2025 Walpole Grieve Award

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at 5:00PM 20 June 2025 (AEST).

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Thank you for your interest in our Walpole Grieve Award, established in memory of Dr Rex Outhwaite Walpole and Dr Peter Grieve.

Award details

Award amount: One award of up to $5,000 (excluding GST)

Funding period: 12 months

Focus area: Support for research-related travel for an early career researcher.

Objectives: This award is established to support an early-career GP researcher to undertake research in general practice by covering expenses associated with any of the following:

  • Travel to undertake fieldwork or data collection
  • Travel to presenting research findings at conferences
  • Travel to attend required meetings with research ethics committees or advisory boards
  • Travel to meet with community leaders, Aboriginal health services or stakeholder organisations for co-design or feedback sessions
  • Travel to access specialised equipment or facilities not available locally
  • Travel to attend research-related training and education (e.g. courses and workshops to enhance research skills or develop specialised expertise relevant to the project)
  • Travel to attend compulsory Higher Degree Research coursework or intensives

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Walpole Grieve Award, the principal investigator must be:

  • a general practitioner or general practice registrar, AND
  • an early career researcher.

For details on the definition of an early career researcher, please refer to the Information for Applicants handbook (page 6).

Selection criteria

Applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria:

  • Contribution to the success of the research project (40%)
    The proposal should demonstrate need for the funding support to strengthen the quality, feasibility and potential impact of the research project.

  • Relevance and likelihood for translation and impact (30%)
    The proposal should align with the award's focus area and demonstrate relevance to general practice, showcasing potential for practical, meaningful outcomes that improve patient care and/or healthcare systems.

  • Contribution to building research capacity in general practice (30%)
    The project should enhance research capacity within general practice, whether through skill development, training, fostering collaborations, or expanding networks.

Applications open Monday, 12 May 2025 at 9:00am (AEST) and close on Friday, 20 June 2025 at 5:00pm (AEST).

For more information, please refer to the Information for Applicants handbook. For any inquiries, feel free to contact us at foundation@racgp.org.au.

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