Support your research using non-traditional sources to diversify and increase your funding
You can choose to attend this event online (via Zoom) or in-person at The Queensland Brain Institute at UQ.
With the landscape for funding scientific research constantly changing, it has never been more important for early or mid-career scientists to have strategies in place for diversifying their funding sources beyond traditional means.
Although government schemes like the Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council are available, they are highly competitive and often difficult to attain for early to mid-career scientists – especially now as federal budgets are getting tighter as result of economic uncertainty.
During this interactive session, you will learn about different types of funding opportunities available as well as practical tips for making your applications stand out, enhancing your profile as a researcher and harnessing the power of online platforms to grow your network and open up new funding opportunities.
Our lineup of speakers include representatives from non-traditional funding bodies as well as a researcher who has successfully applied diverse strategies to secure research funding from a range of commercial, government and not-for-profit organisations.
The evening will commence at 5.30pm with a networking session where you’ll have the opportunity to meet our speakers and connect with other members from the scientific community. Single-serve nibbles and individual drinks are provided at the networking event.
This will be followed by presentations from 6pm where our presenters will showcase a wide range of schemes, grants, fellowships, and strategies available to help you diversify your researching funding beyond the traditional sources of funding.
For those attending the online webinar on zoom, this will commence at 6pm. The link to the webinar will be provided to registered attendees prior to the event.
Our Speakers
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Olga Chaourova - Griffith University
Philanthropic funding
Olga Chaourova is a Higher Education professional with over 17 years of experience in the sector. She worked at The University of Queensland developing and strengthening international partnerships, recruiting international and local PhD students, providing support and mentoring for research students, organising career enhancing programs and opportunities for PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers. She sourced government and philanthropic funding and built and nurtured strong relationships with donors. In 2018, Olga joined the Griffith University Advancement team (formerly Development and Alumni). Throughout her career, she has gained extensive expertise in philanthropy. Olga currently manages philanthropic portfolio at Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD).
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Dr Brad Scholz - Advance Queensland
Funding and Fellowships from Advance Queensland
Dr Brad Scholz has managed research grants for the Queensland Government for the past 16 years, including the current investments under the Advance Queensland Initiative. Prior to this Brad was a research scientist in the former Department of Primary Industries for 20 years where he developed sustainable pest management practices for cotton, sorghum, sweet corn and lettuce.
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Dr Anna Daniel - Innovation Connections
Collaborating with small and medium sized businesses and grants to support these relationships
Dr Anna Daniel is an Innovation Facilitator who works with SME executives in south and central Queensland. She listens, understands and maps their potential innovation journey and how R&D can support it. She then facilitates a collaboration between the business and researchers for a project to help the business grow and create jobs. Anna’s career has been described by a Federal Government Research Taskforce as ‘far from conventional’ and her diverse experience informs her ability to facilitate collaborations. She has worked for 25+ years in research, policy and entrepreneurship, including for: 3 global consultancies; 4 universities (including a Linkage project and within a research cooperative) and federal and state governments.
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Associate Professor Lee Hickey - The University of Queensland
Harnessing your social media and community impact to give yourself an advantage
Associate Professor Lee Hickey is a plant breeder and crop geneticist within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at The University of Queensland, Australia. He leads a diverse research team that specialises in plant breeding innovation to support development of more productive food crops like wheat, barley, mungbean and chickpea. He has attracted more than $9M of discovery and industry grants. He has also attracted international funding, including projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His research outcomes have featured in 67 refereed publications, including articles in high profile journals Nature Plants, Nature Protocols and Nature Biotechnology. He is a prolific science communicator and his research outcomes have appeared in mainstream media such as BBC World News, National Geographic, and the New York Times. You can follow A/Prof Hickey on Twitter: @DrHikov
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Lauren Monaghan - Ian Potter Foundation
Lauren Monaghan is the Program Manager for Public Health Research Projects within the Foundation's Health pillar. She also administer grants for the Foundations' Sustainable pillar with a focus on applied environmental science research projects.
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This event is also available to attend online (via zoom). To help stop the spread of COVID 19 we ask that you stay at home if you are unwell or have a cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue or shortness of breath. Whilst visiting with us please observe social distancing guidelines of 1.5m and practice good hygiene.
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