NOW OPEN - TSANZ Career Development/Immersion/Learning and Research Project Support Grants

TSANZ Research Project Support Grant

The TSANZ Research Project Grants are designed to provide financial support for Australian and New Zealand early career transplantation researchers.

Eligibility (See below for examples):

  • MUST be a financial member of the Society of 12 months standing from the date of approval of membership to the Society to the date of application (including full member concession and student members)

  • Currently undertaking postgraduate studies or advanced training in a field relating to organ donation or transplantation and those up to 5 years post completion of training in a transplant specialty program or a higher degree (Masters/PhD), subjected to career disruption*

  • Full time or part time student enrolled in a degree (student), OR Early Career Researcher (within 5 years of their highest degree) OR Nursing or allied health members, OR Academic and research members in non-clinical positions

Application and process

  • Abstract explaining the proposed use of funds and how it will contribute to the planned research (limit 500 words)

  • Applicants cannot apply for multiple items in the same application.

  • Applicants must include a clear budget in the application.

  • Application will be reviewed by SPEC/Board

Award criteria

  • Scientific excellence and clarity of abstract

  • C.V. and publication record, taking into consideration any career disruptions* and relative to opportunity

Conditions of award

  • Provide a report on what the grant enabled to the TSANZ Board for publication in the Annual Newsletter or possible presentation at a Grand Round

  • The awarded funds must be used within 12 months of receipt of the award

Prize details

  • 2 rounds of grants with $10,000 total to be awarded for each round.

  • Up to $5,000 per grant

When there are multiple applicants, preference will be given to applicants who have not received prior funding from TSANZ

Examples include but are not limited to:

  • Equipment/consumables for experiments which are not already covered

  • Consumer involvement

  • Publication costs

  • Travel to an international conference to present an abstract

  • Work-life balance support e.g. childcare cover or to buy out annual leave

  • Software or computer - please include justification for why your institute/university does not already supply the software or computer

Dates for the first round of application submissions: February 19 to March 30, 2026

*Career Disruption: A career disruption involves a prolonged interruption (generally considered to be >=90 days FTE) to an applicant’s capacity to work, due to as examples pregnancy; major illness; carer responsibilities including parental leave and care for immediate family (e.g., spouse, children or elderly parent), or work within industry (with no capacity to be involved with medical research). Note that clinical work cannot be taken into consideration for career disruption if applying for the Clinical Researcher Award, and teaching roles (within a university or Clinical environment) cannot be taken into consideration for career disruption for any award. Any relevant career disruptions need to be clearly outlined in a separate word document submitted with your abstract and be approved by the supervisor(s). The intent of the TSANZ definition of career disruption is to align with definitions used by national health research entities e.g. NHMRC.