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Australian Spinal Research Foundation

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Last checked 10 October 2026 · Programs: 3 · Built 27 October 2026

The funder

Name as published
How it describes itself
  • The Australian Spinal Research Foundation (ASRF) was established in 1977, and is a non-profit organisation that funds and facilitates chiropractic research from around the globe. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10

Listed as foundation on the grants page; that label is ours.

Stated purpose
  • At ASRF, we’re developing a clear understanding of vertebral subluxation and its effects, by funding scientifically testable research drawing on the philosophical tenets of chiropractic. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
Contact

The funder publishes a contact on its contact page.

Also on this site
  • Its entry among research bodies (pending)

Funding programs

In the order the funder's own pages list them. Open and Past are read against 27 October 2026, the day this page was built; check the funder's page before you apply.

Targeted Research Grants Research

Name as published spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds
  • Intended to provide support for quality research projects relevant to the clinical practice and scientific basis of chiropractic and relevant to the research agenda categories that are currently being investigated. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • all three categories Three grant categories are available, intended to encourage and support new researchers and novel ideas, as well as support projects with a more developed evidence-base and researcher track record. All submissions must be relevant to our research agenda and the topics that are currently being investigated. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Current Topics of Interest, the 2026 round In order to further refine our Research Agenda, in 2026 we called for grant applications exploring spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Current Topics of Interest, the 2026 round the role of vertebral subluxation in Quality of Life (QOL) and Functional Outcome Measures (FOM) across the human lifespan. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
Who may apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10 spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10 spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Amount, as published
Cycle and deadline

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Apply through the funder: the funder's application page

Kind, and where it is listed

Research. Our label: given where it funds a research project, and its eligibility words do not name students. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under no door: its eligibility words name none of the four readers.

Dave Russell Postgraduate Scholarship Grant Student research

Name as published spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds
  • all three categories Three grant categories are available, intended to encourage and support new researchers and novel ideas, as well as support projects with a more developed evidence-base and researcher track record. All submissions must be relevant to our research agenda and the topics that are currently being investigated. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Current Topics of Interest, the 2026 round In order to further refine our Research Agenda, in 2026 we called for grant applications exploring spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Current Topics of Interest, the 2026 round the role of vertebral subluxation in Quality of Life (QOL) and Functional Outcome Measures (FOM) across the human lifespan. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
Who may apply
Amount, as published
Cycle and deadline

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Apply through the funder: the funder's application page

Kind, and where it is listed

Student research. Our label: given where the funder's eligibility words name students, and it funds research. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under I'm a student, I'm a researcher: its eligibility words name that reader.

Seeding Research Grants Research

Name as published spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds
  • Supporting novel research ideas, pilot studies or preliminary research develop into viable competitive research proposals for submission for funding to ASRF or other external granting bodies. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10The wording "research develop into" is as published.
  • all three categories Three grant categories are available, intended to encourage and support new researchers and novel ideas, as well as support projects with a more developed evidence-base and researcher track record. All submissions must be relevant to our research agenda and the topics that are currently being investigated. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Current Topics of Interest, the 2026 round In order to further refine our Research Agenda, in 2026 we called for grant applications exploring spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Current Topics of Interest, the 2026 round the role of vertebral subluxation in Quality of Life (QOL) and Functional Outcome Measures (FOM) across the human lifespan. spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
Who may apply
  • SRGs are open to any researcher, however preference will be given to an Early Career Researcher (ECR – defined as researchers who are currently within 5 years of having completed postgraduate studies and who have not as yet been recipients of competitive project funding). spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
  • Recipients of SRGs should apply for full funding under the TRG scheme (or a similar external scheme) within 12 months spinalresearch.com.au · captured 2026-10-10
Amount, as published
Cycle and deadline

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Apply through the funder: the funder's application page

Kind, and where it is listed

Research. Our label: given where it funds a research project, and its eligibility words do not name students. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under I'm a researcher: its eligibility words name that reader.

Sources

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Cite this entry. Australian Spinal Research Foundation. In The Kaleidoscope. ChiroTrack. Last verified 10 October 2026. https://kaleidoscope.thechirotrack.com/funder-asrf.html. Accessed ________.

Accounts this body lists on its own website.

Official channels, as listed on Australian Spinal Research Foundation’s website: On the home page: Facebook page opens in new window: facebook.com/AustralianSpinalResearchFoundation (listed by Australian Spinal Research Foundation; not checked) · Linkedin page opens in new window: au.linkedin.com/company/australian-spinal-research-foundation (listed by Australian Spinal Research Foundation; not checked) · Instagram page opens in new window: instagram.com/austspinalresearchfoundation (listed by Australian Spinal Research Foundation; not checked). Checked 27 October 2026. Pages read: the home page, the contact page, the about page.

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