External Research Grants

All external research grant applications should be lodged via the Office of Research Services at least five working days prior to the external closing date, and be accompanied by a completed and signed External Research Proposal Clearance form (DOC, 96 KB).

Please note that a 15% infrastructure levy applies to all external research income other than grants income from schemes included in the Australian Competitive Grants Register (opens in a new window).

Australian Research Council

The Australian Research Council (ARC) funds research and researchers under the National Competitive Grants Program. As part of its commitment to nurturing the creative abilities and skills of Australia's most promising researchers.

ARC Linkage Projects for Funding Commencing in July 2014

*Draft applications (to include all sections with Partner details in RMS) 16 October 2013
UWS INTERNAL CLOSING DATE for completed application, Industry Partner support documents and signed ARC and UWS certifications 30 October 2013
ARC Request not to Assess Late October 2013 (to be announced)
ARC deadline Mid-November 2013 (to be announced)

The Linkage Projects Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2014 are now available on the ARC website (opens in a new window).

Please refer to the Important Dates page (opens in a new window) on the ARC website for key dates and updates relevant to the Linkage Projects scheme.

*Applicants are required to submit a comprehensive draft of Project Description and all other sections by Wednesday 16th October. The Research Development Officers (RDOs) are available to discuss applications with individual researchers.

Note: You are strongly urged to consult with the RDOs prior to developing your budgets to discuss projected salaries, PhD stipends and top-ups as well as industry partner contributions, relative to your request.

ARC Industrial Transformation Research Program - Round 2 Proposals open

Closing Date for both schemes: 5.00 pm (AEST) Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Proposals are now open for Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2013 and for Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2014.
 
The Funding Rules, Instructions to Applicants and Sample Application form have been released for:

If you are considering submitting an application in this round, please contact your relevant Research Development Officer to register your intention to apply.

More information can be obtained from the ARC website (opens in a new window).

ARC Future Fellowships for funding in 2014

The Future Fellowships Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2014 are now available on the ARC website (opens in a new window).

Please refer to the Important Dates page (opens in a new window) on the ARC website for key dates and updates relevant to the Future Fellowships scheme. 

The ARC will provide further notification when the scheme opens and the RMS Proposal Form and other relevant documentation become available.

The Office of Research Services will be providing information shortly about UWS processes and timelines for Expressions of Interest timelines. If you have any questions in the meantime please contact your affiliated Research Development Officer. 

National Health and Medical Research Council

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research; for developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals and governments; and for providing advice on ethical behaviour in health care and in the conduct of health and medical research.

If you are considering submitting an application, please contact your relevant Research Development Officer to register your intention to apply.

Further information: NHMRC website (opens in a new window).

Finding funding opportunities

Research bulletin

The Research Bulletin (PDF, 118.15 KB) is a fortnightly bulletin funding opportunities delivered direct by email. You can subscribe to this service by contacting the Research Development Assistant, Angela Theodorou. 

Grant calendar

The 2013-2014 Research Funding Calendar (PDF, 328.5 KB) is an annual overview of major funding opportunities/grant schemes designed to assist researchers in planning their research workload. For the current research funding calendar visit Research Funding Opportunities.

Research Professional funding opportunity searches

Research Professional (opens in a new window) is a searchable online database providing summaries of all of the latest funding opportunities worldwide. It is a platform that provides extensive coverage for sponsors and awards within Australia, UK, Europe, Asia and USA and currently contains over 7,000 open calls for funding. The database allows for customisable searches and email alerts to satisfy your individual research discipline requirements and may be used to source funding for travel bursaries, access to facilities and equipment, pre- and post-graduate opportunities, early and mid-career opportunities, awards, grants and prizes just to name a few!

The UWS subscription allows access to the Research Professional (opens in a new window) service from any UWS networked computer, and upon registering your university email address you may then access the service off-campus at any time.

Queries relating to Research Professional may be directed to Amanda Elliott.

COS Pivot funding database

Pivot focuses on what matters most to Research Administrators, Research Development Professionals, and their institutions: the ability to identify and connect funding opportunities to researchers. UWS maintains a full subscription to the COS Pivot funding database (opens in a new window), enabling researchers to set up individual profiles and automated personalised searches tailored to capture individual’s research interests. To obtain a password which then will allow you to use the service off-campus, you will need to access this service initially from a UWS computer.

For any assistance with COS Pivot contact the Research Development Assistant, Angela Theodorou.  

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