2022 SRB Early and Mid-Career Research Seed Grants

For the 2022-2023 financial year, the Society for Reproductive Biology is pleased to offer to fund up to six $5000 seed grants for eligible E/MCR members. These grants are intended to provide funding to generate proof of concept data that will help our E/MCR members in applying for inter/national funding schemes. Grants will be selected for funding by a dedicated SRB review panel. Awarded funds are to be used only for direct research costs and are not able to be used for staffing or travel purposes.

Criteria: Applicants must:

  • Be a current financial member of SRB.

  • Have been a member of SRB for a minimum of 6 months.

  • Have had their PhD thesis conferred no more than 15 years before the closing date for applications, relative to opportunity. Career interruptions will be taken into account in determining time since award of the PhD, according to criteria typically used by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council.

  • Not be CIA on current government grants or fellowships funded by the ARC or NHMRC.

  • Be appointed at academic levels A, B or C only. Level D and E Associate/Professors are not permitted to apply.

Eligible applicants are to provide the following:  

  • A one-page grant proposal, similar to an NHMRC or ARC grant front page, summarising the project aims, overview of methods, researcher capabilities and anticipated outcomes. Figures may be included but must be legible.

  • A budget outline table of no more than one page.

  • Career interruption statement as applicable (200 words or less)

  • A letter of endorsement from a Supervisor or Head of Department (or School) confirming their support for the application.

Project selection criteria:

  • Research Quality (35%)

  • Capability (20%)

  • Innovation and Creativity (15%)

  • Significance (10%)

  • Prospect of outcomes being leveraged for external funding (20%)


Applications close on Wednesday 12th October 2022 and successful applicants will be notified no later than mid-November 2022. Successful applicants will be required to complete a short report within 1 year of receiving funding outlining how this grant has helped to progress their research. Acknowledgment of the Society for Reproductive Biology is required on any publications or presentations arising from these funds.

Please email completed applications and a copy of your letter of endorsement to Dr Kelly Walton srbtreasurer@gmail.com as single PDF. Please name your file as srbseedgrant2022_SURNAME