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Key dates for NHMRC Development Grants

Overview

Development Grants support individual researchers and/or research teams to undertake health and medical research within Australia at the proof-of-concept stage that specifically drives towards a commercial outcome, within a foreseeable timeframe.

Research supported by this scheme must have detailed, feasible strategies for commercialisation, and commercial outcomes such as the development of a product, process, procedure or service that would result in improved health care, disease prevention, or health cost savings.

How to apply

All researchers intending to submit an NHMRC Development Grant application are required to submit an internal Notice of Intent. NOIs will be collated centrally and distributed to Faculties and Institutes in order to provide maximum support to the UQ research community.

Applicants are advised to contact their relevant UniQuest representative or email enquiries@uniquest.com.au early in the process to discuss potential commercialisation strategy.

Step 1. Sapphire updates and scheme reading

  • Register for Sapphire and update your full profile 'My Profile and CV'. Please note that all researchers listed on a Development Grant application must have an active Sapphire account. If any team members are new to Sapphire and need a login/password they should apply as soon as possible.
  • If necessary you can access NHMRC's Sapphire Tutorials
  • Familiarise yourself with the key National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and The University of Queensland (UQ) documentation.

Step 2. Completing the application

Step 3. UQ R&I internal review and feedback

  • Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components are complete/valid and save your application.
  • To initiate internal review, email your completed Application Certification Form to UQ R&I at nhmrc@research.uq.edu.au.
  • Internal review by UQ R&I/feedback provided (compliance/eligibility/grantsmanship).

Step 4. Final submission

  • Final submission by UQ R&I to NHMRC.

Readership and researcher support

Before applying, we recommend you:

Key documents

NHMRC

The NHMRC documentation (GO6877) is available from GrantConnect  the Australian Government grants information system. You need to be a GrantConnect registered user to download the NHMRC Development Grants documentation prior to starting your application in Sapphire.

To register, you will need to complete the New User Registration on the GrantConnect website. Additional information on the NHMRC Development Grants scheme can be found on the NHMRC’s website.​​​

UQ

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Scheme and RGMS queries

Round coordinator
Pre-Award Health and International Team

If you are applying through UQ but you are not a current UQ staff member, please contact the round coordinator to be added to the UQ R&I mailing list.