Catalyst Grants – Women’s Health Research Priorities
The Department of Health is funding one-year catalyst grants to research proposals that further our knowledge of the influence sex and/or gender can have on disease or conditions.
Key gaps in the Victorian research environment have been identified through a capability and capacity assessment as part of the Women’s Health Reform Package. These include the following:
- Women’s health research can be siloed into specific groups. Sex and gender are not consistently or regularly used as variables of comparison in health and medical research.
- Biological determinants of sex in many conditions experienced by all sexes are not well established or known. Most research has historically investigated a male body and generalised to female and intersex bodies.
- Many conditions which solely, differently or disproportionately impact women have historically have not received the focus and funding they deserve.
The intention is for this funding to help address the above gaps. It will also lay the groundwork for the other research initiatives in the Women’s Health Reform package that will aim to help lead culture change across the sector.
Proposals up to $150,000 will be considered. Each grant will be for a one year duration and will require a 6-month progress report and a 12-month final report.
National Breast Cancer Foundation Grants Schemes
Collaborative Research Accelerator Grants ~ Significant, recurrent funding fosters an ecosystem of multiple diverse research teams, at all career stages, to address critical questions through a connected suite of research activity at the pace and scale that reflects the urgency of achieving our vision of Zero Deaths from breast cancer.
EOI opening early May 2024.
NBCF is facilitating an information webinar series to give an overview of the Pink Horizon Research Strategy and to inform the research community about the key application elements of the Collaborative Research Accelerator Grant scheme. NBCF will host three identical information webinars to allow sufficient opportunity for participants to attend and actively participate in one of the question and answer sessions at the end of each webinar.
The webinars will be held on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10am-11am AEST and 3pm-4pm AEST and Monday, April 29, 2024 at 1pm-2pm AEST.
Research Projects Grants ~ Annual funding support for investigator-initiated research projects to build Australia’s breast cancer research pipeline that addresses research questions with a clear line of sight to Zero Deaths from breast cancer.
Pink Sky Grants ~ Intermittent merit-based funding support high-risk, high-reward research projects with significant paradigm shifting potential to revolutionise approaches to combating breast cancer.
Australasian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (AuSPEN)
The Australasian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (AuSPEN) offers grants to society members for assistance in undertaking projects of significance to AuSPEN. AuSPEN offers grants for novice researchers (a clinician who does not have an established research track record or a higher degree in research) to assist them to conduct clinical projects of significance to the field of clinical nutrition.
Funding Opportunities for Researchers compiled by Barwon Health Research Support Unit
ReViTALISE participant, Barwon Health supports researchers through their Research Support Unit – website is open to the public
Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund
Launched by the Victorian Government in 2017, each year the Fund provides funding support to accelerate health and medical research and fast-track innovative projects from research to real-world impact. The Fund will be delivered in two tiers: Early-stage research – Supporting innovative early-stage research that will deliver health and economic benefits to Victoria; Research translation – Providing direct funding to fast-track the translation of health and medical research into real-world outcomes.
The Ian Potter Foundation
The Ian Potter Foundation is a major Australian philanthropic foundation that supports and promotes excellence and innovation. The Foundation was established in 1964 by Australian financier, businessman and philanthropist, Sir Ian Potter (1902 – 1994).
Grant Connect
The Current Grant Opportunity List contains all current Grant Opportunities (GOs) open for application. GOs are sorted by default with those closing soonest at the top, and those that are ongoing at the end of the list.
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is a $20 billion long-term investment supporting Australian health and medical research. The MRFF aims to transform health and medical research and innovation to improve lives, build the economy and contribute to health system sustainability.
Australian Research Council
The ARC is responsible for administering the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), assessing the quality, engagement and impact of research, and providing advice and support on research matters. The ARC’s purpose is to grow knowledge and innovation for the benefit of the Australian community by: funding the highest quality research, assessing the quality, engagement, and impact of research, providing advice on research matters.