Tools

Information Sheet

The following resources provide information and contact details for research grants and funding opportunities both within Australia and overseas.

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

The Grants register	REF LB2338.G72
The GrantSearch register of Australian funding / Julie Summers 2003	REF Q179.98.S86 2003
The Australian directory of philanthropy	REF HV473.A2 A8 2002/03
Winning grants step by step: the complete workbook for planning, developing, writing successful proposals	HG177 .C37 2002
International awards: scholarships, fellowships, research grants	REF LB2338 .I58 2001

A commercial database of Australian grant information to which you can subscribe for a limited period (eg a week) to carry out a search.

Australian Research Council	The ARC funds research and researchers under the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP). These programs are grouped into Discovery, Linkage and Centres.
National Health and Medical Research Council	Full description of NHMRC grants available, with FAQs relating to research funding.
JASON Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network	JASON is a search engine that contains information about postgraduate scholarships. The scholarships in the database apply to Australian students wishing to study at home or abroad, and to international students wishing to study in Australia.
The CORDIS Gateway	The Community Research and Development Information Service is the European Union's web gateway to all information relating to funding for research and development.
UWA - Writing successful grant applications	Guidelines from UWA on the key issues to be addressed when applying for research grants, fellowships and awards.