Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Stream 1 (short term): 2yr, $250,000 Stream 3 (strategic): 3yr, $500,000 For research aimed at providing health benefits to children in WA Salary, project costs, equipment, project-specific travel 3 April deadline Raine Short-term (3 weeks max) and long-term (10 weeks – 3 months) Covers return airfare to Perth, plus per diem allowance For top international scientists to visit colleagues in Perth 27 April deadline Viertel $245,000/yr for 5 years Mid career (PhD within 10 years); 2 awards made annually; salary and project support Last day of April deadline Al and Val $80,000pa for four years ECRs within 5-10 years post-PhD; School must meet the salary gap 28 April deadline Winston Churchill Trust Avg. $26,000 To go overseas to study what other countries are doing in a particular field, and have benefit to Australia April deadline; opens Feb 2018 Australian Gynaecological Foundation $100,000pa for 2yrs Gynaecological cancer; ECR 21 April 2017
MAY DEADLINES SCHEME AMOUNT FUNDING FOR NOTES Ramaciotti Foundation $150,000 max (UWA must match by the same amount) Salary (excluding the Chief Investigator), equipment, project related travel, consumables or other expenses 31 May full application UWA Contact: Diabetes Australia $150,000, over 2 years Salary, no conference travel, no equipment >$5,000 8 May deadline Diabetes Australia Up to $60,000, one year Salary, no conference travel, no equipment >$5,000 8 May deadline Dept Health Up to $270,000; 2 years Salary for project personnel other than CI; project costs EOI due 8 May Heart Foundation Up to $150,000 To leverage funding from NHMRC (Partnership Projects) and ARC (Linkage projects) 19 May deadline RACGP Less than $100,000 Numerous schemes in general practice research 8 May deadline Australian Rotary Less than $70,000 Research into the mental health of young Australians; will not pay salary 26 May EOI due; September full application Capstone Editing $5,000 To cover costs toward research leading to a publication – can be used for child care 30 May (open on 1 July)
JUNE DEADLINES SCHEME AMOUNT FUNDING FOR NOTES Macular Disease Foundation Australia Up to $600,000 over 3 years Salary, equipment, consumables, travel 5 June deadline Agency Blackmores Macular Disease Australia Up to $200,000 over 3 years Salary, equipment, consumables, travel 5 June deadline Agency Cancer Council WA Up to $120,000/yr for 4 yrs Fellow salary 2 June deadline John Nott Cancer Fellowship $10,000 For a visiting cancer researcher to come to WA 9 June deadline Cancer Council WA $500,000 To advance diagnosis and treatment of GIST – very flexible on how funds are spent 23 June deadline Retina Australia Max $40,000, 1yr Retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited eye diseases 30 June deadline Endeavour Travel, stipend, tuition (for students) For Australian students/postdocs to study overseas, and vice-versa 30 June Universities Australia/DAAD $12,500 pa for maximum 2 years Travel and living expenses for Australia-Germany exchange 16 June deadline Ian Potter Foundation $2,000 - $3,000 For ECRs to present at overseas conferences, or professional development 6 June deadline
HeartKids $20,000-$50,000 high quality research into new and improved treatments for, and management of congenital / childhood heart disease in children, young people and adults 29 September deadline Leukemia and Lymphoma Society $60,000-$125,000pa for 3-5 years; ECR, MCR, senior researchers basic, clinical or translational research to help understand and treat hematologic malignancies and relevant premalignant conditions 1 September eligibility phase closes – this is not the application deadline (3rd October) World Cancer Research Fund International 350,000 pounds Diet, nutrition, body composition, physical activity and cancer Internal EOI process – 8 September, contact Marie Slodowska-Curie Travel, salary 2-3 years, all areas of science, must relocate outside Australia 14 September 2017, contact Lung Foundation Australia Varies depending on schemes Lung cancer research, respiratory research; numerous schemes 25 Sept 2017 deadline Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund $2,000 - $4,000 Travel to conference – ECR or allied health 20 Sept 2017 deadline Australian Society for Medical Research $5,000 max Postgrad or ECR to visit another lab (in AUS or overseas) – must have been ASMR member for a year 29 September deadline Australian Rotary $75,000 ECR (3 years postdoc) 29 September deadline OCTOBER DEADLINES SCHEME AMOUNT FUNDING FOR NOTES