RANZCP Foundation Catalyst Grants
Applications currently closed
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 will reopen 1 July 2027.
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
This grant is supported by donations to the RANZCP Foundation.