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Development Grants

A Development Grant provides funding support to individual researchers, research teams, or a HMR company in partnership with a researcher/s to undertake research at the early proof-of-principle or pre-seed stage

The Scheme supports the commercial development of a product, process, procedure or service that if applied, would result in improved health care, disease prevention or provide health cost savings.
 
Applications must demonstrate a basic understanding of the process and steps required to move from research to outcomes that can be commercialised, including:

  • the process and steps to a market, the nature of the market;
  • the milestones and risks of the venture; and
  • an understanding of possible means of handling intellectual property connected with the project.

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New Online Application Form

NHMRC is currently implementing a new Research Grants Management System (RGMS) and will replace the INFORMED filler system.  The RGMS was piloted with Development Grants in 2009.

Further information on RGMS

Important:  The RGMS also provides an online profile and CV function. This function is to be used when applying for all types of grants on the RGMS system, and can be amended at any time. Relevant information from the CV will be uploaded automatically into application forms.

Once applicants receive their ‘Login’ they can, and are encouraged to, commence entering information into their online CV. NHMRC will extract as much information from existing databases however, applicants are responsible for ensuring the information in their CV is accurate.

Important Dates

 

  • Applications OPENED 5 May 2009
  • Applications CLOSED at 6pm (AEST) on 7 July 2009

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Documentation to Apply for a Development Grant

  1. Review the Development Grants Funding Policy for funding commencing in 2010 – in particular the eligibility requirements.
    » Download: Development Grants Funding Policy 2009 (PDF, 97kb) PDF
    » Download: Development Grants Funding Policy 2009 (Word, 243kb)

  2. Review the Advice and Instructions to Applicants which contains detailed information on how to answer questions on the application form. NOTE: The Advice and Instructions are also available at each stage of the online application process.
    » Download: Development Grants Advice and Instructions 2009 (PDF, 107kb) PDF

  3. Review the Administering Institution List. This contains a list of Administering Institutions which is to be used by Applicants when selecting their Administering Institution on the application form.
    » Download: Administering Institution List (PDF, 89kb) PDF
    » Download: Administering Institution List (Word, 206kb)
    » More information on administering institutions

  4. Submit your completed application to your Administering Institution through the Research Grants Management System (RGMS).
    » RGMS which includes application form

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Reference Documents

Criteria for Health and Medical Research of Indigenous Australians

» Download: Criteria for Health and Medical Research of Indigenous Australians (PDF, 20kb) PDF
» Download: Criteria for Health and Medical Research of Indigenous Australians (RTF, 13kb) Word

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Further Information

Further information on RGMS, including an updated information sheet is available at.

» Research Grants Management System (RGMS)

In the first instance contact your Research Administration Office.  If you require further information, contact NHMRC by email at development.grants@nhmrc.gov.au

For RGMS queries:

In the first instance contact rgms@nhmrc.gov.au
For urgent matters call 0421 054 952 (7am – 7pm AEST)

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