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1 RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SERVICES Kaiwhakahaere Rangahau Ratonga Research Funding News TITLE TYPE DEADLINE AMOUNT SPONSOR For further details regarding these opportunities please refer to the description (page 4 onwards) Charles Fleming Fund Senior Scientist Royal Society of New TG 28 Mar, 2012 $10,000 Award Zealand Royal Society of New Charles Fleming Fund Publishing Award O 28 Mar, 2012 $8,000 Zealand Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Fulbright NZ O 28 Mar, 2012 $30,000 Writer s Residency Creative NZ Fulbright-Harkness New Zealand $15,000 + F 28 Mar, 2012 Fulbright NZ Fellowship travel Fulbright New Zealand Travel Awards TG 28 Mar, 2012 $5,000 Fulbright NZ Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Travel Awards in Indigenous Development Agribusiness Innovation Grants RG 28 Mar, 2012 Understanding Special Education from the perspectives of Pasifika families TG 28 Mar, 2012 $5,000 Fulbright NZ $150,000 or$20,000 AGMARDT T 03 Apr, 2012 $60,000 Ministry of Education Accounting & Finance Research Grants RG 20 Apr, 2012 $10,000 Animal Welfare Grants RG 24 Apr, 2012 Relation Between Education and Social Opportunity RG 26 Apr, 2012 US$5,000 or US$10,000 US$40,000 or US$500,000 Awards in Oral History RG 25 May, 2012 Unspecified Funding Types RG = Research Grant TG = Travel Grant F = Fellowship A = Award T = Tender EQ = Equipment PG = Postgraduate O = Other Accounting & Finance Association of Australia & New Zealand William and Charlotte Parks Foundation for Animal Welfare * Spencer Foundation Research Programs * Ministry for Culture & Heritage (Te Manatu Teonga) ARMS, Elsevier * Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Certificate + A 29 May, 2012 Awards Cash Prize Awards for New Zealand academics, RG 26 th Jun, 2012 Various Fulbright NZ artists and professionals Special Programme on Security, RG 09 Jul, ,000 Gerda Henkel Foundation * Society, and the State NZJEP (New Zealand Japan Exchange International Languages TG 28 Jul,2012 Unspecified Programme) Exchanges and Pathways *These are international funders, for details regarding eligibility criteria and possible login requirements please contact the RDA team Note: Some of these opportunities are listed through the GETS (Government Electronic Tender System) which requires a login to access. Contact Jo Stone to obtain access.

2 Research News Updates The Research Development Group on myportfolio This has been created to provide additional information and support for Massey University staff engaging in research-related activities. The Research Development Group provides a one-stop-shop for applicants applying to particular funding rounds where funder application templates and guidelines can be found, along with RMS internal forms and processes, all handily located in the same place. Regular updates will be posted and site visitors are able to ask questions/post feedback online. What is myportfolio? myportfolio is an online portfolio and collaborative environment available to all Massey University staff and students. myportfolio is based on an open source project called Mahara, which started in 2006 as a collaborative venture funded by New Zealand's Tertiary Education Commission's e-learning Collaborative Development Fund. The venture involved Massey University, Auckland University of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, and Victoria University of Wellington. Many Massey University staff and students use this environment as a personal learning environment to record and showcase evidence of achievement, manage development plans, set goals, and create online learning communities. The Research Development Advisors have created a number of groups and pages in myportfolio in order to provide enhanced support for the research community at Massey University. How do I access the pages? Currently available are pages for MSI and HRC. MSI: HRC: The links for upcoming funding opportunities will be published in these regular FOPS newsletters, and will also appear under Funding Opportunities on the RMS website. Do I need to be a member? No. The links above will take you directly to the pages. If you are a member, however, you will be able to log-in and navigate between pages on the site. For further information, please contact: Emma Hughes extn Health Research Council Annual Funding Round The dates for the HRC 2013 Funding Round have now been set; they are as follows: Career Development Awards Registration and Full Application, Monday 2 July Results Monday 1 October Projects - EoI Registration for EoI - due online, closing at 12 noon, Tuesday 31 July; EoI due online, closing at 12 noon, Friday 10 August - Hard copies due 2 working days later; EoI Results/Invitation to submit a full Project sent to RO s Friday 5 October Projects - Full Stage Due online, closing at 12 noon, Friday 16 November - Hard copies due 2 working days later Feasibly Studies/First Grant/New Programme Registration due online, closing at 12 noon, Wednesday 12 September Full due online, closing at 12 noon, Friday 12 October - Hard copies due 2 working days later; Results for the 2013 Funding Round will be known after the May 2013 Board meeting, with media releases and other announcements in the first week of June Please note, internal deadlines will be 3 working days earlier than the dates above. These dates along with updates will be available on the HRC myportfolio page.

3 Workshops Fulbright New Zealand Outreach Tour 2012 Manawatu Campus Your chance to find out about Fulbright exchange awards to the United States of America Fulbright New Zealand s educational advising team are visiting Massey University s Albany campus as part of their annual Outreach Tour to inform students and academic staff about opportunities to study, research, teach or present their work in the United States of America. Come along to hear unbiased, current and comprehensive information about higher education in the US and an introduction to the Fulbright programme s range of exchange awards to help you get there. See this newsletter for award details. Massey University Turitea Campus Time: 11:00 am - Midday, Date: Friday 23 March Venue: BSC1.06 Please register by ing Jo Stone, if you intend attending this workshop. HUMAN ETHICS TRAINING SEMINAR Undertaking Research with Human Participants 1 (RESETHICS1) Invitation All staff conducting research with human participants are required to attend a Human Ethics training seminar (Academic Board and Council rulings: 1998 and September 2000). If you are a new staff member to Massey University, a new researcher or a staff member supervising student research you are invited to attend this seminar to be facilitated by Professor John O Neill, Director, Research Ethics at the following venues: WELLINGTON CAMPUS: Friday 23 March, 10.00am 1.00pm, Room 7C09 PALMERSTON NORTH CAMPUS: Wednesday 4 April, 10.00am 1.00pm, Room SST4.42 Learning Outcomes On completion of this seminar, you will have: A raised awareness of ethical issues in the conduct of research involving human participants; Skills needed to undertake ethical analyses of proposed research involving human participants; Knowledge of policy and procedures for gaining approval for research involving human participants; and Engaged in discussions of ethical issues in selected case studies. Topics Issues that will be covered in this seminar include: Background to ethics in New Zealand Massey University Human Ethics Committee Policy and Guidelines Code of Ethical Conduct for Teaching and Research involving Human Participants Treaty of Waitangi Issues: Researching with Maori Case Studies Making application to the Massey University Human Ethics Committee. To enrol, please the National Centre for Teaching and Learning NCTL@massey.ac.nz stating your name, staff ID number along with the date and venue you wish to attend.

4 Funding Opportunity Deadlines Charles Fleming Fund Senior Scientist Award 28 th March, 2012 Up to $10,000 is available annually to support the research of a senior scientist at a university or Crown Research Institute in New Zealand, and that of their research group. Decisions as to whether to support a senior scientist will be taken by the RSNZ Council. The fund will give preference to requests for research expenses over and above those that a university or Crown Research Institute in New Zealand would normally be expected to cover. Examples include expenses to: cover a visit to an institution in New Zealand or overseas, expenses related to specialist assays or methodologies, research assistance to carry out a specific task or expenses relating to a visit to the research group of a visitor. Sponsor: Royal Society of New Zealand RMS contact: Linda Samuelsson ext Charles Fleming Fund Publishing Award 28 th March, 2012 Up to $8,000 is available annually to support the preparation of scientific books and relevant publications. The Publishing Award will be decided by the President of the Society Council and the Chair of the Academy Executive Committee or their delegates, supported by the Chief Executive. The fund will give preference to those who do not normally have access to funds through their place of employment for assisting with the writing and publication of their research or a review of a particular area of scientific endeavour. Applicants should: Describe the project for which the funding is being applied for and explain how funding will assist in meeting its objectives (1000 words maximum). Include start and estimated end dates for the project. Include a budget with details of other funding received or applied for. Include a brief Curriculum Vitae (1 page) plus a list of any refereed publications for the previous 5 years. Include contact details. At the conclusion of the project, a brief report (500 words maximum) explaining how the objectives have been met, should be submitted to the CEO of the RSNZ. Sponsor: Royal Society of New Zealand RMS contact: Linda Samuelsson ext The Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer s Residency 28 th March, 2012 This is for a New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage to carry out work on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai i for three months. The residency will run from mid-august to mid-november each year, with the recipient based at the Centre of Pacific Islands Studies ( at the University of Hawai i in Honolulu. Hawai i has been identified as a strategic location for artists and is considered the hub of Pacific writing with numerous universities, library resources, networks, writers forums and publishers. It is also an important link to the mainland US and has a strong indigenous culture. To be eligible, you must: be a New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage whose work explores Pacific identity, culture or history; have already had at least two works published, accepted for publication, performed or screened; have a specific project on which you propose to work on during the residency. The project may be in any genre, but priority is given to works that focus on developing New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction (including biography, history, arts-related and cultural topics) and playwriting;

5 have a strong literary track record and previous involvement in literary festivals, events and panels; be able to present well to overseas contacts and representatives; not have held another Fulbright award in the past two years, and otherwise comply with the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board s policy on Previous Fulbright Grants; meet the citizenship requirements for this award, ie the applicant: is a New Zealand citizen; and is not a permanent resident or citizen of the US; and is not currently living in the US. Preference for Fulbright awards is given to candidates who have not had extensive recent experience in the US. (ie. have not studied, taught, researched or worked in the US for a period aggregating more than nine months/one academic year during the past five years) Sponsor: Fulbright New Zealand, Creative New Zealand Fulbright-Harkness New Zealand Fellowship - 28 th March, 2012 The Fellowship is for an emerging New Zealand leader in any field of study or vocation (excluding health care policy and practice*) to study or research in the US. One award valued at up to NZ$15,000 plus travel is granted each year, towards a minimum of six weeks of study or research. The award is for a short fellowship programme which best suits the grantee s professional and personal objectives. This award is not intended for a long programme of formal graduate study, nor is it intended for faculty/academics to conduct academic research. The purposes of the Fellowship are to: Reinforce New Zealand-United States links by enabling actual or potential leaders and opinion formers in New Zealand to benefit from new ideas, practices and new contacts in the US; Increase the Fellow s ability to bring about change and improvements in New Zealand; Help improve the cross-fertilisation of ideas and experience between New Zealand and the United States; and Build a leadership network on both sides of the Pacific, encourage on-going exchange between New Zealand and the United States and establish enduring relationships offering reciprocal benefits to both countries. Sponsor: The New Zealand Harkness Fellowships Trust, Fulbright NZ Fulbright New Zealand Travel Awards 28 th March, 2012 For New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to present their work to American audiences. Approximately twelve awards valued at up to NZ$5,000 are granted each year, towards a 12 to 90 day visit to the US. Travel Award exchanges must include at least one major presentation. Grantees are encouraged to maximise the impact of their award by supplementing their main proposed activity with others including additional public talks, collaboration with American colleagues, visits to sites of interest etc. Fulbright New Zealand Travel Awards are not intended principally for research trips. Sponsor: Fulbright NZ Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Travel Awards in Indigenous Development 28 th March, 2012 For New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to present their work to American audiences. A small number of awards valued at up to NZ$5,000 are granted each year, towards a 12 to 90 day visit to the US. Travel Award exchanges must include at least one major presentation, which fit within one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga s research themes ( Grantees are encouraged to maximise the impact of their award by supplementing their main proposed activity with others including additional

6 public talks, collaboration with American colleagues, visits to sites of interest etc. Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Travel Awards in Indigenous Development are not intended principally for research trips. Sponsor: Fulbright NZ, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Agribusiness Innovation Grant 28 th March, 2012 The objective of this programme is to encourage and support industry sectors and businesses to develop and implement innovative solutions to assist with transformational change within agribusiness value chains. AGMARDT Agribusiness Innovation Grants provide an opportunity for applicants to: Pursue on the edge ideas that can transform a business or industry; Speed up innovation and respond quickly to opportunities that are driven by new ideas or insight arising from the marketplace; Facilitate linkages between innovative New Zealand researchers, producers, processors and marketers; and Gain a better understanding of world class best practices. Under this programme AGMARDT provides seed funding for businesses, researchers and industry groups to develop and evaluate innovative ideas to a stage where they can attract other funding for further development through to commercialisation. AGMARDT offers grants of up to $150,000. There is an expectation that the applicant / group will provide funding of at least 40% of the total project costs. This is an indication of commitment to the project. The Trustees reserve the right to allocate a smaller amount than originally requested by the applicant. Grants of up to $20,000 are available to applicants, without co-funding, for preliminary investigation or demonstration purposes Sponsor: The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) RDA contact: Kate Nolan extn Understanding Special Education from the perspectives of Pasifika families 3 rd April, 2012 The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) is seeking proposals to undertake in-depth qualitative interviews in order to better understand Special Education from the perspectives of Pasifika families. The research will identify the strengths of current service provision, as well as areas which could be improved to increase engagement and satisfaction for Pasifika families of young people with Special Education needs. The Ministry is about to publish a document outlining research priorities for Pasifika 1 research in education in Aotearoa New Zealand. One of the priority questions identified in the document is: How can we better understand Special Education from the perspectives of Pasifika families? The research will explore this topic with the goal of improving engagement and satisfaction with Special Education (SE) services for Pasifika young people and their families. Pasifika engagement with Special Education (SE) services is low. Increasing engagement with these services 2, particularly Early Intervention services, is essential for improving outcomes for Pasifika young people with special education needs. SE within the Ministry runs an annual Client Satisfaction Survey to measure satisfaction with services delivered to young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Response rates from parents of Pasifika children receiving SE services have been low. The proposed research is expected to address this information gap, and inform SE about what works for Pasifika young people and what barriers exist to engagement with these services. 1 Pasifika is a collective term used to refer to people of Pacific heritage or ancestry who have migrated or been born here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pasifika people have multiple world views with diverse cultural identities (from the Pasifika Education Plan , Ministry of Education, 2008). 2 SE provides a wide range of services to young people in New Zealand; in early childhood, and primary and secondary school settings. These services include speech and language support, severe behaviour support, assistive technologies, etc. For more information about services provided by SE see:

7 Sponsor: Ministry of Education Accounting and Finance Research Grants 20 th April, 2012 The Annual Grants Programme is designed to encourage and support AFAANZ members by providing funding for research projects. The grants are competitive, and are primarily intended to support small-scale projects of up to one year's duration, or to assist in seed funding for larger scale projects. Applicants must demonstrate their ability to conduct the research proposed and show how the project will benefit the research profile of the individual and the discipline. The 2012 round will focus on quality projects that address or respond to contemporary and future challenges to, or have implications for, accounting and finance practice, policy and/or the professions. All applications must be focused on "mentoring of developing researchers," and must involve at least two applicants - the first applicant will be the "developing researcher" while the second applicant will be an "established researcher," taking on the role of research mentor in the context of the grant proposal. A developing researcher is someone who does not have more than two publications in refereed journals (including accepted for publication). All areas of accounting and finance research are encouraged. Grants up to $10,000 ex GST will be considered. Time and resource support will be permitted, including teaching relief. Funds will be available for twelve months after the award of the grant from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, and must be fully expended within that period. Conference attendance will not be funded Applications must clearly indicate if they have been submitted elsewhere for funding. The application must include written support from the Dean/Head of the relevant organisational unit. A maximum of three grants in total per institution are permitted, therefore it is important to contact RMS if you are considering applying. Sponsor: The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Research Fund Animal Welfare Grants 24 th April, 2012 The foundation was established to improve the status of animals worldwide through studies of the science and philosophy of animal welfare and rights and to reduce, through practical efforts and initiatives, the suffering and harm inflicted on animals by human beings. The Grants Committee makes grants to individual scholars pursuing work consistent with the goals of the Trust founders. Organisations may receive funds for capital projects, for general operating expenses, or for specific projects. Doctoral or post-doctoral candidates may receive funds to support a specific research project. Capital and general grants are usually awarded for no more than US$5,000. Specific project awards are usually no more than US$10,000. Sponsor: William and Charlotte Parks Foundation for Animal Welfare, Relation between Education and Social Opportunity 26 th April, 2012 The Spencer Foundation provides funding for research projects that study education in the United States and abroad. The foundation seeks to shed light on the role education plays in reducing economic and social inequalities - as well as, sometimes, reinforcing them - and to find ways to more fully realise education's potential to promote more equal opportunity. Expanded opportunity is important not only to a society's economic well-being but to the character of its civic, cultural, and social life as well. Education enriches and expands people's lives in many ways, including through their employment opportunities, their civic and political involvements, and the quality of their personal lives. The foundation's interests therefore extend to studies that examine the ways in which differences in educational experiences (including quality and character of schooling as well as number of years in school) translate into differences in employment, earnings, and civic and social outcomes. Such work can help identify ways to change schooling investments and outcomes in the interests of a more just and prosperous society.

8 The foundation awards Small Grants of $0-$40,000, and Major Grants of $40,001-$500,000. Investigators of projects with budgets over $40,000 may submit a preliminary proposal at any time. Sponsor: Spencer Foundation Awards in Oral History 26 th May, 2012 These awards provide financial help for the recording of interviews relating to the history of New Zealand/Aotearoa and its close connections with the Pacific. Projects submitted for consideration should contribute significantly to an understanding of New Zealand's past and its people. Preference will be given to oral historians with proven experience of successfully completing oral history projects or who have completed training in oral history. Awards are given as a contribution towards the recording of interviews for oral history projects. This can include money for training, travel and other expenses and buying good quality recording equipment. If the project is not completed at the end of one year, the remainder of the grant will be forfeited and the money will return to the Oral History Trust Fund - unless prior approval has been granted for an extended deadline. Sponsor: New Zealand Government - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (Te Manatu Teonga) RDA contact: Emma Hughes extn Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards for th May, 2012 Australasian researchers are well known internationally for their achievements and dedicated contributions to various fields of research. The Awards for 2012 will be presented with the following categories: 1. Humanities and Social Sciences 2. Physical Sciences 3. Engineering and Technology 4. Life Sciences and Biological Sciences 5. Medicine and Medical Sciences Applicants must be: 40 years of age or less as of 1st July 2012 Australia or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident Employee of an Australasian Research Institution (member of ARMS) who: is currently engaged in research activities that fall under one of the Award categories is employed on a 0.5 or above contract and not a full-time research student, although may be concurrently pursuing higher degree by research qualifications is published in peer-reviewed literature The awards will be presented at the 14th Annual National Conference 'Ride the Wave of Collaboration: Industry, Institutions, Individuals' to be held at Surfers Paradise Marriot Resort & Spa, Gold Coast from Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 September Sponsor: Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) and Elsevier Fulbright New Zealand Awards 25 th June, 2012 Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Awards For New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to lecture and/or conduct research in the US for three to five months. Valued at up to US$32,500 plus travel. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Awards in New Zealand Studies For New Zealand academics to conduct research and teach a course in New Zealand Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC for one or two semesters. Valued at up to US$32,500 plus travel.

9 Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award For a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to conduct research and/or lecture in the US for three to five months in the field of indigenous development. Valued at up to US$32,500 plus travel. Fulbright-Cognition Scholar Award in Education Research For a New Zealand academic or educator to pursue research in the US, for three to five months, that is designed to have an impact on New Zealand early childhood education or primary/secondary schooling and student achievement. Valued at up to US$32,500, plus travel. Sponsor: Fulbright New Zealand Special Programme on Security, Society, and the State 20 th July, 2012 Is the nation state losing its significance? "Failing states" as safe havens for terrorists and an increase in transnational organised crime in conflict regions seem to indicate this. Yet the multi-layered nature of security problems is also leading to an increase in the importance of the state in some areas. This special programme "Security, Society, and the State," addresses these contradictory developments. Proposals are invited for existing research projects. The Foundation generally only accepts applications for research project grants from postdoctoral scholars. The applicants must be actively involved in the research work of the project. Experienced researchers have the opportunity to work intensively on a particular research aspect for a limited period of time and encourage younger scholars to address unconventional yet central questions. The programme is aimed at humanities scholars and social scientists from all disciplines. Types of funding mainly include grants for research projects, but also conferences and workshops. Doctoral fellowships are granted only if connected to a research project. Research projects should be closely related to one or more of the five fields of research. The Gerda Henkel Foundation supports research projects under the following five headings: 1. Cyber Security as a Governmental Task 2. Public Administration and Human Security 3. Patterns of Conflict Resolution between the State and Traditional Actors 4. Non-Governmental Actors as Partners and Contenders of the State 5. Security Strategies between Doctrine Formation and Implementation The grants for research projects involve, depending on the type of project, research and PhD fellowships for project participants, travel and material expenses as well as academic conferences and workshops. The costs incurred by visiting (foreign) scholars can also be financed as part of a research project. The payment of fellowships is based on Gerda Henkel Foundation's usual rates. The Foundation provides up to annually for the "Security, Society, and the State" programme. The maximum amount of funding is per project application. Sponsor: Gerda Henkel Foundation NZJEP (New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme) 28 th July, 2012 This is a grants programme funded by the New Zealand Government with the aim of deepening understanding between New Zealand and Japan on a broad educational and cultural basis. Partial funding is available for projects that promote educational and cultural exchanges of educators, artists, crafts-persons and scholars. Sponsor: International Languages Exchanges and Pathways (ILEP) RMS contact: Linda Samuelsson ext 81356

10 Contact Information RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEAM Emma Hughes extn or For all Marsden enquiries: Linda Samuelsson extn or For all MSI enquiries: Kate Nolan extn or Based in Albany Jo Stone extn or For advice and assistance regarding: Budgets and projects Graeme Mitchell extn or Enterprise and Commercialisation Russell Wilson extn or Research Contracts Caroline Tate extn or Research Information Systems and PBRF Doug Franz extn or