Early Career Researcher Grants

Overview

The objectives of this scheme are to:

• Support early career researchers who demonstrate clear evidence of high research potential to progress their research careers;
• Encourage establishment of an early career researcher’s research program;
• Provide competitive funding for high quality research projects and pilot research projects;
• Provide early career researchers with experience in preparing a grant application for peer review;
• Build early career researchers’ track record in order to enhance competitiveness in bidding for external research funds;
• Provide research funding for projects that are strategically aligned with the University’s priorities:
  • Research at Melbourne
  • Advancing Melbourne

Funding

Funding for successful applicants commences January 2022 for a period of 12 months. Grants will be awarded with a maximum of

• $25,000 for Architecture Building and Planning, Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Fine Arts and Music, and Law.
• $40,000 for Engineering, Science, Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, and Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.

Half of awarded funding to successful projects is to be provided via co-contribution from your Academic Division.

How to apply

For all Faculties/Graduate Schools

1. Review the funding documents

   Review the Funding Guidelines, FAQs and Instructions to Applicants documents for this scheme.

2. Review faculty/school processes

   Ensure that you are aware of any additional submission requirements specific to your Faculty/School.

   Faculty	Contact Email	Phone	Process
   Architecture, Building and Planning	abp-research@unimelb.edu.au	N/A	Submit your draft project description and application form (PDF copy generated in SmartyGrants) for review to abp-research@unimelb.edu.au by 1 July 2021.
   Arts	Steph Johnson, arts-staffresearch@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 9161	No additional instructions
   Business and Economics	Ryan Perera, fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 9035 3863	Submit your draft project description and application form (PDF copy generated in SmartyGrants) for review to fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au by Monday 28 June 2021.
   Education	Veronica Loew, mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 8236	Submit your draft project description and application form (PDF copy generated in SmartyGrants) for review to mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au by Monday 21 June 2021. Only selected applications will be invited to proceed to the final application stage.
   Engineering	Libi Vojinović, FEIT-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 3674	Support program offered to help you prepare your application. Email FEIT-research@unimelb.edu.au to sign up.
   Fine Arts and Music	Bernardo Jarrin, fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 9035 9412	Expressions of Interest should be submitted by 11:59pm Monday 31 May here.
   Law	Mas Generis, law-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 9983	Contact Mas by Friday 28 May 2021 if you are interested in applying
   Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences	Nikki Fisher, mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 6330	After reviewing the funding documents, please refer to the MDHS advice listed here.
   Science	Yu May Soh, science-philanthropicawards@unimelb.edu.au	8344 8269	Should you require a faculty review, please submit a draft application by 5th July 2021. Feedback to be returned to the applicant by 12th July 2021 for final submission. Please submit a draft proposal to the science-philanthopicawards@unimelb.edu.au inbox.
   Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences	Timothy Crockett, fvas-researchdevelopment@unimelb.edu.au	03 8344 4637	Please email vet-ag-research@unimelb.edu.au with an expression of interest by COB Wednesday 2 June.

3. Complete an eligibility exemption request

   If applicable, complete the eligibility exemption request form via SmartyGrants.

4. Complete the application form via SmartyGrants

   Remember to leave plenty of time to have the certification statement signed by your head of department. This will need to be uploaded into your SmartyGrants application form before you can submit.

5. Complete a Themis Grants Workbench Submission

   Once your application is submitted in SmartyGrants, attach this final PDF to a Themis Workbench Submission. Your faculty research office can assist you in the first instance if you are not familiar with this process. The type of submission is "4 - internal grant sponsored by UoM" and the scheme name is "Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme - 2022 - JUL". The status needs to be '"Forwarded to HoD" by the due date.  We understand if there is a slight delay in receiving electronic approval from the HoD.

Supporting documents

Documents for 2022 as of 10 May 2021:

Contacts

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