| Important dates and requirements |
26 April 2012 |
Final version of application
snapshot generated and PDF available in RGMS for
Research Office administrative review and feedback. |
| 1 May 2012 |
Certification by applicant completed |
| 3 May 2012 |
NHMRC closindg date |
| Application documentation |
Early Career Fellowship Funding Policy (for
funding in 2013)
Advice and
Instructions to Applicants
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| Eligibility |
Early Career
Fellowships are open to applicants who hold a
doctorate in a health-related field of research, or
will submit their thesis by 31 December in the year
of the application. At 30 June in the year of the
application, applicants must have held their PhD for
no more than 2 years. Exceptions may apply
for applicants with appropriate clinical
qualifications.
Early Career Fellowships are non-renewable. The
following categories are available:
Full-time Australian Based Fellowships - for
research training that is based entirely in
Australia
- Peter Doherty Biomedical Fellowship
- Clinical Research Fellowship
- Public Health Fellowship
- Primary Health Care Fellowship
- Fellowship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health Research
Full-time Overseas Based Fellowships - for
research training where the initial 2 years is
undertaken at an overseas institution, followed by 2
years in Australia
- CJ Martin Biomedical Fellowships
- Neil Hamilton Fairley Clinical Fellowship
- Sidney Sax Public Health Fellowship
- INSERM Exchange Fellowship
- Fellowship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health Research
Part-time Australian Based Fellowships
- Health Professional Research Fellowship
- Australian Research Fellowship Part-time
Australia-China Exchange Fellowships
- Austalian applicants - for Australian
researchers to undertake research training for 2
years at a Chinese institution, followed by 2
years in Australia.
- Chinese applicants - for Chinese researchers
to undertake research training for 2 years at an
Australian institution before returning to
China.
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| Application process |
Applicants should
read the application documentation below prior to
commencing their ECF application.
- Log in to
RGMS and complete all sections of your
Profile and CV. New users to RGMS should submit
a 'New User Request'.
- Commence a new application. Choose 'Early
Career Fellowship' from the 'Initiative'
drop-down menu.
- A complete ECF application must consist of
the following:
- Relevant information from RGMS Profile
and CV
- Completion of Parts A and B of the
application
- Proposed Research PDF (maximum 5
pages including references)
- Academic Transcript PDF
- Evidence of the date your PhD was passed
- All referee reports uploaded to the
application
- When the application is ready for Research
Office administrative review and feedback,
upload all PDF documents and generate new
snapshot reports. Notify the Research Office via
email, quoting the application ID number.
Do not certify until you have
received feedback and are advised to do so by the
Research Office. |
| Referee reports |
Applicants are
responsible for ensuring that all referee reports
are uploaded to their RGMS application, or submitted
directly to NHMRC, by
19 April 2012. Applicants cannot certify
until all referee reports appear in B-R: Referee.
Referees with RGMS profiles should obtain the
appropriate forms from the RGMS Library and upload
their completed reports directly into RGMS.
Referees without RGMS profiles should obtain the
appropriate forms from the
NHMRC website and submit their completed reports
to
ecfellowships@nhmrc.gov.au.
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| Contacts |
Heather Gallichio 8532 1771
Cherry
Yu 8532 1774
Becky Erlich 8532 1772
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