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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Researchers

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

Bulletin 12/2008 - (23 December 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. In2science Peer Mentoring program
  6. Free access to scientific literature

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. Monash 50th Anniversary Events Calendar
  3. TRIPLE E (Endeavour-Enrich-Excel) – For Postgraduate Students

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science - Visiting Fellowships and Sabbatical Fellowships
  2. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center - Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences
  3. Australian Research Council (ARC) – Discovery Projects (including Fellowships) (for funding in 2010) – Eligibility Exemption and Ruling Requests
  4. DEEWR – Endeavour Research Fellowships (for Australians heading overseas)
  5. Australian Leadership Awards – Fellowships
  6. Australian Research Council (ARC) – Discovery Projects (including Fellowships) (for funding in 2010)
  7. Victoria’s Science Agenda Investment Fund - Competitive Grants Program 2009 – Expressions of Interest
  8. National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) Project Grants 2010
  9. 2009 Australia to U.S. Fellowship Program
  10. Australian Academy of Science - Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
  11. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  12. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  13. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  14. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  15. Center for Inquiry – Visiting Fellows and Scholars
  16. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
  17. Earthwatch Institute – Research Program
  18. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  19. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  20. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development
  21. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  22. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  23. Research Grants Seminar presented by the Canadian High Commission
  24. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Travel/Conference Grants

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - Energy Systems Award
  2. Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) – Lewis G Weeks Gold Medal
  3. Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) – Reg Sprigg Medal

PART E – POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. DEEWR – Endeavour Research Fellowships (for Australians heading overseas)
  2. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation - Bernold M. Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant
  3. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation - Donald R. Boyd Memorial Grant
  4. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation - Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant
  5. Monash University – China Scholarship Council (CSC) Doctoral Scholarship Program
  6. ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well – ERA Exchange Program
  7. 2009 Australia to U.S. Fellowship Program
  8. Masters Research Project – Department of Geography and Environmental Science in conjunction with the Phillip Island Nature Parks (PINP)
  9. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  10. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  11. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants

PART F - DATES AND DEADLINES