This Special Research Grants Program aims to empower frontline clinicians in regional, rural and remote Queensland in the management of trauma patients. 

This program aims to:

• fund research to create an evidence base for the best emergency care of trauma patients, in particular road trauma patients, in regional, rural and remote Queensland
• identify key barriers to optimal emergency care for trauma patients and solutions to overcome those barriers through the translation of research findings into evidence-based health policy and practice
• build research capacity for trauma and emergency healthcare clinicians in regional, rural and remote Queensland.

EMF is offering the following:

• Clinicians without any prior research experience can apply for a scholarship to attend a selected university course for training in emergency healthcare research.
• Clinicians new to research can apply for mentoring support during the application stage and, if successful, for ongoing support by mentors who can provide guidance and assistance through the lifetime of the project.
• Research grants for short to medium term projects addressing the aims of the Special Research Grants Program.

For Grant Round 4 of the Special Research Grants Program, the amount of funding available for research grants is $70,000. EMF expects funding requests to range from $15,000 to $40,000 for short term projects (6-12 months). In exceptional circumstances, EMF may consider requests for larger funding amounts for medium-term projects (12-24 months). Applicants considering requesting more than $40,000 are strongly encouraged to contact and discuss with EMF in advance.

Eligibility Criteria

General Eligibility

To be eligible to receive funding in this Special Research Grants Program, the proposed research must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• The proposed research must be directed at improving emergency care for trauma patients in regional, rural and remote Queensland. 
• The proposed research must be conducted in Queensland. This does not however preclude collaboration with experts elsewhere in Australia or internationally, but EMF will only support the Queensland site/s of a collaboration.
• The proposed research must have an eligible Principal Investigator
• EMF and MAIC must be acknowledged in any future publication or presentation that uses data or other information from the Queensland site. 

Administering Institution

The Administering Institution will be responsible for the administration of the funding - should the grant be approved for funding by EMF - and must be Queensland based. The Principal Investigator must have a formal affiliation with the Administering Institution. The funds must be administered through one of the following:

• a public Hospital and Health Service
• the Mater Hospital Brisbane 
• Queensland Ambulance Service 
• Retrieval Services Queensland 
• a hospital based trust fund or equivalent
• a university or 
• a medical research institute

EMF can consider requests for other institutions in Queensland to administer the funds. These requests must however be discussed with EMF and exemption requests submitted to EMF by the relevant deadline.

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