Grants Calendar

The following calendar gives a yearly overview of research grant rounds for both external and internal schemes. To view further details and timetables click on the name of the scheme.

Please Note: to allow for review and feedback draft applications to major granting bodies are generally due to the Research Services Office 4 weeks before the funding agency deadline. For larger schemes there are specific internal submission timetables which are listed on the RSO site under the relevant scheme.

All external grant applications submitted must be accompanied by an External Grant Submission Form

Roles	Responsibilities
Grants Team
Sr Manager, Research Grants & Development Eve Steinke Ph: (02) 4221 4728 Email: eves@uow.edu.au	Support for Research Strengths and Centres of research excellence. Oversight of all grant activities.
Research Development Officer Ms Rochelle Waren Ph: (02) 4221 4726 Email: rwaren@uow.edu.au	Supports research grants development activities, focussing particularly on Internationalisation and training. Supports the general activities of the grants team.
Research Grants Manager Sharon Clarke Ph: (02) 4221 5815 Email: clarke@uow.edu.au	Co-ordinates external and internal research funding schemes. Strategic advice to clients applying for research funds.
Grants Officer James Walsh Ph (02) 4221 4097 Email: walsh@uow.edu.au	Principal grant contact for: Medicine, Health and Behavioural Sciences and Engineering.
Grants Officer Danielle Annese Ph: (02) 4221 5874 Email: annese@uow.edu.au	Principal grant contact for Science and Law.
Grants Officer Tansie Jarrett Ph: (02) 4221 4522 Email: tansie@uow.edu.au	Principal grant contact for: Arts, Creative Arts, Education, Informatics and Commerce.
Grants Assistant Sue Dellit Ph: (02) 4221 3160 Email: sdellit@uow.edu.au	General enquiries and submission of reports to funding agencies.

JANUARY 2012
Funding Opportunities with Specific Deadlines
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence	30 January	Provides support for research teams to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity in clinical, population health and health services research.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
FEBRUARY 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
NHMRC Research Fellowships	9 February	Supports outstanding biomedical and health researchers with proven track records.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
MARCH 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
ARC Discovery Projects	1 March	Supports excellent fundamental research by individuals and teams.	Grants Officer for your faculty. General enquiries to Sue Dellit x3160 sdellit@uow.edu.au
NHMRC Project Grants	14 March	Supports researchers undertaking high quality biomedical, clinical, public health or health services research.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)	21 March	Open to early career researchers.	Grants Officer for your faculty. General enquiries to Sue Dellit x3160 sdellit@uow.edu.au
NHMRC Career Development Fellowships	28 March	Supports health and medical researchers early in their career to establish themselves as independent, self-directed researchers.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
APRIL 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
NHMRC Partnerships Projects	TBA	Aims to encourage researchers and partner organisations to form alliances to conduct research to influence the design and evaluation of health policy and practice.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
ARC Future Fellowships	TBA	Open to distinguished researchers at the forefront of international research, currently working in Australia or overseas.	Sharon Clarke x 5815 clarke@uow.edu.au
ARC Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities	18 April	To provide institutional resources essential for mounting high-quality research projects in a particular field.	Sharon Clarke x 5815 clarke@uow.edu.au
MAY 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
NHMRC Early Career Fellowships (previously Training Fellowships)	3 May	Supports health and medical researchers at the start of their research career.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au

UOW Schemes	UOW Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
Research Infrastructure Block Grants - Pool 2 (RIBG) (staff access only)	TBA	Enhance the development and maintenance of research infrastructure to meet project-related infrastructure costs associated with Australian Competitive Grants.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
URC Research Partnership Grants Round 1 (staff access only)	TBA	Supports the establishment of co-operative projects with existing or new industry partners	Tansie Jarrett x4522 tansie@uow.edu.au
JUNE 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
ARC Discovery Indigenous	TBA	To develop expertise of indigenous researchers	Grants Officer for your faculty. General enquiries to Sue Dellit x3160 sdellit@uow.edu.au
JULY 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
NHMRC Development Grants	11 July	Supports the development of health or medical research that has commercial potential	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
NHMRC (Postgraduate Scholarships)	12 July	Supports outstanding health and medical graduates early in their career.	James Walsh x 4097 walsh@uow.edu.au
UOW Schemes	UOW Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
URC Small Grants (staff access only)	TBA	Supports researchers to increase their potential to gain external funding.	Danielle Annese x5874 annese@uow.edu.au
UIC International Links Grants (staff access only)	TBA	Supports the development of teaching and research collaborations with targeted international partner institutions.	Eve Steinke x 4728 eves@uow.edu.au
SEPTEMBER 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Grants	TBA	Provides funds to assist researchers to gain access to ANSTO and other AINSE facilities.	Danielle Annese x5874 annese@uow.edu.au
ARC Linkage Projects	TBA	Supports collaborative research projects that encourage and develop long-term strategic alliances between higher education institutions and industry.	Grants Officer for your faculty. General enquiries to Sue Dellit x3160 sdellit@uow.edu.au
OCTOBER 2012
UOW Schemes	UOW Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact
URC Research Partnership Grants Round 2 (staff access only)	TBA	Supports the establishment of co-operative projects with existing or new industry partners.	Tansie Jarrett x4522 tansie@uow.edu.au
NOVEMBER 2012
External Schemes	Funding Agency Deadline	Details of Grant	RSO Contact