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
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:
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.
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.
Clinical Trials Activity initiative - 2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations
Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative - 2020 Childhood Cancer Research
Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative - 2021 Frontier Health and Medical Research
Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission - 2020 Mental Health Research
Preventive and Public Health Research initiative
2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines
2020 Maternal, First 2000 Days, and Childhood Health
2020 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists
Research Data Infrastructure initiative - 2020 Primary Health Care Research Data Infrastructure
Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research
All MRFF grant opportunities are advertised on GrantConnect.
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
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.
The final NHMRC Investigator Grant webinar in our 2020 series will focus on issues relating to gender, equity, and career disruptions. The webinar will be joined by Prof Anne Kelso, CEO of the NHMRC, who will give a presentation about how the NHMRC is addressing gender issues in Investigator Grants.
The webinar will also feature a panel of MNHS researchers, including Prof Carol Hodgson (EL2, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine), Dr Kate McArthur (NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Biomedicine Discovery Institute) and Prof Dena Lyras (GRP Member, Biomedicine Discovery Institute). There will be discussion on how these issues affect Investigator Grant applicants, as well as how the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences can support them to ensure greater equity in future success.
Please register here for the Zoom link. The webinar will be recorded and placed on the MNHS Intranet for those who are unable to join us live. Please send any questions regarding the session to medicine.research@monash.edu.
The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides grant funding to support research projects led by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Key Changes Summary
Please note the following key changes to the IN22 Application in RMS, relative to last year:
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of all changes.
KEY DATES
ACTION | DATE |
Initial Deadline for Complete MRO Review (Via Pure Pre-Approval) | 2 Mar 2021 |
RNTA due to MRO (due to ARC) | 25 Feb 2021 (3 Mar 2021) |
ARC Submission Close | 17 Mar 2021 |
Anticipated Rejoinder Period | 17 June 2021 - 30 June 2021 |
LINKS TO FURTHER INFORMATION
All IN22 ARC documentation can be obtained from Grant Connect (GO4534).
MRO guidance is available via our Discovery Indigenous intranet page, including our Guide to entering Research Outputs into RMS and the MRO Submission Process for ARC Proposals.
Additional links to important info from the ARC:
Please contact mro-applications@monash.edu if you have any queries about this funding opportunity.
The Discovery Projects scheme objectives are to support excellent basic and applied research and research training by individuals and teams, support national and international research collaboration, and enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas. The intended outcomes of the Discovery Projects scheme are an expanded knowledge base and research capacity in Australia and economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Key Changes Summary
Please note the following key changes to the DP22 Application in RMS, relative to last year:
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of all changes.
KEY DATES
ACTION | DATE |
Initial Deadline for Complete MRO Review (Via Pure Pre-Approval) | 2 Feb 2021 |
RNTA due to MRO (due to ARC) | 4 Feb 2021 (10 Feb 2021) |
ARC Submission Close | 24 Feb 2021 |
Anticipated Rejoinder Period | 8 June 2021 - 22 June 2021 |
LINKS TO FURTHER INFORMATION
All DP22 ARC documentation can be obtained from Grant Connect (GO4502).
MRO guidance is available via our Discovery Project intranet page, including our Guide to entering Research Outputs into RMS and the MRO Submission Process for ARC Proposals.
Additional links to important info from the ARC:
Please contact mro-applications@monash.edu if you have any queries about this funding opportunity.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE to the Monash MRFF Community
Especially anyone currently preparing any MRFF application in an open round.
Anyone leading or agreeing to be a Chief Investigator on any MRFF grant to carefully check the funding rules in relation to the number of grants any CI.
The CIAs on all open grants, please double check that their team is abiding by the eligibility rules for that call.
Please note that for MRFF grants the rules are not always the same across grant rounds or the multiple funders that the MRFF use to administer grants, so it is vital that this be checked for every grant.
Failure to follow the rules will deem both grants ineligible for assessment if any CI has breached the cap.
If anyone has any concerns or questions please let Karen McConalogue know.
Some exciting news is that a new Special Grant Round for COALAR for the 2020-21 year is now open until 23 December 2021 – please see here. The Special Grant Round will require a new application because there are new requirements. This grant round has the focus theme of Economic Recovery; projects will need to span a six month period from 1 April to 30 September 2021 (with a further month for acquittal); and will need to meet special COVID-19 requirements. The Additional Guidance note provides further information to assist with planning any application for the Special Grant Round.
Relevant information and links to the smartgrants form for applicants will be visible on the COALAR website, facebook page and GrantConnect.
If you have any questions, please email coalar@dfat.gov.au for a prompt response during business hours ADST.
Every year the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research & Research Infrastructure) contact current users of the platforms (internal and external) to seek feedback on the performance and capabilities of the platforms.
Your feedback is important, so PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO PROVIDE US WITH YOUR FEEDBACK.
The Monash Technology Research Platforms provide you with access to cutting-edge research infrastructure and expertise. Please help us ensure we are providing the best research infrastructure, expertise and access to our platforms by giving us feedback on your experience in 2020.
We appreciate your support of the platforms and want to make sure we can meet your expectations and enable you to achieve research excellence.
Follow this link to the Survey or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
You are invited to be part of the Hudson & SCS Grant Review process of NHMRC Investigator grant applications. Through this process you will receive advice on the strategic direction of your grant and will be allocated reviewers to assist with writing your grant.
To participate in this process, please register your interest by completing the Google Form by Monday 30 Nov, 2020. You will need to indicate whether the grant is a resubmission or new and proposed reviewers.
Published guidelines and Guide to applicants are estimated to be released by the NHMRC in Feb 2021. For last year’s guidelines please visit the Grant Connect.
Please do not hesitate to contact Vanalysa Ly and/or Mai Sarraj if you have any queries.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is still accepting applications through the Grand Challenges and Grand Challenges Explorations initiatives for the following three requests for proposals. Their goal is to harness innovation around emerging technologies for transformative solutions to key global health and agricultural development problems, and they seek to anchor the work with the investigators and implementors closest to the problems, who have the knowledge and perspective to direct the right approaches to the right parts of the problems to help ensure success. Please check the website at the links below for the different application deadlines.
Opportunities from our Partners
Keystone Symposia Global Health Series has an upcoming conference. Free registration is available for individuals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) working in science and medicine related fields, and this is open to all career stages:
Perspective on COVID-19
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation continues to work with the public and private sectors in the global response to COVID-19. To learn more about the foundation’s broader work and how COVID-19 is being addressed across the foundation, please visit the foundation’s website and sign-up for The Optimist newsletter.
Great Ideas Come from Everywhere
You are welcome to read summaries of the grants awarded to date through Grand Challenges initiatives with the Gates Foundation as funder or co-funder and to explore an interactive world map of projects across the broader Grand Challenges funding partner network.
If you have a great idea for one of the open opportunities, please apply.
Following the recent consultation, the MRFF has now released the updated Priorities for the next 2 years.
As the overarching MRFF Strategies will be reviewed in 2021 we expected very little change to the Priorities and that is indeed the case. The Priorities remain the same as the 2018-2020 document however the text for each one has been updated.
The New Priorities are now on the MRFF website.
If wish to compare it to the previous version to see the changes please find the old version here.
If you have any questions please let Karen McConalogue know.
CLOSING DEC 2020
1) 2021 Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative (Re-Opened after pause in March 2020)
$110M pool
Closing Dec 11, 2020
CLOSING FEB 2021
2) PPHRI- 2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines Grant Opportunity Guidelines
$7.5M pool
Closing Feb 03, 2021
3) EPCDR Initiative – 2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Opportunity (Following the Ministers announcement over a week ago this call has now opened.)
$9M pool
Closing Feb 03, 2021
$13M pool (NOW OPEN)
Closing Feb 23, 2021
$10M pool (NOW OPEN)
Closing Feb 23, 2021
CLOSING MAR 2021
$6.3M pool (per round)
Round 2 Closing Mar 03, 2021
7) MRFF – 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research grant opportunity (EoIs) -Reminder
Round 3:closing 10 March, 2021
NHMRC Equipment Grants are now open for application in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (FMNHS). The allocated funds are to be used for equipment purchased in 2020 or 2021, but must be fully expended by the end of December 2021.
An individual is only permitted to be named as the Primary Chief Investigator (CIA) on ONE (1) application, and can be named as CIB or subsequent CI on up to ONE (1) additional application.
Objectives & Selection Criteria
Please ensure that you address the following points in Q7 and keep your answer within the 300-word limit.
The NHMRC’s objectives of the scheme are:
The NHMRC requires the following criteria to be met for the allocation of these funds:
The FMNHS will prioritise applications on the basis of:
Equipment purchases should not include the type of apparatus normally classified as ‘office infrastructure’ such as desks, cabinets, etc. Funds will not be provided for the purchase of computers and software, except where these are an integral component of a piece of laboratory equipment or are of a nature essential for work in the field.
Submission Process
Applicants are required to submit a copy of the completed and signed NHMRC Equipment Grants application form via email to medicine.research@monash.edu.
Submission deadline: Sunday 29 November 2020 at 11:59PM (AEDT)
LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. HARD COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
NOTE: The Application Form will be used internally within Monash University only – do not enter this into Pure.
Questions about the scheme should be directed to medicine.research@monash.edu.
The objective of the Citizen Science Grants – Round 2 is to engage the public in science by offering opportunities to participate, as citizen scientists, in scientific research projects that have a national impact and include the collection or transformation of data in Australia.
The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is increased community participation in scientific research projects where participants learn new skills, form new networks, receive acknowledgement for their participation, and receive updates on their participation in specific research projects.
This round will support projects that contribute to areas of national significance by addressing these specific focus areas:
The minimum grant amount is $150,000 and the maximum grant amount is $500,000 for science research projects. The grant amount will be up to 85% of eligible project expenditure. Applicants are responsible for funding the remaining 15% of eligible project expenditure plus any ineligible expenditure.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to read the funding guidelines before applying.
UNIVERSITY LIMITS AND EOI PROCESS
As Monash can only submit ONE application for this round, the MRO will be running an internal EOI process. The EOI panel will select one application for full submission.
Applicants must complete the MRO EOI form and forward the completed form with their CV (maximum two pages) to mro-applications@monash.edu by Wednesday, 18 November 2020.
EOI results will be announced on Thursday, 26 November 2020. The successful applicant will need to create a Pure record, upload the application and supporting documents and send it for pre-approval by Wednesday, 9 December 2020.
Please note that ONLY the application selected for submission through the EOI process will need a corresponding Pure record.
KEY DATES
ACTION | DATE |
EOI due to MRO | Wednesday, 18 November 2020 |
EOI result announced | Thursday, 26 November 2020 |
Pure record to be sent for Pre-Approval | Wednesday, 9 December 2020 |
Full submission due to Funder | 5pm Thursday, 17 December 2020 |
LINKS TO FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information about the Citizen Science Grants Round 2 can be found at the following link.
Please contact mro-applications@monash.edu if you have any queries about this funding opportunity.
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Pure will be unavailable from COB Friday 13th until 9am on Monday 16th November for essential maintenance work.
Anyone attempting to log into Pure during this time will receive this message:
Pure is currently down for maintenance between 5 PM Friday 13th and 9AM on Monday, 16th November 2020 AEDT. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
There will also be a notice placed on the myResearch website alerting users to the outage nearer the time.
