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JDRF Australia: Pilot & innovation awards 2021
JDRF Australia is requesting letters of intent (LOI) for its Pilot and Innovation Awards 2021, an initiative to accelerate new and innovative research with strong potential to improve the lives of people with T1D. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support small-scale pilot projects and innovative research ideas, including concepts that have never been investigated before. Proposals submitted should have a strong focus on how […]
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Templeton World Charity Foundation: Grand challenges for human flourishing
Templeton World Charity Foundation has launched a new strategy to support new scientific research on human flourishing and to translate related discoveries into practical tools. Over the next five years, the Foundation will support a range of projects across three distinct stages: discovery, development, and launch. Before picking a focal point for the discovery stage of this […]
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ARC Centres of Excellence (CE23) – funding commencing 2023
ARC Centres of Excellence are prestigious hubs of expertise through which high-quality researchers maintain and develop Australia’s international standing in research areas of national priority. In the 2020 round, ARC Centres provided funding of up to $5M p.a. for up to 7 years. The next ARC Centre of Excellence (CoE) round is anticipated for funding […]
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Australian Translational Medicinal Chemistry Facility (ATMCF): Call for collaborative projects
The ATMCF is a national drug discovery capability that applies medicinal chemistry expertise to translate biomedical research towards clinical relevance. Facilitated by Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA), and based at The Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), the ATMCF collaborates with researchers to identify and synthesize bioactive compounds (small molecules) which are optimized through medicinal chemistry […]
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Pfizer: PARP-inhibitor combination treatments in prostate cancer
Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on: Increasing understanding of the rationale for PARPi combinations as potential treatments for prostate cancer Increasing understanding of patient selection/identification for potential treatment with PARPi combinations for prostate cancer Increasing understanding of ongoing clinical trial design exploring PARPi combinations in prostate cancer Projects focusing on […]
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University of Melbourne: Sir William Upjohn medal – call for nominations
The Sir William Upjohn Medal recognises distinguished services to medicine in Australia. This would include, for example, contributions such as national leadership of an important health issue, reform of medical processes, systems or programs, or a seminal medical discovery that has improved or protected the health of the Australian people. Named after prominent surgeon, Sir William George […]
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Diabetes Australia: 2021 research grant program
Diabetes Australia is the national organisation supporting all people living with or at risk of diabetes. They work in collaboration with member organisations, consumers, health professionals, researchers, and the community. Applications for their 2021 grant round are now open. Research projects into any aspect of diabetes management or prevention will be considered. Diabetes Australia encourages […]
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NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism: Notice of special interest – alcohol & aging
The purpose of this notice of special interest (NOSI) is to promote research to improve our understanding of the effects of alcohol consumption on aging across different levels of biological organization including the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organism, and societal levels. The following broad research areas will be encouraged: Basic and clinical research defining the […]
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Australian Federation of University Women (AFUW) SA Inc. Trust: postdoctoral grants 2020
The Australian Federation of University Women SA Inc. Trust Postdoctoral Grants 2020 are now open. The grants provide financial assistance to early career female postdoctoral fellows at the University of Adelaide who will be either presenting a research poster or an oral research presentation at a conference*, or require a small grant support for research […]
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Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD): Oncology policy grant program
MSD Oncology is extending an open invitation to the Australian research community to participate in the MSD Oncology Grant Program. The grant aims to establish a global community of health policy researchers driving evidence-based and forward-looking health policy recommendations that will improve health outcomes for cancer patients. This competitive grant will be issued publicly and […]
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