FMNHS researchers succeed in this year's Victorian Cancer Agency funding round

The Victorian Cancer Agency has announced it's 2014 - 2015 funding recipients, with four FMNHS researchers receiving grants.

Dr Hieu Nim from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Dr Arun Azad from Monash Health and School of Clinical Sciences, Dr Carmel Pezaro from Eastern Health Clinical School and Dr Kelly Walton from MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research were all awarded grants in this year's funding round. 

Congratulations to all our researchers! 

amfAR investment grants for exploring HIV persistence and eradication

amfAR has established a new funding mechanism known as Investment Grants to bring scientists outside the field of HIV/SIV to lend their experience and vision to curing HIV. Proposals must include collaboration with a scientist having a record of publications in the HIV field. Priority will be given to projects with the potential to improve upon current HIV cure strategies or identify undescribed challenges.

Eligibilty

Principal investigator:

• Must hold a doctoral-level degree

• Must hold a faculty-level position at a nonprofit research institution

• Must have verifiable competencies outside the field of HIV

• Must collaborate with an experienced HIV cure research scientist

amfAR grants are made to nonprofit organizations worldwide. Applicant investigators need not be U.S. citizens, and there are no restrictions as to age, color, creed, gender, medical condition, handicap, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Request for proposals

Funding to support research by scientists outside the field of HIV that explores the potential for HIV eradication.

Total Cost Maximum: $1,000,000

Performance Period: 4 years (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2019)

LOI Deadline: August 13, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT

Request application portal credentials: no later than 3:00 PM, August 10, 2015 (request form)

Detailed information about this funding opportunity

Apply: Visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA

The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) invites expressions of interest (EOIs) from junior scientists who are no more than 30 years of age at time of application, to visit one of the Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA. Proposals in any health-related field of natural science will be considered. Only Australian citizens and Australian permanent residents living in Australia at the time of application are eligible to apply. The successful applicant will receive a contribution towards the direct return air travel between Australia and the host institution up to a maximum of AU$2,600 and a once-off living allowance up to a maximum of AU$400.

For further information including eligibility requirements and how to apply please visit https://www.science.org.au/visit-national-institutes-health-usa-junior-scientist-2016-open.

The closing date is 9:00 am, Monday 1 June 2015 for travel in 2016.

The AAS expect to notify applicants of its nominations by July 2015. Please note the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health will then need to select a suitable candidate. This may not occur until December 2015.