Building an evidence base for funding evidence-based medicine [ 2012 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Adrian Barnett (Principal investigator) ,  Prof Nicholas Graves ,  Prof Philip Clarke

Brief description Funding schemes should be subject to the same scientific scrutiny as the proposals they scrutinize. If funding schemes could be improved, and higher quality proposals funded more reliably, then evidence-based medicine throughout Australia could be improved. Current evidence shows a concerning variability in funding decisions. We will examine the costs and reliability of the Project Grant scheme and two cheaper alternatives. Any savings we find could be re-invested back into medical research.

Funding Amount $AUD 316,338.93

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant