[Usyd-research-announce] Research Office Bulletin 28 May 2010

[Research Grants]

General news 

 

Development modules for new and emerging Chief Investigators

Learning Solutions and the Research Office continue to deliver modules from the Future Research Leaders Program. These programs are designed specifically for researchers who are new Chief Investigators or for whom being a Chief Investigator is the next step. 

Module 8:  Project Review and Evaluation (workshop on 22 June) will be presented by Professors Judith Black, and Professor Peter Goodyear.  This module aims to illustrate some of the different requirements of different project types that university researchers need to be aware of as well as the benefits of using the closeout process to identify future research opportunities and improved research practices. 

Enrol - Future Research Leaders Program <http://sydney.edu.au/learningsolutions/research/project_review.shtml> 

Module 7: Leading & Managing People in the Research Context (workshop on 21 July) will be presented by Professor Marcella Bilek and Professor Iain McCalman. This module aims to assist researchers to reflect on their preferred leadership style, the challenge of developing a context for creative research and the ongoing management issues within the distinctive research context of fixed-term employment and narrow time frames.

Enrol - Future Researcher Leaders Program <http://sydney.edu.au/learningsolutions/research/leading_context.shtml> 

These modules are in three parts:

·         On line material and activities to be read and completed 

·         Attendance at a ½ day workshop (Workshop held at the Darlington Centre - Camperdown Campus)

·         A guided conversation with an experienced researcher

 

Humanities & Social Sciences

RESEARCH GRANTS

1        Australian Academy of the Humanities - The Publication Subsidy Scheme

Health Sciences

NEWS

2        National Institutes of Health - NIH Funding

RESEARCH GRANTS

3        Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) - Innovative Grants 

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

4        Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) - Career Development Award

5       The Heart Foundation - Life Sciences Research Fellowships 

Sciences & Engineering

RESEARCH GRANTS

6        Voiceless Animal Protection Institute - Research Grants Program 2010

 

Research Office Funding Opportunities Database

To view the opportunities listed within this Bulletin and all current funding opportunities advertised please visit the Research Office Database:

http://agile2.ucc.usyd.edu.au/ro/opportunities/grants 

 

Humanities & Social Sciences

RESEARCH GRANTS

1

Funding Body:

Australian Academy of the Humanities

Internet link: http://www.humanities.org.au

Title:

Publication Subsidy Scheme

Description:

The AAH gives priority to works that require a subsidy for their viability as a publishing venture, or for the inclusion of essential items such as illustrations, photographs or maps. Support may, in some cases, be given for meritorious publications with some prospect of small-scale royalty and profit returns. Works with clear commercial prospects, however, will not be supported by the AAH. The AAH normally supports publications that have already been accepted by a reputable and refereed academic publisher.

Eligibility:

The scheme is designed to assist Humanities scholars based in Australia. Both independent scholars and those working within an institution are eligible for the scheme.  

Amount awarded:

Financial support of up to AU$3,000 for the publication of scholarly works of high quality in the Humanities. In the case of in-house publications (of conference papers etc), external assessment of the work will be required. 

Application guide:

For more information click here <http://www.humanities.org.au/Grants/PubSubs/PubSubs.htm> 

Research Office Contact:

Sherridan Blackman on 8627 8141

Email: sherridan.blackman at sydney.edu.au

Closing date:

23 July 2010

 

Health Sciences

NEWS

2

Funding Body:

National Institutes of Health (NIH) 

Title:

NIH Funding

Description:

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 8627 8101 yamini.sandiran at sydney.edu.au to assist you with the application process.

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

3

Funding Body:

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) 

Internet link: http://www.jdrf.org.au/

Title:

Innovative Grants 

Description:

JDRF supports highly innovative basic and clinical research that is at the developmental stage by providing "seed" money for investigative work based on sound scientific hypotheses for which preliminary data are insufficient for a regular research grant but that are likely to lead to important results for the treatment of diabetes and its complications. In the application, the investigator must specifically address how the proposal is innovative and clearly state the problem, hypothesis, methodology, and possible outcomes. These grants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

*	Is the proposed research innovative?  
*	Is the underlining premise, goal or hypothesis plausible? 
*	Can the proposed research be completed in one year? 
*	Is the proposed research relevant to the mission of JDRF and what is its potential impact?   

Eligibility:

Applicants must hold an MD, DMD, DVM, PhD, or equivalent and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility. 

Amount awarded:

These grants provide one year of support for a maximum of US$100,000 in direct costs and indirect costs of 10%, for a total of US$110,000.   

Application guide:

For information click here <http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103207> 

Indirect cost recovery:

This scheme is subject to University of Sydney indirect costs.

Research Office Contact:

Kate Taylor on 8627 8137

Email: kate.taylor at sydney.edu.au

Closing date:

15 July 2010

 

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

4

Funding Body:

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) 

Internet link: http://www.jdrf.org.au/

Title:

Career Development Award

Description:

JDRF fosters the development and productivity of the best and the brightest established independent researchers who will bridge the gap between the bench and bedside. The primary purpose of the Career Development Award is to attract qualified and promising scientists early in their faculty careers and to give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the JDRF research emphasis areas. In the five-year term of the award, awardees will focus their research efforts on a subject directly related to JDRF mission goals and research priorities, and position themselves to work at the leading edge of type 1 diabetes research. These awards are designed to assist exceptionally promising investigators. Although JDRF is especially interested in fostering careers in clinical investigation, Career Development Awards may emphasize either basic or clinical topics.

Eligibility:

Applicants must hold an MD, DMD, DVM, PhD, or equivalent and will have been received at least three but not more than seven years before the award.

Amount awarded:

up to USD$150,000 per year

Application guide:

For information click here <http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103207> 

Indirect cost recovery:

This scheme is subject to University of Sydney indirect costs up to 10%.

Research Office Contact:

Kate Taylor on 8627 8137

Email: kate.taylor at sydney.edu.au

Closing date:

15 July 2010

 

5

Funding Body:

The Heart Foundation 

Title:

Life Sciences Research Fellowships (Cardiovascular)

Description:

The Heart Foundation (NSW Division) has facilitated the establishment of the NSW Cardiovascular Research Network, a collaboration of Cardiovascular Research Institutes, Organisations and individuals seeking to increase funded collaborative research and support the research workforce.

The NSW Cardiovascular Research Network Life Sciences Research Fellowship (Cardiovascular) is awarded by the NSW Office for Science and Medical research in conjunction with the Heart Foundation (NSW). Two Fellowships are available.

The Research Fellowships ($100,000 per annum for 4 years and tenable for up to 5 years) are available for researchers, no less than three years and up to twelve years post doctoral, who may be completing an overseas or interstate posting and are interested in returning to NSW in 2011 to take up research positions.

The purpose of the Life Sciences Research Fellowship (Cardiovascular) is to provide salary and project support to those research organisations wishing to attract high calibre interstate or international cardiovascular researchers to New South Wales.

It is expected that the administering institution shall provide a similar level of contributory/in-kind funding as is provided by the Fellowship.

Application guide:

For more information click here <http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/Professional_Information/Research/Available_Funding/Pages/NSW_Life_Science_Research_Fellowship.aspx> 

Research Office Contact:

Gab Fuller on 8627 8113

Email: gabrielle.fuller at sydney.edu.au

Closing date:

21 June 2010

 

Sciences & Engineering

RESEARCH GRANTS

6

Funding Body:

Voiceless Animal Protection Institute

Internet link: http://www.voiceless.org.au

Title:

Research Grants Program 2010

Description:

The Voiceless Grants Program offers financial support to non-profit organisations, councils and universities for the design and implementation of projects which improve the lives of animals in Australia. Voiceless is particularly interested in receiving applications addressing:

*	Factory farming. This includes all forms of 'industrialised farming' for food such as meat chickens, hens, pigs, cows used for dairy and beef production and other intensive systems. Projects addressing the plight of bobby calves and live export of animals will also be accepted; or
*	The commercial kangaroo industry. This does not include alleged 'conservation-based' culls undertaken by Government associated entities; or 
*	Building animal protection as a social justice movement in Australia. Projects must apply to the whole animal movement (not a single issue) and build up broad social awareness and acceptance of animal protection. Activities may include conferences and workshops, market research, media, advertising, PR campaigns, online resources, publications etc.

Amount awarded:

up to $15,000

Application guide:

For more information click here <http://www.voiceless.org.au/Grants/Misc/About_our_Grants_Prizes.html> 

Indirect cost recovery:

This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney indirect costs.

Research Office Contact:

Jenny Turner on 8627 8107

Email: jennifer.turner at sydney.edu.au 

Closing date:

09 July 2010

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