Building an Evidence Base for Funding Evidence-Based Medicine

Grant number: 1023735 | Funding period: 2012 - 2013

Completed

Abstract

Funding schemes should be subject to the same scientific scrutiny as the proposals they scrutinize. If funding schemes could be improved, and higher quality proposals funded more reliably, then evidence-based medicine throughout Australia could be improved. Current evidence shows a concerning variability in funding decisions. We will examine the costs and reliability of the Project Grant scheme and two cheaper alternatives. Any savings we find could be re-invested back into medical research.

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A randomized trial of fellowships for early career researchers finds a high reliability in funding decisions

P Clarke, D Herbert, N Graves, AG Barnett

2016-01-01

Objectives Funding for early career researchers in Australia's largest medical research funding scheme is determined by a competit..

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The impact of a streamlined funding application process on application time: Two cross-sectional surveys of Australian researchers

AG Barnett, N Graves, P Clarke, D Herbert

2015-01-01

Objective: To examine if streamlining a medical research funding application process saved time for applicants. Design: Cross-sect..

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Usingsimplified peer review processes to fund research: A prospective study

DL Herbert, N Graves, P Clarke, AG Barnett

2015-01-01

Objective: To prospectively test two simplified peer review processes, estimate the agreement between the simplified and official ..

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The impact of funding deadlines on personal workloads, stress and family relationships: A qualitative study of Australian researchers

DL Herbert, J Coveney, P Clarke, N Graves, AG Barnett

2014-01-01

Objective: To examine the impact of applying for funding on personal workloads, stress and family relationships. Design: Qualitati..

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On the time spent preparing grant proposals: An observational study of Australian researchers

DL Herbert, AG Barnett, P Clarke, N Graves

2013-06-06

Objective: To estimate the time spent by the researchers for preparing grant proposals, and to examine whether spending more time ..

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