OPEN NOW: STaRR Emerging Researcher Seed Grants & Research Translation Fellowship

To support STaRR Emerging Researchers conduct a translation-focused research project, Western Alliance is offering two funding opportunities in 2024:

  • STaRR Emerging Researcher Seed Grants of up to $5,000 available for past STaRR participants to conduct a research project to generate new evidence, and
  • Research Translation Fellowships (STaRRships) with funding of up to $15,000 available for past STaRR participants and past Western Alliance Emerging Researcher grant recipients, to translate research evidence into practice.

The total funding pool is $60,000. To be considered, Principal Investigator must work in a Western Alliance member health service or primary health network. The Principal Investigator (PI) must have attended at least one STaRR Emerging Researcher workshop prior to their application (not including STaRRlite).

Which grant do I apply for?

If you are planning to conduct a research project to generate evidence to translate into practice or policy, you are encouraged to apply for a Western Alliance STaRR Emerging Researcher Seed Grant.

If you have conducted a research project and generated evidence to translate into practice or policy, or you have identified existing evidence to be translated into practice or policy in your setting, you are encouraged to apply for a Western Alliance Translation Grant (STaRRship).

If you are unsure about which grant to apply for, please discuss your project or application idea with your local Research Translation Coordinator, Olivia King or Peter Kelly (starrsupport@deakin.edu.au).

Key dates

  • Applications open: Monday 6 May
  • Applications close: Friday 5 July at 5pm
  • Notification of outcomes: Monday 29 July

Find out more or apply

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