Status: New Opportunity Forecasted
Find out information about the aims, funding, key dates, resources and contacts for the NHMRC Targeted Call for Research(TCR) Grants.
Aim
A Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is a one-time solicitation for grant applications to address a specific health issue. A TCR specifies the scope and objectives of the research to be proposed, application requirements and procedures, and the review criteria to be applied in the evaluation of applications submitted in response to the TCR. In alignment with the overarching goals of NHMRC's Strategic Plan, a TCR will stimulate or greatly advance research in a particular area of health and medical science that will benefit the health of Australians.
TCRs complement NHMRC's existing suite of funding schemes by funding priority research in defined areas of need and when urgent research needs emerge.
It is important for any Targeted Call for Research (TCR) that you consult the NHMRC Statement on consumer and community involvement in health and medical research. In a TCR, strong working relationship and consultation with the community, consumers and end-users is a requirement.
Open Targeted Call for Research
Targeted Call for Research: Oral Health Care in Australia 2024 aims to fund research into better understanding the apparent gap in the translation and implementation of effective population-level oral health (including health services) interventions. Oral health needs to be considered as an integral part of general health and embedded in the primary care setting. The design and implementation of interventions and policy changes based on this research would reduce overall health system demands and costs in the long-term.
The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:
- Build a strong evidence base for targeted interventions addressing oral health issues on Australian population groups and the health system.
- Develop a better understanding of the key areas of impact for populations most at risk of poor oral health.
- Expand Australian research capacity in oral health care and implementation of service delivery programs.
Further details on this grant opportunity, including the grant guidelines are available on GrantConnect.
Key Dates:
- Applications open:
- Minimum data due date: 2
- Applications close:
- Proposed peer review: April - May 2025
Targeted Call for Research (TCR): addressing the needs of people with high healthcare service utilisation aims to facilitate research that will improve understanding of the patient journey, where the critical issues are for people to access timely and appropriate care in diverse geographic locations and in different sectors of the healthcare services (primary care, hospitals and allied health services). In addition, this TCR will also support research that examines current healthcare delivery approaches/models of care (for example, wraparound care, enhanced integrated health care), explore potential improvements and/or development of new models and/or ways to better implement them, particularly for people with complex health needs. Applications that consider workforce issues and high healthcare service utilisation such as capacity, expertise and sustainability in the delivery of care will also be considered.
The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:
- examine high healthcare service utilisation from the points of view of people with lived experience and relevant stakeholders (such as, acute and primary care clinicians, funders, policy makers, service providers)
- gain in-depth understanding of the challenges facing people with different types of high healthcare service utilisation when managing their health, and the challenges facing clinicians and health systems in trying to meet the needs of these vulnerable patients
- investigate the effectiveness of existing services and programs by providing an evidence-base to support widespread uptake of services and models of care that are proven to improve patient outcomes and patient journeys.
Further information about the TCR, its objectives, outcomes, available funds and timeframes is available on GrantConnect.
Key Dates:
- Applications open:
- Minimum data due date:
- Applications close:
Upcoming TCRs
- Applications led by Macquarie University researchers must be submitted to the Research Services Grant Development Team 4 weeks prior to the external deadline if requesting an optional strategic review and 2 weeks prior for a mandatory compliance and eligibility check. Please refer to the fellowships and grant opportunities webpage for information on deadlines and processes.
- Applications that do not have a Pure record and/or do not have all the appropriate approvals in Pure (Head of Department/School [HoD/HoS] and Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation [DDRI]) will not be submitted to the external funding body. It is the lead applicant’s responsibility to ensure the approvals in Pure are complete prior to submission.
Funding varies per Targeted Call for Research.
Changes to DVCR Co-Funding
For NHMRC grants applicants will now be required to submit a formal DVCR Co-funding request. The formal DVCR Co-funding request replaces the previous support of the Strategic Research Fund (SRF), which was managed directly between your Faculty Research Office and the DVCR Office and was not directly visible to academics as internal co-funding for their successful grants.
The DVCR Co-funding is to support MQ researchers to successfully complete their proposed NHMRC projects by providing up to 20% co-funding on funds to remain at Macquarie. The goal is for the DVCR Co-funding is to facilitate MQ applicants in providing a ‘top-up’ of NHMRC salary costs (PSP’s), which are lower than MQ equivalent salary rates.
These changes align the principles of DVCR Co-funding with other external funding schemes and assist the University in rationalising the allocation of internal funding used to leverage competitive, external funding opportunities. As Macquarie researchers continue to excel in the NHMRC funding scheme, we need to find a mechanism to ensure all successful NHMRC grants can be supported. As context, since 2015, our application volume for NHMRC funding has nearly doubled year on year. We know that health and medical researchers at Macquarie will be more active than ever in the coming years in applying for NHMRC funding to support their research, hence the need to make changes to meet the growing volume of awards.
Eligibility for DVCR Co-Funding
Eligibility for the DVCR Co-Funding Scheme is now contingent upon on-time submission of grant applications by your mandatory compliance and eligibility check. Many applications for external funding require cash and in-kind contributions from the host institution in order to be considered for funding. This funding includes project support funds, funding for research associates, scholarships, and major equipment and in most cases is processed via the DVCR Co-Funding scheme. View further information on deadlines, processes and FAQs
- Strategic review (optional): select your date and time 4 weeks prior to the grant deadline in the booking calendar.
- NHMRC minimum data deadline: As per the Grant guidelines
- Compliance and Eligibility check (mandatory): select your date and time in the 2 weeks prior to the grant deadline compliance and eligibility booking calendar.
By the date and time you select you must also have a penultimate draft of your application in Sapphire and DVCR Co-Funding requests must be submitted via Pure. - Applicant submits final application in Sapphire: As per the Grant guidelines
- Research Services submission to NHMRC: As per the Grant guidelines
Notification Of Intent (NOI)
Complete a Notification of Intent to inform your Faculty and the University Research Services teams of your intention to submit an application. After completing this NOI, you will be provided with regular updates about your funding scheme and sent valuable resources that will assist you in developing a highly competitive research grant application.