Eligibility

Applicant

• Applicants must be employed by an Australian entity (e.g., university, hospital, research institute etc).
• Applicants must be an:
  • Early career researcher* and/or
  • Health or allied health practitioner registered with a relevant board/society**

Proposed research

• The proposed research is required to be within the scope of improving outcomes for frail patients in hospital settings.
• The proposed research must not already be funded (although the project may build on an existing research project)

* Applicants must be five or less years (full-time equivalent) post-PhD.
**Applicants must have 5 or less years (full-time equivalent) research experience. Applicants in this category do not need to have any prior research experience.

Upon a successful application, the applicant’s institution will be required to sign a Funding Agreement with The University of Queensland.

Documents

• Submission Instructions
• Proposal template (Word document)
• Budget Justification Template

Current grant round (closed 14 October 2024)

• Two grants of up to AUD$10,000 (excl. GST) each, for a maximum 24 months in duration*:
  • 1 x grant will be awarded to project focusing on nursing, pharmacy or allied health
  • 1 x grant will be awarded to a project focusing on medicine or surgery

*The assessment panel reserves the right to:

• retain one or both grants according to the quality of proposals received;
• request modification or clarification of a proposal before making an award.

Any unallocated funds will be made available for the next grant round.

Important dates

• Applications open Monday 2 September 2024
• Applications close Monday 14 October 2024, 17:00 AEST
• Successful applicants will be notified in December 2024
• Successful applicants must accept the grant via email within two weeks of the notification email.
• Successful applicants are expected to attend and present at the AFN Summit in Sydney, 20-21 February 2025*
• Successful applicants have up to 24 months to complete the study after funds have been allocated.

*For successful applicants, any registration costs related to the Summit will be covered by the AFN and a travel bursary of up to $1,000 will be awarded for in-person attendance at the Summit.

Past grant round recipients

↓ Overview of Successful Grant recipients, 2024

↓Overview of Successful Grant recipients, 2025