A Health Investment Grant is intended to provide enabling research support for an autonomous early career investigator who is taking, or has recently taken, a substantive position.

These Grants are awarded to individuals in universities, public hospitals, or institutes for a contribution towards the undertaking of health or medical research with a potential path to clinical application within five years.

In 2025 The Ramaciotti NSW Foundation will award up to six grants and The Ramaciotti Australia Foundation up to four grants. The Ramaciotti Australia Foundation supports organisations outside of NSW.

Applications may be made for a contribution of up to 50% (to a maximum of $100,000) of the total cost towards the proposed project. A Health Investment Grant is subject to the host institution providing a matching grant of the amount requested and raising the balance (if any) of the full cost of the proposed project. The matching grant must be cash for cash (not inkind) but can include the salaries of project personnel (excluding the salary of the Chief Investigator).

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding, your institution must be: NHMRC administering and either;

• registered on the ACNC register, or 
• hold Australian Taxation Office Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1) endorsement (covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-12 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997), if you are a Government funded entity (i.e. a public hospital/hospital network).

Institutions that meet the above criteria may submit one application per department, up to a maximum of two applications per administering organisation.

Any additional applications received from the administering organisation above the maximum limit will be deemed ineligible for funding.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to liaise and coordinate with the administering institute’s central research office or equivalent. Only approved applications will be deemed eligible.

Grants awarded must be expended only for the purposes approved by the Trustee. Funds may not be used for the payment of administration fees, charges, or levies to the host institution or its offices.

• Phone: 1800 501 227
• Email: philanthropy@perpetual.com.au