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2009 grants calendar: funding sources and key dates

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This calendar outlines internal and external funding opportunities for Australian Competitive Grants and other key funding schemes. Guidelines, application forms and advice can be obtained from Research and Innovation Services, ext 23954 and 25229. For other resources, go to How can I find funding?


Please note:
*  =  Australian Competitive Grants Scheme; #  =  2008 deadlines (2009 tba)

January  February March April  May  June  July 
August  September   October   November   December   Anytime  

January


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants Foundation for the Future grants program - Preliminary grant applications
grants Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation* # - Regular research grants and training awards
travel grants Ian Potter Foundation - Grants, travel and conference funds
travel grants The Cancer Council South Australia - Distinguished Visitors; Travel Grants


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 12 January closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 21 January Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Sunday 25 January closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Other Friday 30 January The Canadian Council on Animal Care and Australia public seminar

 

February


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants The Cancer Council SA# - Peter Nelson Leukaemia Research Fellowship
grants National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)* - Research and Practitioner Fellowships
grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Arts, Education & Community Wellbeing)
grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Health & Medical Research)
grants The Winston Churchhill Memorial Trust
grants The Perpetual Foundation Grants 
travel grants National Heart Foundation Travel Grants*
grants Australian Transport Safety Bureau - Road Safety Research Grants
travel grants JDRF & Macquarie Group Foundation travel grants
grants Foundation for the Future grants program - Preliminary grant applications


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 2 February closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 9 February closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Other Friday 20 February closing date to register to attend the Animal Ethics Training Course
Ethics Friday 27 February closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Publications Friday 27 February closing date for call for publications
Ethics Friday 28 February closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications

 

March


Grant/award applications and reports due

  
grants NHMRC Australia Fellowship (EOI)*
grants NHMRC Career Development Awards*
grants NHMRC Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants*
grants NHMRC Project Grants* - how to apply and key dates
grants NHMRC Progress Reports*
grants ARC Discovery Projects* - key dates (elibigility ruling requests/proposal submission)
travel grants Australian Pork Ltd* - Travel Awards
prizes Fresh Science - key dates
grants Hermon Slade Foundation Grants
grants The Cancer Council SA Research Project Grants
grants ARC/NHMRC Network Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology & Life Sciences (Rd 1)* #
travel grants DIISR - International Science Linkages - Aust-China Special Fund for S&T Cooperation* #
travel grants Australia-Japan Foundation Grant Program
grants National Heart Foundation - SA Cardiovasular Research Network Grants* - key dates
grants National Heart Foundation - Grants-in-Aid*
grants Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program
internal programs ARC Linkage-Project Incentive Scheme (LPIS) applications due


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 2 March Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Wednesday 4 March Animal ethics application to IMVS
Other Thursday 5 March Animal Ethics Training Course
Ethics Friday 6 March closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 9 March closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 30 March closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Other Monday 30 March ARC Research Management System training
Other Tuesday 31 March ARC Research Management System training
Ethics Tuesday 31 March closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Tuesday 31 March closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications



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April


Grant/award applications and reports due

  
grants ARC Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development* - key dates (eligibility exemption requests)
grants Australian Council for the Arts - Fellowships - visual arts
grants Biological Society of SA - Field Research Grant
grants Alzheimer's Australia Research Dementia Grants - key dates
grants Nature Conservation Society of South Australia#
grants Pfizer NeuroScience Research Grants* - key dates
grants DIISR - International Science Linkages Competitive Grants* #
grants National Heart Foundation Fellowships*
travel grants National Heart Foundation Travel Grants*


Other important dates


Other Wednesday 1 April ARC Research Management System training
Ethics Monday 6 April Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Thursday 9 April closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 13 April closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 15 April Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Monday 27 April closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Thursday 30 April closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Thursday 30 April closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications



May


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants ARC Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development*  - key dates (proposal submission)
prizes Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - key dates
prizes Prime Minister's Prizes for Science - key dates
grants Holsworth Wildlife Grants
grants Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation Grants#
grants Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation* #
grants ARC LIEF* #
travel grants ARC Linkage International Fellowships* #
grants ARC Linkage Round 1* - key dates
grants Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Funding Partner Research Project Grants)*
grants Australia Cancer Research Foundation Grants* #
grants Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia*
grants Motor Accident Commission#
grants NSW Health  Drug & Alcohol Program Research Grants (EOI)#
grants National Breast Cancer Foundation - Novel Concept Award and Pilot Study Grant - key dates
grants Bill Gates Foundation#
grants NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships* - key dates
travel grants NHMRC Australia-EU Collaborative Research Grants*
travel grants NHMRC Australia-China Exchange (Postdoctoral) Fellowships*
prizes Young Tall Poppies Award - key dates
grants Pfizer Australia Paediatric Endocrine Care Grants* - key dates
grants Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia#
grants Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia* - Investigator driven projects - key dates
grants WWF - Threatened Species Network Community Grants#
grants Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)*


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 4 May Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Monday 11 May closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 11 May closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 25 Mayl closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 27 May Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Friday 29 May closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Saturday 30 May closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications

 

June


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants NHMRC Development Grants* - key dates
grants ARC Linkage International: Social Sciences Collaboration ICI* #
grants Diabetes Australia Research Trust#
grants Pfizer Australia Cancer Research Grants* - key dates
grants Australia-China Agricultural Technical Cooperation (ATC) Program#
grants L'Oréal Australia - For Women in Science - key dates
travel grants UNESCO-L'Oreal International Fellowships - key dates
grants Brain Foundation Research Grants#
grants Pfizer Research Fellowship Program*
grants Brain Foundation (SA) Grants#
grants National Archives of Australia - Margaret George Award; Frederick Watson Fellowship; Ian Maclean Award
prizes South Australian Science Excellence Awards - key dates
prizes Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research
prizes Young Tall Poppy Science Awards 2009
travel grants Australian Academy of Science - International Travel grant Brain Foundation Research Grants#
grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Arts, Education & Community Wellbeing Research) - key dates
grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Environment, Conservation & Science Research)
travel grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Travel & Conference Funding) Brain Foundation (SA) Grants - key dates
grants Kidney Health Australia* - Seeding Grants


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 1 June Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Monday 15 June closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 8 June closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 29 June closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Friday 30 June closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Friday 30 June closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications



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July


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust
travel grants BUPA Foundation medical research grant (UK)
grants British Council Researcher Exchange Programme#
grants SA Government's Wildlife Conservation Fund (PDF file)
grants Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Regular Research Grants and Training Awards*
grants Leukaemia Foundation EOI
grants Rural Health Support, Education & Training (RHSET) Grants Round
grants NHMRC Program Grants* - key dates
grants NHMRC Australia Fellowship (full application)*
grants Australian Pork Ltd* - Group Demonstration Awards
grants Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation* # - Regular research grant; Career development award; Advanced postdoctoral fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowship; Innovative Grant; Scholar Awards
grants Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia* - The Betty Cuthbert Fellowships and Scholarships
travel grants BUPA Foundation medical research grant (UK) - key dates


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 6 July Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting (if required)
Ethics Monday 6 July closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 8 July Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Monday 13 July closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 27 July closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Friday 31 July closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Friday 31 July closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications

 

August


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants Australian Council for the Arts - Skills and arts development - general - visual arts
travel grants Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Travel Grants* #
grants Caring for our Country Open Grants (DEWHA/DAFF)
grants ARC Linkage Rejoinders due*
grants ARC Discovery rejoinders due*
grants Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Mental Health Research Grants)*
prizes Business/Higher Education Round Table
grants Heart Foundation Scholarships
travel grants Heart Foundation Travel Grants
grants National Heart Foundation and beyondblue: Cardiovascular Disease and Depression Strategic Research Fund*
grants Premier Science and Research Fund EOIs - key dates
grants Criminology Research Grants
prizes Garnett Passe Awards
grants NHMRC Research Support Schemes mid-term progress reports*
travel grants NHMRC European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)*
travel grants NHMRC Frontier Science Program - Long Term and Cross disciplinary Fellowships*
grants Kidney Health Australia (KHA)* - Biomedical Research Scholarships
grants GlaxoSmithKlein Postgraduate support grants
prizes The General Sir John Monash Awards
prizes Australian Academy of Science awards - Fenner Medal; Gottschalk Medal; R J W Le Fèvre Memorial Prize; Pawsey Medal; David Craig Medal; Frederick White Prize; Dorothy Hill Award; Ian Wark Medal and Lecture; Anton Hales Medal in the Earth Sciences
prizes Australian Academy of Science - Award for research on the conservation of endangered Australian vertebrate species
prizes Australian Academy of Science - Research conferences and Travelling fellowships


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 3 August Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Monday 10 August closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 10 August closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 19 August Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Monday 24 August closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 31 August closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 31 August closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications

 

September


Grant/award applications and reports due


prizes SA Rhodes Scholarships
grants Native Vegetation Council Research Grants
grants Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - preliminary research proposals*
travel grants AusAID - Australian Development Research Awards*
travel grants Australia-India Strategic Research Fund#
travel grants Australia-Indonesia Governance Research Partnership#
grants Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - program project grants* #
grants National Heart Foundation Summer Scholarships
travel grants Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand - ICCS Graduate Student Scholarship; ICCS Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships 
grants Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Fellowships
prizes Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Awards
prizes Kistler Prize
prizes Australian Society for Medical Research - Research Awards


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 7 September Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Monday 7 September closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 7 September closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 28 September closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 30 September Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Wednesday 30 September closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 30 September closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications



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October


Grant/award applications and reports due


travel grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Travel & Conference Funding)
grants Holsworth Wildlife Research Foundation grants
grants The Ian Potter Foundation (Arts, Education & Community Wellbeing)
grants Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Mental Health Evaluation Grants and Rural Health Evaluation Grants)*
grants Sir Mark Mitchell Research Foundation grants (PDF 374KB)#
grants  NHMRC International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP)*
grants Australian Pork Ltd* - Group Demonstration Awards
prizes GlaxoSmithKline Australia Award for Research Excellence
prizes Millennium Technology Prize


Other important dates


Ethics Friday 2 October closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 12 October Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Monday 12 October closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 26 October closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Friday 30 October closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Friday 30 October closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications



November


Grant/award applications and reports due


travel grants Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ) - Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP); Faculty Research Program (FRP)
grants SA Department of Health - Strategic Health Research Program (SHRP)#
grants Australian Respiratory Council - Harry Windsor Australian Research Grants Scheme#
grants Australian Biological Resources Study National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
grants Cancer Council SA - W. Bruce Hall Cancer Research Fellowship#
grants Cancer Council SA - Cancer Research Fellowship#
travel grants ARC Linkage Round 2* - key dates
grants Discovery ARC Future Fellowships* #
grants Super Sciences Fellowships* - key dates
travel grants Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand - Canada-Asia-Pacific Award (CAPA); International Research Linkages (IRL)
prizes Dan David Prize (for scientific, technological, cultural or social impact)


Other important dates


Ethics Monday 2 November closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday  2 November Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting
Ethics Monday 9 November closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Wednesday 18 November Animal ethics application to IMVS
Ethics Monday 30 November closing date for Division of Business human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 30 November closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 30 November closing date for Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment human ethics applications
Ethics Monday 30 November closing date for IGSB human research ethics applications
Ethics Monday 30 November closing date for UniSA human research ethics applications

 

December


Grant/award applications and reports due


grants ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships* #
grants NHMRC Partnerships Projects* #
travel grants NHMRC Australia-EU Collaborative Research Grants*
grants Field Naturalists Society of SA - Lirabenda Endowment Fund#
grants Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (Funding Partner Research Project Grants)*


Other important dates


Ethics Monday  7 December Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences human research ethics meeting (if required)
Ethics Friday 18 December closing date for Division of Health Sciences human research ethics applications

 

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Anytime


Grant/award applications due


grants Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia* - Incubator Projects
grants Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation (AER) Foundation*
grants APEC Education Foundation
grants Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research*
travel grants Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation* - Flagship Visiting Fellowships
grants Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
grants Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation* - Preliminary project applications
grants National Drug Strategy
grants Nature Foundation SA - Postgraduate scholarships and research grants
grants National Geographic Society - Research grants
grants Wellcome Trust - Grants

 

 

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