Australia Fellowships

The Australia Fellowship is for outstanding health and medical researchers across all disciplines and will consist of a one line budget of $800,000 per annum for five years. Applications are invited from leading researchers both in Australia and around the world.

Applications opened on 8 December 2008

Expressions of Interest closed on Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Stage one: Expressions of Interest

Applications must include a unique NHMRC ID Number. To obtain an Application ID, please contact Research Branch, telephone 8303 5137, raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

In the first stage of the application process, NHMRC will call for EOI. The EOI is to comprise:

• a two-page letter in the form of an essay that briefly outlines the research proposal, its innovation and potential health and research impact as well as the applicant’s expertise and capacity to implement the proposal (minimum 12 pt font; margins 2.5 cm); and

• a brief Curriculum Vitae (maximum 10 pages 12 pt font; margins 2.5 cm) that includes your Broad Research Area and current contact details (postal address, email, telephone and fax numbers).
Your EOI must have an Application Identification (App ID) number allocated to it from the block of identification numbers previously provided by the NHMRC to the Administering Institution at which you intend to hold the Fellowship. The App ID is available from the Research Administration Office of the Administering Institution and is to be included at the top of the letter.
Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.

The Expression of Interest is to be submitted in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.pdf) and should be received in Research Branch by Tuesday, 24 February 2009 together with the Head of School Certification. Applicants invited to prepare a full application for an NHMRC Australia Fellowship will be notified as soon as possible.

Enquires should be directed to Vada Osborn, Extension 35051 in Research Branch.

Policy Changes

The following details the major policy changes that have been made to the Australia Fellowship scheme for funding commencing in January 2010:

• Since international and Australian funding calendars may not be synchronised, and to encourage international applicants, the policy relating to international applicants has been adjusted to enable them to apply at any time in the funding year.
  • EOI will be accepted from international applicants at any time during the 2009 funding year.
  • EOI from international applicants will be peer reviewed by the Australia Fellowship Review Panel (AFRP); and
  • full applications will then be invited from international applicants deemed to be competitive by the AFRP.
  • these full applications may be subject to an accelerated peer review process, however, international applicants will be judged to the same standards as applicants from Australia.
  • international applicants are those that hold at least a 50% appointment at a non-Australian institution during the 12 months prior to the submission of their EOI.
• Selection of applicants for interview will be finalised following the submission of the full application.

Only short-listed candidates from Stage One will be eligible to submit a full application. These applicants will be notified and invited to submit a detailed proposal. To be submitted to Research Branch by Friday, 3 July 2009.

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