Funding Opportunities
1. Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery-Project
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery-Project grants are announced to provide
opportunities for a continuum of activities in order to meet the varied needs of researchers
in different disciplines and at different stages of their careers, except clinical medicine and
dentistry. Research Grants and Research Fellowships are available under this program.
Applicants can seek between $20,000 and $500,000 per annum for up to 5 years, although
very few grants will be awarded at the top end of the scale.
Discovery Projects aims to:
▪ support excellent fundamental research by individuals and teams
▪ enhance the scale and focus of research in the National Research Priorities
▪ assist researchers to undertake their research in conditions most conducive to
achieving best results
▪ expand Australia's knowledge base and research capability
▪ foster the international competitiveness of Australian research
▪ encourage research training in high-quality research environments
Web Site: http://www.arc.gov.au
Program URL: http://www.arc.gov.au/apply_grants/discovery_projects.htm
E-mail: ACU Research Office or ncgp@arc.gov.au.
2. Program Number 78937, Sparkplug Foundation
Synopsis: The sponsor supports projects primarily in three areas of focus: music,
education and grassroots organizing. In all areas of focus, the sponsor is interested in
making one-time grants for activities which create sustainable organizing and
communities. While recognizing the importance of developing individual cultures, the
sponsor favors projects that promote diversity. Deadline(s): 04/05/2006
Contact Address:
Park West Finance Station
PO Box 20956
New York , NY 10025 U.S.A.
E-mail: info@sparkplugfoundation.org
Program URL:http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org
Objectives : The sponsor supports projects primarily in three areas of focus:
Music--The sponsor seeks to foster the expansion of musical ideas by supporting new projects which promote original programming and new performers.
Education--The sponsor seeks to promote living environments in which learning is a natural activity and a habit, rather than a periodic task. The Foundation values critical and investigative thinking, and supports projects which address class disparities in educational access.
Grassroots Organizing--The sponsor encourages individuals and grassroots groups to develop and enact activist strategies for addressing institutional injustices, and for envisioning and building a reasoned, just society.
The grants are open to people and organizations everywhere. There are no requirements of citizenship, and no geographical limitations. The sponsor makes grants only for seed money, or to launch new ideas within existing projects .
