The UQ FirstLink Fund is a joint initiative of the Research and Research Training Division and UniQuest.

An Early Career Researcher (ECR) is one who is currently within his/her first eight years of academic or other research-related employment, allowing for uninterrupted, stable research development, following completion of postgraduate research training.

The University of Queensland New Staff Research Start-Up Fund (NSRSF) is a means by which the University provides resources to new staff to assist them to initiate an effective research strategy.

Applications must be received by the appropriate School/Centre/Institute by 18 August 2008 for travel in 2009