RACGP Foundation grants and awards support practicing and academic GPs and GP registrars to undertake important research in their communities, helping to build an evidence base to inform and improve practice and patient outcomes. A small number of grants and awards are also available to medical students, medical graduates undertaking GP training, practice nurses, and practice owners or managers. 

Thanks to the generous support of partners and donors, we are pleased to offer over $700,000 in funding in our 2024 grant round, opening 1 March.

How to apply

The annual RACGP Foundation grants and awards round opens in early March, with the majority of grants and awards closing in early May. All applications are completed online through SmartyGrants.

To receive updates on upcoming grants and awards rounds, please email foundation@racgp.org.au.
 

Information for applicants

Prior to commencing an application, applicants should download and read the Information for Applicants in conjunction with the relevant grant application form(s).  Applicants should ensure they have read and understood this document, and the individual requirements of the grant(s) for which they intend to apply.
 

Reporting and ethics

As a condition of most RACGP Foundation grants and awards, grantholders are required to submit milestone reports over the course of their research project or activities. The due dates for these reports are specified in the grant agreement. All milestone reports and any requests for changes and extensions to a research project are to be submitted via our Grant Milestone Reporting & Request Forms.

Ethics approval is required for any research conducted with or about people, or their data or tissue. For information about research ethics requirements or to apply for an ethics review, click here.

Previous grant winners

The RACGP Foundation has proudly supported hundreds of general practice research projects and GP researchers whose work has helped shape Australian healthcare. To see some of the research projects recently supported through our annual grants and awards program, click here.


Contact us

Our team is available should you have any questions or feedback.

Telephone: 03 8699 0335

Email: foundation@racgp.org.au

nib foundation/RACGP Foundation Healthcare Systems & Sustainability Grant

This grant supports research into the financial sustainability of general practice and collaborative approaches to non-pharmacological interventions.
($250,000)

EOI submissions close 2 April

RACGP Foundation/HCF Research Foundation Research Grant

This grant focuses on research into health services issues of relevance to general practice.
($120,000)

EOI submissions close 2 April

TGL/RACGP Foundation Research Grant

This grant focuses on use and/or implementation of guidelines in general practice.
($100,000)

EOI submissions close 2 April

RACGP Foundation/Diabetes Australia Research Grant

This grant supports research into diabetes management, prevention, and/or clinical care in general practice.
($60,000)

Applications close 1 May

RACGP Foundation GP Wellbeing Grant

This grant supports research into the mental health, resilience and wellbeing of GPs and practice teams.
($40,000)

Applications close 1 May

RACGP Foundation/BOQ Specialist Research Grant

This grant encourages innovation in preventative healthcare in general practice.
($20,000)

Applications close 1 May

RACGP Foundation/ ANEDGP Innovation Grant

Innovation, research, and/or quality improvement projects with potential for practical application in practice for a GP, GP registrar, practice nurse, or practice manager in Adelaide.
($20,000)

Applications close 1 May

Family Medical Care Education and Research (FMCER) Grant

This grant is to encourage and support GPs in the early stages of their research career to conduct research into an aspect of primary health care.
($20,000)

Applications close 1 May

RACGP Foundation Western Melbourne Research Grant

This grant supports new and emerging GP researchers to conduct research that benefits patients and communities in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
($20,000)

Applications close 1 May

Chris Silagy Research Scholarship

This grant supports research into an aspect of evidence-based primary health care.
($15,000)

Applications close 1 May

Indigenous Health Award

This grant aims to support the provision of high quality health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
($10,000)

Applications close 1 May

RACGP Western Australia/RACGP Foundation Research Grant

This grant supports new and emerging GP researchers in Western Australia to conduct research that benefits patients and communities in Western Australia.
($10,000)

Applications close 1 May

Walpole Grieve Award

This award supports an early career researcher to travel for research or educational purposes.
($5,000)

Applications close 1 May

Charles Bridges-Webb Memorial Award

This award is targeted at general practice registrars who recently were, currently are or will be undertaking an academic term in a discipline of general practice or rural health.
($1,000)

Applications close 1 May

Annual Conference Awards

The RACGP Foundation offers a range of awards for outstanding research presentations and posters at the RACGP's annual conference.
($500-$1,000)

Applications close 29 September