2021 Health Services Research Grant Round

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 20 August 2021 (AEST).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Welcome to the Children's Hospital Foundation's online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

Before you commence your application, please ensure you review the Applicant Guidelines.  

Before you submit your application:

  • Please ensure your Administering Institution has reviewed the terms and conditions of the Contract. 
  • Please ensure you have attached a Letter of Support from your Administering Institution using the available template.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions or contact the Research Management Office of your Administering Institution.  Otherwise, please contact the Children's Hospital Foundation Grants Management Office via email at grants@childrens.org.au and quote your application number.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH DROP-IN CLINICS

In partnership with the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI), the Children’s Hospital Foundation will be delivering three drop-in clinics to assist researchers in the preparation of Health Services Research grant applications. We strongly encourage applicants to attend these clinics. The drop-in clinics will be delivered remotely via Zoom on the following days:

Drop-in Clinics:

  1. Monday 12 July: 2pm to 4pm
    Zoom link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/82434862505?pwd=Y2ZvalRic1YyVGFrMHp4ekRlcXBXdz09&from=addon
    Meeting ID: 824 3486 2505 Password: 907099

  2. Thursday 22 July: 12pm to 2pm
    Zoom link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/84612820991?pwd=UU0xU0dDMW96ZUdJR2IwWldiYngwdz09&from=addon
    Meeting ID: 846 1282 0991 Password: 447919

  3. Wednesday 28 July: 9am to 11am
    Zoom link: https://qut.zoom.us/j/85409233335?pwd=OTVYU2ZMaE02cjM0ejAxMitrcjQ0Zz09&from=addon
    Meeting ID: 854 0923 3335 Password: 970375

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

SPELL CHECK

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