RANZCP Foundation Catalyst Grants

Purpose

Designed to give psychiatrist researchers at any career stage access to small-scale funds to assist them in preparing a pilot or proof of concept for a future study. These grants help researchers take their projects and proposals beyond an idea, to a point of readiness to apply for larger funding.

Value

Two grants of up to A$5,000.

Eligibility

RANZCP Fellows and affiliate members.
The grant may be awarded to one person or shared by a team containing at least one RANZCP Fellow or Affiliate member.
Previous recipients, including members of research teams, of the grant are eligible to apply for further funding. 
Applicants must have not received more than A$10,000 in previous research funding for the research topic that is the subject of this grant application.

Key dates

Applications open July 1 and close August 31 2026.

How to apply

Before you apply, please read the following documents:

Special conditions: Recipients are required to submit an abstract on their funded research at a RANZCP scientific conference, or to a RANZCP journal.

You can start your application, save your progress and return to it at any time before the closing date.

You will need the following documents to complete your application:

Curriculum vitae
Proof of ethics approval, or evidence that an ethics application is pending
At least one letter of support from a referee, supervisor or research group leader.

To preview the questions before you begin, please refer to the Sample Application Form

Apply now

If you have any questions, please contact foundation@ranzcp.org

Past recipients

Dr Shilpa Aggarwal - Adapting a self‑harm intervention for a culturally diverse youth
Professor Dan Siskind – Schizophrenia National Clinical Trial Consortium
Dr Lillian Ng - Compassionate and collaborative care for women
Dr Dhamidhu Eratne - MiND the Gap: fast tracking implementation of brain health and dementia diagnosis and risk prediction blood tests in Australia

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact us at foundation@ranzcp.org