The Royal Society of New Zealand has just launched an Early Career Researcher Forum that seeks to represent the national voice of New Zealand’s ECR community and celebrate their achievements and contributions in the fields of physical, biological, and social sciences, as well as the humanities.
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/organisation/ecr-forum/
You can follow them on twitter: @rsnzecr
The Australian Government’s Global Connections Fund and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) are pleased to launch a call for Priming Grants—a new vehicle for driving collaboration between Australian researchers and overseas small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and Australian SMEs with overseas researchers with linkages encouraged across 17 priority economies.
To apply for a Priming Grant you must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) which closes on 27 May 2016. Download the Application Guidelines for full details.
Do you have an outstanding PhD student and are you looking to set up a collaboration with the NIH? Funding is currently available which would allow a PhD student to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America during 2017 for between 6 and 13 weeks. The proposed visit should initiate long-term collaborations and facilitate the development of the applicant’s career.
The successful applicant will receive a contribution towards the direct return air travel between Australia and the host institution provided by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH). A once-off living allowance will be provided by the Adam J. Berry Memorial Fund and the NIH will provide a small daily stipend during the participant’s stay in America.
See the application form and further details. Applications close Monday 18 July 2016.
The ACT Scientist of the Year Award seeks to recognise the achievements of an ‘up and coming’ scientist who has significant potential to continue to achieve in their chosen field of research.
The award, in its second year, is open to individual scientists working in basic or applied research and science, in all fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To be eligible, scientists must have finished their PhD within the last 10 years, and conducting research in the ACT.
The winning scientist will receive a $30,000 prize, and will become a science ambassador for the ACT by encouraging and inspiring young people to consider a career in science and promoting the ACT as a centre of knowledge and scientific research and innovation.
Nominations close Tuesday 14 June 2016. For more information, including eligibility criteria, visit act.gov.au/scientistofyear.
The Australian Academy of Science offers a number of different funding opportunities to support your research, running a conference or travel. A number of these are currently open such as The Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology which offers $25,000 to EMCRs and can be used to help fund a research assistant or buy equipment. This is only one example of the great opportunities available so have a browse through the website and apply before 15 June 2016.
The EMCR Forum supports local events, such as the recent presentations by Professor Michael Breadmore (Hobart), Professor Peter Klinken (Perth), and Professor Rob Robinson (Sydney), at local Universities around Australia. If you have a great idea and are interested in hosting such a local event, then let us know via email or Twitter (@EMCRForum).
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