Research & Evaluation - Governance and Collaboration
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Collaboration
DVA and the Department of Defence work closely on research priorities, with both agencies working together to develop mutually beneficial joint research projects to meet the needs of serving and ex-serving personnel and their families.
DVA works to leverage greater impact from commissioned research, through collaboration with research organisations, other Australian Government agencies, universities and international veteran and defence agency partners. DVA actively participates in the Five-Eyes Veterans Research Network.
DVA does not facilitate regular funding rounds involving researcher-initiated applications. Opportunities for organisations to collaborate with DVA may arise through participation in a collaborative knowledge network and community of practice which (once set up in 2026) will be used to identify and progress new research opportunities and collaborations, including those that leverage existing research and evaluation assets and alternative funding sources.
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The DVA Research Board includes senior representatives from across DVA and Defence, provides rigorous accountability to DVA research and evaluation, and provides oversight of the development, governance and monitoring of all research and evaluation activities undertaken or commissioned by DVA.
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For further information on DVA research and evaluation activities, contact DVA via email: research@dva.gov.au.
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