NHMRC Project Grants

Key dates for NHMRC Project Grants 2019

Release of Funding Rules: 9 December 2017
Proposals open in Research Grants Management System (RGMS): 10 January 2018
New Investigator Eligibility Forms due to UQR&I: 22 January 2018
New Investigator Eligibility Forms close with NHMRC: 24 January 2018
UQ Research and Innovation (UQR&I) information session: 2 February 2018
Minimum data requirements in RGMS: 14 February 2018
Applications due to UQR&I: 15 February 2018
Applications close with NHMRC: 14 March 2018
Rebuttal period
- Period 1: 8 June 2018
- Period 2: 29 June 2018
Anticipated announcement: October - December 2018

Overview

Project Grants are for single investigators or teams of up to ten chief investigators (CIs). The objective of the scheme is to support the creation of new knowledge by funding the best investigator-initiated research project plans of between one and five years, in any area relevant to human health.

How to apply

Step 1. RGMS updates and scheme reading

Update your full profile RGMS 'My Profile and CV'. If any team members are new to RGMS and need a login/password, start early.
Ensure minimum data requirements are complete and that no placeholder text has been included.
If applying as a New Investigator, please ensure all CIs complete and submit a New Investigator form by the key date.
Familiarise yourself with the key National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), External Funding Organisations and UQ documentation.

Step 2. Completing the application

Log into RGMS and complete the application.

Step 3. UQR&I internal review and feedback

Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components are complete/valid and generate your proposal snapshots in RGMS (refer RGMS User Guide - Applying for Grants)
To initiate internal review, email your completed Funding Coversheet to UQR&I at nhmrcprojects@research.uq.edu.au.
Also provide completed UQ Certification Proforma.
Internal review by UQR&I/feedback provided (compliance/eligibility/grantsmanship).

Step 4. Final submission

Final submission by UQR&I to NHMRC.

Readership and researcher support

Before applying, we recommend you:

Contact your faculty or institute liaison for advice on peer readership programs.
Join the UQR&I Mailer to stay up to date with round developments.
Access the UQR&I Grants Library, a helpful resource of past successful proposals.
Attend UQR&I information sessions and access PowerPoint presentations from presentations and slides.
Contact your UQ liaison librarian for advice on bibliometrics, online identifiers and data management planning.

Key documents

NHMRC

The following NHMRC documentation is available from GrantConnect, the Australian Government grants information system, and has been downloaded for your convenience. You need to be a GrantConnect registered user to download the NHMRC Project Grants documentation prior to starting your application in RGMS. To register, you will need to complete the New User Registration on the GrantConnect website. Additional information on the NHMRC Project Grants scheme can be found on the NHMRC’s website.

Funding Partners

Cancer Australia and Funding Partners

Cancer Council

UQ

Rejoinders and rebuttal

In the NHMRC assessment and applicant’s response (rebuttal) process, proposal comments from external assessors will be made available to applicants, who may be given the opportunity to submit a rebuttal.

To assist researchers to prepare rebuttals, UQR&I holds rebuttals information sessions involving senior academics who have served on the NHMRC’s Assigners Academy and Grant Review Panels and posts the session materials on the UQR&I presentations and slides page.