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WHO CAN APPLY The Neuroscience Research Grants are awarded for the purpose of furthering clinical research in the fields of neuroscience including psychiatry, pain medicine, neurology, and associated areas. NSR Grants are designed to encourage young researchers to enter or continue in the field of neuroscience. Therefore, applications are invited from medical graduates who have obtained specialist qualifications within the last five years, or are currently in advanced training. Applications will also be considered on a case by case basis from graduates returning to research after an appropriate break. The principal applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. TENURE OF GRANT Grants will be awarded for one year. Funding for NSR Grants will be up to AUD$44,000 (including GST) per annum and will be awarded to cover part salaries, equipment, research materials and expenses. Grant recipients must notify the NSR Secretariat of any other funding obtained (or applied for) during the tenure of the NSR award.
Applications will initially be assessed for completeness. Incomplete applications will not be processed further. Applications for research will be reviewed by two independent reviewers and by the Australian Physicians Independent Committee (APIC), which is composed of leading clinicians and researchers from around the country. Proposals for therapeutic trials involving any pharmaceutical compounds will be reviewed by Pfizer Head Office in New York. The APIC is responsible for independent objective evaluation and recommendations of funding proposals for research projects. All decisions of the APIC are final and no correspondence will be entered into. A de-identified copy of the reviewer's report is available upon request. All personal information provided in your application, project summary and assessment details will be kept by the NSR Secretariat, Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd and only used for the purposes of administering this application, and if successful, the grant. Your personal information will be disclosed to reviewers as noted above. You have the right to access your personal information at any time. If you wish to do this please contact Pfizer Australia using the details noted here. If your grant is successful and Pfizer medicines or active substances are listed in the proposal, the supply of these drugs would be subject to normal Pfizer Australia approval procedures for independent research grants. GST Your application should include provision for GST. If you are a successful recipient you will be required to provide Pfizer Australia with a tax invoice inclusive of GST from your academic or medical institution. This tax invoice must include the institutions' ABN. YOUR APPLICATION The application must be presented on a NSR Application Form, which can be obtained from this website. There are two application forms - 'red' and 'blue'. The red application is for proposals involving neuroscience drugs. The blue application is for proposals not involving neuroscience drugs. Applicants are required to complete their applications electronically using a minimum font size of 12-point. Please provide one original (printed single sided) and two copies which (may be double sided) and an electronic version of the application via e-mail. If you have any questions regarding the completion of the application form please contact the Secretariat. Send the hard copies of the application and the disc to:- Kathryn Watts Required Documents: (one original and two copies of each of the following documents)
CONDITIONS Successful applicants with studies involving Pfizer medicines will be required to sign a Letter of Agreement. NSR grants are awarded with the expectation that timely submissions for presentation will be made at appropriate medical meetings or research forums and that papers will be submitted for publication in appropriate peer-reviewed medical journals. A copy of all published papers must be sent to the NSR secretariat. Furthermore, the NSR will be acknowledged for sponsoring the research. It is a requirement of NSR that protocols that receive funding are not altered following the review process. We understand that applicants may apply for funding from other sources. Please inform the NSR Secretariat if you do receive funding prior to grants being awarded. Twelve months after receiving funding support grant recipients will be required to provide a 500-word research summary to the NSR Secretariat. NSR reserves the right to publicise the names of the grant recipients, their institutions, titles and summaries of their research projects, following consultation with the APIC. All decisions made by the APIC are final. CLOSING DATE is 1 May 2008. |
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