The GLOWS Seeding Research Grant aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisations the opportunity to identify or explore research priorities within their community related to HIV and viral hepatitis infections, diagnosis, and treatment.​

This funding will contribute to bringing together key stakeholders and partners to develop a research project ready to be undertaken.

The GLOWS Seeding Grant awards up to $30,000 in funding over a maximum three-month term.

The GLOWS Grant Program aims to support initiatives that align with at least one of the following funding priorities:

• Prevention and education: reforming and reinvigorating prevention strategies in HIV and viral hepatitis, whilst navigating racism and structures that act as barriers to disease prevention and education. 
• Individual and community agency: supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations to strengthen skills, capabilities and infrastructure and ensure the ongoing sustainability of HIV and viral hepatitis services. Additionally, create opportunities to support individual personal development and agency to encourage the next generation of leaders and mentors. 
• Reformed health care: dismantling structural barriers to improve access to HIV and viral hepatitis prevention and care services and building culturally safe and respectful environments for Indigenous people to navigate care.

• An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person or early career researchers partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisations are leading the research (Chief Investigator). 
• Applications should be from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation that is governed by a majority of identified board members (above 51%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who have been elected by the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community with an Incorporation Number.
• The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation should have an Australian Business Number (ABN), including an account with an Australian financial institution. 
• The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation should have no outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian Government funding (a serious breach might be one that has resulted in termination of a grant agreement). 
• The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation should not be bankrupt or subject to insolvency proceedings. 
• The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation must have the available resources and ability to undertake a research project in accordance with the GLOWS Seeding Grant Contract and Agreement. 
• The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation must not be a current recipient of a GLOWS program grant. 
• No formal qualifications are required.

Lowitja Institute will not accept applications from the following: 

• Individuals and consultants 
• Non-Aboriginal groups or organisations 
• For-profit organisations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses 
• Federal and State Government agencies and bodies 
• Public schools or universities 
• Unincorporated Aboriginal organisations or groups
• Organisations that have not met project requirements, including acquittal and reporting for grant funding received from Aboriginal Affairs NSW in the previous two years 
• Auspice organisations.

• Email: glows@lowitja.org.au