Calendar of Grants

Please note that dates which are retrospective serve as a guide to when the scheme may close in subsequent years. Dates may change significantly from one year to the next and we recommend you consult the COS Funding Opportunities database regularly.

Grants with external closing dates in:

January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December

N/A = Not Applicable (i.e. Applications are sent direct to the funding body by the applicant)

Open deadlines

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Harold Mitchell Foundation - Health and Arts Grants continuous
Ian Potter Foundation - Travel and Conference Grants continuous 4mnths prior to travel
United Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation continuous 15 working days prior
Wellcome Trust - Grants and Fellowships continuous submit at least 6 months prior to start of project

January

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Aust Pain Society and Aust Pain Relief Association - PhD Scholarship 20/1/06 10/1/06
Alzheimers Australia - Research for a Cure 30/01/06 16/01/06

February

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Ian Potter Foundation - General & Travel Grants 01/02/07 23/01/07
VicHealth Linkage Projects - Industry Partner Grants 01/02/07 18/01/07
British Pharmacological Society - AJ Clarke Studentship 03/02/06 apply direct
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Travel Grants for Young Researchers 03/02/07 19/01/07
NHMRC Program Grants 04/02/07 see NHMRC link
Aust Rotary Health Research Fund - PhD Scholarship into Motor Neurone Disease 09/02/07 29/01/07
Aust Rotary Health Research Fund - Royce Abbey Fellowship 09/02/07 26/01/07
NHMRC - Dementia Research Grants - Round 2 23/02/07 12/02/07
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - Churchill Fellowships 28/02/06 apply direct

March

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
ANZ Charitable Trust - Charitable Purposes in Victoria 01/03/07 15/02/07
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation - Jaqueline Du Pre Grants 12/03/07 26/02/07
Victorian Premier's Award for Medical Research 13/03/07 apply direct
NHMRC - Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research 30/03/07 15/03/07

April

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Victorian Govt - Victoria Fellowships 10/04/07 27/03/07
Victorian Govt - Victoria Prize 10/04/07 apply direct
Victorian Cancer Agency - Clinician Researcher Fellowship 23/04/07 05/04/07

May

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Viertel Charitable Foundation - Clinical Investigatorship 01/05/07 17/04/07
Viertel Charitable Foundation - Senior Medical Research Fellowship 01/05/07 17/04/07
Wicking Trust Grants (blind/visually impaired, aged, Alzheimer's Disease) 01/05/05 18/04/05
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Travel Grants for Young Researchers 05/05/06 03/05/06
NHMRC - Dementia Research Grants - Round 1 - EOI 11/05/06 27/04/06
VicHealth - Conference Support Scheme 11/05/07 30/04/07
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation - Grants 15/06/05 01/06/05
Australian Spinal Foundation Research Grants 31/05/05 17/05/05
Diabetes Australia Research Grants 31/05/05 17/05/05
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia - Postdoctoral Fellowships 31/05/06 17/05/06
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia - Project Grants 31/05/06 17/05/06

June

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Alzheimer's Australia - Dementia Grants 02/06/06 22/05/06
Alzheimer's Australia Research - Rosemary Foundation Travelling Fellowship 02/06/06 22/05/06
Alzheimer's Australia Research - Travel Scholarship 02/06/06 22/05/06
Dept Health and Ageing - Falls and injury prevention community grants programs 02/06/06 30/05/06
Haemophilia Foundation Australia - Research Grants 02/06/07 21/05/07
Ian Potter Foundation - General & Travel Grants 4/6/2007 21/5/07
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia partnered ARC Linkage grants 16/06/06 05/06/06
Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation - Medical Research Grants 27/06/05 20/06/05
Menzies Foundation Memorial Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences 30/06/06 16/06/06
Ramaciotti Foundation - Establishment and Major Equipment Grants 30/06/06 16/06/06
Ramaciotti Foundation - Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research 30/06/06 apply directly

July

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
ANZ Charitable Trusts - Medical Research and Technology in Victoria 01/07/06 28/06/06
National Institutes Clinical Studies - Fellowships 03/07/06 26/06/06
NHMRC - Australian Training Fellowships 04/07/06 26/06/06
NHMRC - Overseas Training Fellowships 04/07/06 26/06/06
VicHealth - Senior Research Fellowship 2005 09/07/2004 02/07/2004
VicHealth - Public Health Research Fellowship 2005 09/07/2004 02/07/2004
NHMRC - A Healthy Start to Life for all Australians Strategic Award 10/07/06 26/06/06
ARC - Linkage International Awards 14/07/06 30/06/06
Arthritis Australia - Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships 14/07/06 03/07/06
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute - Stream Four 27/07/05 13/07/05
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation - Jaqueline Du Pre Grants 30/07/07 16/07/07
Apex Foundation for Research into Intellectual Disability - Research grants 31/07/05 15/07/05

August

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
HCF Foundation - Health and Medical Research Grants 04/08/06 31/07/06
NHMRC Postgraduate Research Scholarships 04/08/06 21/07/06
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund 5/08/05 25/07/05
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund - Ian Scott Fellowship 05/08/05 27/07/05
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Travel Grants for Young Researchers and Young Scientists and Allied Health fields 11/08/06 28/07/06
NHMRC - Burnet Award (Round 2) 11/08/06 08/08/06
Wicking Trust Grants (blind/visually impaired, aged, Alzheimer's Disease) 15/08/05 01/08/05
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Summer Student Program 18/08/2004 9/08/2004
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation - Jaqueline Du Pre Fellowship 19/08/05 5/08/05
VicHealth - Public Health PhD Research Scholarships 2006 19/08/05 05/08/05
NHMRC - Ageing Well, Ageing Productively Program Grant NA 22/08/05
Motor Neurone Disease Research Inst of Aust - Grants and Fellowships 25/08/06 11/08/06
Aust Primary Health Care Research Institute - Stream Six grants 30/08/06 16/08/06
Pfizer Australia Research Fellowships 30/08/06 17/08/06
CASS Foundation - Postdoc Travel Grants 31/08/06 21/08/06
Pharmacia - Senior Research Fellowship 31/08/2004 23/08/2004

September

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
ANZ Charitalbe Trusts - Alfred Felton Bequest 1/09/06 21/08/06
Commonwealth Fund - Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy 01/09/06 apply direct
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia - Postgraduate Research Scholarships 01/09/06 18/08/06
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia - Seeding Grants 01/09/06 18/08/06
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia - Summer Vacation Scholarships 01/09/06 apply direct
ARC Centres of Excellence - (Expression-of-Intent to RGSO) NA 14/09/2004
Cass Foundation - Science & Medicine Grants 15/09/06 07/09/06

American Health Assistance Foundation - Alzheimers Disease Research Grants -  Standard Award Grants

 28/09/2004 20/09/04
La Trobe University - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 29/09/06 to Faculty Office
Helen MacPherson Smith Trust - Grants 30/09/04 29/09/04
Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd - Trustee's Gift Fund 30/09/2004 22/09/2004

October

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Ian Potter Foundation - General & Travel Grants 1/10/2007 17/9/2007
DHS - Public Health Research Projects - Expression of Interest 1/10/2004 22/09/04
GlaxoSmithKline Australia - Award for Research Excellence 2006 1/10/05 Apply direct
NHMRC Call for applications - Equipment Grants 2005 3/10/05 3/10/05
Cooper Medical Research Foundation - Grants 8/10/2004 1/10/04
Australia Research Council - Federation Fellowships 13/10/06 02/10/06
ARC Linkage International Awards 13/10/06 02/10/06
Australian Academy of Science Jnr Scientists visit to US Nat. Inst. of Health 14/10/2005 apply direct
Victorian Dept of Human Services Public Health Research Projects 2005/6 21/10/2005 7/10/05
Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine (CONROD) - Collaborative Research Grants Competition 25/10/2004 18/10/04
NHMRC Strategic Awards Preventive Healthcare and Strengthening Australia's Social and Economic Fabric 28/10/2005 7/10/05
Affinity Health Foundation - Research Grants 31/10/2005 annually
Prince Henry Institute of Medical Research Vacation Scholarships 31/10/2004

November

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Motor Neurone Disease Research Inst of Aust - Research Grants 1/11/2004 20/10/2004
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Travel Grants for Young Researchers 03/11/06 20/10/06
Dept Human Services Victoria - Public Health Research Projects 10/11/06 06/11/06
Tall Poppy Campaign - Merck Sharp & Dohme Florey Medal 23/11/06 apply direct - biennial
Nancy Pendergast Charitable Trust Fund - Medical Research Grants 30/11/06 16/11/06

December

Funding Body External Closing Date RGSO Closing Date
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund and Rotary Club Pakenham PhD Scholarship for Multiple Sclerosis 2/12/05 21/11/05
Aust Rotary Health Research Fund - Bartolina Peluso Scholarship into Dementia 15/12/06 04/12/06
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