200K Special Initiatives Funding Program
Moving ASI into the future

A unique opportunity for members to advance the discipline of Immunology

The ASI Special Initiatives Fund

In 2017 we committed AUD 200 000 toward the Special Initiatives Fund, and invited ideas for novel initiatives from ASI members.

We invite ASI members to send in their novel ideas for the next Special Initiatives Funding Round.

Purpose

New initiatives should be within the scope of the society and to the benefit of ASI membership.

Great examples of how the Special Initiatives Fund has been used are the:

• establishment of the ASI Advanced Immunology School
• creation of the Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Lectureship Award. 
• financial support we provided for a workshop to establish high dimensional data analysis pathways, for the benefit of immunologists across Australia and NZ

If you have a ground-breaking idea on how to promote our discipline, support our members, and invest in our future, we'd love to hear from you.

Eligibility

Applicants must be current members in the year of application.
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Application procedure

1. Click here to download the Proposal Form. 
2. Please include a short summary (not more than ½ page) outlining what the initiative is, who would drive it, what funds would be required (co-funding from sponsorship is highly encouraged), and how ASI members would benefit if the initiative was implemented. 
   Please note we will require a full submission containing greater detail later if your initial proposal progresses (max 1 page).
3. Save your file as "LASTNAME 2020_Initiatives”
4. Log in to your member profile and click on 'Applications' to submit your proposal.

Assessment Criteria

Feasibility, sustainability, suitability and benefit to ASI membership

The committee reserves the right not to make an award.

Submit your proposal anytime

We know great ideas take time and pop into your head when you least expect them to. 

So, we've kept this opportunity open all year for you to submit anytime, but please note that proposals will be assessed quarterly on:

May 18th 2020, August 17th 2020, November 16th 2020
February 15th 2021, May 17th 2021, August 16th 2021, November 15th 2021.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

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