GRANTS

Application documents can be downloaded further down this page. Please scroll down to find the grant you wish to apply for and click the icon ‘download pdf’, two buttons in from the right.
Please see below relating to the competitive grant program this year, awarding funding to Early Career Research and Seed Grants that will make a direct impact on the health of our community and patients in our hospitals.
In addition to the above we have two grants that will provide additional opportunities for our research community; The Janine Chalwell Gift Grant and The Janine Chalwell Innovation Grant.
Please take note of the following key dates for our 2023 grant round:
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Expressions of Interest Open
Tuesday 28 June 2022
Expressions of Interest Close
Tuesday 9 August 2022
Shortlisted applicants are invited to submit a full application
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Full application period closes
Tuesday 18 October 2022
All applicants notified of the outcome of their application
November 2022
Spinnaker Awards Ceremony for successful applicants
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Please find below all grant expressions of interest for you to download, complete and return by Tuesday 28th of June.
Please direct all grant related questions to admin@spinnakerhealth.org.au or phone 08 6152 6278.
Spinnaker Health Research Foundation Grant Summary
Spinnaker Health Research Foundation is committed to the support of research for the direct benefit of the community of south metropolitan Perth that can also demonstrate local, national and global leadership. Established in 1996 at Fremantle Hospital the Foundation has funded almost $4,000,000 in research at Fremantle Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital and at universities and institutes with a direct link to our community.
Our grant-making strategy is focused on improving the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients in the hospitals we support and the prevention of disease for improved community health. At Spinnaker we strive to:
GRANTS
A commitment to capacity building, research collaboration and the translation of research to both knowledge and practice underpins the ethos of Spinnaker Health Research Foundation. Spinnaker grants aim to assist researchers in becoming more competitive for national and international funding and since 1996 the grants we have awarded have been leveraged to achieve a further $20,000,000 in project funding.
There are two grant pools offered, Early Career Research and Seed Grants, with multiple grants awarded in each category to a maximum of $20,000 each. In exceptional circumstances, at the discretion of the Board of Trustee Directors of Spinnaker Health Research Foundation, and upon advice of the Scientific Advisory Committee, projects of a higher value may be considered.
In addition to the two grant pools offered are three additional grants this year; The Edith Cowan University Spinnaker Explorers Grant, The Janine Chalwell Gift Grant and The Janine Chalwell Innovation Grant, providing further opportunity for research, knowledge and making an impact to better healthcare.
Please find below all grant expressions of interest for you to download, complete and return by Tuesday 28th of June.
POOL A- $20,000
Early Career Research grants are offered to encourage people at the beginning of their career to undertake a research project for the benefit of prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of health conditions
Building on the strong collaboration between Spinnaker and universities, a new partnership with The University of Notre Dame of Australia will provide funding for two research projects where the lead researcher can use their research project as the basis for a Master of Philosophy research degree. This fee free degree provides formal, online training that will develop knowledge and skills in research, provides a pathway for subsequent enrolment in a PhD, and is recognised by most Australian medical colleges. During their study period, the candidate will have an experienced academic researcher join their research team and guide them through to the completion of their degree. They will also have access to the quantitative and qualitative biostatisticians working within the Institute for Health Research at Notre Dame (Fremantle).
Further details can be obtained from Professor Jim Codde, Director of the Institute for Health Research at UNDA, or Professor Gerard Hoyne, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery and Health Science, UNDA.
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Expression of Interest POOL A Early Career Research 2023
POOL B- $20,000
Seed Grants are our commitment to funding research that seeks to test a theory, explore a new idea or prepare a project for a larger funding application.
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Expression of Interest POOL B Seed Grant 2023
THE JANINE CHALWELL GIFT
This grant is for a maximum of $50,000 and can either be for the sum total of a project or be a percentage contribution to a larger project where the additional funds required are confirmed or will be confirmed within the application period.
This grant will support cutting edge research that has the potential to rapidly evolve clinical knowledge, translate to improvements in diagnosis and treatment and above all else, lead to a better outcome for patients with melanoma skin cancer.
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Expression of Interest Janine Chalwell Gift 2023
THE JANINE CHALWELL INNOVATION GRANT
This grant will support one project that has the potential to translate a novel idea to innovation in the diagnosis, treatment or care of patients with melanoma.
The Janine Chalwell Innovation Grant will be awarded to a competitively selected project that seeks to challenge current practice and take a chance on an idea that has the potential to lead to significant physical and well-being impacts for people with melanoma.
This grant is intended as a ‘start-up’ fund to give researchers the opportunity to test an idea that may revolutionise the current understanding or treatment of melanoma and lay the foundations for further exploration and development through leveraged funding.
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Expression of Interest Janine Chalwell Innovation Grant 2023
Read about some of our previously funded research grants
Please direct all grant inquiries to claire.dobbs-evans@health.wa.gov.au or admin@spinnakerhealth.org.au or call 08 6152 6278.
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