Welcome to the Children's Health Queensland (CHQ) Study, Education and Research Trust Account Funding Scheme online grant application service.

Study, Education and Research Trust Account Funding Scheme

About the scheme

The objective of the Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service’s (CHQ) Study, Education and Research Trust Account (SERTA) funding scheme is to support:

• Research activities where there is alignment with the Health Service’s Vision, Purpose and Values
• Seeding financial support for approved innovative technology or clinical techniques
• Support for other developmental activities, as determined by the committees

Funding categories

The following grant options can be accessed through the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) and the Education, Training and Development Committee (ETDC):

• Up to $5,000 Fast Track Grant
• Up to $20,000 Research or Education Grant

Each committee will review applications and make recommendations to the SERTA Governance Committee. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application and any feedback, within four (4) weeks of application closure dates.

Education Training and Development Committee (ETDC) grants: 

Please visit CHQ SERTA ETDC (Intranet page) for more information.

ETDC grants when open are listed on Children's Health Queensland grants submission portal.

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Quality and Improvement Project

Please note, if your proposal is primarily a quality and improvement project (rather than research), please discuss with the CHQ Strategy, Planning, Improvement and Innovation (SPII) prior to submitting an application to SERTA, as more appropriate support may be available from the SPII team. Contact CHQ_SPI@health.qld.gov.au for more information.

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Research Advisory Committee (RAC) grants (this application round)

Eligibility Criteria

• Paid CHQ employee, located at a CHQ facility for 50% or more of your time.
• Not received any funding from any other source for this project.
• Novice or early career researcher and have not received research funding at a national or international level  

Only forms submitted online are considered. Please ensure you save as you go along when completing the application online.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on 07 3069 7570 during business hours or email CHQ_Grants@health.qld.gov.au and quote your submission number. 

CHQ Head of Department/Service Endorsement for Research

CHQ HODS Endorsement form link (Intranet) : https://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0020/3021626/CHQ-SERTA-RAC-HODS-Endorsement-form.docx 

Click here to view the procedure guidelines for RAC submissions (intranet document). 

If the links to the RAC HODS Endorsement form are not working, please email CHQ_Grants@health.qld.gov.au for a copy of the form.

For more information, please visit intranet page CHQ SERTA

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

SPELL CHECK

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