Funding Opportunities
This new face of funding opportunities was initiated on 24 April 2006. This section of the newsletter brings an exciting new look 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.
Roadmap for Research Infrastructure, http://www.dest.gov.au/default.htm On 28 February 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. (Uni. 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) Funding Opportunities, http://fundingopps.cos.com/
COS Funding Opportunities 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. (Uni. 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 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
10 May 2006
