NHMRC Partnership Projects

Key dates for NHMRC Partnership Projects 2024

There will be three Peer Review Cycles in 2024

KEY DATES PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS PRC1

PRC1 Round opens: 10 January 2024
NHMRC Administering Institution Waiver Request submission deadline: 6 March 2024
UQ NOI due to UQ R&I: 18 March 2024
Applications due to UQ R&I: 20 March 2024
Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 20 March 2024
Applications close with NHMRC: 3 April 2024
Anticipated peer review period: 16 - 18 July 2024

KEY DATES PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS PRC2

PRC2 Round opens: 21 March 2024
NHMRC Administering Institution Waiver Request submission deadline: 10 July 2024
UQ NOI due to UQ R&I: 22 July 2024
Applications due to UQ R&I: 24 July 2024
Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 24 July 2024
Applications close with NHMRC: 7 August 2024
Anticipated peer review period: 19 - 21 November 2024

KEY DATES PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS PRC3

PRC3 Round opens: 25 July 2024
NHMRC Administering Institution Waiver Request submission deadline: 30 October 2024
UQ NOI due to UQ R&I: 11 November 2024
Applications due to UQ R&I: 13 November 2024
Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 13 November 2024
Applications close with NHMRC: 27 November 2024
Anticipated peer review period: 18 - 20 MArch 2025

Overview

Partnership Project grants support collaborations, within the Australian context, that translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes. The scheme addresses the delivery, organisation, funding and access to services and programs that affect the health of Australians. Research may involve preventative programs, primary and community health care, hospitals, community services, the health workforce and infrastructure. In 2024 there will be three peer review cycles.

How to apply

Step 1. Internal notice of intent process

All researchers intending to submit an NHMRC Partnership Project 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.

Step 2. Sapphire updates and scheme reading

Register for Sapphire and review/update your Profile. Please note that all researchers listed on an Partnership Project application must have a Sapphire account. Submission of a registration form and activation of a Sapphire account must occur at least 72 hours before application close. Requests for Sapphire accounts/activations after this time cannot be guaranteed.
Familiarise yourself with the key NHMRC and UQ documentation.

Step 3. Completing the application

Log into Sapphire and complete the application.

Step 4. UQR&I internal review and feedback

Sapphire application completion: Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components are complete and valid in Sapphire and supporting documents have been uploaded.
Sapphire Certification/Submit to RAO: Select 'Certification' from the left-hand menu within your Ideas Grant application and follow the instructions to submit the application to the RAO.
UQR&I Review Request: Email your completed UQ Application Certification Form (with signatures) to UQ R&I at nhmrc@research.uq.edu.au.
Internal review is undertaken by UQ R&I and feedback provided (compliance/eligibility/grantsmanship).

Step 5. Final submission

Final submission by UQ R&I to NHMRC.

Partners Organisations and Waivers

Applications are required to include Partner Organisations whose decisions and actions affect health, health policy and health care delivery in ways that improve the health of Australians. Each Partner Organisation must demonstrate, through the application and Partner support letter, how they will function as a policy/practice partner for the purpose of the application. Please review the scheme Guidelines for more information on Partner Organisation requirements.

NHMRC Administering Institutions cannot be named as Partner Organisations unless they are primarily involved in delivering health policy and/or health services. If this is the case applicants must apply to the NHMRC to seek a waiver to include such organisations in their application as a Partner Organisation in advance of the relevant deadline as listed in the Key Dates section above. Contact UQ R&I via nhmrc@research.uq.edu.au to discuss this further.

Readership and researcher support

Before applying, we recommend you:

Contact your faculty or institute research manager for advice on peer readership programs.
Join the UQ R&I Mailer to stay up to date with round developments.
Access the UQ R&I Grants Library, a helpful resource of past successful proposals.
If offered, attend UQ R&I information sessions and access PowerPoint presentations from presentations and slides.

Key documents

Before applying, please review the full suite of documents available from GrantConnect, the Australian Government grants information system. (Login required to access documentation)

NHMRC

Grant Connect GO6697

Please also see information available on the NHMRC Partnership Projects page.

UQ

UQ documentation for the 2024 rounds will be available shortly

A range of resources and workshops from the UQ Library are also available to assist researchers applying for this scheme.