Successful Outcomes Announcement
We are pleased to announce the awardees of the ECU Early-Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) grants for 2024/25.
In total, 39 highly competitive applications were received, with 28% of applications being awarded funding to a total of $430,736. Among the successful recipients, 73% were female researchers. We are also proudly supporting two Indigenous projects in alignment with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support Plan of the ECU Strategic Plan 2022-2026.
Specifically for Stream 1 Kickstart, 44% of these applications were successful with $275,337 awarded across three Schools and Kurongkurl Katitjin. For Stream 2 Pilot Projects, 17% of these applications were successful with $157,399 awarded across four Schools.
See below the lists of successful applicants:
The Early-Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) Grant Scheme is an extension of the previous ECU ECR Grant Scheme. Through two distinct funding Streams, the EMCR grant scheme aims to support promising Edith Cowan University (ECU) Early-Mid Career Researchers (EMCRs) to progress their independent research careers. The scheme aims to provide EMCRs who have not previously been awarded external competitive research grant funding with experience in applying for research funding and in undertaking and managing a research project as a lead Chief Investigator (CI). Researchers can apply for funding to conduct a research project for up to 18 months, that will help develop their track record and enhance their research competitiveness. The project is required to be clearly defined and with data collection and outputs achievable within the 18 month period.
The EMCR Grant Scheme has two funding streams:
Stream 1 Kickstart: supporting ECRs within 2 years post-PhD conferral (excluding career interruptions) and who have had no previous external research funding to kickstart their career with an independent research project.
Stream 2 Pilot Projects: supporting EMCRs between 2-10 years post-PhD conferral (excluding career interruptions) to undertake necessary pilot work (e.g., to generate preliminary data to support analysis plans or sample size determinations, to trial methodological approaches, to test or validate data collection tools, etc.) to underpin a strong and justified research plan/approach to be included in the submission of an externally competitive research grant application. Applicants who are within 2 years post-PhD conferral who have received previous external research funding, are eligible to apply under this stream. Existing research projects will not be supported. Only proposals that already have a developed research plan that require refinement of approaches/methods/tools or proof of feasibility will be funded, this scheme is not intended to fund scoping work
Funding for successful applicants commences 1 January 2024 and will be awarded for a maximum of 18 months. The maximum funding available for each award is $40,000.