[Usyd-research-announce] Research Office Bulletin 18th April 2008

Fri Apr 18 17:07:06 EST 2008

General news

The Australian Research Council and Australian Bureau of Statistics:
Joint road-show to Higher Education Institutions: Hosted by the
University of Sydney

It is expected that participants will largely be directors and staff of
Research Offices who will be using the classification for funding and
data collection purposes.

The Australian Research Council and Australian Bureau of Statistics will
be conducting a joint road-show to Higher Education Institutions in
capital cities during May to raise awareness of the 2008 Australian and
New Zealand Standard Research Classification. The presentation will take
approximately 2 hours and will discuss the new classification and how it
differs from the 1998 version, concordances between the old and new
classification, and provide an opportunity to ask questions. 

When: 19th May 2008, 11am-1pm
Where: Professorial Board Room, Main Quadrangle. 
Go up the stairs opposite Nicholson Museum and turn left at the top
(right is MacLaurin Hall) - map ref G17:
http://db.auth.usyd.edu.au/directories/map/largemap00a.html

A light lunch will be provided; PLEASE RSVP: Reema Rattan in the
Research Office r.rattan at usyd.edu.au by 12th May 2008.

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NEW: Media Releases: Office of Senator Kim Carr; Minister for
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research:

Please refer to the website link below for research news on reviews of
the National Innovation System and Cooperative Research Centres Program,
and the Indo-Australian Science and Technology Fund - Agreed Projects.

http://www.usyd.edu.au/ro/news/media_releases.shtml

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Humanities & Social Sciences

RESEARCH GRANTS

1        Australian Government: Office for Women- 2008 Women's
Leadership and Development Programme Grants

2        The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
(DEEWR) - Innovative Projects 2008  

3        The Wenner-Gren Foundation- International Collaborative
Research Grants 

Health Sciences

NEWS

4        National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding

5        Australian Government: Office for Women- 2008 Women's
Leadership and Development Programme Grants.  Please refer to point 1 in
the bulletin for more information.

RESEARCH GRANTS

6        The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA)- Research
Grants 2009    

7        Grand Challenges in Global Health- Grand Challenges
Explorations   

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

8        National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF)- Postdoctoral
Fellowships 2009  

Sciences & Engineering

NEWS

9        Banksia Environmental Foundation- 2008 Banksia Category Awards

RESEARCH GRANTS

10      Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)- Research
Proposals 

CONFERENCE & TRAVEL

11      The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation- Travel Grants

Humanities & Social Sciences

RESEARCH GRANTS

1

Australian Government: Office for Women- 2008 Women's Leadership and
Development Programme Grants

Introduction: The Women's Leadership and Development Programme Grants is
an initiative that aims to provide strong support to national women's
non-government organisations.  The focus of the grants will be on the
development of activities that contribute to public policy or service
development.  Proposals must be relevant to one of the aims below:

*      promote women's social inclusion; and/or

*      build women's capacity to take on greater leadership
responsibilities; and/or

*      build the capacity of women's non-government organisations to
represent the views of their members and contribute to the development
of public policy and/or service delivery.

One main outcome of these grants is the development of initiatives that
increase women's social inclusion.

Eligibility: An organisation that operates on a not-for-profit basis.

Amount Awarded: Applicants may apply for up to $100,000 (excluding GST)
per project.

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney
indirect costs.   

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: Women

Research Office Contact: Sherridan Blackman on 9351 4464 or email  

Email: sblackman at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.ofw.fahcsia.gov.au/leadership_development/womens_development_
programme/wdp_07-08.html

Closing Date: 2nd May 2008  

2

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
- Innovative Projects 2008  

Introduction: DEEWR is particularly seeking projects that have a focus
on community capacity building through literacy.  We are interested in
projects which can demonstrate improved life skills attributed to a
focus on literacy.  Innovative projects may focus on three areas, thus
providing a framework for applicants to assess their ideas for potential
projects:

Developing and/or trialling something new

Involves developing or introducing a product or service that is
completely new for a client group or groups.  It will involve the
initiation, development and trialling of an idea from the beginning.

Developing a collaborative process

Collaboration between individuals, agencies, community and industry
groups in the field of adult literacy can be a source of an innovative
project.  Collaboration can involve the use of representative steering
committees, working parties etc

Customising a product or process.

Customising a product or process involves the adaptation of an existing
product or process in the field of adult literacy to meet the needs of a
particular client group.  The adaptation of the product or service will
require additional resources and the outcome will be a product or
service that is demonstrably different.               

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

Amount Awarded: Community Projects (maximum GST inclusive funding per
project $38,500); Strategic Projects (maximum GST inclusive funding per
project $66,000)

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is subject to University of Sydney
indirect costs.  

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: Innovative

Research Office Contact: Annette McLaren on 9351 4153 or email  

Email: amclaren at usyd.edu.au  

Internet Link: http://www.literacynet.dest.gov.au/innovative_projects 

Closing Date: 28th April 2008 

3

The Wenner-Gren Foundation- International Collaborative Research Grants 

Introduction: The International Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG)
supports international research collaborations between two or more
qualified scholars, where the principal investigators bring different
and complementary perspectives, knowledge, and/or skills to the project.
Priority will be given to those applications that make a strong case for
a balanced collaboration between the applicant and co-applicant/s in all
aspects of the research: fieldwork, analysis, and eventual publication.
By encouraging international collaborations, the grant contributes to
the development of an international anthropology that values and
incorporates different national perspectives and resources. By providing
training funds, the grant helps to build capacity in countries were
anthropology may be under-resourced. 

Eligibility: Each researcher must hold a doctorate or equivalent
qualification in anthropology or a related discipline.

Amount Awarded: The grants are for a maximum of US$30,000 for the
research project.

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney
indirect costs.  

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: Wenner

Research Office Contact: Sherridan Blackman on 9351 4464 or email  

Email: sblackman at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368683&attri
b_id=13234 

Closing Date: 26th May 2008  

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

Australian Government: Office for Women- 2008 Women's Leadership and
Development Programme Grants.  Please refer to point 1 in the bulletin
for more information.

RESEARCH GRANTS

6

The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA)- Research Grants
2009    

Introduction: The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA) is a
non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting research into the nature
and cause of eye disease and the prevention of blindness.  The ORIA
Research Advisory Committee encourages projects which have clearly
defined aims that can be achieved in the one or two years of funding.
The Committee encourages pilot projects that will produce data to enable
subsequent submission to other bodies for larger grants. 

Eligibility: Grants will be available to ophthalmologists, trainee
ophthalmologists or for work being done in University Departments of
Ophthalmology.  

Amount Awarded: ORIA can consider funding individual grants in the
future up to $50,000 for one year; or up to $70,000 for two years. 

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney
indirect costs. 

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: ORIA

Research Office Contact: Christine Anderson on 9351 4469 or email  

Email: canderson at usyd.edu.au

Internet Link: http://www.oria.org.au/grants/  

Closing Date: 6th May 2008 

7

Grand Challenges in Global Health- Grand Challenges Explorations   

Introduction: Creative, unorthodox thinking is essential to overcoming
the most persistent challenges in global health. Grand Challenges
Explorations will foster innovation in global health research and expand
the pipeline of ideas that merit further exploration. The initiative
will use an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page
applications and no preliminary data required.  Each round of the Grand
Challenges Explorations initiative will award grants against a set of
specific topics.  

For Round 1, the topics are: 

*      Explore the Basis of Latency In Tuberculosis

*      Create New Ways to Prevent or Cure HIV Infection

*      Create New Ways of Protecting Against Infectious Disease
Create New Drugs and Delivery Systems To Limit the Emergence of
Resistance

Please note: Pre-registration for this scheme must be done by 15th May
2008 

Eligibility: Grand Challenges Explorations is open to both foreign and
domestic non-profit organisations, for-profit companies, and academic
institutions.  

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

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney
indirect costs.  

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: Global 

Research Office Contact: Jane Zhang on 9351 3393 or email 

Email: janez at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link: http://www.gcgh.org/explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Closing Date: Pre-registration: 15th May 2008; full application 26th May
2008 

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

8

National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF)- Postdoctoral Fellowships 2009

Introduction: The purpose of the Postdoctoral Training Fellowships is to
provide outstanding researchers who have recently completed a PhD with
support to pursue their breast cancer research interest and increase
their research capability.  The overall aim is to attract, train and
retain our most talented breast cancer researchers of the future.
Applications are invited from post graduates particularly in research
areas where there are perceived and critical gaps.  Applicants from
areas, such as nursing, psychology, public health, medicine,
physiotherapy, veterinary science, social work, pharmacy, engineering
and occupational therapy are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility: At the time of application Fellows shall hold an MD or PhD
in a health-related field of research or have submitted a thesis for
such by December of the year of application.   

Amount Awarded: Training Fellowship packages are approximately $64,000
p.a. indexed payable to the Australian Administering Institution
nominated by the Fellow and approved by the NBCF. 

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney
indirect costs.  

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: Cancer

Research Office Contact: Gabrielle Fuller on 9351 3307 or email

Email: gab at reschols.usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link:
http://www.nbcf.org.au/subcategory.asp?category_id=3&subcategory_id=5  

Closing Date: 23rd May 2008 

Sciences & Engineering

NEWS

9

Banksia Environmental Foundation- 2008 Banksia Category Awards

The Banksia Category Awards reflect those issues most relevant to
today's Australian in the ecological sustainability arenas. Increasingly
it is becoming more important for corporations, businesses, governments,
communities and individuals, to be recognised for their environmental or
sustainability credentials.

Banksia Category Awards for 2008:       

*      Education Award 

*      Water Award 

*      Land and Biodiversity Award 

*      Indigenous Award 

*      Community Award 

*      Local Government Award 

*      Business Sustainability Award 

*      Built Environment Award 

*      Eco Innovation Award 

*      Climate Award 

For more information please refer to the website link below:

http://www.banksiafdn.com/index.php?page=60 

Entries close: 5th May 2008 

RESEARCH GRANTS

10

Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)- Research Proposals

Introduction: ACARP will fund projects that lead to improvements in
safety standards and performance, a reduction in the environmental
impacts of mining and coal utilisation, a reduction in the mine
operating cost and technical support to marketing of coal. The
categories to which the 2008 categories relate and for which submissions
were sought are: 

*      Underground 

*      Open Cut 

*      Coal Preparation 

*      Technical Market Support 

*      Sustainability

*      Mine Site Greenhouse Mitigation

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

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

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is subject to University of Sydney
indirect costs.  

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: Coal 

Research Office Contact: Luda Kuchieva on 9351 7903 or email  

Email: luda.kuchieva at usyd.edu.au 

Internet Link: http://www.acarp.com.au/funding.aspx 

Closing Date: 14th May 2008  

CONFERENCE & TRAVEL

11

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation- Travel Grants

Introduction: The purpose of the travel grants are to learn
clearly-defined methods useful for your ongoing research and the work of
your research group at home by visiting another laboratory, or by
attending research-orientated courses which include practical training.
Travel grants are awarded for short-term visits of up to 3 months.  A
travel grant can be awarded only if the home institution continues to
pay the applicant's salary (in the case of PhDs and postdoctoral
scientists), while the host institute covers research-related costs. 

Eligibility: PhD students or medical students pursuing an experimental
doctoral thesis who are not older than 30 years of age; postdocs who are
pursuing a particular research project who are not older than 32 years
of age.

Indirect Cost Recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney
indirect costs.   

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

Use the New Search Engine, Show me: Conference & Travel In optional
keywords type: Fonds 

Internet Link:
http://www.bifonds.de/cgi-bin/show.pl/travel_grants/travel_grants.html?s
id=laoxswspgxiz2jkf6m636o5i9i5fd010 

Closing Date: No deadline (perpetual)

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