NSW and Victoria Stem Cell Grant Program
The NSW and Victorian Governments are inviting proposals for a program of research to improve the sustainability of techniques, technical expertise and the range of applications for stem cell research and in particular the advancement of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) techniques. The joint NSW/Victoria Stem Cell Grant Program will provide up to $1m for collaborative stem cell research in NSW and Victoria. The program is designed to expand stem cell research in NSW and Victoria and to promote important and potentially beneficial research that may have a profound effect on serious and/or life threatening human diseases such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, cystic fibrosis, mitochondrial disease, some forms of cancer and heart and eye disease.
The program of research should be substantially undertaken in NSW and Victoria; however, broader national and international collaboration is strongly encouraged. By working together, the NSW and Victorian Governments are seeking to advance the field of stem cell research in a way which could not be achieved through projects in individual states and research institutions.
The aim of the NSW/Victoria Stem Cell Grant Program is to:
- Support scientists working with adult as well as embryonic stem cells;
- Expand and accelerate the knowledge base and research capability to see advances made in the development of stem cell science including SCNT and other techniques in NSW and Victoria, nationally and internationally;
- Encourage the development of research that is of benefit to the community through addressing infertility and serious disease;
- Support research that will translate into economic, health, environmental and social benefits for NSW and Victoria; and
- Promote collaborative partnerships between NSW and Victoria.
The program will support stem cell research which utilises techniques now allowed under the framework of the Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Amendment Act 2007 NSW and the Infertility Treatment Amendment Act, 2007 VIC. The Acts are the NSW and Victorian components of the nationally consistent scheme that prohibits human reproductive cloning and provides for certain types of research to occur.
Guidelines and application forms for the program are available for download:
NSW/Victoria Stem Cell Grant Program Guidelines (pdf)
NSW/Victoria Stem Cell Grant Program Application Form (rtf)
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For further information contact:
Nathan Rudder
Senior Policy Officer
NSW Office for Science and Medical Research
Ph: 02 9338 6783
Fax: 02 9338 6760
Email: Nathan.Rudder@osmr.nsw.gov.au
Address: GPO Box 5477, Sydney NSW 2001
The deadline for applications for the NSW/VIC Stem Cell Grant Program has now closed. | 
