Melbourne Research Fellowships (Career Interruptions) Program

Overview

The Melbourne Research Fellowships (Career Interruptions) Program enables eligible researchers to enhance or re-establish their academic careers where they have been significantly interrupted, delayed or otherwise constrained by chronic illness, child rearing or other caring duties.

Successful applicants will receive $60,000 (oncosts inclusive) plus $20,000 for travel or research support, including small equipment purchases.

The amount requested for salary must be matched 1:1 by the host faculty.

To be eligible for this scheme, potential candidates must have completed a PhD degree in their field three to ten years prior to application.

Academic staff already employed by UoM, but not in a continuing position, are eligible to apply.

How to apply

1. Review the funding guidelines

   Read the Melbourne Research Fellowships (Career Interruptions) Program guidelines.

2. Check Faculty/School processes

   Contact your Faculty/School research office to ensure you have met any Faculty/School specific requirements.

Faculty/School	Contact	Number	Email
Architecture, Building and Planning	Sue Blanchard	8344 2685	abp-research@unimelb.edu.au
Arts	Jacqui Randall	8344 9284	arts-staffresearch@unimelb.edu.au
Business and Economics	John-Paul Hougaz	8344 0192	fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au
Education	Veronica Loew	8344 8236	mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au
Engineering			research-eng@unimelb.edu.au
Law	Mas Generis	8344 9983	law-research@unimelb.edu.au
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences			mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au
Science			science-research@unimelb.edu.au
Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences	Ceira Barr	9035 6194	vet-ag-research@unimelb.edu.au Applicants must provide a draft application to their faculty contact by Monday 6 April to allow for internal review and Head of Department approval.
Fine Arts and Music	Adelene Auyong	9035 7362	fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au

3. Complete the application

   2021 fellowship applications will be submitted via the University of Melbourne's SmartyGrants portal, here.

4. Supply referees with documentation

   Supply referees with program Guidelines, your a download of your draft application and Referee's Report Form. Ask referees to email their reports to ric-internalgrants@unimelb.edu.au before the due date.

5. Submit final application

   Submit the application via SmartyGrants by the due date. Upon submission, SmartyGrants will forward you a PDF of the application with your confirmation email. Please re-attach the supporting documents to this PDF and also submit via the Themis Submissions Workbench.

Supporting documents

Documents for 2021 funding as of 18/03/2020:

2021 Funding Guidelines

2021 HoD Certification Form

2021 Referee Report Template

Instructions for creating a grant submission record in Themis.

Contacts

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