Research funding within Metro South Health: Understanding the - PA Research Support Scheme - Dr Megan Probyn Research Grants Administration Officer PA Hospital Centres for Health Research
Research Funding on the PAH Campus PA Research Foundation (PARF) • PARF Grants abolished in 2011 (PARF Grants no longer exist!) PA Hospital • PAH Private Practice Trust Fund (PPTF) – to 2015 • Study, Education and Research Trust Account (SERTA) – from 2015 • SERTAC Business Rules: Applications for research funding must be made through the Centres for Health Research (CHR) annual granting scheme ( http://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/metrosouth/finance/docs/serta- bus-rul.pdf ) PA Research Support Scheme (PA RSS) • Established in 2011 to administer research funding for PARF and PA Hospital (first grants funded in 2012) • Administered via CHR
PA RSS Aims: 1. To strengthen Metro South Health (MSH) based researchers, research projects & research infrastructure through: i. Collaborations across MSH sites ii. Cross-disciplinary collaborations within the PAH iii. Inter-institutional collaborations with PAH academic partner schools and institutes based on the PAH campus 2. To support MSH & PAH campus-based staff conducting clinical & translational research aiming to improve patient outcomes
TRADIM Research Grant Scheme Stems from National Critical Care & Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) • 2004: NCCTRC established at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) for rapid medical response to incidents of national significance • 2010: QH (via PAH) entered partnership with NCCTRC • 2014: TRauma And DIsaster Management (TRADIM) Research Grant Scheme established (first grants funded in 2015) – Administered through CHR – Funded by NCCTRC Trust Fund AIMS 1. To increase the evidence base of trauma clinical practice 2. To develop research collaborations between MSH & RDH/NCCTRC 3. To improve trauma patient outcomes through research
2016 Research Funding Opportunities Within MSH? PA Research Support Scheme (PA RSS) – People Support – Research Support – Research Excellence TRADIM Research Grant Scheme – Research Support PA RSS TRADIM
PA RSS: Funding Awarded to Date • 2011 - $1.25 M awarded (funding starting in 2012) • 2012 - $1.60 M awarded (funding starting in 2013) • 2013 - $1.81 M awarded (funding starting in 2014) • 2014 - $2.08 M awarded (funding starting in 2015) • 2015 - $2.42 available (funding to start in 2016)
2.5 Funds awarded 2.0 PA RSS: Success ($m) 1.5 ? 1.0 Rates 0.5 0.0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Funding start year 140 30% 120 25% # Applications 100 Success rate 20% 80 15% 60 10% 40 5% 20 0 0% 2012 2013 2014 2015 Funding start year
2015 Funding Round – A Brief Overview 105 90 30 75 60 Ineligible 8 49 Unsuccessful 45 Successful 40 30 20 15 7 26 2 12 10 2 4 0 People Research Excellence Total • Total of 105 applications submitted across 3 categories – $2.08 M awarded to 36 grants (including $105k towards NHMRC Infrastructure Support) • People & Research Support – 97 applications (overall success rate 25%) – 69 eligible + 28 ineligible (success rate from eligible ~32%) – ~157 external reviewers contacted to assess eligible applications
Ineligibility in the 2015 Funding Round 28 ineligible applications??? • Postgraduate Scholarships x2 – No PAH supervisor (primary or co) • Clinical Research Fellowship x18 – No research application form submitted (research proposal could not be assessed) • Small Grant x5 – Applicant not a PAH employee and was therefore unable to receive PPTF funds (2015 Small Grants PPTF funded only) • Project Grant x3 – No PAH person on the research team • Near-Miss NHMRC – Applicant not a PAH employee or from UQDI, UQ SOM or IHBI – NHMRC assessment score below PA RSS funding level
Ineligibility in the 2015 Funding Round 28 ineligible applications??? • Postgraduate Scholarships x2 – No PAH supervisor (primary or co) • Clinical Research Fellowship x18 – No research application form submitted (research proposal could not be assessed) • Small Grant x5 – Applicant not a PAH employee and was therefore unable to receive PPTF funds (2015 Small Grants PPTF funded only) • Project Grant x3 – No PAH person on the research team • Near-Miss NHMRC – Applicant not a PAH employee or from UQDI, UQ SOM or IHBI – NHMRC assessment score below PA RSS funding level
PA RSS: 2016 Funding Round • What has changed from last year? • What funding is available? • Am I eligible? • Who can I be funded by?
PA RSS 2016 Funding Round – What’s New? • SERTA (MSH wide) has replaced the PAH PPTF (PAH only) – PA RSS open to all MSH researchers (all MSH research sites) • Eligibility (applicant or co-investigator) is restricted to researchers from: – MSH – PAH-based academic partner university school or institute (UQ SOM, UQDI, QUT IHBI) – Griffith University who are based at a MSH site • Associate Investigators may be named (no restrictions apply) • Funded clinical studies must have site specific approval (SSA); evidence of this must be forwarded to the CHR by late 2016 • Mandatory questions have been added to application forms • Most award types are funded by only one funding body – only those who are able to receive funding body grant payments will be eligible for these awards
Funding Body Award Payments SERTA grant payments • Applicants must be a MSH employee • Applicants must have ≥ 0.5 FTE appointment • Funds must be paid into a MSH research cost centre (direct journal only) PARF grant payments • Applicants must be either a: – MSH employee – Employee of a PAH campus based academic partner university school or research institute (UQDI, UQ SOM, IHBI) – Griffith employee and based at a MSH site • Applicants must have a combined appointment ≥ 0.5 FTE – E.g. 0.3 MSH + 0.2 UQDI 0.2 MSH + 0.2 UQDI • Funds may be paid into MSH research cost centre or university research account (tax invoice only)
2016 Categories of Funding People Support Clinical Research Fellowships x3 $75k 1 yr * Postgraduate Scholarship x3 Up to $38k pa (+ $10k Up to 3 yrs full-time (NHMRC benchmarked) (6 yrs part-time) pa consumables) * New Appointment Grant x1 $75k pa 2 years Research Support * Small Grants x3 $25k 1 yr * Project Grants x7 $75k 1 yr * ALH Breast Cancer Project Grant x1 $75k 1 yr * Spirit Group Men’s Health Project Grant x1 $50k * Health System & Health Economics x1 $75k 1 yr Project Grant Research Excellence – Opens following NHMRC decision (late 2015) Near-Miss NHMRC x7 $75k 1 yr NHMRC Infrastructure Support ~5% of annual NHMRC funding (fractional support for indirect costs associated with successful NHMRC project grants) * Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July
Funding Bodies & Application Closing Dates People Support Funder Closing date Mid-Sept (Open mid-Aug) Clinical Research Fellowships SERTA PARF, SERTA 5 pm Friday 31 July Postgraduate Scholarship 5 pm Friday 31 July New Appointment Grant SERTA Research Support 5 pm Friday 31 July Small Grants SERTA PARF, SERTA 5 pm Friday 31 July Project Grants 5 pm Friday 31 July ALH Breast Cancer Project Grant PARF 5 pm Friday 31 July Spirit Group Men’s Health Project Grant PARF 5 pm Friday 31 July Health System & Health Economics SERTA Project Grant NHMRC Research Excellence Near-Miss PARF, SERTA TBA (Open following NHMRC decision) Infrastructure Support PARF, SERTA TBA (Open following NHMRC decision) * Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July
General Eligibility: People & Research Support Applicants Applicants must i. Be a member of staff of a. MSH (or hold formal appointment with MSH); OR b. A PAH academic partner university school or research institute based on the PAH campus (i.e UQ SOM, UQDI or IHBI) ** ; OR c. Griffith University and based at a MSH site ** ii. Hold above appointment with ≥ 0.5 FTE for the duration of the funding period Research Teams ** The research team must contain at least one MSH member of staff (applicant or co-investigator) • Max 4 co-investigators – Must be from MSH, UQ SOM, UQDI, IHBI or Griffith University • Max 2 associate investigators – May be from outside MSH, UQ SOM, UQDI, IHBI or Griffith University – May only be from MSH if a MSH employee is already named as the applicant or a co-investigator (a token MSH representative is insufficient!) Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July
General Eligibility: People & Research Support Other • The majority of research must take place on PAH campus – Unless sufficient justification can be provided • A complete application must be received by CHR by submission deadline, including: – Eligibility checklist – Mandatory questions – Eligibility certification – Reviewer nominations with complete contact details (x3) – Signatures (agreements and certification of support) • Research proposals concurrently funded by the NHMRC, ARC or any other organisation/funding type listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register (or international equivalent) are not eligible – Person (People Support applications) – Research (Research Support applications) Applications close 5 pm Friday 31 July
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