HSC Research Calendar: Travel funding schemes
Heart Foundation
Ian Potter Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Trust (JDRF)
National Health and Medical Research Council
Alzheimer's Australia Research: The Rosemary
Foundation Travel Grant
UniSA Maurice de Rohan International Scholarships
Multiple Sclerosis Australia (MSRA) Ian Ballard Travel
Fellowships
Contributing to Australian Scholarship and Science (CASS)
Postdoctoral Travel Grants
The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Awards
Heart Foundation
Scheme overview:
Heart Foundation Travel Grants are available to support Australian
researchers travelling overseas to present their cardiovascular research at
an international conference. They are also available to support Indigenous
researchers travelling to present their research within Australia.
- The scheme is designed for junior researchers (either current PhD or Masters by research students, or post-doctoral fellows not more than 5 years post-doctoral).
- Current Heart Foundation Scholars/Fellows are eligible to apply in order to supplement their current travel allowance.
- The maximum amount of funding that may be applied for is $2,000
- Applicants should note that they will be eligible to receive a
maximum of two Heart Foundation Travel Grants during their pre- and
post-doctoral training.
In 2009 the Heart Foundation will accept Travel Grant applications in three rounds. Applications must be submitted through UniSA Research and Innovation Services, therefore internal closing dates will apply for all applications.
Scheme key dates:
| Round 1 | ||
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | 30th January 2009 | |
| Heart Foundation (external) closing date: | 6th February 2009 |
| Round 2 | ||
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | 30th March 2009 | |
| Heart Foundation (external) closing date: | 6th April 2009 |
| Round 3 | ||
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | 30th July 2009 | |
| Heart Foundation (external) closing date: | 7th August 2009 |
Source information:
Heart Foundation website
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Ian Potter Foundation
Scheme overview:
The Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grants Program aims to assist early career
researchers (holding an appointment of at least 3 years duration), to attend
overseas conferences in order to develop their research and interact with
peers in the international scene.
This scheme does not support undergraduate, masters or doctoral students. In
general, it is expected that travel will be to a destination outside
Australia.
In 2009, applications for funding will be considered in two rounds.
Scheme key dates:
Round 1 (for travel after 4th September)
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | 25th May 2009 | |
| Ian Potter (external) closing date: | 1st June 2009 |
Round 2 (for travel after 18th December)
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | 24th September 2009 | |
| Ian Potter (external) closing date: | 1st October 2009 |
Source information:
Ian Potter
Foundation website
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund Travel Grants
Scheme overview:
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF), in partnership with the
Macquarie Group Foundation Diabetes Research Trust, offers travel grants to
young researchers in order to strengthen the awareness of type 1 diabetes
knowledge amongst the research community. Grants are available for travel to
research institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of furthering
the applicant’s expertise in the the study of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes.
Applicants will be medical, science or allied health graduates undertaking
type 1 diabetes research, who are either PhD students or early-career
researchers (not more than 5 years post-doctoral). Applicants must be
Australian citizens or permanent residents. Applications will also be
accepted from temporary residents who are current holders of JDRF awards,
and working at an Australian institution.
In 2009, applications for funding will be considered in four rounds.
Scheme key dates:
| Round 1 | ||
| Applications open: | 9th January 2009 | |
| Applications close: | 6th February 2009 | |
| Round 1 awards announced: | 18th April 2009 | |
| Round 2 | ||
| Applications open: | 3rd April 2009 | |
| Applications close: | 1st May 2009 | |
| Round 2 awards announced: | 11th July 2009 | |
| Round 3 | ||
| Applications open: | 3rd July 2009 | |
| Applications close: | 3rd August 2009 | |
| Round 3 awards announced: | 9th October 2009 | |
| Round 4 | ||
| Applications open: | 25th September 2009 | |
| Applications close: | 23rd October 2009 | |
| Round 4 awards announced: | 25th December 2009 |
Source information:
JDRF
website
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National Health and Medical Research Council Travelling Award for Research Training Scheme
Scheme overview:
The NHMRC Travelling Award for Research Training scheme has been established
to provide an additional source of funding available to those holders of
NHMRC Career Development Awards, Australian-based Training Fellowships and
Postgraduate Scholarships. The scheme supports eligible applicants by
providing funding for a limited training period at a temporary host
institution.
- Applicants cannot hold a Travelling Award in the first 12 months of their Fellowship/Scholarship, but may apply in the second 6 months after their commencement.
- Successful applicants must take up the award within 6 months of the intended commencement date which is July 1 for Round 1 applications (submitted in the previous February), or January 1 for Round 2 applications (submitted in the previous July)
- Awardees can hold other non-NHMRC travelling awards
- Travelling Awards are available for durations between 3 and 6 months, and must be taken within the timeframe of the existing Fellowship or Scholarship
- Travelling Awards for overseas travel are valued at a maximum of $10,000 for 6 months plus $2,500 airfare allowance
- Travelling Awards for Australian travel are valued at a maximum of $6,000 for 6 months plus $1,000 airfare allowance.
Scheme key dates (2009 dates yet to be released, indicative dates based on 2008 rounds):
Round 1 (for travel after 1st July)
| Applications open: | Early December | |
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | Mid-February | |
| Heart Foundation (external) closing date: | Late February |
Round 2 (for travel after 1st January)
| Applications open: | Early May | |
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | Late June | |
| Heart Foundation (external) closing date: | Early July |
Source information:
NHMRC
website
Alzheimer's Australia Research: The Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant
Scheme overview:
Alzheimer's Australia Research (AAR) has announced the 2009 Dementia Grants
Program for funding in 2010. The Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant, offered
in partnership with the Rosemary Foundation, is a travel project grant up to
the value of $15,000 (exclusive of GST) to enable an Australian researcher
or clinician to travel overseas for a period of approximately one month, and
learn new techniques and/or network with well known international research
teams at a hospital or university outside Australia.
- Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia and must return to a position in Australia for at least one year after the completion of the travel project
- The applicant should have a degree in a discipline relevant to the field of dementia
- Applications must be submitted internally to the Business Development Manager in your area at the University of South Australia.
Scheme key dates:
| Applications open: | Currently open | |
| UniSA (internal) closing date: | 6th April 2009 | |
| AAR (external) closing date: | 27th April 2009 |
Source information:
AAR
Website
UniSA Maurice de Rohan International Scholarship
Scheme overview:
The Maurice de Rohan International Scholarship has been established to award
a researcher who is studying for a doctoral degree at UniSA up to $15,000
plus a travel grant of $2,500 to cover airfares for travel to the United
Kingdom or United States of America.
The scholarship will provide the higher degree by research (HDR) students an opportunity to work with institutional or industry partners in the United Kingdom or United States of America.
The scholarship is only available to Australian citizens who are undertaking an HDR program at the University of South Australia.
The applicant must be making satisfactory progress and:
- be currently enrolled at UniSA for a doctoral degree and normally be in their second or early third year of candidacy (or an equivalent period part-time), or be in the process of upgrading from a Masters by Research Degree to a doctoral degree
- ensure they have completed and had their research proposal accepted and have the appropriate ethics and/or safety clearances provide evidence of the manner in which the research and thesis will be enhanced by the visit overseas
- have clearly demonstrated the capacity for independent research
- have gained unqualified support from the Supervisor and Research Degree Coordinator for the proposed overseas visit
- provide confirmation from the overseas institution that arrangements have been finalised or are in the process of being finalised
- indicate how contact will be maintained with the Supervisor and the University whilst overseas, or through supervision at a partner UK or USA institution
- be likely to complete their degree within the required timeframe.
Scheme key dates:
| Applications open: | Currently open | |
| UniSA closing date: | 9th April 2009 |
Source information:
UniSA Website
Multiple Sclerosis Australia (MSRA) Ian Ballard Travel Fellowships
Scheme overview:
The MSRA Ian Ballard Travel Fellowship award is available to researchers in
MS from both the applied and pure research field. The goals of the Award are
to give a young scientist the opportunity to meet and deliberate with
research leaders in their research specialty and learn new techniques that
can be brought back to Australia. It will also enable relationships with key
scientists to be established that may spur new international collaborations.
The award will allow for attendance at an international conference
associated with the MS field but this is not the purpose of the award. It
can be included within the Travel Programme. It is expected that there will
be a direct correlation between the applicant’s research plan and the
research sites chosen to visit and any conference attended.
The value of the award is up to $30,000 and applicants are expected to hold a postgraduate qualification at a minimum and have an Australian citizenship or residency at the time of taking up the award.
Scheme key dates:
| Applications open: | Currently open | |
| MSRA External closing date: | 30th April 2009 |
Source information:
MSRA Website
Contributing to Australian Scholarship
and Science (CASS)
Postdoctoral Travel Grants (Round 2)
Scheme overview:
The CASS travel grants are offered to further the career opportunities of
early career Australian post-doctoral researchers by enabling them to make
presentations of their research findings at international
conferences/meetings/related activities ("conferences") where they may meet
colleagues and establish the foundations for on going research
collaborations. The applicant is expected to be presenting new research as a
platform presentation or as a poster where the applicant is first author.
The grants are not available for travel to attend conferences being held in
Australia.
Annually, up to eight of these Awards will be made to outstanding
Australians graduating from Australian Universities and the maximum amount
of a CASS Travel Grant that may be awarded is the lesser of A$6,000.00 or
eighty percent (80%) of the "Total Cost" as disclosed on the Application
Form.
Eligibility criteria:
- Applicants must be Australian Citizens or have a visa allowing them to remain permanently in Australia.
- Applicants must expect to reside continuously in Australia during the period between the date of applying for a CASS Travel Grant and the scheduled date of departure (the period) nominated on the Application Form.
- Applicant will have been awarded a PhD within the past seven or eight years. CASS will allow some flexibility in the interpretation of this time frame where the applicant's work history or other circumstances may warrant it.
Scheme key dates:
| Applications open: | 3rd August 2009 | |
| CASS external closing date (Round 2): | 21st August 2009 |
Source information:
CASS website
The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Awards
Scheme overview:
The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) invites applications for
"The ASMR Research Awards". Each award ($5000 international or $2000
domestic) will support a postgraduate student member of the Society nearing
completion of their studies or a recently graduated (2 years maximum)
postdoctoral member to undertake a short period of research in a laboratory
outside their home city.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must have been members of the ASMR for at least 12 months immediately preceding the year in which the Award application is to be considered.
- Applicants must have conducted no more than 3 years active research post their highest degree (career interruptions will be considered).
- The Award must be taken up during the first 6 months of the following year.
- The award specifically excludes support for conference attendance and travel for an extended period of postdoctoral studies.
Scheme key dates:
| Applications open: | Currently open | |
| ASMR external closing date: | 30th September 2009 |
Source information:
ASMR website