Melbourne Dental School

Research Funds

GRANTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MELBOURNE DENTAL SCHOOL AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATES

Grant applications must be submitted to the Research Administrator, Melbourne Dental School, by the internal deadline date. DO NOT submit grant applications directly to external granting bodies OR go by the deadline dates printed on the external websites.

Research Grants available
GRANT APPROX ADVERTISING DATE APPROX INTERNAL DUE DATE

Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Research Grants

Who can apply? Academic staff and postgraduate research students

Value of Grant: $5,000-$15,000

The ADRF will award the ADIA Research Prize to the primary applicant on the highest ranked research grant each year. Information on the ADIA Research Prize, including former winners, can be found on page 10 of the ADRF Annual Report

Frequency: Annually

Outcome:  October/November

Early February 2012

Monday, 19 March 2012

Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Undergraduate Research Grants

Who can apply? 4th year BDSc students; 1st and 2nd year BOH students; DDS students

Value of Grant: $2,200 to be paid in installments

Conditions: For a supervised research project to be undertaken over the summer.

The ADRF will award Undergraduate Research Grants to up to three students per dental school nationally.

Trebitsch Prize One applicant from the Melbourne Dental School will be nominated for the Trebitsch Prize. The Trebitsch Prize is awarded nationally each year to a student who wishes to conduct a research project in microbiology, biochemistry, immunology or molecular biology, with relevance to clinical dentistry.

The Leonard Hansen Undergraduate Research Prize The ADRF will award this prize to the student who submits the best final report (nationally) for their research project.

Information on the ADRF Undergraduate Research Grants, the Trebitsch Prize and the Leonard Hansen Undergraduate Research Prize can be found on pages 17-20 of the ADRF Annual Report.

Frequency: Annually

Outcome:  October/November

Early June 2012 Thursday, 5 July 2012

Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Colin Cormie Scholarship

Who can apply? Undergraduate students willing to interrupt their course to undertake a one year intercalate degree, or recent graduates who wish to undertake a suitable one year research-based program leading to a further degree.

Value of Grant: $7,600 plus $1,500 for consumables

Frequency: Annually

Outcome:  February/March (of the following year)
(tbc)

EOI due October 2012  (date tbc)
Nominations and project outlines due January 2013 (internal MDS deadline) (date tbc

Ratification by Executive of ADRF February 2013.

Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) R.W. Hession Award

Who can apply? Academic staff and research students.

Value of Grant: $15,000

Conditions: To be used for overseas research-related travel for not less than six weeks, or to assist with doctoral research

Frequency: Biennially

For more information and to download the application form, go to the ADRF website.
March 2012 Thursday, 17 May 2012

Australian Periodontology Research Foundation (APRF) Research Grants

Who can apply? Academic staff and postgraduate research students

Value of Grant: Up to $3,000

Frequency: Annually

Late February 2012

Thursday, 10 May 2012

BDSc Research Funds

Who can apply? 4th Year BDSc student groups

Value of Grant: Up to $800 per student group – funding for final year research project

Frequency: Annually

Outcome:  September/October

For more information, see Grants for BDSc students

July 2012

Thursday, 13 September 2012

BOH Research Funds

Who can apply? 2nd/3rd year BOH student groups

Value of Grant: A total of $2,000 to be divided amongst student groups – funding for final year research project

Frequency: Annually

Outcome: May/June

For more information, see Grants for BOH students

ROUND 1
February 2012

ROUND 2

July 2012

ROUND 1
Wednesday, 2 May 2012

ROUND 2
Thursday, 13 September 2012

DDS Research Funds

Who can apply? 1st year DDS student groups and later year DDS student groups that still have eligible funds remaining

Value of Grant: Up to $3,000 per student group for the entire candidature

Frequency: Annually

Outcome:  September/October

For more information, see Grants for DDS students

July 2012

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Dentsply Research Fund

Who can apply? Postgraduate research students

Value of Grant: Up to $3,000

Frequency: Annually
Mid March 2012 Wednesday, 16 May 2012

DHSV Research and Innovation Grants

DHSV’s grant program includes two types of grants that Melbourne Dental School staff may consider applying for:

  1. Strategic Research Project Grants
  2. Innovation Awards

Who can apply? Academic staff. Please note that at least one of the project investigators must be a staff member of DHSV or of a DHSV funded agency.

Value of Grant: Up to $50,000 for the Strategic Research Project Grants, and up to $20,000 for the Innovation Awards.

Frequency: Annually

Outcome:  September/October

For more information and to download an application form, see the DHSV website
Early May 2012 June 2012 (date tbc)

Ernest Joske Research Award

Who can apply? The Melbourne Dental School Research Committee will ask Heads of Sections to nominate one academic staff member from their section. The award is an early career award based on the applicant’s published research in the three years prior to the award.

Value of Grant: Approx $8,500

Frequency: Triennially
2014 Next award will be given in 2014

Peter Reade Oral Cancer Travel Award

Who can apply? Graduate students

Value of Grant: Up to $2,500

Eligibility & Criteria: The award supports a graduate student to present their research at the International Association of Oral Oncology conference, held every 2 years.

Frequency: Biennally

Outcome:  May/June

Application form

Early March 2013

Next award will be given in 2013 as the next International Association of Oral Oncology conference is due to be held in 2013.

Postgraduate Research Funds

Who can apply? Round 1: continuing postgraduate students enrolled prior to 2012

Round 2: all postgraduate students

Value of Grant: Dependent on student’s course and full-time/part-time status.

Frequency: Twice Annually. Please note 2012 will be the last year that there will be two funding rounds.

Outcome: Round 1 – May

Outcome:  Round 2 – October

For more information, see Grants for Research and Higher Degree students

ROUND 1
Early March 2012

ROUND 2
July 2012

ROUND 1
Wednesday, 2 May 2012.

ROUND 2
Monday, 17 September 2012.

Travel Award

Who can apply? Postgraduate and DDS students. (Please note that for DDS students, only one student per group may be funded to attend a conference).

Value of Grant: $2,000 for an international conference; $1,000 for a local conference (Australia and New Zealand).
Students are entitled to funding for one local and one international conference during their candidature.

Frequency: Twice Annually

Outcome:  Round 1 – May

Outcome:  Round 2 – October

ROUND 1
Early March 2012

ROUND 2
July 2012

ROUND 1
Wednesday, 2 May 2012.

ROUND 2
Monday, 17 September 2012.

For further information, please contact the Research Administrator
Room 4.408
Phone: 9341 1509
Email: lnelson@unimelb.edu.au

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