NHMRC Research Funding

Research funding administered by the NHMRC is organised into three catagories: Research Support, Infrastructure Support and People Support.

For more information visit http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/types/index.htm

The 2010-2011 NHMRC Funding Calander is available at http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/calendar/index.htm

The Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) Scheme

This Scheme replaces the Centres for Clinical Excellence Scheme and the Capacity Building Grants in Population Health and Health Services Research.

The CRE Scheme seeks applications from teams of researchers to pursue innovative, high quality collaborative research activities in the following priority areas.

For further information on how to apply visit http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply/cre/index.htm

Australian Government - Australian Research Council

http://www.arc.gov.au/

Funding rules for future fellowships commencing in 2012 are now available on the Australian Research Council website.
The Australian Research Council Act 2001 requires the ARC to prepare funding rules for each funding scheme it administers for each calendar year. Funding rules provide applicants with information about a scheme, eligibility requirements, the proposal, selection and approval processes, and requirements for the administration of funding.
See: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/ft_fundingrules.htm

Co-operative Research Centres Programme

https://www.crc.gov.au/Information/default.aspx

Health Reserch Council of New Zealand

http://www.hrc.govt.nz/

Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice

The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts. Find out more by visiting www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships or contact Robin Osborn ro@cmwf.org  or Jane Hall, Professor and Director, Center for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (Tel: 61-2-9514-4719 or Email: jane.hall@chere.uts.edu.au  

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships/Harkness-Fellowships.aspx

Australian Rotary Health

Australian Rotary Health is Australia's largest non-government funding body of mental illness research. They also fund research in other health related areas. Australian Rotary Health has a broad vision of health. They are a catalyst for projects that improve the quality of life for people who are least able to assist themselves. See Australian Rotary Health website for current grant and scholarship opportunities.

Visit the Australian Rotary Health website for more information.

Asthma Foundation NSW - Research Grants Program

The Asthma Foundation NSW Annual Research Program provides grants for research in areas relevant to people with asthma and their carers in NSW & ACT .

Applications are invited in the following categories:
• Innovation Grants
• New Investigator Grants of
• PhD Scholarships
• Travel Grant to support a young asthma researcher

Details, conditions and application forms available at http://www.asthmafoundation.org.au/2011_Research_Program.aspx

Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship, Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare

This fellowship is designed to support individuals wanting to make a contribution in the area of Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare. For further information about the Fellowship and for application forms, please visit the website: www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/nicksdrysdale or contact Louise Lawler, School of Rural Health, University of Sydney, Dubbo, on 0418 251 864 or at mailto:llawler@med.usyd.edu.au
See: http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/scholawards/indigenous/#rowan 

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Macquarie Group Foundation Travel Grants

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF ) and Macquarie Group Foundation provide grants of up to $2,000 for domestic travel and up to $4,000 for international travel to early stage scientists and allied health and nursing professionals for travel to research institutions or scientific meetings for the purpose of furthering the recipient’s expertise in type 1 diabetes research or management. 

See: http://www.jdrf.org.au/type-1-diabetes-research/travel-grants 

Cancer Institute of NSW Competitive Grant Programs 

Competitive grant programs, previously run through the Research and Cancer Services and Education Divisions, have been consolidated to standardise all practices, policies and procedures and are now being run through the Cancer Institute NSW Grants Secretariat.  More Details.