Research Grants - Suicide Prevention Australia

Research Grants

The National Suicide Prevention Research Fund

The Suicide Prevention Research Fund was established by the Federal Government to support research into suicide prevention. The aim of the fund is to support world-class Australian research, and facilitate the rapid translation of knowledge into more effective services for individuals, families and communities.

Suicide Prevention Australia manages the fund on behalf of the Federal Government. The Research Advisory Committee, chaired by Professor Graham Hall, guides the work of the fund with the support of expert researchers, service providers and people with lived experience of suicide.

The Suicide Prevention Research Fund also aims to address gaps in suicide prevention research.

Grants – Now Open

PhD Scholarships

Provides funding for successful applicants to attain a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Applications close 23 June, 2026.

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Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Provides funding for successful applicants, who have already attained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), to further their research career.

Applications close 23 June, 2026.

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Innovation Research Grants

Supports partnerships between researchers in suicide prevention and programs and services to meet the objectives of the fund.

Applications close 23 June, 2026.

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Implementation Science Grants

Provides funding for innovative research to address the implementation gap and progress interventions towards practice.

Applications close 23 June, 2026.

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Grant Calendar

Applications for the National Suicide Prevention Research Fund open on 28, April 2026. Grants include PhD Scholarships, Post-Doctoral, Innovation Research and Implementation Science.

Applications close 23, June 2026.

For more information, register your interest below.

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Members of the Research Advisory Committee

Chair

Professor Graham Hall

Managing Director of Synergy Health Solutions, an Honorary Research Associate at The Kids Research Institute and is an adjunct Professor at Curtin University.

Deputy Chair

Professor Myf Maple

Director at Manna Institute, Lead Chief Investigator, University of New England

Associate Professor Zac Seidler

Global Director of Men's Health Research - Movember, Principal Research Fellow - Orygen, Unverisity of Melbourne

Professor Jane Pirkis

Director, Centre for Mental Health, University of Melbourne

Professor Fiona Shand

UNSW, Black Dog Institute

Dr Jaelea Skehan OAM

Director, Everymind

Julie Robotham

The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

Nikki Jamieson

Founder of Moral Injury Australia (moral injury and suicide prevention)

Rosiel Elwyn

Post-doctoral research fellow and Lived Experience Researcher at the Thompson Institute, and casual Lived Experience Academic in suicide prevention at Monash University.

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If you have any questions about the National Suicide Prevention Research Fund, please contact Suicide Prevention Australia on sprf@suicidepreventionaust.org or phone: 02 9262 1130.