Funding bright research and translation ideas for eating disorders
The Australian Eating Disorders Research & Translation Centre’s second round of the TranslatED funding will support the translation of research with the potential to positively impact the health, social, and emotional wellbeing of people with eating disorders, as well as their families and carers.
Research translation enables research to have real-world impact by informing policy and practice, making it a crucial step in transforming new knowledge into meaningful change. Through the TranslatED 2026 Fund, we will support the development of co-production translation initiatives that bridge the gap between research and real-world outcomes.
The lead applicant needs to live in Australia
11/05/26 Updated: The lead applicant must be either an Early Career Researcher (ECR), a Higher Degree by Research student (HDR), or, if not holding formal research training, be at a comparable early-career stage and have demonstrated professional experience leading research projects
The team must include a team member with lived experience expertise in a defined and resourced role
Include a significant research translational component to the project
Demonstrate genuine co-production
Be led by, or meaningfully involve, Lived Experience and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers (priority will be given)
Investigate eating disorders, with focus on one or more of the three research and translation priorities of the AEDRTC
Understanding the key risk and protective factors for the development of an eating disorder
Early identification and intervention for eating disorders
Developing individualised treatments that capture the diversity of individuals with eating disorders
Be completed within 18 months of grant award
8 April 2026
Updated: 12th May, 4 pm (AEST). Link: https://bit.ly/4tqWteQ
22 May 2026
late June