External Research Grant Opportunities
The list below is an overview of some external research funding bodies that SCU researchers may find useful. If you know of others that may interest researchers, please contact grants@scu.edu.au
Closing dates for the schemes listed can be found on the Calendar of Grant and Funding Opportunities page.
SPIN database
SPIN, SMARTS & GENIUS Database Services assist researchers with searching for funding sources, and help foster networking for collaborative research applications. For further information and to set up a login and profile, visit the:
Alphabetical listing with links to funding body websites
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
Ageing, Disability & Home Care (ADHC)
Alport Foundation of Australia
Apex Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disability (AFRID)
Australasian Podiatry Education Research Foundation (APERF)
Australia - China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF)
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)
- Indo-Australian Science & Technology Fund
- Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund
Australia and Pacific Science Foundation (APSF)
Australian Academy of Science
- Australia-India Early Career Fellowships
- Margaret Middleton Fund
- W H Gladstones Population & Environment Fund
Australian Antarctic Division
- Australian Marine Mammal Centre
- Indo-Pacific Cetacean Research and Conservation Fund
- The Bill Dawbin Postdoctoral Fellowship
Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
Australian Bird Environment Foundation (ABEF)
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) Foundation
Australian Egg Corporation Ltd. (AECL)
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Australian Institute of Criminology
Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA)
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)
Australian National Preventative Health Agency (ANPHA)
Australian Nurse Teachers' Society (ANTS)
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
Australian Research Council (ARC)
- Australian Laureates Fellowships
- Discovery
- Future Fellowship
- Linkage
- DECRA
- LIEF
- Discovery Indigenous
Australian Spinal Research Foundation
Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Ltd
Australian Wool Innovation Limited
Australian-American Fulbright Commission
B
beyondblue
- National Priority Driven Research Program
- Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS)
C
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation
Certified Practising Accountants (CPA)
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
D
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
- Science and Innovation Awards
- Carbon Farming Futures
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF)
- Energy Efficient Information Grants Program
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research & Tertiary Education (DIISRTE)
- Australia "China Research Fund
- Australia-China Group Missions
- Australia-India Research fund
Department of Primary Industries
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government & Sports
Department of Resources, Energy & Tourism
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
- Indigenous Heritage Program
- Biodiversity Fund - Clean Energy Future
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Disability Policy & Research Working Group
E
Ecological Society of Australia
Elizabeth Gabler Charitable trust
F
Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE)
Financial Markets Foundation for Children
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)
Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife
G
Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA)
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
H
Haemophilia Foundation of Australia
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation
Human Frontier Science Foundation
Humane Society International Australia
I
Institute of Chartered Accountants
International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)
International Union for Quaternary Research
J
Judith Jane Mason and Harold Stannett Memorial Foundation
L
Law and Justice Foundation of NSW
M
Macular Degeneration Foundation
N
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF)
National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR)
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- Research Fellowships
- Project Grants
- Mental Health Targeted Research
- Career Development Fellowships
- Partnerships
- Call for Partnership Centre Investigator Team
National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre (NSPAC)
Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (NRCMA)
NSW Department of Trade and Investment
NSW Environmental Trust Research
O
Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)
P
Physiotherapy Research Foundation
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Q
Queensland Government Responsible Gambling Research
R
Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
S
Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF)
- Research Projects
- John Stocker Fellowships
Sea World Research & Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI)
Sir Robert & Molly Askin Trust
Sports Medicine Australia Research Foundation
Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC)
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Updated: 13 May 2013