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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Researchers

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

Bulletin 10/2008 - (13 October 2008)

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Please forward any items to Tom.Keegan@sci.monash.edu.au

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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. Futurist outlines climate change alternatives
  6. Artist, palaeontologists recreate life on earth 50,000 years ago
  7. In2science Peer Mentoring program
  8. Free access to scientific literature

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. Monash 50th Anniversary Events Calendar
  3. Introduction to the use of EndNote X1
  4. Workshop for Writing Successful Monash Animal Ethics Applications
  5. NH&MRC/ARC Grant Writing Workshop

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. DIISR – National Innovation Awareness Strategy (NIAS) – National Science Week Grants
  2. The 2008 Roger Pysden Memorial Fellowship - $6,000 Grant
  3. National Museum of Australia – Visiting Fellowships
  4. National Science Week 2009 Grants
  5. Australian Research Council – Linkage Project Grants (Round 2/2008)
  6. Go8 European Fellowships
  7. The American Australian Association - US to Australia Fellowship Program
  8. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
  9. Abbott Laboratories Fund
  10. Harvard University – Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study – Fellowships 2008-2009 for Natural Scientists and Mathematicians
  11. Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation – Small Research Grants
  12. VESKI Innovation Fellowship (Australian)
  13. Australian Academy of Science - Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
  14. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  15. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  16. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  17. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  18. Center for Inquiry – Visiting Fellows and Scholars
  19. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
  20. Earthwatch Institute – Research Program
  21. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  22. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  23. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development
  24. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  25. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  26. Research Grants Seminar presented by the Canadian High Commission
  27. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Travel/Conference Grants

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. The 2008 Australian Synchrotron Thesis Medal

PART E – POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. 2009 Monash University Postgraduate Research Scholarships
  2. The Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee (GABCC) – PhD top-up Scholarship
  3. AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Trust - PHD TOP-UP SCHOLARSHIP
  4. Masters Research Project – Department of Geography and Environmental Science in conjunction with the Phillip Island Nature Parks (PINP)
  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