The Australian Respiratory Council
(ARC) is seeking to award up to three one-year research grants of
approximately $50,000 each in 2016. These grants are named in honour of the
late Dr Harry Windsor, a leading Australian heart surgeon who played a key role
in ARC for many years.
Dr Windsor performed the first
heart transplant operation in Australia and was a prominent cardiothoracic surgeon
at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital. He was actively involved with ARC and its
Board from 1955 until his death in 1987.
Purpose
Grants will be for projects which
address research in tuberculosis (TB), respiratory diseases due to other
infections, or respiratory diseases related to tobacco use. Within these
categories, projects examining TB/HIV, community issues or the health of
disadvantaged groups that relate to the work that the Australian Respiratory
Council undertakes within Australia and the Pacific Region are particularly
encouraged.
The proposals can encompass
clinical research, public health or basic scientific research.
Eligibility
ARC Harry Windsor Research Grants will be made for projects
which were submitted to the National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC) in 2015 and which have been assessed as fundable by the NHMRC but have
missed the cut-off for funding in 2016.
Initial applications can be submitted to ARC prior to
completion of final funding offers from the NHMRC.
Tenure
ARC Harry Windsor Research Grants are tenable for one
year and open to researchers across Australia. Projects funded under this
scheme must be conducted during the year of the award. Grants are tenable in
any Australian State or Territory and will be awarded to institutions with
appropriate research facilities.
The ARC Harry Windsor Research Grants are awarded in open
competition on the basis of merit following detailed assessment by ARC’s
Research Committee.
Application and Assessment Process
Initial application In order to apply for a grant, the Chief
Investigator of the project is required to send the Application ID Number and
the Original Title of their grant application submitted to NHMRC in 2015 to research@thearc.org.au.
This information will be treated confidentially. The Research Committee will
examine all applications received by the due date and develop a shortlist for
detailed examination.
The closing date for initial applications
is Monday 2 November, 2015.
Please refer to the attached flyer
for further information. All queries should be directed to research@thearc.org.au.
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