[Usyd-research-announce] Research Grants Bulletin 3 February 2012

Fri Feb 3 16:16:31 EST 2012

General news

Planning to submit an application?

If you are considering applying for any of these opportunities, please let us know by emailing research.grants at sydney.edu.au<mailto:research.grants at sydney.edu.au> as soon as possible and at least one week before the grant closing date. The Research Grants Administration and Funding (RGAF) team has experience with the requirements of many of the opportunities listed in the bulletin, and can assist with your application and help with compliance matters.

RGAF also needs to know that you have submitted an application for funding to ensure that the university is compliant with government reporting requirements. If you submit your application directly to the funding body, please send

·         A copy of the application; and

·         A completed research proposal clearance form

to research.grants at sydney.edu.au<mailto:research.grants at sydney.edu.au>

Follow us on Twitter: @SydUni_Research<http://twitter.com/#!/SydUni_Research>
Research support and news for researchers at the University of Sydney.

REMINDER: ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) for funding commencing 2013 – Expression of Interests NOW OPEN
UPDATED Closing Date: 15 February 2012
RGAF contact: Ziyad Hosenbux – Ziyad.hosenbux at sydney.edu.au<mailto:Ziyad.hosenbux at sydney.edu.au>
Weblink: consult News & Events section on http://sydney.edu.au/news/research_support/2379.html?newscategoryid=213&newsstoryid=8451
The Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities scheme:
•     encourages institutions to develop collaborative arrangements among themselves, across the higher education sector and with organisations outside the sector, in order to develop research infrastructure;
•     supports large-scale cooperative initiatives involving two or more institutions, thereby allowing expensive facilities to be shared;
•     enhances support for areas of research strength; and
•     ensures that researchers in fields of recognised research potential have access to the support necessary for development.

NHMRC Progress Reports
Progress reports for NHMRC Grants that were current in 2011 (but not in the final year) are due to the NHMRC by 31 March 2012. Please submit a progress report if you are the Chief Investigator A on the following grant types:

  *   CRE grants
  *   Development Grants
  *   Partnership project Grants
  *   Program Grants
  *   Project Grants (including European Union Projects)
  *   Strategic Awards (including Targeted Calls for Research and NHMRC EU Collaborative Research Grants)

If you applied for a variation to carry forward funds or extend the duration of your grant into 2012 you are also required to submit a progress report.
Please forward your report to the Monitoring and Compliance Team no later than Friday 23 March 2012. Reports must be submitted by email to: research.grants at sydney.edu.au<mailto:research.grants at sydney.edu.au>

Please note reports must be signed by the Chief Investigator A (on behalf of all investigators) and the Institution’s Responsible Officer.

The institution’s responsible officer (Section C) is Yamini Sandiran. Signature will be arranged by the Monitoring and Compliance Team.
To download the template and to find further information please visit the NHMRC website: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/admin/progreport.htm *
If you have any queries please contact Sylvia Mendelssohn (8627 8113).
*Please note this page has not yet been updated. Please download the template and alter the dates for the reporting period to 01/01/11 – 31/12/11. Due Date: 31/03/12.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 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 plan to submit an application for an NIH scheme please contact Kate Taylor in Research Grants on 02 8627 8137 kate.taylor at sydney.edu.au<mailto:joanne.elliot at sydney.edu.au> to assist you with the application process.

Research Funding Opportunities:

Project grants

Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation

These grants offer funding for ovarian cancer research projects in the areas of early detection, aetiology, cancer biology and genetics and novel therapeutics.

Closing date: 05 Mar 12

http://www.ocrf.com.au/research-and-grants/grant-applications/

Flexi grants

Action on Hearing Loss

These support a range of small scale activities such as laboratory visits, workshops and pilot experiments which will strengthen hearing research. Grants are worth up to £10,000.

Closing date: 06 Mar 12 - The 2012 deadlines will be announced shortly – see website for more details.

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/your-hearing/biomedical-research/for-researchers/flexi-grant.aspx

Biomarker Discovery/Validation for Staging and Assessment of T1D - Request for Expressions of Interest

JDRF Research

Call for expressions of interest closing 6 March.  JDRF has made a commitment to play a pioneering role in the discovery and validation of biomarkers

in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Identification and validation of new biomarkers [or standardization of existing biomarkers] is critical for the development of new T1D therapeutics and for appropriate staging of the disease.

Closing date: 06 Mar 12

http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027

AFR postdoctoral grants

National Research Fund Luxembourg

The programme has no thematic limitations and is open to all researchers, regardless of their nationality, desirous to engage into research training in Luxembourg or abroad. The maximum level of funding is €115,462 over two years. supports PhD and postdoctoral research training projects in Luxembourg and abroad, up to 4 years for PhDs and up to 2 years for postdocs.

Closing date: 07 Mar 12

http://www.fnr.lu/fr/Bourses-AFR/AFR-in-Brief

US-Australia solar energy collaboration open funding round

Australian Solar Institute

Funding may be awarded to research and development projects in photovoltaic and concentrating solar power technologies that will reduce the cost of solar energy. The maximum level of funding for this round is $5 million.

Closing date: 08 Mar 12

http://www.australiansolarinstitute.com.au/usasec.htm

FP7-ENERGY-2012-2

European Commission Framework Programme 7: Cooperation

Projects should develop demonstrations in the areas of renewable energy generation, renewable fuel production and zero emission solutions. The indicative overall budget for this project is €81 million.

Closing date: 08 Mar 12

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FP7-ENERGY-2012-2

Moti L and Kamla Rustgi international travel grants

American Gastroenterological Association

These grants fund travel expenses for investigators who reside outside of North America to attend Digestive Disease Week. Two awards of $500 each will be awarded.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.gastro.org/aga-foundation/grants/travel-awards/moti-l-kamla-rustgi-international-travel-awards

Research into neuromuscular system

Assocation Française contre les Myopathies

Projects will address the following areas: fundamental research and physiopathology of diseases of the neuromuscular system; development of therapeutic approaches for rare diseases; clinical and care management.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.afm-telethon.fr/maladies-neuromusculaires/chercheurs/appels-d-offres/appels-d-offres

Project grants

Australia and Pacific Science Foundation

These support projects in the biological or biophysical sciences. Grants are typically worth up to $15,000 per year for up to three years.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.apscience.org.au/guidelines.html

Scientific associates programme

Cern (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Cern offers the use of its research facilities to scientists to participate in its programmes covering experimental and theoretical particle physics, as well as various related activities in applied physics, electronics, computing and engineering.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_portal.show_page?p_web_site_id=1&p_text_id=6

Special grants for civil society organisations and Commonwealth associations

Commonwealth Foundation

These provide financial assistance to undertake strategic and innovative projects that will promote the Commonwealth theme for 2012: Connecting Cultures. The total budget for this call is £100,000 from which four projects will receive funding worth up to £25,000.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/Howwedeliver/Grants/SpecialGrantsInitiative2012

Research grants

Hermon Slade Foundation

The foundation awards grants to support research within its fields of activity: improved systems of managing land, water, plants and animals in ways which will enhance the productivity and quality of food, fisheries, plants and forests while conserving the natural environment. Grants are worth up to $30,000 per annum for up to three years.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.hermonslade.org.au/guidelines.html

Fellowships

International Tropical Timber Organization

Fellowships promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The fellowship is worth up to $10,000.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.itto.int/feature20/

Queensland-Smithsonian fellowships

Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

These support visits by Queenslanders to the Smithsonian institution in the US to undertake a project that will facilitate the interchange of knowledge and skills between Queensland and the Smithsonian. The maximum value of a fellowship is $30,000. This award is in Australian research income Category 2.

Closing date: 09 Mar 12

http://www.science.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v4/apps/web/content.cfm?id=13220

Patterson memorial grant

Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology

The purpose of this award is to support student field work in vertebrate palaeontology. In 2011, a grant of $2,700 will be awarded.

Closing date: 10 Mar 12

http://www.vertpaleo.org/PattersonMemorial.htm

CAAT grants program

Johns Hopkins University

The program supports the development of new methods that refine scientific tests by minimizing animal pain or distress, reduce animal usage, or replace whole animal tests. The maximum grant is $50,000 per year.

Closing date: 10 Mar 12

http://caat.jhsph.edu/programs/grants/

To unsubscribe from this bulletin, please visit: http://mailman.ucc.usyd.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/usyd-research-announce

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.ucc.usyd.edu.au/pipermail/usyd-research-announce/attachments/20120203/1b9ae47e/attachment-0001.html