About the RANZCP Foundation

The RANZCP Foundation is the College charity translating donations into world-class psychiatric research and meaningful initiatives to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Vision

Transforming mental health care, creating a world of potential.

Mission

By promoting research and fostering innovation and partnerships, we build knowledge and skills. Our focus areas are:

• Preventing and treating mental illness
• Supporting the mental health of diverse communities
• Maintaining mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan

Our programs

Our annual grants, scholarships and awards program includes:

• New Investigator Grants
  Designed to encourage new researchers who require funding to conduct a small-scale study.
• Early Research Career Grants
  Designed to encourage innovative research and support those new to or intending to have a research career.
• PhD Scholarships
   Supporting the next generation of research leaders.
• Catalyst Grants
  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.
• gamadji nanggit Scholarships 
  Supports the leadership skills of the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychiatrists.
• Annual Wānanga 
  Builds connections and support for Māori psychiatrists.
• Sub-specialty grants and scholarships
  Research funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, Early Parenting Research, Postnatal Depression and Psychotherapy.

Our impact

Since 2018, the Foundation has awarded one hundred and one grants, scholarships and awards. Read about the important work funded by the RANZCP Foundation. 

• 2024 Impact Report [PDF; 3.49 MB]
  Research highlights: exploring the health burden of multiple chronic physical conditions in people living with severe mental illness, the effectiveness of psychiatric emergency care centres, understanding consumer experiences of perinatal mental health outcomes and much more.

• 2023 Impact Report [PDF; 2.62 MB] 
  Research highlights: Ensuring children have the best start in life, the role of biomarkers in late-life depression, electroconvulsive therapy in neuronal injury, brain health blood tests and much more.

• 2022 Impact Report [PDF; 1 MB]
  Research highlights: Perinatal depression in women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Biomarkers of disabling symptoms in schizophrenia, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy, Care of persons with dementia and significant violence risk and much more.

• 2021 Impact Report [PDF; 3.5 MB] 
  Research highlights: Physical health and activity in forensic psychiatric care patients, combining music therapy and psychotherapy for younger-onset dementia, biomarkers in late-life depression, personal psychotherapy for trainee psychiatrists and more.

• 2020 Impact Report [PDF; 900 KB] 
  Research highlights: Improving depression in Indigenous mothers using art and health education, treating hallucinations within different patient groups, a patient and carer-friendly tool to assess frailty and much more.

• 2019 Impact Report [PDF; 1.2 MB] 
  Research highlights: Progesterone loading to treat postpartum depression, clinical tools to predict the effectiveness of ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant depression, interventions for fathers and their infants in neonatal intensive care, successful ageing in New Zealand, psychotherapy for functional neurological disorders and much more.

• 2018 Impact Report [PDF; 587 KB]
  Research highlights: Autoimmune encephalitis and chronic psychiatric disorders, mindfulness to improve teamwork for hospital workers and more.

Governance 

Committee members

• Associate Professor John Allan, Chair
• Professor Gerard Byrne
• Professor Valsamma Eapen
• Professor Hinemoa Elder MNZM
• Professor Anthony Harris
• Dr Rory Hutchinson
• Dr Michael Keem
• Associate Professor Vinay Lakra
• Associate Professor Louise Nash
• Professor Richard Newton
• Associate Professor Shuichi Suetani
• Associate Professor Nicola Warren

Partnership opportunities

The RANZCP Foundation can facilitate a range of strategic partnerships with philanthropy, business, government, health associations and others to fund research grants and joint projects.

More information

For further information or to discuss giving options, please contact the Foundation team.

T +61 3 9640 0646 
E foundation@ranzcp.org 

ABN 68 000 439 047

The RANZCP is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.