Internal schemes

The Flinders University Innovation Partnership Seed Grants encourage new partner organisation-linked research and provide seed-funding to assist in developing long-term research engagement with partner organisations leading to high quality external grant applications.

Value: Up to $25,000 (GST exclusive) for a project provided an equivalent or greater cash contribution is committed by the external partner organisation(s).

Closing date: In 2021 there will be two deadlines for applications: 30/08/21 and 01/12/21.
The application portal will remain open until 01/12/21.  Applications submitted prior to each deadline will be evaluated and a decision advised. 

Note: You are not required to complete a ResearchNow application for this submission. If you are successful, you will then be asked to complete a ResearchNow application form.

Enquiries: Please contact Gareth Rees, Senior Research Grants Officer, by phone on (08) 8201 2199 or email research.grants@flinders.edu.au

Application form and guidelines

• Online application form
  
• Guidelines
• Sample application

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

The High Impact Collaborative Research Development Fund is designed to support the development of major bids for external research funding led by Flinders University.

• Value: Funding of up to $100k will be available for expenditure in 2021 to support the development of bids for at least $1.5m of research funding coming to Flinders.
  
• Closing date: Closed for 2021
  

Application form

• Guidelines
  
• Application

The 2025 Agenda sets a challenge to the Flinders research community to ‘Address challenges of local, national and global significance to deliver outcomes that change lives for the better’.

Flinders University has established a Climate Response Seed Grant scheme to promote research on climate change and climate-related disaster mitigation, response and resilience, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and, as prioritised in the 2025 Agenda, engagement with business, industry, government and non-government organisations.

Value: Up to $25,000

Closing date: Will not be offered in 2021

Application form and guidelines

• Guidelines
• 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