Types of Grants:
Grants are made to organisations located anywhere in Australia.
Organisations
may be working in the areas of medical, scientific research and education
relating to liver and gall bladder diseases.
Organisations must be Deductible Gift Recipients:
Projects that are funded should have the potential to produce long-lasting
positive benefits to the community and should have the potential to leverage
additional funding.
The ALF expects that the grants that it makes permit
organisations to build up their capacity.
In its early years, the ALF
favours projects, such as fellowships, that encourage new and young researchers
to undertake advanced study and research into liver diseases.
Unlike
many foundations, the ALF will fund the administrative costs of new projects,in recognition of the need for such costs if the project is to proceed.
The
ALF will not fund debt retirement, lobbying, advocacy or endowment.
The ALF favours organisations that collaborate with other organisations and
that have sound fundraising programs in place.
Grant Size and Frequency:
Grants are made in the range appropriate to the levels required for fellowships.
For
example:
• Clinical Career Development Awards (approx $90,000 annually for 3 years);
• PhD Scholarships (approx $60,000 annually for 3 years).
Grants are continued for the agreed period of the grant, subject to recipients
submitting satisfactory progress annually. Organisations may submit only
one application annually.
While successful applicants may continue to
submit each year, the ALF does not wish to create a dependency on its funding
and favours organisations that have shown entrepreneurial flair for seeking
other external funding.
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