Cancer Council Victoria Grants-in-Aid

Overview

*Please note: Many applicants have encountered issues with the Save for Later function in the CCV GIA EOI online form. To avoid having to enter your responses online multiple times, we are providing an internal UoM template (see Support documents at the bottom of the page) for drafting purposes, for sharing with co-investigators, and for sharing online responses with RIC during reviews/final checks.*

Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) Grants-in-Aid fund high-quality research into the causes, prevention, detection, diagnosis, and supportive care or treatment of cancer.

There are 11 CCV Grants-in-Aid available with a maximum of $120,000 available per year, per grant, for up to 2 or 3 years (maximum $360,000 per grant). One of these grants is available for a project that has a regional focus. Funding start date is 1st January 2024.

Eligibility

• Applicants can only submit and hold one CCV Grant-in-Aid as CIA. Applicants who hold an existing Grant-in-Aid with an end date beyond 31-Dec-2023 (including applications with no-cost extensions) are not eligible to apply in the 2023 Grant-in-Aid round as CIA.
• Applicants must be Australian citizens or be permanent Australian residents.
• In addition to one application/held grant as CIA, all applicants are eligible to be named on one CCV Grant-in-Aid application as non-CIA (i.e. CIB, CIC, etc.).
• The CI team must not change between the EOI and the full application, except in extenuating circumstances.

Please note that all CCV documentation relating to this scheme can be found via the CCV Grants-in-Aid page. Application is submitted via an online grant application form through the CCV site, including an online application form and a PDF attachment EOI form. The application will require a Research Administering Organisation signature from RIC prior to the applicant submitting their final EOI to the sponsor.

Note regarding salary requests as part of your CCV Grant-in-Aid budget: please note that there are restrictions on eligible salaries and that salary on-costs cannot be requested as part of your budget – please ensure that you discuss this aspect with your Head of Department and Agreement Administrator/financial administrator so that they are aware of this before you submit your EOI to this scheme.

How to apply

Steps to be completed by Chief Investigator A (CIA):

1. Review the funding documents & Submit an Expression of Interest to RIC

   The CIA should review the CCV Guidelines, Expression of Interest form document, online application form, and Funding Agreement (available from the CCV Grants-in-Aid page). Contact RIC (ric-medapps@unimelb.edu.au) to express your interest in applying for this scheme.

   Please note that the Funding Agreement is non-negotiable, so please ensure you have read it thoroughly as you agree to the terms of the agreement by submitting your application.

2. Complete draft EOI application & email to RIC for review

   Complete your draft EOI form document and online EOI application form (found here). Once you have completed your online EOI application form, click Save for Later, then save the page as PDF (can be done by printing the page and selecting Save as PDF instead of your printer). Email the complete draft application that is review ready to RIC for review by 10am Thu 8th June 2023.

3. Complete the application after feedback

   After taking feedback from RIC into consideration, finalise your application. Upload final attachment and pay special attention to formatting requirements and file naming convention (GIA2023_CIASurname-Initial_EOI.pdf e.g. GIA2023_Smith-J_EOI.pdf). It is suggested that you seek advice from colleagues, Faculty Mentors, etc. before finalising the application.

4. Obtain consent from Chief Investigators B - J (CIB - CIJ)

   Chief Investigator consent is required prior to final signing by RIC. Please ensure all CIs have signed Section 4.1 Certification by Chief Investigators of your attachment document.

5. Obtain Certification by Administering Organisation

   Submit your final application including all the following to RIC by 10am Tuesday 20th June:

   1. EOI Grant-in-Aid Application Form as PDF, signed by all CIs
   2. Saved PDF of online application form with all responses visible, or completed internal UoM template
   3. Evidence of HoD approval

   RIC will conduct a compliance check before arranging for sign-off on Section 4.2. The signed form will be returned to you, please upload it to your online application form.

6. Submit the application in SmartyGrants

   CIA will need to submit the application through the CCV Grants-in-Aid site and will receive a submission confirmation email. Please forward this to RIC (ric-medapps@unimelb.edu.au).

7. Applicants invited to full application on Monday 4th September 2023

   Successful EOIs will be invited to full application stage on Monday 4th September 2023. Once informed of outcome, please notify RIC (ric-medapps@unimelb.edu.au). RIC will communicate full application instructions to applicants directly by email.

Supporting documents

When completing your Application Form, complete Section 4.2 Certification by Research Administration Office with the following details:

• Name: FRANK ANASTASOPOULOS
• Department: Research, Innovation and Commercialisation

Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) Documents/Links:

• CCV Grants-in-Aid page
• CCV Grants-in-Aid Application Guidelines (PDF)
• CCV Grants-in-Aid Funding Agreement (Word)
• CCV Grants-in-Aid Expression of Interest form (Word)
• CCV Grants-in-Aid Online Form link - note that some applicants have encountered issues with the Save for Later function. To avoid having to enter your responses online multiple times, please feel free to use this internal UoM template for drafting purposes, for sharing with co-investigators, and for sharing online responses with RIC during reviews/final checks.

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