Grants

The ISLHD Research Office supports staff to apply for research grants by:

  • Administering grant schemes.
  • Authorising applications to external grant schemes.
  • Facilitating letters of support.

All applications for research grants involving ISLHD employees or resources must receive approval from the appropriate ISLHD delegate prior to the grant being submitted. The ISLHD Business Rule explains the procedures to approve involvement of ISLHD staff or use of ISLHD resources, including the requirement to submit the Approval to Submit Research Grant Application form and grant application to the Research Office via ISLHD-ResearchGovernance@health.nsw.gov.au.

Grants on offer

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Translational Research Grants Scheme (TRGS): Round 9

TRGS Round 9 is now open with priority research areas being:

  • Early translation or implementation trials for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare
  • Rare diseases diagnostic and care coordination models
  • Locally identified needs
  • Aboriginal health
  • Rural health.

TRGS Round 9 will fund projects up to $500,000 over 2.5 years.

Key dates

Indicative timeline, dates may be subject to change.

Dates

Stage

1 May 2025

Applications open

As early as possible

Applicants commence liaison with research stakeholders and partners*

2 June 2025

Information webinar for TRGS Coordinators and potential applicants - register by emailing MOH-OHMRGrants@hhealth.nsw.gov.au. 

1 July 2025

Expressions of interest due to ISLHD-ResearchGovernance@health.nsw.gov.au

1 August 2025

ISLHD selection panel will invite up to 3 proposals to full application stage

1 September 2025

Applicants finalise partnering requests (specific processes for some agencies including ACI, eHealth, CEC, HETI, BHI)

1 October 2025

Full applications due to ISLHD-ResearchGovernance@health.nsw.gov.au and TRGS Coordinators in partner organisations

31 October 2025

Full applications close: Due to the Office for Health and Medical Research by 5pm

1 May 2026

Applicants notified of full application outcomes

July-September 2026

Funding awarded and projects commence

 

UoW/ISLHD Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre Grant

Expressions of interest have been sought from ISLHD and UoW teams for research projects that:

  • Accelerate digital transformation of aged care
  • Advance safe & responsible AI in healthcare
  • Unlock data to improve healthcare (e.g. through synthetic and linked data)
  • Uplift capability & capacity of the workforce through collaboration.

The total funding pool is $200,000 for projects that facilitate collaboration between organisations in the priority areas above.

EOIs are to be submitted to dvcrsf-office@uow.edu.au by 8am on Monday 24th March 2025.

 

Other grant providers

NHMRC www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants-funding
Cancer Council www.cancercouncil.com.au/research/
Research Australia www.researchaustralia.org
The Ian Potter Foundation www.ianpotter.org.au
Kidney Health www.kidney.org.au
Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation www.cooperfoundation.org.au
Alzheimer’s Australia www.dementia.org.au
   

Grants forms

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Approval to Submit Research Grant Application

All applications for research grants involving Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) employees or resources must receive approval from the appropriate ISLHD delegate prior to the grant being submitted.

The grant applicant will need to submit this form along with a copy of the grant application to the ISLHD Research Governance Officer at the Wollongong Hospital prior to submitting the grant application.

Business Rule - Grants

Explains the procedures to approve involvement of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) staff and/or use of ISLHD resources in an application for research funding.