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Heart Foundation Research Program
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Our motivation
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in Australia.
It affects one in six individuals and claims one life every 10 minutes - currently 36 % of all deaths.
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Our Vision
For Australians to have the best cardiovascular health in the world.
Our Mission
To reduce suffering and death from heart, stroke and blood vessel disease in Australia.
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The Heart Foundation is an independent non-profit health organisation established in 1959.
The Heart Foundation is a federation, with eight state and territory offices in addition to a national group.
We are Australia’s most credible authority on healthy lifestyle.
Approximately 95% of our funding comes from donations and bequests.
The charity for life
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The Heart Foundation takes a multi-faceted approach to improving the cardiovascular health of all Australians, our approach includes:
What does the Heart Foundation do?
Health professionals Public awareness
Schools Programs and services
Advocacy Research
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Our Vision
To provide major advances in knowledge that will lead to improved cardiovascular health and better prevention and management of cardiovascular disease
Our Mission
To be the leading Australian advocate, supporter and champion of high quality cardiovascular research
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Over almost 50 years, the Heart
Foundation has invested more than $189
million in research … this equates to a
value of $1.51 billion from improved
cardiovascular health.
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• Lobbying Telstra to develop 000 emergency number
• Lowering cholesterol levels – lipid study
• Development of artificial pacemaker
Some of our achievements
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• The Heart Foundation Research Program undergoes an external independent evaluation process each year
• Findings include:
Greater visibility in key cardiovascular research journals than the NHMRC (per dollar spent)
A leader in pro-actively establishing research relationships with other organisations and corporate partners to increase our research support
The Research Program is managed in a highly cost-effective, ethical and transparent manner
Research in review
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• Support the highest quality research in the field of cardiovascular health and disease
• Support early to mid career researchers
• Support both people and projects
• Support biomedical, clinical and public health
research
We aim to:
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• Research with the goal of understanding normal and abnormal human functioning, at the molecular, cellular, organ system and whole body level
• May include studies on human subjects that do not have a diagnostic or therapeutic orientation
Biomedical Research
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• Research with the goal of understanding improving the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease; improving health and quality of life
• Research on or for the treatment of patients
Clinical Research
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• Research that is primarily concerned with population-level factors, but also includes community-level and individual-level determinants of health
• Research with the goal of improving the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health systems through changes to policy and practice
Public Health Research (including health services research)
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People Support Project Support
• Career Development
Fellowships• Overseas Fellowships• Postdoctoral Fellowships• Postgraduate Scholarships• Summer Scholarships • Travel Grants
• Grants-in-Aid• Cardiovascular diseases
and depression strategic
research
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In 2008 the Heart Foundation Research Program funded:
• 58 Grants-in-Aid
• 5 Career Development Fellowships
• 2 Overseas Fellowships
• 21 Postdoctoral Fellowships
• 22 Postgraduate Scholarships
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People Funding
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• Medical or non-medical graduates• For study towards PhD• Biomedical, clinical, public health applications are
assessed separately• Maximum three years • Part time applications will be considered• Applicants should not hold any other scholarship awards• Specialised scholarships: stroke and Indigenous health
Postgraduate Scholarships
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Please note:
For scholarships, you need to apply in the
category according to your background,
rather than the category of research for
which you are applying!
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Biomedical scholar:
Has relevant biomedical training
Usually holds a Bachelor of Science
Clinical scholar:
Has relevant clinical training
Usually holds MBBS
Public health scholar:
Has relevant public health
training
Must have a relevant project
Can be from broader fields
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Assessment criteria and points
Postgraduate ScholarshipsUndergraduate record 10
Honours and/or postgraduate research training 10
Research project 30
Track record 10
Publications 10
Career direction 5
Host institution / Supervisor 10
Referee Reports (x2) 10 (5 per report)
Overall score 5
Maximum score 100
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• Two years duration
• Biomedical, clinical and public health applications are ranked separately
• Part time applications will be considered
• Two levels:
PDF1: 0-2 years postdoctoral
PDF2: 2-5 years postdoctoral
Postdoctoral Fellowships
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• Opportunity to gain experience in an overseas environment
• At least 24 months research experience• Biomedical, clinical and public health
applications are invited but are assessed together
• Two years overseas, one in Australia• Allowances - cost of living, accommodation,
travel to and from destination
Overseas Fellowships
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Assessment criteria and points
Postdoctoral and Overseas FellowshipsTrack record: Independence, leadership, grants/awards, invited presentations.
20
Research output: Publications, patents, books. 25
Supervisor and host laboratory 10
Proposed research program 25
Potential for independent contribution to cardiovascular research
10
Referee reports (x2) 10 (5 per report)
Maximum score 100
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• The Heart Foundation’s most prestigious award• For high quality researchers with proven record of
independent research• Four years duration• Includes a $30,000 project grant in the first year• Can only receive one• Two levels:
CDA1: 2-7 years postdoctoral
CDA2: 7-12 years postdoctoral
Career Development Fellowships
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Assessment criteria and points
Career Development FellowshipsTrack record: Independence, leadership, grants/awards, invited presentations.
25
Research output: Publications, patents, books. 20
Proposed research program 30
Potential for independent contribution to cardiovascular research
15
Referee reports (x2) 10 (5 per report)
Maximum score 100
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The Heart Foundation allocates research funding through a cost-effective, ethical and transparent review system.
Scholarships
Fellowships
The peer review process
Application submittedAssessed by four
independent assessorsAssessed & ranked by
Scholarships committee
Application submittedAssessed by two
independent assessorsInterview
Fellowships committee
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• Awarded to researchers working in the area of CVD or related areas.
• Open to Australian citizens or permanent residents. • Researchers may only receive one travel grant per year.• Open to all early postgraduate scholars and junior
Postdoctoral Fellows to support presentation of cardiovascular related research at a relevant conference
There are three Travel Grant closing dates throughout the year!
Travel Grants
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• Available during December-January holidays• 2nd or 3rd year students in relevant course• Applicants need to organise their own project, supervisor and
institution• Preference given to applicants with little or no research experience
across all disciplines• 6 to 8 weeks duration• Up to $2000
Summer Scholarships
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Project Funding
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• Funding for a particular research project
• Two years support
• Maximum of $64 500 p.a.
Grants-in-Aid
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• The Heart Foundation has an agreement with the NHMRC regarding assessments of applications
• Applications are assessed by a panel of experts in the field, brought together by the NHMRC
NHMRC Partnership
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• Grant-in-Aid applications will be submitted to the NHMRC via their online form.
• Supplementary questions for the Heart Foundation • The Heart Foundation will receive the NHMRC ranked
list• The Heart Foundation has a committee which examines
applications for relevance and feasibility
The Process
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Considering applying?
• Check our website for all award instructions and read the conditions
• Any questions regarding eligibility, talk to your RAO
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For closing dates, salaries and more information
• Talk to your RAO – your institute may have closing dates different to the Heart Foundation closing dates
• Check our website which is always being updated, there may be changes to instructions, there maybe special awards available
• Sign up for Research@Heart and our bulletins which announce all award closing dates and new awards
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When you are ready to apply
• Ensure you submit your application through your RAO / Research Office
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• With researchers
- Research@Heart newsletter
- Regular bulletins- Visits to most current
Heart Foundation researchers
- Dedicated research section on the Heart Foundation website
Keeping in touch…
• With the general public and our donors
- Inclusion of articles in Heart Foundation publications
- Researcher profiles
- Media articles
- Fundraising letters
- Donor functions
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• Co-funding partnerships involve two funding bodies equally contributing to an award.
• The applicant benefits through being affiliated with both organisations
• The organisations benefit through being able to fund more researchers
• Current and recent co-funding partners include:
Co-funding relationships
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• Established in 2003 • Research support to date: over $3.3 million, which has
funded 24 Scholars, Fellows and the Chair of Cardiac Nursing
• No involvement or impact on the peer review process• No direct relationship with supported researchers• No involvement in Heart Foundation evidence-based
guideline development
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• Adherence = medicines and lifestyle• Adherence about 50% to chronic treatments• Health care professional input important for consumer
adherence• Project: to develop an educational tool for GPs,
pharmacists and practice nurses to improve adherence• Wide stakeholder buy-in• Research institutions have been contacted for input
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