For 2013 the Asthma Foundation WA is curently funding Project Research Grants, New Investigator Grants and PhD Scholarship Top-Ups.
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Project budgets for both Project Research and New Investigator grants of no more than $19,000 (plus GST) are preferred.
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Assistance of up to $6,000 (plus GST) per annum is available for the life of the PhD, to a maximum of three years.
Grant Guidelines for Applicants can be downloaded herein.
New Investigator Grants
The aim of these grants is to attract new researchers to the asthma field and to give them a "step-up" into the competitive national grant funding system. A New Investigator Grant allows new researchers to collect the preliminary data required to apply for ongoing funding by other bodies (eg NH&MRC). New investigators are defined as those not having previously been named as a Chief Investigator on national competitive grants.
Download 2013 New Investigator Application Form (Word doc)
Download Guidelines for Applicants (.pdf)
Project Grants
These are traditional project grants, aimed primarily at established investigators.
Download 2013 Project Research Application Form (Word doc)
Download Guidelines for Applicants (.pdf)
PhD Scholarship Top-Up
Researchers who currently hold or have been approved for a full PhD Scholarship from another body, are eligible to apply for a Scholarship Top-Up from the Foundation to assist in their studies. Their PhD should apply to full time research in an area relevant to people with asthma. Assistance of up to $6,000 p.a. is available for the life of the PhD, to a maximum of three years.
Download 2013 PhD Scholarship Top-Up Application Form (Word doc)
Download Flyer and Guidelines for Applicants (.pdf)
Applications for the Project Research Grants, New Investigator Grants and PhD Scholarship Top-Ups close by 5:00pm, Monday, 28th May 2012.
Applications for research grants may be submitted electronically (researchgrants@asthmawa.org.au) but six hard copies must be submitted including all necessary signatures and sent to the address on the Contact Us page.
Vi Watson Vacation Scholarships – offered in October each year
Vi Watson Vacation Scholarships are open to all WA-based university students undertaking research projects relevant to asthma, who have successfully completed at least two years of a degree course or who have completed their degree (including honours degrees). The scholarships provide students with the financial support required to continue their research over the summer break.
Please click here to view a summary of research projects we have funded over the past few years.