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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Michael J. Fox Foundation: Target Optimization Awards 2015
Target Optimization Awards support collaborative, multi-institutional teams to build more robust datasets that can validate targets within a specific, prioritised biological pathway as defined by MJFF scientific staff. Teams should develop and execute systematic, milestone-driven projects using complementary experimental strategies and, where appropriate, cross-team replication. For the Fall 2015 funding cycle, MJFF has identified targets […]
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Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation: Research Grants 2015
The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation funds grants to universities, research institutes, health services, and other organisations in South Australia and the Northern Territory for research projects into conditions that may affect the health, education and welfare of children. Applications are accepted from a broad range of disciplines including Allied Health, Education, Dentistry, Environment, Nursing, Social […]
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Michael J. Fox Foundation: Priority Target Awards 2015
Priority Target awards support projects addressing roadblocks and knowledge gaps in understanding biological mechanisms associated with high-priority PD targets already supported by a strong body of validation data: alpha-synuclein, LRRK2, GBA, parkin and trophic factors. Proposals will be reviewed in the context of existing MJFF investments in these areas. Funding & Duration US $100,000 (approx. […]
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Michael J. Fox Foundation: Therapeutic Pipeline Program 2015
The Therapeutic Pipeline Program supports PD therapeutic development along the entire preclinical and clinical path. Although MJFF is open to any creative therapeutic strategy, ideal applications should focus on efforts to address one of the following treatment challenges: Disease modifying strategies that protect or restore degenerating and/or dysfunctional neurons affected in PD (e.g., Protein folding, […]
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2015 Australian Competitive Grants Register released
The Australian Competitive Grants Register denotes schemes that provide competitive research grants to higher education providers (HEP). The income received from ACGR listed schemes can be reported in Category 1 of the Research Income Return – Return 1 section of the Higher Education Research Data Collection, which is in turn used to inform the allocation of […]
Birdlife Australia: Conservation Grants Scheme 2015
BirdLife Australia accepts applications for financial assistance for projects pertaining to Australian native birds and their habitats from any person or institution (whether public or private) to: undertake research and investigation, eg study the needs of birds in their habitat; carry out voluntary conservation work, eg maintain, improve or extend habitat for birds; develop and […]
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Human Research Ethics Committee: Honours and Postgraduate Coursework Research in First Semester 2015
The Human Research Ethics Committee Secretariat is requesting that ethics applications for Honours and Masters by Coursework students, who wish to complete their research projects during first semester, be submitted to the Secretariat office by 5pm on Tuesday 10 March 2015. Further Information Application Information (including the ethics application form)
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DSTO Partnership Week 2015
Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) partnership week 2015 Date: Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 May 2015 Location: DSTO Edinburgh, South Australia The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is ‘opening its doors’ to representatives of Australia’s innovation sector during DSTO Partnerships Week. Partnership Week is an opportunity to better understand the DSTO’s current capabilities and future […]
Birds SA Conservation Fund: Small Research Grants 2015
The South Australian Ornithological Association Inc. (Birds SA) award small research grants to encourage and promote research into the birds and their habitats in Australia, but particularly South Australia. The Birds SA Conservation Fund will consider for support: 1. Increase knowledge and understanding of birds and/or their habitats; 2. Relate to management and conservation of Australian […]
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Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE): Research Projects 2015
AINSE Research Awards are to support projects undertaken by research staff and students from its member organisations. This research is to have an identifiable focus on nuclear and nuclear-related applications and/or on the use of the national facilities and expertise at ANSTO or other AINSE supported Facilities (ASFs). Funding & Duration The average size of […]
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