Funding opportunities
Below is a list of grants available from the Central University or external funding sources with closing dates in the near future. This site is updated often so visit regularly to keep up with funding opportunities as they arise.
All applications for external research grants must be submitted through the Research Portfolio.
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Research Office Funding Opportunities Database
To view the opportunities listed in this Bulletin and all current funding opportunities please visit the new Research Office Database.
If you are interested in NIH funding subscribe to the NIH Funding Bulletin by clicking on the link and following the directions. If you are planning on submitting an application to an eligible NIH funding scheme please contact in the Research Office on 02 8627 8107 to assist you with the application process.
If you would like some assistance with interpreting the guidelines or preparing your grant applications, contact in the Office of Research and Research Training.
Closing dates: December 2011| January 2012| February 2012|Any time through the year
Closing date: January 2012
- Perpetual's 2012 funding round
Thanks to the generosity of our philanthropic clients, Perpetual is able to distribute more than $40 million each year on behalf of the charitable trusts that we manage. Non-profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for grants from those trusts through our annual funding rounds.
Contact:
Ph. 8627 8102
Internal closing date: 3 January 2012 - NHMRC Hendra Virus Urgent Call for Research
On 29 July 2011, the Australian Government announced funding to boost research into issues raised by recent identified cases of the Hendra virus.
This funding will go towards better understanding the virus in terms of its impact on human health, animal health and environmental biodiversity.
NHMRC has developed an Urgent Call for Research to better understand and fight the Hendra Virus, setting aside up to $3 million.
Closing date: 18 January 2012
Closing date: February 2012
- NHMRC - Information for Mental Health Targeted Call for Research NEW!
NHMRC wishes to call upon the expertise of the mental health research community in the area of child and youth mental health – an area of international significance. This TCR will provide up to $13 million of funding for the best researchers to build evidence and translate evidence into improved mental health practice.
All Mental Health Targeted Call for Research applications must be commenced in RGMS by 5.00pm (AEDST) 8 February 2012.
Internal closing date: 8 February 2012
External closing date: 4 April 2012
Any time throughout the year
- The Medical Advances Without Animals (MAWA) - Research Grant
The Medical Advances Without Animals Trust (MAWA) offers research grants which MAWA considers will further the aims of the Trust to advance medical science and improve human health and therapeutic interventions without using animals and animal products
Research should be directed towards the development of methodologies that replace the use of animals and animal products in medical research, or provide animal free alternatives to existing research efforts
Ph: 8627 8111
Closing date: No deadline - AusAID International Seminar Support Scheme
The International Seminars Support Scheme (ISSS) is an Australian Government aid activity administered by AusAID. The scheme helps to develop knowledge and technical expertise in developing countries, and builds linkages between the government, academic and community sectors in Australia and our partner developing countries. Applications must be submitted at least three months prior to a seminar
Ph: 8627 8111
Closing date: No deadline - Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) – Investigator - Incubator Grants
To broaden the scope of its support for research relevant to multiple sclerosis. MSRA wishes to assist researchers towards gaining significant support for research proposals in all areas of research. Applications are invited for grants to fund the earliest stages of a new research effort in order to validate a process or provide preliminary data
*Applications can be lodged at the MS Research Office at any time of the year and will be considered by the RMC throughout the year.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8102
Closing date: No deadline (perpetual) - Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)- Rapid Response Innovation Awards
The goal of this exciting program is to rapidly support innovative research focused on the cause of and cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). In particular, MJFF is eager to fund high-risk, high-reward projects tackling critical scientific roadblocks that if successful, can open new avenues for PD therapy development. Rapid Response Innovation Awards is designed to support projects with little to no existing preliminary data, but that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding or treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
* Research proposals may be submitted at any time and funding decisions will be made within 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8103
Closing date: No deadline - Cure for Life Foundation - Grants and Fellowships
The Cure for Life Foundation is a charitable organisation established to further the quality of medical knowledge and technical resources available to treat and care for people with brain and spinal cord tumours. The Foundation regards one of its roles as providing funding for small ‘one-off’ projects that have a clear relationship to the diagnosis, causes and management of brain tumours. Accordingly, researchers working in fields that are relevant to brain tumours are invited to apply for small ad hoc grants to support research in the calendar year 2008. Grants may be used for equipment, consumables, part-time staff support or ‘top-up’ funding for other grants.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8102
Closing date: No deadline (perpetual) - National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund (NDLERF)- Research Grants
The NSW Health Drug and Alcohol Research Grants Program is administered through the Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office. Each year a number of research grants are allocated to continue to contribute towards evidence based practice drug and alcohol services and programs in NSW.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8102
Closing date: No deadline (perpetual) - James S McDonnell Foundation- Collaborative Activity Awards
The Foundation offers Collaborative Activity Awards to initiate interdisciplinary discussions on problems or issues, to help launch interdisciplinary research networks, or to fund communities of researchers/practitioners dedicated to developing new methods, tools, and applications of basic research to applied problems. In each case the focus of the collaborative activity must meet the program guidelines for one of the following program areas:
* Bridging Brain, Mind, and Behaviour
* Studying Complex Systems
* Brain Cancer Research
Contact: Ph. 8627 8103
Closing date: No deadline (perpetual) - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)- Scholar Awards
In an effort to expedite the progress toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, the JDRF offers a Scholar Award. This award offers sustained support for pioneering basic or clinical research aimed at fulfilling the goals of JDRF finding a cure for type 1 diabetes or its complications. The Scholar Award is designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering research to reach these goals. The Scholar Award will fund investigators with extraordinary talent and vision, who are willing to take risks and attempt new approaches to accelerate type 1 diabetes research.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8103
Closing date: No deadline (perpetual) - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Global Health Program Strategy invites established international organisations working on solutions to urgent health challenges in the developing world, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, acute diarrheal illness, and malnutrition. The Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world.
Contact: Ph: 0011+1+206+709-3140
Closing date: No deadline - Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project – Research Grants
The A-T Children's Project® provides competitive grant awards for basic and translational research grants related to ataxia-telangiectasia. In giving these grant awards, the Project strives to assist respected scientists in developing a clearer understanding of ataxia-telangiectasia.
Contact:
Ph. +1 954 481 6611
Closing date: Applications are open all year - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Humboldt Research Fellowships
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly qualified, early-stage researchers from abroad, who hold doctorates, to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany.
Associate Professor Kay Double is Australia's Ambassador Scientist for the foundation. As a former Humboldt Fellowship holder anyone with questions about the application process is welcome to contact her via
Closing date: Anytime throughout the year - Harold Mitchell Foundation – Funding Grants
The Harold Mitchell Foundation supports projects only in the arts or health areas which either, creates discovery in the arts and or health fields to break new ground; increases the capacity of communities to foster their arts and health activities and enables establishment of arts or health activities with real potential to take off and be ongoing.
Contact:
Closing date: No deadline - Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds – Travel Grants
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds travel allowances are aimed at supporting young scientists in acquiring experimental qualification necessary in basic research. Travel allowances are intended to enable the recipients to visit laboratories further a field in order to study clearly-defined techniques useful for their ongoing research and the work of their research group at home.
Contact:
Ph: 8627 8111
Closing date: No deadline - The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) - Lise Meitner Program
The Lise Meitner Program is designed to enable highly qualified researchers from abroad to work at Austrian research facilities and participate in Austrian research programs for the benefit of and to stimulate research in Austria.
Please refer to website for more information
Closing date: Anytime throughout the year - The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation- Grants
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation creates meaningful and sustainable improvements in health and education for people around the world by developing partnerships and supporting innovative programs that actively fulfil the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company mission – to extend and enhance human life.
Contact:
Ph: 8627 8111
Closing date: No deadline - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation- Conference Grants
JDRF supports scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops relevant to its mission. Conference Grant applications are accepted for consideration throughout the year.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8103
Closing date: No deadline - Macquarie Bank Foundation- Project Funding
The Macquarie Bank Foundation focuses its resources in six core areas – the arts, education, environment, health care, health research and welfare. We are also committed to projects specifically aimed at supporting indigenous communities. The Foundation’s funding criteria is flexible and open. We welcome applications from a diverse range of community organisations that are working in innovative ways to provide long-term benefits.
Contact:
Ph. 8232 6951
Closing date: No deadline - Wellcome Trust- Medical History and Humanities travel grants
This funds short-term visits by scholars based outside the UK, the Republic of Ireland or The Netherlands to one of these countries. Visits under this scheme may be to consult libraries or archives and to exchange views or work with colleagues who have similar research interests. Study or lecture tours, meetings of a professional or vocational nature, workshops, symposia and international congresses are normally excluded.
Contact: Ph. 8627 8103
Closing date: No deadline