• First, read through the detailed guidelines and request forms to get an idea of the types of funding we offer, how applications will be assessed, and the aims of the funding.
• Second, discuss your project idea with us. We encourage all potential applicants to contact us at healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au to discuss their idea.

We offer multiple categories of grants, fellowships, and scholarships. These are outlined below.

Exploratory Grants 

Our Exploratory Research category provides funding for exploratory or formative studies. These studies should address gaps in health promotion research and show potential and intent to impact policy, programs, and/or practice in WA.

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au.  

Intervention Grants

Our Intervention Research category provides funding for research projects that will develop and test a new health promotion intervention or lead to developing a health promotion policy intervention.

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au. 

Health Promotion Research Fellowship

Our Fellowship research category is designed to increase the number of experienced and trained researchers working in health promotion research in WA.

Candidates can apply for a:

• Early Career Fellowship (Postdoctoral)
• Senior Research Fellowship full time

Fellowships are funded for up to three (3) years to undertake a research project.

A key feature of these Fellowships is a strong focus on establishing end-user partnerships and collaborative approaches. This provides an opportunity for the Fellow to contribute to the work of their partner agencies and Healthway. It establishes skills, networks and relationships that will enhance their career and provide professional development opportunities.

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au. 

Health Promotion Research Scholarship

Our Health Promotion Research Scholarship provides funding support for individuals studying a Masters or PhD. The aim is to assist in obtaining formal academic training for Masters or PhD degrees in a field directly relevant to health promotion, through an approved tertiary institution. Our goal is to increase the number of experienced, trained practitioners, and researchers in WA working in health promotion research.

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au. 

Aboriginal Health Research Scholarship

Our Aboriginal Health Research Scholarships are designed to increase the number of experienced and trained Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners and researchers in WA working to promote health in Aboriginal communities.

Funding is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates in obtaining formal academic training in Aboriginal health related areas through an approved tertiary institution. The post-graduate course may be a:

• Graduate Certificate
• Postgraduate Diploma
• Honours
• Masters
• PhD

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au. 

Visiting Fellowship Grants 

Our Visiting Fellowship funding aims to increase the capacity of the health promotion workforce in WA by providing funding support to organisations to host a leading expert (from interstate or overseas) to reside in WA for a period of up to three (3) months.

The Visiting Fellow will have health promotion experience and skills that will benefit the local research and health promotion community, disciplines outside health promotion, and other relevant organisations, including state and local government, and not-for-profit agencies. 

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au.

Travelling Fellowship Grants

Our Travelling Fellowship funding provides support for mid to senior career health promotion researchers to travel overseas and meet with leading international experts.

The aim is for Travelling Fellows to gain knowledge of international best practice related to health promotion programs, policies, and research, and to share their learnings following their return to Western Australia.

For application timelines, detailed guidelines and how to apply, navigate here or send us an email research@healthway.wa.gov.au.

• Requests for funding must be submitted online via the Lotterywest Healthway Grants Portal by the responsible officer of the administering institution, generally the Research Grants office, on behalf of the applicant.
• Requests submitted directly from individual researchers will not be accepted, researchers do not have access to the Grants Portal.
• All administering organisations will need to be registered before submitting a grant request through the Grants Portal.
• For further guidance on the Grants Poral please request your Research Grants Office to contact us on 133 777 or healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au.

For Exploratory and Intervention grants, one of the criteria is “Assessment of the budget items and overall value for money”. To address this criteria, all budget line items should be clear, well justified and fully congruent with the application.

This varies considerably from year to year, in 2024 the following grants were awarded:

• Exploratory grants – 8
• Intervention grants – 2
• Health Promotion Research Fellowships – 1
• Health Promotion Research Scholarships – 1
• Aboriginal Health Research Scholarships – 0
• Healthway Visiting Fellowships – 1
• Healthway Travelling Fellowships – 1

Each year, we receive more fundable applications than can be funded.

If you’re thinking of applying, but not sure if you’re competitive, we strongly suggest you send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au to arrange a time to discuss your idea and competitiveness.  

Guidelines and the application form are available once the grant round has opened. Send us an email healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au and we may be able to provide you with a previous year’s guidelines, to give you an idea of what to expect.