Our Grants
We are committed to delivering future-focused research and evidence-based practice to assure the community that health care is:
- of the highest scientific merit and built on strong theoretical foundations
- respectful of consumers by including them in the co-design of research
- able to meet the anticipated needs of the community by collaborating with academic, government, not-for-profit and industry partners to deliver new technologies and innovations.
To support our commitment, Gold Coast Health provides a range of funding initiatives. This assists eligible staff to engage in research and professional development activities, aimed to advance the delivery of optimal health care to the Gold Coast community.
Details of our funding opportunities are listed and we encourage eligible staff to apply. Whilst we would like to assist everyone, all applications are subject to review and not all will be successful.
Please check here periodically for details of open funding opportunities as they become available.
A competitive grant program delivered in collaboration with Griffith University, Southern Cross University and Bond University and with the support of the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation.
Congratulations to our 2022 Gold Coast Health Collaborative Research Grant Scheme recipients. Click here to view the profiles of our six recipients and their successful projects.
Available for Gold Coast Health employees to engage in research activities in partnership with academic partners on National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Grants, Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grants or other initiatives where our health service is a partner institution.
*The amount awarded is dependent on the requirements of our organisation as a partner to a successfully funded external grant that matches the funding contribution as part of the Study, Education, Research Trust Account (SERTA) scheme.
Follow the Guidelines to access the online application and other templates for completion.
Eligible Gold Coast Health employees are entitled to one ‘approved’ application per year to a maximum of $1,000 towards registration for attendance at conferences, workshops or short courses. Applicants invited to deliver an oral presentation (10 mins or more) at a conference will be entitled to a maximum of $5,000 to assist with costs of travel (where applicable).
The amount awarded is part of the Study, Education, Research Trust Account (SERTA) scheme.
Follow the Guidelines to access the online application and other templates for completion.
Eligible Gold Coast Health employees as first or last senior author, may apply for funding support for peer-reviewed open access journal publications. Eligible employees are entitled to one approved application per financial year to a maximum of $5,000.
The amount awarded is part of the Study, Education, Research Trust Account (SERTA) scheme.
Follow the Guidelines to access the online application and other templates for completion.
Applying for external grants
There are several bodies who provide research grant opportunities.
Have you applied for an external grant?
Together we can improve health service delivery and clinical outcomes, whether you lead your own research project or collaborate with academic, public, commercial or non-profit partners.
A Gold Coast Health team will implement a novel intervention to reduce medication-related harm after securing almost $1.5 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to investigate how to decrease medication-related harm following discharge from hospital.
Passionate researchers from across Gold Coast’s public health service and universities are preparing to showcase their latest outcomes during the annual two-day Research Showcase on 8 and 9 November.
Gold Coast Health will host the first ever Emergency Care Research Symposium in August, continuing to harness innovation to drive the best possible care for the community.
