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This new face of funding opportunities, introduced in April 2006, has brought an exciting look to our newsletter with databases and new features of enhanced functionality. Redesigned with input from various databases, our new page is easier to use --- which means more efficient searching and applying for grants that meet your needs. Do stay tuned as new funding databases become available to support your research.

Updated 16 October 2006
Various New Announcements
BLACK SPOT PROGRAM
Dept of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS)
Ongoing Program and no Closing Date

The AusLink Black Spot Program has been introduced as part of the Australian Government's commitment to reduce crashes on Australian roads.

Road crashes are a major cost to Australians every year. Black Spot programs target those road locations where crashes are occurring.  By funding measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at dangerous locations, the program reduces the risk of crashes. Programs of this sort are very effective, saving the community many times the cost of the relatively minor road improvements that are implemented.
More info: http://www.auslink.gov.au/funding/blackspots/index.aspx

Association for Canadian Studies in Australia & New Zealand (ACSANZ)
Closing Date 15 November 2006
The Canadian High Commission in Canberra administers the Government of Canada's Canadian Studies Program in Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian Studies Program aims to develop a better knowledge and understanding of Canada by providing support for the development of teaching, research and publications about Canada in tertiary institutions.

There are three main aspects to this program:

The Australia-China Council
Closing date 17 November 2006
The Australia-China Council invites individuals and organisations to submit applications for funding to support projects that are designed to strengthen and enhance the relationship between Australia and China and that project a positive image of Australia in China.
Responsibilities of successful applicants
Funding recipients are responsible for all administrative costs and arrangements associated with their activities, including visa and travel arrangements, visa charges, airport taxes, ground transport, travel and health insurance and accommodation, unless these are specifically included in your award.

Funding recipients are also responsible for making their own arrangements regarding any taxation liabilities, which may arise from the award of funding.  Payment will only be made after receipt of the signed Funding Acceptance form, and, in the case of GST-registered funding recipients, a Tax Invoice with GST included.
More info: http://www.dfat.gov.au/acc/guidelines.html

Updated: 14 July 2006
The Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, Toronto, Canada, http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/icpm/research.htm

University of Tasmania Research Partnerships http://www.research.utas.edu.au/grants/research_news/socsci.ht

The Myer Foundation
The categories of funding include Arts and Humanities; Australia in the Asia-Pacific Region; Education; Poverty and Disadvantage; and Sustainability and the Environment. Funds are administered through Large Grants and Small Grants programs.

Please note that Myer will fund individual applicants only if they have a funding partner, i.e. “an organization working in the same or similar field as you, who is willing to accept a grant on your behalf [and who is] endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as an Income Tax Exempt Charity.”

The Toyota Foundation
Funding is offered for any project committed to realising greater human fulfilment and contributing to the development of a human-oriented society. Activities supported may include individual or group research projects, conferences or publications. Research themes are announced annually, usually consisting of a Key Theme and Special Subject grants.

Partnerships for research with European context
Does your research involve a European topic? Could you be working on a theme specific to Australia or a third country which may also have implications in, or be applicable to, a European context? Would you like to collaborate with European colleagues?

If your answer is YES, the following links offer opportunities to pursue your research interests. But do bear in mind that collaboration with Europe may require certain protocols and that the term "Science" often includes Social Sciences and Humanities.

Links
European Commission's Delegation to Australia
European Commission Research website
European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
European Science Foundation (ESF)
European Union Research in Social Sciences and Humanities website
EU Community Research and Development Information Service
Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation

How to collaborate … Please refer to the archives section for recommendations and guidelines on “ How to engage with Europe” as provided by Michaela Bauer, Senior Science and Research Officer, Australian Embassy/Australian Mission to the European Union in Brussels. This information was detailed in the previous issue of our newsletter dated 21 June 2006.

The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, http://www.assa.edu.au/
Australian Academy of Humanities , http://www.humanities.org.au/
Opportunities for Links with Britain
The Australian Academy of the Humanities is offering up to ten Fellowships to improve the capacity of Australian scholars to conduct research in all parts of the world.

Travelling Fellowships of up to $4,000 for short-term - not less than two weeks - research abroad in the coming year, are available to permanent resident scholars in Australia and working in the field of the Humanities (The Arts, Asian Studies, Cultural & Communication Studies, Classics, Literature, European Languages & Cultures, History, Linguistics, Philosophy & Religion, and Prehistory & Archaeology) who require access to resources held overseas.

The Humanities Travelling Fellowships Scheme is one of the Academy's most popular programs, attracting several dozen applicants per year. The Scheme has operated in various forms since 1985, and has assisted 143 scholars over that time.

Further details from http://www.humanities.org.au/Grants/HTF/htf.htm
Asia Pacific Research Online, Canberra, Australia
Trade Routes Resources Blog, http://trade-routes-resources.blogspot.com/

Created: April 2006
Roadmap for Research Infrastructure, http://www.dest.gov.au/default.htm
On 28 February 2006 the Minister for Education, Science and Training announced the Roadmap for Research Infrastructure.  This Roadmap outlines priority areas for major research infrastructure investment.

Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) plus http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spinmain.asp

SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) is a computer database with detailed and up-to-the minute information about thousands of government and private funding opportunities from Australia and overseas (University only). 

For brief instructions on SPIN, SMARTS and GENIUS download the SPIN Quick Reference Guide at http://australia.infoed.org/main.asp, or consult the Research Office on your campus.

Community of Science (COS), http://fundingopps.cos.com/
COS is the largest and most comprehensive research funding database on the Web. Updated daily, COS Funding Opportunities includes more than 23,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities, worth over $33 billion (University only). 

Philanthropy Australia, http://www.philanthropy.org.au/
Philanthropy Australia is the national membership organisation for grant making trusts and foundations. Its mission is to promote and protect the interests of family, private, corporate and community giving in Australia.

US Federal Government Funding Opportunities, http://www.grants.gov/
The database of Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies. It allows organisations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in US Federal grants. Simple key words can be used to search the database.

JASON, http://www.jason.edu.au/ JASON is a search engine that contains information about postgraduate scholarships for Australia. The scholarships in the database apply to Australian students wishing to study at home or abroad, and to international students wishing to study in Australia.

Monika
Monika Bhatia
Project Manager and Editor, Quality4life
16 October 2006

 

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