Australian – European Union Health Research Grants

Program objectives

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – European Union (EU) Collaborative Research Grants scheme aims to assist Australian researchers to participate in projects with international researchers that have been selected for funding under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European community for research and technology development (FP7).

Program description

The Framework Programme is the EU's main instrument for funding research and development. Framework Programmes have been implemented since 1984 and cover a five year period. FP7 commenced on 1 January 2007 and will run until 2013.

More information on FP7 is available from the following websites:

NHMRC – European Union Collaborative Research Grants

NHMRC has limited funds to assist Australian participation in projects selected for funding by the EU under FP7 that are relevant to the NHMRC. Australian researchers must be part of the original application submitted to the EU.

Projects involving Australian researchers based in Australia that are chosen for funding, may be eligible for NHMRC support. The following issues will be considered when assessing eligible projects:

relevance of the research to health or health related outcomes
value of the Australian contribution to the EU research
value to Australian research from Australian participation

The total NHMRC funds available under each call is AUD $2 million.

How to apply for grant funding under this program

Responsibility for submitting proposals to the EU under the FP7 lies with the European partners.

Australian researchers participating in projects being submitted to the EU must submit their application to the NHMRC as follows:

complete an NHMRC – EU Collaborative Research Grant application form
forward, with a copy of the final application submitted to the European Commission, to the NHMRC.

Applications to the NHMRC must be submitted within two weeks of the European Commission closing date.

If the application, which has been peer reviewed by the EU, is favourably evaluated for funding, the Australian Chief Investigator must forward evidence that the application has been favourably evaluated to the NHMRC within two weeks of receiving the recommendation from the EU.

The policy covering the NHMRC – European Union Collaborative Research Grants is found at the link below.

Eligibility

Applications must be certified by, and submitted through, the Research Administration Office (RAO) of an NHMRC approved Administering Institution. The NHMRC Administering Institutions Policy and Registration Form is available on the internet at www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/policy/admininst.htm .

To be eligible for NHMRC funding the Australian Chief Investigator named on an EU grant application must be:

Australian based and is actively engaged in a field of research eligible for funding under the NHMRC Act 1992
engaged in either full or part time research conducted in Australia
an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident
an employee of a registered Administering Institution
named in the original EU application which has been peer reviewed by the EU assessment process

The EU FP7 application submitted by international partners must be successful in gaining EU funding.

Holding an NHMRC – EU Collaborative Research Grant does not affect a Chief Investigator’s ability to hold other NHMRC Grants.

Successful Australian – EU Collaborative Research Grants

Contact for further information

For more information please contact:

Director
Australian – European Union Collaborative Research Grants
National Health and Medical Research Council
Research Investment Branch – Research Activity
GPO Box 1421
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Email: euFP7@nhmrc.gov.au

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