TERN's EIF Application Process: July-September 2010
Wed, Jul 14 2010

TERN's EIF Application Process. Full details and required documents are on TERN’s web pages at http://www.tern.org.au/index.html?page=136924.

Key points are:

1. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) was established by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Scientific Research (DIISR) with a grant of $20m funding from the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy in 2009.

2. In July 2009, DIISR indicated that a further $35m was available for allocation to TERN under its Education Investment Fund (EIF) Super Science Initiative, to enhance its role and build capacity to ensure the longevity of projects established under the NCRIS funding.

3. TERN has undertaken to prepare and deliver to DIISR by 30 September 2010 a Project Plan, based on the best available long term ecosystem science projects, to enable extension and enhancement of TERN.

4. Proposals are invited from the terrestrial ecosystem research community and must be submitted to address one of the ten priority areas for long term ecosystem research in Australia defined in TERN’s Strategic Plan, available at http://www.tern.org.au/index.html?page=136924.

5. One proposal will be compiled and submitted for each of TERN’s strategic priority areas through a nominated project proposal coordinator. Additional proposals will not be accepted. It is intended that project proposal coordinators work with groups to compile a suitable proposal.

6. To contribute to a project proposal in your own, or your group's area of expertise, please contact the relevant project proposal coordinator at the email address shown at http://www.tern.org.au/index.html?page=136924.

7. The deadline for project proposal submissions to TERN is 20 August 2010.