There are two documents required by COB Wed 6th Feb to apply for the ARC Future Fellowship:

• email your draft application in PDF to research.grants@sydney.edu.au
• email your Strategic Statement (D3) in WORD to jennifer.turner@sydney.edu.au

Once the DVC Research signature is added by the Research Portfolio, the finalised D3 will be available from the ARC Research Management System (RMS).

Please note: The finalised D3 will not be returned to applicants by Research Development.

The aim of the Environmental Research program is to support research projects that help address environmental problems in NSW.

There are strict limitations on the number of Expressions of Interest (EOI) that can be submitted from an organisation for this scheme.

If you are intending to submit an EOI for this scheme please send a copy  to Luda Kuchieva by cob Tuesday 5th February 2013 to enable the internal selection process.

Grants are available for biophysical, social or economic research relating to any of the four priority areas: Threats to the environment; Biodiversity and native vegetation; Pollution; and  Rivers, wetlands and coasts.

Organisations can submit a maximum of three Expressions of Interest for each project category.

The total amount to be offered under the Environmental Research program in 2013 is $1,000,000.

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through its Council for Australian-Arab Relations, invites applications for its grants.

These support projects that seek to enhance Australia’s economic, cultural and social relations with the countries and territories of the Arab League. Preference is given to activities that build community and institutional linkages. Priority areas this year include:

• education;
• arts and culture;
• professional and business exchange;
• public policy, including media;
• science, technology and environment;
• health and sport.

Grants are generally worth up to AU$20,000 each.

Applications close midnight 28 February, 2013.

The Cancer Institute NSW invites applications for its Aboriginal cancer partnerships grants worth up to AU$180,000.

These are for projects delivered by local health professional networks that build Aboriginal cancer control capacity and knowledge of health professionals across the spectrum of cancer control.

These networks must include health professionals from local health districts, Aboriginal community controlled health services or other relevant health sectors who work together to improve the quality of cancer care and services for Aboriginal people with cancer and their families.

Applications are due by 5pm, 18 February 2013

The Australian Army invites applications under its army history research grants scheme.

This is intended to support and encourage research into the role and involvement of the Australian Army in the development of the nation.

Priority areas are military strategy and operations, military social history and military heritage. Grants are worth up to AU$15,000 for one year.

The closing date for applications is 15 February 2013

A two day introductory course for researchers and PhD students who have never used high performance computing before or have had only limited exposure.

High performance computing (HPC) is a powerful tool to use when facing computationally-intensive tasks. If you are waiting hours or days for your computer to crunch through your data, this course is for you. It will enable you to use the HPC facilities available to the university through its support agencies such as Intersect and NCI.

This course assumes only basic Windows competence and will teach participants how to interact via the command line, move data between different locations and prepare and run it through the HPC facilities. It will be delivered in a small group workshop including presentations and hands-on exercises with tutors.

Course dates and registration:

• 11 and 12 February
• 28 February and 1 March

If you're new to research or the University, in need of an update or have an interest in animal research, register now for our Introduction to Animal Research course.

This course, which does not use animals, focuses on the ethical and legal aspects of animal research.

To find out more and register online, visit the Research Support website.

Details
When: 19 February 2013
Where: Nursing Lecture Theatre, Ground Level Building B, Mallett Street Campus.
Register online by 12 February 2013.