The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF) is a not-for-profit organisation funding research today to improve the lives of children tomorrow.

Browse our current open funding opportunities below, and refer to the website www.crf.org.au for further details.

Annual Grants - 2026 grants round

Funding for research projects commencing in 2026 focused on children’s health, education, or welfare.

  1. Open for Expressions of Interest from 25 February to 31 March 2025
  2. Open for full grant applications (invited applicants only) from 27 May to 18 July 2025.

Grants will be announced mid-October 2025.

Liaise with your organisation's research administration office before starting your application and read the Guidelines next to the Apply button.

Enabling Grant (co-funding) opportunity

Ongoing opportunity - assessed annually: 

Applications submitted by 31 July each year will be assessed, with outcomes announced in September.

Liaise with your organisation's research administration office before starting your application and read the Guidelines next to the Apply button.

Register as an Independent Referee

We invite suitably qualified researchers to participate in the peer review process.

Peer reviews for applications to the 2026 grants round will be sought during July-September 2025.

Please register or update your availability to review and provide independent referee comment - open for registration from 1 March 2025.

Please read the Guidelines next to the Apply button.

Where to find help

Before starting your application, read the Information for Applicants, available at the CRF website and read the Guidelines next to the relevant Apply button.

For questions regarding the process and eligiblity, please contact your organisation's research administration office in the first instance.

To contact CRF, email crf@crf.org.au, or phone Els McPeake on 8243 8258

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Apply to CRF Annual Grants 2026

BEFORE YOU BEGIN
    The CRF Annual Grants support research in South Australia by South Australian researchers focusing on topics relating to children’s health, education and/or welfare.
    Applications for basic science projects, clinical studies or community-based studies in any relevant area will be considered.
    Direct your initial questions to your Administering Institution’s research administration office and liaise with them prior to submitting your Expression of Interest. Ensure that you provide the correct research administration office contact details (one contact per administering institution). 

CRF Grant applications are a two-stage process: Stage 1 is the Expression of Interest (EOI)
    The outcome of the EOI process for the 2026 grants will be advised in mid-May 2025, and shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a full Grant Application from 27 May 2025. 

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Apply to Independent Referee Registration 2025

Peer Reviews for the the Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation (CRF) 2026 grants round will be conducted during July to September 2025.

Thank you for your interest in participating in the peer review process. Your contribution is extremely valuable in ensuring that the CRF funds the highest quality research, and in providing applicants with useful, constructive feedback.

The maximum per grant allocation is $100K, and reviewing for CRF grants is more like reviewing a journal publication than reviewing for a major grant, such as NHMRC. 

Reviewers are asked to provide comprehensive, objective, and constructive comments, detailed in their justification. 

Assessments are anonymous to the applicants; however, a deidentified report will be provided to them. Please do not provide information that identifies researchers or your team. 

Whether you are allocated an application to review will depend on your areas of expertise and the focus of the applications submitted. 

If a review is allocated to you, you'll receive a link to the application via email from notifications@email.submittable.com . 

Please view some helpful information for reviewers at Submittable: How do I review, make a note on, and rate a submission? | Submittable Help Center

As a gesture of goodwill, following the Ocotber announcement of the grants, an e-gift voucher to the value of $AUD100 will be forwarded to reviewers who provide a comprehensive written report. 

Shortlisted applicants to the current CRF grant round are generally not contacted to review applications in that round. 

You are able to amend or remove your registration at any time.

Apply to CRF Enabling Grants
The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation of South Australia Incorporated (CRF) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from established and early-career researchers from universities, research institutes, health services and other organisations in South Australia who are seeking co-funding support for NHMRC Partnership and ARC Linkage grant applications.
  • Any NHMRC/ARC research proposal relevant to the health, education and/or welfare of children will be considered.
  • The maximum support that can be requested is $30K per annum to a maximum of $120K over 4 years.
  • Applications can be submitted at any time, and those received by 31 July each year will be assessed by the Research Committee. 
  • The outcome will be advised at the end of September each year. 
  • Applicants cannot apply for both the Annual Grants round and the Enabling Grants round concurrently for the same project.
  • The number of Enabling Grants awarded will be strictly limited and at the CRF Board’s sole discretion.
  • To view a copy of the EOI form before you apply, please go to Documents – Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation (crf.org.au)
  • If you experience any technical difficulties with this form, please visit Submittable Help - For Submitters | Submittable
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