Background
Update for 2020: As at March 2020, discussions are currently underway on whether there will be a funding scheme for 2020. Please check back for updates.
Monash University and Penn State are working towards a long-term and multi-faceted partnership.
The goal of this strategic partnership is to identify and facilitate collaborative research, education, and service activities that neither could achieve independently. In essence, making 1 + 1 = 3.
The Collaboration Development Fund, a seed-fund program jointly financed by both universities, was established to foster cross-institutional research.
Due to the preliminary success of the first round, Penn State and Monash University announced a second round of funding for 2019, which has now closed. The Collaboration Development Fund targeted projects in the Intersection of Health and the Environment and funded a total of eleven projects (up to $50,00 each).
More information on seed funding outcomes can be found here.
Seed Fund Details - 2019 Round Now Closed
The 2019-20 Collaboration Development Fund calls for applications aligned to the research theme, ‘Intersection of Health and the Environment’
A$50k total award is available for each project (split 50/50 between Monash and Penn State PIs).
Successful proposals will be those that (i) are at the Intersection of Health and the Environment, (ii) demonstrate an immediate potential to be sustainable through external funding sources, (iii) have the potential for significant impact in an emerging research area, and (iv) leverage complementary strengths of the two universities.
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2019 - Application Form
Download and complete Monash - Penn State Collaboration Development Fund Application Form.
2019 Timeline
Proposal submission due | 15 June 2019 |
Anticipated award announcement | Mid- August 2019 |
Kickoff Workshop at Penn State | 7 - 12 October 2019 |
Final Report submission due | 30 August 2020 |
Seed Fund Outcomes
The partnership with Penn state is broad, spanning a number of faculties at Monash. In 2018/19, awarded collaborations range from an ‘International Institute for Biosensing’ to a ‘Graduate Curricular Initiative in Gender and Peace Science’. The joint selection panel was impressed by the quality of applications and describe some as “cutting edge research with human, economic and societal impact” and a “great use of the complementary strengths of the universities”.
The list of 2018 successful projects can be found here.
In 2019, Penn State and Monash University committed seed funds around the Intersection of Health and the Environment and awarded 11 grants. Projects support spanned the impact of farm management practices on antibiotic presence and antimicrobial resistance in waterways, to developing ethical, policy, and legal frameworks to address health effects of digital influence; assessing the air quality co-benefits of climate mitigation strategies in the US and China to using mobile apps to explore the role of social networks in the recovery of substance-dependent individuals.
The list of 2019 successful projects can be found here.
Collaboration Development
In April 2018, a Collaboration Development Workshop was held at Monash University to create a forum between the university personnel and catalysts to develop successful, sustainable collaborative concepts, while considering opportunities and constraints. By the end of the Workshop, participating teams completed a Collaboration Development Summary in preparation for the release of the Seed Fund.
Please refer to the workshop’s documentation and resources below for tips on developing a Monash-Penn State collaboration. If you require assistance with establishing a collaboration, please see contacts below.
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Workshop Schedule
Paul Perreault, CEO and Managing Director, CSL Ltd confirmed to deliver keynote address. View schedule for full list of talks/events.
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Tips for International Collaborations
Information on institutional differences, potential challenges and keys to success.
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Collaboration Development Summary
Complete Summary template by 11 April and send to vp.research-noe@monash.edu.
Contacts
Alexandra Persiko
Strategic Initiatives Coordinator , Global Programs
Penn State University
Email - axp1225@psu.edu
phone - 814.867.5941
Ranmalee Mendis
Project Manager
Office of the Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
Email - ranmalee.mendis@monash.edu
Phone - +61 3 9902 4204
