Targeted Calls for Research

A Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is a one-time solicitation for grant applications to address a specific health issue. A TCR specifies the scope and objectives of the research to be proposed, application requirements and procedures, and the review criteria to be applied in the evaluation of applications submitted in response to the TCR.

Targeted Call Details and How to Apply

Click on the following headings to view key dates and call specific documentation

How to apply

Step 1. Sapphire updates and scheme reading

Register for Sapphire and review/update your Profile.
Familiarise yourself with the key National Health and Medical Research Council (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

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

Step 4. Final submission

Final submission by UQ R&I to NHMRC.

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.

Climate-related health impacts and effective interventions to improve health outcomes

Key Dates:

NOI due to UQ R&I: 1 May 2024
Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 5 PM AEST, 1 May 2024
Applications due to UQ R&I: 1 May 2024
Applications close with NHMRC: 5 PM AEST, 15 May 2024

Overview

The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Climate-related health impacts and effective interventions to improve health outcomes 2024 grant opportunity aims to fund research into better understanding the current and future impacts of climate change on the health and wellbeing of Australians and on health system demand.

The objectives are to build a stronger evidence base on:

The effectiveness of targeted interventions addressing current and future risks of climate change on the health and wellbeing of Australians and on Australia’s health system.
The health impacts of climate change on key Australian population groups in vulnerable situations.

The intended outcomes of the research are:

Expand Australian research capacity in climate change and health.
Accelerate implementation of evidence-based interventions targeted to an Australian setting.
Reduce health impacts associated with climate-related hazards and events in Australia, including a reduction in health inequities.
Reduce the impacts of climate change on the Australian health system.

Eligibility

Applicants can only apply as CIA on one application to this TCR. Applicants can apply as a Chief Investigator (CI) on a maximum of two applications to this TCR. Applicants who wish to apply as a CI on a second application to the same TCR can do so as CIB-CIJ, ensuring that they are listed as CIA on one application only. Applications to TCRs are not capped relative to Investigator, Synergy and Ideas Grants and will not impact a CI’s ability to apply to these schemes.

Notice of Intent

All researchers intending to submit an NHMRC Targeted Call 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.

Key documents

NHMRC

Before applying, please review the full suite of documents available from GrantConnect (GO6845) the Australian Government grants information system. (Login required).

Additional information on the TCR is available on the NHMRC website.

UQ

A range of resources and workshops from the UQ library are also available to assist researchers applying for this scheme.

2024 Collaborations in Health Services Research

Key Dates:

NOI due to UQ R&I: 28 August 2024
Minimum data requirements in Sapphire: 5PM AEST, 28 August 2024
Applications due to UQ R&I: 29 August 2024
Applications close with NHMRC: 5PM AEST, 18 September 2024

Overview

The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): 2024 Collaborations in Health Services Research grant opportunity aims to stimulate health services research to improve health outcomes by increasing collaboration and building research and translation capacity and competitiveness of the health services sector.

This grant opportunity is intended to support programs of small-scale, health service-focussed research projects that relate to the health system, conducted in a health service setting, by a collaboration of health services/research organisations. It is not for clinical trial-related projects or for individual researchers.

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to support:

Programs of small-scale research projects identified as important by health services and their communities to improve health care.
Partnerships that foster collaboration between researchers, health service providers and end users, including consumers and community.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

Research translation and innovations in health care and practice are stimulated, with research outcomes showing potential for scalability.
Increased collaboration between research, health service providers and communities occurs, building research and translation capacity.

Funding will be available under two application streams:

Stream 1: Metropolitan-based (MM1)
Stream 2: Regional/rural/remote (RRR)-based (MM2-7)

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply under Stream 2, the CIA and at least 50% of the CI team should be primarily resident in a regional, rural or remote area (MM2-7 ).

The maximum amount of funding that can be requested from NHMRC is $1.0 million. A grant is expected to fund at least 5 projects.

Leveraged funding (cash and/or in-kind) from the state and territory governments is required. Other sources of leveraged funding (e.g. hospitals, private entities, philanthropy) are encouraged. Leveraged funding cannot be drawn from major Commonwealth research funding vehicles, for example the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) or the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Applications must be joint submissions from an Administering Institution and include at least one research organisation and one health service provider.