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NHMRC Ideas Grants for funding in 2021 – Opening of Applications and UQ Notice of Intent
Sponsor: National Health and Medical Research Council 		Closing Date: 13-May-2020
Update In recognition of the impact of COVID-19 on the research community, UQ and the NHMRC have revised key dates for the NHMRC Ideas Grants scheme.

NHMRC Ideas Grants support focused, innovative research projects. The scheme fosters creative research for researchers at all career stages to address specific question/s in any area of health and medical research from discovery to implementation. The scheme is not intended to support research where a clinical trial or cohort study is the primary objective.

Key Dates
• UQ internal close for NOI: 13 May 2020 (5pm AEST)
• UQ internal close for full applications: 13 May 2020
• Minimum data requirements close in Sapphire: 13 May 2020 (5pm AEST)
• Applications close with NHMRC: 10 June 2020 (5pm AEST)

UQ Notice of Intent (NOI)
All researchers intending to submit an NHMRC Ideas Grant are required to submit an internal Notice of Intent by 25 March 2020. NOIs will be collated centrally and distributed to Faculties and Institutes in order to provide maximum support to the UQ research community.

Key Changes

Applicants should note the following changes for the 2020 Ideas Grants Guidelines:

• Clarification has been provided regarding applications with a clinical trial/cohort study element within Ideas Grants. A new eligibility rule has been introduced to outline that applicants must not submit the same application to both the Ideas Grant and Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant schemes, otherwise both applications will be deemed ineligible.

• Category Descriptors have been updated to provide clarification including:
- The former ‘Feasibility’ criterion has been renamed to ‘Capability’, and the focus of this criterion has been reframed.
- Additional explanatory text has been added above the category descriptors, including guidance on how to assess the contribution of Associate Investigators.

Eligibility – Multiple Applications/Grants

Eligibility to apply for, and hold, an Ideas Grant is linked to numbers of grants applied for or held from the Investigator and Synergy Grant schemes, as well as other NHMRC grants held.

All applicants are encourage to determine their eligibility by reviewing the relevant eligibility policy detailed in Section 4 of the 2020 Ideas Grants Guidelines and by using the NHMRC online eligibility tool.

Minimum Data Requirements

The following sections of the application in Sapphire must be completed by 5.00pm AEDT on 8 April 2020 in order to satisfy minimum data:

• Application title
• Administering institution
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Research Focus (yes/no)
• Project synopsis
• Privacy agreement
• Research Classification: Broad research area; Field of research; Peer Review Areas; Research keywords
• Chief Investigator A (complete CIA Role and Name)

Please note that using placeholder text such as “text”, “synopsis” or “xx” etc. is not acceptable as minimum data. Minimum data compliance may be verified via the ‘Core minimum data’ section of the ‘Applications’ tab.

Documentation & Resources

NHMRC documentation for Ideas Grants, including Guidelines and the Grant Proposal Template, is available from GrantConnect, the Australian Government grants information system. Additional information on the scheme can be found on the NHMRC’s website.

Applications to the 2020 Ideas Grants round must be created and submitted via the NHMRC’s new grants management system, Sapphire, which replaces RGMS. Please note that researchers listed on an Ideas Grants application must activate a Sapphire account and/or submit a registration form, noting it may take in excess of 72 hours to process.

Applicants should refer to the Sapphire Learning and Training Resources for general instructions on how to apply for a grant in Sapphire.

Any enquires may be directed to NHMRCIdeas@research.uq.edu.au. Information on the UQ internal submission and review process is available on UQ R&I’s NHMRC Ideas Grants webpage.
Website: http://research.uq.edu.au/research-support/research-management/funding-schemes

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