OCHRe News
25 October 2024
Dear OCHRe Members and Friends
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NEWS:
The University of Melbourne Poche Centre
Communication for Community Workshop | 28 November 2024
Sessions will include
the importance of communicating the work we do as Indigenous researchers
how and why we share our work
·how sharing work can lead to positive outcomes for communities, and help to make our work more relevant across contexts
translating our work for different forums, and picking the right forum for your purpose
a writing exercise - bring your laptop and/or notebook
Workshop is open to all Indigenous PhD scholars from any Australian university, working in health and wellbeing, so get your registration in quick!
Support for interstate travel and accommodation is available, talk to Warwick.
Speakers will include
Professor Sean Taylor, Director of Onemda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing
Associate Professor Shawana Andrews, Director of the Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Associate Dean Indigenous, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Dr Carissa Lee, actor, writer, editor and Indigenous Research Fellow, Swinburne University
Dr Madi Day (they/them) from The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures and Lecturer and Fulbright Scholar, Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
Location | Woodward Conference Centre, 185 Pelham Street Carlton / Naarm
Support | For Interstate flights and accommodation.
Contact warwick.padgham@unimelb.edu.au.
More information is available at Communicating for Community Workshop
Funding Opportunities
Grant Connect
All Australian Government grant opportunities are advertised on Grant Connect including NHMRC, MRFF, ARC and many other grants.
Below are some current opportunities.
For current list of all grants on Grant Connect here.
Cancer Australia in Partnership
with the NHMRC launches
This grant program focuses on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to enhance equitable cancer care, build research skills among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, and support local leadership in cancer research. It aims to involve communities in designing research for their benefit and strengthen partnerships between communities, health services, and academic institutions. These are key objectives in both the Australian Cancer Plan and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Plan.
The grant program will facilitate partnerships between organisations working together with community to deliver research activities. Partnerships can be between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations and mainstream organisations (including research groups and cancer services), or between two or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations.
Each research partnership can apply for a grant between $0.8 to $2.5 million over a maximum 3-year grant period commencing June 2025.
How to apply | Grant program is open to applications via NHMRC's grant management system – Sapphire.
Minimum data | due 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 4 December 2024.
Application closes | 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 12 February 2025
Detailed instructions on how to apply please refer to the grant guidelines available on GrantConnect.
Further information
To find out more about the grants and scholarships available available under the Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes funding measure, visit our website here.
New South Wales Health
Aboriginal Health Grants | Closes 13 December 2024
The Aboriginal Heart Health Grants fund high impact Aboriginal-led research. The $5 million in funding is part of the Cardiovascular (CV) Research Capacity Program and aim to:
improve CV health outcomes for Aboriginal peoples
increase the number of targeted Aboriginal CV research projects being undertaken in NSW, and
build the capacity of Aboriginal communities and researchers in CV focused research.
Who can apply
All projects must be led by a Chief Investigator who identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Applications are encouraged from Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, Aboriginal Medical Services, Aboriginal peak bodies, local health districts, specialty health networks and other public health organisations.
Researchers from universities, medical research institutes and not-for-profit organisations are also eligible to apply.
Details here.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
National Science Week Grants 2025 GO7026
National Science Week is Australia’s major national celebration of the sciences, occurring in August each year. National Science Week will be held from 9 to 17 August 2025. National Science Week provides the opportunity for community participation in high profile science engagement activities across the nation.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | From $2,000 to $20,000
Close Date & Time | 28-Oct-2024 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
Details here.
NHMRC
NHMRC-Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 2024 Grant Opportunity
The NHMRC is providing $3 million to support Australian researchers participating in the joint NHMRC-Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 2024 Grant Opportunity. This Grant Opportunity runs through CIHR’s Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) and will fund Canada-Australia joint research teams addressing any of the recognised forms of dementia in Indigenous populations.
The following resources are available on GrantConnect:
NHMRC-CIHR CCNA 2024 Grant Opportunity Guidelines
NHMRC-CIHR CCNA 2024 Peer Review Guidelines
Minimum data due | Wednesday 6 November 2024 17:00 AEDT
Applications Close | Thursday 12 December 2024 17:00 AEDT
A Partner Linkage Tool was created to facilitate connections between researchers (national and international) as well as with knowledge users, including persons with lived and living experience and decision makers.
For further information contact international@nhmrc.gov.au or visit NHMRC’s website: 2024 NHMRC-CIHR Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA): Indigenous Health Research (GO7114) | NHMRC
