Stroke Foundation funds research through an annual grants program. This grant round will offer a range of opportunities for stroke research teams across Australia to test their ideas in stroke prevention, treatment and recovery. Our grants aim to build capacity in areas of need in stroke research and support the next generation of researchers to become leaders in their field.

Engagement of people with lived experience is a core focus of Stroke Foundation’s research grants. Ensuring safe, supportive and positive engagement is paramount.

Completion of our co-designed e-learning module on how to work effectively with people with lived experience is a requirement of our grants.

Current Grants

For details of grants opening for applications in May 2026, check this page regularly or sign up to be notified.  

Seed Grants

Seed Grants are up to $80,000 per grant, for projects of up to 18 months, offered to Early- to Early-Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs).

Applications will open in May 2026 for Seed Grants.

Seed Grants aim to generate new knowledge, kickstart innovative projects and provide a platform for emerging researchers to tackle evidence and implementation gaps in stroke care and excel in their stroke specialty. Seed Grants provide a platform for emerging researchers to gain grant successes and leverage these into further national and international funding, to strengthen evidence in stroke prevention, treatment and recovery, and grow researcher capacity.

Future Leader Grants

Future Leader Grants are up to $5,000 per grant, for stroke research development activities. 

One Future Leader Grant dedicated to aphasia research is generously offered through the Dr Anna Correll Memorial Fund.

These grants focus on developing individual leadership skills, increasing potential for successful collaboration and building capabilities of emerging researchers, including those with lived experience.

Future Leaders may use the grant for activities such as travel to research facilities, leadership training, conference attendance and formal mentoring programs.

Hear from 2025 Future Leader with Lived Experience Grant Recipient, Brooke Parsons, about applying: