MRFF Brain Cancer Survivorship

Funder: MRFF
Funding opportunity: MRFF Brain Cancer Survivorship
Funding: $5M Grant Pool  Grant size up to $5M
Close date: 5pm, Tuesday, 3 March 2020

This opportunity is now on Grant Connect. However, for the additional Board Letter template please see Dept of Innovation website.

Brief details
There are no known prevention measures for brain cancer and for some types of brain cancer, no effective treatments. It is widely recognised that the key to improvements in this area is investment in research.

Objectives

• to support the development of better approaches to address the medical, functional and psychosocial impacts of brain cancer to improve quality of life and the survivorship experience.Survivorship must be focused on children, adolescents and young adults, or adults with malignant brain cancer, their families or carers.
• Areas of focus may include:
• medical, functional and psychosocial impacts of brain cancer – for example: cognitive, executive and memory impairment; fatigue; behavioural issues; seizures or toxicities of anticonvulsants; and fitness to drive
• impact on survivors, their families and carers – for example: anxiety and depression; and long-term impacts including economic impact
• efficacy of new or existing models of care and interventions, including the factors that contribute to success – for example: efficacy of new or existing models of care which involve nurse care coordinators, and components of the care model which contribute to success; and impact of rural and remote patient locality on effectiveness of survivorship clinics.
• The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are to develop:
• a better understanding of the effects and impact of symptoms on quality and quantity of life, independence, function and disability
• develop new care models that improve the experience of survivors, their families and carers.

Monash internal deadlines
Submission of complete draft application including Board/CEO letter to MRO (via Pure pre-approval) - February 25.

Note: Failure to submit your complete draft application by this deadline may jeopardise your ability to get a signed Board/CEO letter that is required for submission.

Review of the 5000 character Project Impact statement for the online form is available from the Research Development Team. Please upload your statements to our Google Form before February 25.

Any queries about this grant opportunity please contact mhs@monash.edu (eligibility, online portal, online application form) or mro.researchdevelopment@monash.edu (questions about templates).