NSW Career Establishment Grant - NSW & ACT
Information and Call for Nominations for 2008
The Leukaemia Foundation is pleased to announce that for the second year we are calling for nominations for a Career Establishment Grant to medical graduates who:
- Have recently completed their post-graduate training in Haematology (FRACP and FRCPA)
- Are taking up their first specialist appointment in Clinical or Research Haematology in a teaching hospital in NSW or the ACT.
It is anticipated that grant monies of $50,000/annum for a maximum period of three years will be awarded.
The Leukaemia Foundation invites nominations of suitable candidates from Heads of Department in Haematology at teaching hospitals in NSW and the ACT. The Career Establishment Grant should be used to foster the recipient’s scientific career in haematological malignancies and may be used to support research projects in basic, applied and translational research into the causes, treatment and care of people living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders. Applicants are encouraged to develop innovative approaches to haematological problems, especially in the areas of basic or fundamental research.
There will be ONE Career Establishment Grant awarded in 2008.
| Closing date for receipt nominations is 25 July 2008 |
Application forms and guidelines for nominations can be obtained here
| 25 July 2008 | Closing date for nominations (no late nominations will be accepted). |
| August 2008 | Nominations assessed by Leukaemia Foundation, Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee NSW |
| September 2008 | Announcement of successful nominee |
Conditions of Award for Career Establishment Grant – NSW & ACT
- The Leukaemia Foundation wishes to support research in Australia into the causes, treatment and care of people with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders.
- Persons working in a teaching hospital in NSW or the ACT will be eligible for nomination for the Career Establishment Grant if they:
- Have recently completed their post-graduate training in Haematology (FRACP and FRCPA)
- Are taking up their first specialist appointment in Clinical or Research Haematology in a teaching hospital in NSW or the ACT.
- Nominations for the Career Establishment Grant will be considered for specific projects to support any of the following:
- Salaries for research workers;
- Maintenance costs for research projects.
- Nominations are invited once per year or as funding allows.
- Nominations must follow the format prescribed by the Foundation, as detailed in the ’Outline of Format for Nominations for Career Establishment Grant’ document.
- Nominations will be reviewed and ranked by the Leukaemia Foundation National Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee.
- The NMSAC will recommend to the Board of the Leukaemia Foundation the best nominee for the award.
- In applying for research funding from the Foundation, applicants confirm that they will:
- Ensure the ethical conduct of research under the grant;
- Report annually on progress made towards scientific goals;
- Lodge a final report within three months of the completion of the grant;
- Identify any applications to other organisations for the same project;
- Acknowledge the support of the Leukaemia Foundation in any publications (including scientific articles, press releases and abstracts) arising from work carried out under the grant.
- By virtue of the signature of the appropriate administrative officer on the application form, institutions confirm that they will ensure:
- That moneys given by the Foundation will be administered by the institution only for the purpose designated by the Foundation and in accordance with any directions given by the Foundation;
- That a financial statement (outlining budget and expenditure against the project) will be provided annually by the institution to the Foundation for each grant funded by the Foundation;
- That physical facilities and infrastructure support will be provided and maintained to allow research under the grant to proceed.
- That the applicant has the work time available to undertake the proposed study when existing commitments are considered
- Any grant will be conditional upon the relevant institution and the applicant(s) entering into an appropriate form of agreement with the Leukaemia Foundation as to the disposition of the grant.
- Recipients of grants may be asked by the Foundation to present the results of the research funded by the Leukaemia Foundation at a public symposium, in media or other promotional activity organised by the Foundation.
More information
For further information please contact:
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Dr Susan O'Brien |
Dr Anna Williamson |
