Powerful game changers
Delivering more features than any competitor product, the OmniStar platform is a potent example of good technology empowering change. It’s an end-to-end management solution for all stakeholders that integrates every stage of the process and provides complete lifecycle transparency and accountability.
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Know your impact & exploit opportunity with our research management system.
Say goodbye to disparate grant management systems and spreadsheets
Take control of compliance
OmniStar Grants
Any organisation that gives or receives grants requires strong and consistent management reporting capabilities. OmniStar Grants creates a single source of truth that provides real-time and historical information to stakeholders around funds management, compliance, governance and audit. It automates much of the process, simplifying audit and optimising reporting, communication and analytics. OmniStar Grants allows staff and stakeholders to perform higher-value work whilst ensuring confidence in processes, project management and informing important decisions with meaningful data.
OmniStar Ethics
OmniStar Ethics, the first research management system to integrate fully with NHMRC’s Human Research Ethics Application, streamlines, automates and brings consistency into areas such as approval management, clinical research governance, compliance, biosafety and audit. OmniStar Ethics has inbuilt analytics features to help institutions collect performance metrics that inform evidence-based decisions, encourage strong compliance and governance and support strategic planning as well as project management.
OmniStar Research
OmniStar Research is an intelligent, integrated research management system that transforms the entire lifecycle of research into one central, transparent platform. With customisable, grant-specific workflows – including round set-up, eligibility check, award notification, milestones, acquittals, and more – it offers institutions powerful workflow benefits. These include time sequencing of changes, attachments and other vital data, real-time data visualisation, milestone and project management with customisable, automated reporting options.
See how OmniStar has helped these great organisations
Research Ethics Governance Information System Case Study
The NSW Office for Health and Medical Research (OHMR) selected F1 Solutions to help implement a new ethics & governance information system, REGIS
Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy Case Study
DNRME needed an improved grants management system and set of processes to meeting the desired level of service, probity and adherence to legislation.
Australian Renewable Energy Agency Case Study
ARENA needed a streamlined, flexible and adaptable system to manage a wide range of grants and projects and to inform vital decisions.
Soil CRC Case Study
Soil CRC implemented OmniStar Grants to boost performance, flexibility, adaptability and engagement.
OmniStar has allowed us to rapidly get our portfolio of grants up and running, and knowing that they are all delivering on time and on budget.
Michael Crawford CEO, Soil CRCOmniStar Community
To continue to improve the work being done in the Australian research and grants sector, OmniStar provides membership to the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) to our clients, free of charge. It’s our way of constantly boosting, via education, collaboration and innovation, a vital sector.
OmniStar Training
In classroom, via webinar or on site, training programs for all aspects of OmniStar are available. Courses include SysOps, Grants Essentials, Ethics Essentials, Designer Essentials, Advanced Configuration and DevOps. Tailored training programs are also accommodated. For more information, download our OmniStar Training brochure.
OmniStar transformation journey
OmniStar/F1 Solutions is the inaugural Platinum Partner of ARMS
In 2019, F1 Solutions was announced as the inaugural Platinum Corporate Partner of the Australian Research Management Society (ARMS). The three-year partnership provides a deep engagement for OmniStar and F1 Solutions with the Australian research management sector. “On behalf of the ARMS Board, I wish to extend our gratitude for the generous support of F1 Solutions as our first Platinum Partner and for its commitment to the research management community over the next three years,” said ARMS President, Dr Campbell Thomson. “This support is vital in helping to deliver a range of important member benefits in our ever-changing research landscape”.
ARMS 2023
F1 Solutions has partnered with ARMS to support the research sector through innovation and ‘good technology’ solutions that empower change and transformation.
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Enhanced Reporting and Intelligence
Provides a configurable and customisable dashboard, ad-hoc and predefined reporting, and advanced searching and filtering tools. This allows access to unprecedented levels of business intelligence and targeted reporting.
Pre-Populated Multistage Applications
Provides an intuitive and intelligent application process by using information the previous application stage to pre-populate information in the next stage. Applications forms support a range of modern features.
Visibility for Applicants & Researchers
Allows applicants who have applied to log on and view how far their application has progressed. Successful applicants can later see how much money they have been granted and upcoming contractual obligations.
Superior Relationship Management
Allows you to categorise people, researchers and institutions with meaningful classifications to help you identify the right person or target audience to contact when needed — helping you deliver excellent client service.
Intelligent SmartForms
Allows Application Forms, Reviewer Forms, Progress Reports & Final Reports to be tailored to suit specific organisational needs. Conditional logic, validation and data driven functions guide the user through the submission process, enhancing the user experience.
Effortless Compliance
Provides a full history and audit log on all records, contracts, projects, applications, evaluations and more. You can have peace of mind that the funds granted are being expended in accordance with legislative requirements.
Industry Standard Integration
Improves efficiency by automation. It has the ability to integrate with your external services, such as your single sign-on provider, data warehouses, records management systems and corporate finance system. With a comprehensive API siloed systems and data are a thing of the past.
Easy Communication with Applicants, Researchers and Stakeholders
OmniStar makes communication and project management with applicants and stakeholders easy! You can schedule and send bulk emails and newsletters from one central point.
Download the grant management best practice guide
Working with Gartner, the world’s leading research & advisory company, we have developed a model for best practice grants management.