Tracker - 21 November 2022

$7 million for NHMRC Postgraduate Scholars

Sixty-two outstanding health and medical graduates will share in more than $7 million of funding to support their research training through this year’s NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme (PGS).  

NHMRC would like to thank the 34 peer reviewers and community observers for their contributions to the 2022 PGS peer review process.

Find out more about the 2022 Postgraduate Scholarship recipients in NHMRC’s media release. 

Pictured: Antonia Kolovos, Flinders University, recipient of a Postgraduate Scholarship commencing in 2023 (picture supplied).

Centres of Research Excellence 2023

Applications for the Centres of Research Excellence 2023 grant opportunity will close on Wednesday 30 November 2022 17:00 (AEDT). 

Applicants are reminded that: 

• only applicants who completed minimum data requirements by Wednesday 16 November 2022 17:00 (AEDT) can submit a full application 
• applications submitted after close of round will not be accepted. 

Further information can be found on GrantConnect and NHMRC’s CRE webpage. Please contact the Research Help Centre for further information or assistance. 

Partnership Projects 2022

Applications for Partnership Projects 2022 PRC3 will close on Wednesday 30 November 2022 17:00 (AEDT). 

Applicants are reminded that: 

• only applicants who completed minimum data requirements by Wednesday 16 November 2022 17:00 (AEDT) can submit a full application 
• applications submitted after close of round will not be accepted. 

Please contact the Research Help Centre for further information or assistance. 

NHMRC-CHF Consumer Statement Workshop

On 15 November 2022, NHMRC co-hosted a workshop with the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) to commence the project to review the Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research (2016). 

The workshop included 193 participants spanning consumers and consumer advocates, researchers, research institutions and government representatives. Participants and those who were unable attend are welcome to contribute to the discussion by completing the Consumer Statement Workshop feedback form. The outcomes from the Consumer Statement Workshop will be published shortly.

Updates on the review of the statement will be posted on NHMRC’s website as the project progresses.

Ideas Grants 2023 Membership Invitations

Thank you to those researchers who nominated themselves for consideration to participate as a peer reviewer for the 2023 Ideas Grants. Expressions of interest invitations to participate in Ideas Grants peer review in 2023 will be sent from mid-December and continue into early 2023.  

Researchers are reminded to update their “fields of research” and “peer review areas” (three of each are required) in Sapphire.

Opening of call – TCR: Improving physical health of people with a mental illness 2022

The NHMRC Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving physical health of people with a mental illness 2022 is opening for applications in Sapphire on 30 November 2022.

Applications close on 1 March 2023 17:00 (AEDT), with minimum data due on 15 February 2023 17:00 (AEDT).

This TCR will fund research that develops strategies and interventions to improve the physical health of people with a persistent or severe mental illness. The intended objectives are to: 

• understand the barriers people with a severe mental illness face when accessing treatment for physical health conditions
• develop models of care that are person-centered, holistic and multidisciplinary and integrated with mental health services
• identify what support services people with a severe mental illness and their health practitioners require to sustain participation in physical health interventions. 

Further details, including the grant guidelines, will be available on GrantConnect and NHMRC’s website when the call opens on 30 November 2022. 

Linking Publications to Grants in Sapphire

NHMRC is launching a new feature in Sapphire to simplify and streamline the grant application process.  
 
This new feature allows users to link their Sapphire Profile publications to a single publication record. The publication record can be linked to multiple authors. This strengthens NHMRC’s ability to detect Conflicts of Interest and measure research outputs resulting from NHMRC funding.  
 
In preparation for this change, we strongly encourage all users to review and update their profile by updating their research classifications and linking research outputs (publications, patents etc.) to their grants. This can be done within the profile by filling out the ‘Relevant Grants’ field.  
 
We are expecting that researchers and RAOs will have access to this new feature from January 2023 and a range of resources will be available to assist in navigating and updating profiles on the Sapphire Help webpage.
 
Please contact the Research Help Centre  for further information or assistance if required. 

Public Consultation on Mental Health Care in the Perinatal Period Australian Clinical Practice Guideline 

COPE, the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (the developer), has released a draft guideline on mental health care in the perinatal period for public consultation from Monday 7 November 2022 to Saturday 7 January 2023. 

The developer will be seeking NHMRC approval of the guideline under section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.

For more information and to access the draft guideline and associated material please visit COPE’s website.

Public consultation on Mitochondrial Donation Supplementary Section to the Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research 

Public consultation on the Mitochondrial Donation Supplementary Section to the Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research is open. Submissions close Monday 19 December 2022 17:00 (AEDT). 

The consultation documents and link to the online submission form are available on NHMRC’s website.   

Medical Research Future Fund - Grant Opportunities Key Dates 

The following MRFF grant opportunity has upcoming minimum data due:

2022 Pancreatic Cancer Research - Stream 2 (GO5543)

• Minimum Data due 23 November 2022 17:00 AEDT
• Applications close 7 December 2022 17:00 AEDT

The following MRFF grant opportunity is closing for applications:

2022 Multiple Sclerosis Research - Stream 3 and 4 (GO5569)

• Applications close 30 November 2022 17:00 AEDT

Details on how to apply for MRFF grant opportunities and all MRFF close dates are available on GrantConnect. Applicants are reminded that only applicants who completed minimum data requirements can submit a full application.

Applicants who intend to submit applications to MRFF grant opportunities should ensure that:

• their Sapphire account is active or request access to Sapphire as soon as possible
• their organisation is an approved MRFF Eligible Organisation before the relevant application’s close date 
• participating institutions they intend to list in their application are available in Sapphire and if not, please request it be added to the system via email to Research Help Centre, including the institution URL. 

MRFF Application Eligibility Criteria and Compliance Checking

Applications must address all eligibility and assessment criteria as set out in the guidelines.

Applicants must pay careful attention to Chief Investigator (CI) eligibility including limits on the number of times a person can be named as a CI on applications. Please refer to the eligibility section of the relevant grant opportunity guidelines. 

All MRFF applicants are advised to ensure the relevant information is completed in their Sapphire Profile prior to submission.

MRFF Grant Assessment Committee Self Nomination

Researchers, consumers, clinicians and health practitioners, as well as those in industry, policy or who manage health services are invited to express their interest in assisting with the assessment of MRFF applications as a member of a grant assessment committee. Register your interest via NHMRC’s online portal. 

Key application dates

Refer to the Funding schemes and calendar page.

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