Direct Recipient Grant (DRG) Application 
              Form
              Please read the OTARF DRG guidelines before completing this form.
              Applicant Details
              Name of Lead Investigator 
              (Applicant)
              Applicant Email:
              Project Title
              OTA Member ID
              AHPRA/OTAB registration number
              Funding requested:
              (Up to a maximum value of $15,000 
              excluding GST)
              Administering DGR Organisation      Contact person:
              (Contact person must not be         Name of institution:
              Applicant)
                                                  Postal address for 
                                                  contact person:
                                                  Email of contact 
                                                  person:
                                                  ABN of institution:
              Does the lead applicant hold a PhD? 
              Yes ☐         No ☐
              If yes, please state the date/year when the PhD was awarded and the university. 
              Is this study part of a project towards a tertiary qualification? 
              Yes ☐         No ☐
              If yes, please state the qualification, university, when enrolment commenced, whether study is full or 
              part-time, if the study has commenced, and how the study contributes to the qualification.
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            Does the lead applicant hold Australian citizen or have permanent residency status?
            Yes ☐       No ☐
            Has ethical approval for this project been obtained/applied for? (Please provide written 
            confirmation when available)
            Yes ☐       No          N/A ☐
            Comments: 
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            Section 1:  In-Depth Project Summary
            Guidance: In no more than 3 pages, size 10 font please focus on providing a summary of the 
            methods, feasibility and data analysis. 
            Background including literature/research and what is known to date, gaps in knowledge
            Research aims and questions: 
            Methods [including study design, setting, participants, sample, data collection methods, data 
            analysis, outcome measures].
            Feasibility: Justify how completion of the project will be feasible within the timeframe and/or any 
            pilot/feasibility data already collected
            1.2 Timeline: provide key milestones 
            1.3 References 
            1.4 Contribution to knowledge, occupational therapy evidence and the mission of OTARF: 
            In no more than 250 words, summarise the contribution of this project. 
            1.5 Outline the area of new research knowledge this is and how it contributes to its 
            development: 
            In no more than 250 words, summarise the contribution of this project. 
            1.5 Research capacity building: 
            In no more than 100 words, describe how the project and grant will build the research capacity and 
            career development of the lead investigator. 
            1.7 Have you applied for funding for this project elsewhere?         
            Yes ☐       No ☐
            If yes, please provide detail on the amount of funding requested and the expected date when you will 
            know the outcome.
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