WACS-OSP 2026

The WA Cohort Studies – Operational Support Program (WACS-OSP) 2026 provides support to eligible Western Australian cohort studies to ensure their ongoing operations and contributions to the delivery of clinical outcomes, changes to health policy, and translational health outcomes.  

The WACS-OSP 2026 will provide funding of up to $500,000 to WA-based cohort studies that support a breadth of researchers and students, and that include a scientific advisory committee and a consumer and community advisory group as part of their operations. Support will be available for the 2026-27 financial year.

Funding will be awarded through an assessment of research excellence based on research grant income, number of PhD students supported, and the number of new projects supported by the cohort study over the previous 3 years.

Program Status: Open for Applications

Applications Close: 1.00pm AWST, Monday 2 March 2026

The Guidelines and Conditions and the Assessment of Research Excellence spreadsheet can be accessed below.

The Application Form can be accessed and submitted via the Department of Health Grant Management System.

To view the application questions, after starting an application in the Grant Management System select ‘preview’ in the top right corner, which will download the application form questions (and your responses) as a Word or PDF document. For further instructions, please refer to page 9 of the User Guide ‘Downloading the application form’.

Queries related to the Guidelines and Conditions can be directed via email to DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘Query – WACS-OSP2026.

Queries regarding the application process can be directed via email to DOH.GMS@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘GMS Application Assistance – WACS-OSP2026.

Information on other FHRI Fund programs can be accessed by subscribing to updates or checking the FHRI Fund current opportunities.