UNE Research Seed Grants
Round 1 applications have now closed.
Round 2 will open towards the end of 2012 for funding in 2013.
- GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS (Round 1 2012)
- APPLICATION FORM (Round 1 2012)
For 2012, internal research funding of approximately $350,000 will be made available to support high quality research project proposals from individuals and small research teams. These grants will be known as University Research Seed grants (URS).
Research Services is now inviting applications from UNE researchers, who intend to apply for 2012 URS funding. The URS round is one of a number of strategic DVCR initiatives which will be announced over the next months aimed at strengthening support for UNE’s researchers and the UNE research environment.
Purpose
University Research Seed grants are supported by central strategic research funding to underpin the university's commitment to, and to strongly assist in the development of high quality project proposals which will successfully attract research funds from National Competitive Grant schemes and other funding agencies in the future.
Eligibility
♦ Early Career Researchers
Defined as “staff at Academic Level A or B within 5 years of obtaining their PhD, or at Level A or B and within 5 years of commencing employment with UNE”
♦ Balancing Career Paths
Academic staff who have had valid research career interruptions OR have a continuing record of applications to National Competitive Grants (NCG) without success over the last 3 years.
Selection
URS funds will be competitively allocated, based on the quality of the project, the excellence of the researcher/s, and alignment to UNE's research disciplines which are subject to ERA evaluation.
An assessment panel, chaired by the DVCR, will rank submitted applications and will make a funding recommendation to the University Academic Board Research Committee.
Please email your application, by Friday 24 February 2012, to grants@une.edu.au