MRAS support to boost major grant success in WA
More than $2.2 million has been awarded to three Western Australian research teams who have successfully secured an additional $2.8 million of funding via the National Health and Medical Research Council and Stan Perron Charitable Foundation.
The MRAS program funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, provides cash commitments for applications to relevant major competitive research funding programs (External Programs) that explicitly require co-funding.
MRAS aims to promote high-quality research, enable opportunities for the translation of research findings into new knowledge and improved human health and wellbeing and enhance Western Australia’s standing as a leader in health and medical research.
The MRAS recipients are shown below:
| Recipient | Responsible entity | Activity title | External program | MRAS funding awarded |
| Professor Penelope Hasking | Curtin University | COMPAS-S: Checking On Mental health - Providing Alternatives to Suicide for Students | National Health and Medical Research Council 2023 Partnership Projects PRC1 | $949,817.00 |
| Dr Peter Arrow | North Metropolitan Health Service | The use of Silver Fluoride and Teledentistry to manage and prevent childhood dental decay among Aboriginal children in remote communities | National Health and Medical Research Council 2023 Partnership Projects PRC1 | $993,996.52 |
| Dr Simon Erickson | Child and Adolescent Health Service | FOOTPRINTS: Follow-On Outreach – Psychosocial Support for Acutely Bereaved Families in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) | Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Partnerships Grant Program | $300,000.00 |