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Australian – European Union Health Research Grants

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – European Union (EU) Collaborative Research Grants scheme aims to assist Australian researchers to participate in projects with international researchers that have been selected for funding under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European community for research and technology development (FP7).

Projects involving Australian researchers based in Australia that are chosen for funding, may be eligible for NHMRC support. The following issues will be considered when assessing eligible projects:

  • relevance of the research to health or health related outcomes
  • value of the Australian contribution to the EU research
  • value to Australian research from Australian participation

The total NHMRC funds available under each call is AUD $2 million and will close when funding is exhausted.

For more information visit the NHMRC website.

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NHMRC Equipment Grants

The University of Sydney NHMRC Equipment Grant scheme for funding in 2010 is now open. Applications are sought within the following 2 categories of funding:

  1. $75,001 – $200,000 (excl. GST) for one item of equipment or a complete system or facility. It is expected that up to 3 grants will be offered in this category. If the item is valued at more than $200,000 the application will still be considered but only $200,000 will be provided;
  2. $10,000 - $75,000 (excl. GST) for one item of equipment or a complete system or facility. It is expected that up to 10 grants will be offered in this category.

Applications should be submitted in accordance with the guidelines and using the application template available on the University website.

For further information or assistance please contact Yamini Sandiran in the Research Office on 8627 8101 or or Christine Anderson on 8627 8104 or .

Closing date: 2 December 2009

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Perpetual Trustees Charitable Trusts

Perpetual Trustees manages over 140 charitable trusts of a discretionary nature which distribute funds as general charitable support or for specific groups or purposes. Perpetual seeks applications for projects which cover some of the following purposes: animal welfare and the preservation of animal wildlife; aid and support for people with disabilities; medical research and advancement of medical science; blind and vision impaired people; care, welfare and education of children; education, early intervention and rehabilitation of disadvantaged young people; assistance for the homeless and families living in poverty; support for the aged; social and educational advancement of Tibetan Buddism, projects working within the Jewish Community of Victoria; Myeloproliferative disease; Lupus and Parkinson’s disease.

Please note the following:

  • Perpetual will only accept ONE application PER School/Department and a maximum of FOUR applications from each University;
  • There is only one application round, closing in early February;

Eligibility: Individuals are not eligible to apply

Amount awarded: Gifts generally range between $10,000 & $100,000

Application guide: Guidelines and the application form can be obtained from the Perpetual website

IMPORTANT NOTES ON SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

  1. To ensure that no more than one application is submitted from each School/Department, please discuss with your School/Department Head by Wednesday 16th December 2009. We will be separately notifying School and Department Heads regarding these arrangements.
  2. You must submit a copy of your application to the Research Office by the internal closing date of Thursday 21 January 2010. Please note the character limits on each section of the form. A USYD selection committee chaired by the DVCR or nominee and with representatives from relevant Faculties will select the final 4 applications to be submitted to Perpetual.
  3. Applications will be submitted to Perpetual directly by the external closing date of 5 February 2010. We will advise Perpetual not to accept any applications from USYD other than the four selected by the internal committee. The RO will provide advice regarding the information to be included in the initial registration section of the online application form. A completed Research Proposal Clearance Form must also be forwarded to the Research Office.

Indirect cost recovery: This scheme is exempt from University of Sydney indirect costs.

Research Office Contact: Ellen Spinner on 8627 8114 or at

Closing date: 21 January 2010 (see above for further deadlines and conditions)

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