750,000+

OmniStar user

$70B+

Funds administered

5

Continents with OmniStar clients

250,000+

Research projects and grants

Trusted by industry leading organisations

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Secure more funding

Collaborate, apply and succeed with an all-in-one research management system.

‹ ApplicationsFF27-0412 – Coastal heat resilience study
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DraftSubmittedUnder reviewAwardedFunded
Pre-submission checks
✓Applicant eligibility confirmed
✓Budget within $500,000 cap
✓Ethics approval linkedH26-0238
✓Co-investigators accepted3 of 3
Requested budget
Year 1$137,500
Year 2$142,000
Year 3$133,000
Total$0
All checks must pass before you can submit.Submit application
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Congratulations – your application has been awarded

Future Fellowships 2027 · Panel decision 01/09/2026

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✓Project RP-2026-0117 createdFunding agreement signed · milestones and reporting scheduledOpen project ›
Payment schedule
PaymentStatusAmount
Instalment 1 · 15/09/2026Scheduled$137,500
Instalment 2 · 15/09/2027Scheduled$142,000
Instalment 3 · 15/09/2028Scheduled$133,000
Year 1 budget
$137,500
Committed $41,25030%
Personnel$96,000
Field work$28,500
Equipment$13,000
✓Submitted · receipt emailed to the research office
✓Apply with confidenceEligibility and budget checks built in
✓Track every outcomeFrom submission to award
✓Funded and readyPayments tracked and integrated
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Reduce administrative burden

A centralised collaborative system reduces the administrative load, and increases your time on research.

‹ ProjectsRP-2026-0117 – Coastal heat resilience study
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Priya SharmaJust now Private
Tom, can you confirm the budget justification before Friday?
TO
Tom OkaforJust now
Confirmed – revised version attached and saved to Documents.
XLSBudget justification v2.xlsx
ML
Mei Lin14/10/2026 9:12 AM
Ethics approval letter uploaded to Documents.
TO
Tom Okafor09/10/2026 3:40 PM
Site access confirmed for the November field work.
partnerships@harbourfoundation.org · 9:41 AMVariation request approved✓ Filed to RP-2026-0117
research.office@northgate.edu.au · MonQuarterly progress report reminder
mei.lin@northgate.edu.au · 14/10Ethics approval letter
Received 20/10/2026 9:41 AM
Variation request approved
Frompartnerships@harbourfoundation.org
ToPriya Sharma
CcResearch Office

Dear Priya,
Thank you for the update. The 3-month extension to the field work schedule has been approved. The signed variation letter is attached.

Sarah MitchellPartnerships Manager · Harbour FoundationLevel 4, 120 Harbour Street, Sydney NSW 2000T 02 9000 0000 · harbourfoundation.org
PDFSigned variation letter.pdf
Linked to RP-2026-0117Funding agreement
This email and any attachments are confidential and intended only for the named recipient.
✓Collaborate in contextComments and replies on the record
✓Every email on fileCorrespondence captured automatically
✓Less chasingThe team is notified as work moves

Streamline funds management for researchers

Automated workflows and streamlined processes give your team more time to work on what really matters.

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Initialise workflowInitialise
Drop step here
Create taskAssign to team
Drop step here
Send emailTemplate: Application received
Complete workflowComplete
Workflow saved
Add workflow step
Applications
Add application tagAdds a specified tag to an application.
Application document mergeGenerates a document from a template.
Tasks
Create taskCreates a task and assigns it to a user or team.
Communications
Send emailSends an email using a selected template.
✓Drag and drop stepsBuild workflows visually
✓No code requiredSet up each step with a designer
✓Runs automaticallyTriggered on events
Create taskTask

Our results

Figures are based on independent industry research and individual customer results. Actual outcomes vary.

60%

Reduction in administrative time

Up to 40%

Faster approval turnaround

10,000+

Staff hours saved a year through automation

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How we help different industries

Federal Government

OmniStar enables federal agencies to manage complex funding programs with transparency and efficiency. Its whole-of-portfolio grants management covers every stage, from pre-award to post-award, including multi-stage rounds, panel reviews, conflict-of-interest checks, digital approvals, and streamlined payments.

Education

OmniStar supports the full research lifecycle, from proposal development and costing to ethics submissions for Human, Animal, and Biosafety research. It also manages amendments, adverse events, and progress or final reporting, ensuring compliance and efficiency across all stages.

Healthcare

OmniStar strengthens governance for clinical and translational research, managing HREC submissions, site-specific assessments, biosafety, risk reporting, and compliance tracking; all supported by real-time analytics for better oversight.

Non-Profits & Philanthropic

OmniStar helps organisations consolidate multiple legacy grant systems into a single platform, improving governance, donor accountability, and transparent reporting to reduce reputational risk. Streamlining high-volume application processing with SmartForms, ranking and weighted scoring, and bulk outcome communications, making it easier to manage large-scale funding programs efficiently.

The University of Western Australia

Using OmniStar, UWA was able to shift from an outdated paper-based research management system to a fully integrated, digital solution that could evolve with the university's growing compliance requirements.

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Testimonials

The level of ongoing customisation and support gives us peace of mind in our investment. We now have a one-stop solution: streamlined processes, great user experience and transparency.

The level of ongoing customisation and support gives us peace of mind in our investment. We now have a one-stop solution: streamlined processes, great user experience and transparency.

Cindy Liew

Senior Executive

Sunway University

OmniStar had the ability to combine our three systems into one to make everything easier from an administration perspective but also from an applicant and reviewer perspective.

OmniStar had the ability to combine our three systems into one to make everything easier from an administration perspective but also from an applicant and reviewer perspective.

Samantha Oakes

Director, Research Investment

National Breast Cancer Foundation

We couldn't persist in a paper environment. We were looking for a solution that could cover the pre-award and post-award requirements, and we wanted a system that could do ethics as well.

We couldn't persist in a paper environment. We were looking for a solution that could cover the pre-award and post-award requirements, and we wanted a system that could do ethics as well.

Laila Simpson

Director of Research Operations

The University of Western Australia

It's very accessible to users and administrators with clear processes to follow. It's also flexible allowing you to build your own forms, which are straightforward, and for which you don't need to understand code.

It's very accessible to users and administrators with clear processes to follow. It's also flexible allowing you to build your own forms, which are straightforward, and for which you don't need to understand code.

Anna

Research Development Senior Coordinator

Cancer Council WA

The ability to customise the OOTB functionality of the system to align to our specific grant program processes and framework. Pre-award functionality provides for easy and efficient application submission.

The ability to customise the OOTB functionality of the system to align to our specific grant program processes and framework. Pre-award functionality provides for easy and efficient application submission.

Amanda

Senior Project Officer

Department of Resources

It has made our work so much more effective and efficient, especially as we adapt to a hybrid working model, post-Covid.

It has made our work so much more effective and efficient, especially as we adapt to a hybrid working model, post-Covid.

Michael

CEO

Soil CRC

Easy integration. Great user experience for grant applicants and for the grant management team. Fantastic support from the OmniStar team - very responsive and end to end complete solution.

Easy integration. Great user experience for grant applicants and for the grant management team. Fantastic support from the OmniStar team - very responsive and end to end complete solution.

Adam

Head of Foundation

Plenty of features to use to manage grants and grant processes.

Plenty of features to use to manage grants and grant processes.

John

Manager

Built on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

We built OmniStar Research on AWS, giving your institution secure, scalable infrastructure that keeps years of research data encrypted, backed up and available. Book a demo to see your full research lifecycle in one system.

Frequently asked questions

OmniStar offers a range of data management systems, including our research and grants funding tools. As industry leaders in providing innovative, simplified research management, our OmniStar Research system - backed by F1 Solutions, Australia’s leading technology team - is one that can transform the way your organisation operates.

If you’d like to enquire about OmniStar Research or book a demo with one of our data management experts, do not hesitate to get in touch with OmniStar today. A grants, research and ethics management platform and consultancy firm backed by a team of software engineers, we’re always happy to answer your questions.

With OmniStar Research, you gain access to full-featured, automated, and user-friendly solutions that successfully manages, monitors and reports all aspects of your research project. Proper research data management is essential for storing, organising, and accessing research files. Without adequate management, the integrity and safety of your research can be severely compromised.

Streamline your research, decision making and monitoring with a research management platform that you can reply on. A sound research management tool enables seamless integration and simplified storing processes of important data. OmniStar Research empowers users to manage data, share relevant reports, and transform qualitative data and propriety subjective evaluation into quantitative measures for simplified analysis, safely and efficiently.

The core modules include applications, projects, costing and pricing, ethics, governance, reporting, compliance, team management, dashboards, and data research management tools.

It uses SmartForms, business rules, digital approvals, reminders, and structured steps within the research management system.

Yes. Forms, workflows, validation rules, templates, and dashboards can all be configured to match organisational processes.

It maintains audit trails, controlled workflows, permissions, governance alignment, and accurate records. It integrates with institutional systems and supports required reporting frameworks.

Yes. The system supports human research, animal research, governance reviews, biosafety, gene technology, and other compliance pathways using integrated research compliance software tools.