Print versionThe Trans-Pacific Fellowships (TPF) initiative between The University of Queensland (UQ) and The University of Washington funds research exchanges spanning the Pacific Ocean. The University of Queensland’s TPF awards aim to support high-quality strategic research exchanges for UQ staff and students to the University of Washington. The financial support provided by the Trans-Pacific Fellowships will encourage the development of permanent personal and institutional friendships, as well as the pooling of expertise and resources to derive better research results.
Through its involvement in the Trans-Pacific Fellowship scheme, The University of Queensland seeks to:
- support quality research and other collaborations as outlined in the University’s strategic plan - http://www.uq.edu.au/about/strategic-plan;
- support and advance academic excellence;
- ensure that collaborations funded under the scheme:
- have international focus and perspective;
- further collaborative and cooperative working relationships;
- demonstrate clear added value outcomes (such as ‘to have learned x technique’ or ‘to have accessed y archive’) that could not have been achieved without a dedicated period of research in a face-to-face environment. This includes, in the case of PhD, MPhil and undergraduate/honours candidates, the extent to which this period of research will enhance the quality of the thesis (and the timeliness of its submission). Outcomes should add value at an institutional and individual level, contributing to the research and strategic needs and goals of both of the participating universities;
- are sustainable, encouraging the expansion of ties between UQ and The University of Washington, so that contacts and exchanges of persons and information will continue;
- award Fellowships where there is the clear support of both UQ as the home university and the host department at The University of Washington.
In addition to the scheme eligibility and assessment criteria, a number of priority areas will apply to applications under Round 3 of the UQ Trans-Pacific Fellowships scheme. The priority areas are:
- Bioengineering, nanotechnology and clean energy
- Imaging, mental health and neurosciences
- Nursing, population health and clinic medicine
- Ecology and environmental sciences
- Plant and animal sciences
- Psychology and social sciences
Each UQ TPF proposal must be led by an eligible UQ Chief Investigator (CI), although the Fellowship award may be used to support travel either by the CI or by a full-time, confirmed RHD candidate who is nominated as part of the proposal. In exceptional circumstances and where an appropriate strategic case can be made, the award may be used to support travel by a senior undergraduate or honours student.
The due date for lodgement of full applications to R&ID is Friday, 28 October 2011. For further information please refer to the Proposal Guidelines or e-mail UQTPFgrants@research.uq.edu.au.
The due date for lodgement of full applications to R&ID is Friday, 28 October 2011. For further information please refer to the Proposal Guidelines or e-mail UQTPFgrants@research.uq.edu.au.
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