NHMRC Early Career Fellowships

Status	Closed
Aim	The NHMRC Early Career Fellowships scheme provides four-year Fellowships to early career researchers to assist them in their health and medical research training within Australia or overseas (where applicable). The specific objectives of the scheme are to: Enable developing health and medical researchers of outstanding ability to undertake advanced training in health and medical research either in Australia or overseas. Provide opportunities for Australian researchers to undertake research that is both of major importance in its field and of benefit to Australian health. Foster career development at the postdoctoral level by encouraging the beneficial experience of a different research environment.
Funding	Early Career Fellowship packages are awarded for four years at the Training Support Package Level 1 with an additional $5,000 p.a. for maintenance while based in Australia. If appropriate, clinical loadings (up to $15,000 p.a. for practicing medical practitioners, up to $7,500 p.a. for dental practitioners and ECF's who do not engage in clinical duties). Pro-rata rates apply for part-time research. As the packages provided by the NHMRC are below the actual salary costs (including on-costs), Faculties and Departments must meet the salary gap between the award and the Macquarie salary scale.
Faculty Processes	Guide for NHMRC Applicants on Macquarie Approvals Process Through PURE The Faculties have their own approval and review processes for grants under this scheme. They may also have deadlines for submission of draft applications that are earlier than Research Services deadlines. Please ensure that you contact your Faculty, as early as possible, for information on process and deadlines. Faculty contacts: Faculty of Arts artsro@mq.edu.au Faculty of Business and Economics fberu@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 8485 (x8485), Faculty Research Manager, Ms Agnieszka Baginska Faculty of Human Sciences humansciencesresearch@mq.edu.auPh 9850 9607 (x9607), Faculty Research Manager, Ms Jo Tuck Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences fmhs.researchsupport@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 2788 (x2788), Faculty Research Manager, Dr Kyle Ratinac Faculty of Science and Engineering sci.research@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 8912 (x8912), Faculty Research Manager, Ms Irina Zakoshanski
Key Dates	NHMRC opening date in RGMS: Wednesday 10 January 2018 Faculty deadline: Wednesday 31 January 2018 NHMRC minimum data due in RGMS: n/a Research Services Compliance Check deadline: Wednesday 14 February 2018 NHMRC closing date: Wednesday 28 February 2018 Outcomes expected: TBA
Resources	Note: NHMRC locates all their Scheme documentation in GrantConnect. You will be required to set-up a username and password to access. NHMRC Information Funding Rules Instructions to Applicants RGMS Information and Offline Forms Grant Proposal Template ECF Sample Career Disruption Letter NHMRC Budget Mechanism NHMRC Direct Research Costs Guidelines Supervisor Report Form - with RGMS profile Supervisor Report Form - without RGMS profile Guide to NHMRC Peer Review MQ Resources ECF Letter - remaining in same institution MQRTP Scholarship Schedule Pure Research Management System MQ Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research Application Checklist MQ SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT SCHEME 2018 Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES) Scheme Request an MQRES allocation Workshops Early Career Fellowship Presentation Slides - September 2016 Early Career Fellowships Changes Presentation Slides - January 2017
Contacts	Information and Compliance Research Proposals Team Research Services research.preaward@mq.edu.au Ph: +61 2 9850 4193 Strategic Advice Ms Courtney Bendall Research Development Manager Research Services courtney.bendall@mq.edu.au Ph: +61 2 9850 4745

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