Nursing & Allied Health Research Grants 2008

Founded in July 2004, the National Trauma Research Institute is located within the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct as part of The Alfred hospital. The Institute's primary goal is to support and develop research programs that improve survival and quality of life for people who have suffered trauma injuries.

Our research program is a multidisciplinary integrated model that allows for trauma research to be conducted across a continuum of laboratory, clinical, rehabilitation and data/trend monitoring.

We recognise that care and management of the trauma patient can be demanding and complex, requiring an integrated team approach to produce optimal outcomes. We also recognise that there is only limited trauma research being conducted by Nursing and Allied Health professionals, both within the clinical environment and academically.

We hope that by launching this new funding initiative we can encourage interest in, and the uptake of, trauma research by nurses and allied health professionals. Furthermore, this research should contribute to improving the clinical management and outcomes of the trauma patient.

For this inaugural funding round, a limited Call for Applications will be conducted as a Pilot Program to assess its acceptance and workability, and will therefore be limited to Nursing and Allied Health professionals working in a Major Trauma Centre within Victoria, being:

• The Royal Melbourne Hospital;
• The Alfred hospital; and
• The Royal Children's Hospital.

Based on the outcomes of the Pilot Program, we envisage that all future grant rounds will be made available to all Nursing and Allied Health professional working in, or associated with, the Victorian State Trauma System, and eventually, nationally.

APPLICATION LODGEMENT

All proposals must be lodged in the required format below. An original plus 1 hard copy must be lodged, and an electronic copy provided via email or on disk. The closing date for applications is 4pm, Friday 14th March 2008. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Late, incomplete, incorrectly formatted or submissions over the specified page limits may not be considered.

Application Form [MS Word 133KB]
Information for applicants [PDF 194KB]

Mailing address:
Operations Manager
National Trauma Research Institute
Level 4, 89 Commercial Rd
Prahran VIC 3181
Email address: phuong.nguyen@alfred.org.au

If you would like to discuss your proposed project in more detail, please contact:

Dr Phuong Nguyen, NTRI Operations Manager
Tel: 03 9076 8855
Email: phuong.nguyen@alfred.org.au

Ms Louise Lyons, NTRI General Manager
Tel: 03 9076 8888
Email: l.lyons@alfred.org.au

Note: Examples of successful funding applications to granting bodies can be viewed on the NTRI website at: www.ntri.com.au

ELIGIBILITY

Any person who is part of a Victorian Major Trauma Centre (The Alfred hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital or Royal Children's Hospital) in the fields of Nursing or Allied Health is eligible to apply for funding.

Researchers/staff who have received research funding in excess of $25,000 in total during the previous five years are NOT eligible to apply.

PURPOSE OF AWARDS

The purpose of these awards is:

• To increase research experience, knowledge and capacity within Nursing and Allied Health disciplines
• To assist and encourage Nursing and Allied Health professionals to initiate research studies, particularly where they have not previously been involved in major research activities
• To assist in the development of research skills to: prepare research proposals; conduct research projects; evaluate research projects; translate research into practice
• To fund a study that is complete in itself and not merely part of a major study.

OBJECTIVES OF AWARDS

The objective of these awards is:

• To foster, promote and support, on a competitive basis, high quality collaborative research proposals and pilot research projects of modest cost conducted by nurses or allied health professionals in the Victorian State Trauma System
• To encourage individuals and groups that have not previously been involved in major research activities, and who show clear evidence of an interest in research
• To improve the outcomes of trauma patients
• To facilitate a program in research mentorship to support the development of research experience and therefore build research capacity within the Nursing and Allied Health disciplines
• To support quality research that might not be feasible for support through other schemes, such as NHMRC Project Grant, ARC schemes, because:
  • The applicant is an early career researcher, career clinician or novice researcher;
  • The applicant, while active in clinical practice in trauma or research and capable of obtaining external funding, has an insufficient track record in the proposed area of research;
  • The research proposed requires further refinement or piloting to bring it to the standard necessary for a national competitive grant application
  • The research proposed is in a new area of research and the project is designed to establish a foundation for further work.

DURATION OF AWARDS

Maximum of twelve (12) months (a short extension may be considered upon application to Operations Manager, NTRI).

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