Information for Staff

Research support and grants are available for COFA staff with continuing appointments:

Faculty Research Grants (FRG)

The College of Fine Arts and UNSW supports the research activities of established researchers through the FRG program.

Applications for 2013 are now open.Deadline: October 31, 2012.

Submit applications by email and hardcopy to the FRMC Executive Officer:
Lindsay Shurey

For advice on applications contact COFA’s Associate Dean Research:
Professor Jill Bennett

Early Career Research (ECR) Grants

The College of Fine Arts and UNSW supports the research activities of early career researchers through the ECR grant program.

Applications for 2013 are now open.Deadline: October 31, 2012.

Submit applications by email and hardcopy to the FRMC Executive Officer:
Lindsay Shurey

For advice on applications contact COFA’s Associate Dean Research:
Professor Jill Bennett

COFA Academic Staff Travel Grants

Grants are awarded to academic staff on a competitive basis for travel to research related conferences and events.

Applications for 201 are now open

Deadline: April 4, 2013.

For more information contact the FRMC Executive Officer:
Lindsay Shurey

UNSW Major Research Equipment Infrastructure Initiative (MREII)

The deadline for the 2012 applications is 9.00am, October 7, 2011.

Submit applications to the FRMC Executive Officer:
Lindsay Shurey

ARC (Australian Research Council) Grants

The ARC supports the highest quality research and research training through national competition in all fields of science, social sciences and the humanities.

Details can be found on the ARC website

FACULTY CONFERENCE SUPPORT GRANT

The College will make available a small conference support fund from its research budget in 2011.

This will be allocated on a competitive basis for support of large-scale research-related conferences.

Deadline: October 31, 2011.

COFA SUPPORTED RESEARCHER SCHEME (SRS)

This award supports early career, mid career and senior researchers who are working on major projects that are the outcome of sustained research.
The aim of the scheme is to facilitate completion of a specific work (or group of works) with a clearly identified output (for example, a specific exhibition or publication venture). It provides support for complex projects that require a sustained time-commitment.

Deadline: November 2, 2012.

PUBLICATION SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS)

Major Subvention: up to $10,000
The major subvention is available on a competitive basis for support of major research publications (for example, a collection of essays featuring several COFA staff that is contracted by a major international academic press; or a significant academic anthology, planned to accompany an exhibition or develop from a conference).

Publication grant: up to $2,000
Publication grants are available on a competitive basis to facilitate publication of a range of book/catalogue outputs of a calibre that will warrant ERA peer review selection.

Deadline: November 2, 2012.