Research updates

Application Seminar - 2021 ARC DECRA

Date: Tuesday, 3 December
Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm
Venue: Prest Theatre (G06) Faculty of Business & Economics, 111 Barry Street, Parkville
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Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) will be holding an information seminar for the 2021 ARC DECRA scheme. The seminar will provide an overview of the application process and discuss the recent changes to the Grant Guidelines and application form. Prospective applicants for the DE21 scheme are encouraged to attend, places are limited.

More information and resources are availabe on the DECRA page.

Please complete a Notice of Intent as soon as possible if you intend to submit an application in this round.
Contact ric-arcdecra@unimelb.edu.au if you have any questions.

Uploading research outputs to ARC RMS for ARC grant applications

Before applying for an ARC grant research outputs must first be added to an applicant's ARC Research Management System (RMS) profile before they can be selected for inclusion on an application. The University's recommended approach is to export research outputs from Minerva Elements as a BibTeX file to achieve best data integrity. See the information guide for the latest step-by-step process.

If you are planning and have not notified MERI that you are submitting ARC Discovery Projects, ARC DECRA or an ARC Linkage project please contact Alex at mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au as soon as possible.

Information Seminar - 2021 Discovery Projects

Date: Thursday 12 December
Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm
Venue: Prest Theatre (G06) Faculty of Business & Economics, 111 Barry Street, Parkville
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Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) will be holding the 2021 Discovery Projects seminar for the upcoming round.  This seminar intends to provide an overview of the application process and discuss the recent changes to the Discovery Projects scheme. This will also give an opportunity for researchers to clarify the scheme’s grant guidelines.
Prospective applicants for the DP21 scheme are encouraged to attend.

For enquiries, please email ric-arcdiscovery@unimelb.edu.au

A McKenzie Fellowship was awarded to Dr Maree Martinussen for her project titled: “Widening participation in Australian higher education: Class and the gendered ‘confidence gap’”. Dr Martinuseen will be joining us from the University of Auckland.

MGSE academic staff are encouraged to add their research outputs in the university publications system: Minerva Elements.

• All continuing and fixed term staff are required to lodge their research outputs in the School Annual Research Output Collection
• Casual Academic staff and research students are encouraged to lodge their research outputs
• For all staff and students, it is essential to lodge the research outputs where they relate to funded research activities.

Annual Research Collection

MERI is looking to deploy an improved process for the annual collection of publications at MGSE. Before the process is put into practice, an audit of publications accepted during 2019 across the following categories is required:

• A1 Books - authored - research
• B1 Chapters in research books
• C1 Journal articles - refereed
• F1 Conference publications - full written paper - refereed

Please send a list of your research outputs published from 1 January 2019 until today. The MERI team will check if they are already listed in Minerva Elements.

These lists can be sent to mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au.

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is running a special issue The Contributions of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Literacy and Professor Lindsay Oades from the Centre for Positive Psychology will be the guest editor.

This special issue will focus on the:

• Contribution of positive psychology to population health and wellbeing
• Potential contribution of wellbeing literacy to understanding and enhancing population health and wellbeing.

IJERPH encourage the submission of papers that report on:

• The interaction of positive psychological factors (e.g., strengths, optimism, self-regulation) related to population health and/or wellbeing
• Contemporary views in wellbeing science that can be applied to populations
• Wellbeing literacy and other aspects of language use that influence aspects of population health
• New data or conceptualisatons of population health through a wellbeing or positive psychological lens.

If you are interested, please submit a 350-word abstract by 1 December 2019 for consideration and feedback from the Guest Editors. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to submit a full manuscript. Subject to the decision of the Special Issue editors, up to five manuscripts accepted through this process will receive a waiver of the normal Journal publication fee. In addition, authors may submit their paper through the normal journal submission process and the usual journal processing fee of 1800 CHF will apply.

For more information, visit the special issue website.

The submission deadline is 30 June 2020. Manuscripts must be submitted through the online manuscript submission and editorial system at http://susy.mdpi.com.

MGSE Submission Policy

Please note that MGSE submission policy requires all proposals (internal and external) to be endorsed by the Dean, as Head of Department.

MERI close dates are set in advance of the close dates of the funding body (for submissions direct to sponsor) or the research innovation and commercialisation closing date (usually about a week).

If you are in a situation where you think you will be unable to make the MERI close date, please contact MERI and let us know that you are intending to apply, noting that the level of service MERI can provide in relation to feedback and assistance with proposals will be determined by the amount of lead time available.

MERI close dates are available on all funding opportunities found in the funding opportunities section below.

If you are interested in making an application to any opportunity, please notify MERI at your earliest convenience. This applies to both lead (submitted through UoM) and non-lead proposals (those submitted through other institutions). This feeds in to the MGSE Submission Policy, and additionally allows MERI to provide the appropriate support for your application.

Key opportunities

Applications for the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) Special Studies Program – Short (SSP-S) Round 2, 2019 are now open.

Round 2 of 2019 of the SSP-S is for Semester 1, 2020 (January-May) or Semester 2, 2020 (June to December) or Semester 1 2021 (January -May). This involves special study for a buyout of 2 x 24 hours subjects.

Applications Please complete the application via SmartyGrants and attach your CV and your Supervisor’s letter of support.
The closing date for applications from eligible MGSE academic staff who wish to apply for SSP-S is Sunday 1 December.

Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Engaging with India: 2020-2024 grants

Future Fellowship FT20 for MERI and RIC

Dan David Prize

Applications close: Saturday 30 November

Three prizes, worth USD 1 million each, are available. Ten per cent of the prize must be donated towards scholarships. This recognises interdisciplinary research contributing to humanity in the sciences, arts, humanities, public service and business. The nominations must be submitted in one of three categories: cultural preservation and revival, gender equality and artificial intelligence. More information is available on the Dan David Prize page.

Applications close: Friday 6 December

Perpetual distributes more than $100 million annually to non-profit organisations on behalf of the charitable trusts and endowments that we manage. Perpetual operates an annual IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program to support many of our clients and co-trustees in making decisions on where their distributions could be directed. This program recognises the importance of the philanthropist, good grant making and governance in building a healthy and responsive charitable NFP sector, and is an opportunity for charitable organisations to demonstrate the quality of their work and mission. For more information visit the Perpetual website.

Applications are now open for the ARC DECRA for funding commencing in 2021. This award provides focused research support for early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions.

Candidates must at the closing date of submission have been awarded a PhD on or after 1 March 2015, or have eligible, certifiable career interruptions. Up to 200 fellowships are awarded each year, with a per annum salary contribution of up to $104,316 for three years, as well as up to $50,000 of non-salary funding per year. Funding commences on 1 January 2021.

Applications open on RMS: 16 October 2019
Applications due to RIC for review: 24 February – 26 February 2020
Final applications due to RIC: 6 March 2020

A detailed timeline and submission information is available on the RIC DECRA website.

Instructions to Applicants and FAQs: Now available at Grant Connect or RIC DECRA website.
Please contact Alex Burns if you are interested in applying.

McCoy Project Seed Fund and PhD Scholarships

The University of Melbourne, in collaboration with Museums Victoria, invites applications to the McCoy Project Seed Fund and PhD Scholarships. The McCoy Seed Fund provides funding to support the development of collaborative research projects. A small number of grants of between $5 000 and $20 000 will be awarded annually to project teams involving at least one researcher from both UoM and Museums Victoria. Additionally, the McCoy Project will be offering two PhD Scholarships to commence in 2020, allocated between the HASS and STEM disciplines. Applications for both are due Thursday 6 February 2020.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm Thursday  6 February 2020

• Seed Fund
• PhD Scholarships
• RIC Contact: mccoy-project@unimelb.edu.au

The Ford Foundation is open to new ideas and invite you to submit yours on their online form. They will review and contact you within 45 days. One of the areas they are focusing on is persistent prejudice and discrimination against women, people with disabilities and racial, ethnic and caste minorities.

Please contact MERI if you are interested in applying.

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission invites applications for its professional scholarship in vocational education and training. This enables employees within the vocational education and training sector or training leaders in business and industry to undertake a short course or research programme in this field at a US institution. The scholarship may also be used for other forms of professional development, including visits to relevant organisations. The outcomes must benefit the wider vocational and training sector in Australia.

Teachers, managers, administrators and other employees of private and public registered training organisations may apply. People who are leading vocational education and training strategies within their business, and staff within universities that teach within the training and skills sector, are also eligible. Applicants must hold at least an undergraduate degree or equivalent, and be Australian citizens residing in Australia at the time of application. Applicants may not hold dual US-Australia citizenship or US permanent residency, and must be prepared to return to Australia for the two years following the programme.

Scholarships include living, travel and dependent allowances, and health insurance worth up to AUD 100,000, for up to four months.

Applications re-open February 2020 visit the Fulbright Australia page for further information.

Your funding opportunities can be found through Melbourne Graduate school of Education Research Professional Magazine, this curated fortnightly e-publication is updated simultaneously with the MGSE News release.

Consultations are available for HASS researchers seeking to extend their research capabilities through the use of digital technologies. SCIP Informatics experts can provide advice on research data management and informatics questions (including help with ARC applications).  Please email the SCIP informatics team to arrange an appointment: scip-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

Location: 100 Leicester Street (near staff kitchen/lounge) Level 3
Time: Between 1pm to 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, by appointment, please email scip-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

Publications Launchpad

Minerva Elements

Have you been entering your publications into Minerva Elements? If so, please also send your supporting evidence to MERI
This way, we can also include your recent publications in ‘Publications Launchpad’.

Below is a summary of publication and Minerva updates:

How To Add Publications To Minerva: Minerva Elements is the system used to add and update publications. A Minerva User Guide is available. It is also important to check against the University Publications Collections Guidelines on evidence needed for each publication category. Please contact MERI for further advice on publications collection.

Training: additional MGSE specific training sessions will be held in the coming months or contact MERI to organise a one-on-one session.