• All researchers who want to work to accelerate progress in the field of cerebral palsy research
• Research topic must contribute to the field of cerebral palsy research

• 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.
• A total of 10 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 appropriate salary scale on the NHMRC recommended guidelines.
• 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.

• Expressions of interest will be assessed by the Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance steering committee.
• Full applications are peer-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 constraints, no individual feedback or comments will be provided.

• 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.

• 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.

Research Funding Guidelines

• 2021 Research Funding Guideline (PDF)

Application forms

• Expression of interest (for reference only):
  • PDF version
  • WORD version
• Full application (for reference only):
  • PDF version
  • WORD version

Assessment

• Peer Review guideline (for reference only)

Agreement

• Grant agreement (Australia and other international applicants)
• Grant agreement (for applicants within the US)

Reports

• Progress report
• Final report