ASA Grants Program
Through the Research Grant Scheme, funding is available to support one or more research projects each year. Total funding of AU$30,000 is available to support and facilitate new research that contributes to the sonography practice.
ASA Accredited Medical Sonographer members are invited to apply for funding by completing the Expression of Interest (EOI) document.
The 2021 funding round is closed.
If you have further questions before the EOI goes live you can email cpd@sonographers.org.
Assema Lalzad (Host organisation: Monash University) - Bioeffects of Doppler ultrasound on the newborn brain: A pilot study to investigate structural effects in an in vivo rat model
Bernadette Dellar (Host organisation: Absolute Ultrasound Services) - Is transpubic sonography a reliable assessment of functional voiding in asymptomatic females?
Kristie Sweeney, Prof. Karen Ginn, Assoc. Prof. Martin Mackey, Dr Jillian Clarke, Dr Jacqueline Spurway (Host organisation: Western NSW LHD Medical Imaging)
Online ergonomics training, with and without individual feedback on adherence, effective in reducing musculoskeletal upper limb pain and work performance in sonographers
Jacqui Williamson, Dr Toakase Fakakovikaetau and Dr Boglarka Remenyi. (Host organisation: Ministry of Health, Tonga)
Cardiac sonographer and cardiologist levels of agreement in echo screening for rheumatic heart disease
Assistant Professor Rod McGregor and Assistant Professor Karen Pollard
Providing a sustainable sonographer workforce in Australia: Clinical training solutions
Dr Maya Reddy (PhD student), Associate Professor Fabricio Da Silva Costa and Professor Euan Wallace (Monash Health), Dr Leah Wright and Associate Professor Andre La Gerche (Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute)
PREACH (PRe-Eclampsia and Cardiovascular Health) study – The cardiovascular toll of pre-eclampsia: determining impacts on the maternal, fetal and placental vasculature
Associate Professor Ann Quinton, Dr Delma Clifton, Mr Brendan Goode and Mrs Sharon Meng
Virtual Reality in sonographic practical skill acquisition, enhancing student learning
Dr Jessie Childs, Dr Kerry Thoirs and Professor Adrian Esterman
The accuracy of a simple sonographic liver volume equation to determine hepatomegaly
