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Faculty of Science News Bulletin for Researchers

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

Bulletin 07/2009 - (28 October 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. Unearthing success
  6. Study predicts effect of global warming on spring flowers
  7. Critical crops impacted by climate change
  8. Monash mathematicians attempt the conversion of Rugby League kickers
  9. Tall poppy award ceremony a great success
  10. Free access to scientific literature

PART B - EVENTS

  1. Monash events, seminars and information sessions
  2. Astronomy in a nutshell
  3. Information Session: Scientists in Schools (incorporating Mathematicians in Schools)
  4. 16th AINSE Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis
  5. Public Lecture: The Turning Point: Must women choose between science and family?
  6. Parks Victoria - The Two Bays Program

PART C - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  1. Go8 European Fellowships 2010
  2. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study – Fellowships 2010-2011 for Natural Scientists and Mathematicians
  3. Smart Water Fund Round 7
  4. ARC Linkage Projects 2009 – Round 2 for funding commencing in July 2010 - Applications
  5. Super Science Fellowships Proposals for funding commencing in 2010 and 2011
  6. NH&MRC Equipment Grants 2009
  7. The Australia India Science and Technology Research Award for International Travel 2010
  8. Australian Space Research Program
  9. Norman Wettenhall Foundation – Foundation Grants 2009
  10. Norman Wettenhall Foundation – R E Ross Trust Small Grants 2009
  11. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) – Marine National Research Facility – Research Voyages 2009
  12. The Churchill Trust – 2010 Australian Biological Resources Study Churchill Fellowships
  13. Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd. (AMSAT) – Consultant Registration
  14. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Short-term and Long-term visit support funding
  15. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Sponsorship for conferences, workshops, summer and winter schools, and short courses
  16. Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) – Travel Grants
  17. Center for Inquiry – Visiting Fellows and Scholars
  18. European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) – Short-Term Fellowships
  19. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) – Short-Term Fellowships
  20. National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
  21. National Geographic Society – Grants for Research and Exploration
  22. Rural Industries Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Travel/Conference Grants

PART D - AWARDS AND PRIZES

  1. The Volvo Environment Prize
  2. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters – Kavli Prizes
  3. The Franklin Institute – The Benjamin Franklin Medals

PART E – POSTGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT AND AWARDS

  1. Postgraduate Cancer Research Scholarships
  2. Cloud computing – Competition and Internships
  3. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) – Postgraduate Scholarships 2010/2011
  4. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) - Grants for honours, masters and PhD students for taxonomic research.
  5. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) – Postgraduate Scholarships
  6. Singapore Millenium Foundation Ltd (SMF) – PhD and Postdoctoral Scholarships 2010
  7. The American Australian Association (AAS) – Australia to US Fellowships
  8. Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee (GABCC) – PhD Top-up Scholarships
  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