Grants and funding
Research funding opportunities arise throughout the year. The calendar below provides a rough time guide to recurrent funding programs. Click on the name of the program to access more information from the funding organisation website.
Note that applications for Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation (PCHF) funding can be submitted year-round.
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| 2025 Calendar of recurrent funding opportunities | Internal CAHS due date | External due date |
| January | ||
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| May | ||
| Perron Seeding Grants (internal) | 19 May 2025 | |
| Perron, People and Platform 2025 round | 15 May 2025 | 29 May 2025 |
| HCF - Health Services Research Grants (EOI) | 5 May 2025 |
19 May 2025 |
| WA Child Research Fund | 19 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
| Telethon Trust Fellowships (internal) | 2 June 2025 | - |
| Telethon Trust Grant Round (EOI Stage) | 9 June 2025 | - |
| Healthway 2025 Health Promotion Research Fellowships | 16 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
| June | ||
| WA Cystic Fibrosis Research Collaborative Program | 9 Jun 2025 | |
| Healthway 2025 Health Promotion and Aboriginal Health Research |
13 Jun 2025 | |
| FHRI Fund Distinguished Fellows 2024-25 | 11 June 2025 | 25 Jun 2025 |
| July | ||
| 2025 Early-Mid Career Research Fellowships (Hospital Research Foundation) | 2 Jul 2025 | |
| August | ||
| Telethon Trust Grant Round | 17 Aug 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 |
| September | ||
| October | ||
| Brightspark Early Career Fellowships | 2 Oct 2025 | |
| 2026 CAHS PhD pathway (internal) | 11 Aug 2025 | |
| NHMRC - Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACG) Strengthening Health Systems | 14 Oct 2025 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| November | ||
| Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) - WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant | 31 Oct 2025 | EOI 14 Nov 2025 |
| NHMRC Partership Projects | 12 Nov 2025 | 26 Nov 2025 |
| MRFF & NHMRC 2025 Aus-UK Platform Studies | 11 Nov 2025 | 27 Nov 2025 |
| December | ||
The CAHS research grants officer can assist you to develop your grants submission. You can also take advantage of other online resources including seminar recordings, in particular Grants applications and finding funding.
Preparing your submission
You will smooth the progress of your application if – before completing your grant paperwork – you:
- speak to your Head of Department to ensure they support your proposal. This is especially important if your proposal will involve use of your paid time or any departmental resources
- meet with the CAHS Research Coordinator if you require letters of support or any other support to meet application, policy, or funder requirements
- draft your application form and budget – complete the CAHS FTE costing calculator (internal link accessible to WA Health employees only – scroll down to ‘Finance tools’ then click on ‘FTE calculator’)
- seek support from the CAHS Business Support Unit as needed
- complete the CAHS Grants Coversheet and attach the funder application form.
For all grant submission opportunities
Any grant application that involves CAHS staff time or resources (including data) must obtain CAHS sign off. This includes applications that will be submitted by an external collaborator or that are not CAHS-led.
If you plan to undertake research, speak to us as early as possible. We can help you identify funding opportunities, provide advice on application preparation and ensure your application progresses smoothly.
To secure CAHS sign-off, you will need to:
- Complete the CAHS grants coversheet at least 3 weeks prior to your funder’s deadline.
- Use the additional investigators template if you need more space to include all your investigators.
Submitting your final documents
Submit your final application documents to CAHS Research Grants officer who will co-ordinate approvals and signatures prior to submission to the funder.
Ensuring we receive your application documents at least 3 weeks before your funder’s grant deadline allows us time to obtain:
- Head of Department approval – 7 working days
- CAHS Executive – 7 working days
- CAHS Finance – 4 working days
- Research Manager or Director of Research – 4 working days.
In most cases, we will complete the final check of your documents and submit your application on your behalf. If you intend to submit your application yourself, you must get our approval first and provide us with your final application documents.