UNSW Gold Star Awards

Grants Management Office


What are UNSW Goldstar Awards?

UNSW Goldstar Awards are awarded annually to UNSW researchers who narrowly miss out on project grants in the major ARC and NHMRC funding rounds.  The awards are up to $40,000 to allow researchers to conduct some initial research on the proposed research program, and to allow the investigator(s) to further refine and improve the competitiveness of the application. 


Who is Eligible for a Goldstar Award?

Goldstar Awards are available to UNSW salaried appointments or conjoint appointment in an approved location. The successful recipients for the 2013 Awards were selected on consideration of the ranking information provided by the ARC and NHMRC, and preference was given to early career researchers in consultation with the Faculty Associate Deans (Research).


2013 Goldstar Award Outcomes

A full list of the 75 successful investigators awarded Goldstars in 2013 can be found in the Related Documents section in the right-hand sidebar of this page.

A summary of the Goldstars awarded per faculty can be found below:

Faculty Goldstar Awards
UNSW Canberra 1
Australian School of Business 1
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 4
Faculty of Engineering 12
Faculty of Law 1
Faculty of Medicine 31
Faculty of Science 24
Faculty of the Built Environment 1