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  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Grant Opportunities

    There are two grant opportunities in the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) space in the category of Health Promotion and Prevention Programs.

     

    • FASD – Consumer Resources – the purpose of this opportunity is to develop FASD consumer resources to increase the general awareness of FASD, and contribute to the prevention of FASD, as well as outline the potential consequences of drinking whilst pregnant.

     

    • FASD – Early Childhood Identification Guide – the purpose of this opportunity is to develop a FASD Guide for people working in early childhood education settings. The FASD Guide is to support educators to assist children with FASD, and to encourage positive outcomes for children and their families.

     

    Applications for both close on 11am (WST), Tuesday January 10. Click the links above for more information.

  • Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need Grant Opportunities

    The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinical Trial Activity in the Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need Grant Opportunities are now open. The Minimum Data submission date is 2pm (AWST), Wednesday January 22.

     

    Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the 2019 Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need Grant Opportunity Guideline.

     

    The following opportunities are open:

    • 2019 Reproductive Cancers Grant Opportunity – Read More
      • Applicants to this opportunity must propose a clinical trial which addresses a gap in current research and/or knowledge in reproductive cancer
      • Total amount available = $15 million
    • 2019 Childhood Brain Cancer Grant Opportunity – Read More
      • Applicants to this opportunity must propose a clinical trial which addresses a gap in current research and/or knowledge in childhood brain cancer
      • Total amount available = $5 million
    • 2019 Neurological Disorders Grant Opportunity – Read More
      • Applicants to this opportunity must propose a clinical trial which addresses a gap in current research and/or knowledge in neurological disorders, including (but not limited to) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), spinal cord injuries (SCI), and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
      • Total amount available = $20 million
    • 2019 Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need Grant Opportunity – Read More
      • Applicants to this opportunity must propose a clinical trial which addresses a gap in current research and/or knowledge in rare cancers, rare diseases and areas of unmet medical need
      • Total amount available = $15 million

     

     

  • New Medical Research Future Fund Investigator Grants Opportunity

    The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Investigator Grants is a new opportunity to ensure the next generation of Australian researchers have the capacity to make and progress medical discoveries. The Investigator Grants also aim to promote opportunities for clinical researchers to work in partnership with professional colleagues and industry.

     

    The objectives of the Grants is to support the research program of outstanding early- to mid-career clinical researchers which contribute to the following MRFF priority research areas:

    1. Australian Brain Cancer Mission
    2. Million Minds Mission
    3. Genomics Health Futures Mission
    4. Ageing, Aged Care and Dementia Mission
    5. Indigenous Health Research Fund
    6. Stem Cell Therapies Mission
    7. Mission for Cardiovascular Health
    8. Traumatic Brain Injury Mission
    9. Preventative and Public Health Research
    10. Primary Health Care Research
    11. Global Health – Tacking Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

     

    In line with the MRFF supporting and funding research translation, all applicants will need to also demonstrate how the grant will influence one or more of the following:

    • Best practice clinical care
    • Commercial health or medical research product / technology development
    • Health policy
    • Health system improvement

     

    The Grant will consolidate salary and research support into a single grant scheme by offering a salary component (if required) and a Research Support Package (RSP).

     

    To support its objective, this Grant opportunity will only support applicants at the Emerging Leadership (EL) category of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant scheme. The EL Category is restricted to researchers who are less than, or equal to, 10 years post-PhD or equivalent and comprises two salary levels (EL1 and EL2) with corresponding RSPs.

     

    Read more about this Grant Opportunity

    Applications close 2pm (AWST), Wednesday 27 November, 2019.

    Read the MRFF Investigator Grants Forecast Opportunity Guidelines

  • Congenital Heart Disease Grant Opportunity

    The Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) grant opportunity forms part of the Accelerated Research Initiative, funded through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

     

    The CHD grant opportunity supports research to provide new diagnoses and treatment options for those suffering from congenital heart disease.

     

    For this grant opportunity $20 million is available over 5 years from 2019-2020 through to 2023-24.

     

    Other points to note:

    • There’s no minimum grant amount
    • The maximum grant amount is $10 million
    • The grant amount will be up for 100% of eligible project costs
    • Project must be completed by 30 June 2024

     

    The CHD grant application closing date is: 3pm, Thursday 12 September 2019

    Read the key documents and apply here

  • National Palliative Care Project Grant

    The National Palliative Care Projects aim to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery in Australia.

     

    The objectives of the grant are to support nationally focused projects for the target population groups which:

    • Improve the quality of and access to palliative care service skill development for service providers
    • Improve the quality of palliative care service delivery in community and acute care settings
    • Strengthen understanding and increase uptake of advance care planning
    • Improve knowledge and community awareness of palliative care and
    • Improve the collation and dissemination of palliative care information across the sector

     

    Successful projects could receive funding from $300,000. With the total amount available for the grant set at $12 million.

     

    Applications close 12pm, Thursday 8 August 2019

    Read more about the eligibility criteria of the National Palliative Care Project grant

     

    The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) Outcomes and Bench-marking Conference is running in Sydney this November 2019.

  • International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) Grant Opportunity

    The NHMRC International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) grant opportunity is now open for the second round of Peer Reviews.

     

    The grants will provide support for Australian research teams to conduct clinical trial research in collaboration with international counterparts. Applications for this grant opportunity must propose a single clinical trial which will achieve the following outcomes:

    • Promote Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials research through the establishment and co-ordination of clinical trial site(s) in Australia; and
    • Provide high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of novel health treatments, drugs or devices in ‘usual care’ settings, which will support a decision on whether to deliver the intervention in an Australian setting

     

    Novel health treatments include new and innovative applications of existing interventions.

     

    Minimum data due: Wednesday 31 July, 2019

    Applications close: Thursday 15 August, 2019

    More information on ICTC 19.2 

     

    Register with GrantConnect to receive notifications on current Australian Government grant opportunities.

  • NHMRC Partnership Project Peer Review Cycle 2

    The second round of the NHMRC Partnership Projects Peer Review Cycle (PRC) are open.

     

    Partnership projects create partnerships among decision makers, policy makers, managers, clinicians and researchers. Partnership Projects answer a specific research question to influence health and well-being through changes in the delivery, organisation, funding and access to health services.

     

    The Partnership Projects are a continuous cycle of applications review – depending on when they are submitted to NHMRC. For example if you submit your project to the second round of the Peer Review Cycle (PRC2) applicants must ensure minimum data requirements are met by Wednesday 31 July, 2019 and the application must be submitted by Wednesday 14 August, 2019. Applications which have met minimum data requirements but are not submitted by the application due date will remain active. The applicant may continue to work on the application and submit to the next available PRC.

     

    Duration of the funding is over 5 years, and the level of funding is up to $1.5 million.

     

    Minimum data due Wednesday 31 July, 2019

    Applications close Wednesday 14 August, 2019

    More information on PRC2 

     

    Register with GrantConnect to receive notifications on current Australian Government grant opportunities.

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