Australia & New Zealand - Regional program

Partners Australian National Commission for UNESCO Number of endowments 4 annual endowments for Australia and 1 annual endowments for New Zealand Amount per endowment $25,000 AU Requirements Female post-doctoral researcher Australian citizen or permanent resident Within 5 years of completing their PhD/post-doctoral experience (or full-time equivalent) Field of research can be within life sciences (including medical sciences), physical sciences, computer science, engineering and mathematics (Psychology, science education and social sciences are not eligible) Must be employed at a University or research Institute with the intention to conduct future research in Australia or New Zealand Main eligibility criteria Intellectual merit of the applicant Clearly articulated research proposal Evidence of research communication, involvement in research projects and leadership Initial launch date 2007