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ANZSOG research funding

When are funding proposals due?
Am I eligible?
What are the criteria?
Funding rules
Funding agreement
 

Funding opportunities – ANZSOG

ANZSOG is eager to support innovative, cutting-edge research into public policy and strategic management issues for the benefit of government and the public sector. Individuals are invited to submit a proposal for ANZSOG research funding, which will then be considered by ANZSOG’s Research Committee.

All submissions proposing an analysis or discussion of evidence informing decision-making should be forwarded to George Argyrous, Senior Lecturer in Evidence-Based Policy and Managing Editor of Evidence Base Journal

ANZSOG Research Funding
For more information about the requirements for ANZSOG research funding support, please refer to our ANZSOG Research Funding page. **SH to rewrite

Contact Us
To submit a proposal or to find out more information about ANZSOG research funding, please contact Sophie Yates, ANZSOG Research Officer, on +61 (0)3 8344 1963 or research | at | anzsog.edu.au.

Funding Opportunities – Other Australia and New Zealand

In addition to ANZSOG, there are a host of organisations providing grants and other research assistance to academics in the fields of public administration and public policy across Australia and New Zealand. These include:

ANZSOG Partner Universities

• The Australian National University
• Curtin University
• Flinders University
• Griffith University
• Monash University
• The University of Canberra
• The University of Melbourne
• The University of New South Wales
• The University of Queensland
• The University of Sydney
• The University of Tasmania
• The University of Western Australia

Group of Eight initiatives

• Group of Eight (Go8), Go8 European Fellowships
• Group of Eight (Go8) and Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), Go8 Germany Joint Research Co-Operation Scheme

Grants Databases

• Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
• The Grantmanship Center
• GrantsSearch Australia
• SPIN

Research Organisations

• Australian-American Fulbright Commission
• Fulbright Scholarships for Australian Citizens
• Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute 

Australian Research Council (ARC)

• National Competitive Grants Program
• Discovery
• Linkage
• Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics
• Foundation for Research, Science & Technology
• International Development Research Fund

Funding Opportunities – International

Beyond Australia and New Zealand, there are a host of universities and organisations that offer grants and other research assistance to academics specialising in the areas of public policy and public administration.

Canada

• Carleton University
• International Development Research Centre
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

United Kingdom

• Arts & Humanities Research Council
• Imperial College London
• London School of Economics
• The University of Oxford

United States of America

• American Political Science Association
• American University
• George Mason University
• Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
• Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Sciences
• Social Science Research Council

ANZSOG Research Funding

When Are Funding Proposals Due?
Submissions will be called for ANZSOG research funding in September 2012. Submissions must be sent to ANZSOG (research | at | anzsog.edu.au) this year by late November (dates TBA).

Am I Eligible?
All researchers are open to apply for ANZSOG research funding, provided that they:

• Have attained a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) as a minimum qualification, and
• Have been involved in at least one ANZSOG Activity (including teaching, research and applied learning).

Please see the ANZSOG Funding Rules for more information.

What are the Criteria?
Proposals for ANZSOG Research Funding Support must, at a minimum, meet all four mandatory requirements below in order to be considered. Proposals for ANZSOG Research Funding Support that meet these mandatory requirements will then be assessed and merit ranked by the ANZSOG Research Committee using the criteria listed below.

Proposals for ANZSOG Research Funding Support that satisfy criteria 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be attributed the maximum percentage available for each relevant criterion.

Mandatory requirements
1) Investigator: the Project is led by an academic who:

1. Is closely involved in at least one ANZSOG Activity, and
2. Demonstrates a strong record of high-quality research in the fields of public administration, public management or public policy. (10%)

2) Teaching resource: the Project is designed as a resource for, or is likely to inform, future ANZSOG teaching or applied learning/knowledge activities. (40%)

3) Academic contribution: the Project fills a gap in existing research-based knowledge of an aspect of public administration, public management or public policy. (25%)

4) Publication outputs: the Project will produce, at a minimum:

1. One paper admitted to an academic journal, particularly the Australian Journal of Public Administration (AJPA), the Australian Journal of Political Science, Public Administration, the Public Administration Review and the International Journal of Public Administration,
2. One submission to the ANZSOG/ANU Monograph Series, or
3. One paper submitted to the ANZSOG/SSA Occasional Paper Series. (10%)

Additional considerations
5) Collaboration: the Project involves interjurisdictional, especially Trans-Tasman, collaboration with researchers from more than one ANZSOG University Partner. (5%)

6) Government support: the Project involves an ANZSOG Government Partner contributing funding or, at a minimum, in-kind support. (5%)

7) Initial outputs: the Project will produce Initial Outputs, regardless of the estimated Project Length. (5%)

Funding Rules
All Proposals for ANZSOG Research Funding Support must strictly fulfill the requirements set out in the ANZSOG Funding Rules.

ANZSOG Research Funding Rules for projects commencing in 2011/12.

Funding Agreement
All successful Proposals for ANZSOG Research Funding Support must fulfill the conditions set out in the ANZSOG Funding Agreement (signed by successful applicants), which outlines the responsibilities of all parties. The Funding Agreement should be read in conjunction with the Funding Rules, however the Funding Agreement will prevail where there is any inconsistency.

Contact Us
To find out more information about ANZSOG research funding, please contact Sophie Yates, ANZSOG Research Officer, on +61 3 8344 1963 or research | at | anzsog.edu.au.