Establishment Grants

Establishment Grants, which fall into THREE subcategories, are intended to provide short term (12 months) funding, to assist an investigator through the set-up phase of a new appointment involving relocation to St George Hospital, or to assist an investigator through the development phase of a research project to advance it to a stage sufficient to render it competitive in securing external funding the following year.

The grant can be used for any combination of personnel, equipment (excluding infrastructure), consumables or other expenses, but not for travel.

Establishment grants may be awarded in two categories:

• New Appointee Grants - Provide limited funding for 12 months, for a new or established investigator who is or who has recently taken up a new appointment at St George Hospital and who is intending to establish a new research program, or relocate an established program from another institution. It is expected that the applicant in this category already has an established or promising track record in research.
• New Investigator Grants - Provide limited funding for 12 months to assist a young investigator, who has yet to secure substantive competitive external grant funding, to advance a body of research to a stage that would render the researcher competitive in applying for major external grant funding the following year. It is expected that the applicant will have had several years of research experience and preferably holds a higher degree by research.
• Seed Grants Provide seed funding for 12 months to assist a new or an established investigator to progress a novel or innovative area of research, currently deemed unlikely to succeed in securing external competitive grant funding, to the proof of principle stage that would render that investigator’s grant proposal competitive in obtaining such external grant funding the following year.

How to apply

• The 2010 Establishment Grant Application Instructions
• The 2010 Establishment Grant Eligibility Criteria