Summer Vacation Studentships

Cancer Council is the largest not-for-profit funder of cancer research in Victoria. We are offering studentships to undergraduate biomedical, medical, and basic science students (who have not yet completed their final year) to work on Victorian cancer research projects during the summer period to stimulate interest in cancer research in Victoria.

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Complaints

Cancer Council supports advances in cancer research through its Extramural Research Grants Program which comprises several grant schemes, including this grant scheme. Each scheme is connected to a grant assessment committee, comprising independent medical and research experts and may include people affected by cancer. Committee members are from Victoria and interstate.

The Assessment Committee reviews, assesses, and recommends applications for funding. This involves an independent, peer-review process with a rigorous conflict of interest process. The process is overseen by Cancer Council’s Research Governance and Business Operations unit. Final award decisions are made by Cancer Council per its delegations of authority requirements.

When responding to complaints, Cancer Council will always act in good faith and will be transparent, responsive, and fair. Complaints handling is confidential and has no bearing on an applicant’s or institution’s future eligibility or success with Cancer Council’s research grant program.

Complaints are processed, responded to, reviewed, and reported in accordance with Cancer Council Victoria’s Complaints Policy (internal document) and Conflict of Interest Procedure (internal document). Information collected as part of handling a complaint is done in line with Cancer Council Victoria’s Privacy Policy (www.cancervic.org.au/about/about-this-site/privacy).  

Types of complaints we accept 

Cancer Council will only accept complaints related to the grant administration processes of its Extramural Research Grants Program. Cancer Council will not accept complaints concerning assessor ratings or comments, differences of opinion regarding quality or merit of individual applications (successful or unsuccessful), and decision outcomes.  

Lodging a complaint

Complaints can be made by: 

The Research Administration Office (or equivalent) on behalf of the grant applicant(s) and any partner institutions or by members of the grant assessment committee. 

Complaints must be received by Cancer Council within 28 calendar days (4 weeks) of the notification date of application outcomes (e.g., if Cancer Council sends notification of outcomes on 1 October, the complaint must be lodged by 28 October). Complaints can be lodged via post, email or phone.

Attention: Research Governance and Business Operations Unit (Strategy and Support Division) 

Postal address: Cancer Council Victoria Level 8, 200 Victoria Parade East Melbourne 3002
Email: grants@cancervic.org.au
Phone: +61 3 9514 6100 (Cancer Council general number)

Complaints handling

For every complaint received, Cancer Council Victoria will:

• Respond to the complaint (where the complainant is known);
• Review the complaint and escalate where required;
• Unless there is a genuine reason not to do so, communicate the outcome of a complaint to the complainant (where the complainant is known);
• Record and report the complaint, including the complaint outcome. 

Complaints recording and reporting

The Research Governance and Business Operations unit maintains a log of complaints received and uses this information to undertake internal complaints tracking and reporting.