National Heart Foundation Travel Grants
Internal closing date: 3 August 2010
External closing date: 9 August 2010
For travel in October, November, December and January, February
2011
The National Heart Foundation (NHF)
offers Travel Grants to junior researchers working in the area of
cardiovascular disease or related areas. Travel Grants are open to
Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Applicants must be based in Australia.
Researchers may
only receive one travel grant per year and up to two travel grants
during their pre and postdoctoral training. No more than $2,000 can be
requested. Travel Grant funding will be restricted to the following:
- Students studying for higher degrees (PhD,
Masters etc.) and junior Postdoctoral Fellows (no more than 5 years
postdoctoral)
- Travel Grants will only be awarded to
those travelling overseas to present their cardiovascular research at a
conference
- Postdoctoral appointees travelling to take
up an overseas position
- Indigenous Health Researchers wishing to
present their cardiovascular diseaseresearch at
an appropriate conference in Australia are also eligible for a Travel
Grant award
- Current NHF Fellows and Scholars may
apply for Travel Grants to supplementtheir current travel allowance
- All applications submitted in a round will
be considered competitively and awards will be offered by rank based on
merit
All NHF Travel Grant
applications must be submitted via the Research Office.
Further information and application forms:
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/Professional_Information/Research/Available_Funding/Travel_Grants/Pages/default.aspx
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Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation
Travel Grant Program
Closing dates for 2010 are
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Internal: 25 October 2010 |
External:
29 October 2010 |
Young Scientist
Research Travel Grants
– JDRF invites applications from young researchers for grants of up to
$2,500 to allow travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for
the purpose of furthering the researcher’s expertise in the study of Type 1
diabetes. Eligible candidates will be medical, science or allied health
graduates who are undertaking Type 1 diabetes research in the early stage of
their career (ie PhD students or not more than 5 years postdoctoral). The
scientific meeting/research visit planned by the applicant must focus on one
of JDRF's research goals: to restore normal blood glucose levels; to prevent
and reverse complications; to prevent Type 1 diabetes.
Allied Health and Nursing
Travel Grants –
JDRF invites applications from young allied health professionals (nurses,
dieticians, psychologists, social workers, podiatrists, exercise
physiologists, occupational therapists and pharmacists) for grants of up to
$2,000 to allow travel for the purpose of presenting their research relevant
to Type 1 diabetes. Eligible candidates will be allied health or nurse
professionals undertaking research impacting on the lives of people with
Type 1 diabetes and their carers and families; or allied health or nursing
students, enrolled in a post graduate research program, whose research will
impact on the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes and their carers and
families.
Note:
JDRF will not accept applications for meetings that have occurred or will
occur before grants are awarded unless otherwise agreed.
Applicants must also
be: Australian citizens,
permanent residents currently residing in Australia or temporary residents
holding JDRF research awards who are currently working at an Australian
institution.
Further
information and application forms:
http://www.jdrf.org.au/type-1-diabetes-research/travel-grants
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CASS
Foundation Travel Grants
Closing dates for 2010 are
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Internal:
13 August 2010 |
External: 20 August 2010 |
Synopsis: The CASS Foundation Limited is a private philanthropic
foundation created to support and promote the advancement of education,
science and medicine, and research in those fields. Travel Grants are
offered to further the career opportunities of Australian postdoctoral
early career researchers.
Eligibility: Postdoctoral
early career researchers are defined as being
generally within seven or eight years of the start of a research career. The
travel grants are available to assist attendance at international
conferences or other approved activities conducted outside Australia. The
applicant is expected to present new research as a platform presentation or
as a poster where the applicant is first author. The grants are not
available for travel to attend conferences being held in Australia.
Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents and must
reside continuously in Australia during the period between the date of
applying for a CASS Travel Grant and the scheduled date of departure. The
conference must not commence earlier than two months after the closing date
for applications nor later than nine months after the closing date for
applications. Travel must be completed within 90 days of departure from
Australia.
Value: Up to $6,000 per grant
Further
information:
www.cassfoundation.org.au
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Ian Potter Foundation Travel & Conference Grants
Closing dates for 2010 are
Internal: 6 September 2010
External: 13 September 2010
For travel after 17 December
2010
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Synopsis: The Ian Potter Foundation provides small travel
grants to young staff members with at least 3 years tenure to attend
overseas conferences, to pursue their research, to have the opportunity to
gain further experience and to meet their peers in the international
scene.
Value:
An unconditional financial commitment from the institute (of up to $5000)
towards the project must be confirmed before the application is submitted
(support must be in addition to any salary stipend that will be paid during
the travel undertaken). A letter of reference from the applicants Head of
Department confirming the sum granted to the applicant for their travel must
be attached to the application.
Eligibility: The Foundation does
not provide funds for domestic travel; travel grants for undergraduate,
masters or doctoral students; or retrospective grants for travel already
undertaken in part or in whole. Applications must be received at least 3
months prior to the intended departure date.
Application: A budget for the
project, the dates of travel, destination and a CV of the applicant must be
attached to the application. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: The Travel Grant
Guidelines state that the applicants intended departure date should be no
less than three months from the closing date.
Further information and application forms:
http://foundation.ianpotter.org.au/how-to-apply
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