The award is designed to support travel for research or educational purposes. 

This award is established to support an early-career GP researcher to undertake research in general practiceby covering expenses associated with any of the following:

• Travel to undertake fieldwork or data collection
• Travel to presenting research findings at conferences
• Travel to attend required meetings with research ethics committees or advisory boards
• Travel to meet with community leaders, Aboriginal health services or stakeholder organisations for co-design or feedback sessions
• Travel to access specialised equipment or facilities not available locally
• Travel to attend research-related training and education (e.g., courses and workshops to enhance research skills or develop specialised expertise relevant to the project)
• Travel to attend compulsory Higher Degree Research coursework or intensives

Grant amount: One grant valued at up to $5,000 (ex GST).

Funding period: 12 months

To be eligible for the Walpole Grieve Award, the principal investigator must be:

• a general practitioner or general practice registrar, AND
• an early career researcher.

• Phone: 03 8699 0497
• Email: foundation@racgp.org.au