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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Researchers

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

Bulletin 06/2009 - (24 August 2009)

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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. In2science Peer Mentoring program
  5. Chalking it up to experience
  6. Study examines real coal consequences for carbon farming
  7. New findings on the birth of the Solar System
  8. State-of-the-art geosciences laboratory officially opened
  9. Meet Nita Eng
  10. Free access to scientific literature

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. Astronomy in a nutshell
  3. Monash University - Research Matters 17 – 28 August 2009
  4. Research Matters Public Seminar: Intelligent Life is Common in the University
  5. Information Workshop on the National Institute of Health (NIH) Grants and Policies
  6. 32nd The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) National Symposium and Early Career Symposium Fellowships
  7. 16th AINSE Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Preliminary Research Proposals for Funding
  2. James N. Kirby Foundation Grants
  3. CSIRO Flagship Clusters Funding – Round 5
  4. Australian-American Fulbright Commission – Fulbright Awards 2010 U.S. Senior Specialist
  5. Australian Academy of Science – Expression of Interest (EOI) – Visit to the National Institutes of Health in the USA for a junior scientist
  6. Faculty of Science (Monash University) – Linkage- Project Application Support (LPAS) Scheme grants
  7. ARC Linkage Projects 2009 – Round 2 for funding commencing in July 2010 – Eligibility Exemptions
  8. Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – Senior Fellowship (SF)
  9. Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – Visiting Fellowships (VF)
  10. Go8 European Fellowships 2010
  11. ARC Linkage Projects 2009 – Round 2 for funding commencing in July 2010
  12. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study – Fellowships 2010-2011 for Natural Scientists and Mathematicians
  13. The American Australian Association (AAS) - Australia to US Fellowships
  14. Australian Academy of Science - Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
  15. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  16. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  17. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  18. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  19. Center for Inquiry – Visiting Fellows and Scholars
  20. CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund – Visiting Fellowships
  21. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  22. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  23. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  24. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  25. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Travel/Conference Grants

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. Wolf Foundation – Prizes in the Sciences and Arts
  2. Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) – Awards for Academic Researchers 2010
  3. 2010 Australia-Harvard Fellowships – Awards for Science and Technology Researchers
  4. The Kistler Prize
  5. The Walter P Kistler Book Award - 2010
  6. The Royal Society of New South Wales – Science Prizes and Awards 2009
  7. The Scientific Research Society (SIGMA Xi) – The John P McGovern Science and Society Award 2009
  8. The Scientific Research Society (SIGMA Xi) – The William Proctor Prize for Scientific Achievement 2009
  9. Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) – Graham Gregory Award 2009
  10. Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) – Young Leader Award 2009
  11. Australian-American Fulbright Commission – Fulbright Awards 2010 – U.S. Senior Specialist Program
  12. Association for Symbolic Logic – Sacks Prize
  13. The Franklin Institute – The Benjamin Franklin Medals

PART E – POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. Australian-American Fulbright Commission – 2010 Fulbright Scholarships
  2. Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment – Postgraduate Student Research Support
  3. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Postgraduate Scholarships
  4. Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee (GABCC) – PhD Top-up Scholarships
  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