UQ POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN 2015 – 2017
APPLICATION FORM
Closing date with Schools/Centres/Institutes: 19 May 2014
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before an application is lodged, the prospective applicant must contact the Head of
the relevant School, Centre, or Institute to obtain detailed information on its research activities, and to
ascertain whether the School, Centre or Institute is prepared to support the application.
RM ID (UQR&I use only):
SECTION A: SUMMARY APPLICATION DETAILS
Total number of sheets contained in this application
A1. UQ SCHOOL/CENTRE/INSTITUTE TO HOST THE FELLOWSHIP
A2. FELLOWSHIP TYPE


UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Women
A3. PROJECT TITLE (max. 20 words plain English)
A4. PARTICIPANT SUMMARY (This section can be expanded to include co-supervisors as required)
Family name
Given Name
Current Organisation
(or if currently at UQ, current
School/Centre/Institute)
Fellow
UQ
Supervisor
A5. FELLOWSHIP SUMMARY
 Provide a plain language summary of the aims, significance and expected outcomes of the
Fellowship (approx. 100 words).
A6. KEYWORDS

Enter between one and six keywords to describe the proposed research.

Keywords should be of the kind normally required for submitting an article to a major refereed journal.
A7. RESEARCH CLASSIFICATIONS

Select at least one code under each of the Field of Research (FOR) and Socio-Economic Objective
(SEO) classifications. The FOR classification defines the research according to disciplines. The SEO
classification indicates the sectors that are most likely to benefit from the research.

Indicate the relative importance of each code by using a percentage.

List from highest % to lowest %, and in multiples of 10.

FOR (formerly RFCD) and SEO Codes are available from: http://www.uq.edu.au/research/researchmanagement/research-classifications

Do not use 4 digit codes or codes ending in either ‘00’ or ‘0000’, as these are category headings.
Field of Research (FOR)
– to total 100%
%
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
– to total 100%
%
A8. TYPE OF RESEACH
 Information on the types of research is available from: http://www.uq.edu.au/research/researchmanagement/type-of-activity-toa
 Ensure your percentages total to 100%.
Pure
%
Strategic
%
Applied
%
Experimental
%
A9. ETHICAL/BIOSAFETY CLEARANCES
(a) If this application is successful, will you require ethical and/or biosafety clearance?
Yes
No
(b) If yes, what category:
Human
http://www.uq.edu.au/research/integrity-compliance/human-ethics
Animal
http://www.uq.edu.au/research/integrity-compliance/animal-welfare
Biosafety
http://www.uq.edu.au/research/integrity-compliance/biosafety-exportcontrols
Other
Please specify:
(c) If UQ Ethical/Biosafety Clearances already exist, insert UQ Clearance No:
A10. OTHER FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS
(a) Have you applied for another research Fellowship (eg. ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award,
NHMRC Early Career Fellowship)?
Yes
No
(b) If yes, please indicate the agency and scheme to which the application has been submitted.
SECTION B: PERSONNEL AND RELATED DETAILS
B1. APPLICANT DETAILS
Family name
First name
Second name
Title
Address for
correspondence
Country
Work Telephone
E-mail
Post Code
Home Telephone
Fax
B2. CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY DETAILS
(Please note that UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are open to all nationalities, while UQ Postdoctoral
Fellowships for Women are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents).
Australian citizen?
Country/ies of citizenship
Country of residence
Current Australian residency status
Yes
No
B3. Name and age of dependents who will accompany you if you receive an award
(For overseas applicants only. This information is primarily for immigration purposes).
B4. Earliest date able to take up duty in Brisbane
Note that the Fellowship cannot commence before 1 January 2015. Also, a start date after 28 February
2015 will need to be approved by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) if the application is successful.
B5. Would you be in receipt of any other allowances during tenure of the Fellowship?
Yes
No
If yes, please specify:
B6. QUALIFICATIONS
(a) PhD qualification
As at 30 June 2014, an applicant must not have had more than five years full-time equivalent (FTE) professional
research experience since the award of a PhD. In determining FTE professional research experience, the
applicant may claim commensurate periods of career interruption. However, applications for variation of
timing will only be accepted if the researcher was awarded their PhD on or after 30 June 2006.
Status
Discipline/Field
Organisation
Country
Day, Month and Year awarded
Awarded
In progress (thesis in preparation/under review)
(or) Date Thesis
Submitted/ Proposed
Submission Date
If PhD awarded prior to 30 June
2009, total number of days
between PhD award and 30 June
2009
(b) Justification and details of career interruption/s
Eligible career interruptions are defined in the scheme Guidelines. Use a new row for each eligible career
interruption.
Interruption
Start Date
Interruption
End Date
Number of
days
Type of Interruption (eg Carer, maternity or
parental leave, illness, international relocation,
unemployment or non-research employment)
1
2
3
Additional details of interruption: In no more than 500
characters (approx 75 words) of plain language, please
summarise details of the career interruption.
If non-research employment,
specify employment type
1
2
3
(c)
Other qualifications (including highest Qualification if not PhD)
Degree/Award
Year
Discipline/Field
Organisation and country
B7. ACADEMIC, RESEARCH, PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Current and previous appointment(s)/position(s) - covering a maximum of the past 10 years
Position held
Organisation
School/Institute/Centre/
Department
Year
Appointed
Status
B8. ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS: (Medals, scholarships etc)
B9. KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: If English is not your native language, briefly comment on
verbal and written skills in English.
B10. If you are currently employed by The University of Queensland (UQ), or have received a doctorate
from UQ and have not subsequently held a position at another university or research institution, please
provide a compelling academic and/or social justification indicating why your research needs to be
continued at this institution. If currently employed by UQ, please clearly indicate the position and its
source of funding. This justification should not exceed one page.
B11.
RESEARCH RECORD RELATIVE TO OPPORTUNITIES
(a) A statement on your research record relative to opportunities.
Describe any interruptions or other considerations to be taken into account with regard to your track
record. Write a maximum of half an A4 page.
(b) A statement on your most significant contributions to this research field
Write a maximum of half an A4 page.
(c)
A statement on the research environment
Describe the facilities and support at your proposed host School/Centre/Institute, including the intellectual
environment to support your Fellowship. Write a maximum of half an A4 page.
(d) All refereed publications in the past 5 years (2009 onwards)
 Use asterisks (*) to identify publications relevant to this application.
 List publications under the following headings: Books, Book Chapters, Journal Articles, Conference
Papers, Other Publications.
 In-press publications are to include the acceptance date.
SECTION C: ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND JUSTIFICATION – UQ POSTDOCTORAL
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN
Section C contains additional questions for applicants to the UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for
Women scheme. Applicants submitting a UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowships application only, should
leave this section blank.
C1. WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP TIME COMMITMENT
Please indicate if you wish to be considered for a full-time Fellowship, a half time Fellowship, or both:

Full-time Fellowship

Half-time Fellowship
C2. DEMONSTRATION OF CAREER INTERRUPTION
Please explain, referencing your answer to B6:
 the reason why your career has been interrupted, delayed or otherwise constrained by family or
other responsibilities;
 the duration of the break/interruption explaining the particular context as to how it has affected
your career.
This justification should not exceed ½ a page.
C3. JUSTIFICATION OF CAREER RE-ESTABLISHMENT
Please explain how the award of a Fellowship, at this time, will assist the re-establishment your academic
research career and tangibly advance your career trajectory. This justification should not exceed ½ a page.
SECTION D: BUDGET
D1. BUDGET DETAILS
Provide a brief budget covering expected costs of conducting the project. UQ Postdoctoral Research
Fellowships provide for a standard maintenance budget of $10,000 in the first year and $5,000 in each of
the subsequent years. Applicants should frame their project budgets, below, within these limits.
Expenditure Type (e.g. travel,
maintenance)
Year1
(max $10,000)
Year 2
(max $5,000)
Year 3
(max $5,000)
Total
Total
D2. JUSTIFICATION OF FUNDING
In no more than half an A4 page, fully justify in terms of need and cost, your proposed project budget at
D1. Any budget items requested in excess of the standard maintenance funds of $10,000 in the first year
and $5,000 in each of the subsequent years will require special approval from the Head of School or
Institute Director.
SECTION E: RESEARCH SUPPORT
E1. RESEARCH SUPPORT OF APPLICANT
Provide details of all current, past or requested research support for the Fellowship applicant
between 2013 and 2017.
 List this proposal first.
 Provide the names of all investigators on any grant held together with the project title, source of
support, scheme.
 Asterisk (*) refers to any items that are in the same area of research as this application.
 Support types (Sup type) are ‘C’ for current support, ‘R’ for requested support, ‘P’ for past support.
 The Project ID applies only to past and current ARC or NHMRC grants.
Note, details should be provided for all sources of funding.
Description
(All named investigators
on any grant held by a
participant, project title,
source of support,
scheme)
<Insert investigator
name, project title,
source of
support/scheme>
(*)
Sup
type
ARC/NHMRC
ID
(If applicable)
R
N/A
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
($’000) ($’000) ($’000) ($’000) ($’000)
SECTION F: PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Attach a brief Research Proposal, no more than four A4 pages, outlining the proposed program of work.
Your Research Proposal must be written in 12 point font, with at least 2cm margins on each side. Structure
your Research Proposal under the following headings:
F1
PROJECT TITLE
F2
AIMS AND BACKGROUND
Describe the aims and background to the project. Include information about recent international progress
in the field of the research, and the relationship of this proposal to work in the field generally. Refer only to
refereed papers that are widely available to national and international research communities.
F3
SIGNIFICANCE AND INNOVATION
Describe how the research is significant and whether the research addresses an important problem.
Describe how the anticipated outcomes will advance the knowledge base of the discipline and why the
project aims and concepts are novel and innovative. Describe the relationship of your proposed research
with areas of existing and emerging research strength at UQ.
F4
APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
Outline the conceptual framework, design and methods and demonstrate that these are adequately
developed, well integrated and appropriate to the aims of the project.
F5
REFERENCES
Include a list of all references. This list may be in 10 point font and may be additional to the limit of four (4)
A4 pages.
SECTION G: NOMINATED REFEREES
Please list the names of three referees below. Please forward one Referee’s Report form to each of your
referees (ensuring that you have contacted them in advance to foreshadow the requirement for
completion of the Report, and the Report due date).
Insert on the form, the name of the School/Centre/Institute in which you wish to work and your proposed
supervisor/s. Please ensure that your Referee Reports are forwarded to the Head/Director of the
School/Centre/Institute no later than the closing date of 19 May 2014.
The Referee Report Form is available to download separately from the UQR&I website at
http://www.uq.edu.au/research/research-management/uq-postdoctoral-research-fellowships.
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SECTION H: CERTIFICATIONS
H1. CERTIFICATION BY APPLICANT
I certify that:
i) To the best of my knowledge, all the details on this application form are true and complete.
ii) I have complied with the scheme Guidelines and if I am successful I will accept the Conditions of Award
relating to this scheme.
iii) I will comply with all necessary UQ policies and procedures in discharging my responsibilities under this
grant.
iv) I understand and agree that all UQ ethical and/or biosafety clearances must be obtained before the
proposed research can commence.
v) In submitting this application, I consent to its referral to internal (UQ) assessors for consideration.
Signature of Applicant
Surname, title and initials
(Printed)
Signature of
Applicant
H2. CERTIFICATION BY PROPOSED UQ SUPERVISOR (TO BE ATTACHED)
Please attach written confirmation (letter or email) from your proposed UQ Supervisor, confirming they are
willing to act as the supervisor for this Fellowship should it be awarded.