Avant Foundation Research Grants
Grants to organisations for the purpose of advancing quality, safety and sustainability in medicine
Avant Foundation Research Grants provide up to $100,000 to organisations for the purpose of advancing quality, safety and sustainability in medicine through research, with a special focus on health systems.
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
| Activity | Month |
| EOI applications open | September |
| EOI applications close | October |
| Review and assessment of EOI applications | October |
| Full application invited | Nov-Jan |
| Review and assessment of full applications | February-March |
| Grant recipients notified | April-May |
| Avant Foundation Awards dinner | September |
Funding
You can apply for grants up to $100,000 for one year but we encourage smaller requests also. 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.
Eligibility
Avant Foundation Research Grants are open to organisations.
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), speed to market and scalability
- 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.
Transformation Grant
$1 million awarded annually to an institution, university or charity to create transformational change in healthcare, with a special focus on health systems.
Bursaries
Investing in the future of healthcare by supporting people undertaking education in medicine, with a focus on equity.
