Health Research Fellowship

Round 4

Application Form

Applications close 5:00 pm AEST 12 June 2013

Applicant’s name:

Proposed location for clinical duties:

Proposed location for research:

Research/clinical area of expertise:

Applicant’s name:

1 Further information

Please read the following documents before completing this form:

  • Am I Eligible and Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ohmr/documents/hrf4-faqs.pdf

  • Health Research Fellowship Funding Rules - Round Four

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ohmr/documents/hrf4-funding-rules.pdf

  • Health Research Fellowships Legal Requirements

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ohmr/documents/hrf4-legal-req.pdf

2 Application instructions

Health Research Fellowship (HRF) round 4 applicants are asked to submit their application using the form provided:

  • ensure that all sections are completed; sections that are not relevant must not be deleted, record as ‘not applicable’;
  • using Arial 10.5 point;
  • single-spaced font; and
  • 2 cm page margins.

Please ensure that the declarations in Section 14 are signed and dated by the recipient and relevant personnel from the Queensland publicly funded health care facility.

The application will be submitted via the Preventive Health Unit, Health and Medical Research (HMR) website (http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ohmr/html/rpu/hrf4_online_app.asp).

The electronic submission will be in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format file (.pdf) compatible with version 9 of Adobe Acrobat.

Applicants have the option of submitting the final signed certification page as part of their application (preferred), or as a second separate attachment.

Applications must be submitted by 5.00pm AEST 12 June 2013.

HMR will not accept late submissions.

If applicants are experiencing difficulty submitting applications or certifications online, please contact HMR on +61 7 3405 6121.

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Applicant’s name:

3 Personal details

Personal Details
Family name
Given name(s)
Title / (Prof., Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms etc)
Date of birth / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Gender / Male/Female
Postal address
Postal address
Suburb/town
State
Postcode
Country
Courier address (Line 1)
Courier address (Line 2)
Suburb/town
State
Postcode
Country
Office phone number
Facsimile number
Mobile phone number
Email address (please ensure that this is correct, as contact will be via email in the first instance)
Secondary email address
Citizenship / resident details
Citizenship
If not an Australian citizen, please indicate if you are a permanent or temporary resident, or hold a Special Category Visa
If not a holder of the above, has a residency permit or a Special Category Visa been sought? Please provide details.
Equal employment / diversity information - Please indicate if you belong to one of the following groups. The completion of this section is voluntary.
People with a disability / Yes / No
People from a non-English speaking background / Yes / No
Aboriginal / Yes / No
Torres Strait Islander / Yes / No
Australian South Sea Islander / Yes / No

4 Qualifications

Academic research qualifications - Copy and paste the tables below as many times as required.
Academic qualification
(e.g. BSc., BN, PhD)
Institution
Year
Topic
Clinical qualifications - Copy and paste the tables below as many times as required.
Professional Qualification
(e.g. certificate, RCNA, FRACS)
Institution
Year
Professional Memberships - Copy and paste the tables below as many times as required.
Professional Memberships
Institution
Year
Clinical Registrations - Copy and paste the tables below as many times as required.
Clinical registration type
(e.g. general)
Professional body and jurisdiction
Registration number
Status (e.g. current)

5 Current Appointments

Are you currently funded and employed by the Department of Health or a Queensland publicly funded health facility at least 60% full time equivalent (FTE)? Yes No

Are you currently undertaking no greater than 20% FTE on clinical or health service research? Yes No

Are you currently undertaking a minimum of 40% FTE on clinical or health service duties? Yes No

If you have answered NO to any of the above questions, you may not be eligible for the Health Research Fellowship.

5.1 Clinical Appointments

Copy and paste the table below as many times as required for each separate appointment.

Current clinical appointment/s
Job title (e.g. Paediatric fellow, Nurse Unit Manager)
Employee number
Classification including your increment (e.g. HP3.2, MO1.3)
Salary allowances you may receive (e.g. right to private practice)
Date commenced in clinical role / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Organisation
Location
Current status of position (e.g. permanent full time/temporary full time/part-time/contract)
Current allocation of clinical time (%FTE)

5.2 Research appointments

Copy and paste the table below as many times as required for each separate appointment.

Current research activities
Job title (e.g. Research Fellow, Research assistant, PhD Student)
Organisation
Date commenced / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Briefly describe (1- 3 sentences) current research activities
Current allocation of research time (%FTE)

5.3 Academic appointments

Copy and paste the table below as many times as required for each separate appointment.

Current academic/university appointment/s (if applicable)
Job title (e.g. Senior lecturer, head of department)
Duties (e.g. research, administration, student supervision)
Organisation
Date commenced / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Duration of appointment / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Current status of position (e.g. permanent full time/temporary full time/part-time/contract)
Current allocation of time to university/academic appointment (%FTE)

6 Proposed area of research and location of duties

6.1 Areas of research

To assist in providing appropriate peer review for your application and for statistical and reporting purposes please provide the most appropriate descriptors from the lists provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

(http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/policy/keywords.htm).

Area of research
Profession
(e.g Nursing, Allied Health or Medical) / Select only 1 Profession
Broad research area / Select only 1 area
Fields of research / Select only 1 field
Research keywords/phrases / Select at least 3 but no more than 5 research keywords/phrases
Socio-economic objective / Select at least 1 but no more than 5 objectives
Plain English summary / Provide up to five sentences that best encapsulate your research in lay terms. (This may be used in HMR promotions and/or media releases).

6.2 Research duties

In the following section, indicate your proposed allocation of duties (FTE) and location for your research duties if you are awarded a Health Research Fellowship.

Note that the Executive Director of your host Queensland publicly funded health care facility will be required to endorse your proposed allocation of research duties in Section 14.

Ensure the requirements stated in the Funding Rules are considered (i.e. a minimum of 30% of your time is spent on research duties.

Research must be conducted in a Queensland publicly funded health care facility, university or research institute.

Proposed location for research duties
Proposed allocation of research duties (%FTE)
Institute
Department
Postal address / (Line 1)
Postal address / (Line 2)
Suburb
Postcode

6.3 Clinical duties

In the following section, indicate your proposed allocation of clinical duties (FTE) and location for your health service/clinical duties if you are awarded a Health Research Fellowship.

Note that the Executive Director of your host Queensland publicly funded health care facility will be required to endorse your proposed allocation of research duties in Section 14

Ensure the requirements stated in the Funding Rules are considered (i.e. a minimum of 30% of your time is spent on clinical duties - which does not include administrative duties).

Proposed Queensland publicly funded health care facility for health service or clinical duties
Proposed allocation of clinical/ health services duties (%FTE)
Queensland publicly funded health care facility
Facility
Department
Postal address / (Line 1)
Postal address / (Line 2)
Suburb
Postcode

6.4 Administrative duties (if applicable)

In the following section, indicate your proposed allocation of administrative responsibilities (FTE) and location if you are awarded a Health Research Fellowship.

Involvement may include (but is not limited to):

  • academic teaching responsibilities;
  • head of school/ institute/department management and administration;
  • hospital management and administration; and

Copy and paste the table below as many times as required for each separate appointment.

Proposed administrative duties (if applicable)
Job title (e.g. Senior Lecturer, Head of Department)
Duties (e.g. management, administration, student supervision)
Organisation
Date commenced / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Duration of appointment / [DD/MM/YYYY]
Proposed allocation of time to administrative duties (%FTE)

7 Selection criteria 1 – track record (40%)

7.1 Clinical and Research Experience

In the following sections, outline your track record in health research and clinical practice, focusing on activities that are recent (last five years) and directly related to your application. This will be used to determine your ability or potential to successfully carry out the fellowship.

Clinical experience. Briefly outline your clinical role and summarize your daily clinical duties. Dot points are acceptable (Maximum 1 page).
Research experience. Briefly outline your research experience (Maximum 1 page).

As outlined in the Health Research Fellowship Rules, early career researchers must identify an experienced research mentor.

For the purpose of the Health Research Fellowship, an early career researcher is an applicant who has less than eight years research experience.

Early–career researcher identification
Have you had less than eight years cumulative research experience i.e. do you identify as an early career researcher? Note: early-career researchers are required to identify a research mentor in section 11. / Yes No

7.2 Research collaborations

Outline significant research collaborations, which are relevant to this research proposal. Dot points are acceptable (Maximum 1 page).

7.3 Research funding

Outline your most significant research funding grants received.

Copy and paste the rows below, as required.

Name of Funding Body / Commencement & Duration / Funding Amount / How funds were utilised
[DD/MM/YYYY] to [DD/MM/YYYY] / [$ ]

7.4 Publications

List your most significant publications from the last 5 years, which are relevant to this research application and describe, in one to two sentences, the significance of your top 5 publications.

Provide the journal impact factor and number of citations, where possible.

Publications could include:

  • peer-reviewed research papers;
  • patents applied for or granted;
  • reviews, letters, notes;
  • books or book chapters; and
  • technical or other reports, inquiries, other journal contributions.

Please do not include conference abstracts.

List your most significant publications relevant to this research application (Maximum 2 pages).

7.5 Key conferences and meetings participation

List your most significant participation in key conferences and meetings, which are relevant to this research application.

Participation may include (but is not limited to):

  • key note addresses;
  • presentations; and
  • involvement on scientific organisational committees.

Participation in key conferences and meetings (Maximum 1 page).

7.6 Leadership and training

Briefly outline your involvement in both research and clinical/health service duties leadership and training. Dot points are acceptable.

This may include (but is not limited to):

  • involvement in leadership, training and mentorship;
  • involvement in supervision of clinical staff;
  • supervision of research staff (indicate level of students- honour, Masters, PhD, postdoctoral); and
  • any courses or training that you have undertaken that has directly contributed to your research work.

Research leadership and training (Maximum half page).

7.7 Peer review involvement

Please list significant involvement in research peer review. Dot points are acceptable. Involvement may include (but is not limited to):

  • review of publications; and
  • review of grant applications.

Peer review involvement (Maximum half page).

7.8 Achievements and awards for research and clinical/health service duties

7.8.1 Research awards

Outline any significant prizes, awards, honours or peer-recognition you have received for research relevant to this application. Please include the name and brief details of the award. Dot points are acceptable. (Maximum 1 page).

7.8.2 Clinical/health service awards

Outline any significant prizes, awards, honours or peer-recognition you have received for clinical/health services duties relevant to this application. Please include the name and brief details of the award. Dot points are acceptable. (Maximum 1 page).

7.9 Other professional activities and community involvement

Outline your any further significant professional activities and community involvement that is relevant to this research proposal. Dot points are acceptable. (Maximum half page).

8 Selection criteria 2 – research plan (40%)

This section will provide the details of your research plan to the HRF review panel.

Ensure that all sections are completed, sections that are not relevant must not be deleted, record as ‘not applicable’.

Title of research plan (maximum 100 words).
Location of research duties (maximum 100 words).
Brief background: In this section, include the current knowledge in your proposed field of research and highlight any gaps in the knowledge (Maximum 1 page).
Aims and rationale of research (Maximum 5 sentences).
Research hypothesis (Maximum 5 sentences).
Brief methodology: In this section include relevant technologies, statistical and analytical methods (Maximum 1 page).
Key team members: In this section include all key team members and collaborators. Outline briefly the benefit of the collaborators to your team. (Maximum half page).
Details of other sources of support for the research plan (Maximum half page).
Expected outcomes from research and plans for dissemination within Queensland public health system (Maximum half page).
Plans for your research career sustainability, including long term goals (Maximum half pages).

8.1 Research milestones

In the section below describe the proposed scientific milestones for each year of the fellowship.

Ensure that the milestones are focused to achieve the desired outcomes.

If the application is successful, the completion of milestones will be addressed in the yearly progress report.

Do not include:

  • writing grant applications;
  • applying for and obtaining ethics applications;
  • recruitment of staff;
  • attendance at conferences or symposia; and
  • writing publications.

Milestones: Briefly outline the proposed milestones for each year of the fellowship.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Plans for sustaining the research project beyond the terms of the Fellowship (Maximum half pages).

9 Selection criteria 3 – proposed clinical/health service duties (10%)

Describe the proposed clinical or health service duties to be undertaken and how they relate to the proposed project (Maximum half page).

10 Selection criteria 4 – vision for Queensland and benefit to applicant (10%)

10.1 Vision for Queensland

Describe your vision for Queensland. This may include (but is not limited to) the means by which the award of the Fellowship will:

  • augment the current research conducted at the host Queensland publicly funded health care facility;
  • benefit the institution, local, State and International health care;
  • increase research capacity in Queensland’s publicly funded health care facilities, through training, leadership, team building and collaboration; and
  • lead to improved patient outcomes through innovation or the implementation of or change to guidelines or policies.

Vision for Queensland (Maximum 1 page).

10.2 Benefit to applicant

Benefit to applicant – Clinical Duties: Describe how your current clinical activities will change if you are a Fellowship recipient and how the fellowship will develop your career (Maximum half page).
Describe how you propose that your clinical/health service duties will be back-filled in your Queensland publicly funded health care facility (Maximum 5 sentences).
Benefit to Applicant- Research Career: Describe how your current research activities will change if you are a Fellowship recipient (Maximum 0.5 page).

11 Identification of research mentor (if applicable)

Have you identified a research mentor? Yes No

If yes, please fill in details below.

Research Mentor
Title / (Prof., Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms etc)
First name, last name
Research field
Academic qualifications
Clinical qualifications
Institute
Office phone number
Mobile phone number
Email address
Relationship to applicant
Permission to contact

12 External assessors

HMR reserves the right to appoint external assessors. These external assessors may be provided with relevant documentation to complete the assessment by HMR.

List a maximum of three name(s) below, of any people to be excluded from the assessment process where relevant (i.e. conflict of interest).

Excluded external assessors (if relevant).

13 Referees

Applicants will contact and seek agreement from two referees who have agreed to comment on their Health Research Fellowship application. Include their contact details and also their relationship to the applicant (for example ‘current manager’). It is preferred applicants provide referees that currently work closely with the applicant. If possible provide one clinical and one research.

Referee 1
Title / (Prof., Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms etc)
Given name(s), last name
Postal address / Line 1
Postal address / Line 2
Suburb/town
State
Postcode
Country
Courier address (Line 1)
Courier address (Line 2)
Suburb/town
State
Postcode
Country
Office phone number
Facsimile number
Mobile phone number
Email address
Relationship to applicant
Permission to contact
Referee 2
Title / (Prof., Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms etc)
Given name(s), last name
Postal address / Line 1
Postal address / Line 2
Suburb/town
State
Postcode
Country
Courier address (Line 1)
Courier address (Line 2)
Suburb/town
State
Postcode
Country
Office phone number
Facsimile number
Mobile phone number
Email address
Relationship to applicant
Permission to contact

14 Certification

Applicants have the option of submitting the final signed certification page as part of their application (preferred) or as a second separate attachment using the following naming convention for the file name

“HRFR4_CERT_ [Applicant’s Surname].pdf, by email: