Please note, the VicHealth NHMRC Partnership Project Grant round will be advertised concurrently with the ARC Linkage Projects Grant round. Applicants will be able to apply to VicHealth to partner on only one of these Commonwealth grants. Applicants are strongly advised to review the Funding Rules for both Commonwealth grants to guide their decision.

About

The VicHealth NHMRC Partnership Projects Grant enables researchers to partner with VicHealth to apply for NHMRC funding for large-scale research projects. VicHealth is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from researchers whose NHMRC Partnership projects focus on health promotion and public health research and development.

VicHealth is aiming to support projects which: 

• develop strategic research partnerships between higher education institutions and practitioners and policy makers to advance knowledge in health promotion and public health

• have small cross-disciplinary teams working on practical problems that have the potential to generate large health gains for Victorian population groups

• generate applied research outcomes that can be used to make a difference to the health of Victorians

• generate research and knowledge that is immediately useful for health promotion practice

• address the communication and translation of research in innovative ways

Eligibility and process

VicHealth is committed to five strategic imperatives that have the greatest potential to reduce disease burden and bring about the greatest measurable health gains. These are: promoting healthy eating, encouraging regular physical activity, preventing tobacco use, preventing harm from alcohol and improving mental wellbeing. To be considered for funding, a research project must align with at least one of the strategic imperatives and address a research priority outlined in the Grant Guideline.

Projects must also be aligned with VicHealth’s health promotion approach which focuses on the primary prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Applications will be rigorously assessed before funding in principle is offered. If successful with the NHMRC, VicHealth funding will commence in the 2019/2020 financial year.

Expression of Interest

• Administering organisation details
• Project Contact/Chief Investigator
• Project title and aim
• Relevance to VicHealth
• Research Plan
• Budget
• Project Timeline
• Partner organisations and how they will be involved
• Research team and track record
• Endorsement by Administering Institution’s Research Office

Expressions of Interest will be assessed in two stages. If eligible, VicHealth will assess your proposal’s alignment with our research priorities and health promotion approach.  Applicants will be notified if they have been successfully shortlisted.  Shortlisted proposals will move onto an external review phase culminating with a panel consisting of VicHealth staff and relevant experts, who will make funding recommendations to VicHealth.  Please refer to the Grant Guideline for further information about our assessment procedures.

Funding

VicHealth will provide between $25,000 and $50,000 cash plus $12,500 in-kind support per annum for up to three years. If successful with the NHMRC, VicHealth funding will commence in the 2019/2020 financial year.

Who can apply?

Applications must be submitted from researchers at an eligible administering institution.

It is preferable that the research be conducted in Victoria, and be about Victorians. A minimum of 50% of the research project must be conducted in Victoria. The administering organisation may be based interstate.

Key Dates

Before you apply