Funding opportunities
MGSE funding submission essentials
This process is in response to both the MGSE Submissions Policy and the MGSE Grants Notice of Intent (NOI) Policy. It applies to both lead proposals (submitted via University) and non-lead proposals (submitted through other institutions).
It's essential to notify the MERI Grants team of your intent to apply for any funding opportunity, as all funding proposals (internal and external) need to be endorsed by the Dean, as Head of Department.
As all applications require several internal approvals, MERI sets its own close dates in advance of both the funding body (for submissions direct to sponsor), as well as the Research, Innovation, and Commercialisation (RIC) closing dates. This allows time to process your application before it is formally submitted.
If you're not sure you can make the MERI close date, email the Grants team with your intent to apply.
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Opportunities closing soon
Commonwealth Foundation Special Grants Call: COVID -19
Deadline to contact the grants team: Friday 11 September
The Commonwealth Grants Programme supports innovative projects that strengthen the ability of voices to engage with governments about the impact of COVID-19 to improve governance and development outcomes through their active participation. The focus is on national initiatives that engage with government in strengthening institutions, policies, and practices as communities and countries seek to recover and rebuild. Applicants must be based in a Commonwealth member state and the organisations must be registered as non-profits. Grants are worth between GBP £10,000 (approx. AU$18250)and £30,000 (approx. AU$55,000) each for a period of 12 months.
Applications close on Friday 18 September.
Melbourne InnovatEd Seed Funding for EduTech
Deadline to contact the grants team: Wednesday 16 September
Melbourne InnovatEd is the University incubation program for educational technology innovation. It is designed to incentivise, support and drive the creation and uptake of edutech innovations within the University. The program is now looking for individuals or teams with a passion to explore new opportunities and ideas at the intersection of education and technology.
InnovatEd is offering seed funding of up to $25,000 towards developing educational technology innovations for tertiary education.
Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 23 September.
Interdisciplinary Seed Funding - EOIs
Deadline to contact the grants team: Wednesday 16 September
The Melbourne Centre for Data Science (MCDS) is seeking expressions of interest for new interdisciplinary projects that join data science expertise with expertise from other domains. Collaboration is a core value at MCDS and they are eager to hear about ways you are working or would like to work at the intersection of data science and its applicability to all fields. They would love to hear about your innovative research ideas, your creative approaches to a complex problem, your new angles of questioning, and the special team put together to tackle the issue. This year they are funding up to three projects at up to $20k per project.
Applications close Wednesday 23 September.
Australia-Korea Foundation Grants
Deadline to contact the grants team: Friday 18 September
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites applications for its Australia-Korea Foundation Grants. These aim to increase public awareness of Australia in Korea, and of Korea in Australia, and to develop partnerships in areas of shared interest in the bilateral, regional, and global context.
Grants are worth between AUD $5,000 and $AUD 40,000 each per year for up to three years.
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Telematics Trust Small Grants
Deadline to contact the grants team: Thursday 1 October
The Telematics Trust funds projects which: educate and empower people from diverse backgrounds to learn new things and build their capacity to contribute to society; would be assisted by seeding grants; are not likely to be supported by other funding bodies. All projects must be based in Victoria and be for the benefit of Victorians. Grants are worth up to AUD $50,000 each over one year.
Applications close Thursday 8 October.
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Dyason Fellowships Funding
Deadline to contact the grants team: Monday 5 October
Applications for 2020 Dyason Fellowships are now open. Funding is available to assist University staff to undertake or host a short-term international visit that fosters significant and lasting research collaborations with leading international researchers and their academic networks.
Applications close on Monday 12 October.
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MEL-BER Seed Fund
Deadline to contact the grants team: Monday 12 October
Together with the members of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) – Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universität, Technische Universität, and Charité – the University has opened the second round of the MEL-BER Partnership: Call for Joint Research Proposals 2020/21, seeking to strengthen our existing links and stimulate new research collaborations between Melbourne and the four Berlin institutions. In last year's inaugural call, 12 projects received funding.
Applications close on Monday 19 October.
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Melbourne-Bonn Research Excellence Fund
Deadline to contact the grants team: Friday 23 October
The inaugural call of the Bonn-Melbourne Research Excellence Fund aims to support collaboration in new research areas with Universität Bonn that have not yet received funding from Bonn or Melbourne or through a third-party before. Up to three applications will be funded and receive up to 20,000 € or $33,000 AUD from each institution.
Applications close on Friday 30 October.
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Reminder: ARC Linkage Projects
Linkage Projects 2020 Assessment Round 3
- Submit review ready application to MERI: 26 October 2020
Submit review ready application to RIC: 2 November 2020
Request not to Assess due to RIC: 15 November 2020
Request not to Assess Close: 17 November 2020 - Final Application due to MERI: 17 November 2020
Final Application due to RIC: 24 November 2020
Final Applications due to ARC: 1 December 2020
If you are contemplating submitting an application in round 3, you must email the Grants team as soon as possible.
- Submit review ready application to MERI: 26 October 2020
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Reminder: DECRA and Future Fellowship applications extended
Applications close Wednesday 25 November.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has extended the application time frames for DECRA and Future Fellowship applications, to take into account the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more on the ARC website.
If you're considering applying, please email the Grants team as soon as possible.
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Ongoing opportunities
The Ford Foundation - Challenging Inequality
Expressions of Interest are open on an ongoing basis
The Ford Foundation is a prestigious United States funder that has fellowship and project opportunities available in the broad thematic area of Challenging Inequality. Having a United States partner would improve the competitiveness of your application.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Applications are open on an ongoing basis
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has a grants database with fellowship and project opportunities that includes Higher Education in the Humanities, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Scholarly Communications, and International Higher Education. Having a United States partner would improve the competitiveness of your application.
The Economic and Research Council
Applications are open on an ongoing basis
The Economic and Social Research Council has called for proposals for a range of project ideas and specific grant opportunities. Having a United Kingdom partner would improve the competitiveness of your application.