Upcoming funding opportunities

These are just a few of the research grants that are currently open and available to surgeons.  Dr Daphne Vogiagis, Buisness Manager at the Alfred Department of Surgery, maintains a complete list of upcoming grants which will soon be available on our website.  She can be contacted by email Daphne.Vogiagis@monash.edu.

RACS Foundation for Surgery Senior Lecturer Fellowship 2017

Monash Research Office (MRO) Deadline 12 April 2016
RACS Closing date 26 April 2016.
Amount: $132,000

Details
Applications for the Fellowship are open to surgeons in Australia and New Zealand who are establishing or advancing an academic career. Affiliation with a University academic Department of Surgery or hospital Department of Surgery will need to be provided confirming the institution’s support for the applicant in the proposed Senior Lecturer position.

Gross value of this Fellowship for 2017 is $132,000 per annum, comprising $120,000 stipend plus $12,000 departmental maintenance. RACS will fund $66,000 and the applicant’s institution will be expected to co-fund to the same amount ($66,000). This will be paid on behalf of the successful candidate to the academic administering institution which has agreed to match the funding provided by RACS. Tenure is for up to two years, subject to annual progress reports.

Heart Foundation of Australia, Vanguard grants

Monash Research Office (MRO) Deadline 21 April 2016 HF Closing date 4 May 2016
Amount: Up to $75,000 for one year.

The Heart Foundation of Australia invites applications for its vanguard grants. These provide funding to test the feasibility of innovative concepts in public health or health services, including clinical service delivery, which may lead to larger, more rigourous studies in the future. Both pilot studies and stand alone projects are considered. The projects are expected to produce tangible outcomes with the potential to improve cardiovascular health.
At the time of the application, applicants, or in the case of teams, the chief investigator, must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident.

Monash Interdisciplinary Research Project Major Funding

Deadline 25 May 2016
Amount $100,000-$250,000

Monash Interdisciplinary Research Project Seed Funding

Deadline 25 May 2016
Amount $25,000-$50,000

Details
Increasingly big social and scientific questions require solutions that draw on a range of research disciplines and infrastructure. Reflecting this, fostering research that leverages the breadth of Monash’s expertise, bringing together disciplines to tackle major research challenges is a priority of the University’s strategic plan. The Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) support project was established to assist in bringing these aspirations to fruition.

Program overview
To identify large scale projects for support in 2016, project nominations are being sought from established IDR groupings across the University’s research community (note: external organisation involvement is permitted). An IDR fund selection committee, chaired by Professor Pauline Nestor, Senior Vice-Provost and Vice-Provost (Research), has been established to review the submitted project ideas.  Selected highly prospective ideas will be asked to present to the selection committee on August 2 2016, with a view of having successful applicants receive funding mid-August this year as per the Table 1 below. The team lead of successfully funded IDR projects will be requested to provide progress reports throughout the duration of the project.
Program funding available Major

The level of support available for major projects is dependent on the scale, quality and potential outcomes of the final proposals that emerge from the identification and refinement process. Nominees may put forward requests between $100,000 and $250,000. It is strongly encouraged that compelling and detailed budgets are submitted to the selection committee. In exceptional circumstances, awardees may be eligible to apply for further funding for the same project in subsequent years.

Program funding available Seed
The level of support available for seed projects is dependent on the scale, quality and potential outcomes of the final proposals that emerge from the identification and refinement process. Nominees may put forward requests between $25,000 and $50,000. It is strongly encouraged that compelling and detailed budgets are submitted to the selection committee. In addition to financial support, other seed support in the form of mentoring, project management assistance, meeting facilities, etc. may be requested.