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Program Grants

The aim of the Program Grants scheme is to provide support for teams of high calibre researchers to pursue broadly based collaborative research activities. Teams will be expected to contribute to new knowledge at a leading international level in important areas of health and medical research. The scheme is available for all research approaches relevant to better health (ie biomedical, clinical, public health or health services research) and is typically for 5 years.

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IMPORTANT: Changes to Program Grants Documentation

There have been some significant changes to the Program Grants scheme.  These are specified in the Program Grants Funding Policy for Funding Commencing in 2010 which appears below.

PLEASE NOTE: The closing date for the May 2008 Program Grant application round has been changed to 8 August 2008 (initially advertised as 11 July 2008).

In addition, the Application Form, Guide to Applicants and Funding Policy have been revised, and applicants are advised to ensure they use versions of these documents which specify the closing date of 8 August 2008 on the document coversheets and page headers.

Applying for Funding

Prior to submission of an application for Program Grant funding, applicants are to ensure they:

  • read all relevant reference material; and
  • contact their Administering Institution to obtain an Application ID, and to identify any specific requirements that the Institution may have.

Key dates and timeline

The key dates for the Program Grants May 2008 application round are as follows

  • 31 May 2008 - Applications open
  • 8 August 2008 - Applications close
  • January 2010 - Funding for successful applications scheduled to commence

Program Grant Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to a number of frequently asked questions about Program Grants can be seen at the link below:

» View Program Grants FAQs

Documentation to apply for a Program Grant

The documentation and steps to be followed to apply for an NHMRC Program Grant are shown below:

  1. The Program Grant Funding Policy for funding commencing in 2010:
    » Download: Program Grants Funding Policy for funding in 2010 (PDF, 185kb) PDF icon
    » Download: Program Grants Funding Policy for funding in 2010 (Word, 223kb) RTF icon
  2. 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, 18kb) PDF icon
    » Download: Administering Institution List (Word, 115kb) RTF icon
  3. Review the Actual Institution List. This contains a list of Actual Institutions which is to be used by Applicants when selecting their Actual Institution on the application form;
    » Download: Actual Institution List (PDF, 27kb) PDF icon
    » Download: Actual Institution List (RTF, 443kb) Word icon
  4. Review the Research, Fields, Courses and Discipline List (RFCD). This list is to be used when completing the RFCD question on the application form.
    » Download: RFCD List (PDF, 18kb) PDF icon
    » Download: RFCD List (RTF, 66kb) RTF icon
  5. The Program Grant Guide to Applicants for completion of a Program Grant application which contains detailed information on how to answer the question on the application form is available here:
    » Download: Program Grants Guide for Applicants for funding in 2010 (PDF, 173kb) PDF icon
    » Download: Program Grants Guide for Applicants for funding in 2010 (Word, 215kb) RTF icon
  6. Program Grants Application Form for support commencing 2010 is available here:
    » Download: Program Grants Application Form for funding in 2010 (Word, 540kb) RTF icon
  7. Submit your completed application to your Administering Institution.
    » More information on administering institutions
  8. Research Ethics Committee Approvals.
    » More information on Research Ethics Committee Approvals

Reference Documents

Criteria for Health and Medical Research of Indigenous Australians

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

Australian Standard Research Classifications & NHMRC Keyword ⁄ Phrases

» Australian Standard Research Classifications & NHMRC Keyword ⁄ Phrases

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