NHMRC Project Grants
Research Grants and Contracts | Research Portfolio SHERRIDAN BLACKMAN | Research Administrator
2015 for funding commencing in 2016
KAY WINTON | Manager PEARLY HARUMAL | Manager
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
- START on RGMS as soon as you can
- Log in to RGMS - www.rgms.nhmrc.gov.au
- RGMS Help Centre Ph. 1800 500 983 - If new, select “New to RGMS?”
- Complete the details required
- Enter the email address that you use on a regular basis (this will be used by the NHMRC to communicate with you). We will send all grant communication to your “…@sydney.edu.au” email address. If you are using another email address, please ensure you redirect all emails from your “…@sydney.edu.au” email account to it.
- Institution – applicants submitting through the University of Sydney must select “University of Sydney ”
› Make sure your CV Profile on RGMS is up-to-date
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Various internal guideline documents are available on our website:
- University of Sydney Administration Guide for Applicants - Strategic Writing Guide for Grant Proposals
- Team Quality & Capability statement _ TEMPLATE - CI Track record _ TEMPLATE
- Recommended wording for CI & AI consent (emails)
http://sydney.edu.au/research_support/funding/nhmrc/project_grants.shtml The NHMRC also provides various documents to assist you including:
- NHMRC Advice and Instructions to Applicants – General and Project Grant Scheme-Specific - NHMRC Funding Rules - General and Project Grant Scheme-Specific
- Grant Proposal template – MUST be used for all applications! - Category Descriptors for NHMRC Project Grants
- Guide to Peer Review Areas for Project Grants Funding commencing in 2016 - Criteria for Health and Medical Research of Indigenous Australians
- Australian Standard Research Classifications and NHMRC Research Keywords/Phrases - Budget mechanisms for project Grant funding commencing in 2016
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/project-grants
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Contacts
- Research Grants & Contracts team are available to provide support:
-General enquiries – Pearly Harumal ([email protected])
-Funding partners: Cancer Australia and Cancer Council - Sherridan Blackman ([email protected])
-RGMS application enquiries – Mitch Bennett ([email protected]) (Note: RGMS account enquiries should be directed to the NHMRC Helpdesk)
- Assistance with strategic development of applications – Tim Haydon
[email protected] (Ph. 0422 532 531)
- Library of successful applications (Ph. 8627 8111)
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Changes in this round
- New Investigator Eligibility Online Form – deadline 21 January (now closed)
- Minimum Data Requirements in RGMS – deadline 18 February
- No citizenship waivers for CIs
- Grant Proposal template – must be used for all applications
- NHMRC Funding Rules and Advice & Instructions to Applicants have been re-formatted online
- Requirement for ‘plain English summary’ reintroduced
- Assessment Criteria for Health and Medical Research of Indigenous Australians has been revised
- Category Descriptors for Project Grants has been revised
- NEW budget template in RGMS
- NEW table in Grant Proposal Template for career disruptions
- Formatting changes to Grant Proposal – font size for images
PREPARING YOUR GRANT APPLICATION
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
NHMRC rules Eligibility issues
- Maximum number of proposals (6)
Extend grant duration into 2016 – counts toward total
- CIs on Program grants – 1 Project grant only (concessions for P/t CIs) - All CIs must have submitted ALL required reports (progress and final)
- CIA must be an Australian citizen (or PR) when grant commences
- Maximum CIs on application 10
- Maximum AIs on application 10
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
NHMRC rules New Investigators
• less than 10 years from PhD letter of award (unless career disruptions)
• not named CI (or equivalent) on a funded NHMRC Project Grant and/or ARC Discovery Grant; and
• not named CI (or equivalent) on a funded research grant from any other agency listed on the AGCR or from an international funding agency totaling $AUD 250,000 or more.
• Salary-only award from any funding source OK
New Investigator Online Eligibility Form - deadline 21 January 2015 (now closed)
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
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B-PB: Proposed Budget – DRC and Equipment
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Start this early!
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- Change to this year’s online application form – NEW template
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- Each item must be entered on a new page and saved
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- Cost for each item should be provided for each year
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- Each item must be justified (mandatory field)
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- Annual total rounded to quanta of $5,000 automatically in RGMS
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Cancer Australia (Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS)
RGMS minimum data deadline: 18 February 2015 applies to Cancer Australia applicants
Internal deadline (RGMS) – Wednesday 25 February 2015
Specific requirements:
Supplementary Questions internal deadline: Wed 25 February 2015 http://canceraustralia.gov.au/ - (homepage) steps to download documents:
o click on ‘Call for applications’ under NEWS section, then click ‘2015 PdCCRS Research Priorities’ under Further information,
o download Supp Q’s for either ‘Standard Project Grants’ or ‘Young Investigator Project Grants.’
o Correct file name submitted to RGC: '[App ID]_CancerAustralia_AddQs_[CIA Family
Name].pdf‘ - Read the information on pages 2 and 3 of the ‘Supp Q’s’ carefully.
o CIA (Young Investigators) can only apply to CA if they submitted the ‘New Investigator
Online Eligibility Form’– deadline 21 January 2015 (now closed).
NB: Supp Q’s received after the internal deadline to RGC will only receive a compliance check.
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
RGMS minimum data deadline: 18 February 2015 applies to Cancer Council applicants
Cancer Council VIC: Supplementary Questions - Internal deadline 25 February 2015 (5pm)
http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/ (homepage) steps to download documents:
o click on heading ‘Research’, scroll down to ‘Information for researchers’ then click ‘how to apply for funding’,
o download both the ‘Supplementary Question form’ - file name submitted to RGC:
APP[application ID]_SuppQs_[CIA Surname] .pdf‘ (pdf)
o Cancer Council NSW (CCNSW) ‘Consumer Review Form’ - file name submitted to
RGC: ‘APPID_ConsumerReview2016-CIALastname.doc’ (word)
o Read the instructions for both the Supp Q’s and Consumer Review forms carefully.
CCNSW: Consumer Review Forms – Internal deadline 25 February 2015 (5pm)
NB: A ‘consumer review form’ must be submitted for CCNSW Project Grant funding.
Gap Funding
Neuromuscular disorders (GIN)
EME
NB: Supp Q’s & Consumer Review Forms received after the internal deadline to RGC will only receive a
compliance check.
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Internal deadline – 25 February 2015
- Maximise time for review, feedback and finalising application
- Email a copy of the Assessor Snapshot and Summary Snapshot to [email protected]
- Additional documents required:
- Cancer Australia Additional Questions
- Cancer Council Supplementary Questions & Consumer Review Forms
- Confirmation from each CI of their involvement in application
- Confirmation from each AI of their involvement in application
- Completed RPCF
- Quotes for equipment where required (> $10,000 per item)
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
NHMRC Deadline – 18 March 2015 at 5pm
- Get your application finalised well before
- Certify and submit to RAO no later than 11 March 2015
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Applications Open – Wednesday 14 January 2015
Deadline for New Investigator Eligibility Forms – Wednesday 21 January 2015 Internal deadline – Wednesday 25 February 2015
Applications Close –
Weds 18 March 2015 at 5pm - NHMRC applications and RGMS submissions for Cancer Australia and Cancer Council; plus Cancer Australia Standard Project Grant and Young Investigator Additional Questions
Friday 20 March 2015 at 5pm – Cancer Council Supplementary Questions and Consumer Review Form
KEY DATES
Any applications received after the internal close date will receive a compliance check only and no further feedback will be provided prior to submission unless an eligibility issue prevents an application from being submitted.
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Strategic support (help with writing your research proposal)
Tim Haydon [email protected] (Ph. 0422 532 531)
NHMRC Project Grants 2015
Assistance with compliance and eligibility
General: Pearly Harumal
[email protected] (Ph. 8627 8175)
Funding Partners – Cancer Australia and Cancer Council: Sherridan Blackman [email protected] (Ph. 8627 8141)
RGMS application enquiries: Mitch Bennett [email protected]
