NHMRC Synergy Grants – Now Open

Funder: NHMRC
Funding opportunity: NHMRC Synergy Grants
Minimum Data Close date: 5pm AEST 25 March 2020
Funder Close date: 22 April 2020

The NHMRC Synergy Grants scheme is now open for applications in Sapphire. The objective of the Synergy Grant scheme is to support outstanding multidisciplinary teams of investigators to work together to answer major questions that cannot be answered by a single investigator.

The expected outcomes are:

• multidisciplinary research that addresses major problems in all areas of human health and medical research, from discovery to translation, and 
• highly collaborative teams of diverse researchers including by gender, career stage and cultural background, working together to address major problems in human health.

Grant Guidelines and Grant Proposal Documents  - Available on GrantConnect  
Grant Guidelines and the Grant Proposal template are available on GrantConnect (GO3663). You will need to login to access the documents. Peer Review Guidelines will not be available before the scheme close.
MRO Submission Process Documents are available on our Intranet page.

Minimum Data
Synergy Grants have a minimum data requirement. Minimum data must be entered into Sapphire by 17:00 AEST 25 March 2020. Applications that fail to satisfy this requirement will not be accepted. Minimum data for Synergy Grants is comprised of:

• Application title
• Administering institution
• Chief Investigators (CIs) Primary Institution
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Research Focus (yes/no)
• Project synopsis
• NHMRC Privacy agreement (yes/no)
• Overseas assessor consent (yes/no)
• Participating Institutions
• Research Classification:
• Broad research area
• Field of research
• Peer Review Areas
• Research keywords
• Chief Investigator A (CIA) (completed CIA Role, Email and Primary Institution)

The MRO will automatically begin checking applications to ensure they meet minimum data requirements in Sapphire from Wednesday 18 March 2020 and will contact you once this check has been completed. You do not need to contact us to request we check your minimum data.

MRO Compliance & Eligibility Checking
As required for submission, the MRO will be conducting eligibility and compliance checks of Synergy Grant applications. The due date for a full draft to be provided to MRO (including Sapphire sections being completed with a justified budget, and the Grant Proposal document) is 25 March 2020. Due to the Easter and Anzac Days public holidays, only applications that meet the 25 March 2020 deadline will have a full check of the application.

Key Dates
Applications open in Sapphire: 26 February 2020
Minimum data close: 25 March 2020
MRO Compliance Check close: 25 March 2020* (for a full eligibility and compliance check)
CI Certification of Finalised application: Midday 17 April 2020
NHMRC external deadline: 22 April 2020

Research Development Support
MRO's Research Development team has reviewed the 2019 Synergy applications and is available to discuss trends, and effective strategies to strengthen your application. Please contact mro.researchdevelopment@monash.edu for more information.   

Please contact the MHS team if you have any questions.