The Applied Partnership Awards are designed to bring knowledge users and researchers together to develop research projects that address a documented need within the Irish health or social care system. Research findings will have a direct impact on decision-making in the knowledge user organisation.
This is a rolling call and as such there will be one round launched in 2024 with two separate closing dates and associated peer review cycles. The closing date for Cycle 1 was 10 April 2024. The closing date for Cycle 2 is 18 December 2024.
The Applied Partnership Awards are open to all areas of health. In this round, we also specifically welcome applications in the area of mental health, to support our work related to Sharing the Vision – A Mental Health Policy for Everyone. A dedicated budget for mental health research has been provided by the Department of Health for this purpose. As such, quality permitting, additional awards will be funded in the areas of mental health services research and population mental health research to support the implementation of Sharing the Vision.
Details of this Scheme
The Applied Partnership Awards scheme is designed to bring knowledge users and researchers together to collaboratively develop research projects that address a documented need within the Irish health or social care system. Knowledge users are closely involved in the research process, from idea formulation to dissemination and implementation, thus optimising knowledge translation into policy and practice.
The APA award requires a joint application encompassing both researchers and knowledge users. It must be clear how the knowledge user will be integrated throughout the project. The outcome of the research should have a direct impact on decision-making in the knowledge user organisation.
The award will be for between 12 and 24 months. A minimum co-funding commitment of 20% of the total award amount requested from the HRB must be provided by the knowledge user organisation. For mental health research proposals, in recognition of dedicated funds being made available under Sharing the Vision, the co-funding requirement is a minimum of 10% of the total amount requested from the HRB. Co-funding commitments must be cash contributions. Cash contributions greater than the minimum amounts specified above, or additional in-kind contributions, are also welcome and encouraged.
Who can apply?
Applications should be made by a team of researchers and knowledge users.
Individuals in knowledge user organisations may be experienced researchers, but for this scheme, a lead applicant from a research group and a lead applicant from the knowledge user group are required.
Researchers should be at mid-stage or senior stage in their career. Experience in clinical research, population health research and/or health services research is essential.
How to apply:
This is a rolling call. Applications can be submitted at any time up to the second closing date. There are two distinct opportunities for peer review – see the Timeframe section of the guidance notes (Section 10). The rolling nature of the call enables researchers and knowledge users to develop collaborations and submit their application at the time that best suits them.
All applications must be made using the HRB Grant Electronic Management System (GEMS) available at grants(at)hrb.ie. GEMS will close automatically at the deadline.
The application must have been reviewed and approved by the signatory approver at the research office (or equivalent) in the host institution before it is submitted to the HRB. Therefore, applicants should ensure that they give the signatory approver sufficient time before the scheme closing date to review the application and approve it on GEMS. Please note that many host institutions specify internal deadlines for this procedure.
Apply for this award:
https://grants.hrb.ie/
Contact us:
Olesya Khitrich
Email: okhitrich(at)hrb.ie