The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation funding research today to improve the lives of children tomorrow.
Since 1976, our grants have played a pivotal role in supporting quality research into children’s health, education and welfare within South Australia’s world class research and service organisations.
Browse our open funding opportunities below and refer to the website www.crf.org.au for further details.
Annual Grants funding opportunity - 2026 grants round
Liaise with your organisation's research administration office before starting your application.
Two Step application process.
- Expressions of Interest from 25 February - 31 March 2025
- Full grant applications (invited applicants only) from 27 May - 18 July 2025.
Outcomes will be advised mid-October 2025.
Enabling Grant (Co-funding) opportunity
Ongoing opportunity - assessed annually: Applications submitted by 31 July each year will be assessed and outcomes will be announced in September.
Liaise with your organisation's research administration office before starting your application.
Register as an Independent Referee
Researchers are invited to register to participate in CRF peer review for the 2026 grant funding schemes through Submittable.
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.
If you've previously registered in Submittable, you may be asked to reset your password.
Where to find help
Before starting your application, read the Guide to Applicants, available at the CRF website.
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 8243 8258
For how to use Submittable, view the help files online.
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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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