Eligibility
Early career researchers eligible to apply for this grant are expected to:
- have not been a principal investigator on successful peer-reviewed grant applications with total funding of more than $40,000
- have five or less peer-reviewed publications as first author.
Chief investigator A (first named investigator) must be a fellow or registered trainee of the college. If chief investigator A is a registered trainee, one of the other chief investigators must be a fellow of the college.
Entitlements
The maximum amount available for the Patrons Emerging Investigator grant is A$50,000.
The successful applicant will also receive tied funding of up to A$5,000 to attend an ANZCA ASM to present their project and for networking/mentoring opportunities.
Apply
The grant round opens on 1 December 2025 and closes 5pm (AEDT) 1 April, 2026.
Before applying, please read the information on our Apply for an ANZCA research grant page.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully read the guidelines, noting the application form requirements.
Patrons emerging investigator grant application form