RFAs: ARC Victorian Branch Research Grant Scheme (Australia and New Zealand)

Deadline: 30 June 2025

The Australian Resuscitation Council is requesting applications for its Victorian Branch Research Grant Scheme to facilitate research in resuscitation or first aid practice in the Australian setting.

Priorities

Preference will be given to projects that:
- Can provide evidence to known gaps in scientific knowledge
- Address links in the ‘Chain of Survival’
- Have translational potential or will lead to larger project funding
- Are likely to be completed within 24-months.

Funding Information

The Research Grant Scheme will provide up to $15,000.
Duration: The grants are tenable for up to 24-months year. Awardees may request a time extension in writing, but no additional funding will be provided.

Eligible Costs

Funds may be used for costs related to the research project, including salary and small items of equipment necessary to complete the research.
Conference costs to present completed research may be included in the budget, but only up to 10% of the total research costs may be requested. Cost must be detailed and justified.

Ineligible Costs

Funds may not be used for:
- Stipends for Higher Degree Research students (e.g. Master or PhD)
- Entertainment or publication costs
- Computers or software

Eligibility Criteria

Principal Investigators must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, and be based in Australia for at least 80% of the funding period.
Applications will be accepted from experienced or novice Principal Investigators. Novice Principal Investigators will have limited research track record and no formal research training (e.g. PhD).
Novice Principal Investigators must include an experienced Investigator to supervise the project and to provide a letter of support for the planned research.
Committee Members of the ARC may apply but may not be involved in the assessment of grants or decisions of funding.

Ineligibility Criteria

Investigators with current funding from the Research Grant Scheme are not eligible to apply as an experienced or novice Principal Investigator (i.e. those who have not submitted a Final Progress Report).

Selection Criteria