Grants & Opportunities

Smart Optimisation of Functionally Graded Porous Structures. This project aims to develop a novel smart optimisation method for shaping the porosity geometries of metal foams for design requirements. Although these functionally graded porous structures have superior engineering properties, efficient examination methods to understand the mechanical behaviour of irregular graded porosities are lacking. Expected outcomes of this project include the expansion of fundamental knowledge in porous media and new technologies to build stronger and lighter multifunctional structural components. The project will provide significant benefits, including enhanced manufacturing capacities of local industries to fabricate metal foam products, new job opportunities in a growing market, and less carbon emissions.. Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Field: 0905 - Civil Engineering. Lead: Dr Da Chen

Regional Arts Development Fund support for arts, culture, and heritage projects across the Fraser Coast.

Understanding nutritional interactions for targeted microbiome manipulation. This project aims to identify how microbial communities, known as microbiomes, can be effectively manipulated to the benefit of their host. Microbiome manipulation has been in the spotlight as a potential solution to maintain or improve the health of several hosts, from threatened coral species to livestock and humans, but the development of industry-scale strategies has been slow. This project proposes to chart the nutritional interactions among microorganisms and to identify cascade effects of microbiome manipulation. This will generate fundamental knowledge on the biological processes underlying community stability and malleability, which will ultimately help engineering optimised microbiomes.. Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Field: 0605 - Microbiology. Lead: Dr Vanessa Rossetto Marcelino

Enhancing marine bathymetry using new generation satellite sensors. Highly accurate marine bathymetry are currently lacking in 72% of the global ocean including around Australia, particularly in shallow seas and near-shore coastal zones, contributing to various navigation and marine safety accidents. Ship surveys of the seafloor are time-consuming and expensive. Satellite altimetry data provide an alternative solution. This project will improve Australia’s marine bathymetry by using spatially comprehensive and unprecedented data from new radar and laser satellite sensors. We aim to develop techniques for integration of the new data with other independent data sources, producing the most precise marine bathymetry for coastal terrain mapping, marine transport and safety management.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 0909 - Geomatic Engineering. Lead: Hon A/Prof Xiaoli Deng

Using assisted evolution to win the war against invasive species. Invasive species disrupt ecosystem functioning, causing severe economic costs. This project investigates the use of native insects, alongside assisted evolution, as a novel approach to control invasive plants. Combining experimental and observational data we aim to accelerate adaptation already underway and entrained by selection from interactions between invasive plants and Australian insects. These data will not only address unresolved questions in evolutionary biology but will also provide knowledge on the role native insects can play in the biocontrol of invasive weeds. This will be crucial for conservation managers and agricultural practitioners dealing with plant movement and/or crop development under ongoing environmental change.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 0501 - Ecological Applications. Lead: Prof Johannes Le Roux

New Silent Anchors for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in Calcareous Sand . Reliable wind energy sites are in deeper waters and require offshore floating structures to harness the wind energy. Such floating structures require a reliable anchoring system that is secure and environmentally friendly. Calcareous sands, rich in carbonate content, pose unique challenges with their behaviour difficult to predict. In this project, a novel silent anchoring system is investigated that can be installed with minimum noise and vibration compared to more traditional counterparts. Through the state of the art development in numerical modelling and centrifuge modelling, this project will advance Australian Science and Practice in designing floating wind turbines in carbonate rich soils offshore and help energy transition.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4005 - Civil Engineering. Lead: Prof Yuxia Hu

Enabling wider use of mechanistic models for biodiversity forecasts . Forecasting species distributions is challenging yet necessary. The pattern-based models commonly used are error-prone. Mechanistic models, best equipped for the task, are limited by lack of data. This project aims to enable wider use of mechanistic models by developing new methods for dealing with incomplete trait data and uncertainty. It expects to generate new knowledge about how species’ traits define the environments in which they persist. Anticipated outcomes include enhanced capacity to apply mechanistic models to conservation problems, methods for communicating uncertainties and models for tens of species of immediate conservation interest. This will enable more reliable biodiversity forecasts, supporting better decision-making. . Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4104 - Environmental Management. Lead: Prof Michael McCarthy

Supporting the sustainability of Australia's local news ecosystem. This project aims to understand how Australia’s main public broadcaster, the ABC, can best support public interest journalism in rural and regional communities, with a specific focus on fragile and underserved areas of the nation’s local news ecosystem. The project will develop new knowledge around media power and how news providers can work together to secure the sustainability of local news. Expected outcomes include a framework to identify and define areas of news need, an assessment of existing interventions and road-tested approaches to improve information quality. The project should provide benefits by supporting forms of local journalism that ultimately enhances the demographic health and social fabric of small towns and cities. . Scheme: Linkage Projects. Field: 4701 - Communication and Media Studies. Lead: Prof Kristy Hess

Funds initiatives supporting economic equity, safety, and justice for women and girls.

These fellowships provide unrestricted, tax-free grants over two years to early to mid-career Australian artists, creatives, and cultural leaders, recognizing their outstanding talent and exceptional courage.

Funding aimed at acquiring new artworks to enrich the Art Gallery’s collection.

Supports early-career artists to undertake professional development opportunities.

Funds postgraduate studies at international universities.

The Australian Government is inviting applications through an open process to apply to deliver services under 1.12 Rural.... Rural Development

The Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF) offers annual grant funding to support projects that promote the AKF objectives: in.... Public Diplomacy

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Sandgate Art Society. Project: 2015 Expressions Art Show. Round: 2015-16.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association - Sandgate Branch. Project: Brisbane Bhutanese Cultural Festival. Round: 2015-16.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Greek Orthodox Parish of St Paraskevi. Project: Greek Affair Multicultural Festival. Round: 2015-16.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Rotary Club of Carindale Inc. Project: Purchase of Billycart Ramps. Round: 2015-16.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Iranian Society of Queensland. Project: Iranian Film Festival Australia. Round: 2015-16.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Communify Qld. Project: Kelvin Grove Community Christmas Party. Round: 2015-16.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc.. Project: WWILD Women's Group MIFQ Art Exhibition Workshops. Round: 2014-15.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Brisbane Maharashtra Mandal Inc. Project: Deepavali 2014: Increasing cultural awareness through dance. Round: 2014-15.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: Kannada Sangha Queensland Inc. Project: Combined Diwali and Rajyotsva Cultural Celebration. Round: 2014-15.

Councillor grants grant. Recipient: The Creche & Kindergarten Association Limited. Project: C&K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten - Modern Teaching Aids. Round: 2014-15.