Investigator Grants consolidate separate fellowship and research support into one grant scheme that provides the highest-performing researchers at all career stages with funding for their salary (if required) and a significant research support package.
These grants provide the investigator with flexibility to pursue important new research directions as they arise and to form collaborations as needed, rather than being restricted to the scope of a specific research project.
Investigator Grants support:
- research across the four pillars of health and medical research: biomedical, clinical, public health and health services research
- different career stages – early career researchers, mid-career researchers and established researchers
- researchers with clinical responsibilities (such as clinicians, public health and allied health practitioners)
- full-time and part-time researchers.
- flexibility for investigators to pursue important new research directions as they arise and to form collaborations as needed
- innovative and creative research
- opportunities for researchers at all career stages to establish their own research programs
- reduced application and peer review burden on researchers.
Key Changes in 2021
Each year NHMRC seeks feedback from peer reviewers and receives feedback from applicants on peer review policies and processes. This feedback contributes to a detailed policy analysis to determine whether the new grant program is achieving its objectives and if any policy adjustments are required.
The key changes to the Investigator Grant 2021 Guidelines are detailed in the Investigator Grants 2021 Key Changes Factsheet, available from the Download section at the bottom of this page.
Funding Support
Investigator Grants may be funded by or in conjunction with other organisations. These grants offer opportunities to researchers whose work is particularly relevant to the priorities and research interests of the partner organisations.
Information on how organisations and individuals can support NHMRC to fund health and medical research is available on the NHMRC website.
Grant at a glance
Duration of funding
5 years
Outcomes of funding rounds
Attachments
Investigator Grants for Funding Commencing 2021330.36 KB
Attachments
Investigator Grant Applications for Funding Commencing in 2020272.53 KB
Before you submit an application, please make sure you have:
1
Grant submission advice
Read all relevant reference material
2
Liaise with your Administering Institution
to identify any specific requirements that the institution may have
3
Ensure your application is complete and correct.
Key Dates
Applications open
03 February 2021
Minimum data due date
03 March 2021
Applications close
31 March 2021
Proposed peer review
May – June 2021
Apply for funding
You will need to use Sapphire to access or enter your CV and profile, and submit your application.
Sapphire has training material to help with system tasks.
If you anticipate applying for a grant please register here.
RAOs have been contacted directly with instructions on how to establish an RAO account. If you have any questions please contact the Research Help Centre.
Contact research admin office
If you need more information, contact your Research Administration Office in the first instance.
If you need help and are unable to satisfy your concern through your Administering Institution, contact the Research Help Centre on 1800 500 983, or email [email protected].
Documentation to apply
Documentation to apply for a grant
You will find the critical documentation you need to apply on GrantConnect.
The following resources might also assist you in the process:
Download
File type
Size
Investigator Grants 2020 Peer Review Guidelines
0.64 MB
Investigator Grants 2021 Key Changes Factsheet
0.22 MB
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