Call for EOIs: CRF Annual Grants (Australia)

Categories

• Research will be considered in the following categories:
  • Basic Science: Research to acquire or confirm new knowledge by testing a hypothesis using scientific methodology in a primary laboratory environment.
  • Clinical Studies: Research conducted with human subjects or human material in which the investigator interacts directly with human subjects. Such research may include the mechanism of human disease, clinical trials, therapeutic intervention, the development of new technology and epidemiology.
  • Community Based Studies: Research based in a community setting with the objective of providing the community with the tools and information necessary to enact change.

Funding Information

• The maximum amount that can be requested is $100,000 per project, or up to $40,000 for Early Career Researchers.
• Publication fees may be claimed, with evidence of expenditure, and are capped at $3,000.
• The project may be conducted over 1 year or 2 years.
• The 2026 Grant Funding Period begins on 1 January 2026 and ends on either 31 December 2026 or 2027.

Uses of the Funds

• For ECR grants, up to 50% of the grant may be used to fund salary.
• For all other grants, funds cannot be used to provide salaries for any investigator on the project, or to pay stipends to postgraduate students.
• Reviews of patient care or studies in the nature of peer review will not be supported. Minor modifications of previous studies or replications in Australia of studies completed overseas will receive very low priority for support.
• Only travel directly associated with the project can be supported. Travel for attendance at conferences or for consultation with other experts will not be supported.

Eligibility Criteria

• Established and Early-Career researchers based in South Australia are eligible to apply.
• Research must be led from South Australia: The Chief Investigator and the Administering Institution must be located in South Australia.
• National collaboration is encouraged where necessary, but it is preferable that all members of the research team are in South Australia.
• Early Career Researchers (ECR), as defined below, are not excluded from applying for a full grant but have the option to apply for an Early Career Grant:
  • Applicants who have not held their PhD for more than five years, allowing for eligible career disruptions. Adapted from the NHMRC and ARC guidelines to exclude time in industry and allow up to two additional years per dependent child for parental care absences
  • Medical applicants who are undertaking a PhD or MD
  • Non-medical applicants who have Honours or Masters, or are undertaking a PhD or MPhil.
• Applicants must not have been the Lead Chief Investigator of a significant peer-reviewed grant for organisations such as NHMRC, ARC, CRF, Cancer Council etc.
• Applicants may be employed as a NHMRC post-doctoral fellow.

Assessment Criteria

• All EOI and grant applications are assessed by the CRF independent Research Committee on scientific merit and relevance to the health, education or welfare of children.
• Your application should clearly outline how the proposed research is relevant to and will ultimately improve children’s health, education and/or welfare.
• The Research Committee will seek comment from independent referees to assist in their deliberations. You will be requested to nominate two expert independent referees, not associates, who may or may not be contacted by CRF.
• You are also given the opportunity to identify, with reasons clearly explained, any persons who should not be approached for a review.

For more information, visit Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation.