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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Researchers

(News, Events, Funding opportunities, Awards and Prizes)

Bulletin 07/2008 - (16 July 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 Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
  5. Latest ARC LP08 Results for Funding Commencing in 2008
  6. Mercury contamination found in stranded Victorian dolphins
  7. Panic Dynamic - ABC’s Catalyst programme
  8. Nano centre to create innovation hub at Clayton

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. Monash 50th Anniversary Events Calendar
  3. Monash University Research Month
  4. Workshop for Writing Successful Monash Animal Ethics Applications

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund  - Call for Proposals – Round 4 Flagship Clusters
  2. Dairy Australia – New Research and Development Projects 2007/2008
  3. DEEWR – Endeavour Awards Programme – International Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards
  4. DIISR – International Science Linkages Programme – French Australian Science and Technology Programme (FAST)
  5. Smart Water Fund – Round 6
  6. All Souls College Oxford  - Visiting Fellowships
  7. Uebergang (Ray and Joyce) Foundation – Research Support
  8. CASS Foundation Limited – Science and Medicine Grants
  9. Project Aware Foundation (PAF) – Research Grants Program
  10. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science – Fellowship for Research in Japan – Long-term visit
  11. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science – Fellowship for Research in Japan – Short-term visit
  12. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Long-Term Fellowships and Cross- Disciplinary Fellowships
  13. Kirby (J N) Foundation – Research Grants
  14. Life Sciences Research Foundation: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
  15. DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service
  16. Department of the Environment and Water Resources – Australian Antarctic Division – EOI – Logistical Resource Funding
  17. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 2/2008) – Eligibility Exemption and Ruling Requests
  18. DIISR – National Innovation Awareness Strategy (NIAS) – National Science Week Grants
  19. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 2/2008)
  20. Abbott Laboratories Fund 
  21. Australian Academy of Science - Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
  22. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  23. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  24. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  25. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  26. Center for Inquiry – Visiting Fellows and Scholars
  27. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
  28. Earthwatch Institute – Research Program
  29. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  30. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  31. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development
  32. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  33. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  34. Research Grants Seminar presented by the Canadian High Commission
  35. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) Travel/Conference Grants 

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. Australian Institute of Policy & Science – Tall Poppy Science Awards
  2. Australian Institute of Physics - Walter Boas Medal
  3. Australian Institute of Physics – Award for Outstanding Service to Physics in Australia
  4. 2008 VeRSI eResearch Awards
  5. Wolf Foundation – Prizes in the Sciences and Arts
  6. Australian Institute of Physics – The Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry
  7. The Royal Society of New South Wales – The Edgeworth David Medal 2008

PART E - POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - Postgraduate Student Research Support in ecology, wildlife management and natural history studies
  2. DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service
  3. Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists – Honours and PhD Grants
  4. The Royal Society of New South Wales – The Edgeworth David Medal 2008
  5. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  6. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  7. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants

PART F - DATES AND DEADLINES