Research funding programs

The Department of Health has made available the following funding programs to support health and medical research in Western Australia:

• Clinician Research Fellowships
• COVID-19 Research Grants Program
• Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund
• New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Awards
• Registrar Research Fellowships
• Research Institute Support
• Research Translation Projects
• Targeted Research Fund
• WA Child Research Fund (WACRF) formerly Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund (TPCHRF)
• WA Health – Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Projects
• Merit Awards

For further information please email RIO.DOH@health.wa.gov.au.

Find out more about other potential sources of research funding from the following websites:

• Australian Research Council National Competitive Grants Program (external site)
• Healthway (external site)
• Lotterywest Grants (external site)
• National Health and Medical Research Council (external site)
• Western Australian Department of Commerce Programs (external site).
• Future Health Research and innovation Fund (external site).