NEW: Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Foundation | Al and Val

All applications from UNSW staff & students must be submitted via the Grants Management Office (GMO). The
internal deadline for submission of grant applications to the GMO is 2 weeks prior to the external deadline. This
timeframe allows the GMO to ensure applications comply with UNSW policies and sponsor requirements.
New grant opportunities are also posted on the Current Funding Opportunities Page as they become available.
NEW: Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Foundation | Al and Val Rosenstrauss Research
Fellowship
Funding of $80,000 per year, commencing in January 2016, for four years. Fellows must be
active in the areas of research supported by the Foundation …more
External Deadline: 30 April 2015
NEW: March of Dimes | 2016 Research Program
Funding for grants relevant to basic biological processes governing differentiation and
development, genetics and genomics of these processes, clinical studies, reproductive health
and environmental toxicology, social and behavioural studies concerning cognitive and
behavioural risks that affect outcomes of pregnancy, the perinatal period and subsequent
child development …more
External Deadline: 30 April 2015
NEW: Australian Society for Fish Biology | Research Support Awards
 Barry Jonassen Award | External Deadline: 30 April 2015
 Michael Hall Award for Innovation | External Deadline: 30 April 2015
 Early Career International Travel Scholarship | External Deadline: 31 May 2015
 ASFB Early Career Excellence Award | External Deadline: 31 May 2015
NEW: ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme | Student Travel Grants
Financial support for postgraduate students to travel to a national or international
conference or workshop relevant to both the student's research programme in systematics
or taxonomy and the ABRS Priority Areas …more
External Deadline: 6 May 2015 (2pm)
NEW: Baosteel-Australia | Joint Research and Development Centre (BAJC)
BAJC will address research areas that deliver the highest impact for reducing the commercial
risk and validating environmental and technical performance in the innovative technologies
of interest to Baosteel. The priority themes for 2016 are- steel and associated process, light
metals (titanium, magnesium, aluminium) and energy storage materials …more
External Deadline: 8 May 2015
NEW: Australian Spinal Research Foundation | Research Grants
Supporting research of clinical and scientific relevance to the chiropractic profession,
expanding the knowledge base in health care delivery for community wellbeing …more
External Deadline: 11 May 2015 (EOI)
NEW: The Australian Coal Industry Research Program | Research Funding
ACARP will fund projects that lead to improvements in safety standards and performance, a
reduction in the environmental impacts of mining and coal utilisation, a reduction in the
mine operating cost and technical support to marketing of coal. Any proposed research
project that is strongly supported by a mine site and is of interest to a number of coal
operations is encouraged …more
External Deadline: 13 May 2015 (EOI)
NEW: CINSW | Future Research Leader Fellowships
5 year full time Fellowships to provide salary and project support to encourage high calibre
interstate and international emerging researchers to establish a substantial program of
research at a NSW institution …more
External Deadline: 29 May 2015
NEW: National Heart Foundation
 Partnership Engagement Grant | External Deadline: 22 May 2015
 Australian Indigenous Scholarships | External Deadline: 19 June 2015
 Health Professional Scholarships | External Deadline: 19 June 2015
 NSW CVRN Research Development Project Grants | External Deadline: 3 July 2015
NEW: Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation | Postdoctoral Fellowships
Supporting research training and research translation in the interdisciplinary field of air
pollution and health, methodological advances in the study of air pollutants, longer and
short term health outcomes and the biological basis of adverse human effects and the
effects on vulnerable population.
Call for Applications | Application Form
External Deadline: 29 May 2015
NEW: Australian Orthopaedic Research Foundation | Early Researcher Grants
Research projects may cover a broad range of clinical and laboratory investigations only if
relevant to the field of orthopaedics. Special consideration will be given to applications
which propose to open up new areas of research as well as to projects which cover areas
that would not be expected to attract funds from other funding organisations …more
External Deadline: 29 May 2015
NEW: Wellcome Trust | Seeding Drug Discovery
Funding to facilitate early-stage small-molecule drug discovery. The awards help applicants
with a potential drug target or new chemistry embark on a programme of compound
discovery and/or take later stage projects towards clinical trials …more
External Deadline: 5 June 2015
NEW: Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme (DAAD) | 2016 Funding
Funding for travel and living costs, enabling Australian researchers to visit their German
counterparts and German researchers to visit Australia, with a strong focus on supporting
early career researchers …more
External Deadline: 30 June 2015
Closing Soon:
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Australia-Japan Foundation Grant Program …more
External Deadline: 20 April 2015
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Endeavour Foundation | Endowment Challenge Fund 2015 Grants Round …more
External Deadline: 24 April 2015
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National Heart Foundation | Postdoctoral Fellowships …more
External Deadline: 24 April 2015
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MS Research Australia | Australia Postdoctoral Fellowship 2015 …more
External Deadline: 26 April 2015
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National Breast Cancer Foundation- Postdoctoral Fellowships & Career Development
Fellowships …more
External Deadline: 27 April 2015
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Australian Academy of Science | France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration
Program – Early Career Fellowships 2015 …more
Institutions are limited to submitting only 1 application in each of the 5 fields. All
applications must therefore be submitted to the GMO by the hard internal deadline of
COB 20 April for internal ranking.
External Deadline: 27 April 2015 (9am)
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Ecological Society of Australia | Nature Conservancy Applied Conservation Award
…more
External Deadline: 27 April 2015
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Cancer Council NSW | Program Grants 2016 …more
External Deadline: 27 April 2015
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Australian Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships- King’s College London …more
External Deadline: 27 April 2015
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Australian Geographic Society | Project Sponsorship 2015 Round …more
External Deadline: 30 April 2015
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National Breast Cancer Foundation- Partnership Engagement Grants …more
External Deadline: 1 May 2015
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National Center for Responsible Gaming (US) | Large Grants …more
External Deadline: 1 May 2015
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Diabetes Australia | 2016 Grant Round …more
External Deadline: 1 May 2015
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National Heart Foundation | Vanguard Grants …more
External Deadline: 1 May 2015
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Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation Grants …more
External Deadline: 1 May 2015
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