UQ Early Career Researcher Development: Knowledge Exchange & Translation (Kx&T) Fund Award

Key dates for UQ Early Career Researcher Development: Knowledge Exchange & Translation (Kx&T) Fund Award 2024

Round opens: Round not yet confirmed, dates to be advised.
Research Office Information Session: TBA
Applications due to Research Office: TBA
Anticipated announcement: TBA

Overview

The Kx&T Fund supports ECRs develop and build relationships with end-users based on sharing and translation of knowledge and developing mutually rewarding partnerships that improve the impact of research. The scheme aims to develop researchers with expertise and experience in end-user engagement and collaboration for knowledge exchange, impact and innovation. It aims to lay the groundwork for partnership with end-users and to support for ECRs to transition to independent positions and launch competitive research careers within or outside academia.

Application Development Support

To assist UQ researchers in preparing their UQ ECR Kx Translation Fund applications, the Research Office will host an Information Session and two Round Table sessions.

How to apply

Step 1: Familiarise yourself with the key UQ documentation.
Step 2: Complete your application using the Online Application form

Readership and researcher support

Before applying, we recommend you:

Contact your faculty or institute research manager for advice on peer readership programs.
Join the UQ R&I Mailer to stay up to date with round developments.
Access the UQ R&I Grants Library, a helpful resource of past successful proposals.
If offered, attend UQ R&I information sessions and access PowerPoint presentations from presentations and slides.

Key documents

The following documentation is for the 2023 UQ Kx&T round. Documentation for the 2024 UQ Kx&T round will be uploaded upon the round opening.

2022 UQ ECR Kx&T Guidelines (PDF, 205.6 KB) - Updated 28 June 2022
2022 UQ ECR Kx&T Conditions of Award (PDF, 215.4 KB)
2022 UQ ECR Kx&T Key Changes to Guidelines (PDF, 104.6 KB) - Updated 28 June 2022

Templates

Additional resources

Post-award resources