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Key dates for NHMRC Ideas Grants 2024

  • Release of Guidelines: 20 March 2024
  • Applications open in Sapphire: 20 March 2024
  • UQ Research and Innovation (UQ R&I) Notice of Intent (NOI) close: 10 April 2024
  • UQ R&I information session: 1:30-3:00PM, 28 March 2024
  • Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 5pm (AEST) 17 April 2024
  • Applications due to UQ R&I: 17 April 2024
  • Applications close with NHMRC: 5pm (AEST) 15 May 2024

Overview

The objective of the Ideas Grant scheme is to support focused, innovative research projects.

The scheme fosters creative research for teams of 1-10 Chief Investigators at all career stages to address specific question/s in any area of health and medical research, from discovery to implementation (except where an NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies is the primary objective).

UQ Information Session

UQ R&I will hold an information session, in person and via Zoom, to assist applicants in preparing their 2024 Ideas Grant proposals. This session will cover essential information relating to eligibility, compliance and grantscraft. An expert panel will also share their experiences and be available to answer questions.
•    Date: Thursday 28 March 2024
•    Time: 1:30-3:00PM
•    Location: 42-216 Prentice Building, Learning Theatre
Available on Presentations and Slides Webpage
 

How to apply

Step 1.  Internal notice of intent process

All researchers intending to submit an NHMRC Ideas Grant application are required to submit an internal Notice of Intent. NOIs will be collated centrally and distributed to Faculties and Institutes in order to provide maximum support to the UQ research community.

Step 2. Sapphire updates and scheme reading

  • Register for Sapphire and review/update your Profile. Please note that all researchers listed on an Ideas Grants application must have a Sapphire account. Submission of a registration form and activation of a Sapphire account must occur at least 72 hours before application close. Requests for Sapphire accounts/activations after this time cannot be guaranteed.
  • Familiarise yourself with the key NHMRC and UQ documentation.

Step 3. Completing the application

  • Log into Sapphire and complete the application.

Step 4. UQR&I internal review and feedback

  1. Sapphire application completion: Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components are complete and valid in Sapphire and supporting documents have been uploaded.
  2. Sapphire Certification/Submit to RAO: Select 'Certification' from the left-hand menu within your Ideas Grant application and follow the instructions to submit the application to the RAO.
  3. UQR&I Review Request: Email your completed UQ Application Certification Form (with signatures) along with the completed Pending and Newly Funded Grants Form to UQ R&I at nhmrc@research.uq.edu.au. 
  4. Internal review is undertaken by UQ R&I and feedback provided (compliance/eligibility/grantsmanship).

Step 5. Final submission

  • Final submission by UQ R&I to NHMRC.

Readership and researcher support

Before applying, we recommend you:

Key documents

NHMRC

Before applying, please review the full suite of documents available from GrantConnect (GO6844), the Australian Government grants information system (Login required).

Funding Partners

Cancer Australia is pausing its Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Schemes (PdCCRS) for 2024 while it considers the outcomes of a recent review of its grant programs. This means that Cancer Australia will not be a funding partner for Ideas Grants 2024.
The Following organisation is expected to partner with NHMRC in funding grants under the Ideas Grants scheme:

  • Cancer Councils New South Wales (CCNSW) 

Before considering to apply for CCNSW funding, please review the guidelines from their website. 
CCNSW application will close 5PM AEST, 29 May 2024. UQ internal deadlines will be published shortly.

UQ

Contact UQ R&I

Round coordinator
Davina Bonner

If you are applying through UQ but you are not a current UQ staff member, please contact the round coordinator so that you can be added to a mailing list for updates.