Research Professional Funding Opportunities
There are research funding opportunities available in the next three months identified by the existing School of Rural Health searches.
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 of research.
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
Centres of research excellence grants: National Health and Medical Research Council
This supports teams of researchers in pursuing innovative, high-quality and collaborative research, developing capacity within health research and ensuring effective translation of research into practice. Each grant is worth up to AU$2.5 million.
Closing date: 25 Oct 13
Note: Monash internal dates
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: 04 Nov 13
Future fellowships: Australian Research CouncilThese 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: Monash Research Office Closing date is early-mid Nov (tbc)
Further information – Contact: Michelle Armstrong
PhD scholarship investigating primary lymphoedema (national): Australian Rotary Health
This supports research in any area of primary lymphoedema. The annual value of the scholarship is AU$29,000. The award will be made for one year in the first instance but can be extended for a maximum of three and a half years.
Closing date: 13 Dec 13
PhD scholarship investigating children’s heart disease – national: Australian Rotary Health
The scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student undertaking full-time research in children’s heart disease. The annual value of the scholarship is AU$29,000. The award will be made for one year in the first instance but can be extended for a maximum of three and a half years.
Closing date: 13 Dec 13
PhD scholarship investigating oncology – national applications: Australian Rotary Health
The scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student undertaking full-time research in gynaecological oncology. The annual value of the scholarship is AU$29,000. The award will be made for one year in the first instance but can be extended for a maximum of three and a half years.
Closing date: 13 Dec 13
Health research grants: BUPA Health Foundation
The purpose of this programme is to fund health research in the strategic key areas of wellbeing, chronic disease, healthy ageing, empowering people about their health, and promoting affordable healthcare in Australia. Initiatives applying for between AU$100,000 and AU$500,000 for up to three years will be considered.
Closing date: 17 Dec 13 (Forecast)