- The proposal must be submitted by an eligible research team, that includes at minimum the following members/expertise:
- Medical educator with expertise in GP training
- Education research expertise
- General practice academic expertise
- Novice or early career researchers (eg., PhD candidates and current or recent academic registrars)
Research teams must have active, collaborative relationships with regional GP training teams, which will facilitate the regional delivery and translation of research projects.
Research teams must also have active, collaborative relationships with a university department of general practice or equivalent (including a rural clinical school).
Also strongly encouraged:
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Inclusion of GP registrars, recent Fellows, medical students, GP supervisors and/or training practices.
- The applicant must demonstrate that they address one of the 2027 ERG priority areas. The proposal will be assessed based on the following:
- Background and justification of research (including literature review)
- Project goal(s) and research questions are clear and aligned with the proposed research design
- Appropriateness of design and methods (including data collection and analysis)
- Scope and feasibility of research
- Plan for dissemination and translation into practice Potential impact of findings on GP training
Prior to submitting an expression of interest, the medical educator in the project team must discuss the research proposal with the relevant Director(s) of Training and/or the National Clinical Leads. This should happen at the beginning of project development , and no later than 1 May 2026 (four weeks prior to the EOI closing date), to ensure Directors of Training and/or National Clinical Leads have adequate time to review the proposal and provide meaningful input.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to allow plenty of time to prepare their application.