Clinician Researcher Training Program 2024-25

The Clinician Researcher Training Program provides scholarships for health professionals to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in a related health and medical sciences area.

The program aims to build the clinician researcher workforce in WA and support translatable health and medical research within the health system, to improve the health of all Western Australians.

The Clinician Researcher Training Program is available to pre-consultant medical, dental, allied health, nursing and midwifery professionals employed by an eligible WA public health service provider (HSP), public-private partnership (PPP) provider or private hospital, who have secured a place on a PhD course at a WA university.

Funding between $300,000 to $350,000 will be provided over a 3.5-year period, on a competitive basis and will include up to $70,000 for project costs.

PhD studies must address a priority as determined by the clinicians employing health care provider.

A limited number of part-time scholarships will be available where justified for equity reasons.

Note: As a requirement for this program applicants must submit a formal PhD course application to their chosen university by Thursday 13 March.

Program Status: Open for Applications

Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Thursday 8 May 2025

Please note that the Grant Management System Application Form is not yet published. The application questions are provided in the Application Form in word document format so that you can commence preparing your application.

The Grant Management System Application Form will be available online closer to the Application due date and this website will be updated with submission instructions when this is available.

The Guidelines and Conditions and Application Form can be accessed below:

Queries related to the Guidelines and Conditions can be directed to DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘Query – CRT2025’.

Queries regarding the application process can be directed to DOH.GMS@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘GMS Application Assistance – CRT2024-25’.

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