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Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants — NSW
Up to $526K available
Dust Diseases Board and icare
The Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants support early-mid career researchers through PhD scholarships, post-doctoral and prevention fellowships, and clinical fellowships focused on dust disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management. The program aims to build skills, foster innovation, promote collaboration, and advance dust disease prevention and management.
Funding
Up to $526K
Closed
4 Aug 2025
Duration
Funding commenced 1 July 2026 - 31 December 2026
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Detailed eligibility criteria are available via the icare website and program guidelines
• Supports PhD Scholarships
• Supports Post-Doctoral and Prevention Fellowships
• Supports Clinical Fellowships
• Designed for research scientists
• Designed for occupational hygienists or others working in occupational health
• Designed for health professionals
• Clinical fellowships are for clinicians at any career stage
• Research must relate to dust diseases, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, support, rehabilitation, patient care, technology development, collaboration, community engagement, or policy influence
Detailed eligibility criteria are not listed on the page and applicants are directed to the icare website and program guidelines. The page indicates the stream is designed to support PhD scholarships, post-doctoral and prevention fellowships, and clinical fellowships for research scientists, occupational hygienists or others working in occupational health, health professionals, and clinicians at any career stage undertaking dust disease research and related prevention-focused work.
What's Funded
Funded activities include exploratory, foundational, translational and applied research on dust diseases; pilot studies and preliminary interventions; research implementation projects; prevention-focused research; development of diagnostic and treatment innovations; clinical fellowships; cross-disciplinary collaboration; community engagement; technology development; and projects that inform policy and practice.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Expected outcomes include improved understanding of dust disease risks, prevention strategies, diagnostics, treatments and patient care; tested intervention models; strengthened clinical and research workforce capability; collaboration between industry and research organisations; technology development; community-informed research; and evidence to inform policy, guidelines and regulations.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
universityindividualother
Stage
early_stageany
Funding Purposes
researchinnovationtrainingcommunityother
Keywords
dust diseasesresearchphd scholarshipspost-doctoral fellowshipsclinical fellowshipsoccupational healthpreventiondiagnostics
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants?
The Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants is a research grant offered by Dust Diseases Board and icare in Australia, providing Up to $526K in funding. The Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants support early-mid career researchers through PhD scholarships, post-doctoral and prevention fellowships, and clinical fellowships focused on dust disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management. The program aims to build skills, foster innovation, promote collaboration, and advance dust disease prevention and management.
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How much funding does the Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants provide?
The Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants provides Up to $526K in funding. The typical project duration is Funding commenced 1 July 2026 - 31 December 2026.
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Who is eligible for the Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants?
- Detailed eligibility criteria are available via the icare website and program guidelines
- Supports PhD Scholarships
- Supports Post-Doctoral and Prevention Fellowships
- Supports Clinical Fellowships
- Designed for research scientists
- Designed for occupational hygienists or others working in occupational health
- Designed for health professionals
- Clinical fellowships are for clinicians at any career stage
- Research must relate to dust diseases, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, support, rehabilitation, patient care, technology development, collaboration, community engagement, or policy influence
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When does the Dust Diseases Board - Researcher Development Stream Grants close?
Applications closed on 4 Aug 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Funded activities include exploratory, foundational, translational and applied research on dust diseases; pilot studies and preliminary interventions; research implementation projects; prevention-focused research; development of diagnostic and treatment innovations; clinical fellowships; cross-disciplinary collaboration; community engagement; technology development; and projects that inform policy and practice.
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