KHA Biomedical Research Seeding Grants

Australia. Kidney Health Australia provides funding for seeding grants of up to $15,000 per year (or more depending on MSAC consideration) for up to an optional maximum of two years for research into the causes, prevention and treatment of disorders of the kidneys and urinary tract.

Nature of Funding The purpose of Seeding Grants is to provide support for the Investigator to achieve ongoing substantive funding from organisation such as NHMRC. Funding of the second year is conditional upon evidence being received of an application for ongoing future funding of the same project.

The application should be for a genuinely new research idea. It is not appropriate to provide seeding grants to existing projects, which have already received support from Kidney Health Australia or other granting bodies, or as part funding of a longer ongoing project. Preferred ranking will be given to applicants in the early stages of their research career applying for the first time as Chief Investigator.

Eligibility and Location. The grants will be for biomedical research work to be carried out by Australians in Australia. Evidence of ethical approval will be required before funds are released.

Covering Letters The Seeding Grant application should be accompanied by a covering letter signed by all investigators indicating that they have been involved in the preparation of the grant and agree to participate in the project, and by a letter from the parent institution indicating that it is prepared to house the project.

ApplicationThere is no application form. The grant request should be set out on plain A4 paper, in 11 point font, with 2cm margins, and should not exceed four pages in length. Applications that do not conform will be returned to the applicants for reformatting. The following format should be used.

Cover Page

1. Applicants. Names qualifications, appointments and a brief summary of research experience
2. Contact detail. Chief investigator’s department, institution, address, phone, fax and email
3. Specific but brief title of project
4. Brief description of project. Intelligible to a person with no specific medical or scientific training (200 words)
5. Amount sought

Subsequent Three Pages

1. Aims
2. Scientific background
3. Methods
4. Budget and justification of budget
5. Scientific references supporting the project
6. Publication Track Record.List what you consider are the best 5 publications produced by members of the team who will be working on the project

Closing date. Four printed copies each of your application and accompanying letter, should reach the Medical Director’s office by the closing date of 30 June each year.

Applications should be forwarded to:

The Medical Director, Kidney Health Australia, GPO Box 9993, Adelaide SA 5001

For further information contact the Medical Director’s Office by phoning 08 8334 7555 or consult to KHA website