NHMRC Early Career Fellowships

Closing Dates

Monash Research Office Submission Requirements:

• Monash Research Office Cover Sheet
• Details of the Monash Research Office submission process (pdf 57kb)

Monash Contacts

Early Career Fellowships offered by the NHMRC include Australian and Overseas Training Fellowships

The purpose of the NHMRC Early Career Fellowships is to enable developing health and medical researchers of outstanding ability to undertake advanced training, either in Australia or overseas, in health and medical research that is both of major importance in its field and of benefit to Australian health.

Eligibility

See Page 7 and 10 of the Funding Policy Document for detailed eligibility criteria.

Please note "SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR 2012 application round" on Page 6 of the funding rules document.

Categories of Award

Full-time Overseas Based Fellowships

• CJ Martin Biomedical Fellowship
• Neil Hamilton Fairley Clinical Fellowship
• Sidney Sax Public Health Fellowship
• INSERM Exchange Fellowship
• Fellowship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
• Australia-China Exchange

Fellowships are offered in each of these categories for research training where the initial two years is undertaken at an overseas institution followed by two years in Australia.

Full time Australian Based Fellowships

• Peter Doherty Biomedical Fellowship
• Clinical Research Fellowship
• Public Health Fellowship
• Primary Health Care Fellowship
• Fellowship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research

Fellowships are offered in each of these categories for research training to be based entirely in Australia.

Part-time Fellowships

Part-time Fellowships are also available. These are:

• Health Professional Research Fellowship
• Australian Research Fellowship Part-time.

Note: Multiple Applications - see Item 10.3 on page 10 of the Funding Rules document.

Early Career Fellowships Co-Funding Partners

The following partners are offering Early Career Fellowships:

• Cerebral Palsy Foundation/ NHMRC Early Career Fellowship
• Department of Health and Ageing: Hearing Loss Prevention Program (HLPP)/NHMRC Early Career Fellowship
• MSRA/ NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Fellowship
• National Heart Foundation of Australia Early Career Fellowship/ NHMRC Fellowship; and
• R. G. Menzies/ NHMRC Fellowship - this fellowship provides funds in addition to those from the NHMRC, for Overseas Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship applicants who indicate an interest in the R. G. Menzies Fellowship.
• SpinalCure Australia/NHMRC Early Career Fellowship

Guidelines, Forms and Instructions 2012

NHMRC Early Career Fellowships homepage

NHMRC Advice and Instructions to Applicants (pdf 274kb)

NHMRC Funding Rules for Early Career Fellowships (pdf 312kb)

NHMRC Partner Research Interests and Priorities (doc 239kb)