27 September 2024
Dear OCHRe Members and Friends
We wish you a safe and happy weekend. If you have news you would like to share, please send it through to the team at ochre@uq.edu.au by Wednesday 2pm AEST.
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NEWS
OCHRe bursaries for Lowitja Institute’s online course
Lowitja Institute is pleased to let you know that OCHRe bursaries for online learning are now available. The bursaries are for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individual Members (or pending Members) of Lowitja Institute and the OCHRe Network to access up to three online learning courses at no cost.
To access your bursary, use your special access code: OCHRe24 to ‘purchase’ up to three online courses via Lowitja Institute’s online learning and development hub.
The Lowitja Institute courses on offer are:
· Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
· Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge Translation
· Introduction to Evaluation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contexts
· Indigenous Data Sovereignty online course
· Introduction to Ethics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
· Community Data Literacy: Foundations
There is more information on the Lowitja Institute website.
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
NACCHO Youth Conference | 2 December
On Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country | Canberra
Save the date for the NACCHO Members’ Conference 2024.
More details coming soon.
If you have any queries, please contact the NACCHO Conference Team conference@naccho.org.au
Date | Monday 2 December 2024
Time |TBA
For further information, click here.
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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 click here.
Department of Health and Aged Care
MRFF 2024 Clinical Trials Activity Grant Opportunity GO7146
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects in clinical trials. There are four stream in this offer ranging from pilot studies (stream 1) to implementation science trial (stream 4).
Minimum Data closes | 5 pm - 5 March 2025
Application closes | 5 pm - 2 April 2025
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $5,000,000
Details here.
Cancer Australia
2024 Partnerships for culturally safe cancer care grant program
The grant program aims to support implementation of innovative approaches to accelerate the delivery of culturally safe, accessible, and responsive cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Closes | 5 pm (AEDT Time) 23 October 2024
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $1,000,000.
Details here.
Forecast Opportunity View| Partnerships for Cancer Research
Program Name |Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes
The Partnerships for Cancer Research grant program will invest $9,600,000 over three years to strengthen cancer research to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to build the capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer research sector.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) Each research partnership can apply for a grant between $800,000 to $2,500,000 over a maximum 3-year grant period commencing in June 2025. Up to 12 grants will be awarded.
Opens | Grant opportunity opens on Wednesday 9 October 2024.
Details here.
Integrated Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care Grant Opportunity GO7154
This Grant Opportunity will support medical research and medical innovation projects that evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of new or existing models of integrated, multidisciplinary team-based primary care for people who would most benefit from this type of care, including but not limited to First Nations Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability including intellectual, children, older populations (either in residential aged care homes or those ageing at home), or those with social disadvantage or multiple chronic conditions.
Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $2,000,000
Minimum Data closes | 5:00pm - 5 March 2025
Close Date & Time | 2-Apr-2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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.
