Many granting bodies (including NHMRC and ARC) specify that animal ethics approval must be obtained as a condition of the grant or contract.
The Monash Research Office requires grant recipients to supply documentation of animal ethics approvals relating to the grant-funded research projects for research
management purposes.
All information provided is subject to routine verification, audit and quality assurance procedures that ensure compliance with conditions of the grant / contracts, and relevant regulations.
Note NHMRC and some other funding bodies will not release funding until ethics and compliance certification is supplied by the Monash Research Office.
Information required to be supplied by Investigators to the Monash Research Office:
1. Complete the Animal Ethics Clearance for Funded Research Form provided by the Monash Research Office and forward to the Grants Officer.
2. Contact the Grants Officer and provide updated advice of additional grant-related animal ethics approvals or extensions that are obtained throughout the period of the grant/contract.
Upon return to Australia, Contact the Grants Officer and provide documentation of animal ethics approval for animal research to be conducted in Australia.
Note: NHMRC will not provide release of funds until all information is supplied to the Monash Research Office. Please Contact the Grants Officer.
5. Additional information to be provided by recipients of NHMRC Program Grants*
Complete documentation of all non-Monash animal ethics approvals (full copy of approved Application and Animal Ethics Committee approval letter), including those obtained by associates from other institutions.
Note: NHMRC will not provide release of funds until all information is supplied to the Research Office. Please Contact the Grants Officer.
* NHMRC Funded Research
Animal Ethics Approval must be continuous for the entire period of the grant or fellowship, apply to all the research funded by the grant, and include all investigators performing scientific procedures using animals.
The NHMRC Conditions of Award for Projects Grants states that "payment will not commence
until there is evidence that all institutional approvals for that project are held by the administering institute. Unless exceptional circumstances apply, where evidence that relevant approvals have not been received by 30 June in the first year of the award, the funding for the grant will be forfeited." It is
NHMRC policy that where these clearly stated conditions are not met and satisfactory explanations are not provided, the funding offers will be withdrawn and the grant forfeited.
