2026 Digital Resilience Grant

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Thank you for your interest in our 2026 Digital Resilience Grant, supported by Best Practice. 

 Best Practice is a provider of clinical and practice management software widely used across Australian general practice. The organisation works closely with the general practice community to design and refine digital systems that support clinical workflows, improve practice efficiency and enable high quality patient care. With a strong focus on usability, innovation and responsiveness to practitioner needs, it plays a key role in the digital infrastructure underpinning modern general practice. 

Grant amount: One grant valued at $35,000 (ex GST).

Funding period: 12 months

Focus area:

Research of relevance to general practice that strengthens general practitioner wellbeing, workforce sustainability and retention, with consideration of how digital systems influence the day-to-day experience of general practice. 

Projects may explore protective factors that support GP wellbeing and long-term workforce participation. 

Examples may include, but are not limited to: 

• Factors associated with GP satisfaction, wellbeing and retention in contemporary general practice 

• The influence of digital systems on workload, stress and professional satisfaction 

• Digital configurations or workflow approaches that may reduce stress or improve efficiency 

• The relationship between continuity of care and professional satisfaction 

• Differences in digital burden across practice settings, including rural and regional general practice 

• The role of embedded learning or decision support within digital systems in improving efficiency without increasing workload 

Objective: This grant aims to support research with potential to improve general practitioner wellbeing, workforce sustainability and retention, including through better understanding of how digital systems and workflow influence the day-to-day experience of general practice. The research should have strong potential for translation and broad-scale implementation.

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Successful applicants will be required to: 

• formally accept the grant and enter into a Grant Agreement with the administering organisation  

• participate in a short interview with the Foundation 

• meet key project milestones, including reporting requirements, with payments linked to specified milestones 

• acknowledge the support of the Foundation and funding partner in relevant outputs  

Further detail is provided on the Information for Applicants website under the section “Requirements for successful applicants."

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Applications open Monday, 11 May 2026 at 9:00am (AEST) and close on Tuesday, 22 June 2026 at 9:00am (AEST). Applicants will be notified of outcomes on Friday 11 September 2026.

To be eligible for this grant, the principal investigator must:

• Be a general practitioner or general practice registrar
• Demonstrate an active leadership role in the project, AND
• Demonstrate either sufficient experience in leading and conducting research to ensure successful completion, or that the research team includes appropriate supervision and support to do so. 

We encourage applicants to consider including early career researchers, within a more experienced team, to continue to build general practice research capacity.

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Scientific quality of the proposed research project (30%)
  The project should demonstrate strong scientific foundations, including a clear research question, robust methodology, and sound approach to data collection and analysis, with appropriate consideration of the populations and contexts relevant to general practice.
  
  
• Likelihood for translation and impact in general practice services (30%)
  The project should showcase potential for practical, meaningful, and scalable outcomes that improve patient care and/or healthcare systems, including consideration of patient, carer, or community needs and experiences where relevant.
  
  
• Innovation and originality of the project (15%)
  The project should demonstrate originality in its approach, incorporating innovative ideas to address identified unmet needs or gaps in general practice research.
  
  
• Feasibility of the project (15%)
  The project must be realistic and achievable within the given timeline, budget, and resources, supported by a clear research plan and the necessary expertise and support to ensure successful completion.
  
  
• Contribution to building research capacity in general practice services (10%)
  The project should enhance research capacity within general practice services, whether through skill development, training, fostering collaborations, or expanding networks.

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