1. health and fitness
2. disease

COELIAC AUSTRALIA SEED FUNDING
GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS
COELIAC AUSTRALIA – INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Coeliac Australia (CA) is a national not-for-profit association, comprising five state organisations
supporting people with coeliac disease. Coeliac Australia provides a framework for the states to
work together, share resources and fulfil its vision - To enhance the quality of life of people with
coeliac disease and those medically diagnosed as requiring a gluten free diet for life and to support
research towards a cure or other ethical forms of treatment.
Seed funding is intended to support preliminary research projects that will be developed into larger
scale projects for which funding will be sought from an external funding source or partnership.
Research is a core activity for CA. CA seeks to support innovative research projects that may lead to
improvements in our understanding of coeliac disease, its diagnosis, its clinical manifestations, its
complications, its therapy and its pathogenesis.
CA has a commitment to achieving the best possible clinical outcomes through high quality basic and
clinical research. CA supports three research areas as listed below; they are relevant to three
population groups at different stages of the coeliac disease journey:
1. Those diagnosed with coeliac disease
a. To cure coeliac disease
b. To improve current diet therapy
c. To improve coeliac disease management, including better control of associated
conditions and complications
2. Those who have coeliac disease but are not diagnosed
a. To improve health professional awareness of coeliac disease
b. To improve diagnostic tests and pathways
c. To define disease prevalence and the health burden of coeliac disease
3. Those at risk of developing coeliac disease
a. Ability to predict susceptibility
b. Prevention of coeliac disease
NATIONAL OFFICE
PO Box 271
Wahroonga NSW 2076
Suite 1, 41-45 Pacific Hwy
Waitara NSW 2077
T 02 9487 5088
F 02 9487 5177
The Coeliac Society of Australia Inc trading as Coeliac Australia ABN 60 103 887 670
E info@coeliac.org.au
W www.coeliac.org.au
KEY INFORMATION
Applications for seed funding may be submitted at any time but a minimum of 3 months prior to the
date the funds will be required.
Funding amounts of up to $20,000 will be available.
REQUIREMENTS
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or hold Australian or New Zealand
resident status.
Examples of items that may be supported include funds for personnel (e.g. a Research
Assistant), activities (e.g. conducting a survey), equipment and travel to undertake research
activities.
Examples of items that may not be supported include (i) equipment and facilities that could
be reasonably expected to be provided by the School or Centre and (ii) conference travel.
Projects must have at least the in-kind support of the applicant’s institution that will provide
any required on-campus office/lab space or computer access.
Successful applicants are required to provide CA with a brief report on the project outcomes
within 30 days of completion of the funded project.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Each application will be assessed by independent members of CA’s Medical Advisory Committee
and/or assessors consulted by that committee. The following will be considered:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Alignment with CA’s research priorities as described above.
Quality of proposed research project.
Contribution to strengthening CA’s research reputation.
Feasibility of the research proposal given available resources.
Proposals that are able to use seed funding to lever additional funds from external bodies
are especially welcome.
Previous funding that has resulted in successful research grant or academic publication will
be a positive factor for consideration.
APPLICATION – please provide the following (approx. length: 1-2 pages)
PERSONAL DETAILS
a) Full name
b) Position
c) Institution
d) Contact details: email address, mailing address, phone number
PROJECT DETAILS
a) Title
b) Background
c) Expected outcomes
d) Approach
e) Timeline
f) List of investigators
FUNDING REQUEST DETAILS
a) Amount requested.
b) What will the funding be used for?
c) Justification for requested amount (quotes/other evidence may be attached).
d) Other funding: Provide details of what other sources of funding have/will be requested to
support this project.
CONTACT
All correspondence and enquiries should be forwarded to:
Research Grants
Coeliac Australia
PO Box 271
Wahroonga NSW 2076
Email: research@coeliac.org.au