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RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND

Progress Report

Successful REF applicants are required to report on their research activity to describe the work performed, funds spent, publications arising as a result and details of any talks, collaborations, and further grants.

Progress Reports

A progress report is required if the project is not yet complete.

Please provide a final report once the project is complete.

Final Report

A final report is required from all successful REF recipients once the project is complete.

REPORT INSTRUCTIONS

  • Type directly into this report template
  • Use font size Calibri 11pt throughout
  • To electronically ‘check’ a box in this form with an ‘x’, highlight the box using your mouse, then right click to properties and change the default value to ‘checked’.

SUBMISSION

Please print onehard copy of this report (single sided), obtain the necessary signatures and deliver or post the final document to the Research Endowment Fund Project Manager (as below).

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries relating to the Research Endowment Fund, please contact

Research Endowment Fund Project Manager

Research Endowment Fund Project Manager

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

Level 5 Building E (Aikenhead Building), 27 Victoria Parade Fitzroy VIC 3065

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APPLICANT DETAILS

REF Number*:
Principal Researcher (ie REF Recipient): / (title, first name, surname)
Project Title:
Period covered by this report:

*Your REF number (eg10.2010) was provided to you on the first page of your Letter of Award.

REPORT TYPE

  1. Type of report (tick one box only):

Progress Report

Final Report

PROGRESS

  1. Overall progress

This section must be completed by all successful REF recipients and requires a brief but informative description of the work undertaken. Please supply information on the overall progress of your REF-supported project (no more than one A4 page) describing the following:

i)Original objectives

As specified in your original REF application

ii)Progress

Indicate the progress to date in achieving your project milestones, describing the direction and whether satisfactory progress has been achieved, or if not, how those issues are being addressed. Also indicate whether this project has been completed or not, and reasons why:

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

  1. Please provide any details of research outputs arising as a result of receiving REF funding

For example list publications, posters, talks, grants applied for (include whether successful or unsuccessful), collaborations arising etc.

USE OF FUNDS

  1. Please specify what funds have been spent to date and whether the funds were for salaries, equipment etc.
  1. Are there any unspent funds that can be returned to the REF?

Yes, I have unspent funds which can be returned

No, I have spent the REF award on the project completed

RESEARCH GOVERNANCE

  1. Please provide reference numbers for approvals from Human Research Ethics Committees, Animal Ethics Committee and / or Institutional Biosafety Committees.

Human Research / HREC Reference number(s)
Research involving animals / AEC Reference number(s)
Research involving GMOs / IBC Reference number(s)
Other

CERTIFICATION BY PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER (APPLICANT)

  1. I certify that this report is an accurate representation of the progress to date of the funded project:

Name:

Signature:Date:

CERTIFICATION BY SUPERVISOR (for STUDENT APPLICANT’S ONLY)

  1. I certify that this report is an accurate representation of the progress to date of the funded project:

Name:

Position:

Department:

Signature:Date:

CERTIFICATION BY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

  1. I certify that this report is an accurate representation of the progress to date of the funded project:

Name:

Position:

Department:

Signature:Date:

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