Joyce Lambert Antarctic Research Fund
Critical Dates
This program is offered every second year. The next offering will take place in 2024 for funding commencing 2025.
- 2024
Applications open
- 2024
- 3:00pm
Applications close
- 2024
Notification of outcomes
Overview
This program is offered every second year. The next offering will take place in 2024 for funding commencing 2025.
The Joyce Lambert Antarctic Research Fund looks for researchers to undertake internationally or nationally collaborative Antarctic Research. For the purposes of the scheme 'Antarctic' is defined as the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters, and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence.
Funding will only be awarded for research related to the Antarctic.
Antarctic research may include research related to:
- The physical world (including natural or built);
- Socio-economic concerns and contexts;
- Legal and cultural (including historical) environs of the Antarctic;
- The activities or issues impacting on the above.
Funding
Seed grants of up to $20,000 will be offered to support researchers in conducting high quality Antarctic research programs. The purpose of the programs is to leverage international or national networks and programs and enhance the University's Antarctic research impact. Awarded funding may be expended over one to three years.
Eligibility
- Chief or Coordinating Investigators applying for Joyce Lambert Antarctic Research Funding must hold a salaried academic appointment at the University of Melbourne of at least 0.5 FTE (either continuing, or fixed-term for the duration of the grant period). There are no restrictions on other members of the proposed project team, including international team members.
How to apply
Review the funding guidelines
Complete the application form via SmartyGrants
Obtain Head of Department approval via Themis Submissions Workbench
Supporting documents
Contacts
- Joyce Lambert Antarctic Research Fund questions and primary email
- res-devschemes@unimelb.edu.au