Emerging researcher grant

Apply for a CPA Research Foundation Emerging Researcher Grant

CPA Research Foundation Emerging researcher Grant

Cerebral Palsy Alliance provides funding to researchers, clinicians and medical experts whose projects deliver on CPA’s mission – to champion a world of opportunity for people with cerebral palsy and their families.

The Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance Emerging Researcher Grants are developed to support emerging researchers who are seeking to establish careers in cerebral palsy research.

Overarching requirements for emerging researchers are demonstrated research capability and a desire to establish a career in the field of cerebral palsy research. Applicants should detail the extent to which this grant will support them as an independent researcher and how it will enable a step change in their career. Note that the award can be seen as ‘seeding’ funding for the applicant’s future research.

Grants are awarded for research that must be completed within 2 years and the maximum amount that can be requested is AU$100,000. The grant may be used for consumables and other research-related expenses. It may also be used to provide salary support, with the exception of academic, professional supervisors or senior researchers.

The Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance will only fund direct costs related to the objective of the award. Grant awards must not be used for indirect costs including infrastructure, overheads or administration costs that are expected to be provided by the administering institution as standard support for researchers.

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Guidelines for Applicants

Eligibility

Are not studying for a PhD degree.
Maximum of 5 years from attaining a most recent postgraduate degree.
Research topic must contribute to the field of cerebral palsy research.
Note: grants are not available to applicants from the United States – if you are a US-based individual, head to Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation website to learn more about relevant grants.

Application submission

The application process will be completed in two-stages. The first stage is an expression of interest (EOI), and the highest ranked applications will be invited to submit a full application outlining research plan and budget.
Applicants must use the online application forms (EOI and full application), accessible from the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance website.
All online applications submitted before the closing date will be acknowledged by email.
All sections in the application form must be completed.
One chief investigator and a maximum of five associate investigators can be included in the application. Applicants must seek consent from all investigators prior the submission of EOI. Failure to do so may result in your application being removed from consideration.
Justification for the salary budget must be provided. Australian applications should refer to Investigator Grants – Emerging Leadership rate on the NHMRC Website. (https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/manage-your-funding/personnel-and-salary-support-packages )
In general, grants will be made for activities rather than for items or equipment.
Applicants must nominate a single Administering Institution to be responsible for the management of the grant.
A grant agreement will be made between the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance and the nominated Administering Institution.

Selection and award

Expression of interests will be assessed by the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance steering committee.
Full applications are reviewed by internal and external reviewers with relevant research expertise.
Please refer to the peer review assessment guidelines available on the website for further details on scoring.
The successful applicant will be chosen based on peer review score and alignment to organisation strategy, this decision is final. Due to time constrains, no individual feedback or comments will be provided.

Payment of Grant

Payment of the grant award will only start after the execution of the grant agreement.
The grant award will be paid through the Administering Institution associated with, and nominated by, the grant recipient.
Under no circumstances will payments be made to individual bank accounts.
Subsequent grant payments will only be made upon receipt of satisfactory reports and invoices issued by the Administering Institution.

Reporting requirements

Grant recipients are required to submit periodic research progress and financial reports.
The final report and financial acquittal must be submitted within sixty (60) days of study completion.
Grant recipients must use the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance reporting template.
The Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance reserves the right to publish or use the report (or parts of it) for Fundraising/Marketing purposes.
The support of the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance must be acknowledged in any presentations, publications or reports resulting from the study.

Documents & Templates

Emerging Researcher Grant timeline - 2023

Expression of Interest (EOI) submissions open: 3rd July 2023 - 1am
EOI submissions close: 28th July 2023 - 11pm
Notification of outcome - EOI: 25th August 2023
Full application submissions open: 28th August 2023 - 1am
Full application submissions close: 29th September 2023 - 11pm
Notification of outcome - full application: 30th November 2023

All dates and times above are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time (Sydney)

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For any questions or queries relating to CPA Research Foundation grants, please contact: CPAResearchGrants@cerebralpalsy.org.au

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