EMCR Workshop Series: Accessing MRFF Funding
This 7-part workshop series is for University of Melbourne-affiliated and MACH partner Early and Mid-Career Researchers and focuses on how to prepare competitive MRFF funding applications. Topics include partnering for impact, pathways to translation and pivoting your NHMRC proposals for MRFF. Sessions will feature guest speakers including successful applicants, assessment panel members and specialist advisors from the University of Melbourne and GrantEd. Anyone interested in applying for MRFF funding is welcome to attend.
Overview
Delivered weekly as webinars, the 7-part series runs from February 2023 until April/May (timing finalised upon release of the EMCR opportunity guidelines). You can attend all or some of the sessions. Please register your interest in specific sessions via the link above and you will receive further information on accessing content.
- Monday 13 February
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12:00pm-1:00pm
1. Intro to MRFF: Knowing your Audience
- Monday 20 February
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12:00pm-1:00pm
2. Partnering for Impact: Organisational Partners
- Monday 27 February
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12:00pm - 1:00pm
3. Partnering for Impact: Consumer Engagement
- Monday 6 March 2023
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12:00pm-1:00pm
4. Pathways to Translation
- Tuesday 14 March 2023
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12.00pm-1.00pm
5. The 2023 Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant Opportunity
- Monday 1 May 2023
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12.00pm-1.00pm
6. Managing Compliance Obligations and Budget
- May
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7. Pivoting Previous Applications
The Sessions
| Session | Content |
|---|---|
| 1. Intro to MRFF: Knowing Your Audience | Understand the MRFF, the review process and what you need for a competitive application. |
| 2. Partnering for Impact: Organisational Partners | Learn how to successfully partner with other organisations to deliver impact to your research. Panel discussion hosted by GrantEd |
| 3. Partnering for Impact: Consumer Engagement | Appreciate the value of consumer engagement means, how to approach it and how to write about it for a successful grant application. Hosted by GrantEd |
| 4. Pathways to Translation | Learn about relevant pathways for translating into impact - changing policy and commercilisation. |
| 5. The 2023 Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant Opportunity | Prepare for the 2023 EMCR grant opportunity with guidance on how to comprehensively address the selection criteria. Hosted by GrantEd. |
| 6. Managing Compliance Obligations and Budget | Understand MRFF and University eligibility and compliance requirements for the EMCR scheme, and learn how to prepare your budget. Hosted by the UoM Health and Medical Team (for UoM researchers only). |
| 7. Pivoting Previous Applications | Gain advice on how to pivot previous applications such as your NHRMC investigator grant to the EMCR grant scheme. Hosted by GrantEd. |
Attendees may also be interested in the MACH EMCR Research Design Webinar series, running from February - July 2023. More information here.