The Australasian Military Medicine Association (AMMA) aims to promote research in military medicine and offers research grants to members.
If you wish to become a member of AMMA, please apply online.
AMMA offers one $10,000 and one $20,000 research grants annually to AMMA Members who are currently planning or undertaking research in aspects of military medicine and/or veterans’ health. The grant funds are to assist with the costs associated with the research project leading towards a publication.
All associated grants and funding applications related to the research project must be declared.
Prior to making an application, please review the AMMA objectives as stated below and confirm that your research aligns with the AMMA objectives. The additional benefits of the AMMA funding must be clearly articulated and need for the AMMA funding justified.
Although preliminary results and pilot studies are not mandatory, applications should present a well-supported hypothesis, supported by preliminary data or be based on other research findings.
Applications will be assessed by the AMMA Board on merit, using the following criteria:
Research Quality — the quality of the project aims and the proposed research plan will be assessed, high regard will be given to innovation as a prime objective, the scheme is not intended to fund research that has already been performed, or to validate findings already established in other areas
Innovation & Creativity — This measures the degree to which the research seeks to challenge and shift current paradigms or has a major impact on current knowledge of military or veterans’ health, such as:
Applicants should clearly explain their point of difference from current concepts, approaches, methodologies, technologies or interventions in order to sufficiently demonstrate innovation and creativity in their proposed research.
Significance — The extent to which the outcomes and outputs will result in advancement in knowledge of military medicine or veterans’ health.
Capability — The experience and expertise of the applicant and their team, the resources available to achieve the project aims.
Application is online and will take around 15 minutes, please ensure you have the following documents ready to upload:
Research Synopsis (max 800 words) — This research plan should include your rationale, hypothesis, aims, methodology and recording format. The assessment criteria should be considered when writing your synopsis, addressing research quality, innovation & creativity, significance, and capability.
Submission Statement — This should outline the funding you are requesting from AMMA, an outline of other funding sources, the resources available for the project (eg: staffing, equipment, admin support) and the source of these resources. Outline the time frame for the research project including key milestones and completion deadline.
Ethics Approval (if required) — If your research will require ethical approval related to the principles set forth in the Helsinki Declaration, it should be conducted in accordance with such principles. Any ethics approval must be stated.
Budget — A detailed budget is required as part of your submission.
All actual and projected income must be stated. Funding sources are to be acknowledged in this document.
List expenses and state how an AMMA grant would be utilised.
Researcher Publication History — Please provide links to any previously published studies by the research team.
