Government of Australia’s Research Council is currently seeking proposals from eligible organizations in the country for the Future Fellowships program that is aimed at promoting research in the areas of critical national importance by giving outstanding researchers incentives to conduct their research in Australia. The Future Fellowships scheme provides funding to Eligible Organizations in Australia to support research.
Objectives
The objectives of the Future Fellowships scheme are to:
- attract and retain outstanding mid-career researchers;
- build collaboration across industry and/or research institutions and/or disciplines;
- support research in national priorities across all disciplines that will result in economic, environmental, social, health and/or cultural benefits for Australia; and
- strengthen Australia’s research capacity by supporting innovative, internationally competitive research.
Priority Areas
Future Fellowships funding commencing in 2012 encourages Proposals in the following targeted priority areas:
National research capacity
The Proposal should demonstrate how the Project and the Future Fellowship Candidate will increase Australia’s research capacity to undertake research in the targeted areas at the most appropriate Administering Organization, including, attracting Australian or overseas researchers to conduct research in the best research environment whilst developing existing or emerging research strengths.
Targeted research areas
The targeted research areas of national significance are: bioinformatics; computer system security; Indigenous health and wellbeing; managing innovation, renewable energy and green technology; pattern recognition and data mining; safeguarding Australia (especially electronic security, surveillance and detection); understanding culture and communities.
Last date for submission of proposals is November 30, 2011
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