Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation Grants Program (Australia)

Priorities

• Research should focus on diseases and conditions relevant to the Tasmanian community or improve health service delivery in the community. This includes:
  • Aged care (including diseases of the elderly)
  • A healthy start to life (including maternal and child health)
  • Chronic disease (including cancer)
  • Health service delivery and outcomes (including acute care)
  • Social determinants of health including income, housing, education and access to affordable healthcare.

Grant Categories

• Incubator grants
  • Incubator grants fund a one-year investigation to develop an idea, enable a research group to pursue a new idea, or to provide seed funding to assess viability of a research idea.
• Project grants
  • Project grants also fund one-year investigations. They may demonstrate successful evolution from earlier funding through an Incubator grant or where evidence suggests a higher level of investment for a one-off grant is warranted.
• Major Project Grant
  • The aim of the Major Project grant is to provide support to, and enable capacity building for, an early to mid-career researcher and their team to deliver research that improves the health outcomes of Tasmanians. The grant will provide funding for salary, consumables and additional research staff. With support from a senior mentor and broader research team, the Major Project grant will facilitate the development of collaborative teams and research leadership. Therefore, while Major Projects will be led by a Chief Investigator A (CIA), they should also include a team of researchers (including a senior mentor) who will collectively enable delivery against strategic objectives. This team will be encouraged to engage with established research groups and other mentors where appropriate.

Funding Information

• Incubator grants – up to $10,000 each
• Project grants – up to $25,000 each
• The Major Project grant will be available for an amount up to $450,000 (ex GST) over three years, to be allocated at $150,000 per annum (+/- 20% each year).

Eligibility Criteria

• Incubator Grants and Project Grants
  • At least 80 per cent of research (including investment of grant funds) must occur within Tasmania involving local health professionals, unless a satisfactory rationale for this is provided, and the CIA must be resident in Tasmania during carriage of the grant;
  • The research team must include at least one paid member of staff/formal appointment to the Royal Hobart Hospital.
• Major Project grant
  • The researcher identified as CIA must be at early to mid-career level, defined as:
    • Post-doctoral or equivalent (including Fellowship from a recognised specialty College), but no more than eight (8) years from the date the qualification was awarded, at the closing date for applications (18 October 2024), and
    • Employed at a level no higher than a Level C academic.
  • A PhD candidate may apply for a Major Project Grant subject to the Foundation receiving confirmation that their Doctorate examination has been passed by the closing date for applications.

For more information, visit Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation.