NHMRC, working with Australian National Preventive Health Agency, NSW Health, QLD Health and ACT Health is pleased to announce that the second NHMRC Partnership Centre for Better Health will be established on the theme of ‘Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems’.
The NHMRC and funding partners would like to invite cross-jurisdictional, multidisciplinary groupings of investigators to apply to be the team which compiles and performs the five year work plan for this Partnership Centre.
Apply to be the Investigator Team for this Partnership Centre
This call is addressed to interested investigators. Please refer to the Partnership Centre Funding Rules (document no.1 below) and the Call for an Investigator Team (document no.2 below) for the broad definition being used for investigator in this scheme. Potential investigators will need to form a multidisciplinary, cross-jurisdictional, inter-sectoral team led by a single Chief Investigator capable of addressing the full scope of the theme.
The NHMRC Partnership Centre: Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems Investigator Team Application Form (document no.3 below) must be lodged by the Chief Investigator prior to the closure of applications via the NHMRC Partnership Centres Inbox: partnership.centres@nhmrc.gov.au.
Key Dates
The key dates for the Partnership Centre: “Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems” are as follows:
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17 February 2012 – Applications Open
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6 March 2012 at 14.00 hours AEDT – Information Session for potential applicants (via teleconference)
- Ph: 1800 440 011 (pin 1078).
- There are only 40 lines available for this information call. Therefore, we respectfully request that participation be limited to those who intend to be directly engaged in developing an investigator team application for the Partnership Centre on Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-related Chronic Health Problems.
- Additional Information Sessions will be scheduled in the event that there is significant interest and inadequate lines at this session.
- Questions and answers from the information session will be reported in the FAQs section of the website within 24 hours of the session unless they are already addressed in the current website documentation.
- 11 April 2012 at 17:00 hours AEDT – Applications Close
Documentation
- NHMRC Partnership Centre Funding Rules 2011-2012:
- Partnership Centre: Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems – Call for an Investigator Team:
- Partnership Centre: Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems – Investigator Team Application Form:
Indicative Timeline
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Activity |
Time |
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Call for investigator team for Partnership Centre: Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems |
17 February 2012 |
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Closure of call for investigator team for Partnership Centre: Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems |
11 April 2012 |
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Assessment of investigator team applications by International Expert Review Panel |
Three to four weeks after call closes |
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Notification of assessment results to investigator teams |
May 2012 |
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Development of Partnership Centre submission |
Commences upon notification to successful investigator team. |
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Partnership Centre submission closes |
Approximately three months after notification to a successful investigator team (negotiated with funding partners) |
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Partnership Centre submission assessment by International Expert Review Panel |
One month after receipt of Partnership Centre Submission |
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Recommendations to NHMRC Research Committee and the Council |
Expected fourth quarter of 2012 |
Further Information
For questions please refer first to the FAQ section of the Partnership Centres website and only email partnership.centres@nhmrc.gov.au if your issue remains unresolved after this reference.