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Community-Based Research Scheme
Now accepting applications!

Do you run a great program or service that is making a difference in the lives of people with disability and/or their families? Are you looking to show just how effective it is or what great outcomes you are achieving?

At Melbourne Disability Institute we run a program that might just be able to help.

We know that getting evidence of good outcomes and demonstrating impact is something community based organisations want - but sometimes the budget just doesn’t stretch that far.

The Melbourne Disability Institute’s Community-Based Research Scheme meets the research needs of community organisations by providing research support and evaluation for strength-based and innovative programs that are making a difference in the lives of people with disability, their families and carers.

We are inviting applications from organisations who are running programs that are building the capacity of people with disability, their family or carers, to live engaged, self-directed and fulfilling lives. We value the voice of people with a disability, and it is essential that they are involved in the research process.

To be eligible for the MDI Community-Based Research Scheme your organisation must:

·      Provide support or services to people with a disability, their family or carers.
·      Be of small to medium size (less than 200 employees)
·      Have limited capacity to conduct research
·      Be based in Victoria, or the program must be based in Victoria
·      Include a statement how people with a disability, their family or carers are involved in your organisation, and how they will be involved in the research project.

Applications close Thursday, 12 August 2021. If you have any questions about the program or the application process, please contact Campbell Message, Program Manager at Campbell.message@unimelb.edu.au.
 

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