MRFF 2024 Improving Health Outcomes of People with Intellectual Disability
Key dates for MRFF 2024 Improving Health Outcomes of People with Intellectual Disability
- Proposals open in Sapphire: 13 November 2024
- UQ R&I NOI Close: 11 December 2024
- Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 5pm ACT time 11 December 2024
- Applications due to UQ R&I: 29 January 2025
- Applications close: 5pm ACT time 12 February 2025
Overview
This grant opportunity will provide financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:
- Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): conduct large-scale, multidisciplinary projects, in partnership with the health and disability sector and people with lived experience, to develop, optimise and/or evaluate person-centred approaches for preventive health care for people with intellectual disability. Funding in Stream 1 is available as follows:
- Topic A: projects that focus on oral health
- Topic B: projects that focus on other types of preventive health.
- Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and/or evaluate approaches to support health care transitions across life stages for people with intellectual disability, through co-design with the health and disability sector and people with lived experience. Funding in Stream 2 is available as follows:
- Topic A: projects that focus on the health care transition from paediatric to adult care
- Topic B: projects that focus on the health care transition from adult to aged care.
- Topic C: projects where the organisation undertaking the majority of the research is located, and the Chief Investigator A, 50% or more of all Chief Investigators, and all research participants are primarily resident, in a regional, rural, remote or very remote area according to the Modified Monash Model (MM2-7).
- Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): develop, optimise and/or implement screening or diagnostic tools for mental health and/or physical health issues in people with intellectual disability.
The amount available for a single grant in each Stream are as follows:
- Stream 1 – there is no minimum grant amount and the maximum amount for a single grant is $2.5 million
- Stream 2 – there is no minimum grant amount, the maximum amount for a single grant is $2.0 million.
- Stream 3 – there is no minimum grant amount, the maximum amount for a single grant is $2.0 million.
How to Apply
Internal notice of intent process
All researchers intending to submit an MRFF 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 1. Sapphire updates and scheme reading
- Register for Sapphire and update your full profile 'My Profile and CV'. The Grant Opportunity will be run through the new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants management system, Sapphire, which replaces RGMS. If any team members are new to Sapphire and need a login/password, start early. The NHMRC require at least three working days to create new Sapphire accounts.
- Familiarise yourself with the key MRFF, NHMRC and The University of Queensland (UQ) documentation.
Step 2. Completing the application
- Log into Sapphire and complete the application
Step 3. UQ R&I internal review and feedback
- Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components are complete and valid in Sapphire and CIA has initiated the Certification process. Application errors will be signalled and can be corrected during the Certification stage.
- To initiate internal review, email your completed Funding Application Certification to UQ R&I at mrffgrants@research.uq.edu.au.
- Internal review by UQ R&I/feedback provided (compliance/eligibility/grantsmanship).
Step 4. Final submission
- Final submission by UQ R&I to NHMRC.
Letters of Support
Signing for all letters of support from UQ is co-ordinated through the Research Office. All Letters of support for MRFF applications, including those led by other institutions, must be accompanied by a completed Funding Application Certification (see below) and authorisations of any enumerated contributions or additional UQ staff beyond the lead CI listed in the letter. We strongly recommend working with your local school/institute research professionals to complete this process.
To provide time for review and signature, we ask that UQ researchers submit draft letters to mrffgrants@research.uq.edu.au no later than two weeks before the external closing date.
Partner Letters
We would encourage applicants to provide drafts of partner letters of support for review by the Research office before organising their final signature to ensure eligibility and compliance. A template Letter of Support is provided below.
Non-UQ Lead Applications
- The administering organisation should provide you with a draft letter of support. UQ information from the CEO letter below may assist you in completing the letter.
- Complete a generic Funding Application Certification, and get it countersigned by your Head of School/Institute.
- Submit both to mrffgrants@research.uq.edu.au, along with evidence for any additional co-contributions.
Readership and researcher support
Before applying, we recommend you:
- Contact your faculty or institute research manager for advice on peer readership programs.
- Join the UQ R&I Mailer to stay up to date with round developments.
- Access the UQ R&I Grants Library, a helpful resource of past successful proposals.
- If offered, attend UQ R&I information sessions and access PowerPoint presentations from presentations and slides.
Key documents
Before applying, please review the full suite of documents available from GrantConnect, the Australian Government grants information system and:
- Grant Connect GO7217
- MRFF Webpage
- MRFF Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Strategy 2020-21 to 2023-24
NHMRC
UQ
- UQ MRFF Application Certification Form (DOCX, 70.3 KB) *Updated 24/01/2025
- UQ MRFF Declaration of Interests template (DOCX, 21.9 KB)
- UQ MRFF Letter of Support template (DOCX, 31.8 KB)
- UQ How to Guide for MRFF Grants (PDF, 417 KB)
Contact UQ R&I
Scheme queries
mrffgrants@research.uq.edu.au
Round coordinator
Pre-Award Health Team