The HCF Research Foundation funds research proposals that use and enhance current knowledge to improve healthcare outcomes, including the quality, efficiency, equity of and access to health services. 

Through the Health Services Research Grants scheme, the HCF Research Foundation aims to deliver better health outcomes and access to affordable, high-quality health care when and where it is needed.

Through the Health Services Research Grants scheme, the HCF Research Foundation aims to support projects with major potential for significant impact - to deliver better health outcomes and access to affordable, high-quality healthcare when and where it is needed. There is a limited amount of funding available each year. Applicants are advised that there is an upper funding limit of $500,000 available, with no limit on the duration of the project. Applicants must clearly articulate the excellence of their project, with costing being realistic and competitive. Applicants should also be aware that the HCF Research Foundation prefers to fund a larger number of smaller projects. In this regard, small pilot projects and short-term support to undertake scoping or meta-reviews (with budgets less than $100,000) supporting larger applications in the future are encouraged to apply

Please refer to the guidelines for detailed eligibility. 

• Email: foundation@racgp.org.au