National Health and Medical Research Council

Fellowships commencing 2009

Overview

The NHMRC’s Career Awards provide support for experienced Australian researchers to undertake research that is both of major importance in its field and of benefit to Australian health.

Australia Fellowships

This Fellowship aims to attract and retain leading health and medical researchers. It is designed for outstanding senior health and medical researchers across all disciplines and will consist of a one line budget of $800,000 per annum for five years.  Applications are invited from leading researchers both in Australia and around the world.

Key Dates

Expression of Interest - Closing dates:
Monash: 21 February 2008 
NHMRC: 4 March 2008

Call for submission of a Full Application - Closing dates:
Monash: 17 April 2008
NHMRC: 29 April 2008

Research Fellowships

Provide opportunities for outstanding biomedical and health researchers with proven track records to undertake research that is both of major importance in its field and of significant benefit to Australian health and medical research. Research Fellowships offered by the NHMRC are prestigious awards and are, consequently, highly sought after and extremely competitive.

An NHMRC Research Fellowship is a full time research appointment that enables high caliber biomedical and health researchers with a proven track record in research to undertake research of significant benefit to the health of Australians. Opportunities exist in biomedical, clinical and population health research.

Practitioner Fellowships

This is a targeted award intended to assist experienced and productive clinical and public health researchers who wish to maintain both a research and a professional career. The scheme aims to support clinical (medical, paramedical, allied health) and public health professionals who have undertaken a successful research program and wish to continue at nationally or internationally competitive levels. Successful applicants will, for their non-research time, be employed by a health care authority to provide clinical care, or public health services or related policy activity.

Practitioner Fellowship is a five-year award, and successful Fellows may apply for a second five year appointment or it may be more appropriate for them to seek appointment as a Research Fellow.

Essential Information

Request a Project ID Number

NHMRC Fellowships website

Forms & Guidelines

RO Coversheet

Australia Fellowships

Read the Funding Policy

Read the Guide for Applicants -which provides detailed advice on completion and submission of the Expression of Interest and the Full Application;

Research Fellowships

Read the Funding Policy

Read the Guide for Applicants

Download the Application Form

Practitioner Fellowships

Read the Funding Policy

Read the Guide for Applicants

Download the Application Form

Submission Requirements

Hard copy

• Original single-sided plus one copy
• Research Office Application Cover Sheet

Electronic copy

The application is to be submitted as a single pdf file ensuring that each of the three sections (A, B and C) commences on a new page and sent electronically to nhmrc@adm.monash.edu.au.
Ensure that the version of software used is compatible with version 6 of Adobe Acrobat.

Naming the files 

The PDF file name should follow the sequence :

"[APPID]_[Applicant’s Surname].pdf" - do not include spaces in the file name.
For example: 123456_Smith.pdf

The Research Co-ordinator will submit your original and the electronic version to the NHMRC