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Research Funding

Research at the Faculty is mostly funded through competitive funding grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and various other Commonwealth, international, and Industry schemes such as:

  • Speech Pathology Australia, Physiotherapy Research Foundation and other professional organisations
  • NSW Motor Accidents Authority, Medical Benefits Fund
  • State and Federal government departments such as the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Health Care or Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Disease-specific organisations such as the Arthritis Foundation, Stroke Foundation or Heart Foundation
  • Sporting bodies such as the NSW Institute of Sport, Cricket Australia

For more information on individual research projects, research teams and grant information visit the Faculty Research Group websites.

The University’s Research Office is an important source of information and assistance to researchers seeking funding. The office also provides strategic advice and direction on research programs, and administrative support for research funding application and management.

Latest News – ARC & NHMRC Grants

The Faculty of Health Sciences has recorded its highest success to date in the 2008 research funding rounds. The Faculty achieved a higher success rate than ever before in each of the schemes and surpassed national averages with 25 per cent of ARC Discovery, 100 per cent of ARC Linkage, and 32 per cent of NHMRC submissions securing funding.

Investigators from the Faculty secured over $5.2 million in funding to be administered through the Faculty for research projects commencing in 2009. Our researchers are also integral to a number of projects funded through other institutions to a total of over $12.9 million.

Professor Johanna Westbrook and her Health Informatics team had outstanding results, securing the largest grants in Australia in both the ARC Discovery and ARC Linkages schemes, and an $8.4 million program grant from the NHMRC. This rare achievement demonstrates the potential of this research to drive dramatic improvements in the Australian health care system.

Particular success was also achieved by Professor Anita Bundy, Professor Mark Onslow, Associate Professor Ann Packman and Professor Stewart Enfield who all achieved ARC and NHMRC funding in the same year. A number of the Faculty’s early career researchers, including Anne Honey, Benedicte Vanwanseele, Zoe McKeough and Mark Hancock are recognised as key members of successful research teams.

View the full list of FHS successes in ARC Discovery grants, ARC Linkages grants and NHMRC Project and Program grants.

For more information on specific projects visit the Research Group websites.