The University of Melbourne-The University of Manchester Research Partnership Development Fund

Critical Dates

28 June 2021
12.00pm (AEST)

Applications due

August 2021

Results released

Overview

The overall aim of the fund is to seed partnership development between the two universities by providing initial support for high-quality research collaborations that include Early Career Researchers (ECRs). Funding is available for researchers at both universities to develop new partnerships that will lead to long-term collaborative research projects that can access external funding sources for the next phase of their research.


The fund is open for proposals across all research areas.


The two universities have recently established a joint/dual award PhD programme and proposals with the potential to provide opportunities for joint/ dual award PhDs at a future stage are encouraged.

Eligibility for University of Melbourne applicants

  • Applicants must hold an appointment at the University of Melbourne at Academic Level A6 or higher and 0.5 FTE or higher at the time of application and for the duration of the award. Honorary employees whose primary academic affiliation is the University of Melbourne are eligible to lead the application if their primary employer has entered into an agreement with the University for the support of the Australian component of the collaborative activity; or may participate at their own expense if they are otherwise unaffiliated (for example, they hold an emeritus position). Previous recipients may not currently reapply to the scheme but may participate as a co-investigator. The relevant Heads of Department/Units must endorse applications.

See the Guidelines for Applicants for full details and How to Apply instructions below:

Funding

The funding envelope for the research fund comprises £50, 000 from Manchester and AUD $100, 000 from Melbourne. We expect to award up to 10 grants in this round. Applications may request up to $10,000AUD per project for the Melbourne collaborator and £5,000 for the Manchester collaborator for a funding period of one year.

How to apply

  1. Review the Guidelines

  2. Submit the application via the online SmartSurvey form.

    Submit the application by completing the online form at the following link: CLICK TO SUBMIT VIA SMARTSURVEY.

  3. Submit the application in Themis

    Submit the completed application via Themis Submissions for Head of Department approval.  Please see the following link for how to submit via Themis:  THEMIS GUIDE

  4. Email the Themis Submission application number to RIC

    Email the Themis Submission application number to ric-internalgrants@unimelb.edu.au.

Supporting documents

Manchester-Melbourne Research Fund scheme website

Manchester-Melbourne Guidelines

Contacts

Kim Turner
Researcher Development Schemes
ric-internalgrants@unimelb.edu.au

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