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NHMRC Project Grants

Closing Dates

Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident waiver for Chief Investigator A ONLY due date at MRO

18 January 2012

Monash Research Office Closing Date

14 February 2012

Granting Body Closing Date

14 March 2012

Note:
Applicants who have applied for and received waivers for existing NHMRC grants, must again seek a waiver for the Project Grant application round.

Exception:
A CIA who is a NZ citizen is not required to seek a waiver if they are based in Australia for the duration of the grant.

Monash Research Office Submission Requirements

Monash Contact:

Ms May Yao
Manager, Medical and Health Sciences Team, Monash Research Office
Tel: +61 (0)3 99053073 or email: nhmrc@monash.edu 

 

 

Note:
Apply for a username by:
1) Accessing RGMS
2) Clicking on the "New User Request" link.

Applications are to be submitted to the Monash Research Office by 14 February 2012 for checking. Once the application has been checked, feedback will be provided on administrative compliance.

Applications 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
  • If relevant, the uploaded PDF document relating to Career Disruption.

Please note "SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE 2012 application round" on Page 2 of the funding rules document. 

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.  

Consent to be a Chief Investigator (see 4.5, page 5 of the funding rules)

The Chief Investigator A must seek agreement from other CIs' (B-J) to be named on the application.

The CIA will provide written evidence (e.g. an email) to the RAO of all CIs' endorsement of the application. the RAO will then certify and submit the application in RGMS (Research Grants Management System). The RAO will not be authorised to submit the application to NHMRC until all Chief Investigators have completed this step. 

Australian Citizenship/Permanent Residency Status (see 4.4.2, page 4 of the funding rules)

Generally, the Chief Investigator A must be an Australian citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia at the time of application submission. 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 Monash Research Office and emailed to nhmrc@monash.edu by 20 January 2012.

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.

New Investigator Grants
New Investigator Grants are aimed at researchers who have not previously been funded by the NHMRC. Please refer to section 5.1 in the Project Grants Funding Rules for Funding Commencing in 2012 for further details (pdf 383kb).

Applicants unsure of their eligibility can seek a formal ruling by emailing NHMRC clearly outlining details of any previously received funding and their role on the funded project(s). Emails can be marked for attention of Director, Research Activity Section and must be submitted to help@nhmrc.gov.au by 1 February 2012.

Other Funding Organisations
A number of organisations (listed below) are inviting applications for funding through the NHMRC’s Project Grant application process. In 2012 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 (including the Supplementary Questions) from the relevant funding organisation.

Please note that there are additional criteria for Indigenous Health applications

Priority Areas, Strategic Plan Initiatives and Special Initiatives 2012

Please be aware that in 2012 applicants are able to indicate if their application is in an NHMRC Priority Area. A list of the priority areas in 2012 is in the Project Grants Funding Policy for Funding Commencing in 2012.

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