Call for proposals to produce a National Disability Research Agenda
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We are pleased to share an update on the National Disability Research Partnership and the call for proposals to produce a 10 year disability Research Agenda.
The National Disability Research Agenda will see disability research contribute to significantly enhancing the lives of people with disability, their families and carers through policy and practice. While some of the priorities of the Research Agenda will be immediate and pressing, the Agenda must also be forward looking with the vision of significantly enhancing the quantum and quality of Australian disability research. Ultimately the goal is for research to play a central role in shaping policy for people with disability in the future.
The project will involve three different tasks and four deliverables including a synthesis of the current state of disability research and identified priorities; consultation with stakeholders to shape the Research Agenda; and a final Research Agenda that will underpin the activities of the NDRP going forward.
Request for proposals
Expressions of interest are sought from consortia of universities and advocacy organisations to deliver the National Disability Research Agenda. All consortia must include at least one advocacy partner organisation in a meaningful and substantive way, and outline how it intends to involve people with disability throughout the project. After the expression of interest phase, a select number of applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.
Key dates
- 28 August: Expressions of interest due
- 2 September: Invited to full application
- 25 September: Full application due
- 5 October: Award notification
The Melbourne Disability Institute was established in 2018 to build a collaborative, interdisciplinary and translational research program to improve the lives of people with disability. The MDI program of research aims to capitalise on national reforms and active partnerships with the disability sector to deliver evidence for change and is centered around providing much-needed evidence for the disability sector and broader community to address the complex problems facing people with disability, their families and carers.
