This award is designed to cover, or contribute to, the direct research costs incurred by a GP registrar conducting research. Projects must have received ethics approval and clearly demonstrate relevance to general practice.

Focus areas: Support for direct research costs for GP registrars undertaking research of relevance to general practice.

The award may cover expenses that directly contribute to the collection and analysis of data relevant to the aims of the research project, including:

• Materials and equipment essential for the project, such as data collection tools, analysis software, and medical supplies.
• Participant recruitment, compensation, and incentives.
• Research-related travel, such as travel to undertake fieldwork and data collection.
• Transcription, language, and translation services to facilitate data analysis.

Grant amount: One grant valued at up to $1,000 (ex GST).

Funding period: 12 months

To be eligible for this grant, the principal investigator must:

• be a general practitioner or general practice registrar, AND
• be currently undertaking, about to undertake, or recently completed an academic post within a university department of general practice or rural clinical school. Other research placements will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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