[Usyd-research-announce] Research Office Bulletin 11th May 2007

Fri May 11 17:00:49 EST 2007

General News

eResearch Australia 2007 Conference 

The eResearch Australia 2007 Conference will be held at the University
of Queensland on 26th-28th June 2007.  It is supported by DEST, APSR and
the MAPS project.  The conference will focus on:

*      raising awareness for eResearch activities in Australia and the
Asia-Pacific region;

*      information sharing and networking among those engaged in
eResearch activities;

*      discussion of issues related to eResearch, e.g. technology
issues, cultural change, and other barriers;

*      providing information about Australian and regional eResearch
initiatives.

Attend the conference with two additional colleagues for your e-research
group and display your work at no charge.  You'll be provided with a
back panel, table, chairs, power and network connection.  

Early registration is open until 27th May 2007; Don't miss out as the
venue has limited spaces. http://www.eresearch.edu.au/registration  

Please refer to website link below for more information:

http://www.eresearch.edu.au/ 

Humanities & Social Sciences

NEWS

1        World Community Grid- Research Proposals

RESEARCH GRANTS

2        The George Alexander Foundation- Grant Proposals

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

3        Department of Education Science & Training (DEST)- 2008
Endeavour Awards 

Health Sciences

NEWS

4        National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding

5        World Community Grid- Research Proposals. Please refer to point
1 in the bulletin for more information.

6        Department of Education Science & Training (DEST)- 2008
Endeavour Awards. Please refer to point 3 in the bulletin for more
information.

RESEARCH GRANTS

7        Cure for Life Foundation- Grants for Research into Brain
Tumours

8        Kidney Health Australia- Medical & Scientific Kidney & Urology
Seeding Grants

9        Christopher Reeve Foundation- Individual Research Grants 

Science & Technology

NEWS

10      World Community Grid- Research Proposals. Please refer to point
1 in the bulletin for more information.

11      Department of Education Science & Training (DEST)- 2008
Endeavour Awards. Please refer to point 3 in the bulletin for more
information.

RESEARCH GRANTS

12      Australian Antarctic Division- Antarctic Research Applications
2008-2009: Australian Antarctic Science (AAS) Research Grants

13      Australian Fisheries Management Authority- Research Proposals
for Eastern Tuna & Billfish Fishery and Small Pelagic Fishery

Humanities & Social Sciences

NEWS

1

World Community Grid- Research Proposals

The World Community Grid invites public and not-for-profit organizations
to apply to use its powerful grid technology at no cost for projects
that benefit humanity. Grid technology enables researchers to access
tremendous amounts of power, exceeding that of several supercomputers,
to run complex computations and to accelerate the pace of their
research.  Research results must be made available to the global
research community and will be made available on World Community Grid's
web site.

Research We Support 
World Community Grid supports research that is: 

*      Focused on solving problems to benefit humanity; 

*      Conducted by public or non-profit organizations; 

*      Contributed to the public domain; and 

*      Accelerated by grid computing technology. 

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

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: Grid

Please refer to website link below for more information:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/viewSubmitAProposal.
do 

Applications must be submitted by 30th June 2007 

RESEARCH GRANTS

2

The George Alexander Foundation- Grant Proposals

Introduction: The George Alexander Foundation makes grants across
Australia in the areas of Education and Environment & Conservation.

Areas of education interest can include helping talented young people,
particularly those from rural and regional communities, who have
demonstrated academic ability, to overcome financial disadvantage and
achieve their educational goals; and to support mentoring programs in
schools, TAFE institutes and universities, particularly those which
focus on science, technology, engineering, trades, agriculture and the
environment.

Areas of Environment & Conservation interest include developing
partnerships with rural and regional communities, private landholders
and Governments which encourage good environmental practices and the
maintenance of biodiversity; and to support programs which enable
students to gain practical experience in conservation and land
management.

Eligibility: Please be aware the Foundation will not make grants to
support academic research. 

Amount Awarded: Please refer to website link below for more information.

Overheads: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney overhead
charges. 

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: George

Research Office Contact: Sherridan Blackman on 9351 4464 or email 

Email: sblackman at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link: http://www.gafoundation.org.au/ 

Closing Date: 28th May 2007

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

3

Department of Education Science & Training (DEST)- 2008 Endeavour Awards

Introduction: The Australian Government is committed to providing
opportunities for high achieving researchers, executives and students
from Australia to undertake study, research or professional development
abroad. These opportunities include:

Endeavour Research Fellowships enable postgraduate students and
postdoctoral fellows from Australia to undertake four to six months
research in participating Asia-Pacific countries.

Endeavour Research Fellowships for Indigenous Australians enable
Indigenous Australian scholars to undertake four to six months research
in participating Asia-Pacific countries.

Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Research Fellowships enable postgraduate
students and postdoctoral fellows from Australia to undertake four to
six months research in participating Asia-Pacific countries. 

Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowships is an initiative of the
Australian Government to support Australian language teachers to improve
their language proficiency and cultural knowledge through intensive,
short-term, language and culture study programmes.

*      Please note it is recommended that all language testing be
completed (if required) to allow time for submission of test results
during June 2007.  http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/key_dates.htm 

Eligibility: Please refer to specific schemes on the website link for
more information.  

Amount Awarded: Please refer to specific schemes on the website link for
more information. 

Overheads: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney overhead
charges.  

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Fellowships & Awards In optional
keywords type: DEST

Research Office Contact: Chris Robinson on 9351 4795 or email 

Email: chris.robinson at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/awards_by_country/for_australians 

Closing Date: 24th July 2007 

Health Sciences

NEWS

4

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding

Applicants interested in applying for NIH Grants should subscribe to the
NIH Funding Bulletin.  To subscribe please click on the following link:
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm - and follow the
instructions.  If you are planning on submitting an application to an
eligible funding scheme please contact Yamini Sandiran in the Research
Office on 02 9351 3877 ysandiran at usyd.edu.au  to assist you with the
application process.

5

World Community Grid- Research Proposals. Please refer to point 1 in the
bulletin for more information.

6

Department of Education Science & Training (DEST)- 2008 Endeavour
Awards. Please refer to point 3 in the bulletin for more information.

RESEARCH GRANTS

7

Cure for Life Foundation- Grants for Research into Brain Tumours

Introduction: The Cure For Life Foundation was established to further
the quality of medical knowledge and technical resources available to
treat and care for people with brain and spinal cord tumours. The
Foundation regards one of its roles as providing funding for small
'one-off' projects that have a clear relationship to the diagnosis,
causes and management of brain tumours.

Accordingly, researchers working in fields that are relevant to brain
tumours are invited to apply for small ad hoc grants to support research
in the calendar year 2007. Grants may be used for equipment,
consumables, part-time staff support or 'top-up' funding for other
grants

Eligibility: Please refer to website link below for more information. 

Amount Awarded: Up to $10,000 per grant. 

Overheads: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney overhead
charges. 

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: Cure

Research Office Contact: Chris Robinson on 9351 4795 or email

Email: chris.robinson at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.cureforlife.org.au/Grant_and_Fellowship_Applications/ 

Closing Date: No deadline

8

Kidney Health Australia- Medical & Scientific Kidney & Urology Seeding
Grants

Introduction: The purpose of Seeding Grants is to provide support for
the Investigator to achieve ongoing substantive funding from
organisation such as NHMRC.  Funding of the second year is conditional
upon evidence being received of an application for ongoing future
funding of the same project.  The application should be for a genuinely
new research idea.  It is not appropriate to provide seeding grants to
existing projects, which have already received support from Kidney
Health Australia or other granting bodies, or as part funding of a
longer ongoing project.  Preferred ranking will be given to applicants
in the early stages of their research career applying for the first time
as Chief Investigator.

Eligibility: The grants will be for biomedical research work to be
carried out by Australians in Australia.

Amount Awarded: Up to $15,000 per year.

Overheads: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney overhead
charges. 

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: Kidney

Research Office Contact: Chris Robinson on 9351 4795 or email 

Email: chris.robinson at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.kidney.org.au/HealthProfessionals/MedicalResearchFundingProgr
am/tabid/102/Default.aspx 

Closing Date: 22nd June 2007

9

Christopher Reeve Foundation- Individual Research Grants 

Introduction: The CDRF Individual Grants Program was founded on the
understanding that effective treatments for acute and chronic spinal
cord injury will involve carefully orchestrated multi-disciplinary
interventions, each tailored to the individual patient. For this reason,
the Individual Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive of the
CDRF research initiatives, supports investigator-initiated research on a
variety of fronts, including axon growth and guidance, remyelination,
cellular replacement, rehabilitation and neuroprotection.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or other equivalent
professional degree, employed at a qualifying research institution.

Amount Awarded: Maximum funding level of US$75,000 per year.

Overheads: This scheme is subject to a University of Sydney overhead
charge of up to 10%. 

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: Reeve

Research Office Contact: Amanda Collins on 9351 3393 or email 

Email: Amanda.collins at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.geIMLPOpGjF/b.1048711/k.6606/Indi
vidual_Research_Grants.htm 

Closing Date: 1st June 2007 

Science & Technology

NEWS

10

World Community Grid- Research Proposals. Please refer to point 1 in the
bulletin for more information.

11

Department of Education Science & Training (DEST)- 2008 Endeavour
Awards. Please refer to point 3 in the bulletin for more information.

RESEARCH GRANTS

12

Australian Antarctic Division- Antarctic Research Applications
2008-2009: Australian Antarctic Science (AAS) Research Grants

Introduction: Australian Antarctic Science (AAS) Grants support
high-quality research projects which will make a significant
contribution to Australia's Antarctic research programme. To be eligible
for an AAS Grant, projects should contribute to the goals of the Science
Strategy.  http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=13949  

Proposals can be for research to be carried out in Antarctica (including
the Subantarctic) or Australia, and should be compatible with the
programme planned for the season. An AAS Grant is for a project's
special requirements and in addition to the basic facilities provided by
the researcher's own organisation.

Guidelines can be found on the website link below: 

http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3640 

Eligibility: AAS Grants support research by investigators based at any
of the following Australian organisations: universities,
university-funded staff in Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) or other
tertiary education institutions. 

Amount Awarded: The maximum level of funding for an individual grant is
$30,000 (GST exclusive).  In 2008-2009 a small number of larger grants
(up to a maximum of $60,000) may be awarded to projects considered to be
multidisciplinary in their approach.

Overheads: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney overhead
charges. 

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: AAS

Research Office Contact: Andrew Black on 9036 7075 or email

Email: ablack at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link: http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=9706 

Closing Date: 22nd June 2007

13

 Australian Fisheries Management Authority- Research Proposals for
Eastern Tuna & Billfish Fishery and Small Pelagic Fishery

Introduction: The Australian Fisheries Management Authority has called
for the following research proposals:

Eastern Tuna & Billfish Fishery (ETBF)

The Eastern Tuna Management Advisory Committee (ETMAC) is currently
calling for individuals or research institutions to submit research
proposals for possible funding in 2008. All proposals received must be
related to the research priorities and strategic research direction set
out in the ETBF 5-year Strategic Research Plan.  Please refer to website
link below for information on strategic plan:
http://www.afma.gov.au/fisheries/tuna/etbf/publications/pdf/research03_0
8.pdf 

Small Pelagic Fishery

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority is now accepting research
proposals for possible funding in 2008/09 that address one or more of
the priorities listed in the document below.
http://www.afma.gov.au/research/calls/docs/spf_letter.pdf 

To apply, a short Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
pre-proposal application form must be submitted by 4 June 2007.
Applications can be downloaded and saved to Fishnet on the website link
below: http://www.frdc.com.au/research/applicants/instruction.php 

Eligibility: Please refer to website link below for more information. 

Amount Awarded: Please refer to website link below for more information.

Overheads: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney overhead
charges.  

For more information see:
http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/research/search_research.html 

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Research Grants In optional keywords
type: Fisheries 

Research Office Contact: Luda Kuchieva on 9351 7903 or email

Email: luda.kuchieva at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link: http://www.afma.gov.au/research/calls/default.htm 

Closing Date: 28th May 2007 

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