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Project Grants

newbar Receipt of Assessor’s comments: The 2009 assessors comments will be sent in mid June to mid July. The external assessments and questions will ONLY be sent to the application’s CIA and the administering institution’s Research Administration Officer (RAO). If the CIA anticipates being away, or is unable to respond during this time they must provide the NHMRC with an alternate email address to which the assessments and questions can be sent. The alternate email address should be emailed to grantnet.help@nhmrc.gov.au by 01 June 2009. It is expected that any CI listed on an application can prepare and submit a response on the CIA’s behalf.

Funding body National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Status
 Closed
Key dates
  • Monday 12 January 2009: ARC/NHMRC overlap requests due at Melbourne Research Office
  • Monday 12 January 2009: CIA citizenship/residency exemptions due at Melbourne Research Office
  • Friday 13 February 2009: Internal closing date for draft applications
Aim  Provides the main avenue of NHMRC 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. On average 25% of applicants each year are successful in obtaining a grant through this scheme.
Funding
 Grants of up to 5 years in duration at various levels of funding. Please be aware that in 2009 applicants are able to indicate if their application is in an NHMRC Priority Area. Instructions and a list of the priority areas in 2009 are available at: Project Grant Funding Policy (NHMRC site) & 2009 Project Grant Priority Areas (NHMRC site)
How to apply
 1. Submitting applications to NHMRC schemes (Grants Office)
2. Get an NHMRC ID number (Grants Office)
3. Funding Policy (NHMRC site)
4. Instructions for Applicants (NHMRC site)
5. Application form (NHMRC site)
6. NHMRC CI and AI Consent Form (NHMRC site). To be provided with the final application
7. Additional Chief Investigator Details Form for applications with more than 6 CIs
Required by Grants Office
 By 5.00 pm on Friday 13 February 2009:
  • One paper copy of the whole application (informed filler form plus synopsis and attachments)
  • One completed University Coversheet
    Special considerations
    • Assessment criteria used to rank applications will be: Scientific Quality (50%); Significance and/or Innovation (25%); Track Record relative to opportunity (25%)
    • Applicants can nominate a preferred Grant Advisory Group (GAG) by selecting the appropriate Field of Research  (NHMRC site).
    • All Chief and Associate Investigators involved a Project Grant must sign the Chief Investigator and Associate Investigator Consent Form (NHMRC site)
    Resources

    1. Project grant budgets (Grants Office)
    2. Templates (Grants Office)
    3. Annotated Informed Filler (Grants Office)

    The following templates have been provided to assist applicants in completing their Project Grant application/s. The use of these templates is optional.

    • Chief Investigator Detail Template: this template can be used to assist in the collection of Chief Investigator information required for both the informed filler and attachment sections of the Project Grant application. The information collected can then be copied and pasted into the relevant sections of the application.
    • Synopsis Template: a maximum of one page is permitted for the Project Grant synopsis. This template has been setup with the correct font, header and margins. The template is also saved in a Rich Text Format (rtf) which is required for attaching the synopsis to the informed filler application. Complete the synopsis and insert the application ID number in the top right hand corner of the document.
    • Attachments Template: the following information is required in the PDF file of the Project Grant application:-
      • Detailed Background and Research Plan (maximum of nine pages)
      • References (maximum of two pages)
      • Track Record (maximum of one page for each Chief Investigator)
      • Summary/Final Reports and Progress Reports (maximum of one page for each report)
      • Publications
      This template has been setup with correct font, header, page numbers and margins. Please complete each section; pages can be added or removed within the template as required. Once completed the attachments are to be saved into a PDF file.
    4. Information sessions
    Lectopia recordings with associated Powerpoint slides are now available on the following topics:
    • Succesful strategies
    • Grant preparation
    • Completing the Informed Filler
    • Grant checklist
    Go to Seminars and Development Programs webpage, select "Past seminars" and scroll to sessions on 29 Jan 09 and 4 Feb 09.
    Contact
    		 Adriaan Adolph (8344 2016)
    Monique O'Callaghan (8344 2009)
    Lisa Batten (8344 2010)
    Anna Giannios (8344 2608)

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