IRT Research Foundation

The IRT Research Foundation funds research initiatives that seek to improve the mind, mobility and lifestyles of senior Australians, and that will assist older people achieve their optimum quality of life.
The priority for the 2013 Grants Round is research proposals that address one or more of the 30 research priority topics listed in the National Community Care Research Agenda, 2010 (www.aag.asn.au) developed by Aged and Community Services Australia, the Australian Association of Gerontology and the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well.
Applications for grants are invited from Australian researchers and institutions with expertise on topics affecting older people in Australia.

Grant payments will be made to the institution of the Primary Investigator (the ‘administering institution’), which will usually be a university. In general, the proposal should be consistent with the standards of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) or Australian Research Council (ARC).

14 June 2013

http://www.irt.org.au/irt-research-foundation.asp

Grant

• Researchers working in any field of research relevant to older people are eligible to apply.
• The Primary Investigator must be based in an Australian educational institution.
• A maximum of four co-investigators may be listed on the application.
• Funding cannot commence until all relevant ethical and other approvals have been obtained and evidence of these provided to the Foundation. If these approvals have not been obtained by the project commencement date, the Foundation reserves the right to withdraw the offer of funding.
• The successful applicant must commence the research no later than six months after notification of a successful grant submission.
• Institutions can submit more than one application.

Small grants of up to $50,000 (excluding GST) will be considered for projects of one year’s duration. The IRT Research Foundation will consider applications for projects of up to three years duration requesting total funding up to $300,000 (excluding GST). Only one or two larger grants will be considered, for significant research projects, that will make a considerable impact on the lives of older people.