Eligibility
Chief investigator A (first named investigator) must be a fellow or registered trainee of the college. If chief investigator A is a registered trainee, one of the other chief investigators must be a fellow of the college.
Entitlements
The maximum amount available for a project grant is $A90,000 for one year.
Scholarship funding has been discontinued and has been replaced with tied funding of up to A$5,000. This additional funding is available for chief investigator A (CIA) if enrolled in a higher degree to attend an ANZCA ASM to present their project and for networking/mentoring opportunities.
Apply
The grant round opens on 1 December 2025 and closes 5pm (AEDT) 1 April, 2026. Before applying, please read the information on our Apply for an ANZCA research grant page.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully read the guidelines, noting the application form requirements.
Project grant application form
Project grant guide to applicants
Awarded project grants
2025 awarded project grants
Does dexmedetomidine influence changes in serum neurofilament light following on-bypass cardiac surgery?
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CHEETAH - Children’s Health and the Environment: Establishing metrics To Assess the level of anaesthetic Health risk in Children
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Stratification of chronic neuropathic pain using individual biological profiles
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Sympathetic Autonomic Dysfunction and the risk of Hypotension After Surgery
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PORPOISE - Physiological monitoring in the OR; Predicting Outcomes using Infra-red Sensors A feasibility study
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Human brain organoid models to investigate anaesthesia induction and reversal agents
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Electrical impedance tomography assessment of lung homogeneity in infant hernia surgery; a prospective cohort study
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HYPoxic Enhancement before major surgery (HYPE): A pilot randomised controlled trial of preoperative Roxadustat vs placebo in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery
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Opioids Requirements After Discharge following Surgery (ORADS) study
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PLATYPUS: Prospective Longitudinal Assessment of Treatment options for Young Patients with Upper airway Structural abnormalities
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2024 awarded project grants
A paradigm shift in understanding anaesthesia
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Analgesia for major minimally invasive abdominal surgery: A randomised controlled trial of Intrathecal Morphine (The AIM study)
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Early postoperative care – identifying high value through economic analysis
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The pressure field: a Software-based Model for Optimisation of the Adult Circulation during Surgery (SMOACS)
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Comparison of programmed Intermittent bolus versus continuous infusion local anaesthesia regimens via erector spinae catheter for rib fractures: A multicentre, randomised, double-blind study
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A pilot randomised controlled trial of midodrine or atomoxetine to prevent ward hypotension in surgical patients at high risk of hypotension
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International study of cerebral oxygenation and electrical activity during major neonatal surgery
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Anaesthesia reversal agents: investigating a presynaptic target mechanism
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Artificial Intelligence based Surgical Risk Calculator for Cancer Surgery: The ANCHOR Project – Phase 2
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Angiotensin II vs. noradrenaline infusion to reduce length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery (the PORTHOS study)
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Pilot study of dual antiplatelet therapy and heart failure medication to manage myocardial injury in non-cardiac surgery
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Interim analyses in two-by-two factorial designs: A simulation study using the VAPOR-C trial
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2023 awarded project grants
Pulmonary artery catheterisation in cardiac surgery (PUMA Pilot): a multicentre, randomised, pilot and feasibility clinical trial
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Preserving brain health in older adults: does light general anaesthesia reduce postoperative delirium and cognitive decline? The Balanced-2 randomised controlled trial
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Prehabilitation needs of patients with breast cancer; A qualitative study
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Mechanistic Observational Study of Anaemia and Inflammation in Cardiac Surgery (the MOSAICS study)
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Long term follow up study of chronic post-surgical pain in the ROCKet Trial
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High flow humidified nasal oxygen versus face mask oxygen for preoxygenation of pregnant women with high body mass index – a prospective randomised controlled crossover study (HINOP3)
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Evaluating hypotension using limited echocardiography and microcirculation imaging in postoperative patients
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Early Endotheliopathy and Coagulopathy in Major Trauma Patients: Pilot Study
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Dexamethasone and Albumin in Major Abdominal surgery to Protect the Endothelial Glycocalyx (DAMAGE Protection Trial)
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Developing a competency-based facilitation evaluation tool supporting healthcare simulation in resource-limited settings
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The relationship of hepcidin to patient outcomes after cardiac surgery – a sub-study of TRICS IV
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COMET: Changes in oscillation mechanics, FOT and lung recruitment in paediatric laparoscopic appendectomy
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Between-centre differences in overall patient outcomes and in trial treatment effects in multicentre perioperative trials (BALLISTIC study)
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2022 awarded project grants
A mechanistic study of the pro-nociceptive effect of gut microbiota in neuropathic pain
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A quality improvement intervention to enhance the educational environment in clinical anaesthesia
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Computational simulation of the molecular ion channel targets of ketamine and its analgesic analogues
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Dementia biomarkers and long-term cognitive decline following hospital admissions
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Effect of phenylephrine vs norepinephrine on cerebral blood flow in patients for non-cardiac surgery general anaesthesia
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GENetic profiling: Outcome, Mechanism and Immunity, compare intraoperative Cell Salvage and allogeneic blood transfusion - the GEN-MICS study
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Immune-to-brain signalling in CRPS: unravelling the detrimental relationship between inflammation and autonomic dysfunction
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Improving patient safety by resolving latent safety threats identified through in-situ simulation: a multi-centre mixed methods study
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Lidocaine for the Prevention of Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery (LEMONADE TRIAL)
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Māori experience of anaesthesia in the perioperative setting: A qualitative assessment
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Mechanistic understanding of how preoperative exercise improves outcomes: a substudy of the NHMRC-funded PRIORITY trial
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Preventing hypoxia, hypercapnia and gas narcosis in rebreather diving
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Tranexamic acid to reduce delirium after gastrointestinal surgery: the TRIGS‐D trial
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List of grant recipients and links to the funded projects.
- Dr Teresa Bulger (NZ)
- Dr Jai Darvall (Vic)
- Professor Kate Leslie (Vic)
- Professor Jamie Sleigh (NZ)
- Professor Andrew Somogyi (SA)
- Professor Matthew Chan (HK)
- Professor Matthew Chan (HK)
- Dr Susan Humphreys (Qld)
- Dr Robyn Gillies (Vic)
- Dr Brenton Sanderson (NSW)
- Dr Philip Finch (WA)
- Professor Britta Regli von Ungern Sternberg (WA)
- Associate Professor Laurence Weinberg (Vic)
- Associate Professor Brendan Silbert (Vic)
- Dr Jennifer Reilly (Vic)
- Dr Angela Tognolini (Qld)
- Associate Professor Paul Soeding (Vic)
- Dr Warren Pavey (WA)
- Professor Jenny Weller (NZ) - 2020 simulation/education grant
List of grant recipients and links to the funded projects.
- Dr Andrew Toner (WA)
- Prof Philip Siddall (NSW)
- Professor Jenny Weller (NZ)
- Associate Professor Stuart Marshall (Vic) - 2019 simulation/education grant
- Dr Damien Castanelli (Vic)
- Professor Matthew Chan (HK)
- Dr Yoshiaki Uda (Vic)
- Associate Professor Alicia Dennis (Vic)
- Dr Nicole Tan (Vic)
- Dr Megan Allen (Vic)
- Professor Eric Visser (WA)