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.
| 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 12 of the ADRF Annual Report Frequency: Annually |
Early February | Early March (2008 applications closed) |
Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Undergraduate Research Grants Who can apply? 1st, 2nd and 3rd year BDSc & 1st and 2nd year BOH students. Value of Grant: $2,200 to be paid in installments Conditions: For a supervised research project to be undertaken over summer The student deemed the best applicant from The Melbourne Dental School will be nominated for The Trebitsch Prize. The Trebitsch Prize is awarded to one student nationally each year The student who submits the best final report (nationally) for this program will be awarded Information on the ADRF Undergraduate Research Grants, the Trebitsch Prize and the Leonard Hansen Undergraduate Research Prize can be found on pages 18-21 of the ADRF Annual Report Frequency: Annually |
Mid June | Mid July
(2008 applications due: Monday 21 July) |
Australian Periodontology Research Foundation (APRF) Research Grants Who can apply? Academic staff and postgraduate research students Value of Grant: Up to $5,000 Frequency: Annually |
Early March | Mid May
(2008 applications closed) |
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Who can apply? Postgraduate research students Value of Grant: Up to $3,000 Frequency: Annually |
Mid March | Mid April (2008 applications closed) |
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Who can apply? Postgraduate research students Value of Grant: Dependent on course and FT/PT status (see application form for details) Frequency: Twice Annually |
ROUND 1 ROUND 2 Late July |
ROUND 1 (2008 round 1 applications closed) ROUND 2 (2008 round 2 applications due |
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Who can apply? Postgraduate research students Value of Grant: $2,000 for international conference, $1,000 for local conference. Students are entitled to funding support for one local and one international conference throughout their candidature Frequency: Twice Annually |
ROUND 1 ROUND 2 Late July |
ROUND 1 ROUND 2 (2008 round 2 applications due Friday 5th September) |
4th Year BDSc Undergraduate Research Funds Who can apply? 4th Year BDSc student groups Value of Grant: A total of $8,000 to be divided amongst student groups Frequency: Annually |
July |
September (2008 applications due |
2nd Year BOH Undergraduate Research Funds Who can apply? 2nd year BOH student groups Value of Grant: A total of $2,000 to be divided amongst student groups Frequency: Annually |
October |
October/November (2008 applications due Friday 31 October) |
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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: $8,600 plus $1,500 for consumables Frequency: Annually |
September |
EOI due November (2008/09 dates TBC) |
ADRF R.W. Hession Award Who can apply? Academic staff 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 |
September | Next award advertised in 2009 for 2010 |
Ernest Joske Research Award Who can apply? Heads of Sections will be asked by the Melbourne Dental School Research Committee to nominate one academic staff member from their section. Value of Grant: Approx $8,500 Eligibility & Criteria: The award is an early career award based on published research of the three years prior to the award Frequency: Triennially |
Next award will be given in 2008. Dates TBA | |
Gordon Castles Trust Fund (from 2009) This Gordon Castles Trust will fund a PhD Scholarship in 2009. It will be open to both local and overseas students and will be for approximately $25,000 p.a. for 3 years with the possibility of a 6 month extension. Further details on application procedures will be disseminated in due course |
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Oral Cancer Research Fund The Oral Cancer Research Fund established the Peter Reade Oral Cancer Travel Award to support a postgraduate student in presenting their research at the International Academy of Oral Oncology conference which is held every 2 years. |
The next International Academy of Oral Oncology conference is due to be held in 2009. |
For further information, please contact the Research Administrator
Room 4.408
Phone: 9341 1509
Email: grya@unimelb.edu.au