Useful links

Procedures

• Research Grants Administration Procedure

Forms and resources

• RFF1 Metro South Health Financial Processes Flowchart (PDF, 103.78 KB)
• GAF1 Grants Payment Request Form (DOCX, 412.9 KB)

Queensland Government

• Decision rules for investment (R.E.D.S.- Decision Rules)

National Health and Medical Research Council

• Research Grants Management System
• Grants and funding schemes

Translational Research Institute (TRI)

The TRI has compiled a helpful resource which identifies some grant and funding opportunities relevant to research projects at TRI. 

GrantConnect

• Information on current and future grant funding can now be found on the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grants information system—GrantConnect.
• GrantConnect is the authoritative source for potential grant applicants to find and access Commonwealth Grant Opportunities and Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
• Anyone can sign up to receive optional email notification of new Commonwealth Grant Opportunities, relevant to their interests, as they are published.
• To access Grant Opportunity Guidelines and to receive optional email notifications, users will need to create a GrantConnect account.
• The GrantConnect Helpdesk (run by Department of Finance) can be reached on 1300 484 145 (between 9am and 5pm ACT Local Time, Monday to Friday, excluding ACT and national public holidays) or via email ‐ GrantConnect@finance.gov.au (link sends e-mail). 

State (Queensland)

• Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
• Queensland Cancer Fund
• Queensland State Government
• Study and Research Assistance Scheme (SARAS)
• Queensland Health Fellowships (intranet link)

National

International

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• American Foundation for AIDS Research
• European Union Sixth Framework Programme
• GrantsNet Funding Database (US)
• Huntington's Disease Society of America
• The Wellcome Trust

External research grant applications

• If a research grant is sought from an entity/organisation external to Metro South Health, Principal Investigators (PIs) and research student supervisors must ensure the relevant sponsoring/funding entity/organisation’s processes are followed, in addition to, provisions outlined within the Research Grants Administration Procedure.
• Metro South Health must be involved in the research grants administration process if it is proposed for Metro South Health to be identified as the grant administering institution.

Multi-Institutional Agreement (MIA)

• Where it is proposed for Metro South Health to be included as part of a NHMRC Multi-Institutional Agreement (MIA), the draft agreement must be submitted to the Metro South Health Research Governance Office.
• See the Research Grants Administration Procedure for more information.

Research grants support

• On request from the clinician or researcher and with sufficient notice the Metro South Health Research Support Coordinators and Grants Administration Office may be able to facilitate a more detailed review of the application, aimed at improving the quality of the application.
• Please contact the Metro South Health Research Support Coordinator and Grants Administration Office to discuss further.