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Thursday 10 December 2020

Call for SIP Supervisors/Projects for final year medical students

We are looking for Scholarly Intensive Placement supervisors for 2021 for final year students placed at SCS. Duration is 5-6 weeks long with requirements including a student-supervisor agreement, report and oral presentation. If you have potential projects or would like to supervise, please contact Dr Ai Li Yeo - aili.yeo@monash.edu.

For more information please go to https://www.monash.edu/medicine/som/current-students/med-5101 

Wednesday 9 December 2020

Compulsory Research Integrity Training from 2021

In light of Monash University's continued commitment to the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and ensuring all research conducted at our institution is carried out with the highest integrity, we will be moving towards implementing compulsory Research Integrity training for our researchers over the coming years.

The training will be rolled out from 1 January 2021 as follows:

  • Commencing 1 January 2021
    • All successful award recipient Principal Chief Investigators (PCIs, CIAs), must complete online Research Integrity training at the time of notice of award
  • Commencing 1 January 2022
    • All applicant Principal Chief Investigators (PCIs, CIAs) must complete online Research Integrity training at the time of application submission to funder 

Where can I find the Training?

Research Integrity training can be found in 'My Development' within the HR & Employment tile upon Monash's homepage. Once within 'My Development', simply search for 'Research Integrity' to bring up the training module.

The training can be undertaken by anyone at any time, but will be compulsory for Principal Chief Investigators as outlined above from 2021. Please note, award monies for successful awards will not be released by R&R unless this training has been completed.

Once completed, training is valid for 5 years.

Should you have any questions regarding the training, please contact The Research Integrity Team.

Tuesday 8 December 2020

Confirmation of NHMRC’s 2021 Grant Program Dates

On Tuesday 4 August 2020, NHMRC CEO Professor Anne Kelso advised the research sector via a Communique that NHMRC has adjusted scheme dates for the 2021 grant program, in consultation with Research Committee, in response to COVID 19 and that exact dates would be finalised later in the year.

Following further consultation with Research Administration Offices and the Australian Research Council, NHMRC are now able to confirm the following dates for the 2021 Grant Program.

Researchers are strongly encouraged to start planning their applications early. This includes new users registering for a SAPPHIRE account well in advance of the opening dates to update their profile and become familiar with the system. Information on how to do this is available from the Sapphire landing page or on the Sapphire Internet Page.

Medical Research Future Fund Current grant opportunities

Clinical Trials Activity initiative - 2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations 

  • Round 2 minimum data closes 17 February 2021
  • Round 2 applications close 3 March 2021 

Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative - 2020 Childhood Cancer Research 

  • Minimum data closes 20 January 2021
  • Applications close 3 February 2021

Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative - 2021 Frontier Health and Medical Research 

  • Applications close 11 December 2020

Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission - 2020 Mental Health Research

  • Minimum data closed 25 November 2020
  • Applications close 9 December 2020

Preventive and Public Health Research initiative

2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines

  • Minimum data closes on 20 January 2021
  • Applications close 3 February 2021

2020 Maternal, First 2000 Days, and Childhood Health 

  • Minimum data closes 20 January 2021
  • Applications close 3 February 2021

2020 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists 

  • Applications close 23 February 2021

Research Data Infrastructure initiative - 2020 Primary Health Care Research Data Infrastructure 

  • Applications close 23 February 2021

Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research

  • Round 2 expressions of interest closed 11 November 2020
  • Round 2 applications close 27 January 2021
  • Round 3 expressions of interest close 10 March 2021
  • Round 3 applications close 5 May 2021

All MRFF grant opportunities are advertised on GrantConnect.

Monday 7 December 2020

ARC LE22 EOI Portal - Now Open

Each year the Victorian Universities run a combined Expression of Interest (EOI) process for the ARC LIEF scheme to strengthen the competitiveness of submissions and eliminate duplication of applications for similar infrastructure/equipment.

Accordingly, the DVCRs request that EOIs are submitted for any potential LE22 bids where either

  • a VIC-based university is leading, or
  • a VIC-based CI is participating on a bid led by an interstate university.

EOI and Cash Contributions Forms

Monash University is hosting the EOI process for this round, and so the EOI portal is within our Survey Monkey Apply system.

For full EOI instructions, refer to the LE22 EOI Helpsheet

Please note that Dept/School/Faculty cash contributions must be secured before an EOI can be submitted. Applicants should complete the Monash Contributions Form to demonstrate relevant approvals. Further instructions are available on the MRO LIEF intranet page.

Key Dates

20 Nov 2019

Grant Guidelines released (Grant Connect)

9am, 7 Dec 2020

LIEF EoI system opens https://monashedu.smapply.io

27 Jan 2021

Proposals open in RMS.

5pm, 29 Jan 2020

EOIs for ARC LIEF 2022 Round close. 

29 Jan – 8 Feb 2021

Each participating University’s Research Office will collate and review EOIs led by their institution, contacting lead CI’s for clarification where necessary.

8 Feb 2021

Meeting of all Victorian-based university DVCRs (or equivalent) to review EOIs.

17 Mar 2021

Request not to Assess due to ARC.

31 Mar 2021

ARC Close for full proposals.

Further information on the LIEF EOI process

Further information on the scheme and Monash submission processes can be accessed from the MRO LIEF intranet page. For any queries please email mro-applications@monash.edu.