This award is currently closed for applications.

The OTA Research Foundation (OTARF) grants scheme stimulates new research knowledge and supports the career development and capacity of researchers.

Priority will be given to those applicants who:

• Have an emergent rather than established research and publication track record
• Have to date not obtained large, national, international competitive research grant funding
• May have experienced interruptions to research track record dur to carer or other responsibilities/circumstances
• Will actively benefit from research team interaction and monitoring

For this research grant process, no priority areas of research have been determined. However, consistent with the goals of the scheme to generate new occupational therapy research knowledge, the primary project aim must be to address an aspect of occupational therapy.

This award is run annually. In 2024-2025, there is up to $14,500 available for distribution.

If you need more information, download the award guidelines.

If you have any questions please email awards@otaus.com.au.