Research Capacity Building

EMF is committed to building sustainable, long-term research capacity among emergency healthcare clinicians. Since 2008, we have invested more than $3.5 million into building research capacity in Queensland public hospital emergency departments. Our initiatives have led to thriving research cultures in some of the State’s busiest emergency departments as well as initiating research projects in regional and rural hospitals.

Institutions applying for a Research Capacity Building grant are expected to use this funding to:

• develop their research capacity through research, education and communication activities
• establish a collaborative and multidisciplinary research culture within their department and with other institutions
• promote and prioritise research as ‘core business’
• work towards embedding research activities including data collection, routine evaluation, innovation, and translation of research results into clinical practice
• attain a level of productivity and capability sufficient to attract nationally competitive grant funding in the medium and long term

EMF thanks the Queensland Government for funding the Queensland Research Program through Queensland Health.

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How to apply

Applications for Research Capacity Building Grants have closed for 2023. Guidelines and application forms for Round 39 are available below as a guide for prospective applicants. Updated documentation for the next Research Capacity Building Grants will be made available here in due course.

Step 1: read the guidelines	funding guidelines (Pdf)   Download and read the Funding guidelines for Research Capacity Building grants to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria and for detailed information on completing your application.
Step 2: prepare the EOI	EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TEMPLATE (WORD)   This stage is to screen proposals through a short EOI – only those who successfully traverse the EOI process will be asked to submit a full application. You can use this template to build your grant application prior to submitting via our grant management platform, SmartyGrants.
Step 3: lodge the EOI	APPLY ON SMARTYGRANTS    EMF uses SmartyGrants to process your application. The link above will take you to SmartyGrants where you can start, complete and submit your EOI. SMARTYGRANTS HELP GUIDE (PDF) The SmartyGrants Help Guide explains the steps you need to take to complete and submit your grant application.
Step 4: Prepare and submit full application	APPLICATION TEMPLATE (WORD)   Shortlisted applicants will be contacted shortly and invited to submit a full application which must be consistent with the submitted EOI in scope and budget request. You can use the template above to build your grant application prior to submitting via our grant management platform, SmartyGrants. APPLICATION CERTIFICATION DOCUMENT (PDF)   EMF requires you to submit an Application Certification document with your application. The Research Champion, the Head/s of Department/s (or equivalent) and the Administering Institution are required to sign the Application Certification Document which must be uploaded with the application. APPLY ON SMARTYGRANTS    EMF uses SmartyGrants to process your application. The link above will take you to SmartyGrants where you can start, complete and submit your full application.
Need help?	Should you have any questions please contact the EMF Research Team on (07) 3720 5700 or email grants@emfoundation.org.au.

 

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