1. www.monash.edu.au Opportunities and Challenges for Health & Wellbeing Research Forum Dr Kathy Avent & Rosalba Drummond Monash University Research Office 13 Feb 2006

2. www.monash.edu.au 2 RESEARCH OFFICE GRANTS TEAM Research CoordinatorAreasCampus Kathy Avent Kathy.avent@adm.monash.edu.au 990 20131 Contracts Centres CSIRO ARC Linkage Peninsula Berwick Kathy Barwick Kathy.barwick@adm.monash.edu.au 990 59895 ARC Discovery Non-Medical Philanthropics Internal schemes Gippsland Caulfield Rosalba Drummond Rosalba.drummond@adm.monash.edu.au 990 53073 NHMRC Medical Grants & Philanthropics Clayton Parkville

3. www.monash.edu.au 3 RESEARCH OFFICE LINKS & WEBSITE http://www.monash.edu.au/research/contacts/research-office/ Funding Opportunities Calendar Grants Watch Seminars and Information Sessions Coversheet

4. www.monash.edu.au 4 HEALTH & MEDICAL FUNDING ANZ Charitable Trusts  The Jack Brockhoff Foundation L E W Carty Charitable Fund CASS Foundation Limited Collier Charitable Fund: Equipment Grants  The Harold Mitchell Foundation Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation  Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation

5. www.monash.edu.au 5 HEALTH & MEDICAL FUNDING  Equity Trustees: Discretionary Charitable Trusts  The Bernard Judd Foundation Nurses Board of Victoria Palliative Care Australia  Perpetual Trustees Australia Clive & Vera Ramaciotti Foundation  Windemere Foundation NHMRC

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7. 7 GENERAL TIPS AND ADVICE Read the rules or guidelines Address selection criteria and identified areas of interest of funding body Introduce topic and educate assessor, don’t assume they are an expert in the field Follow the instructions eg page limits Use highly appropriate referencing Always support statements with facts or refs

8. www.monash.edu.au 8 CONTRACT RESEARCH Researcher or client initiated project Publication rights, outcomes, payment schedule and project ownership determined in contract No grant assessment “lag” time Targeted to client needs Findings beneficial in future research Start small, set realistic plans, budgets, timeframes

9. www.monash.edu.au 9 Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grants 2 Rounds per year: RO deadline 19 April, 6Nov $20K to $500K per annum, 1-5 yrs Partner Organisation (PO) required –Industry, government, community group Collaborative project with joint benefits and outcomes transferred into practice via PO Cash and in-kind contribution of PO must match $ requested from ARC (cash 20%)

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