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Project Grants 2010 - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Closing Dates

Monash Research Office Closing Date

Granting Body Closing Date

17 February 2009

17 March 2009

Monash Contacts

Ms Nita Eng
Research Co-ordinator, Monash Research Office
Tel: +61 (0)3 990 53061

Eligibility Requests

Monash Research Office closing date: 14 January 2009
NHMRC Closing date: 16 January 2009

NHMRC/ARC Eligibility
If you are not clear about whether your application is more appropriately considered by the NHMRC or the Australian Research Council (ARC), you should forward a two-page summary outlining the proposal with a covering letter including the name of the CIA, research title and intended NHMRC application number through the Monash Research Office to the NHMRC by 14 January 2009. The summary and letter should be emailed to nhmrc@adm.monash.edu.au.

Advice will be provided in the first week of February 2009.

Australian Citizenship/Permanent Residency Status
The Chief Investigator A must be an Australian citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia. It is also required that the research proposal involves Chief Investigator A being based in Australia for the duration of the grant. The CEO of NHMRC may waive the eligibility requirement at his or her absolute discretion where it can be demonstrated that the research is based in Australia and will benefit health and medical research in Australia.

Any application to waive this requirement needs to be made through the Research Administration Office of the Administering Institution. All applications to waive this requirement should be emailed to nhmrc@adm.monash.edu.au by 14 January 2009.

Overview

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 types of Project Grants available:

Standard Project Grants
Applicants for NHMRC Project Grants are encouraged to apply for grants of up to five years duration. NHMRC Project Grants are available to support work from one - five years duration;

New Investigator Grants
New Investigator Grants are aimed at providing an avenue for less experienced researchers to access NHMRC Project Grant funding. Those eligible to apply for a New Investigator Grant include (but are not restricted to) holders of NHMRC Career Development Awards and those returning to the workforce or returning from overseas, who:
a) are not named as a Chief Investigator on a previously supported NHMRC Project Grant; and
b) have not received a competitive research grant of greater than $60,000 from another source as a Chief Investigator or equivalent (excluding funding from the institution at which the researcher is previously or currently employed).

Other Funding Organisations
A number of organisations (listed below) that are inviting applications for funding through the NHMRC’s Project Grant application process. In 2009 these include:

Applicants wishing to use the NHMRC Project Grant application process to apply for funding from other organisations must also comply with any additional, specified criteria from the relevant funding organisation.

IMPORTANT: Priority Areas 2009

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 on the NHMRC website (pdf 82kb).

Essential Information

NHMRC has requested all Chief Investigators and Associate Investigators involved in a Project Grant to sign a CI and AI Consent Form, which can be located under Forms below.

Forms

Other Resources

Monash Research Office Submission Requirements

Hard Copy
  1. One signed hard copy printed double sided
  2. Monash Research Office Application Coversheet
  3. Signed CI and AI Consent Form
  4. Additional CI's Form (if applicable)

Electronic Copy

  1. The Informed Filler Application Form
  2. Synopsis as a .rtf file
  3. Detailed Background and Research Plan in a .pdf file (must not exceed 2Mb)

All electronic documents are to be submitted to nhmrc@adm.monash.edu.au

Both hard and electronic copies are to be submitted to the Monash Research Office by 17th February 2009 for checking. Once the application has been checked, feedback will be provided on administrative compliance.