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Over 27 years, Spinnaker has funded more than 290 medical research projects, travel grants and PhD scholarships, totalling over more than $6million.

Research funding


Key dates

Please take note of the following key dates for our 2024 grant round in preparation for the conditions and guidelines to be released.

Wednesday 5 July 2023

Expressions of Interest opens

Friday 28 July 2023

Expressions of Interest closes

Friday 25 August 2023

Shortlisted applicants are invited to submit a full application

Wednesday 27 September 2023

Full application period closes

Friday 27 October 2023

All applicants notified of the outcome of their applicants

Thursday 7 December 2023

Spinnaker Awards Ceremony for successful applicants

Grants

Early Career Research grants are offered to encourage people at the beginning of their career to undertake a research project for the benefit of prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of health conditions

Download 2024 Grants – Expression of Interest application form below:

Download Application

Archive: Past Grants

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Spinnaker Health Research Foundation Grant Recipients 2023 pictured from left: Dr Dror Maor, Ms Kathryn Watson, Dr Rodrigo Carlessi, Ms Rebecca Hahn, Ms Sarah Clarke, Dr Duncan Purtill

Predicting liver cancer risk to improve early detection and patient outcomes

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Dr Rodrigo Carlessi - Research Fellow, Curtin University
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY Mr Len and Mrs Fran Mihaljevich & Mr David Clegg

 

Development of a new blood test to identify high risk multiple myeloma

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Ms Sarah Clarke - Medical Scientist – PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY Austal Company and Staff

 

Improving bone mineral density estimation from DXA scans of the forearm using AI techniques - facilitating early screening for osteoporosis

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Dr Ashu Gupta - Medical Oncology Consultant, Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY Fremantle Hospital Ladies Auxiliary

 

A new method of detecting whether medications used in heart failure patients can damage the heart itself

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Ms Rebecca Hahn - Cardiothoracic Research Nurse, Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY Fewster Family

 

Improving outcomes for patients with myelofibrosis receiving bone marrow transplant treatment

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Dr Duncan Purtill - Consultant Physiologist (Haematology), Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY The Rotary Club of Fremantle and Attadale

 

Use finger-prick testing to check blood levels of methotrexate of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Dr Chanakya Sharma - Consultant (Rheumatology), Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY The City of Cockburn

 

Comprehensive Understanding of the effects of inflammation during Pregnancy and early life on Infant immune Development (CUPID) study

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Prof Shailender Mehta - Consultant Paediatric Neonatologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation

 

Barry Marshall Travel Award 2022

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Ms Kathryn Watson - Physiotherapist, Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY Professor Barry Marshall AC and Mrs Adrienne Marshall & Business Events Perth

 

Nicholas Way Fund For Early Career Research

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Dr Tess Evans - Advanced Trainee Registrar (ICU), Fiona Stanley Hospital
GENEROUSLY DONATED BY Professor Sue Fletcher AO FAHMS

 

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