Internal schemes

The Research Infrastructure Funding scheme, a component of the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Investment Plan, provides funding for research equipment and infrastructure. Investment in research infrastructure is central to building research capacity, producing high quality outputs, improving competitive grant competitiveness, supporting industry collaboration and attracting and retaining high quality researchers. 

Closing date: Contact your College Dean (Research) for the College internal closing dates

Application form and guidelines

• Guidelines & application form

The Flinders University Impact Seed Funding Grant provides an opportunity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to develop their careers and enable key research projects or promotion of research outcomes. Flinders University has partnered with our community of donors to provide the opportunity for ECRs to receive financial support to develop and fortify their skill sets. Our supporters want to make a difference by building our researchers’ capacity and capabilities to make a positive impact.

Value: Up to $10,000

Opening date: Friday 9 July 2021

Closing date: Closed for 2021

Submission: Online submission form

Application form and guidelines

• Guidelines
• Application template
• Online submission preview

Flinders Foundation, with support from Flinders University, is proud to offer this grant round to support health and medical researchers from Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), made possible thanks to generous donors and supporters in the community.

Up to $25,000 is available for each research project. The seed funding will enable researchers to produce preliminary data to apply for larger grants from national and international funding bodies and will result in many research discoveries and advances in health.

Enquires can be directed to the Flinders University Research Development and Support team at nhmrc@flinders.edu.au or Flinders Foundation at info@flindersfoundation.org.au.

Information on the 2020 Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant Round recipients is available on the Flinders Foundation website.

Value: Up to $25,000

Closing date: Applications must be lodged by 9:00am ACST Monday 16 August via the application form. Grants will be formally awarded in November.

Application form

• Online application form

Visiting International Research Fellowship

The Flinders University Visiting International Research Fellowship is to provide funds to colleges to attract a visiting international researcher.

• Number of Fellowships: Up to three (3) each year
• Value: Typically $5,000 to $15,000 (3-12 weeks)
• Closing date: The VIRF will not be offered in 2021

Application form

• Application

The Flinders University Parental Leave Research Support Scheme (formerly Re-entry Fellowship) is to assist researchers in maintaining or re-establishing their research careers after time away from research following a period of primary carer or adoption leave.

• Value: Up to $50,000
• Closing date: By 30 April and 30 November each year.

Application form

• Application