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 2021 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 Friday 4 September
   Arts	Jacqui Randall, arts-staffresearch@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 9284	No additional instructions.
   Business and Economics	Yasi Saninejad, fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 1694	Submit your draft project description and application form (PDF copy generated in SmartyGrants) for review to fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au by Wednesday 26th August 2020
   Education	mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 8236	Submit draft applications for review to mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au by 5.00pm Monday 7 September 2020.  Only selected applicants will be invited to proceed to the final application stage.
   Engineering	MSE-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 3674	Support offered to prepare your application. E-mail MSE-research@unimelb.edu.au to sign up.
   Fine Arts and Music	Bernardo Jarrin, fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au	N/A	Expressions of Interest should be submitted by 11:59pm Monday 3 August.
   Law	Mas Generis, law-research@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 9983	Contact Mas by Friday 10 July 2020 if you are interested in applying.
   Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences	Peter Blight, mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au	(03) 8344 6160	No additional instructions.
   Science	Kirsten Clark, science-research@unimelb.edu.au	N/A	No additional instructions.
   Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences	Ceira Barr, fvas-researchdevelopment@unimelb.edu.au	TBA	Submit your draft project description and application form (PDF copy generated in SmartyGrants) for review to fvas-researchdevelopment@unimelb.edu.au by Friday 14 August.

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 - 2021 - SEP". 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 2021 as of 12 June 2020

Contacts

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