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FHRI Fund Funding Principles guiding Programs and Initiatives 05 November 2021 Today the Funding Principles for the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund have been released. These Funding Principles play an important role within the FHRI Fund governance model. The governance model for the FHRI Fund has several components. The essential governance requirements are set out in the Act. Other governance provisions are outlined in the accompanying Governance Framework, while the Funding Principles guide the design, implementation and measurement of benefits from Programs and Initiatives. Policies and processes guide the day-to-day operation of FHRI Fund. The FHRI Fund Funding Principles have been determined by the Advisory Council and tabled by the Minister for Health in Parliament. The nine Funding Principles are presented below. 1. Open and Transparent Ensure that the application and review processes are open and transparent, widely advertised and accessi... -
Consultation now open on how to enhance clinical trials in WA 23 August 2021 The FHRI Fund (through the Department of Health), supported by the WA Health Translation Network(external link) and MTPConnect WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub(external link), is conducting a consultation to inform FHRI Fund Advisory Councilrecommendations to the Minister for Health regarding Programs and Initiativesto advance clinical trials in WA. The purpose of the consultation is to identify actions that may enhance clinical trial capacity and expertise, improving the quality of clinical trials in WA and making the State more competitive for grant funding and attractive to commercial sponsors. A survey to support this consultation is now open. If you are a consumer who has experience relevant to clinical trials, you can share your views in a consumer-specific survey (external link). For other people or organisations with clinical trials experience and knowledge, please complete the s... -
$5 million to boost emerging researchers’ bids for major Australian Government funding 12 August 2021 A total of $5.03 million has been awarded to help Western Australian researchers achieve a competitive advantage to secure a highly sought after National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant. The WA Near-miss Awards (WANMA) program targets emerging WA researchers who narrowly missed out on recent NHMRC grants. For emerging researchers, securing a NHMRC grant is a critical career milestone, paving the way for further competitive funding. The WANMA program is funded by the State’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund, which provides a secure source of funding to drive health and medical research, innovation and commercialisation. Forty-one researchers have received 2021 WANMA grants, each to the value of $74,000 for one year, with these grants intended to assist the recipients to enhance their application for resubmission to a future NHMRC selection roun... -
Funding awarded to support health and medical research in Western Australia 02 August 2021 $9.2 million has been awarded from the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund to support Western Australian health and medical research. 126 high-performing Western Australian researchers from fourteen administering institutions were awarded grants worth $6.4 million under the Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund (MHRIF). MHRIF aims to promote excellence in health and medical research by awarding grants to high-performing researchers who have been successful in securing funding for their research from the National Health and Medical Research Council or funding bodies of a similar standing. The grants are used to help cover the indirect expenses associated with their projects, which could include the costs of equipment or administrative support. An additional $2.8 million in infrastructure support was awarded to six Medical Research Institutes under the Research In... -
Register your interest to be a FHRI Fund reviewer 09 February 2021 The FHRI Fund is seeking nominations from people who are interested in being a reviewer in an application review processes in the future. There are no prerequisites for nominating other than having an active interest in health and medical research and innovation. People with lived experience are encouraged to nominate, as are researchers, innovators, clinicians and policymakers. If this sounds like something you would like to be involved in, please see the registration pagefor more information.
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03/06/2021