Research requests

We work with NSW Health staff, external researchers and partner organisations to undertake research in partnership with eHealth NSW.

eHealth NSW uses an operating model, including key criteria and principles, with consideration on value and benefits for the system, as well as how research could be translated into practice. With these considerations, eHealth NSW endorses and partners with particular projects.

“What we are doing is coordinating, enabling, and providing standardised governance and reporting,” said Lachlan Rudd, Director of Data and Analytics, eHealth NSW.

For research-related enquiries, please contact EHNSW-Research@health.nsw.gov.au.

Eligibility Criteria
Endorsement by eHealth NSW
Application process overview
Research Conduct
Current research projects
Frequently asked questions
Recent opportunities
Conferences

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Research Project Eligibility Criteria

Research projects must meet the following criteria in order to be considered:

The research must add value and benefit the system.
The project must directly align with the priorities of eHealth NSW (eHealth Strategy for NSW Health, NSW Health Analytics Framework, NSW Health Strategic Priorities, and The Premier’s Priorities).
The application must demonstrate collaborative engagement and consultation with relevant networks and stakeholders where applicable (e.g. partner organisations, MOH, ACI, clinicians, Local ICT, Chief Information Officer, health service administrators, researchers, and consumers).
Completed feasibility trial and/or pilot project demonstrating value, before considering multi-site state-wide roll out and/or broad ICT integration.

eHealth NSW Endorsement

All applicants who require endorsement from eHealth NSW need to contact the Research Coordinator for project approval.

Prior to applying for any research grant, applicants should submit a request below in the “submit a request” section. Please attach a one-page project outline for review including what is requested from an eHealth perspective. The Research Coordinator will review the application and get in contact to provide feedback and next steps.

Application Process Overview

Submission of applications, review and reporting follows a standard process.

eHealth NSW Consultation Phase

Researcher contacts eHealth NSW
Initial eHealth NSW review of application
eHealth NSW internal stakeholder engagement
Feedback from eHealth NSW to Researcher
Researcher project proposal submission to EHNSW-Research@health.nsw.gov.au.

eHealth NSW Review Phase

Research evaluation and engagement of partner organisations (mix of internal and external) review
eHealth NSW executive and/or relevant NSW Health partner organisations executive endorse successful proposals

Report Phase

Researcher makes ethics application to HREC
Researcher conducts research project
Researcher delivers progress reports and engages with network/taskforce/institute/HREC/funding organisation
Research presents project outcomes to eHealth NSW (project report, outcomes, benefits and translation)

eHealth NSW supports and encourages a strong research program, driven by internal and external researchers

The Research review and approval process involves 3 steps

External Researcher engagement
Internal eHealth NSW review and collaboration
eHealth endorsement and approval

Research Review and Approval Flowchart

*Researchers may be required to obtain approval from other agencies impacted by the research

e.g. Data ownership is likely to lie with either the MoH or CE of the partner LHD

Research Conduct

All research undertaken in partnership with the eHealth NSW must adhere to relevant standards of research conduct. Proposals and research designs should be developed with reference to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC) standards of academic conduct.

All research practices conducted in partnership with eHealth NSW must meet the following conduct:

obtain and maintain ongoing approval from relevant human research ethics committee(HREC)
encourage collaboration
have a high likelihood to translate into better patient outcomes, health service delivery, and population health and wellbeing
be of excellent and robust scientific quality
demonstrate excellent leadership
ensure security of research data and information
support appropriate intellectual property
meet legislative requirements on confidentiality and privacy of information
establish mechanism for appropriate record keeping
be appropriately resourced
protect participants
maintain appropriate training of staff and researchers
commit to regular reporting, including publishing results and disseminating research finding in an accurate and timely manner
provide eHealth NSW advanced copies of publications, at least two weeks prior to submission
support appropriate authorship rights
support appropriate acknowledgements
meet internationally recognised research integrity standards.

eHealth endorsed and approved projects 2020

MRFF - The 2021 Medical Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 8-Feb-2022		Up to 3,000,000	The 2021 Medical Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity is part of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and the Research Data Infrastructure Initiative. This opportunity looks to fund the creation or extension of national research data infrastructure. It will support world-class health and medical research in Australia. The opportunity focuses on strategic investment in: - data registries - biobanks - data linkage platforms.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ddca6ab1-208b-495f-a0d4-857949472069

MRFF - 2021 Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 9/02/2022	25/01/2022	$4,000,000	The objectives of the MRFF – 2021 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) grant opportunity are to: Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, improve care for mild TBI by designing and implementing informatics approaches that gather nationally representative social, biological, health, clinical, intervention and outcome data of value to people with lived experience of TBI Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and implement new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of sports-related concussion	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=e7d1c603-6b7b-412f-b47d-a3c9fd6c764d

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 9/02/2022

25/01/2022

$4,000,000

The objectives of the MRFF – 2021 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) grant opportunity are to:

Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, improve care for mild TBI by designing and implementing informatics approaches that gather nationally representative social, biological, health, clinical, intervention and outcome data of value to people with lived experience of TBI

Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and implement new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of sports-related concussion

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=e7d1c603-6b7b-412f-b47d-a3c9fd6c764d

MRFF - 2021 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 16/02/2022	2/02/2022	Up to $5,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that will: conduct implementation research on preventive health care to: - better understand enablers and barriers - develop tools and strategies for improving access to and utilisation of care - conduct research to support early diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are prevalent among older Australians. The research should address stigma and include vulnerable populations through a competitively selected national consortium - - identify the key components of high-quality care for older Australians and how these can be combined to ensure optimal care improve care for older Australians by optimising informatics approaches that gather nationally representative data.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=1cf0f3ff-9612-46d5-b373-becb7aa90f39

MRFF - Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2021 Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions in Children and Adolescents Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 16/02/2022	2/02/2022	From $500,000 to $2,500,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: develop or improve approaches for the early diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal conditions occurring in children and/or generate knowledge that supports the development and implementation of improved therapeutic regimes and models of care for chronic musculoskeletal diseases in children.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=9a97bcf5-bfe3-430c-8b0a-859b898a6a7a

MRFF - 2021 Genomics Health Futures Mission Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 16/02/2022	2/02/2022	Up to $10,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): develop disease-agnostic, high throughput and scalable functional genomics platforms to increase the diagnostic rate of unresolved cases and accelerate the development of experimental therapeutics Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop new models of genomic newborn screening Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research addressing emerging ethical, legal and social issues associated with the governance of clinical and genomic datasets Stream 4 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research to develop effective approaches for responsible, culturally appropriate and nationally consistent involvement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in genomics research and clinical practice Stream 5 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research to enrich genomics databases to support the inclusion of culturally and linguistically diverse groups in genomics research, and equitable benefit from genomics in health Stream 6 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects to establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for population cohort research, focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse groups, including: using the international landscape to inform an Australian approach identifying potential cohorts for analysis and integration identifying opportunities for Australian leadership and contribution.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=cd955d15-2346-469b-96ce-97f83f8d5739

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 16/02/2022

2/02/2022

Up to $10,000,000

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): develop disease-agnostic, high throughput and scalable functional genomics platforms to increase the diagnostic rate of unresolved cases and accelerate the development of experimental therapeutics

Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop new models of genomic newborn screening

Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research addressing emerging ethical, legal and social issues associated with the governance of clinical and genomic datasets

Stream 4 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research to develop effective approaches for responsible, culturally appropriate and nationally consistent involvement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in genomics research and clinical practice

Stream 5 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research to enrich genomics databases to support the inclusion of culturally and linguistically diverse groups in genomics research, and equitable benefit from genomics in health

Stream 6 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects to establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for population cohort research, focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse groups, including:
using the international landscape to inform an Australian approach identifying potential cohorts for analysis and integration identifying opportunities for Australian leadership and contribution.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=cd955d15-2346-469b-96ce-97f83f8d5739

MRFF - Coronavirus Research Response – 2021 COVID-19 Treatment Access and Public Health Activities Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 23/02/2022	9/02/2022	$33,000,000	The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Coronavirus Research Response – 2021 COVID-19 Treatment Access and Public Health Activities Grant Opportunity aims to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: * Stream 1: evaluate the safety, effectiveness, feasibility and comparative effectiveness of implementing new treatments for COVID-19 in Australian clinical settings. * Stream 2: accelerate the development of antiviral candidates to prevent or treat SARS-CoV-2. * Stream 3: characterise the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants in children, adolescents, adults and vulnerable populations to improve understanding of how immune responses vary between variants and across cohorts and populations. * Stream 4: generate knowledge of how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted through air to inform new and/or improved models of COVID-19 transmission. * Stream 5: establish a national linked data platform that integrates relevant existing health data sets for the purposes of strengthening evidence-based public health and health system planning and management for future pandemics.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=728ac8ee-f40c-4e09-a65c-37b06be0e902

MRFF - Cardiovascular Health Mission - 2021 Cardiovascular Health Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 23/02/2022	9/02/2022	From $200,000 to $1,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): improve understanding of cardiovascular disease risk, including biological mechanisms Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): support effective adoption and adherence of preventive health interventions for cardiovascular disease and stroke Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): accelerates equitable patient access to best care that results in best possible outcomes Stream 4 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects will establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for identifying and targeting personalised lifelong care approaches, to prevent further stroke or heart events Stream 5 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects will establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for developing new treatments for recovery with better understanding of the biology of recovery, leading to improved monitoring and new treatments.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=d35a8d63-3e38-4dc7-9077-e5f10fb4222c

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 23/02/2022

9/02/2022

From $200,000 to $1,000,000

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): improve understanding of cardiovascular disease risk, including biological mechanisms

Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): support effective adoption and adherence of preventive health interventions for cardiovascular disease and stroke

Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): accelerates equitable patient access to best care that results in best possible outcomes

Stream 4 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects will establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for identifying and targeting personalised lifelong care approaches, to prevent further stroke or heart events

Stream 5 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects will establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for developing new treatments for recovery with better understanding of the biology of recovery, leading to improved monitoring and new treatments.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=d35a8d63-3e38-4dc7-9077-e5f10fb4222c

MRFF - 2021 Stem Cell Therapies Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 23/02/2022	9/02/2022	Up to $7,000,000	The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by: Stream 1 (Accelerator): developing novel stem cell-based therapies that have the potential to transform clinical care Stream 2 (Accelerator): evaluating and performing pre-clinical screening of new therapeutics using human tissues made from stem cells.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=342d489d-c6dc-466a-b50f-4b8e1e1016ca

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 23/02/2022

9/02/2022

Up to $7,000,000

The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:

Stream 1 (Accelerator): developing novel stem cell-based therapies that have the potential to transform clinical care

Stream 2 (Accelerator): evaluating and performing pre-clinical screening of new therapeutics using human tissues made from stem cells.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=342d489d-c6dc-466a-b50f-4b8e1e1016ca

MRFF - 2021 Primary Health Care Research Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 23/02/2022	9/02/2022	Up to $5,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1: test and implement new applications of existing wearables in primary health care practice, with potential for scalability Stream 2: test the effectiveness of new point-of-care testing delivery models: in rural, regional and/or remote areas (MM3-7 according to the Modified Monash Model locator) and/or through mobile delivery.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=2647228a-3e67-4279-89be-a6ce0dde371a

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 23/02/2022

9/02/2022

Up to $5,000,000

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1: test and implement new applications of existing wearables in primary health care practice, with potential for scalability

Stream 2: test the effectiveness of new point-of-care testing delivery models:
in rural, regional and/or remote areas (MM3-7 according to the Modified Monash Model locator) and/or
through mobile delivery.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=2647228a-3e67-4279-89be-a6ce0dde371a

MRFF - Australian Brain Cancer Mission – 2021 GBM AGILE Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 2/03/2022	16/02/2022	Up to $12,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide a grant of financial assistance to support an Australian medical research and medical innovation project that aims to improve outcomes for Australians diagnosed with brain cancer (specifically glioblastoma multiforme) by leading, co-ordinating and managing the implementation and evaluation of the Australian arm of the Glioblastoma Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment (GBM AGILE) clinical trial.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=32660d68-c7d4-4517-b246-8528966e7f0c

MRFF - Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2021 Optimising the Clinical Use of Immunoglobulins Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 2/03/2022	16/02/2022	$4,000,000	The objective of opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects. Stream 1: conduct a randomised trial to compare different regimens for a therapeutic immunoglobulin in immunoglobulin responders following haematological malignancy. Stream 2: conduct a randomised trial to compare different regimens for a therapeutic immunoglobulin in immunoglobulin responders whose acquired hypogammaglobulinaemia is not due to haematological malignancy. Stream 3: conduct a randomised trial to compare different regimens for a therapeutic immunoglobulin (e.g. varied dosage, duration, route of administration) against each other and/or other therapeutic options (e.g. alternative or concurrent therapies) for myasthenia gravis or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, to inform their most cost-effective use. Stream 4: build the evidence base to inform the cost-effective clinical use of immunoglobulin in Australia. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ca16278b-eceb-444a-849a-a66921386bb4

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 2/03/2022

16/02/2022

$4,000,000

The objective of opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects.

Stream 1: conduct a randomised trial to compare different regimens for a therapeutic immunoglobulin in immunoglobulin responders following haematological malignancy.

Stream 2: conduct a randomised trial to compare different regimens for a therapeutic immunoglobulin in immunoglobulin responders whose acquired hypogammaglobulinaemia is not due to haematological malignancy.

Stream 3: conduct a randomised trial to compare different regimens for a therapeutic immunoglobulin (e.g. varied dosage, duration, route of administration) against each other and/or other therapeutic options (e.g. alternative or concurrent therapies) for myasthenia gravis or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, to inform their most cost-effective use.

Stream 4: build the evidence base to inform the cost-effective clinical use of immunoglobulin in Australia. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ca16278b-eceb-444a-849a-a66921386bb4

MRFF - 2021 Indigenous Health Research Fund - 2021 Indigenous Health Research Grant

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 2/03/2022	16/02/2022	Up to $5,000,000	The objectives and outcomes of the 2021 Indigenous Health Research grant opportunity are detailed in the grant guidelines. Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of three Streams of research. An application may be submitted to one of the above three Streams only. Applicants must specify the Stream to which they are applying in their application.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=9807d139-936b-40ba-8f24-c698cbdc6f2a

MRFF - Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research – 2021 Chronic Neurological Conditions Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 9/03/2022	23/02/2022	Up to $4,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1: develop novel approaches for earlier detection, more effective early intervention, and/or improved equity of access to early intervention for children with developmental delay Stream 2: conduct a national clinical trial that tests multiple new nerve repair and protection therapeutics for multiple sclerosis Stream 3: assess the feasibility, usability and acceptability of new assistive technologies for adults with chronic degenerative neurological disease.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=367c7da5-e97f-490d-b6fb-bf1d1a385879

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 9/03/2022

23/02/2022

Up to $4,000,000

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1: develop novel approaches for earlier detection, more effective early intervention, and/or improved equity of access to early intervention for children with developmental delay

Stream 2: conduct a national clinical trial that tests multiple new nerve repair and protection therapeutics for multiple sclerosis

Stream 3: assess the feasibility, usability and acceptability of new assistive technologies for adults with chronic degenerative neurological disease.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=367c7da5-e97f-490d-b6fb-bf1d1a385879

NHMRC - Investigator Grants

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 16/03/2022	16/02/2022	$365,000,000	The objective of the NHMRC’s Investigator Grant scheme is to support the research program of outstanding investigators at all career stages. It consolidates salary and research support into a single grant scheme by offering a salary component (if required) and a research support package. The intended outcomes of the Investigator Grant scheme are: 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 program reduced application and peer review burden on researchers.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=b49fcb57-61e2-42d3-a9dc-e012bc9965e4

NHMRC - Synergy Grants

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
13-Apr-22	16/03/2022	$5,000,000	The intended outcomes of the Synergy Grant scheme are: multidisciplinary research that addresses major problems in all areas of human health and medical research, from discovery to translation, and highly collaborative teams of diverse researchers including by gender, career stage and cultural background, working together to address major problems in human health.	https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/synergy-grants

NHMRC - Idea Grants

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
04-May-22	6/04/2022	The amount of funding for an Ideas Grant is based on assessment of the requested budget	The expected outcomes are: innovative and creative research funding of researchers at all career stages, and funding any area of health and medical research from discovery to implementation.	https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/ideas-grants

MRFF - Australian Brain Cancer Mission – 2021 Brain Cancer Research Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 4/05/2022	20/04/2022	$7,500,000	The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Australian Brain Cancer Mission aims to double the survival rates and improve the quality of life of people with brain cancer over 10 years to 2027, with the longer-term aim of defeating brain cancer. The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that involve pre-clinical brain cancer research that is large-scale, innovative, collaborative and inter-disciplinary, and which have high translational potential.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=36ed826c-9d6a-4a62-bb0b-0a11f1163760

MRFF - 2021 Clinical Trials Activity Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 6/07/2022	22/06/2022	Up to 3,000,000	Applications must address the objectives and desired outcomes described in section 1.3 of the grant guidelines. Applications to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the six Streams of research. An application may be submitted to one of the six Streams only.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=a16dfdcc-a19e-4be1-bf07-e6e6b9ffaead

NHMRC - CIHR Healthy Cities Implementation Science Team Grant Scheme 2021

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 8/07/2022		$5,000,000	The NHMRC-Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grant Scheme supports Australian participation in international collaborative research through the CIHR Healthy Cities Research Initiative. Projects involving Australian researchers based in Australia that are deemed fundable by CIHR, may be eligible for NHMRC support. The six HCIS thematic research areas are: Healthcare Systems, Services and Policies Healthy Ageing Musculoskeletal Health, Mobility or Prevention (including skin and oral health) Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Urban Indigenous Health Population and Public Health	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ec98686f-0b5b-4a25-b661-55b4199f30e4

MRFF - 2021 Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 13/07/2022	29/06/2022	Up to $5,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (Incubator): Conduct early stage small-scale research led by early career researchers that seeks to assess the potential feasibility of novel strategies to address a critical or intractable health issue Stream 2 (Accelerator): Establish a large-scale interdisciplinary research program led by mid-career researchers that drives implementation of substantial improvements to health care and/or health system effectiveness Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): Utilise co-funding between MRFF, a sponsoring academic organisation and partner organisation(s) to accelerate translation of research led by early to mid-career researchers.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=dfbdbdbe-c2c6-4001-9faf-5ef47fb1e137

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 13/07/2022

29/06/2022

Up to $5,000,000

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1 (Incubator): Conduct early stage small-scale research led by early career researchers that seeks to assess the potential feasibility of novel strategies to address a critical or intractable health issue

Stream 2 (Accelerator): Establish a large-scale interdisciplinary research program led by mid-career researchers that drives implementation of substantial improvements to health care and/or health system effectiveness

Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): Utilise co-funding between MRFF, a sponsoring academic organisation and partner organisation(s) to accelerate translation of research led by early to mid-career researchers.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=dfbdbdbe-c2c6-4001-9faf-5ef47fb1e137

MRFF - Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2021 Chronic Respiratory Conditions Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 13/07/2022	29/06/2022	From $200,000 to $2,000,000	The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2021 Chronic Respiratory Conditions Grant Opportunity will support research that: Stream 1: develop treatable trait-based precision medicine approaches for chronic respiratory disease Stream 2: clinically validate feasible technology enabled approaches to medication and therapeutic adherence and self-management of chronic respiratory diseases.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=f1ec1030-f546-4508-a8af-a80b1bfb2c24

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 13/07/2022

29/06/2022

From $200,000 to $2,000,000

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2021 Chronic Respiratory Conditions Grant Opportunity will support research that:

Stream 1: develop treatable trait-based precision medicine approaches for chronic respiratory disease

Stream 2: clinically validate feasible technology enabled approaches to medication and therapeutic adherence and self-management of chronic respiratory diseases.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=f1ec1030-f546-4508-a8af-a80b1bfb2c24

MRFF - Primary Health Care Research Initiative – 2021 Primary Health Care Digital Innovations Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 13/07/2022	26/06/2022	$5,000,000	The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Primary Health Care Research Initiative aims to enable or support an increase in Australia’s evidence base in primary health care through research to improve service delivery and patient outcomes and translate this knowledge into action. The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that develop novel digital health tools and technologies to improve access to primary health care services in disadvantaged and/or vulnerable populations (for example, migrant communities, people living with disabilities, lower socioeconomic communities, and rural and regional Australia).	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=585ee34c-0342-4722-abaf-7023ee7f587e

MRFF - Preventive and Public Health Research – 2021 Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 13/07/2022	29/06/2022	From $250,000 up to $2,000,000	The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1: develop new scalable approaches to improve maternal and or early childhood nutrition and exercise Stream 2: develop new scalable approaches to reduce alcohol and other drug use by adolescents and young adults Stream 3: develop new co-designed and scalable lifestyle interventions to reduce the risk of cancer in priority populations.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=206bb4ea-dd1e-4028-a4af-3f413622767c

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 13/07/2022

29/06/2022

From $250,000 up to $2,000,000

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1: develop new scalable approaches to improve maternal and or early childhood nutrition and exercise

Stream 2: develop new scalable approaches to reduce alcohol and other drug use by adolescents and young adults

Stream 3: develop new co-designed and scalable lifestyle interventions to reduce the risk of cancer in priority populations.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=206bb4ea-dd1e-4028-a4af-3f413622767c

MRFF - Preventive and Public Health Research initiative - 2021 Consumer-Led Research Grant Opportunity

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
5pm 29/07/2022	29/06/2022	Up to $1,000,000	The objectives of this grant opportunity are to: Stream 1: projects that develop and/or test the implementation of interventions for improving: health self-efficacy for consumers with long term diseases and conditions, and/or health self-efficacy for priority populations (including culturally and linguistically diverse, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and low socioeconomic status). Stream 2: projects that use citizen science methodologies where citizens and scientists use web-based platforms and digital tools to co-create health knowledge that has practical implications for improving health outcomes and/or improving consumer experiences of health care, whilst increasing consumer understanding of, and consumer involvement in, research.	https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=00ba3a66-86cd-4b6d-b880-3f00cb9e5152

Closing Date

Minimum Data Closes

Funding Available

Description

Link

5pm 29/07/2022

29/06/2022

Up to $1,000,000

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:

Stream 1: projects that develop and/or test the implementation of interventions for improving:
health self-efficacy for consumers with long term diseases and conditions, and/or
health self-efficacy for priority populations (including culturally and linguistically diverse, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and low socioeconomic status).

Stream 2: projects that use citizen science methodologies where citizens and scientists use web-based platforms and digital tools to co-create health knowledge that has practical implications for improving health outcomes and/or improving consumer experiences of health care, whilst increasing consumer understanding of, and consumer involvement in, research.

https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=00ba3a66-86cd-4b6d-b880-3f00cb9e5152

NHMRC - Partnership Grants Rounds 1-3

Closing Date	Minimum Data Closes	Funding Available	Description	Link
PRC1 - 6/04/22 PRC2 - 11/08/22 PRC3 - 3/11/22		$1,500,000	This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.	https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/partnership-projects

Conferences

Conference	Abstracts are invited from the following research topics	Abstracts are due	Link
2021 Emergency Care Research Symposium	The ECI Research Symposium is intended to support clinicians who are interested in developing their skills in research and establishing a research portfolio. It is targeted at both novice and more experienced researchers and for those wishing to receive feedback on their research project methodology and approach. There is a focus on broader directions and priorities in emergency care research, funding opportunities and ongoing support for researchers. The program includes sessions about priorities in emergency care research and workshops that will provide practical research skills.	Thursday, 19 August 2021 via Zoom	Register here
Nursing Informatics 2021	Data analytics and the use of nursing data System implementations and digital workplaces Nursing information systems Innovation and AI in nursing Evidence-based practice Digital health nursing workforce development International updates Health policy, governance and ethics Patient participation and citizen involvement	23rd August 2021 - 2 September 2021	Register here
Innovation and leadership in Digital Health: Perspectives from the Australian Defence Force and ACT Health	This exciting webcast event, hosted by ACHSM ACT Branch, will feature guest speakers Rear Admiral Sarah Sharkey, AM, CSC (ADF) and Peter O’Halloran (ACT Health) as they discuss some of the opportunities and challenges of designing and implementing complex, large scale digital health projects.	Wednesday 25th August via zoom	Register here
Digital Therapeutics (DTx) – a global perspective	Hear what global and Australian experts have to say about the potential of digital therapeutics in changing the way we think about and invest in digital health.	31 August, 9.00 - 11.00 (AEST)	Register here
Digital Health ECR Community Virtual Journal Club - September	Chaired By Dr. Naseem Ahmadpour The Journal Club will introduce attendees to Virtual Reality in Digital Health. This will be followed by a guided discussion of one of three journal articles Naseem has authored on the use of Virtual Reality to support patient health and wellbeing.	Thursday September 2nd at 11.00am	Register your interest for the September journal club here
ANDHealth Australian Delegation to HLTH	Hear from and connect with the health industry’s visionaries, changemakers and leading investors from across the global health ecosystem who come together at HLTH to solve some of the world’s largest health problems and bring to life the most promising opportunities to improve health.	17 - 20 October	Register Here
Innovate Health 2021: Remote monitoring and digital innovations enabling home as the centre of care	Day 1: Setting up the North Western Melbourne COVID-19 Care Pathway Innovation & the future of healthcare How do we enable home as the centre of care? Epilepsy diagnostics & a vision for digital health in Australia Using data driven approaches to ensure effective care coordination Rollout & adoption of remote monitoring in NSW Changes to the regulation of medical device software The convergence of remote home health monitoring and Age Tech in advancing models of virtual health care for older adults Data Security & Privacy Partnering for Data Access Day 2: Emerging technologies in home based care User Centred Design Grow in Asian markets Investors Insights Roundtable: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Digital Health Innovation in Australia The Pharma Position in Digital Health	2-Day event 8 - 9 November 2021	For more information and to register
Future of Health 2021	Understanding the evolution of healthcare. Emerging tech like AI being put to work, new healthcare models threatening old models, it is clear that healthcare is changing.	2-Day event 8 - 9 December 2021	Register here

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