RDS-McCoy Project Seed Fund-2025

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McCoy Project Seed Fund Application

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Information Before Completing the Grant Application

The McCoy Project established the McCoy Seed Fund to support the development of collaborative research projects between Museums Victoria (MV) and the University of Melbourne (UoM).

IMPORTANT REMINDERS BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

  • Please ensure you have read and understood the McCoy Project Seed Fund Scheme Guidelines. 
  • You must have the prior support of the School(s) or Department(s) you are applying to, and from the Museums Victoria Research Institute (MVRI).
  • A Themis Grant submission is required for non-MRI based applicants. MRI-based applicants should contact res-devschemes@unimelb.edu.au for assistance.
  • Incomplete applications or declined eligibility exemptions will not be progressed for further assessment.

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Submission Checklist

Have discussions been held with collaborating partner organisation (MV/UoM)? * Required
Have all team members read and understood the requirements of the project and conditions of the grant as listed in the guidelines? * Required
This application will be assessed by panel members outside your discipline. Is your application in plain language? * Required
Are the aims of your project realistic within the budget requested and 12-month timeframe? * Required
Is this project currently being supported by a University of Melbourne or Museums Victoria internal grant? * Required
Have both Coordinating Investigators (CIs) completed the Certification below? * Required
Has the University of Melbourne CI entered the application into Themis Grant Submissions and gained HoD/HoS approval? * Required

Certification by Coordinating Investigators

In submitting this application, the Coordinating Investigators affirm that: 

  • The Coordinating Investigators bear full responsibility for the conduct of the project. 
  • The Coordinating Investigators are current ongoing staff members, or fixed-term staff members with an end date of at least 31 January 2026 from Museums Victoria.  
  • All project team members have consulted appropriately with their Heads of Departments and/or Deans and all have ensured the time and resources to undertake the project within the commitments to other administrative, research, teaching, or supervision responsibilities. 
  • The requested funds do not supplement or duplicate a project activity supported by another current internal University grant, external grant or research contract. 
  • That intellectual property, including if applicable, Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property, has been discussed and agreed, and that appropriate agreements will be put in place.
University of Melbourne Coordinating Investigator * Required
Museums Victoria Coordinating Investigator * Required

Museums Victoria Certification

Please attach a signed letter of support from the relevant MVRI Head of Department.

 

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