The Bonn-Melbourne Research Excellence Fund fosters the development of high-quality research activities that include Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in a significant role. Applications from all schools and disciplines are encouraged. These should propose innovative and sustainable activities, built around collaborative research, linking researchers from the University of Bonn (Bonn) and the University of Melbourne (Melbourne). The research projects may take place in any country as long as they are undertaken collaboratively. The expectation is that these initial activities will lead to long-term collaborations, institutional and research relations, and when applicable,
generate publications, exhibitions, and/or external funding for ongoing collaboration.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
- Please ensure you have read and understood the Bonn-Melbourne Research Excellence Fund Guidelines and Instructions to Applicants.
- All applications must be endorsed by the PI’s Head of Department/School by completing and signing the relevant section of the Authority to Submit Form (formerly Faculty Certification Form).
- University of Melbourne PIs must attach the PDF of the Authority to Submit Form to this application.
- To meet the objectives of the project, funding received through the scheme may be used to support mobility costs for collaborating academic staff, and graduate researchers enrolled at Melbourne. Academic staff must meet the same eligibility requirements as the PIs.
- Proposals should be for new or emerging research collaborations that have not yet received third-party funding.
- Incomplete applications or declined eligibility exemptions will not be progressed for further assessment.
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