RESEARCH FUNDING PROVIDERS SCHEDULE - NEW
Click on the link above to see an alphabetical listing of research funding providers, both nationally and internationally based, with a summary of each provider's funding aims as well as direct links to their respective websites.
* PLEASE NOTE that all applications for research funding to an external funding provider must go via the Office for Research. Please contact the Research Administration Officer (RAO) at RAO@mh.org.au or on telephone (30) 9342 7950.
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Award Administration and Reporting - click on this link to find out your administrative responsibilities as a research award recipient.
MELBOURNE HEALTH FUNDING
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The Royal Melbourne Hospital Graduate Nurses’ Association (RMHGNA) is committed to supporting nursing education and research.
Applications for the $15,000 RMHGNA Nursing Research Endowment Grant 2012 are now open.
To be eligible for this award:
- applicants must be Melbourne Health employees
- the application must be for primarily nursing research
- the application must be submitted by a nurse or group of nurses who are planning to undertake a research project within the Royal Melbourne Hospital
Information about the award can be found HERE
To download the application form, click HERE
Applicants are asked to read the application form very carefully as all requirements for submission of applications are detailed on the form. Questions about the application form can be directed to Louise Berns in the Office for Research on 9342 7950.
The deadline for submission of the application is 4pm on Friday 9 March 2012 per the instructions on the application form. |
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EXTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - NATIONALLY FUNDED
Current Grants/Awards on Offer:
VLSCI will support applications at any time from Victorian Life Science researchers and students wishing to obtain support for travel and/or conference/workshop attendance where it may be shown that this activity will contribute to both the skills development of individual researchers and the capacity-building activity of the Victorian computational biology community.
Click HERE to access further information about VLSCI and its travel grant on offer.
Click HERE to access the application form, a PDF file that is completed online. Applicants are not able to save the file after completion, instead applicants will need to print out the application then save it to PDF.
Applicants are asked to email a copy of their final application to Louise Berns in the Office for Research concurrently to submitting to the VLSCI.
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NHMRC Research Fellowships provide support for experienced researchers to undertake research that is of major importance in its field and of significant benefit to Australian health and medical research.
The NHMRC’s Research Grants Management System (RGMS) must be used to access/enter your CV and Profile, and submit a Research Fellowship application.
Applicants who are not yet registered in RGMS should contact the Research Help Centre at help@nhmrc.gov.au for more information.
A complete Research Fellowship application consists of:
- Completon of Parts A and B of the application form
- The relevant information in your RGMS Profile and CV
- The uploaded PDF document containing your Proposed Research (uploaded to Part B:Propsed Research)
- The uploaded PDF document containing your Supervision and Mentoring (uploaded to Part B: Research Supervision and Mentoring)
- If required, the uploaded PDF document containing your Exceptional Circumstances (uploaded to Part B: Initial Application PRF/SPRF) for Initial Applications at PRF or SPRF only.
Prior to submission, applicants are to ensure they read all relevant reference material; and advise the Office for Research (Louise Berns) of their intention to apply
Click HERE for further information on the award and how to apply.
Prospective applicants must complete their RGMS applications by Monday 30 January 2012 to allow sufficient time for RAO review, certification and endorsement by the NHMRC deadline.
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NHMRC 2012 PROJECT GRANTS
The Project Grants Scheme is the NHMRC’s main avenue of support for individuals and small teams of researchers undertaking biomedical, public health and health services research in Australian universities, medical schools, hospitals and other research institutions.
The NHMRC’s Research Grants Management System (RGMS) must be used to access/enter the applicant's CV and Profile, or submit a Project Grant Application.
Applicants who are not yet registered on RGMS, should contact the Research Help Centre on help@nhmrc.gov.au for more information.
A complete Project Grant Application must consist of the following:
- Completion of Parts A and B of the application form
- The relevant information in your RGMS Profile and CV
- The uploaded PDF Document containing your Detailed Background and Research Plan, including Track Records for each Chief Investigator, and if relevant, Career Disruption details.
Prior to submission of an application for project funding, applicants are to ensure they read all relevant reference material and advise the Office for Research (Louise Berns) of their intention to apply.
Click HERE for further information on the award and how to apply.
Prospective applicants must complete their RGMS applications by Monday 5 March to allow sufficient time for RAO review, certification and endorsement by the NHMRC deadline.
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The National Breast Cancer Foundation announces a new funding opportunity for breast cancer research in Australia for 2012, Infrastructure Grant. It is the intention of the NBCF Infrastructure Grant to ensure that Australian breast cancer researchers have access to the technology, materials and core capacities required for them to perform at the highest international level.
The key objectives of the NBCF infrastructure Grants are therefore to maintain and increase the number and depth of research activities of national importance and to make them more accessible by:
• Providing breast cancer researchers with access to high-quality research resources and capacities, such as technology platforms, collections of specimens and information data bases.
• Assisting with the maintenance of existing resources and capacities where there is a clearly demonstrated national need.
• Enabling the development of new activities and capacities where there is a clearly demonstrated national need.
• Fostering collaborative arrangements for the use of breast cancer research resources and capacities.
Click HERE to access the APPLICATION FORM (this application form is pre-populated with Melbourne Health-specific information and must be used INSTEAD of the template accessible from the NBCF website).
Click HERE to access the application guidelines.
# Applicants are to forward a FINAL DRAFT of their application to Louise Berns in the Office for Research by Wednesday 7 March 2012 for review. Louise will contact the applicant prior to the end of that week, i.e. Friday 9 March 2012 with further instructions for submission given that she commences 2 weeks annual leave on Monday 12 March, returning after the NBCF subsmission deadline.
The deadline for submission of applications to the NBCF (3 hard copies and one emailed) is Friday 23 March 2012.
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The Heart Foundation awards project funding in the form of Grants-in-Aid to teams of researchers for a specific piece of research or a component of a larger project. A Grant-in-Aid can help establish a researcher’s independent career. These awards can also provide an important source of funding to help researchers obtain the preliminary data and evidence required to be a contender for larger funding awards in future.
The Heart Foundation awards Grants-in-Aid to support biomedical, clinical or public health research relevant to cardiovascular disease and related disorders. Research proposals are assessed according to relevance to cardiovascular disease or related disorders, scientific merit and the track record of the investigator(s). Grants of up to two years duration will be awarded with a maximum funding value of $65,000 (exclusive of GST) per year.
Application procedure:
The Heart Foundation has partnered with the NHMRC to reduce the burden of the funding application process on researchers. Therefore, all applications MUST be made via the NHMRC RGMS which can be accessed at http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/research-grants-management-system-rgms.
In addition, supplementary questions specific to the Heart Foundation must be provided directly to the Heart Foundation. A pre-populated Heart Foundation Supplementary Questions application form is available HERE. Applicants are asked to use this form instead of the form on the Heart Foundation website as it has details pre-loaded of the Administering Institution which will speed up the review and submission process. It is very important that applicants consult the Grant-in-Aid Instructions regarding the application process given the NHMRC partnership.
Applicants need to:
* lodge their application via RGMS for certification by the Melbourne Health RAO (Research Administration Officer) by NO LATER THAN 7 MARCH 2012 to allow sufficient time for the RAO to review and submit the application
* submit their Supplementary Questions application form to the RAO (email Louise Berns) by NO LATER THAN 7 MARCH 2012 to allow sufficient time to submit to the Heart Foundation
^ Please note that because the RAO will be on annual leave from 12-23 March and therefore it is imperative that the above Melbourne Health deadlines are observed.
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Applications are now open for the 2012 round for funding commencing in 2013.
The purpose of the scheme is to provide support for outstanding health and medical researchers to undertake research that is of major importance in its field and of significant benefit to Australian health and medical research.
Career Development Fellowships are open to all early to mid-career researchers in Australia who have a sustained track record of significant output as demonstrated in peerreviewed literature, and a strong commitment to quality research outputs as judged relative to opportunity.
Career Development Fellowships offered by NHMRC are prestigious, highly competitive,
sought after awards for high performing researchers in the early to mid-stages of their
careers.
The proposed research must:
· be internationally competitive
· develop the applicant’s capacity for original independent research
· develop the applicant’s research leadership skills
· assist the applicant to establish themselves as an independent, self-directed health and medical researcher in a research program or as part of a research team.
PLEASE NOTE:
In 2012, it is anticipated that around 65 Career Development Fellows will be appointed. NHMRC has been concerned about the rapid growth in the number of applications in recent years, rising from 136 in 2002 to 428 in 2010 and 356 in 2011, the majority of which are not competitive against the top applicants.
To help researchers contemplating applying for a Career Development Fellowship, NHMRC provides the below information on a “typical” successful applicant, to guide researchers who are deciding whether to apply. This was derived from information provided on the successful application forms received by NHMRC in 2009. These “typical characteristics” must not be regarded as a “bar” above which applications will be successful, because the peer review panels take into account all the selection criteria, and there are marked differences between even the top ranked individuals each year. These are produced as a guide to applicants.
In 2009, successful applicants typically, in the past 5 years, had:
- published 15 or more peer reviewed journal articles, with the peer review panel also taking into account first authorship (usually the majority of articles), and quality of the published work, and one or more review articles or book chapters;
- presented at international meetings at least twice;
- obtained research funding as a first named Chief Investigator in a competitive granting scheme;
- international postdoctoral experience;
- led their own (small) research group.
Please note that this is a guide only and there are many variations to this profile, depending on individual achievements.
The NHMRC’s Research Grants Management System (RGMS) must be used to access/enter your CV and Profile, and submit your Career Development Fellowship application. Applicants who are not yet registered in RGMS should contact the Research Help Centre at help@nhmrc.gov.au for more information.
To find out more on how to apply for the Career Development Fellowship, go to http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/career-development-fellowships.
Applicants must advise Louise Berns in the Office for Research of their intention to apply and submit/finalise their RGMS application by no later than Monday 26 March 2012 to allow sufficient time for the review and certification of the application.
The NHMRC deadline for submission is Wednesday 28 March 2012.
ANZCA strongly supports research via its Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Foundation, annually dedicating in excess of $600,000 to research, a figure that is growing each year. This is achieved via an allocation of 10 per cent of all Fellows’ subscriptions and an allocation of income from ANZCA’s investment portfolio.
The award of a Project Grant is ANZCA’s main avenue for the support of projects in biomedical research in universities, medical schools, hospitals and other research institutions. These schemes support work on problems that are capable of solution in a relatively short period of time. ANZCA aims to supplement, complement and in some cases act as an alternative to NHMRC and NZHRC sources of funding.
ANZCA has opened its call for applications for its 2013 Research Grants scheme, offering the following awards:
* Project Grant (including Fellowship Grant)
* Novice Grant Simulation/Education Grant
* Academic Enhancement
* Grant Douglas Joseph Professorship (2013)
Click HERE to access the ANZCA research information webpage which provides information about - and access to the guidelines/application forms for - the above awards.
N.B. Applicants are expected to read the ANZCA Research Grant Policy before completing an application form. Applicants are required to obtain a RegKey before submitting an application and this can be requested by emailing scollins@anzca.edu.au
Applicants are to forward a DRAFT of their application via email to Louise Berns in the Office for Research by NO LATER THAN MONDAY 26 MARCH 2012 for review.
The deadline for electronic submission of applications to ANZCA is Sunday 1 April 2012.
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Mental health is one of the major health issues identified in the 2010-2012 NHMRC Strategic Plan with the stated aim to “support the development of evidence needed for effective preventative strategies, management, and treatment of mental illness, and services for chronic and complex mental health conditions” (NHMRC Strategic Plan 2010-2012).
NHMRC has, as outlined in the May 2011 budget, allocated $26.2 million over a five year period (a minimum of $5 million per year) to support research that delivers greater evidence-based policies and practices aiming to improve mental health care and provision of mental health services in Australia, and in particular, improvement of youth mental health in Australia. The NHMRC Research Committee has committed this budget to both building research capacity and to a Targeted Call for Research (TCR) focusing on “prevention of, and early intervention in, mental illness in children and young people”.
Prevention of, and early intervention in, mental illness in children and young people
NHMRC is calling on the expertise of the mental health research community in the area of child and youth mental health – an area of international significance. This TCR will provide up to $13 million of funding for the best researchers to build evidence and translate evidence into improved mental health practice.
This TCR does not preclude applications for mental health-related research projects through NHMRC’s normal competitive processes and schemes.
Click HERE to access the Advice and Instructions to Applicants for this grant.
Click HERE to access the Funding Rules for this grant.
** PLEASE NOTE:
Applications are to be completed/submitted via the NHMRC RGMS (Research Grants Management System).
- All Mental Health Targeted Call for Research applications must be commenced in RGMS by 5.00pm (AEDST) 8 February 2012.
- Applications in RGMS must contain the minimum data to allow the NHMRC to start sourcing external reviewers with appropriate expertise.
- Applicants wishing to apply under the Mental Health Targeted Call for Research must provide the minimum data, by 8 February.
Minimum Data Requirements:
The following information is required by 8 February 2012 to be eligible to apply:
- Part A Home (specifically the Administering Institution, and Application Title)
- A-RT Research Team and Commitment
- A-A2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
Prospective applicants must complete their RGMS applications by Monday 26 March to allow sufficient time for RAO review, certification and endorsement by the NHMRC deadline.
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The Cancer Council Victoria Postdoctoral fellowships are offered to provide Victorian scientists, who have recently completed a PhD, with support for an extra year of research based on their thesis work. The application must establish that the research will be greatly enhanced by having the candidate spend a further year with the same research group (where the recipient was a PhD candidate).
Eligibility:
- The research must relate to cancer aetiology, prevention, diagnosis or treatment
- Applicants must have submitted their PhD thesis between 1 October 2011 and 31 March 2012.
The fellowship funding will be paid to the host institute at the NHMRC Personnel Support Package (PSP) Level 3 rate of $68,725 pa. The PSP amount covers all salary and salary on-costs (such as payroll tax, workers' compensation, leave loading, compulsory and contributory superannuation) as well as some minor operational support.
Fellowships will be awarded for a period of one year.
To find out more about the award click HERE
To access the APPLICATION click HERE (to find out the correct details to provide in section 15, headed ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT, please contact Louise Berns at louise.berns@mh.org.au or by phone on 9342 7950).
Applicants are to email a draft application to Louise Berns in the Office for Research for review by NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2012.
The Cancer Council's submission deadline is Wednesday 4 April 2012. Please note that the Cancer Council require the original plus 22 copies of the application by this date.
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The objective of the MIRF is to support collaborative research that may lead to better outcomes for Victorians with mental illness and their families/carers. It will create new knowledge across Victoria's research, treatment and support sectors that can be applied to improve treatment and recovery outcomes for people with mental illness.
To be considered for funding by the MIRF, the research projects must clearly address one or more of the following three priority research themes and be consistent with the Victorian Government's strategic priority areas for mental health.
The three priority research themes for the MIRF are:
- Optimising psychosocial recovery outcomes and minimising disability for people affected mental illness
- Improving effectiveness of existing and new treatments for people affected by mental illness
- Increasing social participation by people affected by mental illness.
Click HERE for the application guidelines and application form, both of which are incorporated in the one document.
Applicants are to email their draft application to Louise Berns in the Office for Research for review by NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 6 APRIL 2012.
The deadline for submission of the application electronically via email to Neurosciences Victoria is Friday 13 April 2012. The application must be submitted in both MS WORD and PDF format.
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EXTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - INTERNATIONALLY FUNDED
There are no internationally based external funding opportunities at this time
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Award Administration And Reporting
In most cases funding providers require that award recipients report annually on the progress of projects funded including a financial aquittance report upon completion of the award.
This applies to the RMH internal funding scheme awards and the report templates are accessible via the links below:
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