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Avant Foundation scholarship recipients
Support quality, safety and professionalism in the practice of medicine
Bring your innovative ideas to improve quality, safety and professionalism in medicine to life with Avant’s grants and awards
Emeritus Professor Kim Oates AO Avant Foundation board member
DiT scholarship 2019
Make a difference to the future of medical practice
The Early Career Research Program supports life-changing research to promote better patient outcomes and advance the careers of some of Australia’s promising medical researchers
Dr Sarah Scheuer 2018 full-time award recipient
Making a difference with Avant's research grants and awards

Avant supports doctors at all stages of their careers by providing funding to improve quality, safety and professionalism in the practice of medicine. In doing so, we are supporting those who seek to make a difference to medical practice and the community in Australia. Our current research grants and awards include:

  • Avant Foundation Grants
    • Open to entities that are charities within the meaning of the Charities Act 2013 (Cth) that have Deductible Gift Recipients (DGR) status.
  • Avant Grants
    • Open to medical practices that hold a practice indemnity policy with Avant Insurance Limited, a subscription to PracticeHub or Medical Practitioners who hold a professional indemnity insurance policy with Avant.
  • Avant Early Career Research Program (Formerly Doctor in Training Research Scholarship Program)
    • Open to interns, resident medical officers and doctors in training that hold a professional indemnity insurance policy with Avant Insurance Limited under the Intern, Resident Medical Officer or Doctor in Training category of practice.
Spotlight on grants and awards designed to make a difference
Dr Jennifer

Committed to the advancement of healthcare, the Avant Foundation funds charities that have a range of research, education and leadership programs. Our aim is to lead an improved culture of quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, reduce medico-legal risk and improve patient care. Eligibility criteria and terms and conditions apply.

Dr Rhea

Committed to the advancement of healthcare, Avant Grants fund a range of research, education and leadership programs for medical practitioners and individuals that hold a practice or professional medical indemnity insurance policy with Avant Insurance. We fund projects that aim to lead to an improved culture of quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, reduce medico-legal risk and improve patient care. Eligibility criteria and terms and conditions apply.

Dr Tess

The Early Career Research Program supports young researchers to build their capabilities through a range of research grants. In 2023, there is up to $450,000 in funding for early career researchers available. This includes access to a grant of up to $50,000, a $5,000 microgrant with research coaching or access to Stanford’s Medical Statistics Program, a Stanford School of Medicine educational program offered via Stanford Online. Eligibility criteria and terms and conditions apply.

Supporting the advancement of healthcare in Australia
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Local and national support

Funding is intended to improve quality, safety and professionalism in medicine

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Building strategic partners

We fund medical education and research with a view to influencing better healthcare for better patient outcomes in Australia

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Supporting quality, safety and professionalism

We fund projects that focus on doctors’ health and wellbeing, telehealth and virtual care, fragmentation of care, medical leadership/quality improvement leadership, understanding patient complaints and prescribing, including drugs of dependence and e-prescribing.

The Avant Foundation and Avant grants programs (including the Early Career Research Program) fund a range of research projects which will contribute significantly to improving quality, safety and professionalism in medicine. Read more about the work of the Avant Foundation and Avant Grants in our 2022 Annual Review.