


Our Grants Make Research Happen
Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation has supported South Australia's world-class medical research and service organisations for 45 years
Research undertaken in basic science projects, clinical studies or community-based studies in any area of children’s health, education and welfare may be supported, with some weighting given in the grant review process to proposals considered by the Research Committee to address the current priority areas of young minds, chronic illness and disability, fetal development, and systems of care and education.
Explore The Research We Fund And The Outcomes Achieved
2022 Research Grants


Uncovering how sugar contributes to invasive pneumococcal disease
Chief Investigator: Miss Kimberley McLean [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount : $40,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Annually, more than one million
Children who offend: Understanding and responding to early-onset criminal behaviour
Chief Investigator: Dr Catia Malvaso Funding Amount: $99,895 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Governments and society recognise that children
Family and domestic violence in migrant and refugee communities – amplifying children’s voices and empowering communities in South Australia
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anna Ziersch Funding Amount : $99,978 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Exposure to family and domestic violence (FDV) has2021 Research Grants

Reducing developmental disorders and other side effects with novel proton radiation treatment for children with brain cancers
Chief Investigator: Miss Mikaela Dell’Oro Research Areas: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science Funding
Helping children with intellectual disabilities develop real-world life skills in virtual reality
Chief Investigator: Mr Stefan Michalski [Early Career Researcher] Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disordersClinical
A new therapeutic target for childhood medulloblastoma
Chief Investigator: Professor Stuart Pitson Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science. Funding
Children’s problematic sexual behaviour in schools: Identifying and addressing collaborative responses to incidents
Chief Investigator: Dr Lesley-anne Ey Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community-based study. Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount:2020 Research Grants
Can robotic technology assist children with cerebral palsy after botulinum toxin injection?
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Remo Russo Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Clinical StudyUnderstanding outcomes in child protection: Exploring a capability approach to change the conversation for Aboriginal families
Chief Investigator: Dr Michelle Jones Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study Funding Amount: $93,258 Recipient:Young parents and child protection: the intergenerational story
Chief Investigator: Dr Catherine Chittleborough Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community-based Study Funding Amount: $96,571 Recipient: TheProtein Misfolding in Pregnancy
Chief Investigator: Dr Amy Wyatt Research Area: Basic Science Funding Amount: $98,038 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: There is evidence that2019 Research Grants
Optimizing treatment adherence and supporting ongoing desensitization following peanut oral immunotherapy in children: a randomized controlled trial of daily versus weekly peanut ingestion
Chief Investigator: Dr Billy Tao Research Area: Clinical Study Funding Amount: $ 74,843 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Peanut allergy representsRole of refugee parents’ educational aspirations on their children’s academic outcomes
Chief Investigator: Dr Hannah Soong Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and developmentCommunity Based Study Funding Amount: $ 33,452Lactation as a window of opportunity for reversing cardiometabolic programming
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Beverly Muhlhausler Research Area: Reducing childhood obesity and its impactBasic Science Funding Amount: $ 75,000 Recipient: The UniversityClinical trial of orally-administered Emu Oil to protect against ulcerative colitis in children
Chief Investigator: Dr Suzanne Mashtoub Research Area: Clinical Study Funding Amount: $ 74,970 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Ulcerative2018 Research Grants
Developing a new culturally responsive e-mental health resource: The Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y)
Chief Investigator: Ms Josey Povey Funding Amount: $33,503 Recipient: Menzies School of Health Research Overview: Indigenous youth are disproportionality exposedChildhood illnesses to benefit from new CRF funded research
Posted by Flinders University, February 5, 2018. A breath-test for celiac disease, improved baby resuscitation and new approaches to lungCan school based mindfulness programs prevent mental health problems in adolescents?
Chief Investigator: Professor Tracey Wade Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Given one in four Australians aged 16-24 haveImpact of overweight on cardiovascular risk in children with type 1 diabetes: a longitudinal study of 5000 Australian children with type 1 diabetes
Chief Investigator: Professor Jenny Couper Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Heart and blood vessel disease is the2017 Research Grants
Child maltreatment and school outcomes
Chief Investigator: Dr Rhiannon Pilkington Funding Amount: $69,574 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: In 2012-13 there were 19,120 childChildren with a marked increase in internalizing behaviour as tweens: determinants and mental health at 16 years.
Chief Investigator: Professor Vivienne Moore Funding Amount: $73,942 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Anxiety and mood disorders are amongIncreasing breastfeeding and Aboriginal children’s health through culturally appropriate and responsive support
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Philippa Middleton Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: SAHMRI Overview: Breastfeeding is one of the most important healthIncreasing breastfeeding and Aboriginal children’s health through culturally appropriate and responsive support
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Philippa Middleton Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: SAHMRI Overview: Breastfeeding is one of the most important health2016 Research Grants
New treatment for childhood leukaemia
Chief Investigator: Professor Shudong Wang Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Mixed lineage leukaemia (MLL) is theIdentifying the pathological mechanism of childhood epilepsy and adolescent movement disorders caused by PRRT2 mutations
Chief Investigator: Dr James Hughes Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Epilepsy and movement disorders are highlyA randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a nurse-moderated group-based internet support program for mothers with comorbid mild to moderate depression and parenting problems.
Chief Investigator: Professor Michael Sawyer Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: This study will utilise a randomisedUnderstanding the contribution of parental mosaicism to the causes of childhood genetic epilepsies.
Chief Investigator: Dr Sarah Heron Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: This project will help to accuratelyWant to Be A Champion of Children's Research? Enquire With Us Today!

Supporting research into the prevention and management of childhood disability and disease
Our CRF Fellowship program is dedicated to the Prevention and/or Management of Childhood Disability and Disease.
Dr Zlatko Kopecki and Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak are the inaugural Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Fellows, and will focus on Childhood Wound Infections and Medicines Use and Safety, respectively.
Our 2023 Research Grant Program
EOI submissions for the 2023 Grant Round OPENS on 21 February 2022.
Each year, our grant program provides funding to support research into all areas of children’s health, education and welfare, and with a particular focus on mental health, obesity, protection and understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development.
Grants may now be awarded up to a maximum of $100,000 per project, or Early Career Grants up to a maximum of $40,000 per project, and may be completed over 1 year or 2 years.
