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Funding, Prizes and Awards – 5 July 2022

Nominations Open: Deans Awards – Excellence in Research 2022

Applications close midnight, Sunday 24 July 2022

Nominations are now OPEN for the MNHS Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research 2022, in the following categories:

• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Postgraduate Supervision
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Early Career
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Enterprise
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Engagement and Impact
• Dean’s Award for Professional Excellence in Research

Winners will be announced at the MNHS Dean’s Awards for Excellence virtual event to be held later this year (date tbc).

Our Marketing team will once again create a website for winners that includes video interviews that can be shared within your schools and networks.

The Awards for Excellence are a wonderful opportunity to showcase your dedicated and innovative teams and staff. We look forward to receiving nominations from across our Faculty.

For more information including award guidelines and nomination form, visit the Intranet page.

Please submit your nomination to Dunja Licina via service email account MNHS.Excellenceawards@monash.edu

Please note: Dean’s Awards for Excellence in other categories (Professional Staff, Safety, Diversity and Inclusion) will be open for nomination soon.

Funding, Prizes and Awards – 5 July 2022

Stroke Foundation 2023 Research Grant Round – Applications Now Open

Application deadline: Wednesday 31 August 2022 at 5:00pm AEST

Grants offered

1. Stroke Foundation Seed Grants
Four (4) Seed Grants are offered, up to $80,000 in total per 18-month grant, for early and early-mid career researchers for projects addressing (at least) one of our 2023 research priority areas:

• Developing health services and pathways to improve early identification of stroke with a specific focus on underserved communities (examples include marginalised groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and socially isolated people). One (1) Seed Grant is allocated to this priority area in this grant round.
• Translational and implementation research of evidence-based care pathways of stroke management. Projects must specifically assess how to improve adoption or implementation of evidence-based treatments/processes, that have been shown to be effective, within health or home settings.
• Long-term community support beyond 6 months post-stroke (e.g. interventions to improve continuity of care, community health services, primary care, social isolation).
• Long-term psychosocial recovery beyond 6 months post-stroke (i.e. interventions for recovery of cognition, communication, and emotional and social wellbeing).

To apply for Seed Grants:

• Download the 2023 Grants Application Guide and read in full before completing the appropriate application form; it includes important information including eligibility criteria, grant descriptions, application procedure and FAQs.
• Complete the 2023 EMCR Seed Grant Application Form
• Sign and submit application form via email to research@strokefoundation.org.au by the Submission Deadline – Wednesday 31 August 2022 5pm AEST.

2. Tim Glendinning Memorial Young Adult Stroke Grant
One (1) grant of up to $75,000 available to researchers of any career stage for a 2-year project that addresses:

• The needs of young adults who may feel isolated and marginalised after stroke.

To apply for the Tim Glendinning Memorial Young Adult Stroke Grant:

• Download the 2023 Grants Application Guide and read in full before completing the appropriate application form; it includes important information including eligibility criteria, grant descriptions, application procedure and FAQs.
• Complete the 2023 Glendinning Memorial Grant Application Form
• Sign and submit application form via email to research@strokefoundation.org.au by the Submission Deadline – Wednesday 31 August 2022 5pm AEST.

3. Nancy & Vic Allen Stroke Prevention Memorial Grant
One (1) grant of up to $100,000 available to researchers of any career stage for a 2-year project that addresses:

• Primary prevention of stroke including feasibility and implementation studies to manage stroke-specific risk factors (e.g. atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure). Management approaches may include evidence-based integrative healthcare, behavioural change and education strategies.

To apply for the Nancy & Vic Allen Stroke Prevention Memorial Grant:

• Download the 2023 Grants Application Guide and read in full before completing the appropriate application form; it includes important information including eligibility criteria, grant descriptions, application procedure and FAQs.
• Complete the 2023 Nancy & Vic Allen Prevention Grant Application Form
• Sign and submit application form via email to research@strokefoundation.org.au by the Submission Deadline – Wednesday 31 August 2022 5pm AEST.

Submission
All applications must be signed and submitted via email to research@strokefoundation.org.au by the Submission Deadline – Wednesday 31 August 2022 5pm AEST.

Submission Deadline
We understand situations arise at the last minute that can delay applications. For this reason, we encourage applicants to submit their application at least a day ahead of the deadline. Please be aware Stroke Foundation will not allow extensions and will not allow any applications after the deadline. This ensures an equitable process for all applicants.

Further information is available on the website.

 

Funding, Prizes and Awards – 5 July 2022

MNHS Research Mentoring Program 2022 – Applications Now Open

Applications close on Friday 15 July

The MNHS Research Mentoring Program aims to match Level B/C academics with Level D/E mentors from a different School/discipline. This provides an impartial and cross-discipline mentor to share advice and experiences, and discuss future career goals and aspirations. The program has successfully run two cohorts to date and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from both mentees and mentors.

We are pleased to launch the 2022 round of the mentoring program and hope it will continue to complement any mentoring programs currently run at the School level. Mentees may also select a preference for gender and academic classification (e.g. clinician, basic science researcher) to ensure they get the most out of the program.

We encourage our Level D and E academics to sign up to be a mentor and to help support the next generation of up-and-coming academics within our Faculty. The MNHS Research Mentoring Program is an annual program and the 2022 round will commence on 1 August. An introduction webinar hosted by Professor James Whisstock, Deputy Dean Research, for mentees and mentors will be held in August.

Click HERE for full information, eligibility, and how to apply as a mentee or mentor.
(ensure you are signed into google with your Monash account for access)

Please direct any queries to the Faculty Research Office (medicine.research@monash.edu) or phone 990 20047.

Funding, Prizes and Awards – 5 July 2022

2022 Holckner Family CF Impact Grant round – Applications Now Open

Application deadline: 5:00pm, Friday 5 August 2022

The Cure4 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invites applications for the Holckner Family Cystic Fibrosis Impact Grant. This supports research that seeks to develop therapies or cures that will result in an increase in average life expectancy of people with cystic fibrosis, with consideration given to quality of life.

The lead applicant must be an Australian resident or citizen, with research to be conducted primarily in Australian-based research facilities. Collaboration is encouraged and applicants can involve more than one research group or institution.

The budget is AUD 500,000 and the maximum project period is 24 months.

Further information, including guidelines and application form, is available here.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or require technical support, please contact the team at grants@cure4cf.org.

Funding, Prizes and Awards – 28 June 2022

Rebecca Cooper Fellowships 2023 – EOI Applications Closing Soon

Faculty Office Deadline: 5:00 PM (AEST) Tuesday 5 July 2022

The Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation invites applications from researchers at Level D (Associate Professor) or Level E (Professor) who are 10-15 years post-doctoral. The Rebecca Cooper Fellowship provides a salary component of $220,000 per year and a research support package of $50,000 per year for a five-year term, commencing on 1 January 2023. Funding cannot be used to fund employment-related expenses for the recipient, as well as the normal overhead and operating expenses of the Institution.

Further details are available in the scheme guidelines. A copy is also attached for easy reference.

Eligible research areas include:

• Brain Sciences: Psychiatry or Neurology (excluding Dementias, Motor Neuron Disease, Psychological interventions and COVID-19)
• Endocrinology (excluding Diabetes and COVID-19)
• Geriatrics (excluding Dementias and COVID-19)
• Lung Disease (other than Cancer and COVID-19)
• Rheumatology (excluding impact of COVID-19)
• Vision Sciences (excluding impact of COVID-19)
• Dermatology (excluding skin cancer and COVID-19)

Monash University intends to only submit a maximum of TWO applications across the University. As such, there will be Faculty and cross-Faculty review and ranking processes to select the top two applications.

Intending applicants are required to prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) application using the attached template and submit it to the Faculty Research Office (medicine.research@monash.edu) by no later than 5:00 PM (AEST) on Tuesday 5 July 2022.

The two shortlisted Monash applicants will be advised to proceed with their full application submission and entry of their application into Pure on or soon after 20 July 2022. Final applications are due to the Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation via their online portal by 5:00PM (AEST) on Monday 1 August 2022.

Further information about this scheme can be found at the following link. If you have any questions about the scheme please email the Faculty Research Office (medicine.research@monash.edu).

Funding, Prizes and Awards – 28 June 2022

The Ryman Prize – Applications Now Open

Entries close 5pm Friday 15 July 2022

The Ryman Prize is an annual NZ$250,000 award for the world’s best discovery, development, advance or achievement that enhances quality of life for older people. The prize is awarded each year by an international jury appointed by The Ryman Foundation. The winner will be presented with the Ryman Prize Medal at a ceremony in New Zealand each year.

The prize, which consists of a cash sum of NZ$250,000 and a commemorative medal, was launched by the Right Honourable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in February 2015.

The Ryman Prize is an entirely philanthropic initiative. It is independently funded, apolitical and the donor is anonymous.

The world’s rapidly ageing population means that in some parts of the globe – including most of the Western world – the population aged 75+ is set to triple in the next 30 years.

This large demographic change brings with it some chronic health issues including diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.

The intention behind the prize is to reward great work done, and also to stimulate fresh thought from the planet’s best minds into this area of need.

The Ryman Prize is open to anyone, anywhere in the world for work completed on an advance that has been proven to enhance quality of life for older people.

The prize could include, but is not limited to, a mechanical device, an invention, a discovery, a study, a book, an initiative, an invention, a proven idea, a completed research project or initiative or any other advance that enhances life for older people.

The prize is to reward work done – not for speculative projects.

The award can be made to an individual or a team.

Entry is by application or nomination.

Further information, including application form is available here.