Following are research funding opportunities available in the next three months, identified by the existing School of Rural Health searches on Research Professional.  Remember, if you would like to learn more about Research Professional please contact Helen Chambers or Cathy Ward who can help you set up specific searches or alerts for your particular area.

Research grants – Financial Markets Foundation for Children
Grants support projects that aim to improve the health, well-being and welfare of children in Australia. The foundation generally awards grants of between AU$50,000 and AU$80,000 for up to two years. This award is listed in the Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR) – research income Category 1.
Closing date: 30 Sep 13

Beat cancer hospital research grants – Cancer Council South Australia
These support cancer research and integration of translational research activities into health outcomes. Grants are worth up to AU$250,000 per year for a period up to five years. Equivalent matched financial support from a partnering source is required.
Closing date: 30 Sep 13

Focus grant – Heart Foundation of Australia
This supports research projects that specifically address research questions identified by the foundation and deliver information that can inform the future work of the foundation.  The grant is worth up to AU$150,000.
Closing date: 01 Oct 13

Clinical placement scholarships  – Australian Department of Health and Ageing
These support allied health and oral health students to undertake a clinical placement in a rural or remote Australian community during their degree. Scholarships are worth up to AU$11,000 for a maximum period of six weeks.
Closing date: 08 Oct 13

Honours grants – National Stroke Foundation Australia
These are for honours students undertaking a thesis in the area of stroke research. Grants will be made to students in the areas of allied health, nursing and basic science. The value of the grant is AU$3,000.
Closing date: 17 Oct 13

Travel grants – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
These enable Australian early-stage researchers or allied health and nursing professionals to travel to research institutions or scientific meetings for the purpose of furthering their expertise on type 1 diabetes. Grants are worth up to AU$2,000 for domestic travel or up to AU$4,000 for international travel.
Closing date: 18 Oct 13

Accelerator research grants – National Breast Cancer Foundation
These enable research teams to further develop cancer research capacity and competitiveness in translational research. Grants are worth up to AU$250,000 per year for up to five years.
Closing date: 18 Oct 13

Robert Pierce grant-in-aid for indigenous lung health – Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
This supports a project focused on understanding and improving the lung health of indigenous people in Australia or New Zealand. Grants are worth AU$15,000 for one year.
Closing date: 16 Nov 13 (Forecast)

Lizotte family research award for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis research – Australian Lung Foundation
This aims to assist research in interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.  The award is worth AU$5,000.
Closing date: 19 Nov 13 (Forecast)

Future fellowships – Australian Research Council
These encourage mid-career researchers to build collaborations across institutions and disciplines by conducting innovative research. Each investigator’s administering organisation will receive up to AU$50,000 annually to support research related infrastructure, equipment, travel and relocation costs. Fellows can receive up to AU$203,248 per year for up to four years.
Closing date: 30 Nov 13 (Forecast)

Note: MRO Closing date is early-mid Nov (tbc)
For further information, go to the Staff Intranet.
Contact: Michelle Armstrong

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