1. Melbourne Research Research Funding Schemes Collaboration with Germany Alice Boland, Senior Research Grants Officer (International) aliceb@unimelb.edu.aualiceb@unimelb.edu.au Ph: X55727

2. 2 Promotion and Support of international Research  Appointment of Research Grants Officer (International)  Finding Opportunities  Submission of Proposals

3. 3 Finding Opportunities: External Research Grant Applications  Melbourne Research Bulletin http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/rgc/resources/bulleti n http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/rgc/resources/bulleti n  On-line Funding Databases: ResearchResearch Community of Science (COS)  Melbourne Research Publications  Melbourne Research Seminar and Workshop Series http://www.researches.unimelb.edu.au/infosessions/ http://www.researches.unimelb.edu.au/infosessions/

4. 4 Submission of Applications:  Policies & Procedures Internal Review Feedback and advice on technical issues and budget requirements Research Application signatures (including Themis Submissions)

5. 5 International Collaboration: General Opportunities  Australian Research Council - http://www.arc.gov.au/ http://www.arc.gov.au/ Fellowships opened up to international candidates Funding available to promote collaboration, between Australia-based and overseas researchers International Collaboration Awards (ICAs)  National Health & Medical Research Council - http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ European Union Collaborative Research Grants: Closing Date: within 2 weeks of EC closing date  Travel Grants - http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ Many domestic granting bodies provide funding for travel and international exchange. For general travel grants contact the: Ian Potter Foundation - http://foundation.ianpotter.org.au/travel.htmlhttp://foundation.ianpotter.org.au/travel.html Cass Foundation - http://www.cassfoundation.org/http://www.cassfoundation.org/

6. 6 International Collaboration: General Opportunities  Australian Government International Science Linkages Program - https://grants.innovation.gov.au/ISL/Pages/ProgramOverview.aspx https://grants.innovation.gov.au/ISL/Pages/ProgramOverview.aspx  Australian Academy of Science – http://www.science.org.au/ http://www.science.org.au/ International exchanges and fellowships: Closing Date: May 2010 Grants for Australian participation in European IRSES Marie Curie Actions Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)  Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering - http://www.atse.org.au/ http://www.atse.org.au/ International Missions, Workshops and Delegations: Closing Date: February each year  Australian Academy of the Humanities - http://www.humanities.org.au/http://www.humanities.org.au/ Grants to support international collaborative research activities in the humanities and creative arts: Next Closing Date: Early 2010

7. 7 Overseas Sponsors  DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) – http://www.dfg.de/ http://www.dfg.de/ promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany  Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/about- fraunhofer/http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/about- fraunhofer/ German research organisation with institutes focusing on different fields of applied science  Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science - http://www.mpg.de/portal/index.html http://www.mpg.de/portal/index.html German research organisation with institutes focusing on basic research

8. 8 European Commission – Seventh Framework Programme  Marie Curie Actions http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/guide_en.html http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/guide_en.html International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – for European researchers to conduct research in Australia International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – for Australian researchers to conduct research in Europe International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) – coordinated exchange program of research staff  Forum for European–Australian Science and Technology Cooperation ( FEAST) - http://www.feast.org/http://www.feast.org/ Highlights, promotes, and facilitates research collaboration between Europe and Australia  EURAXESS: Researchers in Motion - http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm One-stop shop for researchers seeking to move to Europe