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2025 Research Grants

** 2025 Research Grant Applications are now closed **

STILLBIRTH FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA & STILLBIRTH CENTRE OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE  

2025 RESEARCH GRANTS 

The Stillbirth Foundation Australia (SFA) and NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE) support organisations and institutions undertaking research into the cause, prevention, and management of stillbirth.  

Today SFA and Stillbirth CRE announce the call for our joint 2025 grant funding round. 

The Foundation will consider applications that address any aspect of stillbirth; however, priority will be given to clinical studies that address any of the key priority areas identified as part of the National Stillbirth Research Priorities Report 2023: 

  1. Determine the causes of, and pathways that lead to stillbirth.
  2. Identify and implement strategies to prevent stillbirth.
  3. Build the capacity of health services and systems.
  4. Understand and improve care for families after perinatal loss.
  5. Ensure culturally safe and responsive care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander families.
  6. Ensure culturally safe and responsive care for migrant and refugee communities. 

Applications will be considered for project support or people support. Applications that seek part funding where support can be obtained from other sources will only be viewed. All levels of funding (i.e., financial request) will be considered, and all applications will be reviewed by an independent Scientific Assessment Committee that consists of researchers, consumers, and clinical staff. As a guide, previous grant applications received funding up to AUD100,000.  

Applications must be received by 5:00pm AEST Friday 3rd October 2025. 

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Please email research@stillbirthfoundation.org.au with your application submission and/or any questions. 

Please note, this year we will not fund university surcharges, or any other indirect costs charged by academic institutions. We will not fund conference travel or building funds. Grant applications will be accepted from Australian bodies only. Applications are assessed once a year. 

Published: 1 September 2025