The purpose of the Emerge grant scheme is to encourage emergency healthcare clinicians who are beginning their research journey to develop research skills by conducting a small project under the guidance of a mentor.

Emerge grants provide up to $10,000 for research projects that can be completed within 12 months. These grants are to provide research training and funding to new researchers seeking to undertake a small research project that addresses the Queensland Research Program's aims.

The grant scheme is part of EMF’s Queensland Research Program, for which the core aims are to: 

• fund high quality, robust, ethical emergency healthcare research 
• advance the field of emergency medicine for the benefit of patients and build emergency healthcare research capacity in Queensland 
• promote a research culture within the Queensland public hospital emergency departments including Mater Hospital Brisbane, Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) and Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) and LifeFlight.

In Round 43 of the Queensland Research Program, EMF is issuing a special call for projects aiming to improve emergency healthcare for First Nations people.

Eligibility

Grant applications must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• the proposed research must be conducted in Queensland and meet the aims of the Queensland Research Program as stated in Section 1 of the guidelines.
• the project must have an eligible Principal Investigator and an eligible Mentor.

• Phone: 07 3720 5700
• Email: grants@emfoundation.org.au