Opportunities for HRC Funding 2014 Investment Processes
Feb 07, 2016
Opportunities for HRC Funding 2014
Investment Processes
Overview
• Annual Funding Round 2014
– Career Development Awards
– Research Investment Streams
• Contract types & Budgets
• Application & Assessment Processes
– Tips for Grant Writing
• Contract Responsibilities
Mission: Benefiting NZ through health research
• Established as a Crown Entity by the Health Research Council Act (1990)
• Responsible to Minister of Health• Funding for research mainly from Vote
Science & Innovation through MBIE• Supports ~ 30 organisations and ~ 2,800
researchers
HRC SecretariatDr Robin Olds, Chief Executive•Rachel Brown, Group Manager, Māori Health Research•Dr Vernon Choy, Group Manager, Investment Processes•Melanie Duncan, Group Administrator, Investment Processes•Dr Deming Gong, Project Manager, Public Health Research•Stacey Pene, Project Manager, Biomedical/Clinical Research
– Katie Evans and Lucy Pomeroy are on 12 months maternity leave
•Dr Tania Pocock, Group Manager, Research, Policy, Strategy & Evaluation•Dr Nuhisifa Seve-Williams, Project Manager, Pacific Health Research• Vivien Lovell, Knowledge Management & Information SystemsFinance & Corporate Services, Ethics, Communications, Research Partnerships
Research Investment Streams
Research Policy, Strategy & Evaluation
Dr Tania Pocock
Research Investment Streams
Health and Wellbeing in
NZUnderstanding
health and preventing
illness & injury
Improving Outcomes in
Acute & Chronic
Conditions in NZ
Rangahau Hauora Māori
Building Māori knowledge &
capability to address
Māori health issues
Research for NZ Health Delivery
Immediate impact on health policy, clinical-decision-making &/or
service delivery
Applied
Basic
End-users involved
Investment Signals
Purpose
Scope (what’s in & what’s out)
Goals
Priorities (only HW and IOACC)
Research characteristics (RNZHD)
Examples• Research areas in scope• Research better aligned with other RIS• FAQ
Selection of RIS
• All applications – Apply to one RIS– Where research will have greatest impact on Goals and
priorities
• Programmes– Can span RIS, but must state primary RIS– Not in HD
• HRC will not reallocate applications– Consider registering in others if uncertain
• 2014 ACs may penalise proposals in wrong RIS– Max score of 1 for ‘Impact’ criterion if ‘out of scope’
• Read Investment Signals
Avoid Falling into Wrong RIS
Contracts and Budgets
Results from FR2013 and
Budgets for FR2014
Results 2013: Programmes
• 24 registered• 18 applications in 7 Science Assessing
Committees (SACs)• 9 considered fundable by SACs• 5 fundable by Programme Assessing Committee• 5 funded (~ 30%)
– 1 HW– 4 IOACC
Results 2013: Project EOI Applications
• 370 EOI in 4 RIS assessed by 11 committees
• 111 invited to submit full applicationsHD HW IOACC RHM Total
EoI 47 139 162 22 370
Full 17 34 49 11 111
% 36.2 24.5 30.3 50 30
Results 2013: Project Full Applications
• 110 applications assessed by 8 SACs• 33 Funded (30%)
RIS HD HW IOACC RHM Total
Fundable 6 16 31 4 57
Not Fundable
9 18 19 7 53
Total 15 34 50 11 110
Funded 6 7 16 4 33
% 40 20.6 32.6 33.3 30
2014 Funding Round Budget
Contract Type $M #
Programme 25 5
Project 33 33
Emerging Researcher First Grant
1.5 10
Feasibility Study 1.0 6
Explorer Grant 0.45 3
Programme
• Objectives– Support the long-term development of a health field– Fund research with strategic, long-term vision
• Budget– $5M, 5 years
• Eligibility– > 3 Named Investigators with peer reviewed
contracts/track record– may hold other grants
• Assessed by both SAC and PAC committees
Requirements for Programme Director
• PRG Director with ≤1 year remaining; or• PRG director in last 5 years; or• First NI on ≥2 PRJ grants from HRC or equivalents
in last 4 years; or• First NI on 1 HRC project begun in last 2 years,
leading ≥ 2 First NI on PRJ grants from HRC or equivalents in the last 4 years;
• ≥ 0.2 FTE to this PRG; and• Employed by a NZ organisation and residing in NZ
Programme
• Not available for Health Delivery RIS • Permission may be given for a Programme
bid from a team not meeting the PRG criteria– consultation with HRC before registration– specific research domains; e.g. a clinical trial
• HRC currently has 27 active programmes– 16 are 5 year contracts
• 6 PH/9 BM/1 MH
Project – two-stage application: EOI and Full
• Objective: Support individuals/Teams to address well-defined research questions
• Budget: ≤$1.2 M, generally for 3 years– for shorter contracts, budget at average $0.4 M pa– FR2013: Average budget = $1.0 M
Emerging Researcher First GrantsFull Application: 30 August – 27 September
2013
•Objective: Working expenses for emerging researchers•Budget: ≤$150,000, ≤3 years
– Excludes support for a postgraduate degree
•Eligibility of PI: – without a contract for research expenses of ≥$100,000 – normally no more than 6 years from attaining a postgraduate degree – Applicants must justify how they fit this category– Developing an independent research stream
•FR2013 results: 10/34 applications (30%)
Feasibility Study
Full Application: 30 August – 27 September 2013
•Objective: Support small studies that test feasibility issues affecting a planned, larger study•Budget: ≤$150,000, 12 months•Eligibility: Public health or clinical research•FR2013: 6/31 funded (~20%)
Explorer GrantFull Application: 11 October – 1 November 2013
•Objective: provide seed support for transformative research ideas at an early stage•Budget: <$150,000 working expenses, < 24 months•Eligibility: host support, RIS•FR2013: 3/116 funded
Career Development Awards
• Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship (CPRF)
• Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship• Clinical Research Training Fellowship (CRTF)• Foxley Fellowship• Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC Fellowship
• Māori Health Research Career Development Awards• Pacific Health Research Career Development Awards
Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
Registration/Application: 5 June – 3 July 2013
•Objective– Strengthen health care practice and health services– Support translation of research into clinical practice
•Budget– $50K/year expenses, < 5 years
•Eligibility– Citizens/residents been engaged in clinical practice for
10-20 years, leadership, 0.3-0.5 FTE– FR2013: 2/10 funded
Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship
Registration/Application: 5 June – 3 July 2013•Objective:
– Intended to build future capability to conduct world-class research
– Support research stars whose scientific fields have the potential to contribute to health/economic goals for government’s investment
•Budget: ≤ $0.5M, ≤ 4 yrs •Eligibility: Citizens/residents, 4-8 years post-PhD, 0.5-1.0 FTE•FR2013: 3/13 funded
Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Registration/Application: 5 June – 3 July 2013
•Objectives:– support health professionals to undertake a PhD or equivalent– provide a training that will combine academic research with
course clinical experience •Budget: ≤$250,000 (pro rata if <3 years)•Eligibility: Citizens/residents, medical/dental graduates, psychologists and nurses •FR2013: 7/18 funded
Foxley FellowshipRegistration/Application: 5 June – 3 July
2013
•Objectives– enable health professionals to undertake a sabbatical in NZ– enhance links between HRC-funded research and health care delivery
and/or health policy
•Budget: Salary + <$20,000 research costs, 1-2 years•Eligibility: > 0.2 FTE, health professionals with > 5 years experience
Not to be used to fund a degree
Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC Fellowship
•Objective– provide advanced research experience – bring benefit to the health sciences in NZ
•Budget: ~£45,000 pa (salary + other costs, travel), 2 years•Eligibility: citizen, PhD or equivalent, < 5 years experience
Registration/Application: 5 June – 3 July 2013
HRC funding and ethical approval
• Required for release of funding• Cannot be extended from one contract to
another• Should be specifically linked to HRC
contract number• More information www.hrc.govt.nz
Research contract obligations
• Final reports from past 5 years required at full application
• Media/News items (Suzy Botica: [email protected])
On-line reporting process - data
• Use top menu bar to update outputs for your profile
• Select research contract• Enter info: milestones, progress etc
• Select outputs in main menu specific to contract
Online reporting process - submission
Completed: PI click to finish report
Forwarded: PI forward report to RO (PDF generated)
Signed off: RO sign off report & submit to the HRC
Final reports & future impact
– HRC retains 3 month payments until report received
– Compliance could determine future funding
– Includes discoveries & achievements, workforce development,
outcomes & impact, dissemination & knowledge transfer
– Help identify newsworthy findings & demonstrate the benefits
of funding health research & continued investment– Note all outputs specific to contract – reported to Ministry (Publications, impacts on policy, conference, media)
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Submitting Your Project Expression of Interest (EOI)
www.hrc.govt.nzEASY
On-line submission system, EASY
• Must log on• If a new user - create a user account• Research Office can reset passwords
Project EOI Forms (GA214S, RHM214S)
• Section 1: General Information
• Section 2: Proposed Research
• Section 3: CV
• Section 4: Lay Summary (design method, e.g. RCT)
• Section 5: Research Classifications
EOI Form: GA214S Section 2 Proposed Research
• HW, IOACC, HD RIS 3 pages limit + 1 page for references
• Rationale for Research• Design & Methods• Research Impact • Responsiveness to Māori • Expertise & Track Record
Submitting Your Full Application
www.hrc.govt.nzEASY
Forms and Guidelines
• Programme, PA214
• Project, GA214F
• Feasibility Study, FS214
• Emerging Researcher First Grant, FG214
• Career Development Award, HRC-CDA
• Explorer Grant, EX214
• Budget file, HRC214budget.xls
See separate guideline document for each
Tips for grant writing
• Think about writing your grants earlier• Ensure grants are well written, with well-structured
paragraphs• Make your objectives clear, realistic and achievable• Include design and power calculation details at EOI
stage• Experience with techniques/preliminary data• Include an appropriate budget and timeline• Describe your impact on RIS (only have to meet
one goal)• Provide appropriate responsiveness to Māori
Tips for grant writing• Good team with appropriate FTE, skills and
collaborations• Sell your team more and give more background to
why someone is needed• Engage with stakeholders and end-users• Clear roles of NZ NIs within a large international study• Remember SAC includes discipline specific and
broadly experienced members• Read Generic Feedback after EOI stagehttp://
www.hrc.govt.nz/news-and-media/news/generic-feedback-eoi-stage-2014-annual-funding-round
• Check spelling and grammar, and have it proof read
Application & assessment process for Projects
Registration
9 July 2013
SAC
SAC
Outcome June
2014
Outcome June
2014
Full Application
20 Nov 2013
External review
Rebuttal26 Feb-7 Mar
2014
EOI26 July 2013
EOI results:
7 Oct 2013
EOI results:
7 Oct 2013
Work to Research Office due dates!
GAC
HRC Board
Application & assessment process for Programmes
Registration
29 Aug 2013
SAC
Outcome
June 2014
Outcome
June 2014
External review
Rebuttal 26 Feb-7 March
2014
Full Application
16 Oct 2013
Work to Research Office due dates!
PAC
GAC Board
Application & assessment process for ERFG/FS
SAC
(ERFG/F
S)
Rebuttal (ERFG)
14-24 Feb 2014
External review (ERFG)
Registration
29 Aug 2013
Full Application
27 Sept 2013
Outcome May 2014
Outcome May 2014
Work to Research Office due dates!
Board
Science Assessing Committees (SAC)
• Project EOI ~12 SAC with ~10-12 members
• Project~ 9 SAC with ~ 6-10 members
• Programme
1 PAC: multi-disciplinary
• Emerging Researcher First Grant • Feasibility Study • Career Development Award • Explorer Grant
Grant Approval Committee (GAC)
• Recommend Fundable Projects/PRG to HRC Board
• Guided by– Ranked SAC scores– RIS budgets (flexible)– Split between Projects & Programmes
Changes for 2014
• Eligibility for Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
• Emerging Researcher First Grant (Eligibility, Assessment)
• NIs cannot be added after due date of Project EOI registration
Details all updated in Peer Review Manual andCDA Peer Review Manual and Guidelines
Any queries?
• Peer Review Manual/CDA Peer Review Manual 2013
• Guidelines
Email: [email protected] 3, ProCare Building, 110 Stanley Street, Auckland