STaRR Grants

Western Alliance is committed to building research and translation capability in Western Victoria. To support STaRR Emerging Researchers conduct translation-focused research, Western Alliance offers the following funding opportunities:

• 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.

Guidelines

To be considered, applicants must work in a Western Alliance member health service or primary health network and must have participated in the STaRR Emerging Researcher training program. See more details about eligibility here:

• STaRR Emerging Researcher Seed Grants guidelines
• STaRRships guidelines

Key dates for 2026 Grant Round

*Zoom link: https://deakin.zoom.us/j/83711236051?pwd=RG0YgX12g8wIqRzvSjFCNV2IKUAyS5.1 
Meeting ID: 837 1123 6051 
Password: 97096581 

Click here to read about the recipients of 2025 STaRR Emerging Researcher Grants