CASS Foundation Travel Grants
Round 1
(for travel between 1 May 2012 and 30 November
2012) |
22 February 2012 |
29 February 2012 |
Round 2
(for travel between 1 November 2012 and 31 May
2013) |
17 August 2012 |
24 August 2012 |
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
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Heart Foundation Travel Grants
Round 1
(for travel between January and May 2012) |
30 January 2012 |
3 February 2012 |
Round 2
(for travel between June and September
2012) |
10 April 2012 |
13 April 2012 |
Round 3
(for travel between October 2012 and
February 2013) |
7 August 2012 |
10 August 2012 |
The 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.
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Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grants
Round 1
(for travel after 7 September 2012) |
18 May 2012 |
28 May 2012 |
Round 2
(for travel after 21 December 2012) |
7 September 2012 |
17 September 2012 |
The Ian Potter Foundation provides small travel grants to
young postdoctoral scientists 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 applicant's 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 applicant's 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.
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Travel Grants
Round 1
(for travel after 3 February 2012) |
30 January 2012 |
3 February 2012 |
Round 2
(for travel after 27 April 2012) |
23 April 2012 |
27 April 2012 |
Round 3
(for travel after 20 July 2012) |
16 July 2012 |
20 July 2012 |
Round 4
(for travel after 19 October 2012) |
15 October 2012 |
19 October 2012 |
JDRF invites applications for grants of up to $2,000 for
domestic travel or $4,000 for international travel to research
institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of
furthering the applicant’s expertise in the study of Type 1
diabetes
Early-Stage Researcher Travel Grants: 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/Nursing Travel Grants: Eligible candidates
will be allied health professionals (nurses, dieticians,
psychologists, social workers, podiatrists, exercise
physiologists, occupational therapists and pharmacists) 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:Travel must be taking place after the
application cut off date for their round of submission to be
considered.
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.