Updates 30 August 2024
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Forecast Opportunity View – Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) 2025 - This is a heads up for the upcoming call for NHMRC CREs 2025.
Stemming from the Indigenous Research Excellence Criteria Review, all applicants must describe how their proposed research could benefit Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health and contribute to Closing the Gap targets. Responses will be considered in the overall assessment of the application.
For further information on this pending offer, click here.
OCHRe Convocation 2024
NHMRC response to Slido questions from attendees
There were nine Slido questions to the NHMRC at the OCHRe Convocation 27 – 28 April 2024. The questions covered a number of areas including: Targets for First Nations CIAs, how NHMRC ensures the integrity of research for First Nations communities, how can new researchers build their track records, and how does the NHMRC develop their strategies to address the Closing the Gap targets.
The full NHMRC response to the questions are on the OCHRe
Website www.ochrenetwork.org
Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator seminar series
Improving heart disease risk assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using the CRISP cohort study
All welcome | https://georgehub.zoom.us/j/85043672061
Date | September 19th, 2024 Time |11:00 – 11:50 am AEST
Career Development Opportunities
OCHRe
Health Research Experience Scholarships
Available only for OCHRe Investigators listed on the OCHRe website:
https://www.ochrenetwork.org/investigators
An important initiative of OCHRe is to develop the next generation of Indigenous health researchers, and we are excited to announce the relaunch of the Health Research Experience Scholarships as part of our OCHRe NEXGEN Hub.
For this round, NEXGEN Hub will offer 12 Health Research Experience Scholarships (Scholarships) of $4,000 each. The Scholarships provide access to health research experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders enrolled in an undergraduate degree or a masters degree by course work, to work on a defined aspect of research.
This offer will be extended exclusively to all OCHRe investigators listed on the NHMRC application 2005944 https://www.ochrenetwork.org/investigators
If you are an OCHRe Investigator interested in applying for a Health Research Experience Scholarship, please click here.
Value | $4,000 per scholarship Applications close | 22 September 2024
SBS (Special Broadcasting Service)
Indigenous Media Mentoring program (IMMP)
The IMMP provides 2 days of intensive media training to competitively selected Indigenous scientists and researchers, giving them the skills and the confidence to engage with media. Media exposure can positively impact careers, enable participation in national debate, and position participants as role models to promote STEM.
For more information, click here.
The University of Queensland
ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures | PhD Scholarship
Building the next generation of Indigenous scholars
The Indigenous Futures Centre is excited to offer an attractive PhD scholarship (up to $70,000AUD per year) designed to support Indigenous researchers at all career stages by providing support, training, mentoring and career opportunities. Research within the Indigenous Futures Centre is framed around 3 themes: Health & Wellbeing, Law & Justice and Education & Economies.
The PhD program will foster the future generation of promising Indigenous researchers trained through the Centre’s comprehensive Indigenous leadership, mentorship and capacity building program. The Indigenous Futures Centre provides the ideal opportunity to build strength and research capacity by supporting next generation of Indigenous scholars with the support of the current Indigenous thought leaders. The Indigenous Futures Centre is excited to offer an attractive PhD scholarship
For expressions of interest or questions, contact Arielle at ifc.graduatestudy@uq.edu.au
For more information, click here.
The University of Melbourne (UoM)
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Two PhD Scholarships
Two exciting PhD scholarship opportunities aligned with an MRFF funded project to foster a healthy start to life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. This opportunity is only for domestic applicants with valid working rights.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are automatically eligible for UoM PhD scholarship stipend of $52,300 pa. Additionally, a top-up of $15,000 (+$5,000 travel support) pa funded by the Relighting the Firesticks project will be offered by the Indigenous Health Equity Unit, for a total of $72,300 pa.
For more information, click here.
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 click 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.
Application closes | 5 pm (AEDT Time) 23 October 2024.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $1,000,000.
For grant details click here.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Expression of Interest for ARC CoE for funding commencing in 2026
The ARC Centres of Excellence (CoE) grant opportunity facilitates significant collaboration at scale which enables the complementary resources of universities, other research organisations, governments and businesses, not for profit organisations to support outstanding pure basic, strategic basic and/or applied research in all fields (except medical research).
Application closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) 18 September 2024.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | From $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.
For grant details click Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7105: GrantConnect (grants.gov.au)
Department of Health and Aged Care
National CQR (Clinical Qualities Registries) Capacity Building Grant
Clinical Quality Registries (CQRs) systematically monitor the appropriateness and effectiveness of health care, within specific clinical domains, for the purpose of driving ongoing safety and quality improvement. 1 https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/a-national-strategy-for-clinical-quality-registries-and-virtual-registries 2020-2030 Grant Opportunity Guidelines – GO7064 6 The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support the expansion of existing national CQRs through the design and development of new data module/s.
Application closes | 2pm Canberra Time 26 September 2024
Grant Value (AUD) | $100,000 to $250,000
For grant details, click Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7064: GrantConnect (grants.gov.au).
MRFF 2024 Alcohol and Other Drugs Grant Opportunity GO7060
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects addressing alcohol and other drugs.
Minimum Data closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) 9 October 2024.
Application closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) 6 November 2024.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $3,000,000.
For grant details click here.
MRFF 2024 Infertility, Pregnancy Loss and Menopause
Grant Opportunity G07056
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects addressing infertility, pregnancy loss and menopause.
Minimum Data closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) 9 October 2024.
Application closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) 6 November 2024.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $5,000,000.
For grant details click here.
Partnership Projects 2024 GO6697
Partnership Projects will support collaborations, within the Australian context, that translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes.
Minimum Data closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) PRC3 13 November 2024.
Application closes | 5 pm (ACT Local Time) 27 November 2024.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | Up to $1,500,000.
For grant details click here.
Accepting Donations
Aboriginal Health Council Western Australia (AHCWA)
Fund Raising for Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress | October 2024
AHCWA respectfully asks you to consider supporting the Ngalla Bidi Bursary. With each bursary valued at $8,000*, ACHWA are keen to get as many contributions as possible.
AHCWA aims to increase the number of Aboriginal Doctors delivering health care to Aboriginal people in Western Australia. To achieve this, they aspire to send 40 Aboriginal Medical Students and Junior Doctors to the biennial PRIDoC in Adelaide this year.
Donations accepted until 30 September 2024 allowing bursaries to be awarded in October 2024.
For details on how to make a contribution, please contact Lisa Wiese, AHCWA’s Contracts Manager of Business Development lisa.wiese@ahcwa.org
Conferences 2025
For health conferences for 2025, see www.ochrenetwork.org | here.
MACH | Melbourne Academic Centre for Health
Implementation Science in Health Conference Australia 2025
Save the date!
Date | 20 -21 March 2025 Location | Melbourne Connect
Program and registration details to follow.
International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development
RIEL Conference | 26 April – 2 May 2025 | New Mexico, USA
The International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) committee and hosts Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, are inviting abstract submissions for the in-person INIHKD 2025 conference, which will focus under the theme ‘Reclaiming Indigenous Ecologies of Love’.
Abstracts: Open to 6 September. | For further information, click here.
