Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants

Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants will support high-quality clinical trials and cohort studies that address important gaps in knowledge and foster improvements in health and well-being, health care and practice or policy.

Key scheme information:

Support for experienced research teams across multiple sites.
Projects must involve human participants.
Open for clinical trials and/or cohort studies of any size.
Funding duration of between one and five years and grant amount is dependent on the requested budget.

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Eligibility

At the time of acceptance and for the duration of a grant the Chief Investigator ‘A’ (CIA) must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia or have an appropriate work visa in place. The CIA must also be based in Australia for at least 80% of the funding period.
Up to 10 Chief Investigators (CIs) and up to 10 Associate Investigators (AIs) can be named on the application.
There are no limits to the number of applications a CI may make in the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants grant opportunity and the number is also not affected by other NHMRC grants applied for or held by a CI.

Application timeline

Specific dates are published on ResearchLink or the NHMRC calendar.

	Milestone	What is required
8 weeks before deadline	Applications open in Sapphire	Applicant to start Sapphire application. Notify nhmrc@flinders.edu.au that they are applying. Engage College-based Research Development and Support (RDS) as needed.
4 weeks before deadline	Minimum Data in Sapphire	Applicant must have lodged minimum data in the Sapphire system to continue with their application.
4 weeks before deadline	Compliance review deadline for RDS	Submit your application to Sapphire and the NHMRC grants team in RDS will check your eligibility and review application components against the grant guidelines for compliance.
2 weeks before deadline	Completed application in Sapphire	A completed application must be lodged in Sapphire so that the NHMRC grants team can make final checks and submit.
2 days before deadline	Sapphire certification deadline	Applicant must certify the application in Sapphire to submit their application to NHMRC.
Deadline for submission 4:30pm	Applications close in Sapphire	All applications will be submitted in Sapphire by the NHMRC grants (RAOs) team before the NHMRC deadline.

Application process

Before applications open

Discuss your plans to apply for a Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant with your College Research Support team and notify the RDS NHMRC grants team to ensure that you receive information about upcoming rounds, grant development and review.
Attend Researcher Training and Development information sessions run throughout the year (see information about upcoming sessions and recordings of previous sessions here).
Register on GrantConnect to obtain all of the NHMRC documents and updates.
Create or update your NHMRC Sapphire account, including your "my profile" data for application submission.

When applications open

Review your eligibility to apply/hold a Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant using the most recent grant guidelines.
Begin your NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant application in Sapphire and complete minimum data prior to the deadline.
Submit a ResearchNow application to obtain College approval for the submission of your application.
Discuss any support for internal or external quality or scientific review with your College Research Support team.
Meet the RDS internal review deadlines to ensure that your application satisfies the NHMRC eligibility requirements and to ensure that you have time to consider compliance reviews and incorporate feedback.
The RDS NHMRC grants team submits your application on behalf of the University to the NHMRC through Sapphire.