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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Researchers

Bulletin 03/2008 - (7 March 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
  5. Self-Cleaning Keratins – Dr Walid Daoud (School of Applied Sciences and Engineering)

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. Victorian Government – Information Session on the Victoria Fellowships
  3. Access to the Australian Synchrotron for Monash Researchers Seminar
  4. ANSTO-AINSE Neutron School on Materials – Lucas Heights (Sydney)
  5. Victoria Cancer Agency – Early Career Innovators Network
  6. Workshop for Writing Successful Monash Animal Ethics Applications
  7. The Grant Institute’s Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  - Program Grants (for funding commencing in 2009)
  2. CASS Foundation Limited - Travel Grants
  3. Linnean Society of NSW – Betty Mayne Scientific Research Fund for Earth Sciences
  4. McDonnell (James S.) Foundation – 21st Century Collaborative Activity Awards Studying Complex Systems
  5. The Australia and Pacific Science Foundation (APSF) – Project Grants
  6. Slade (Hermon) Foundation – Research Project Support
  7. Project Aware Foundation – Research Grants Program
  8. DIISR – International Science Linkages – Australia-China Special Fund for S&T Cooperation
  9. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Research Grants
  10. NH&MRC Human Frontier Science Program – Research Grants
  11. Australian Flora Foundation – Research Grants
  12. Marie Curie International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRES)
  13. Norman Wettenhall Foundation Grants
  14. Fyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Study Grants
  15. Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation – Research Projects in Marine Vertebrate Biology – Expressions of Interest 2008
  16. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 1/2008) – Eligibility Exemption and Ruling Requests
  17. DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates, Young Academics and Scientists
  18. Ian Potter Foundation Grants
  19. DIISR – International Science Linkages Programme – Competitive Grants
  20. DIISR – International Science Linkages Programme – European Union Framework Fund
    21. 2008 Victoria Fellowships - Call for applications
  21. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 1/2008)
  22. Weizmann Institute of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships
  23. Uebergang (Ray and Joyce) Foundation Research Grants
  24. Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
  25. Australian Association of Gerontology – R.M. Gibson Research Grant Program
  26. DEEWR – Endeavour Awards Programme – International Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards
  27. DIISR – Australia-India Strategic Research Fund – Round Two
  28. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 2/2008) – Eligibility Exemption and Ruling Requests
  29. DIISR – National Innovation Awareness Strategy (NIAS) – National Science Week Grants
  30. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 2/2008)
  31. Abbott Laboratories Fund
  32. Australian Academy of Science - Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
  33. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  34. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  35. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  36. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  37. Center for Inquiry – Visiting Fellows and Scholars
  38. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
  39. Earthwatch Institute – Research Program
  40. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  41. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  42. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development
  43. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  44. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  45. Research Grants Seminar presented by the Canadian High Commission
  46. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Travel/Conference Grants

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. McDonnell (James S.) Foundation 21st Century Research Awards
  2. The Tech Museum Awards Program – Technology Benefiting Humanity
  3. Royal Society of Victoria – Medal for Scientific Research 2008 – Category IV Physical Sciences
  4. Victorian Government - Victoria Prize
  5. King Faisal Foundation – International Prizes
  6. 2008 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
  7. Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
  8. The Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year

PART E – POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) – Bursaries for Student Conference Travel
  2. Linnean Society of NSW – Betty Mayne Scientific Research Fund for Earth Sciences
  3. Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science - Postgraduate Scholarships
  4. Birds Australia – Postgraduate Research Awards
  5. DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates, Young Academics and Scientists
  6. Monash University 2008 Scholarship Supplement Scheme (for a postgraduate research student with a disability or long-term medical condition)
  7. Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia – Research Grants
  8. AINSE 2008 Postgraduate Research Awards
  9. DEEWR – Endeavour Awards Programme – International Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards
  10. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  11. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  12. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants

PART F - DATES AND DEADLINES