STaRR Grants

Overview

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

Applications for 2026 StaRR Grants are closed. Thank you to all who submitted an application.

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