Preparing your application   Completing your application   After submitting   After approval

Please ensure you have the following information before you start the online application:

1. Project details
   1. Name and detailed description of your project or research
   2. Principal Investigator of this research project – Name, Phone, Email, Institution
   3. Prime Contact for the study – Name, Phone, Email, Institution
   4. Institution and Department from where the project is being run
   5. Sources of funding
   6. Level of research user access fee that is applicable for your project
   7. If the project is commercial - Commercial purpose and commercial lead
2. The science of your project
   1. Description of the science of your research project, including your hypotheses, objectives, study design and feasibility and potential sample where required. You can enter this information into the form or attach documents to the application.
   2. Description of how you plan to translate your findings into clinical care, education and training.
   3. Provide sufficient information about the science of your research.
3. Project Ethics Approval
   Provide evidence of the ethical approval for your project. If your project does not have prior ethical approval your project will undergo a scientific evaluation by two members of the Expert Scientific Review Panel overseen by Melbourne Health and ethical review by the Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee.
4. The data required
   Before you submit your application please ensure you have identified the databases you require access to. You can search the databases, fields and field definitions using the Database Directory. Make sure you select only those databases you will need to access for your project. Selecting incorrect databases may delay the progress of your application.
5. The people involved in the project
   Nomination of all people involved in the project, including authors and any other people who will have access to data. You will require the Name, Phone and Email of each person. Of those, you will need to identify who requires a login to access data using our analysis tools to view the tables, fields and reports.
6. Security and Archiving
   Description of the security and archiving arrangements for downloaded data.