The Trauma Care Scholarships form part of the Special Research Grants Program ‘Trauma Care in Regional, Rural and Remote Queensland’, funded by the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC).
These scholarships support frontline clinicians with no prior research experience who are interested in improving emergency trauma care through research.
Recipients are supported to undertake the Emergency Medicine Research Course, a semester-long program delivered by Monash University and The Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre, comprising training in research methods and evidence-based practice.
Scholarships are designed to build foundational research skills and prepare clinicians to develop future competitive grant applications aligned with the Trauma Care Research Grants Program.
CLOSING DATE: 10 August 2026
Download and read the Funding guidelines to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria and for detailed information on completing your application.
Funding Guidelines Scholarship R6.2 (PDF) >Familiarise yourself with the Emergency Medicine Research Course delivered by Monash University and The Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre. Course Dates: 22 February – 27 June 2027 (dates subject to change)
Emergency Medicine Research Course >You can use this template to build your grant application prior to submitting via our grant management platform, SmartyGrants.
Please note SmartyGrants is not Word compatible therefore the online grant application will need to be populated by copying the content into the online form.
Mentorship: find your own mentor, or nominate a mentor from a pool of researchers at the Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI). The following JTI researchers are available for mentoring support:
- Dr Clifford Afoakwah, Senior Research Fellow
- Prof Cate Cameron, Principal Research Fellow
- A/Prof Shahera Banu, Data Analyst
- Dr Panos Barlas, Principal Research Fellow
- Mr Brett Droder, Health information Manager
- Ms Esther Jacobson, Research Coordinator
- Dr Alejandro Melendez Calderon, Principal Research Fellow
- Dr Catherine Niven, Research Fellow
- Mr Isaac Salisbury, Research Officer
- Dr Tanya Smyth, Research Fellow
- Prof Kirsten Vallmuur, Chair of Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics
- Ms Jacelle Warren, Statistical Analyst
EMF uses SmartyGrants to process your application. The link above will take you to SmartyGrants where you can start, complete and submit your application.
Apply on SmartyGrants >The SmartyGrants Help Guide explains the steps you need to take to complete and submit your grant application.
SmartyGrants Help Guide >Should you have any questions please contact the EMF Research Team on (07) 3112 8668 or email grants@emfoundation.org.au.