HRB Webinar Programme of Calls 2014-2015 1. Patient-oriented research 2. Population Health 3. Health Services Research • • • • • Projects Applied Programmes Centres/networks Short courses/workshops Fellowships and Career Awards • Research Infrastructure • EU/International opportunities HRB Strategy - Key Themes • High quality, interdisciplinary health research • Enhance research partnerships, collaborations and networks • Focus on translation and application of knowledge • Enhance use of existing health and social data • Increase evidence-informed policy and practice Schedule of Calls 2014-2015 Scheme Call open Call closes Health Professional Fellowships September November Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement September December Research Leaders October March Health Research Awards November January HRA – Definitive Interventions November January AP-HRB Dementia Awards November January Summer Scholarships December February Cochrane Training Fellowships February May Cancer Prevention Fellowship May August Cancer Nursing Research - Project Development Grants May September Wellcome Trust-HRB-SFI Partnership Rolling US Ireland R&D Awards Rolling Health Professional Fellowships Awards Aim Up to 7 awards To enable health and social in 2015 care professionals to undertake research training leading to a PhD Successful applicants should be independent researchers within 6-10 years of completion of the fellowship Funding • Three years full time or up to 6 years part-time • Award covers salary, fees, research costs, dissemination and research experience abroad Applicants for HPF Mainly targeted at those engaged in clinical practice Medical Practitioners Dentists Nurses and Midwives Pharmacists Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists Speech and Language Therapists Dieticians Audiologists Clinical Measurement Scientists Orthoptists Podiatrists/Chiropodists Health Psychologists Radiographers Medical Scientists Clinical Biochemists Social Care workers / Social workers Medical Physicists Paramedics / Advanced Paramedics Clinical Engineers Contact: Caitriona Creely (ccreely@hrb.ie) Inter-disciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Awards Awards Aim Funding Up to 3 awards in 2015 (up to 9 Postdoctoral Fellows) Develop mid-career capacity in PH/HSR. • Funding for a team of postdoctoral researchers (up to 3 per team) • Award covers salary, research costs, dissemination, training, research experience abroad costs and overheads Support postdoctoral researchers with potential to be future leaders Promote interdisciplinary teams and research at the interface of clinical research and PH/HSR Inter-disciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Awards • One award in the area of dementia, quality permitting (co-funded by HRB and AP through the AP/HRB Programme of Applied Dementia Research) • Emphasis on prevention / treatment and/or care of dementia, including: – Organisation and delivery of dementia services – Management and decision making in dementia care – Social, economic or policy issues in dementia care Contact: Donna Tedstone (dtedstone@hrb.ie) Research Leaders Awards Awards Aim Up to 3 awards in 2015 To enable research leaders to spend dedicated time on PH/HSR in areas of strategic importance for Ireland and to drive forward the national agenda for PH/HSR; Potential for award in the area of dementia, cofunded with AP Funding • HEIs nominate outstanding PIs at Associate Professor level or above • Five year awards with HEI committing to supporting the post at the end of To facilitate strong research the award leadership to mentor more • Salary support; junior researchers, influence research costs, the development of the including funding for PH/HSR academic curricula personnel, travel, and accelerate the transfer training, knowledge of research ideas into dissemination, practice and/or policy overheads Research Leaders continued • • Must involve a partnership with at least one healthrelated partner organisation involved in delivering healthcare services and/or engaged in healthcare policy or planning The application must be aligned with the strategic plans of the HEI(s) and the partner organisation(s), as well as reflecting national strategic priorities for research and capacity building in PH/HSR. Contact: Donna Tedstone (dtedstone@hrb.ie) Health Research Awards (1) Awards Aim Investigator To fund internationally led awards competitive and innovative research of Up to 24 benefit to health in: awards in 2015 • Patient oriented research (POH) • Population health research (PHR) • Health services research (HSR) Funding • • Projects up to 3 years duration and up to €330,000 Includes funding for research personnel, research costs, dissemination costs, overheads HRA Definitive Interventions • • • • • To conduct RCTs/interventions studies (in line with the MRC Guidance on the Evaluation of Complex Interventions) Funding of up to €800,000 for larger-scale projects, typically 2-4 years (up to 5 years) This panel accepts patient-oriented, population health and health services research. Must have conducted rigorous pilot and feasibility work; if not, apply for support to do so through PoR, PHS or HSR panels. If in doubt check with HRB as applications submitted to the wrong panel cannot be transferred after submission Contact Annalisa Montesanti (amontesanti@hrb.ie) Applied Research Initiative in Dementia • Funded by the HRB and Atlantic Philanthropy • Linked to the National Dementia Strategy • Projects should focus on prevention, treatment and/or care of dementia, including: – Organisation and delivery of dementia services – Management and decision making in dementia care – social, economic or policy issues in dementia care • Between 3 and 5 awards in 2015; same scale and general conditions as HRAs • Also, funding for one ICE award and potentially, one Research Leaders Award Contact: Teresa Maguire (tmaguire@hrb.ie) Summer Scholarships Awards Aim 40 awards in 2015 To offer undergraduates • Scholarship of (except those in their final €250 per week year) opportunity to conduct a • Up to 8 weeks small research study in any • Supervisor can health-related discipline over only support one the summer months. application and applicant may only Must be associated with a HEI apply once in Ireland, although can do the research in another setting Good opportunity for midcareer researchers to supervise a student and/or conduct pilot work Funding Cochrane Fellowships Awards Aim 4-5 awards in 2015 Aim to build capacity on the island of Ireland to conduct systematic reviews for inclusion in the Cochrane Library Funded by HRB and Health and Social Care R&D Office (Northern Ireland) Funding • Provides protected time of up to two days per week for up to two years to conduct their review. • Award covers Aimed at individuals systematic review resident in island of Ireland training costs, salaryworking in the health and related costs and social care area research expenses. Contact: Annalisa Montesanti (amontesanti@hrb.ie) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Awards Aim Funding Funded by the HRB, the Irish Cancer Society and the NCI Training for earlystage post-doctorate candidates from health related professions, biomedical, and behavioural sciences to become leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control • Support for MPH training in Ireland (year 1), attendance at the NCI Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention and Control and mentored research at the NCI (years 2–4). • Opportunity to apply for a fifth year of funding to facilitate return to Ireland • Award covers salary, mobility allowance, running costs, dissemination All-Ireland Cancer Consortium Contact: Teresa Maguire (tmaguire@hrb.ie) Cancer Nursing Research – Project Development Grants Awards Aim Funding 1-2 awards To build capacity in cancer nursing research. Aimed at Individuals with experience in cancer nursing. • up to €20,000 for 18 months. Funding cannot be applied to personal salary costs or used for research staff or PhD students • Award covers research costs, dissemination, travel, overheads Funded under the All-Ireland Cancer Consortium Should lead to future larger competitive applications through carrying out preparatory work or small scale research study. Wellcome Trust-HRB-SFI Biomedical Partnership • The Wellcome Trust, in partnership with HRB and SFI, funds biomedical and clinical research in the Republic of Ireland • Wellcome Trust definition of ‘Biomedical science’: “from molecules and cells vital to life, through the spread of diseases or the vectors of disease across the globe, to clinical and public health research to improve the quality of healthcare” • Applications and awards under this Partnership are administered by the Trust • Most other Wellcome Trust Schemes are also open to applicants based in Ireland • Contact: www.wellcome.ac.uk ; Oonagh Ward (oward@hrb.ie) US-Ireland R&D Awards • The “US-Ireland R&D Partnership” links clinicians, scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry • A ‘single-proposal, single-review’ mechanism by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) accepting joint submissions from teams in Ireland, NI, and the US to their existing funding programmes • The work proposed for each jurisdiction must add significant value. Contact: Annalisa Montesanti (amontesanti@hrb.ie) Seeking support / advice • Please approach early to allow people to do a good job • Build into methodology / feasibility / budget • Look up previous successful awards recipients / project titles (see website) Support available • Lots of useful resources and links listed in the guidance notes for each call • HRB Trial Methodology Research Network – – – – Community of experienced trialists / methodologists Methodology support Advice on trial / study design Methodology education and training • Clinical Research Facilities / Centres – Study design, regulatory compliance, quality systems, participant accrual, data management, data analysis – Each CRF/CRC has its areas of specific expertise –find the right one! – UHG, UHC/Mercy Cork, St James’s Dublin, SVUH/Mater Dublin, Beaumont • Centre for Advanced Medical Imaging (CAMI) – 3T MRI dedicated to research Applying through GEMS • Apply for HRB Awards using GEMS • Register and complete CV, publications etc. (‘My Details’): these will be ‘pulled’ into your application form • Leave time for receiving and uploading collaborator agreement forms • Need Host Institution Approval: leave plenty of time – don’t wait until the HRB deadline! 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