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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Research Staff

Bulletin 01/2008 - (9 January 2008)

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PART A - NEWS

  1. Research Office - News and Events
  2. Monash Newsline – Science and Engineering
  3. ScienceAlert – Australia and New Zealand
  4. Science Matters – Department of Education, Science and Training

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. ARC or NHMRC: How to Pitch Your Proposal – Information session
  3. Training Course in Laboratory Animal Care and Use – Semester 1, 2008 – Monash University Animal Welfare Committee

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program – Postdoctoral Fellowships
  2. Australian Research Council (ARC) – Discovery Projects (including Fellowships) (for funding in 2009) – Eligibility Exemption and Ruling Requests
  3. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – Project Grants – Eligibility Rulings
  4. Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
  5. Schering (Ernst) Foundation/Schering Stiftung
  6. Blaustein (Jacob) Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) Fellowships 2008
  7. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  - Program Grants (for funding commencing in 2009)
  8. CSIRO Marine National Research Facility – Applying for Sea Time
  9. Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation (VESKI) – Victorian Innovation Fellowships
  10. Australian Research Council (ARC) – Discovery Projects (including Fellowships) (for funding in 2009)
  11. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) – Support for Frontiers of Science and Technology Missions and Workshops
  12. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  - Project Grants (for funding commencing in 2009)
  13. Sir Mark Oliphant Conferences – International Frontiers of Science and Technology – Financial Support
  14. McDonnell (James S.) Foundation – 21st Century Collaborative Activity Awards Studying Complex Systems
  15. 2008 Victoria Fellowships - Call for applications
  16. Abbott Laboratories Fund 
  17. Australian Academy of Science - Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
  18. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  19. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  20. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  21. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  22. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
  23. Earthwatch Institute – Research Program
  24. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  25. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  26. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development
  27. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  28. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  29. Research Grants Seminar presented by the Canadian High Commission
  30. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Travel/Conference Grants 

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. APPEA Lewis G Weeks Gold Medal
  2. APPEA Reg Sprigg Medal
  3. Victorian Government - Victoria Prize

PART E – POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  2. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  3. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants

PART F - DATES AND DEADLINES