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Avant Foundation Research Grants

 

Grants for universities, institutions and charities for the purpose of advancing quality, safety and sustainability in medicine

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Avant Foundation Research Grants provide up to $100,000 to universities, institutions and charities for the purpose of advancing quality, safety and sustainability in medicine through research.

Projects should be well informed by literature and have potential to transform the practice of medicine.

Applications should articulate clear outcome objectives that are aligned with our aims.

Key dates

ActivityMonth
Applications openSeptember
Applications closeDecember
Review and assessment of applicationsDecember to March
Grant recipients notifiedApril
Avant Awards DinnerSeptember

Funding

You can apply for grants up to $100,000 for one year. In assessing the project budget, we will consider whether the project represents value for money and its feasibility in terms of a likely outcome.

The number, type and value of projects funded will be determined by the quantity and quality of applications received and is entirely at our discretion.

Co-funding

We consider projects that already have funding commitments from other sources, as long as:

  • Avant is the primary funder of the project
  • any other funding is disclosed in your application and already secured at the time of your application.

Term of the grant

Funding is for one year.

Applicants cannot apply for another Avant Foundation grant until existing funded projects are completed with an acceptable final report submitted.

Eligibility

Avant Foundation Research Grants are open to universities, institutions and charities.

Evaluation process and criteria

Projects are evaluated using a closed, weighted evaluation system.

Criteria includes:

  • relevance of the project to the objectives and purpose of Avant Foundation
  • project clarity (clearly defined research proposal)
  • project impact (articulation of proposed impact and demonstrated benefit of the research)
  • experience of the project team and applicant entity
  • reasonableness of the indicative budget against the proposed project.

Applicants are encouraged to review the terms and conditions and assessment criteria.

Please note, results of judging are confidential and will not be shared with applicants. We provide visibility of selection criteria to guide applicants to submit projects with the best chance of success. Judges’ decisions are final.

Other grants

Avant Foundation has three other grant programs to help fulfil our impact objectives.

Member Grants

Grants between $5,000 and $50,000. Open to Avant members, with a special focus on supporting early career doctors. 

Learn more

Transformation Grant

$1 million awarded annually to an institution, university or charity to create transformational change in healthcare.

Learn more

Bursaries

Investing in the future of healthcare by supporting people undertaking education in medicine, with a focus on equity.

Learn more
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*Terms and conditions

1. The waiver of establishment fee and discounted rate is only available for eligible business equipment loans. The discounted rate applies for 6 months only and is applied as a 0.65% discount against the applicable variable rate for that loan type. The current rates after the discount is applied are 6.59% for cars and 6.89% for equipment. If the applicable variable rate changes during the 6 months, the reduction will be applied to the new rate for the relevant remaining period. After the 6-month discount period, the variable rate will be the rate determined in accordance with the loan agreement and notified by us.

2. The offer is only available if your loan application is approved between 1 November and 31 December 2024 and settled before 31 March 2025.

3. The establishment fee waiver only applies to the establishment fee for the eligible business equipment loan. All other fees and charges (including any other applicable upfront loan fees and charges) will still be payable. Our standard loan terms and conditions will also apply.

4. This offer is not available in conjunction with any other offer.

5. This offer may be varied or withdrawn at any time. Approval of any loan is subject to standard credit assessment and is at our complete discretion.