Application Guidelines – 2009 Research Grants

Applications are invited for medical research grants to be awarded at the Foundation’s 25th Annual Dinner to be held on 21 March 2009.

You are asked to complete the attached application form, or to keep to the same format. The closing date of Friday, 10 October 2008, will be strictly policed and no applications will be received after this date.

The value of the individual grants is between $8,000 and $20,000 and is primarily for equipment related to research projects.

As your application will be scrutinised by both academic scientists specialising in various fields of medical research, as well as lay board members, it is in your interest to keep your application concise and apply a style that is as easy to read as is possible, notwithstanding the complexity of the research programme being described.

In order to qualify for further grants, successful applicants from previous years are requested to forward a short, one page appraisal of their research progress, demonstrating the use of the item purchased with the grant.

Applicants are asked not to submit more than one application per year, nor should more than one of a group of researchers apply per year, for instance a group of four researchers putting in four applications, switching Chief Investigators.  This will NOT maximise your chances and may prejudice your application.

Remember that an original plus six copies is required for each application. 
We do not need a copy of the guidelines with your application.
Grants will only be awarded in the fields notified; Brain Sciences, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Lung Disease (other than cancer), Rheumatology, Vision Sciences and the medical application of Genetic Research.  Please nominate in which category you are applying.

Any further enquiries to the Secretary at 02 9130 3378

All applicants will be advised of their success (or not) by mid December 2008.

The Board of the Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation wishes all applicants good luck.