Health Translation Queensland’s Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) Microgrants Program helps researchers build strong consumer and community partnerships from the very beginning of their projects. The program provides small grants to support early-stage research projects to embed meaningful consumer and community involvement in project design and planning.
Who can apply?
The program is open to health and medical researchers, clinician researchers and research teams across HTQ’s partner organisations who are seeking to strengthen consumer and community involvement in their work.
For more details on eligibility and conditions, please review the Application guidelines.
How much funding is available?
Grants of up to $1,500 are available to support activities that enable genuine consumer and community input during the early stages of research design.
Funding may be used for:
Funds cannot be used for pilot data collection, academic salaries or teaching relief, conference attendance, publication fees, or infrastructure and activities not directly related to consumer involvement.
Supplementary funding opportunity – until 31 December 2025
Until 31 December 2025, applicants may apply for an additional $1,000 (up to a maximum total of $2,500) if they commit to applying, documenting and reviewing the new Framework for Consumer and Community Involvement in Health Research (CCI Framework).
Developed through a co-design process with consumers and CCI leads from HTQ’s 13 partner organisations, the CCI Framework provides:
To be eligible for this supplementary allocation, applicants must:
How to apply?
Before applying review the Application guidelines and Application checklist.
For any questions, please read the FAQs below.
Submit your application via: HTQ CCI microgrants application form
Applications are reviewed on a monthly cycle from February to November each year.
Need help?
Please review the FAQs below. HTQ can assist with questions about the application process, please contact consumers@healthtranslationqld.org.au for more information.
Yes. You are only eligible if the application includes a minimum of one HTQ academic partner and one HTQ health service partner. Projects applying must be led by a HTQ partner organisation.
HTQ is available to answer questions about the application process and provide high-level feedback after an application is assessed. Please review the FAQs first before contacting us.
If your application is unsuccessful, you are welcome to resubmit it in a future round. We can provide feedback highlighting which parts of your application were insufficient or did not meet the criteria. However, we cannot provide detailed feedback or coaching in relation to the application. For tailored guidance, please contact the CCI lead within your own organisation.
Examples include:
No. The program is designed to benefit Queensland communities. Overseas consumers cannot be remunerated.
Microgrants are designed for early-stage engagement, before major research funding is secured.
Application review: Monthly between February and November.
Payment processing: Varies by institution. Please allow 30 days to receive the funds once the funds have been processed.
If you are from within UQ, funds will be transferred directly through existing UQ arrangements.
For external organisations, payment will be made upon receipt of an invoice addressed to:
Health Translation Queensland
The University of Queensland
Level 1, Mayne Building
Herston QLD 4006
ABN 63 942 912 684
Your finance team will need to raise the invoice once your application is successful. Payments are usually processed within 30 days of HTQ receiving the invoice. HTQ will provide instructions and support to ensure the process is straightforward.
The microgrant funding is GST exclusive. If your organisation is registered for GST, the invoice should include GST in addition to the grant amount (e.g. a $2,000 grant would be invoiced as $2,000 + $200 GST = $2,200).
If your organisation is not registered for GST, you should invoice only for the grant amount (e.g. $2,000).
Note: Microgrants are not scholarships and are provided to organisations rather than individuals. Payment will therefore be managed via your organisation’s finance/accounts payable process, rather than through HR or payroll.
There is no strict timeframe for using the funds. We understand that project timelines can vary, and unexpected delays can occur. However, we do ask that you submit a short report at either 6 or 12 months after receiving the funding, depending on your project’s estimated duration. To be able to demonstrate the impact of the funds, you should aim to have used some or all of the funding by the time you submit your report.
A short microgrants survey post-funding will need to be filled in, either at 6 or 12 months depending on project duration.
No. Applicants should first contact their organisation’s CCI lead. HTQ may provide general guidance only if needed.
Yes, but only one grant will be awarded per research idea.
You are encouraged to use the Framework in a way that is meaningful and proportionate to your project. Not every stage or method will be relevant to every project. The key is to demonstrate how you have thoughtfully applied the Framework to strengthen consumer and community involvement.
We do not expect lengthy documentation. Applicants should clearly show how CCI principles are embedded in project design, identify relevant milestones of implementing consumer and community involvement, and explain the involvement activities chosen.
Applicants should first contact their organisation’s CCI lead who should be familiar with the CCI Framework. Alternatively, you can contact consumers@healthtranslationqld.org.au and we will point you in the right direction.
If you wish to be eligible for the supplementary $1000 funding, at the conclusion of your project, you’ll be asked to complete a review survey. This captures feedback on how you useful you found the Framework and what could be improved.
Yes. The supplementary allocation applies only to grant rounds in 2025. It will not be offered in future rounds.
This research was made possible thanks to the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship with additional funding provided by 2 microgrants from Health Translation Queensland and The University of Queensland.
This research received microgrants funding from Health Translation Queensland enabling a workshop, where researchers, clinicians, cancer survivors and patient advocates came together to explore new ways of working.
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