note that Deadline for Letters of Intent: March 1, 2012 and Application Deadline: July 2, 2012
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 31/01/2012
01/03/2012 2 weeks 4 days
Palaeontological Association
Research Grants
20/02/2012
Research Grants
Typically, grants could support single research projects or proof of concept proposals with an aim of supporting future applications to national research funding bodies. Field–based projects are also eligible, but the scientific objectives and outcomes of the research must be made clear. Applications for investigator salary costs will only be considered and if awarded all legal and financial liability will lie with the applicant (see: Categories of expenditure for which the Palaeontological Association does not provide support). Proposals will be ranked on the following criteria: the scientific quality of research, novelty and timeliness, likely outputs; Fit to the charitable aims of the Association ; feasibility, value for money and cost effectiveness; and the scientific track record of the investigator.
Preference is given to applications for a single purpose (rather than top–ups of other grant applications). The award is open to both amateur and professional palaeontologists, but applicants must be members of the sponsor's Association and preference will normally be given to candidates who have not previously won an award.
The total amount awarded in any one year will not exceed $15,000.
Applications must be submitted electronically. Please refer to the Association's website for submission details.
The Andrews Foundation was established in 1984 by Mr. Ronald Clifford Andrews during his lifetime. The Trust is a Perpetual Charitable Trust and is administered by a board of Trustees. The Trustees manage the Trust's assets and distribute income mainly in Victoria for charitable purposes. The Trust considers unsolicitored applications for Grants from eligible organisations in Victoria and initiates and supports major and special projects.
The Trust prefers to make Grants to communities of people who are helping themselves and others in ways that can be sustained into the future: Projects which involve volunteers and where there are expectations and plans for the positive impact of the project to be sustained beyond the Grant period are preferred by the Trust. The Trust is willing to join with other donors and sponsors to support projects. The Trust gives priority to: Projects which are designed to create and improve educational opportunities and training for students who are disadvantaged or with disabilities; develop, test and implement creative solutions to persistent, difficult social and environmental needs and problems — innovation is welcomed; requests for small Grants to enable smaller community organisations to begin or continue to make a positive difference in their communities; and requests for Grants from organisations that have a major involvement from volunteers in the community. The Trust gives preference to Grants that benefit communities within the Gippsland region. The reason for this is the wish of Mr. Andrews to give back to the regional community where he grew up and made his wealth. Priority is further given to applications supporting the following: Aged Care/Health; Emergency Relief and Material Aid; Environmental Needs and Problems; Small Grants for Smaller Community Organisations; Social Disadvantage, Needs and Problems; and Education. Applications may also be made by universities and TAFE colleges for Grants for the purposes stated above.
The closing date for applications is end of first week in March, June and November in each year. Applicants will be advised of the outcome approximately 6 weeks after the closing date.
The 2012 Major Grants are available for projects with a budget of over $60,000 and a duration of up to three years. Applications may be submitted on a range of themes pertaining to the legal system and legal services. Activities should address an area of pressing need and the response should have clear demonstrated strategies, a well developed plan and outcomes that are able to demonstrate and deliver an improved legal and social environment. It is envisaged that all applications for Major Grant funding will be for programs or research that have a wide impact, create long–term positive change in the Victorian legal environment, and have a strong public benefit.
All applicants should discuss their proposal with the Grants Team at the LSB prior to submitting their application. Please ensure you contact the Grants Manager / Grants Officer by phone on (03) 9679 8000 or via email to grants@lsb.vic.gov.au to discuss your application by 17 February 2012. Please note that only one application will be accepted per applicant. It is preferred that applications from each University faculty are limited to 2.
The 2012 Major Grants round will close on Friday, 2 March 2012. Please refer to the Board's website for submission details.
In 2000, the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation was established to sponsor activities within Australia and managed by Australian entities. In 2005 sponsorship was extended to include projects with components within the south west Pacific, managed by Australian institutions or other entities within those countries. In seeking to achieve its aims, The Australia & Pacific Science Foundation provides support, on a competitive basis, for the following activities: The top priority is to encourage high quality research by scientists in Australian national or state institutions, and similar institutions in other countries of the South West Pacific and Occasional support may also be given to such activities as training, publications or conferences.
Typically the APSF provides project grants up to A$15,000 per year for up to three years. Grants are made in annual instalments, and payments are dependent upon the receipt of satisfactory annual reports and financial statements. An additional progress report is required six months after the start of the project. Salaries of technicians and research assistants may be supported, but normally grants do not cover the salaries of scientific research staff or stipends of students. Administrative overheads are not funded.
The next round of applications will close at 5.00pm on Friday Friday March 9, 2012 for new grants beginning in July 2012. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details
The Foundation encourages the pursuit of excellence in scientific research, particularly on topics which are designed to improve the ways in which individuals and communities interact with their natural environments by supporting three types of activities: The top priority is to encourage high quality research by scientists in Australian national or state institutions, and universities; Periodically, capital grants may be made to help finance equipment or facilities which are needed to encourage relevant studies by either scientists or the general community within Australia; Occasional support may also be given to such activities as training, publications or conferences.
Typically the Hermon Slade Foundation provides project grants up to approximately A$30,000 per year for up to three years. Grants are awarded to Australian institutions for activities within Australia.
The next round of applications will close at 5.00pm on Friday March 9, 2012 for new grants beginning in July 2012. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3 ACGR Portfolio: Non-Commonwealth Schemes Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 09/02/2012
15/03/2012 4 weeks 4 days
Australian National University (ANU)
Humanities Research Centre, RSHA – Visiting Fellowships Program 2013
05/03/2012
Humanities Research Centre, RSHA – Visiting Fellowships Program 2013
The Humanities Research Centre, with the Research School of Humanities & Arts (RSHA), administers a visiting fellowship program to enhance its national and international links with humanities scholars. The Humanities Researchf Centre visiting fellowship program has been running for the last 35 years.
Our nominated theme for 2013 is Cities, Imaginaries, Publics. We encourage scholars working on this theme to apply for the Visiting Fellowships at our Centre. A few non–thematic fellowships will also be offered of which 1–2 fellowships will be funded by the Freilich Foundation.
Application are now open and guidelines, application and referees comment forms can be downloaded from the Humanities Research Centre website. Please refer to the Humanities Research Centre website for submission details.
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. The Foundation is bound by the provisions of The Jack Brockhoff Foundation's Trust Deed. The Foundation can only consider applications from organisations that are endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a 'Deductible Gift Recipient' (DGR) and as a 'Tax Concession Charity' (TCC). Evidence of a current endorsement from the ATO is required to accompany a grant application.
Priority Funding Areas: Children and Youth; Health and Medical; and Community Development and Support. 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; Connect their operations with the community they seek to assist; and Benefit people residing in Victoria. 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.
The Foundation requires proposing applicants contact the Foundation's staff to discuss their project/program prior to submitting their application. A discussion about the proposed project/program can provide an opportunity for the Foundation's staff to offer guidance as to the preferred content and presentation of your application. All grant applications must include the Grant Application Form (links below) together with a response to each question listed. All applicants please also contact the Monash Research Office before applying.
Until such time as the impact of the new regulatory framework for Public Ancillary Funds, such as The Jack Brockhoff Foundation, is better known the Foundation expects the grant round in the first half of 2012 to be modest. Applicants are encouraged to make applications for smaller sums of money only. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all disciplines aiming at the improvement of young people's development and perspectives worldwide. Entitled to nominate are specialists and experts in the field of child and adolescent research worldwide.
In line with the foundation's mission, the findings of the prizewinner's interdisciplinary research should be actively implemented in social and political practice.
A jury made up of internationally renowned scientists selects the winner from the pool of nominations received, which will be subject to strict standards of scientific excellence and innovation in theory, methodology and publications. The prize is endowed with 1 Mio. Swiss Francs, of which 900'000 Swiss Francs are for use in a research project and 1,000,000 Swiss Francs are for related costs, such as travel, networking, and dissemination.
Nominations can be submitted by mail or e-mail award@jacobsfoundation.org. An electronic version of the nomination form is available under
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Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award 2013 Program
05/03/2012
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award 2013 Program
This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers and is limited, therefore, to those holding recent faculty appointments. The applicants' research interests should be consonant with those of the Foundation.
Deans, Chairs of Departments, or Directors of Institutes/Centres should submit nominations for this award addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs. In addition, the required information must be provided via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/BOC. The entire process must be completed by March 15, 2012.
The submissions will be reviewed for appropriateness of the qualifications of the applicant. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning June 30, 2012. Our scientific advisory committee will conduct the final review of the proposals in October 2012, and the candidates will be informed of the decisions shortly thereafter. The funding cycle begins on February 1, 2013.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 13/01/2012
16/03/2012 4 weeks 5 days
McGill University (Montreal)
Louis and Arthur Lucian Award for Research in Circulatory Diseases
06/03/2012
Louis and Arthur Lucian Award for Research in Circulatory Diseases
The Louis and Artur Lucian Award was established through a bequest to McGill University under the will of the late Olga Leibovici to honour the donor's two brothers, and was conferred for the first time in 1978. The Award is designed to honour outstanding research in the field of circulatory diseases by a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contribution to knowledge in this field is deemed worthy of special recognition. As per the terms of the bequest, the work of the nominee must be current. The Louis and Artur Lucian Award consists of a $60,000 CDN prize to the recipient. It is hoped that through this Award, collaborative research in the field of circulatory diseases can be established between McGill and research centres elsewhere in Canada, the United States and other countries of the world.
The successful recipient is invited to spend a minimum of a one to two week period of time at McGill University to give a formal Lucian Lecture, to have interchanges with members of the McGill community, and possibly to undertake a research collaboration with McGill investigators in the field of circulatory diseases. Prospective recipients should be nominated on the form provided. This form, together with the supporting materials, should be returned to Dr. Jacques Genest, Chair, the Louis and Artur Lucian Award Committee. The Award Committee recognizes no geographical limitations, and nominations are invited without distinction as to gender or nationality. Preference will be given to work done in the recent past.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 29/11/2011
21/03/2012 5 weeks 3 days
Business Victoria and Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
2012 Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research
08/03/2012
2012 Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research
The Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research (Premier's Award) is presented annually to recognise the exceptional contributions made by early career health and medical researchers in their PhD studies.
The Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research program provides $70,000 in prize money: $16,000 for the winner and $8,000 each for three commended applicants and the $30,000 Jack & Robert Smorgon Families Award presented to a research institute associated with the work of the winner.
The Premier's Award is open to PhD students or recently completed postgraduates whose research has or is being undertaken in a Victorian research institution in any field of health or medical research. Please refer to the ASMR's website for submission details.
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) supports international preferably intercontinental collaborations in basic life science research. Applications are invited for grants to support innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms. Applicants are expected to develop novel lines of research distinct from their ongoing research. Preliminary results are not required.
Program Grants are for independent scientists at all stages of their careers while Young Investigators's Grants are for teams of scientists who are all within 5 years of establishing an independent laboratory and within 10 years of obtaining their PhDs. Both provide 3 years support for 2 – 4 member teams, with not more than one member from any one country, unless critical for the innovative nature of the project. Awards are dependent upon team size and successful teams will receive up to $450,000 per year. The principal applicant must be located in one of the HFSP member countries but co–investigators may be located in any country.
The current mode of funding is as follows, but may be subject to revision before full applications are invited following review of the letters of intent to take into account HFSP'ss budget: $250,000 for a team of 2; $350,000 for a team of 3; $450,000 for a team of 4 or more. These figures represent the amount awarded to the whole team per year for a period of 3 years. For further information see the HFSP web site (www.hfsp.org). Teams must register via the web site by March 21st 2012 so as to submit a letter of intent online by the March 28th 2012 deadline. Please refer to the HFSB website for submission details.
Human Frontier Science Program Guidelines
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The Purpose Prize, now in its sixth year, is the nation's only large–scale investment in people over 60 who are combining their passion and experience for social good. The Prize awards up to $100,000 each to five people in encore careers creating new ways to solve tough social problems.
The Prize was created in 2005 by Civic Ventures with funding from the John Templeton Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies to showcase the value of experience and disprove notions that innovation is the sole province of the young. It's for those with the passion to make change and the experience to know how to do it.
Is your organization, website or blog focused on social change or people in the second half of life?
Know someone who could win The Prize? Purpose Prize nominations for 2012 are being accepted until March 22, 2012. Nominate now.
For the benefit of charitable organisations with an office in Victoria who are either not–for–profit hospitals or public benevolent institutions or organisations established for either the relief of poverty, public scientific purposes, or public educational purposes.
Funding is available for general charitable purposes as well as for the following specific purposes: Medical research projects and/or equipment or instruments of a capital nature; or Projects assisting persons living in rural/regional Victoria. Grant duration between 1 and 3 years. Approval of subsequent years' funding may be dependent on receipt of a satisfactory report detailing progress of the project and expenditure of funds.
Application process 1. Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are to be submitted by email using the attached template provided on the website. 2. Organisations shortlisted will be invited by email to submit a full application for their project. 3. Organisations not invited to submit a full application will be notified by email. Expression of Interest Guidelines: EOIs received after the lodgment date will not be considered; EOIs must be submitted on the template provided; Please do not include attachments or additional material with the EOI; EOI forms can be saved on your own computer and submitted at any time before the closing date; To email the EOI form, click the submit button at the top of the form and follow the instructions.
The Russ Prize recognizes an outstanding bioengineering achievement in widespread use that improves the human condition. This achievement should help the public better understand and appreciate the contributions of engineers to our health, well–being and quality of life. An auxiliary purpose of the Russ Prize is to encourage collaboration between the engineering and medical/biological professions to work closely together. Awarded biennially (odd number years), the recipient receives a $500,000 cash award and a gold medallion. NAE members and non–members worldwide are eligible to receive the Russ Prize.
The Russ Prize will recognize achievements in bioengineering in its initial years. Examples of bioengineering include research, education, or product development in such areas as biomedical instrumentation, separation, and control systems; aerospace biomedical engineering; diagnostic technologies; applied genetic engineering; pharmaceutical processing; prosthetic technologies; biomolecular engineering; medical engineering; and applied physiological systems. The Russ Prize is awarded for a specific achievement or for a series of achievements in bioengineering, and may be awarded to an individual or a group of individuals contributing to the same achievement(s). The Russ Prize is not awarded posthumously. Recipients of the Charles Stark Draper Prize are not eligible for the Russ Prize. NAE members and non–members world–wide are eligible to receive the Russ Prize.
Nominations for the biennial Russ Prize will be accepted starting January 2011. The official call starts January 3, 2012 and ends on March 30, 2012. Please see the NAE Awards Call for Nominations web page for additional information and to download the necessary materials.
The bioMerieux ASM Identifying Resistance Award 2012
21/03/2012
The bioMerieux ASM Identifying Resistance Award 2012
This award, sponsored by bioMerieux, is given to an individual on the basis of career achievements in the field of the identification of bacterial resistance to antimicrobials in a clinical setting.
The award committee will take into account the quality and originality of the published research and service to Australian microbiology in general. The award is based on the applicant's entire career rather than on a single achievement.
The award committee will consist of the ASM President, Convenor of the Antimicrobials Special Interest Group and one (1) other nominee of the Antimicrobials Special Interest Group.
This award, sponsored by Oxoid, assists an individual to attend and make a presentation on the use of culture media at the ASM Annual Scientific Meeting.
Applicants must be a member of the ASM of twelve (12) months standing at the time of application. The winner must present a paper or poster relevant to the use of culture media in microbiology at the ASM Annual Scientific Meeting. This may be based on original research, a method evaluation or validation or a review of a culture based diagnostic method, for example this may include improved isolation methods, rapid or presumptive identification or novel ways of using culture media.
The award consists of: A $1,000 cash prize, A certificate of award, and Up to $1,000 travel expenses for the recipient to attend the award presentation ceremony at the ASM Annual Scientific Meeting. Assessment: The award committee will take into account the eligibility of the applicant for an encouragement award, together with the quality and originality of the planned presentation and its relevance to the use of culture media in microbiology. The award committee will consist of the ASM President, Convenor of the Culture Media Special Interest Group and one other nominee of the Culture Media Special Interest Group.
Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Foundation Award 2013
21/03/2012
Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Foundation Award 2013
The Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Foundation announces that it is accepting applications for the 2013 Cancer Research Award. The award consists of financial support for a cancer–related research project in the maximal amount of Swiss Franc 1,000,000, the equivalent of 1,060,693.07 AUD over 4 years. In addition, a personal prize in the amount of Swiss Franc 50,000 (53,033.82 AUD) will be awarded to the successful principal investigator. The award and price will be presented to the successful candidate in October 2013 at a public ceremony at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
With this award it is the intent of the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Foundation to support an outstanding project by an innovative investigator early in her or his carreer. Projects in both basic research and clinical investigations (translational research) are eligible. The award money may be used for salaries of project co–investigators or staff, equipment and any other costs related to the project. The funds cannot be used to support the salary of the principal investigator. The applicant must provide evidence of his professional affiliation and current position as well as of the availability of the infrastructure needed to carry out the proposed project.
The award money is provided in four annual instalments. The Foundation makes the last three payments conditional upon submission of a yearly progress report. Representatives of the Foundation may visit the research group once during the four–year award period. Under no circumstances can the support be extended beyond four years. The Foundation expects written acknowledgments of its support on all reports published.
The Tetrahedron Prize is awarded on an annual basis for creativity in Organic Chemistry.
The prize consists of a gold medal, a citation, and a monetary award of US $10,000. It is awarded to an Organic Chemist who has made significant original contributions to the field, in its broadest sense.
The Tetrahedron Prize is awarded on an annual basis for creativity in Organic Chemistry. The prize consists of a gold medal, a citation, and a monetary award of US $10,000. It is awarded to an Organic Chemist who has made significant original contributions to the field, in its broadest sense. On some occasions, the Prize may be awarded jointly to two winners in which case two medals are presented. The winner is expected to write an appropriate article for Tetrahedron or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry as part of a Symposium–in–Print compiled in their honour.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Award for Research Excellence, now in its 32nd year, is one of the most prestigious awards available to the Australian research community. This annual Award, and the accompanying Grant of $80,000, recognises outstanding achievements in medical research and facilitates career development with potential importance to human health and Australian research.
GSK is a global research–based pharmaceutical and healthcare company with a proud history in Australia dating back to 1886. We collaborate with local researchers and doctors to discover new ways of treating and preventing disease, investing around $56 million a year in research and development.
We are now seeking nominations for the 2012 GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence.
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The Royal Society of Victoria Research Medals 2012
21/03/2012
The Royal Society of Victoria Research Medals 2012
In its Centenary year (1959) the Royal Society of Victoria instituted a Medal for excellence in Scientific Research. The Award consists of a Silver Medal, which is awarded annually for scientific research in one of four categories which rotate from year to year. Nominations are invited for the Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Scientific Research 2012 in Category IV: Physical Sciences. This category includes research in the disciplies of Astronomy, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and related sciences. Nominations must be submitted by close of business 31 March 2012.
The 2012 Award will be made for work in Category IV ᾯ Physical Sciences. The medal will be awarded solely on the basis of research work published and/or accepted for publication in referred international journals during the six year period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2011. Work outside this period will not be considered. In cases of multiple authorship, the nominator should indicate what contribution the nominee has made to the work. The work shall have been carried out in Australia (including its territories), or on Australia, with preference for work done in Victoria, or on Victoria.
Nominations should be in the hands of the Executive Officer, The Royal Society of Victoria, 9 Victoria Street, Melbourne 3000 not later than the due date. Please refer to the Society's website for submission details.
The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers – brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines.
The Von Hippel Award includes a $10,000 cash prize, honorary membership in MRS, and a unique trophy – a mounted ruby laser crystal symbolizing the many–faceted nature of materials research. The award is presented annually at the MRS Fall Meeting where the recipient is invited to speak at the Awards Ceremony. The recipient will have registration fees and reasonable travel expenses paid in order to attend the meeting.
Nominations for the Von Hippel Award will be accepted from January 1 through April 1. Rules and eligibility, nomination package requirements and more are available here, http://www.mrs.org/vonhippel-nomination-info/.
A.Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan
2012 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science
22/03/2012
2012 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science
This award is presented annually by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan. It is meant to recognise work in the crucial field of translational research being conducted by the clinical-scientist whi has done the most to transform discoveries into clinical applications for patients suffering from disease.
Cubist-Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Award
22/03/2012
Cubist-Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Award
This is ASM's premier award honoring outstanding accomplishment in antimicrobial research. The nominee must be actively engaged in research involving development of new agents, investigation of antimicrobial action or resistance to antimicrobial agents, and/or the pharmacology, toxicology or clinical use of those agents. The nominee must not have served on the ICAAC Program Committee within the past two years.
A cash prize of $10,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to ICAAC where the laureate delivers the Cubist–ICAAC Award Lecture.
The Oley Foundation is pleased to offer the Nutrishare HomePN Research Prize. Sponsored by Nutrishare, Inc., the prize has been established to encourage clinical studies focused on improving the quality of life for home parenteral nutrition consumers.
Each year, the Oley Foundation will award $2,500 for each of the top three clinical papers dedicated to helping parenteral nutrition consumers at the Foundation's national consumer/clinician conference. A portion of each prize ($1,000) will be used to cover travel expenses to bring the winning recipients to the Oley conference to present their research.
The $20,000 grant supports "exceptional individuals working in the area of serious mental illness," including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and paranoia (delusional disorder).
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come.
The APF Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize recognizes "exceptional individuals working in the area of serious mental illness" including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and paranoia (delusional disorder). The Prize was established to honor the late Alexander Gralnick, MD, and to reflect the breadth of his accomplishments and contributions in the field of serious mental illness. Dr. Gralnick was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and he received the American Psychiatric Association's Distinguished Service Award and the Service to the Mentally Ill Award of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The Prize aims to carry on Dr. Gralnick's legacy by facilitating research by doctoral–level investigators in the area of serious mental illness.
The March of Dimes seeks applications requesting grant support for projects related to causes of prematurity. Research proposals of new paradigms based on strong conceptual frameworks are invited. The intent is to provide new insights into the large, and increasing, proportion of preterm deliveries in which the cause (and thus the means of prevention) remains elusive.
The proposals need to consider especially, but not be limited to, genetics, gene-environment interactions, and animal models. Novel approaches are encouraged. Applicants must be members of not-for-profit institutions.
Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/PRI. The online process must be completed by April 15, 2012. Please do not include References Cited with your Letter of Intent. The Letters of Intent will be evaluated and applications will be invited from those who are selected. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than May 15, 2012. Those who are invited to apply will have to do so on or before July 15, 2012. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications no later than January 1, 2013. Funding will be initiated on March 1, 2013.
Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 13/01/2012
26/04/2012 10 weeks 4 days
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships - Clinical Scientist Fellowships
16/04/2012
Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships - Clinical Scientist Fellowships
Clinician Scientist Fellowships: this award is a post-doctoral Fellowship providing up to four years support for laboratory–based studies. There is also a patient–oriented version of the scheme that provides up to five years support, which is intended for research requiring up to 40% of the Fellow's time to be spent in clinical work. At least 50% of this clinical work should be of direct relevance to the research project. Applications are considered annually. The next deadline for submission of applications is 26 April 2012.
Please refer to the Association's website for submission details.
Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships - Senior Clinical Fellowships
16/04/2012
Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships - Senior Clinical Fellowships
Senior Clinical Fellowships: support for up to five years is awarded to clinical researchers of exceptional ability. Applicants are expected to be proven independent researchers in a field of investigation relevant to MND, to be well–qualified for academic research and to demonstrate promise as future research leaders. Applications are considered annually. The deadline for submission of applications is 26 April 2012.
Please refer to the Association's website for submission details.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Macquarie Group Foundation
2012 Diabetes Research Innovation Award
03/02/2009
2012 Diabetes Research Innovation Award
These Awards recognise excellence and innovation in medical research by exceptional researchers in Australia contributing to the search for prevention and/or a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Awards will be provided in two categories: Early Career Researcher and a separate Established Researcher award.
The winners of each Award will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $5,000 to be used for the advancement of their research career in the field of type 1 diabetes.
Funding Category:
1 ACGR Portfolio: Non-Commonwealth Schemes Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 31/01/2012
30/04/2012 11 weeks 1 day
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
AACAP Award Opportunities
20/04/2012
AACAP Award Opportunities
The AACAP Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award recognizes the best published or unpublished paper, written by an AACAP member, that uses a psychodynamic framework and presents clinical material demonstrating the inner life of an infant, child or adolescent in order to illustrate the paper's idea or hypothesis. The paper should include consideration of a DSM diagnosis and a focused literature review that includes current psychiatric literature.
The material for this paper may be drawn from clinical practice or from clinical research.
We are interested in papers from members at all levels of experience (senior, mid–career, and trainees) and all areas of practice (private practice, clinical faculty, full–time academics, and researchers).
Unpublished papers and papers published within the last three years may be submitted by their authors. Papers published within the last three years may be nominated by any member of AACAP.
Qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions are invited to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.
Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent summarizing the proposed studies via the online system. The online process must be completed by April 30, 2012. Please do not include References Cited with your Letter of Intent.
The Letters of Intent will be evaluated by a scientific advisory committee, and applications will be invited from those whom the committee recommends. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than July 15, 2012, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning September 15, 2012. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications as soon as they have been made, but no later than April 30, 2013. Funding will be initiated on June 1, 2013.
The March of Dimes defines
Please refer to the the Foundation's website for submission details.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 13/01/2012
01/05/2012 11 weeks 2 days
International Centre for Complex Project Management
The ICCPM Research Prize 2012
21/04/2012
The ICCPM Research Prize 2012
ICCPM is proud to announce the establishment of the ICCPM Research Prize in Complex Project Management. This prize has been established to recognize innovative and exceptional research contributions in an emerging area of complex project management.
The Prize will be awarded annually to the individual, organisation or university that produces the most worthy piece of applied research in support of ICCPM's Research Agenda. The research paper can be in any area of complex project management.
The award will consist of a prize of $AUS10,000, which will be presented at the annual ICCPM Innovation and Research Seminar.
Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education 2012
24/04/2012
Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education 2012
The Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education is awarded annually to an individual for extraordinary contributions to the medical education community. The award was first presented by the Association in 1958 and is the AAMC's most prestigious honor. The Flexner Award recognizes the highest standards in medical education and honors individuals whose impact on medical education is national in scope.
Nominations may be made by any faculty or staff member of a medical school or teaching hospital or by any member of an academic society. The Award Selection Committee may also solicit nominations. Any individual who has made a significant contribution to academic medicine is eligible for nomination.
Nominations for the Flexner Award must include:Eight (8) copies of a statement of evidence in justification of the nomination AND Eight (8) copies of the nominee's curriculum vitae, including current address.
Seconding letters of support are not necessary. However, if such letters are solicited, 8 copies must be submitted. The committee will accept no more than three supporting letters for any nomination.
Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences 2012
24/04/2012
Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences 2012
This award was established in 1947 and recognizes outstanding clinical or laboratory research by a medical school faculty member related to health and disease that has contributed to the substance of medicine. The nomination deadline is May 4, 2012.
The Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease. The research recognized should have contributed to the substance of medicine. The AAMC has awarded a prize in this arena, in partnership with various sponsors, since 1947.
Nominations may be made by anyone on the faculty or staff of a medical school or teaching hospital or by a member of an academic society. The nominee must be an individual who serves on the faculty of an AAMC member medical school or teaching hospital.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 31/01/2012
04/05/2012 11 weeks 5 days
Association of American Medical Colleges
David E. Rogers Award 2012
24/04/2012
David E. Rogers Award 2012
Sponsored by the AAMC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this award honors David E. Rogers, M.D., a former president of the foundation and an exemplar of academic medicine's commitment to meeting the health care needs of our nation. The award recognizes a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people. The nomination deadline is May 4, 2012.
Nominations may be made by any faculty or staff member of a medical school or teaching hospital or by any member of an academic society. The Award is limited to an individual who has spent the majority of his or her career in academic medicine in the United States
Presentation of the Rogers Award and a prize of $10,000 will be made at the 2012 AAMC annual meeting.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 31/01/2012
15/06/2012 17 weeks 5 days
Eppendorf
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology 2012
05/06/2012
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology 2012
The Prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past three years.
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DEBRA)
Research Grants
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Research Grants
The funding of research into the cause and possible treatment of Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is one of DEBRA's main goals. DEBRA'ss current research priorities are: biology and genetics of all forms of EB, as better understanding can lead to new approaches to treat EB; development of therapies, including possible gene–therapies, cell–therapies, drug therapies or protein therapies; wound healing and skin cancer in EB; management of EB through clinical research .
The 2012 call for applications for new research funding from DEBRA International, in any of DEBRA'ss priority research areas, is now open. The deadline for application submission is 30 June 2012. Decisions on funding applications from this call will be made in November 2012.
Please refer to the DEBRA's website for submission details.
Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Awards
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Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Awards
Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Awards support well established scientists functioning with primary appointments as full Professors in departments of ophthalmology. Candidates must be recognized as national leaders in their field of scientific interest and be actively engaged in eye research. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the nominee's ongoing research activities – this is not a prize for past achievements. Only one nomination per school may be made each year.
Applications for RPB grants must be submitted by the chairman of a department of ophthalmology and are then evaluated via a three–tiered review process.
RPB Ad Hoc Committees, which are comprised of selected national vision research leaders, conduct initial grant reviews and forward their recommendations to the standing RPB Scientific Advisory Panel for further evaluation.
The Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences is intended to recognize breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality, and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes. The award may recognize a specific contribution or series of contributions that demonstrate the nominee's significant leadership in the development of research concepts or their clinical application. Particular emphasis will be placed on research which champions novel approaches and challenges accepted thinking in the biomedical sciences.
Eligible nominees are exceptional Ph.D. and M.D. scientists whose research has set the standard for excellence. More than one nomination can be made from the same organization. International nominations are eligible and the number of years in a position is not relevant to the nomination. This international award is presented annually and consists of a $35,000 prize and a luncheon in honor of the recipient. The award is presented at a ceremony at The Rockefeller University, where the recipient delivers an honorary lecture as part of The Rockefeller University Lecture Series.
The evaluations of each nominee will depend on the information provided in the nomination packages. Therefore it is important that the nominations be as complete, current, and accurate as possible. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
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Funding Category:
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Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 23/01/2012
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American Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy Research Recognition Awards Program 2012
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Epilepsy Research Recognition Awards Program 2012
The AES is pleased to announce the call for applications for the annual Epilepsy Research Recognition Awards Program. This is a public recognition program designed to encourage and reward clinical and basic science investigators whose research contributes importantly to understanding and conquering epilepsy. Funds for the program have been generously provided by the American Epilepsy Society.
There will be two awards given in the amount of $10,000 each. These awards will be made to active scientists and clinicians. Our program is available to investigators working in all aspects of epilepsy.
The awards are intended as prizes, and as such they will be made to individuals for their unrestricted use. Funds are for the exclusive use of the recipients and may not be used for institutional or departmental support. There is no provision for institutional overhead. AES reserves the right to determine the number of awards, based on available funds and other considerations.
Children's Tumor Foundation Drug Discovery Initiative Awards
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Children's Tumor Foundation Drug Discovery Initiative Awards
The Drug Discovery Initiative Awards program supports early stage testing of candidate drug therapies for the treatment of neurofibromatosis (NF): NF1, NF2 and schwannomatosis. Established in 2006, DDI Awards has to date funded 46 projects totaling just over $1M. These Awards have yielded over $5M in follow–on funding from the federal government and other sources, as well as multiple industry collaborations and publications. DDI Awards is a catalyst program that has helped to fuel the drug pipeline with promising leads.
We are delighted to announce that for 2012 we are significantly increasing DDI Award levels. DDI Awards provides up to $25,000 in vitro Awards: to fund cell–based preclinical drug testing studies and $50,000 in vivo Awards: to fund animal–based preclinical drug testing studies. DDI Awards require only a brief (three page) application. If in Awards yield promising data, awardees may apply for subsequent in vivo funding to continue the research. A limited number of DDI Advanced Awards of up to $75,000 are available. Only prior recipients of DDI in vivo Awards may apply for DDI Advanced Award. If interested, please contact the Foundation.
Please refer to the Foundation'';s website for submission details.
The William Buckland Foundation provides funding to support activities, organisations and project which focus on the health and wellbeing, particularly children and young people, scientific and educational activities, particularly agriculture to create lasting benefit for the Victorian community.
Closing times are 5pm on I March & 1 Septemeber Late applications will not be accepted. If the closing date falls on a weekend or public holiday, you may submit until 5pm on the following business day. Trustee meetings are usually held approximately eight (8) weeks after the application close date and applicants can usually expect to know the outcome of their grant within 12 weeks of the closing date.
Please refer to the Foundation''s website for submission details.
The Glaucoma Foundation offers grants to doctors and scientists striving to improve the lives of glaucoma patients through research. The next deadline for grant applications is September 1, 2012. Initial grant funding for a one–year period is for up to $40,000; a grantee is permitted to apply for a grant renewal of up to $50,000. A renewal grant is a one year grant that is based upon research findings from the initial research.
Terms and Restrictions. A. Grants are awarded for a one–year period and are renewable. B. Applicants must clearly demonstrate the Principal Investigator's understanding of glaucoma or his or her collaboration with an investigator who has experience in glaucoma research. If collaboration is warranted, a letter of support from the glaucoma researcher must be included in the application. C. Applicants must have a full time faculty position or the equivalent. D. Initial grant funding for a one–year period is limited to a maximum of $40,000. The Principal Investigator may apply for a renewal for up to $50,000. Renewal grants are for an additional year's research and must be based upon findings from the first year's work. E. The Glaucoma Foundation does not provide funds for Investigator salaries, travel, overhead or other indirect costs. F. Excluding renewal grants, Principal Investigators are required to wait a minimum of three years from the funded cycle before submitting a new research application for consideration. G. Renewal Grant Applications are accepted after 18 months have elapsed from the beginning of an original grant award.
Proposals will evaluated only in September of 2012 this year. Applications submitted for the September deadline will be awarded in late December. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
The sponsor offers an award that is conferred upon a renowned artist, sculptor, writer, poet, cinematographer, photographer, architect, musician or other performing artist, whose work constitutes a significant contribution to the artistic legacy of the world.
The Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts has been established as a means of acknowledgment to those who offer a positive message to mankind through different expressions of art.
The aspirants to the Awards may be selected and proposed only through the following authorities in the world: the President, the Prime Minister; ministers of science and technology or culture and education; directors of institutes and organizations; rectors of universities; members of the World Cultural Council; and outstanding personalities in science and culture. Nominations for the 2012 Leonardo da Vinci Award must be submitted by email to wcc@prodigy.net.mx and info@consejoculturalmundial.org prior to November 30, 2012. This award is given in alternate years.
US Department of Defense: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Breast Cancer Research Program – Anticipated Funding Opportunities Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11)
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Breast Cancer Research Program – Anticipated Funding Opportunities Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11)
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Congressional funds for the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) BCRP have not yet been appropriated. However, the BCRP is providing the information in this pre–announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop applications. The BCRP anticipates offering the following award mechanisms for FY11 pending availability of congressional funds. This pre–announcement should not be construed as an obligation by the government.
There are a range of awards open for 2011 under the Breast Cancer Research Program. These include the Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Era of Hope Scholar Award, Innovator Award, Transformative Vision Award and Idea Award. For further details of the pre–announcement of each award please visit the website provided.
Please note that this is a pre–announcement only. Further information regarding these funding opportunities including actual closing dates will follow as soon as available.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 15/12/2010
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Victoria Law Foundation
Small Grants
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Small Grants
Small Grants are awarded to organisations for legal projects and programs that in the opinion of the Foundation are likely to benefit the people of Victoria.Small Grants are for projects with budgets up to $5,000 (exc GST). Projects must meet the Foundation's functions, guiding principles and strategic priorities. The Foundation can only accept applications from organisations, the Foundation cannot accept grants from individuals.
VLF recommends applicants to contact the Grants and Awards Manager on 9604 8100 and review the grants criteria before submitting an application. Small Grants have a rolling deadline with applications accepted any time throughout the year. The application form is easy to complete and decisions are usually made within two weeks. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.
Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation (VESKI)
VESKI Awards – EOI
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VESKI Awards – EOI
VESKI offers awards in addition to its fellowships where individuals, groups or organisations can request financial assistance for activities in science, design and innovative technologies. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal contributes to VESKI's objective to enhance Victoria's intellectual capital through; Bringing Outstanding Individuals to Victoria; Community Awareness Campaigns; Fostering a Culture of Innovators; and Establishing and Managing a Support Infrastructure.
In the area of design, VESKI Awards support Australian talent to showcase their design excellence on a global stage. Awards are made to outstanding Victorian designers to take part in international exhibitions and fairs. Upon their return to Victoria, the designers share their experiences with the local community through workshops, symposiums, exhibitions and lectures. It is another way of reinforcing the message that Victoria has something special to offer the rest of the world. VESKI Awards are between $5,000 and $30,000.
Expressions of interest for the VESKI awards program are welcomed.
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is an educational centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The goals of AIMS are: To promote mathematics and science in Africa; To recruit and train talented students and teachers; To build capacity for African initiatives in education, research, and technology.
Postdoctoral Fellowships are available to recently qualified doctoral graduates who are interested in applications of mathematics to biology, finance, astrophysics and cosmology. Postdoctoral fellowships in all other fields in the mathematical sciences are also available. Fellowships are tenable for two years, contingent on satisfactory progress, and can be extended for a third year.
AIMS Research Fellowships are available to a variety of visiting researchers. Advanced PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, especially African PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working abroad, can apply for AIMS Research Fellowships for a two–month stay at AIMS. Senior visiting researchers who wish to visit AIMS for a period of time (normally between two and twelve months) are also welcome to apply for an AIMS Research Fellowship. AIMS Research Fellows will be able to conduct their own research at AIMS but will also be expected to participate in research and teaching programmes at AIMS. Each applicant should provide a curriculum vitae including degrees and awards received, and a list of publications, as well as a statement of future research and career plans. Applicants must also arrange for two confidential reference letters from academics familiar with their research to be sent in support of their application.
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages the basic research investment for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). As a part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFOSR's technical experts foster and fund research within the Air Force Research Laboratory, universities, and industry laboratories to ensure the transition of research results to support USAF needs. Using a carefully balanced research portfolio, research managers seek to create revolutionary scientific breakthroughs, enabling the Air Force and U.S. industry to produce world–class, militarily significant, and commercially valuable products.
It is anticipated the awards will be made in the form of a grant, cooperative agreement or contract. AFOSR reserves the right to select and fund for award; all, some, part or none of the proposals in response to this announcement.
The focus of AFOSR is on research areas that offer significant and comprehensive benefits to our national warfighting and peacekeeping capabilities. These areas are organized and managed in three scientific directorates: Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences, Physics and Electronics, and Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences. The research activities managed within each directorate are summarized in this section.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 13/10/2010
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Australia Council for the Arts
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts (ATSIA)
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts (ATSIA)
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The ATSIA board supports this right through its grant categories and through the implementation of the Australia Council's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Policy (NATSIAP). The Australia Council is regarded as the primary funding agency for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific to this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
Australian dance is currently at the forefront of arts in Australia and internationally. It produces some of the highest quality dancers in the world and supports a wide–ranging sector – from flamenco to dance on film, from traditional Indigenous dance to youth dance companies.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The theatre board's role is to ensure that theatre continues. to be a vibrant contemporary artform that connects creatively with Australia's various communities. The board does this by supporting quality, innovation and diversity in the creation and presentation of Australian theatre work. Most forms of live performance are supported by the theatre board, including outdoor performance, text–based theatre, devised work, physical theatre, site–based work, puppetry, visual theatre, performance art, theatre for young people, circus, contemporary performance, youth theatre and cabaret. The board accepts the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of artistic work and funds many forms of cross–artform practice.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
Foremost amongst the board's selection criteria for each grant category is a focus on the creative quality of the art and the proposal under consideration. The board consciously aims to support individual artists as well as relevant arts organisations, which has become an important hallmark of its work. Through the new work and key organisations triennial grants categories, the board also allocates funds on behalf of the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy (VACS), an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
Community Partnerships builds on the significant contribution the Australia Council as a whole has made in engaging in, and supporting, community–based arts and culture. Community partnerships will also enhance a whole–of–government approach across the Australia Council to achieve significant outcomes for the arts and community building. The programs support artists, community arts and culture organisations, and communities to undertake a range of projects and initiatives. They include support for individual artists, arts workers and communities as well as producing and support organisations.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The inter–arts office supports new artistic practice that does not fall within the existing funding guidelines of the artform boards. This includes creative processes such as interdisciplinary and hybrid arts, and crossdisciplinary projects involving artists and practitioners from other fields. The types of arts projects the inter–arts office supports are necessarily exploratory in nature and fit broadly within a framework of research and development, experimentation and creative development.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The board aims to support the excellence, diversity, vitality, viability and distinctiveness of Australian literature. It does this by providing direct financial support to outstanding literary creators, and grants to organisations that offer infrastructure support to the literature sector and income–generating opportunities for writers. Professional development opportunities for individual writers, including Australian and overseas residencies, are also supported. The literature board presents an annual award to acknowledge the achievement of eminent literary writers over the age of 65 who have made a life–long contribution to Australian literature.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The board, with the relevant state funding agency, negotiates tripartite performance agreements with identified major performing arts companies to assist in achieving mutually agreed operational and artistic objectives. The board recognises the complex challenges facing identified major performing arts companies and aims to work in partnership with them to address these challenges. It supports a culture of artistic innovation in the companies and a commitment to performance excellence. It encourages and assists the companies to deliver broad artform, geographic and demographic access.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The Going Global program aims to create more demand for Australian contemporary arts through supporting the promotion of Australian contemporary arts and the development of new markets and audiences, in Australia and internationally. Support is available for original, contemporary Australian work only.
Applications may be submitted at any time. Applications must be received eight (8) weeks prior to the project commencement date.
This Market Development grant is not available to apply online. Please go to the How to Apply tab to download an application from the website
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The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
The music board supports work of the highest quality across the broad range of Australian music practice through grant programs and special initiatives. By 'highest quality' the board means work that has demonstrated excellence or has demonstrated potential. Different music practices are also supported, such as work by professional artists (established or emerging), work by and for young people, community music practice that assists communities to participate in quality musical experiences, instrument–making and sound–building, and experimental and emerging art practices. The board also supports service organisations that provide a direct benefit to artists and the artform from the support and services offered.
Universities are eligible to submit up to five applications per year (under multi–arts status and can submit two applications to the same category at the same closing date provided they are clearly distinct areas within the university. Applicants should contact the Monash Research Office before they could apply to check if Monash has reached its limit. Please check the individual closing dates on the website specific for this grant.
Australia–China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund
Research and Top Up Scholarship Application Opportunities
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Research and Top Up Scholarship Application Opportunities
The Australia China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund (the Fund) was established in 2003 as part of an historic agreement for Australia to supply LNG to China. The fund supports activities aimed at establishing genuine, long–term partnerships within the energy sector that create positive economic and environmental outcomes, increase knowledge and skills, particularly in the LNG industry, and enhance the relationship between Australia and China.
The Australia China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund provides opportunities for training, scholarships, research and technology transfer between China and Australia in the natural gas and LNG industry. It has a focus on increasing knowledge about the natural gas production–to–consumption chain including liquefaction, transport, re–gasification, distribution, engineering and procurement. The fund also fosters the development of long–term, mutually beneficial partnerships across the energy sector between Australia and China.
Applications for both Researcg Funding and Scholarships will be considered year round. Researchers should expect to receive a response advising of a decision within 6 weeks from date of application.
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
R & D Project Proposals
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R & D Project Proposals
ACIAR facilitates and supports research and development activities in a broad range of agricultural areas, including crop production and protection, animal health and animal production, fisheries, forestry, land and water resources management and post–harvest technology.
ACIAR also commissions studies of the economic and policy issues concerned with the management of agricultural systems and natural resources, and helps partner countries build their capacity to engage with the increasingly global market economy.
Funding Category:
1 ACGR Portfolio: Foreign Affairs and Trade Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 19/10/2009
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Australian Film Commission
Industry and Cultural Development Funding Program
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Industry and Cultural Development Funding Program
The Industry and Cultural Development (ICD) Division of the AFC is responsible for delivering a range of programs that contribute to the cultivation and appreciation of Australian screen culture, locally and internationally.
Events and activities funded by the ICD Funding Program include screen industry award ceremonies, film festivals and screening programs, industry conferences and seminars, publications including books and magazines, touring film festivals and interactive media events, and the professional development activities of screen development organisations.
Support is available in the form of a grant, sponsorship or loan. The form of support will be decided at the AFC's discretion following an assessment of your project and further negotiation with you. ICD provides funding through four programs and each has two funding rounds per year: New Projects Fund, Events and Activities Fund, National Touring Fund, and ICD Interactive Media Fund. Each program fund has specific aims and selection criteria against which your application will be assessed. Applicants are encouraged to contact the ICD Funding Manager before submitting an application to discuss their eligibility for a particular fund. The AFC is committed to continually reviewing, researching and evaluating the effectiveness of its programs of financial support to ensure that these programs maximise outputs to achieve the AFC's objectives. To this end the ICD Funding Program Guidelines are revised annually.
The sponsor is interested in working with academics to develop proposals for research projects. It is offering financial assistance to provide an incentive for academics to prepare ARC grant applications in areas of AIJA interest. Broad areas of research identified as relevant to judicial administration are: the proportional use of judicial resources for optimum practical effectiveness and efficiency; and public perceptions and understanding of the justice system. Included in these broad areas are: the examination of the relationship between the principles of adjudicatory independence and administrative accountability; a comparative analysis of reforms in the justice system in other jurisdictions; performance measurement, including the creation of best practice models for the introduction of bench–marking and yardstick competition models in the courts; proportionality, namely, the proportion of the value of claims expended on legal costs and the expenditure of court resources to meet the instances and areas of greatest need and, access to justice. Inquiries and applications for funding should be directed to Professor Greg Reinhardt, the Executive Director of AIJA.
Confer the distinction of Fellow on a member who, in the opinion of the Board, has reached an exceptionally high standard of proficiency in library and information science and has made a distinguished contribution to the theory or practice of library and information science.
Peer nominated — nominees should not be aware that they are being nominated for an award.
Nominees should have at least eight years' standing as an associate or library technician member and be a personal financial member.
Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN)
Short term visits and Long Term Visits
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Short term visits and Long Term Visits
Funding support available to postgraduate students and early career researchers (within 5 years of award of PhD degree) for travel and accommodation expenses associated with Short term visits and Long Term Visits, within Australia.
ARCNN also offers postgraduate students and early career researchers (within 5 years of award of PhD degree) Overseas Travel Fellowships to support for travel and accommodation expenses associated with research visits of up to 3 months duration at collaborating research institutions overseas.
Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN)
Sponsorship
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Sponsorship
Sponsorship for Conferences, Workshops, Summer and Winter Schools, and Short courses that are held in Australia, organised by ARCNN members, and are of benefit to the broader nanotechnology community.
Funding ranges from $1,000 to $10,000 depending on the duration of the Event and number of proposed attendees. To be used for purposes such as invited speaker travel expenses, free registration for postgraduate students, free or reduced registration for early career researchers.
Applications for funding by ARCNN should be submitted at least three months in advance from the date of submission of abstracts. In order for Event funding to be approved the application must satisfy the listed criteria on the ARCNN web site.
Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN)
Travel grants
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Travel grants
Travel grants for postgraduate students and early career researchers to attend ARCNN sponsored Conferences, Workshops, Summer and Winter Schools, and Short courses.
Up to $1,000 for travel, registration and accommodation to a location within Australia. It is preferred that funding support from other sources has already been approved, eg. home university, other granting body. Deadline for submission of request is two (2) months before the event.
The Center for Inquiry awards visiting research fellowships and scholarships in the areas of the borderlands of science; religion, ethics, and society; medicine and mental health. All relevant disciplines are welcome. While in residence at the Center for Inquiry's main branch at the State University of New York at Buffalo, fellows and scholars typically conduct research and publish in CFI or other journals; deliver public presentations; participate in conferences, seminars, and symposia; and interact with the university community.
Visiting fellows take up residence for at least one semester, receiving a courtesy appointment in the appropriate department at State University of New York at Buffalo, a stipend, and accommodations in the Center's guest residence.
Applications for visiting scholarships and fellowships are considered on a rolling basis.
The Foundation is committed to funding projects that are ambitious, innovative or unique in their approach in assisting Australia's young people realise their potential.
Community Grants: What are the criteria for applying for a Community Grant? Your organisation must have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status from the Australian Taxation Office; The program must target marginalised young Australians. Within this broad area, your application will be assessed on how it addresses the core areas of education, leadership, wellbeing and environment; The program must be able to demonstrate a difference or improvement for the specific youth issue it addresses; The program should be innovative. The Foundation looks to support programs that address a problem in a new way or address an issue that is not currently being satisfactorily addressed.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
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Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
Flagship Visiting Fellowships are available for distinguished researchers to work for a period of time (generally up to six months) in a Flagship to enhance the intellectual leadership of a Flagship or a major component of a Flagship (for example, a Theme). Fellowships are valued at A$100 000 and are designed to allow Australian or overseas based researchers to be seconded from their home university. In the case of overseas based researchers, the Fellowship may be used to fund a living allowance during the term of their Fellowship as well as economy class international air travel and minor operating costs.
Applications may be considered by each Flagship at any time. Prospective applicants must first contact the relevant Flagship to discuss their intention to submit an application for funding.
The sponsor's program provides funding support to facilitate research on consumer utility issues and to support projects that enable Victorian consumers to participate effectively in the marketplace.
The sponsor's objectives are: To facilitate and provide an independent, proactive and informed advocacy voice for Victorian Utility consumers to effectively represent their interest in regulatory processes, and in the consultation processes of other relevant Utility sector stakeholders. To facilitate and undertake the preparation and dissemination of independent research on consumer related Utility issues to enable consumers to take full advantage of Utility markets. To monitor grass roots consumer Utilities issues, with particular regard to low income, disadvantaged and rural consumers. To undertake other activities which the Board considers are ancillary or incidental to the above objects.
One objective of the Program is to encourage and support new voices to contribute to consumer utilities issues, and the program is open to all applicants. Applications may be lodged at any time, and an effort is made to assess and respond to applications quickly. CUAC may seek further details from applicants and/or request revisions to an application.To apply and for further information, see the Application form and Program Guidelines. Before beginning an application, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your project, the application and any questions you may have about the Executive Officer's Grants Program.
Support is offered for study tours, and attendance at conferences, seminars, workshops and short courses. Wherever possible, overseas travel applications should be built into specific Dairy Australia–funded projects within the Farm Productivity and Delivery, and Valur Chain Innovation Groups.
For more information contact Dairy Australia at: research@dairyaustralia.com.au
Funding Category:
1 ACGR Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 19/10/2009
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Dairy Australia
Scholarships and Awards
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Scholarships and Awards
The dairy industry offers several scholarships and awards to attract highly motivated persons into the industry and which offer current members of the industry opportunities for development.
For more information contact Dairy Australia at: research@dairyaustralia.com.au
Funding Category:
1 ACGR Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 19/10/2009
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Delmas (Gladys Krieble) Foundation
Research, Travel, and Scholarship Programs
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Research, Travel, and Scholarship Programs
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation promotes the advancement and perpetuation of humanistic inquiry and artistic creativity by encouraging excellence in scholarship and in the performing arts, and by supporting research libraries and other institutions which transmit our cultural heritage.
The Foundation runs many programs: Humanities Program; Performing Arts Program; Research Library Program; Grants for Independent Research on Venetian History and Culture and Grants for Venetian Research in European Libraries and Archives Outside Venice's Venetian Research Program; Publication Assistance; Organizations in Support of Venetian Scholarship and Culture. Please visit the website for more information.
Applications are submitted throughout the year on a rolling basis. For more information please direct enquires to; info@delmas.org
Australia – Indonesia Institute – Sawaswati Arts Program
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Australia – Indonesia Institute – Sawaswati Arts Program
The Australia–Indonesia Institue (AII) in cooperation with the Australia Council for the Arts has developed a new program of assistance for arts and cultural programs between Australia and Indonesia, it will assist projects which build on currently existing cultural relationships between Australia and Indonesia. Under this new program, the AII intends to make five to ten grants per year of up to $20,000 to assist Australian and Indonesian arts organisations and individuals to further develop existing links and experience to produce new cultural programs and events. The program aims to encourage Indonesian organisations to include Australian product in their programs, and for Australians to similarly seek Indonesian partners for longer–term projects. The emphasis is on projects taking place in Indonesia, however, projects in Australia involving Indonesian partners and/or content are also eligible for consideration. Sawaswati Arts Programs grants will not provide total funding for projects and potential applicants must have support from other sources of funding.
The Australia–Indonesia Institute (AII) in cooperation with the Australia Council for the Arts has developed a new program of assistance for arts and cultural programs between Australia and Indonesia, it will assist projects which build on currently existing cultural relationships between Australia and Indonesia. The program aims to encourage Indonesian organisations to include Australian product in their programs, and for Australians to similarly seek Indonesian partners for longer–term projects. The emphasis is on projects taking place in Indonesia, however, projects in Australia involving Indonesian partners and/or content are also eligible for consideration.
Australia Indonesia Institute – Inviting applications for project funding
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Australia Indonesia Institute – Inviting applications for project funding
The Australia Indonesia Institute in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites applicants to submit project proposals designed to contribute to a more broadly based and enduring relationship between Australia and Indonesia and to project a positive image of Australia in Indonesia.
The Institute supports programs to enhance relations between our two countries in the following areas: arts and culture; Australian studies; civil society; education; interfaith; media; and youth. Prospective applicants should note that the annual level of grant funding in the various areas will vary, depending on the priorities of the Institute and the quality of applications.
Proposals may be submitted via email or in hard copy.
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science and Research (DIISR)
AusIndustry – Green Car Innovation Fun – GCIF
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AusIndustry – Green Car Innovation Fun – GCIF
The Green Car Innovation Fund offers grants from $100,000 for projects that significantly reduce fuel consumption and/or greenhouse gas emissions of passenger motor vehicles.
The Green Car Innovation Fund is a key element of the New Car Plan for a Greener Future initiative, announced by the Australian Government in November 2008. The fund provides $1.3 billion over ten years, commencing in 2009–2010, to Australian companies, individuals or other entities for projects that enhance the research, development and commercialisation of Australian technologies that significantly reduce fuel consumption and/or greenhouse gas emissions of passenger motor vehicles.
Applicants compete for limited grant funds, based on the merit of their application. The program opened in April 2009 and applications can be lodged at any time. Potential applicants should complete a GCIF customer enquiry form after which an AusIndustrry customer service manager will contact them to discuss the project and determine suitability. The GCIF customer enquiry form is available on the AusIndustry website.
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science and Research (DIISR)
Commercialisation Australia Grants
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Commercialisation Australia Grants
Commercialisation Australia is an Australian Government initiative that assists researchers, entrepreneurs and innovative companies to convert intellectual property into successful commercial ventures.
The support provided by Commercialisation Australia is designed to help successful applicants through the commercialisation process. Assistance is tailored to the needs of each successful applicant and is structured around the key development stages in the commercialisation pathway.
Applications are welcome from a non tax–exempt company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001; A researcher applying through the commercialisation office of an Australian university or Publicly Funded Research Agency (PFRA); An individual or researcher applying through an eligible partner entity; or An individual or researcher who agrees to form a non tax–exempt company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 if your application to Commercialisation Australia is successful. Funding: Applicants can apply for one or more of the following components: Skills and Knowledge: grants up to $50,000 to access specialist advice and services; Experienced Executives: grants up to $200,000 over two years (up to $100,000 per year) to engage an experienced Chief Executive Officer or other executives; Proof of Concept: grants from $50,000 up to $250,000 to assist with testing the commercial viability of a product, process or service; and Early Stage Commercialisation: repayable grants from $250,000 up to $2 million to undertake activities focusing on enabling a new product, process or service to be developed to the stage where it can be taken to market.
Funding Category:
2
Cat. Description: Government Other - Commonwealth Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 08/11/2010
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Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) / German Academic Exchange Service
DLR DAAD Research Fellowships in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research
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DLR DAAD Research Fellowships in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research
"DLR — DAAD Research Fellowships" is a new programme implemented by the 'Deutsches Zentrum für Luft– und Raumfahrt' (DLR) and the 'German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)'.
DLR is Germany's national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation and Energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany's space agency, DLR has been given responsibility for the forward planning and the implementation of the German space programme by the German federal government as well as for the international representation of German interests. Approximately 5, 700 people are employed in DLR's 29 institutes and facilities at thirteen locations in Germany.
This special programme is intended for highly qualified foreign doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. DLR–DAAD Fellowships offer outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct special research at the institutes of the DLR in Germany.
Earthwatch is currently undertaking a strategic review of our program structure in an effort to improve our ability to meet our mission and build a long–term legacy into the scientific research we sponsor. As part of this process we have reframed our Science Program around four Research Areas (RAs): Climate Change, Oceans, Cultural Heritage, and Ecosystem Services which we feel will define Earthwatch as a key player in conservation research and education. During this strategic review process, we are placing a temporary hold on reviewing new project proposals. Nonetheless, we encourage you to start thinking about and drafting the details of your project. Below you will find a summary of the characteristics we look for in a research project and details of our application process.
Earthwatch Institute promotes sustainable conservation by creating partnerships between scientists, practitioners, educators and the general public. We primarily operate on a system of participant–based funding whereby volunteers (recruited by Earthwatch) pay for the privilege of directly assisting scientists with their work in the field. This unique funding model enables us to support field research in a variety of disciplines, on the basis of a researcher's need for volunteers and Earthwatch's ability to find them. Our volunteers are highly motivated non–specialists who help researchers to collect data, record observations and perform a variety of research tasks as required.
The first step in the process for applying for a grant is to submit a concept note, at least 18 months in advance of the proposed field season, which outlines the project, along with a CV from each of the Principal Investigators. Research objectives must be clearly stated, and linked to scientific and applied outcomes. The research abstract must include a concise theoretical framework, methods, expected results, and means of analysis and dissemination. The concept note will be reviewed by an Earthwatch internal committee, and a decision will then be made on whether or not to invite a full proposal. All full proposals received will be independently peer–reviewed. A funding decision will be made based on the comments of the reviewers and provision of a workable budget.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Visiting Researchers
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Visiting Researchers
Funding is provided for research scientists and engineers of acknowledged standing to visit a UK research organisation. The visiting researcher can be from anywhere in the world, including the UK.
Eligibility: Up to 12 months' funding is available per visiting researcher to cover salary costs, travel and subsistence. The researcher can either make one long visit or a series of shorter visits within the 12 month period.
The host UK researcher needs to apply for funding, not the visiting researcher. All UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) may apply. HEIs are defined as those organisations that are funded by the Funding Councils.
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Tactical Research Fund
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Tactical Research Fund
The aim of the TRF is to allow the FRDC to provide investment funds to its stakeholders in a timely manner to take advantage of opportunities, avert threats, or manage unforeseen events, as they arise. A TRF project may be of an urgent 'break–the–glass' type; or, it could also be a project that is used to overcome significant hurdles in, or to significantly fast track, important stakeholder processes, including production. In these cases it is likely that the adoption and benefits will be significantly brought forward if the project had not been funded at all.
The FRDC– investment criteria specifically for the Tactical Research Fund are: The project should be a high priority and driven by the relevant stakeholders. The project proposal must formally demonstrate that the stakeholder supports the proposed project as a high priority, aimed at achieving a specific outcome or responding to an unforseen event. The project's outputs should be immediately adoptable by the stakeholder in order to achieve the specific outcome; FRDC investment (including any industry cash contributions) must not exceed $75,000 (this is not inclusive of in–kind contributions); The project must be completed within 18 months.
Developing an Application. Applications must be developed in consultation with the relevant stakeholder (which includes Fisheries Research Advisory Bodies – FRABs). FRABs themselves may commission the development of an application, based on the needs outlined by stakeholders, or to address priorities in their strategic plans. An application for TRF investment must be submitted using FishNet (the FRDC’s electronic application submission system).
FIA provides support for research projects conducted by established investigators relevant to clinical and scientific problems associated with food allergies.
Applications are reviewed throughout the year. Researchers interested in solving the clinical and scientific problems associated with food allergies are encouraged to apply for funding.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 23/03/2009
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Ford Foundation
Grants Program
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Grants Program
The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to: Strengthen democratic values, Reduce poverty and injustice, Promote international cooperation and Advance human achievement.
Supports the areas of: 1. Asset Building and Community Development; 2. Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom; 3. Peace and Social Justice
Fox (Michael J.) Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)
Rapid Response Innovation Awards
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Rapid Response Innovation Awards
Rapid Response Innovation Awards are designed to support projects with little to no existing preliminary data, but that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding or treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Research proposals may be submitted at any time during the year and funding decisions will be made within six weeks of receiving the application.
The Franklin Institute invites you to nominate candidates for the Benjamin Franklin Medals. From its inception, The Franklin Institute has used awards and prizes to recognize and promote excellence in science, technology, and industry. The endowed Benjamin Franklin Medals are given annually in the following seven disciplines of science: Chemistry, Computer and Cognitive Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Life Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics.
There is no deadline for submissions. Nominations will be acknowledged promptly, but the case method review process typically requires two years to complete.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides support for its Global Health programs. Support is provided to tax–exempt, non–profit organizations. Global Health Funding areas include: Diarrhea and Enteric Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Malaria; Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health; Neglected Diseases; Nutrition; Pneumonia & Flu; Polio; Tuberculosis; and Vaccine–Preventable Diseases.
The Gates Foundation supports the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, which funds research on scientific problems that, if solved, could lead to advances against multiple diseases.
Interested reseachers need to submit a Letter Of Interest (LOI). If your project aligns with the Foundations and Global Health Programs scope and strategy, please read the information on 'How to Apply for a Global Health Grant' for further application details.
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC)
Travel Support
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Travel Support
The Corporation supports the development of the Australian grape and wine industry by planning and funding collective research and development (R&D) programs and then facilitating the dissemination, adoption and commercialization of the results through out the industry. The Corporation does not undertake R&D itself. Rather, it purchases R&D from existing providers (such as CSIRO, universities and The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)) on behalf of the Australian grape and wine industry.
The Milton Wexler awards are restricted to research that is highly relevant to curing Huntington's Disease. Areas of interest include trinucleotide expansions, animal models, gene therapy, neurobiology and development of the basal ganglia, cell survival and death, and intercellular signaling in striatal neurons. Awards provide a stipend ranging from US$43,000 to $61,500 per year, plus $12,000 for supplies.
The Milton Wexler Postdoctoral Fellowship and Liberman award are given once a year to an approved postdoctoral fellow. These awards cannot be applied for.
Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers are the instrument with which the sponsor enables highly–qualified scientists and scholars from abroad who are just embarking on their academic careers and who completed their doctorates less than four years ago to spend extended periods of research (6 to 24 months) in Germany. Scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries may apply. Research projects are carried out in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Candidates choose their own research projects and their host in Germany and prepare their own research plan. Details of the research project and the time schedule must be agreed upon with the prospective host in advance. Short–term visits for study and training purposes or for attending conferences are not eligible for sponsorship.
Applicants should hold a Doctorate or comparable academic degree (Ph.D., C.Sc. or equivalent), completed less than four years prior to the date of application. Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation. Scholars in the humanities or social sciences and physicians must have a good knowledge of German if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully. Otherwise a good knowledge of English is required. Scientists and engineers must have a good knowledge of German or English.
The fellowship is worth 2,250 EUR per month. This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance. Additional benefits include: an allowance for research costs amounting to 800 EUR per month (for research projects in the natural sciences and engineering) and 500 EUR (for research projects in the humanities and social sciences); language fellowship for an intensive language course for the fellow and his/her marital partner lasting two to four months at selected language institutes in Germany immediately prior to the actual period of research; lump sum for the fellows return travel expenses if the costs are not borne by a third party; family allowances for visits by family members lasting at least three months (up to 326 EUR for the marital partner and up to 204 EUR per month for each child); Europe allowance for a research stay at a research institute in another European country (though not the research fellow s own country); for a designated period in the course of the fellowship if necessary to ensure the success of the research project; extensive alumni sponsorship once a successful research stay has come to an end, especially for maintaining contact with collaborative partners in Germany during the Humboldtian s entire academic career.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Research Project Funding
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Research Project Funding
Research is funded by the Scottish Accountancy Trust for Education and Research (SATER), which focuses on research that is relevant to the public interest and the accountancy profession or business. To this end, research proposals are invited on issues of broad relevance to the accountancy profession, both within and outside public practice. Funding applications for research proposals are particularly encouraged within the themes identified in the Research Strategy Brochure, however, consideration will also be given to any topic outside of these themes provided the research is relevant to the public interest and the accounting profession or business.
ICAS is pleased to announce plans for the 2008 Research Development Programme, taking place on 21–22nd February at CA House, Edinburgh. This would benefit early career academics and PhD students. There is no charge for participation.
International Union Against Cancer – American Cancer Society (UICC)
International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships
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International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships
The sponsor provides support to facilitate the rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology; to exchange knowledge and enhance skills and to acquire up–to–date clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise. The awards are particularly aimed at investigators and clinicians working in places where such teaching is not yet available.
Between 120 and 150 awards are made per year with an average value for 1 month stipend and travel of US$3,000. Experts from any country who have been invited to teach these specialised skills at institutes abroad are also eligible to apply. Applications are particularly encouraged for projects in the fields of cancer control and prevention; epidemiology and cancer registration, public education and behavioural sciences.
The sponsor's neutron and muon instruments are free to use for academic researchers, provided that scientific findings from the experiments are published in the public domain.
For each experiment at ISIS, a beam time proposal outlining the scientific case must be submitted. ISIS scientists and the User Office can help you with your beam time proposal and all ISIS users receive a high level of support during experiments. We are constantly encouraging new areas of research using neutrons and muons that can flourish at ISIS and new users are always welcome. UK private sector researchers can use ISIS provided the research is in collaboration with an academic partner from a UK university or public sector research organisation. Standard peer review of the proposal applies and results must be published in the open literature.
We offer a range of ways to request beam time on ISIS instruments: Direct access, Rapid access, Xpress access, Commercial Access and Programme access.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI)
Clinical Investigations Research Grant
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Clinical Investigations Research Grant
Intended to support clinical research programs that exceed the fiscal limitation of the JDRF regular grant mechanism and/or do not fit the structure of the Center or Program Project Grant mechanisms.
Clinical Investigation Research Grant LOIs and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Information for Research Grants, Postgraduate and Postdoc students and Visiting Researchers.
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Information for Research Grants, Postgraduate and Postdoc students and Visiting Researchers.
Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. It is also Sweden's largest centre for medical training and research. The Institutes mission is to improve the health of mankind through research and education stemming from top–quality research activities. The Karolinska Istitute conducts more than 40 per cent of all academic medical research in Sweden.
Land & Water Australia has a significant research portfolio of around 300 projects and more than 1600 research projects have been completed during the Corporation's history.
The State Library of Victoria administers a number of research programs. These range from fellowships to benefit those working in the creative and scholarly spheres, scholarships to promote high standards and leadership in the public library sector and professional development fellowships for teachers.
International Peace and Security: Asia Security Initiative (ASI)
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International Peace and Security: Asia Security Initiative (ASI)
The sponsor is looking for ways to build their capacity for security policy research and develop policy recommendations on the most important security challenges facing Asia–Pacific nations.
OBJECTIVES: The sponsor is looking for concept papers that would assit in their Asia Security Initiative covering the sponsor'srecognized areas of focus: Regional Security Cooperation: They will advise policymakers on how to better use multilateral institutions, bilateral relationships and alliances to prevent conflict, manage differences, and foster peace and security. Northeast Asia: They will develop actionable plans for international cooperation to decrease tensions over North Korea, Taiwan and between Northeast Asian nations. Internal Challenges: They will recommend regional cooperation to help Asia–Pacific nations manage internal challenges, from increasing domestic demand for scarce resources to violent internal conflict. Grants are awarded in the strategy areas outlined above for policy research linked to prescriptions for action, outreach to the public and policymakers, and fellowship programs.
Concept papers will be accepted by June 1, 2010 for consideration by the Foundation board in September and by December 15, 2010 for consideration by the Foundation board in March, 2011.
Funding duration will be for 18 months.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 06/04/2009
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MacArthur (John D. & Catherine T.) Foundation
International Program: Global Security and Sustainability
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International Program: Global Security and Sustainability
The Program on Global Security and Sustainability seeks to protect the security and well–being of people and the environment around the world. To meet these broad objectives, the international program focuses on several areas of concern. The Foundation works to encourage peace within and among countries, conserve global biological diversity, support responsible reproductive choices and reduction of maternal mortality, and protect human rights and strengthen the system of international justice.
Letters of inquiry are invited at any time, with the following exceptions: Concept papers for the International Peace and Security Asia – Security Initiative Policy Research Grants will be accepted June 1 and December 15, 2009.
Funding Category:
3
Cat. Description: International Major Scheme Type: Other
Last updated: 06/04/2009
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Macquarie Bank Foundation
Grants
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Grants
The Macquarie Group Foundation focuses its resources in six core areas – the arts, education, environment, health care, health research and welfare. We are also committed to projects specifically aimed at supporting indigenous communities.
The Foundation's funding criteria is flexible and open. We welcome applications from a diverse range of community organisations that are working in innovative ways to provide long–term benefits. Funding levels are flexible and are dictated by the needs of the organisation and funding availability. Each application is assessed on its individual merit.
Applications are accepted throughout the year, however please allow a turnaround time of approximately six months. Applications will be acknowledged in writing within one month of receipt.
Rather than inviting applications from a broad section of the public, the Foundation will each year identify potential candidates for grants in the Foundation's nominated priority area.
The Foundation's current priority area of focus is Projects focussed on the health risks for young people arising out of obesity, such as diabetes, and other related health issues.
Although organisations should no longer apply to the Foundation for a grant, if an organisation has a project which relates to the Foundation's current priority area, it may register a request to be considered by the Foundation by lodging a Project Notification. Further details are on the website. Please submit your application through the Monash Research Office.
Any Project Notification received by the Foundation will be considered at the Foundation's Board meetings held in October 2007 and April 2008. As such Project Notifications must be submitted for notification by 30 September 2007 and 31 March 2008 respectively. The Foundation's Board meets approximately four times per year, and accordingly a period of some months may elapse between lodgment of a Project Notification and it being selected for detailed consideration.
The MDC provides a mechanism for attracting commercial investment from individual enterprises and matching this with surplus Commonwealth R&D funds. The objective of MLA's R&D partnership program is to significantly increase the level of investment in R&D by the red meat industry and increase the innovation culture and capability of individual enterprises and the industry as a whole.
The scope for projects is broad and may cover innovation at any stage of development, in any aspect of the production, processing, storage, transport, retailing and marketing of meat and livestock (and related co–products). Projects may arise from ideas from the proposing company, or MLA may seek expressions of interest to advance the development of innovations arising from our R&D programs. Projects will generally fit into one of the following two categories: Innovation demonstration projects or Commercial innovation projects.
Companies wishing to apply may make initial contact and submit a brief (1–2 page) project concept paper.
MLA is primarily funded by transaction levies paid by producers on livestock sales, and dollar–for–dollar funds contributed by the Federal Government for investment in research and development (R&D). Working in consultation with industry, MLA develops and delivers a wide range of R&D projects aligned with the Federal Government's national and rural research priorities to create an innovative, sustainable industry.
Eligible project proposals addressing target areas may cover a range of R&D and research adoption development stages including: basic research, applied research, and communication, extension and demonstration of research findings. Projects may arise out of ideas from the proposing company, or MLA may seek expressions of interest to advance the development of innovations arising from our R&D programs.
Those wishing to apply may submit a project outline using the preliminary project application form available from MLA's website at www.mla.com.au (go to "Research & Development"
