For emerging independent researchers

Guidelines for 2019 Funding

BackgroundAs a result of a generous donations and bequests to the University of Melbourne, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is able to offer a limited number of fellowships to talented researchers. Faculty Trust Fellowships are highly prestigious awards. They have fostered the careers of many successful researchers and are a critical mechanism to enable the Faculty to provide transitional support for emerging independent researchers.

Aims & EligibilityFellowships are awarded primarily on the basis of merit but, all else being equal, they provide an opportunity for the Faculty to promote strategic areas of research. The scoring of applications follows the principles used in the assessment of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.

Ideally, successful candidates will have up to 10 years of relevant postdoctoral experience and will be seeking to establish a long-term career at the University of Melbourne. Allowance will be made for clinical researchers where specialist training has delayed or coincided with the postdoctoral training period.

Faculty Trust Fellowships are expected to predict success in obtaining a nationally competitive fellowship, or an academic appointment at the University of Melbourne and the format of the application form has been based on this.

Faculty Trust Fellows who are subsequently awarded a nationally competitive fellowship (such as an ARC Future Fellowship or NHMRC Investigator Grants) during the duration of their appointment must relinquish the Faculty Trust Fellowship.

Faculty Trust Fellowships are not intended to be initial research appointments. Only in exceptional circumstances will applicants have less than three years’ experience since the award of their PhD.

Prior overseas postdoctoral experience will generally be an advantage but is not mandatory. Candidates who are already employed at a level equal to, or more senior than, the fellowship being sought are less likely to be successful than someone of equal merit but currently employed at a lower level.

Successful applications will contain clear evidence of internationally competitive research excellence with strong potential to develop as a self-directed health and medical researcher, either independently or as a member of a research team. In the latter case, the research must be clearly identifiable with the Fellow. The candidate's record will be judged relative to opportunity, taking into account career interruptions for family commitments or other reasons.

Although not mandatory, it is expected that candidates for Faculty Trust Fellowships will submit an application for a NHMRC Investigator Grant or equivalent.

Grant-In-Aid (GIA)Refer to the Grant In Aid Policy document for further information on what can and cannot be purchased using GIA funds. Successful recipients of MDHS Trust fellowships are eligible to receive $10,000 per year (pro rata) GIA funding, which is supplementary to the fellow’s salary to support legitimate research expenses including consumables, travel and publication costs, in addition provided to cover legitimate costs including removal expenses to take up the Fellowship, attendance at conferences, and research expenses.

How to SubmitTo complete the application correctly, refer to the Position Description and Frequently Asked Questions documents. It is a requirement to be familiar with the NHMRC Investigator Grant information available on the NHMRC website and in GrantConnect. Specifically, the GrantConnect GO documents: Investigator Grants 2019 Guidelines and Guide to Applicants _ Investigator Grants 2019. Guide to Applicants _ Investigator Grants 2019 is known in this document as Guide to Applicants. Register on GrantConnect and download these documents.

The application must be written in English and submitted as a single, whole application document in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, using the templates contained in this document.

Faculty Trust Fellowships

Naming and formatting requirements are listed below. Applications that fail to comply with these requirements may be excluded from consideration.

☐ Sign the applicant certification section☐ Arrange proposed Head of Department certification☐ Arrange two reference reports to be sent directly to mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au ☐ Remove these guidelines before submitting

Formatting Requirements Component Requirements File format The application must be saved as a PDF file File size The PDF file MUST NOT exceed 2MB in size File name The PDF file must be named using the following: Applicant’s Surname_Document Type/Name.pdf

For example: Smith_2019 Trust Fellowship Application.pdf Page size A4 Font We recommend a minimum of 12 point Times New Roman font. Applicants must ensure the font

is readable Line spacing Single

Addressing the assessment criteria: Knowledge Gain (30%) Track Record, relative to opportunity (70%)

Knowledge Gain (30%)a) Grant Proposal Guidance:

The assessment of knowledge gain will be against the NHMRC category descriptors found at Table 6 of Attachment A in the Guide to Applicants.

NHMRC defines “Knowledge Gain” for the Investigator Grant scheme as the quality of the proposed research and significance of the knowledge gained. It incorporates theoretical concepts, hypothesis, research design, robustness and the extent to which the research findings will contribute to the research area and health outcomes (by advancing knowledge, practice or policy).

Applicants should note that like how NHMRC peer reviewers assess, peer reviewers of your application will as part of their assessment, consider the reproducibility and applicability of the proposed research and research design. Within the experimental design of the proposal, applicants should include sufficient information to demonstrate that robust and unbiased results will be produced.

When drafting the response to the knowledge gain criterion, applicants should include the following headings:

Research Vision for next two years: describe their research vision for the next two years Proposed research objectives, basic methodologies and expected outcomes: briefly outline the proposed research

objectives, basic methodologies and expected outcomes Importance of problem, planned outcome of research plan and potential significance of research: describe the

importance of the problem to be researched, the planned outcome of the research plan, and the potential significance of the research

Support for proposed research: describe the support for their proposed research (e.g. access to technical resources, infrastructure, equipment and facilities, and if required, access to additional expertise necessary to achieve proposed outcomes).

The significance of the study is not a measure of the prevalence/incidence of the health issue (e.g. cancer versus sudden infant death syndrome). Applications are assessed relative to opportunity, taking into consideration any career disruptions, where applicable.

b) References for the Research Proposal Guidance:

References for the Research Proposal must:

not exceed 1 page provide a list of all references cited in the application in an appropriate standard journal format, NHMRC prefers the

Author-date (also known as the Harvard System), Documentary-note and the Vancouver Systems list authors in the order in which they appear in PubMed only include references to cited work

Track Record, relative to opportunity (70%)a) Publications - applicants will be assessed based on their publications from the past 10 years (taking into account career disruptions) as provided in the Publications section of this application.

Applicants are required to nominate their five best publications from those 10 years and provide explanations of why these publications have been selected, outlining the quality of the publications selected and their contribution to science (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

The assessment of publications will be against the category descriptors at Table 1 of Attachment A of the Guide to Applicants.

b) Research Impact - refer to the Guide to Applicants Section 3.1.2 Addressing the assessment criteria (Research Impact).

Applicants will be assessed based on: The significance and reach of their claimed research impact The contribution of their research program to the research impact The contribution of the applicant to the research program

The assessment of research impact will be against the category descriptors at Tables 2, 3 and 4 of Attachment A Guide to Applicants. NHMRC identifies four specific types of impact:

Knowledge impact Health impact Economic impact Social impact

Demonstrating Research Impact

Applicants should only include one research program to demonstrate research impact(s) across one or more of the four types of impact. Applicants will be asked to indicate in the application which of the research impact types they would like considered in the assessment of their application. If the research program can be used to demonstrate multiple impacts, the overall research impact score is determined holistically and on balance across the four types (it is not additive). This means that an applicant with one type of impact can score as well as or better than an applicant with multiple types of impact. 5

Whilst it is expected that the research impact is recent, the research program that contributed to the research impact may be from any time in a researcher’s career – there are no time limits on when a researcher made a contribution to the research program or when the research program contributed to the research impact.

Applicants should note that there is no requirement for their research impact to align with the research proposal/vision in their application – these are assessed independently against separate assessment criteria and category descriptors.

The following is provided to assist applicants to complete the application form. Applicants should provide robust, verifiable evidence (qualitative and/or quantitative, see Table 1 Guide to Applicants) to support the claimed research impact that can be independently assessed by peer reviewers.

Type Knowledge impact Health impact Economic impact Social impact Description of research impact

New knowledge, demonstrating the benefits emerging from adoption, adaption or use of new knowledge to inform further research, and/or understanding of what is effective.

Improvements in health through new therapeutics, diagnostics, disease prevention or changes in behaviour; or improvements in disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, management of health problems, health policy, health systems, and quality of life.

Improvements in the nation’s economic performance through creation of new industries, jobs or valuable products, or reducing health care costs, improving efficiency in resource use, or improving the welfare/well-being of the population within current health system resources. An economic impact may also contribute to social or health impacts, including human capital gains and the value of life and health.

Improvements in the health of society, including the well-being of the end user and the community. This may include improved ability to access health care services, to participate socially (including empowerment and participation in decision making) and to quantify improvements in the health of society.

c) Leadership - for the assessment of leadership, applicants are required to outline their outputs over the past 10 years (taking into account career disruptions) across each of the four leadership elements:

1. Research Mentoring 2. Research Policy and Professional Leadership 3. Institutional Leadership 4. Research Programs and Team Leadership

Each element will be addressed by applicants in separate fields with a maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks per field.

Career Disruption (within the last 10 years) A Career Disruption is defined as a prolonged interruption to an applicant’s capacity to work due to pregnancy, major illness/injury and/or career responsibilities. For guidance on what constitutes a career disruption and how it is considered, refer to the Investigator Grants 2019 Guidelines.

a) Impact - Applicants are required to provide a brief explanation of the impact the career disruption (s) has had on their research, research achievements and associated productivity relative to their career stage. Applicants should not describe the nature of the career disruption in this field. Note that the information in this field will be provided to peer reviewers (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

b) Date - Applicants are required to nominate the periods when they have a had a disruption (approximate dates)

Relative to Opportunity (within the last 10 years)If applicable, the applicant should use this section to provide details on any relative to opportunity considerations and the effect they have had on their research and research achievements (see Investigator Grants 2019 Guidelines for further information).

a) Circumstance - Provide a brief explanation of the type of relative to opportunity circumstance (maximum of 200 characters including spaces and line breaks).

b) Impact - Applicants are required to provide a brief explanation of the impact this has had on their research, research achievements and associated productivity relative to their career stage (maximum of 1500 characters including spaces and line breaks).

c) Date - Applicants are required to nominate the periods when they have a had a disruption (approximate dates)

PublicationsApplicants will be assessed based on their publications from the past 10 years (taking into account career disruptions) as recorded in the Publication section of the application form.

Assessment Process Applications will be assessed by committee assessment and ranking.

Conditions of AwardBy accepting the award, recipients agree to the following:

Annual ReportAll Trust fellows must submit short annual reports on progress of their research due on the anniversary of their award. The report will be reviewed by the Faculty, as per the position descriptions for each fellowship. A report template is attached to this document and it is the fellow’s responsibility to ensure the timely submission of reports.

Acknowledgment of support MDHS trust grants and fellowships are funded from funds established through the generosity of alumni, former staff and other benefactors as well as philanthropic foundations. Recipients of MDHS trust grants and fellowships are required to acknowledge the support of the donor or trust on publications or written material which relate to the funded research/project, provide annual reports so that donors may understand the use to which the funds are being put, and may be asked to attend thank you, award, prize-giving or other ceremonies to acknowledge the generous support that has made the research/project possible.

Conditions of PaymentFunding will be provided to the administering entity (Department) as a total salary package (Fellowship Support Package, FSP) which includes the Fellow’s salary and the additional on-costs incurred by the appointment. This is similar to the NHMRC Personnel Support Package (PSP) except it will be based on actual UoM salaries and include grant-in-aid support.

Note, requests to carry forward unspent GIA must be received by mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au by the end of September each year.

Research outputsAll research outputs arising as a result of the Fellowship must be attributed to the University, including all relevant publications, IP, etc.)

Closing Date for Applications: 11.55pm AEST, 23 January 2019

IMPORTANT

Submit the signed application as a single high quality PDF (not including the guidelines) to Nikki Fisher at: mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au

Do not use the online University of Melbourne job application system.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname:

Given Name(s):

Email:

Phone:

Date of Birth:

Are you an Australian citizen? Yes / No

If no, which country are you a citizen

Australian resident status? Yes / No

Research Higher Degree: Year and type:

Nationality:

Year Awarded:

Please select the fellowship (s) you are applying for:

The David Bickart Clinician Research Fellowship

The Annemarie Mankiewicz-Zelkin Fellowship (Ophthalmology)

Broad Research Area (as defined by NHMRC) Select a broad research area most applicable to your main area of research

Basic Science Health Services Research

Clinical Medicine and Science Public Health

Research Keywords. In order of importance with 1 being the most important, provide 4 keywords/phrases that best describe your individual areas of research interest. (You can refer to list in Pro-RE Profile section in RGMS)

1. 3.

2. 4.

Field of Research (FoR) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/research/research-systems/reporting/for

Primary Tertiary

Secondary

Faculty Trust Fellowship2019 Application Form

Closing Date: 11.55pm AEST, 23 January 2019

Faculty Trust Fellowship - Application Form

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Department / Centre / School:

Institution:

Present position / official designation:

Level of appointment:

Present salary (AUD$):

Source of salary:

Name of head of present research group:

Department / Institution:

PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Department / Centre / School:

Institution:

Name of Head of research group where work is to be carried out:

This application form is based on the NHMRC Investigator Grant criteria and contains the following sections to be completed:

Knowledge Gain (30%) A) Grant Proposal B) References

Track Record (70%) A) Publications

o Five best from past 10 years B) Research Impact (knowledge impact; health impact; economic impact; social impact)

o Reach and significance of the research impacto Research program’s contribution to the research impacto Applicant’s contribution to the research program

C) Leadershipo Research Mentoringo Research Policy and Professional Leadershipo Institutional Leadershipo Research Programs and Team Leadership

Career InterruptionPublications Certification by applicantCertification by proposed Head of Department / Centre / School

KNOWLEDGE GAIN - Research Proposal (2 pages)Guidance – remove this text before submitting: When drafting the response to the knowledge gain criterion, applicants should include the following headings:

Research Vision for next two years: describe their research vision for the next two years

Proposed research objectives, basic methodologies and expected outcomes: briefly outline the proposed research objectives, basic methodologies and expected outcomes

Importance of problem, planned outcome of research plan and potential significance of research: describe the importance of the problem to be researched, the planned outcome of the research plan, and

the potential significance of the research

Support for proposed research: describe the support for their proposed research (e.g. access to technical resources, infrastructure,

equipment and facilities, and if required, access to additional expertise necessary to achieve proposed outcomes).

The significance of the study is not a measure of the prevalence/incidence of the health issue (e.g. cancer versus sudden infant death syndrome).

Applications are assessed relative to opportunity, taking into consideration any career disruptions, where applicable.

The assessment of knowledge gain will be against the category descriptors at Table 6 of Attachment A.

Hint: refer to the language of the category descriptor you are aiming for.

KNOWLEDGE GAIN - Research Proposal - continued Guidance – remove this text before submitting: When drafting the response to the knowledge gain criterion, applicants should include the following headings:

Research Vision for next two years: describe their research vision for the next two years

Proposed research objectives, basic methodologies and expected outcomes: briefly outline the proposed research objectives, basic methodologies and expected outcomes

Importance of problem, planned outcome of research plan and potential significance of research: describe the importance of the problem to be researched, the planned outcome of the research plan, and

the potential significance of the research

Support for proposed research: describe the support for their proposed research (e.g. access to technical resources, infrastructure,

equipment and facilities, and if required, access to additional expertise necessary to achieve proposed outcomes).

The significance of the study is not a measure of the prevalence/incidence of the health issue (e.g. cancer versus sudden infant death syndrome).

Applications are assessed relative to opportunity, taking into consideration any career disruptions, where applicable.

The assessment of knowledge gain will be against the category descriptors at Table 6 of Attachment A.

Hint: refer to the language of the category descriptor you are aiming for.

KNOWLEDGE GAIN - References (1 page)

Guidance – remove this text before submitting:

References cited in the proposal are to be listed here.

References for the Research Proposal must:

not exceed 1 page provide a list of all references cited in the application in an appropriate standard journal format, NHMRC

prefers the Author-date (also known as the Harvard System), Documentary-note and the Vancouver Systems

list authors in the order in which they appear in PubMed only include references to cited work must be written in English

TRACK RECORD - Publications (35%)

Five best publications:

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

TRACK RECORD – Research Impact (20%)1. Reach and

significance of the research impact

Describe the research impact and outline with corroborating evidence its reach and significance.

Reach is the extent, spread, breadth, and/or diversity of the beneficiaries of the impact, relative to the type of research impact.

Significance is the degree to which the impact has enabled, enriched, influenced, informed or changed the performance of policies, practices, products, services, culture, understanding, awareness or well-being of the beneficiaries (not the prevalence or magnitude of the issue).

For assessment, refer to Table 2 Attachment A “Reach and significance of the research impact (Emerging Leadership and Leadership) of Guide to Applicants. Note: Difference in scoring for levels: Emerging Leadership and Leadership. Examples are listed in the same Guide document 3.1.2.1 Demonstrating Research Impact

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

2. Research program’s contribution to the research impact

Outline with corroborating evidence how the research program contributed to the research impact.

A research program is a cohesive body of research by the applicant. It is not limited to an individual case study (as used in a clinical context) or a single publication. A research program may be recent or in the past.

Applicants need to outline the research program with corroborating evidence that can be independently assessed by peer reviewers.

Research program’s contribution to the research impact is the degree to which the applicant’s research program was necessary to achieve the impact(s) (knowledge, health, economic, and/or social impact) based on robust and verifiable evidence. The relationship between the applicant’s research program (including related activities) and the impact may be foreseen or unforeseen, and may be an end product or demonstrated during the research process.

Research impact examples may include the adoption or adaptation of existing research.

For assessment, refer to Table 3 – Attachment A “Research Program’s contribution to the Research Impact” of Guide to Applicants

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

3. Applicant’s contribution to the research program

Outline with corroborating evidence your contribution to the research program.

An applicant’s contribution to the research program is, relative to opportunity and to the applicant’s field of research, the level of the applicant’s contribution (e.g. leadership, intellectual and/or technical input) to the research program based on robust and verifiable evidence.

For assessment, refer to “Table 4 – Attachment A. Applicant’s contribution to Research Program” of Guide to Applicants

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

TRACK RECORD - Leadership (15%)

For assessment, refer to “Table 5 – Attachment A. Leadership” of NHMRC Guide to Applicants.

1. Research Mentoring

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

2. Research Policy and Professional Leadership

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

3. Institutional Leadership

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

4. Research Programs and Team Leadership

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

Career DisruptionImpact

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

Guidance – remove this text before submitting:

Applicants are required to provide a brief explanation of the impact the career disruption (s) has had on their research, research achievements and associated productivity relative to their career stage. Applicants should not describe the nature of the career disruption in this field. Note that the information in this field will be provided to peer reviewers (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

If not applicable, please write “not applicable” or “intentionally left blank”

Example extract from Guide NHMRC Peer Review 2018:

As an example of career disruption considerations: If, in the last five years, an applicant took 18 months maternity leave before returning to an active research career, then that applicant can add on an extra 18 months to the normal duration counted for all of the applicant’s outputs. These outputs include publication and translation outcomes: refer to sections 6.2 and 6.2.1 of the NHMRC Funding Rules. A peer reviewer must then take into consideration in their assessment of track record, the additional outputs provided by the applicant to account for the career disruption.

DatesApplicants are required to nominate the periods when they have had a disruption (approximate dates).

Relative to OpportunityCircumstance

Final character count: (maximum of 2000 characters including spaces and line breaks).

Guidance – remove this text before submitting:

If applicable, the applicant should use this section to provide details on any relative to opportunity considerations and the effect they have had on their research and research achievements (see Investigator Grants 2019 Guidelines for further information).

Provide a brief explanation of the type of relative to opportunity circumstance (maximum of 200 characters including spaces and line breaks).

If not applicable, please write “not applicable“ or “intentionally left blank”

ImpactFinal character count: (maximum of 1500 characters including spaces and line breaks).

Guidance – remove this text before submitting:

Applicants are required to provide a brief explanation of the impact this has had on their research, research achievements and associated productivity relative to their career stage (maximum of 1500 characters including spaces and line breaks).

Date Applicants are required to nominate the periods when they have had a disruption (approximate dates).

PublicationsInsert / list all of your publications from the past 10 years (i.e. since January 2009)

Guidance – remove this text before submitting:

NHMRC accepts nine types of publication: Journal Articles (Original Research), Journal Articles (Review), Books/Chapters, Research Report – commissioned by Government, industry or other, Technical Report, Text Book, Accepted for Publication, Editorials and Letters to the Editor.

Group publications together by the type of publication.

Certification

Certification by the Applicant

I certify that all details given in this application are correct, and that if successful, I will hold the Trust Fellowship in accordance with the scheme guidelines.

E-signatures accepted

Signature Date

Certification by the Applicant’s Proposed Head of Department

I certify that the applicant has the time and resources available to pursue the research activities outlined in the application. I support the application and consider that the research activities outlined therein will benefit the development of the applicant’s research career.

E-signatures accepted

Name Department/School

Signature Date

Appendix 1

Faculty Trust Research Fellowship – Referee Report FormIn Confidence

APPLICANT DETAILS

Surname:

Given Name(s):

Institution:

Project title:

REFEREE DETAILS

Surname:

Given Name(s):

Institution:

Note to applicants:

Please complete the above and forward to your two nominated referees with a copy of the completed application form and curriculum vitae. The referee report may also be in the form of a letter on the referee’s business letterhead provided the below criteria are addressed.

It is your responsibility to ensure that the referees’ reports are received by 23 January 2019.

Note to referee:

The Fellowships are designed to provide outstanding researchers at an early stage in their careers with an opportunity for independent research.

The Faculty Research Committee will be greatly assisted if you would supply a report in confidence using the following form.

Once completed, forward as PDF Email: mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au with the following file name: Applicant’s Surname__2019 Trust Fellowship REFEREE REPORT.pdf

REFEREE REPORT

Applicant’s academic performance

Include comments on quality of published work, and applicant’s role in work published with co-authors

Applicant’s ability in research, potential for career development in health and medical research

Applicant’s Research proposal

Scientific quality and relevance and extent to which the project will contribute to the researcher’s career.

CertificationE-signatures accepted

Name Department/School

Signature Date

Appendix 2

Faculty Trust Research Fellowship – Report FormAnnual / Progress Report (including Financial Summary)

All Faculty Trust Fellows must submit short reports on the progress of their research, for review by the Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty, as per the Position Descriptions for each fellowship. Completed reports must be reviewed and signed off by the appropriate Head of Department/School (or delegate).

An electronic copy of the completed and signed report should be emailed through to MDHS Research Development at mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au by the annual anniversary of your award date.

1. Please indicate the type of report you are completing☐ Progress Report (to be completed every 12 months)

☐ Final Report (to be completed at conclusion of fellowship)

2. Fellowship detailsName

Department / Centre

School

Fellowship name

Email

Telephone

Fellowship FTE

Start date

Completion date

3. Summary of Research ProgressIn the text box following, provide an overview (maximum 200 words) of the research progress made over the past 12 months of the Fellowship. Note that this summary may be reported to relevant University committees. Grant in Aid expenditure is detailed in section 5.

4. Report☐ Please attach a report (max. 2 x A4 pages, plus publications) organised under the following headings:

Research AchievementsDiscuss progress over the past 12 months including focus, key questions, approach (methodology), and findings/outcomes to date.

Communication of ResultsList publications (submitted, accepted or published), conference presentations, workshop presentations, department seminars, media items, etc., produced during your Fellowship.

Please note: all research outputs arising as a result of the Fellowship need to be attributed to the University, including all relevant publications, IP, etc.

External Grants and FellowshipsList any external grants or fellowships applied for over the previous 12 months and outcomes (if known).

Engagement in Broader Research Linkages across the UniversityDiscuss as appropriate (e.g. higher degree supervision, guest lectures, professional development courses attended, etc.).

Any Other CommentsDiscuss any other results outcomes arising from your Fellowship over the past 12 months as applicable.

5. Grant in Aid Financial Summary (GIA)From the MDHS Trust Fellowship Grant-in-Aid Policy:

MDHS Trust Fellows are allocated a $10,000 (pro-rata) grant-in-aid per annum for the duration of their Fellowship.

Money not expended in one year can be carried forward, however will be forfeited if not expended prior to the end of the Fellowship tenure.

Fellows are able to access their full year’s grant-in-aid during a calendar year; however future year’s allocations cannot be accessed without prior written approval from the Associate Dean (Research) and only where exceptional circumstances exist.

If a Fellow is employed for a partial year, they are eligible to access a pro-rata amount of their grant-in-aid for that year.

What is the account string you are using for this expenditure?

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 Year 4

Indicate which year you are currently in with an Asterix *

Allocation $ $ $ $

Expenditure $ $ $ $

Balance $ $ $ $

For this report duration, was any GIA used to supplement a RA salary or expenses directly related to the research activity?

If yes, please provide more detail here

Name:

Employee number:

Dates:

Value: $

Has there been any extenuating circumstances that has resulted in funds not being spent?

If yes, please indicate here

If this is the final report, are there any unspent funds?

Any other comments

6. LeaveIt is a condition of the appointment that annual leave is taken during the term of the Fellowship. A total of 20 annual leave days per annum must be taken.

7. Certification

Certification by Fellow

Signature Date

The following section is to be completed by the Head of Department / School:

Certification by Head of Department / School

Annual Performance Development Framework (PDF) report:

☐ Please check the box if the fellow has successfully completed all Performance Development Framework requirements.

Add any comments, sign and date and return the completed Report to: mdhs-grants@unimelb.edu.au

Head of Department / School signature

E-signatures accepted

Name Department/School

Signature Date