Health Translation SA Catalyst Grant Scheme
$1.1M+
In Project Funding over 3 years
19
Projects funded
About the Catalyst Grant Scheme
Health Translation SA is a statewide independent partnership entity comprised of the major organisations in the South Australian health and medical research ecosystem including the South Australian Government. Its sole purpose is to bring partners together to see research translated into real-world impact to benefit the South Australian community.
The Catalyst Grant Scheme provides targeted funding to support South Australian-led collaborative research projects that address local health system needs, are delivered in collaboration across institutions, and prioritise effective health consumer involvement.
Funding for the Catalyst Scheme has been provided through generous support from The Hospital Research Foundation Group (2023 - 2026), the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (2023 - 2025), and Cancer Council SA (2024 - 2025).
Over the past three years, Catalyst has established itself as a trusted collaborative funding scheme and has resulted in a portfolio of funded projects, all of which demonstrate:
- Strong alignment with an identified need of a health service(s);
- Cross-sector and multi-organisational collaboration;
- Genuine consumer and community involvement; and
- A focus on implementation.
Now in its fourth round, the Health Translation SA Catalyst Grant Scheme 2026, in partnership with The Hospital Research Foundation Group, has expanded to support translational research projects that are positioned for national competitive grant scheme application and health system implementation.
Following extensive consultation, exciting changes are proposed to the scope and focus of the scheme to ensure it best meets the needs of the South Australian health and medical research community – particularly with regards to collaborative translational research. This commitment to supporting solution-focused research that can be adopted into practice by health services to address the challenges they face applies just as much to our metropolitan hospitals as it does to rural and regional health services and primary care.
2026 Catalyst Funding Streams
2026 Funding Streams to be confirmed.
2026 Catalyst Criteria
Coming soon.
2026 Catalyst Application Process and Timeline
2026 Application Timeline to be confirmed.
The Health Translation SA Catalyst Grant Scheme 2026 Launch Webinar will be held in the second half of 2026. Keep an eye on this page for updates.
Resources
Key Documents and Supporting Materials
Coming soon.
