News: funding

2025 RRI Step Research Funding outcomes announced

Posted on Jun 19 2025 by a1233820

We are excited to share that we have awarded over $366,000 in Step Research Funding to support 17 innovative research projects led by our talented investigators. These grants are designed to kickstart new ideas, build research momentum, and strengthen future funding opportunities.

Science strikes in batt(l)ing endometriosis

Posted on Mar 17 2025 by a1233820

Alison Barnes is a gifted athlete. Once a competitive swimmer and cricket player for South Australia, she was only 11 years when she got her first period. While this is a normal part of growing up for many, it marked the start of a lengthy health battle for Alison. One that would overshadow her teenage years and ultimately, change the trajectory of her life.

Project to purify sperm for IVF success receives funding

Female researcher with glasses and white shirt

Posted on Dec 17 2024 by a1233820

The University of Adelaide’s Professor Sarah Robertson has received more than $820,000 to address a significant unmet health need which forms part of the IVF process.

2016 RRI funding programs

Posted on Dec 15 2016 by admin

This year the RRI supported it’s members through 15 different funding schemes – providing resources for conference attendance, seed funding new programs, mentoring, building stakeholder relationships, grant development, fellowships, scholarships amongst other schemes.