The annual award is to provide funds to Fellows and trainees of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM/the College) who have limited research experience, to assist them in developing and enhancing their research skills and experience. The monetary sum of the grant is $30,000 AUD.

It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that all eligibility and application requirements are met at the time of application. While applications will be checked to ensure validity, applicants will only be advised where requirements are not met if there is adequate time to do so in the context of normal administrative processes. No extensions will be granted to the closing date and time for applications where eligibility and application requirements are not met.

Al Spilman generously supports this Grant to further emergency medicine research.

My research would not have been possible without the support of ACEM Foundation's Al Spilman Early Career Researcher Grant. Most research funding goes to an established team. New researchers, and nascent projects, face significant funding challenges.  Outside the university system it can seem nearly impossible to find the funding to get started in research. The Al Spilman Grant can launch some research careers.

This project has allowed for collaboration between several New Zealand Emergency Departments. It has provided an opportunity for researchers to work together, fostering relationships to allow for ongoing engagement and partnership.

Dr Devin Faragasso, ACEM Foundation Al Spilman Early Career Researcher Grant recipient 2023. Research Study: ‘Emergency Department Elderly Minor Head Injury. Outcomes Associated with Low-Risk Clinical Criteria. ED EM Head Injury Pilot Study’.’

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