Annual Report 2015–2016

GOAL 2: SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE AND
BUILD RESEARCHER CAPACITY
Work with others to support the research workforce and build researcher
capacity in fields relevant to health and medical research.
Activity 1.2 NHMRC
Corporate Plan
Target 1: Report annually on the proportion of total MREA funding committed to
key people support schemes by research ‘pillar’
Corporate Plan
Report annually on the proportion of total MREA funding committed to
key people support schemes by research ‘pillar’, to support this activity
and monitor levels of funding.
Achieved
Following ministerial announcement, data on each funding scheme is published on NHMRC’s website.
This data includes a breakdown of funding by research pillar, gender and support for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander health research.
Table 9
Grant Type
People support outcomes by broad research area
Commitment
Number of
Grants
PART 2 Performance Report
Basic Sciences
Postgraduate Scholarships $702,541 8
Early Career Fellowships $14,147,754 42
Career Development Fellowships $13,617,188 31
Research Fellowships $27,133,885 37
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowships $16,388,801 28
Practitioner Fellowships $467,961 1
Translating Research into Practice Fellowships – –
Clinical Medicine and Science
Postgraduate Scholarships $4,221,885 43
Early Career Fellowships $11,796,786 38
Career Development Fellowships $4,243,934 10
Research Fellowships $13,274,270 17
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowships $17,778,021 31
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