FY28 Col Reynolds Fellowship Round
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before applying, please review the following documents to confirm your eligibility and understand the Fellowship requirements:
FY28 Col Reynolds Fellowship Funding Guidelines – eligibility, funding conditions, assessment criteria and reporting requirements.
TKCP FY28 CRF Funding Round - FAQs- frequently asked questions
TKCP FY28 CRF Funding Round - Guidelines- additional guidance on eligibility, Fellowship streams and the application process.
TKCP FY28 CRF Assessment Rubric- Researchers- scoring matrix
TKCP FY28 CRF EOI_ AI Endorsement Letter
TKCP 2024–2029 Research Strategy – research pillars and strategic priorities.
Applications must be submitted through The Kids’ Cancer Project's SmartyGrants online application system.
APPLICATION LIMITS
Before submitting, applicants must ensure that their administering institution has not exceeded the following limits:
Three Early Career Research Fellowships
Two Clinical Research (Medical) Fellowships
Two Nursing & Allied Health Research Fellowship
Each applicant may submit only one application and must nominate a single Administering Institution, including where they hold joint appointments.
Please confirm your institution's internal nomination and endorsement arrangements before applying.
Administering institutions are responsible for managing any internal selection or endorsement processes required prior to submission.
STAGE 1- EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
EOIs close Friday 27 November 2026 at 11:59 pm AEDT.
The EOI is designed to assess the applicant's research capability, career development potential, proposed research and alignment with TKCP's research priorities.
Applicants will be asked to provide:
Applicant details, eligibility and Fellowship stream.
Research experience, achievements and career development goals.
Research environment, mentoring and institutional support.
Proposed research, including its significance, feasibility and potential benefit for childhood or AYA cancer.
Alignment with TKCP's Discover, Translate or Support research pillars.
Proposed research FTE and indicative annual budget.
Current and pending research funding, including salary support.
A two-page CV and signed institutional endorsement letter.
Evidence of the right to work in Australia for the duration of the Fellowship, where applicable
Applications will be assessed relative to career stage, professional pathway and research opportunity, including eligible career disruptions.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a detailed Full Application.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
As part of the application, you will be required to upload:
Signed Letter of Institutional Endorsement, using the TKCP template provided.
Applicant CV, maximum two pages.
Documents must be saved to your computer or storage device prior to upload.
Files may be up to 25MB each; however, applicants are encouraged to keep files under 5MB to reduce upload time. Please allow sufficient time for each file to upload before attaching additional documents.
USING THE SMARTYGRANTS SYSTEM
Welcome to The Kids Cancer Project online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.
You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us via email research@tkcp.org.au and quote your submission number.
Links are provided within SmartyGrants to:
The Funding Guidelines and FAQs
The Help Guide for Applicants and SmartyGrants Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM
On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION
Before submission, you must review your application using the Review and Submit option in the navigation panel.
Once all required questions are completed and there are no validation errors, you may submit the application by clicking Submit.
Please note:
After submission, no further edits or uploads are possible
You will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached
If you do not receive a confirmation email, your application has not been submitted
Please check your junk or spam folder if the confirmation email does not appear promptly
COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM
A number of people can collaborate on a submission as long as
you have created a SmartyFile Organisation and
only one person is working on the form at a time.
Ensure you save as you go.
SESSION TIME-OUT WARNING
For security reasons, your login session will expire after 20 minutes of inactivity. Saving your form or navigating to another page resets the timer.
You’ll be prompted 90 seconds before your session expires, with the option to extend your session or log out. If you don’t respond to the prompt in time, your form will be automatically saved before your session ends.
Even so, we recommend saving your form regularly – especially when working on longer responses – to avoid losing any work.
