Wednesday 1 July 2020

REMINDER: MRFF - CRR 2020 -  OPEN 1 JULY 2020, MRO compliance deadline 8 July 2020

MRFF - CRR 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure Grant
This grant provides funding for innovative digital health approaches to enable health systems to rapidly respond to high-need emerging challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Digital Health' may include but is not limited to, predictive modelling, digital tools for remote screening, diagnostics and monitoring.

The total funding available is $4 million. Individual grants between $500,000 and $2 million are available, for projects of up to 18 months duration.

For more details about the opportunity and grant guidelines, please see Grant Connect.

MRFF - CRR 2020 Communication Strategies and Approaches During Outbreaks Grant
This grant provides funding for research into how diverse communities respond during outbreaks, how they react, access information and interpret it. Research will seek to understand community information needs, understand human psychological and behavioural factors, and propose appropriate communication strategies and approaches. The intended outcome is to improve the community's engagement with, and responsiveness to, Government communication efforts during outbreaks such as COVID-19.

The total funding available is $600,000. Individual grants of up to $600,000 are available, for projects of up to 8 months in duration.

For more details about the opportunity and grant guidelines, please see Grant Connect.

Research Development Support 
If you are interested in either grant opportunity, please contact Gabrielle Callander in MRO's Research Development Team (mro.researchdevelopment@monash.edu) as soon as possible to arrange a conversation about the suitability of your research idea and to learn more about how to develop a proposal.

Key Dates - for both opportunities:
01 July 2020: Schemes open in DISER portal
08 July 2020: MRO Compliance Deadline (eligibility & compliance review, and to organise support letters for applications)
14 July 2020: (17:00 AEST) MRFF Grant Deadline

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