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Research funding within Metro South Health: Understanding the

• PA Research Support Scheme
• Dr Megan Probyn

Research Grants Administration Officer PA Hospital Centres for Health Research

Research Funding on the PAH Campus

PA Research Foundation (PARF)

• PARF Grants abolished in 2011 (PARF Grants no longer exist!)

PA Hospital

• PAH Private Practice Trust Fund (PPTF) – to 2015
• Study, Education and Research Trust Account (SERTA) – from 2015
• SERTAC Business Rules: Applications for research funding must be

made through the Centres for Health Research (CHR) annual granting scheme (http://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/metrosouth/finance/docs/serta-

bus-rul.pdf)

PA Research Support Scheme (PA RSS)

• Established in 2011 to administer research funding for PARF and PA

Hospital (first grants funded in 2012)

• Administered via CHR

PA RSS

Aims:

• 1. To strengthen Metro South Health (MSH) based researchers,

research projects & research infrastructure through:

• i. Collaborations across MSH sites
• ii. Cross-disciplinary collaborations within the PAH
• iii. Inter-institutional collaborations with PAH academic

partner schools and institutes based on the PAH campus

• 2. To support MSH & PAH campus-based staff conducting

clinical & translational research aiming to improve patient

• utcomes

TRADIM Research Grant Scheme

Stems from National Critical Care & Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC)

• 2004: NCCTRC established at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) for

rapid medical response to incidents of national significance

• 2010: QH (via PAH) entered partnership with NCCTRC
• 2014: TRauma And DIsaster Management (TRADIM) Research

Grant Scheme established (first grants funded in 2015) – Administered through CHR – Funded by NCCTRC Trust Fund AIMS

• 1. To increase the evidence base of trauma clinical practice
• 2. To develop research collaborations between MSH & RDH/NCCTRC
• 3. To improve trauma patient outcomes through research

2016 Research Funding Opportunities Within MSH?

PA Research Support Scheme (PA RSS) – People Support – Research Support – Research Excellence TRADIM Research Grant Scheme – Research Support PA RSS TRADIM

PA RSS: Funding Awarded to Date

• 2011 - $1.25 M awarded (funding starting in 2012)
• 2012 - $1.60 M awarded (funding starting in 2013)
• 2013 - $1.81 M awarded (funding starting in 2014)
• 2014 - $2.08 M awarded (funding starting in 2015)
• 2015 - $2.42 available (funding to start in 2016)

PA RSS: Success Rates

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2012 2013 2014 2015 Success rate # Applications Funding start year

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Funds awarded ($m) Funding start year

?

2015 Funding Round – A Brief Overview

• Total of 105 applications submitted across 3 categories

– $2.08 M awarded to 36 grants (including $105k towards NHMRC Infrastructure Support)

• People & Research Support – 97 applications (overall success rate

25%)

– 69 eligible + 28 ineligible (success rate from eligible ~32%) – ~157 external reviewers contacted to assess eligible applications

10 12 4 26 7 40 2 49 20 8 2 30

15 30 45 60 75 90 105 People Research Excellence Total Ineligible Unsuccessful Successful

Ineligibility in the 2015 Funding Round

28 ineligible applications???

• Postgraduate Scholarships x2

– No PAH supervisor (primary or co)

• Clinical Research Fellowship x18

– No research application form submitted (research proposal could

not be assessed)

• Small Grant x5

– Applicant not a PAH employee and was therefore unable to receive PPTF funds (2015 Small Grants PPTF funded only)

• Project Grant x3

– No PAH person on the research team

• Near-Miss NHMRC

– Applicant not a PAH employee or from UQDI, UQ SOM or IHBI – NHMRC assessment score below PA RSS funding level

Ineligibility in the 2015 Funding Round

28 ineligible applications???

• Postgraduate Scholarships x2

– No PAH supervisor (primary or co)

• Clinical Research Fellowship x18

– No research application form submitted (research proposal could

not be assessed)

• Small Grant x5

– Applicant not a PAH employee and was therefore unable to receive PPTF funds (2015 Small Grants PPTF funded only)

• Project Grant x3

– No PAH person on the research team

• Near-Miss NHMRC

– Applicant not a PAH employee or from UQDI, UQ SOM or IHBI – NHMRC assessment score below PA RSS funding level

PA RSS: 2016 Funding Round

• What has changed from last year?
• What funding is available?
• Am I eligible?
• Who can I be funded by?

PA RSS 2016 Funding Round – What’s New?

• SERTA (MSH wide) has replaced the PAH PPTF (PAH only)

– PA RSS open to all MSH researchers (all MSH research sites)

• Eligibility (applicant or co-investigator) is restricted to researchers from:

– MSH – PAH-based academic partner university school or institute (UQ SOM, UQDI, QUT IHBI) – Griffith University who are based at a MSH site

• Associate Investigators may be named (no restrictions apply)
• Funded clinical studies must have site specific approval (SSA);

evidence of this must be forwarded to the CHR by late 2016

• Mandatory questions have been added to application forms
• Most award types are funded by only one funding body – only those

who are able to receive funding body grant payments will be eligible for these awards

Funding Body Award Payments

SERTA grant payments

• Applicants must be a MSH employee
• Applicants must have ≥ 0.5 FTE appointment
• Funds must be paid into a MSH research cost centre (direct journal
• nly)

PARF grant payments

• Applicants must be either a:

– MSH employee – Employee of a PAH campus based academic partner university school or research institute (UQDI, UQ SOM, IHBI) – Griffith employee and based at a MSH site

• Applicants must have a combined appointment ≥ 0.5 FTE

– E.g. 0.3 MSH + 0.2 UQDI 0.2 MSH + 0.2 UQDI

• Funds may be paid into MSH research cost centre or university

research account (tax invoice only)

2016 Categories of Funding

People Support

Clinical Research Fellowships x3 $75k 1 yr *Postgraduate Scholarship

(NHMRC benchmarked)

x3 Up to $38k pa (+ $10k pa consumables) Up to 3 yrs full-time

(6 yrs part-time)

*New Appointment Grant x1 $75k pa 2 years

Research Support

*Small Grants x3 $25k 1 yr *Project Grants x7 $75k 1 yr *ALH Breast Cancer Project Grant x1 $75k 1 yr *Spirit Group Men’s Health Project Grant x1 $50k *Health System & Health Economics Project Grant x1 $75k 1 yr

Research Excellence – Opens following NHMRC decision (late 2015)

Near-Miss NHMRC x7 $75k 1 yr NHMRC Infrastructure Support ~5% of annual NHMRC funding

(fractional support for indirect costs associated with successful NHMRC project grants)

* Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Funding Bodies & Application Closing Dates

People Support Funder Closing date

Clinical Research Fellowships SERTA

Mid-Sept (Open mid-Aug)

Postgraduate Scholarship PARF, SERTA 5 pm Friday 31 July New Appointment Grant SERTA

5 pm Friday 31 July Research Support

Small Grants SERTA

5 pm Friday 31 July

Project Grants PARF, SERTA 5 pm Friday 31 July ALH Breast Cancer Project Grant PARF

5 pm Friday 31 July

Spirit Group Men’s Health Project Grant PARF

5 pm Friday 31 July

Health System & Health Economics Project Grant SERTA

5 pm Friday 31 July NHMRC Research Excellence

Near-Miss PARF, SERTA TBA

(Open following NHMRC decision)

Infrastructure Support PARF, SERTA TBA

(Open following NHMRC decision)

* Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

General Eligibility: People & Research Support

Applicants Applicants must

• i. Be a member of staff of
• a. MSH (or hold formal appointment with MSH); OR
• b. A PAH academic partner university school or research institute based on

the PAH campus (i.e UQ SOM, UQDI or IHBI)**; OR

• c. Griffith University and based at a MSH site**
• ii. Hold above appointment with ≥ 0.5 FTE for the duration of the funding period

Research Teams **The research team must contain at least one MSH member of staff (applicant

• r co-investigator)
• Max 4 co-investigators

– Must be from MSH, UQ SOM, UQDI, IHBI or Griffith University

• Max 2 associate investigators

– May be from outside MSH, UQ SOM, UQDI, IHBI or Griffith University – May only be from MSH if a MSH employee is already named as the applicant or a co-investigator (a token MSH representative is insufficient!)

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

General Eligibility: People & Research Support

Other

• The majority of research must take place on PAH campus

– Unless sufficient justification can be provided

• A complete application must be received by CHR by submission

deadline, including:

– Eligibility checklist – Mandatory questions – Eligibility certification – Reviewer nominations with complete contact details (x3) – Signatures (agreements and certification of support)

• Research proposals concurrently funded by the NHMRC, ARC or any other
• rganisation/funding type listed on the Australian Competitive Grants

Register (or international equivalent) are not eligible – Person (People Support applications) – Research (Research Support applications)

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

General Eligibility: People & Research Support

Other

• The majority of research must take place on PAH campus

– Unless sufficient justification can be provided

• A complete application must be received by CHR by submission

deadline, including:

– Eligibility checklist – Mandatory questions – Eligibility certification – Reviewer nominations with complete contact details (x3) – Signatures (agreements and certification of support)

• Research proposals concurrently funded by the NHMRC, ARC or any other
• rganisation/funding type listed on the Australian Competitive Grants

Register (or international equivalent) are not eligible – Person (People Support applications) – Research (Research Support applications)

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Postgraduate Scholarships

• Annual stipend for students undertaking a research higher degree +

annual allowance for consumables ($10,000)

• Award duration – up to 3 years full-time

– Part-time Scholarships are provided pro-rata (min 0.5 FTE study)

Specific Eligibility Criteria

• Postgraduate studies must be started within 3 months of the

Scholarship being offered

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Type Applicant Qualifications Stipend Standard Honours graduates - NO medical/dental/nursing/allied health qualifications $26,000 pa Nursing & Allied Health Qualified nursing & allied health professionals registered with relevant association $33,000 pa Dental & Medical Qualified medical & dental practitioners $38,000 pa + $10,000 pa consumable allowance

Postgraduate Scholarships

Standard award

• The primary Supervisor must meet the general eligibility criteria

– Student eligibility is based upon the eligibility of the primary Supervisor

Nursing/Allied Health or Dental/Medical award

• The Student must meet the general eligibility criteria
• The Student must be engaged in clinical or health service delivery
• The primary Supervisor must meet the general eligibility criteria

An Applicant will be ineligible if they:

• Have entered the 3rd full-time year (or part-time equivalent) of their

PhD studies or final year of their Masters studies before 1 Feb 2016

• Hold an Australian Postgraduate Award, Postgraduate Scholarship

supported by their university/institution, or any other award listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register (or international equivalent)

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

New Appointment Grant

Up to 2 years of funding ($75,000 pa) to assist a new MSH clinical appointee establish their research program

Specific Eligibility Criteria

• The Applicant’s official start date of employment with MSH must be

no earlier than 18 months before the application closing date (i.e., after 30 January 2014)

• The Applicant must be:

i. A member of staff of (or hold a formal appointment with) MSH

• ii. Engaged in clinical or health service delivery

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Research Support Grants

Must strengthen collaborative research across MSH/upon PAH campus & demonstrate potential for translation into improved health outcomes

• Small Grants – seed funding for projects with potential to build

capacity ($25k)

• Project Grants – stand-alone support for defined projects with

potential to attract subsequent funding ($75k) – Research proposals demonstrating MSH multi-site collaborations will be highly regarded

• ALH Breast Cancer Project Grant – stand-alone support for a defined

breast cancer project ($75k)

• Health System & Health Economics Project Grant – stand-alone

support for a defined project focused on the health system and health economics ($75k)

• Spirit Group Men’s Health Project Grant – stand-alone support for a

defined project focused on health issues specific to men (e.g. prostate cancer) ($50k)

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Research Support Grants

Specific Eligibility Criteria

The Applicant must be a member of staff of: i. MSH (or hold a formal appointment with MSH) and engaged in clinical/health service delivery; OR ii. A PAH academic partner university school or research institute based on the PAH campus (UQ SOM, UQDI, IHBI)**; OR iii. Griffith University, based at a MSH site and engaged in clinical or health service delivery** **At least one MSH member of staff must be a co-investigator (general eligibility criteria)

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

TRADIM Grants: 2016 Funding Round

Provide financial support for research in the fields of trauma and disaster management

• Research focusing on or aiming to address clinical delivery of trauma

care or trauma system management will be highly regarded Two types of research support awards are offered:

• Small Grants – seed funding for studies with potential to build

capacity – $20k for 1 year – 2 available

• Project Grants – stand-alone support for defined projects with

potential to result in future national or international grants – $50k for 1 year – 1 available

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Eligibility Criteria

• 1. The applicant must
• a. Be an employee of the NCCTRC, MSH (or other HHS), or RDH
• b. With ≥ 0.5 FTE appointment
• c. For the duration of the funding period
• 2. Investigative Teams must
• a. Contain at least one MSH and one RDH/NCCTRC employee
• b. Contain at least one medical doctor, nurse or allied health

professional

• 3. The research must be conducted
• At a MSH site; or
• At the RDH/NCCTRC; or
• In partnership with another NCCTRC acceptable service facility
• r organisation within Queensland or the Northern Territory

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Eligibility Criteria

Research proposals concurrently funded by the NHMRC, ARC or any

• ther organisation/funding type listed on the Australian Competitive

Grants Register (or international equivalent) are not eligible

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

• Applicants must nominate three Reviewers that are:
• a. External to MSH and

i. PA RSS – the university school/research institute(s) ii. TRADIM – RDH/NCCTRC and all other service facilities or

• rganisations
• f all named investigators on the application (Applicant, co-investigator(s)

and associate-investigator(s))

• b. Completely independent of all members of the research team
• c. Without conflict of interest
• d. An acknowledged expert in the field of work proposed (track record, PhD,

etc.)

Reviewer Nominations – PA RSS & TRADIM

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

• At least one Reviewer must be interstate/international
• Reviewer availability must be confirmed by the research team prior to

application submission

• Complete contact details of Reviewers must be provided

A breach of these requirement may:

• Delay the review of your application
• Disadvantage the ranking of your proposal!!!!

Reviewer Nominations – PA RSS & TRADIM

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Applying for Funding – PA RSS & TRADIM

2016 Funding Guidelines & 2016 application forms are available online PA RSS - http://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/parss TRADIM - http://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/tradim

• 1. Download and read the funding guidelines
• 2. Download and complete the applicable application form (and

‘Additional Grants Held’ appendix template if necessary)

• 3. Submit 2 copies of the completed application form (plus appendix) as

per the application instructions:

• 1 signed paper copy – mailed applications must be post-dated no

later than Thursday 30 July

• 1 unsigned electronic copy – email as a Word document

– use file name designated in Funding Guidelines Applications must be received by 5:00 pm Friday 31 July 2015 Late applications will NOT be accepted

Application Process – PA RSS & TRADIM

Applications received (by 5 pm 31 July) Triage for completeness and eligibility Allocation to Spokespersons

• Reviewer nominations checked for COI

External review (up to 6 weeks) Short-listing (merit based) Funding recommendation meeting Grants announcement (25 Nov) Endorsement by Funding bodies

At least one member of the research team should be present to hear the grant announcements

• Applicants must be the Principal Investigator
• Applicants may apply for more than one category of funding;

however, applications may not be for the same project

– A separate application is required for each submission

• Applicants will not normally be awarded more than one grant in one

year

• The PAH Research Committee does not encourage the practice of

experienced researchers making multiple applications in the names

• f dependent researchers
• Once submitted the application is considered final – no changes will

be accepted

• Research proposals that do not adhere to the formatting

requirements will be reformatted – additional content/pages beyond the set limits discarded

General Information – PA RSS & TRADIM

Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July

Assessment Process – PA RSS & TRADIM

• Reviewer assessments are confidential
• Applications reviewed for merit according to:

Significance – ability of proposed research to translate into improvements in human health Scientific Quality – Research Proposal must be coherent with clearly presented objectives, and methods addressing stated hypothesis Track Record – research team’s contribution to their field of research; Applicant’s track record; ability of Applicant to lead research project

(For Postgraduate Scholarships the primary Supervisor’s track record is considered)

Originality & Innovation – ability of proposed research to advance concepts Collaborations – strength and appropriateness of collaborations, both within MSH and across disciplines, and potential for research team to strengthen the research profile of MSH and the PAH campus Budget – is it appropriate for the proposed research? (Not applicable for

Postgraduate Scholarship applications)

Assessment Process – PA RSS & TRADIM

Significance, Scientific Quality, Track Record, Originality and Innovation, and Collaborations are scored on a scale of 1-7 where: 1 = No evidence 4 = Good 7 = Outstanding by international standards Advice

• Read the Funding Guidelines!
• Know which funding body is supporting the award type for which you

are applying

• Read all questions in the application form
• When preparing your application, provide the information requested

not what you think is wanted

• Use headings in the research proposal such as:

– Background – Aims – Hypothesis – Methods – Significance – Expected outcomes

Other PA RSS Funding Opportunities

Opening dates, closing dates, guidelines and application forms will be released at a later date for:

• Senior House Officer (Fellowship in Clinical Research)
• NHMRC Near-Miss Project Grants*
• NHMRC Infrastructure Support*

*Available after NHMRC grant success announcement

GOOD LUCK!!

Website Address & Contact Details

PA RSS

• Email: CHR-PARSSgrants@health.qld.gov.au
• W: http://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/parss

http://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/clin-res-fellow TRADIM

• Email: CHR-TRADIMgrants@health.qld.gov.au
• W: http://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/tradim

NCCTRC Trust Fund