ASA Grants

Applications for the next round of ASA Research and Audit Grants are now open. The ASA's Grants Program was introduced in 2017 as a commitment to fostering and advancing the sonography profession. Since then, the program has grown to include grants for both research and clinical audit projects, and a funding pool of A$40,000. These grants aim to support and facilitate new research that contributes to sonography practice and best practice in clinical ultrasound.

Research Grant

The ASA's Grants Program was initiated in 2017 with the intention to support new research in sonography as a commitment to fostering and advancing the sonography profession. Every year, the ASA commits a funding pool of A$30,000 towards Research projects undertaken by ASA members performing quality research that will contribute to evidence-based practice within the profession and improving the quality and standards of sonography practice.  

Submissions will be considered for partial or full funding.

How to Apply:

1. Ensure your project meets the criteria

2. Fill out the application form

3. Email your application to researchandstandards@sonographers.org

The Application and attachments must be submitted by 29 September 2025.

Have questions? Contact the ASA Research and Standards team at researchandstandards@sonographers.org. 

Audit Grant

The ASA's Grants Program was initiated in 2017 with the intention to support new research in sonography as a commitment to fostering and advancing the sonography profession. Every year, the ASA commits a funding pool of A$10,000 towards Audit projects undertaken by ASA members performing quality audit that will improve the quality and standards of sonography practice. 

Submissions will be considered for partial or full funding.

How to Apply:

1. Ensure your project meets the criteria

2. Fill out the application form

3. Email your application to researchandstandards@sonographers.org

The Application and attachments must be submitted by 3^rd October 2025.

Have questions? Contact the ASA Research and Standards team at researchandstandards@sonographers.org. 

View the latest ASA Grant recipients below.

2024 ASA Grant Recipients

Chris Gilmore, FASA

Chris Gilmore, FASA 

The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane

Sonographer administration of local anaesthetic (LA) prior to ultrasound guidance of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC):  A clinical audit 

This clinical audit will investigate sonographer administration of local anaesthetic (LA) prior to ultrasound guided peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Patient pain tolerance and complications of LA administration will be investigated, and sonographer administration will be compared to other health professionals (nurses and doctors).  

Recipient of a 2024 ASA Audit Grant

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Carolynne Cormack, FASA

Carolynne Cormack, FASA

Monash University 

Equipping Sonographers for Point of Care Ultrasound Education 

The aim of this project is to develop and evaluate an 6 week multi-modal educational course to equip sonographers teaching point of care ultrasound (POCUS). 

Recipient of a 2024 ASA Research Grant

Dr Paul Stoodley

Dr Paul Stoodley 

Western Sydney University 

Novices Learning Echo and Abdominal Sonography (NOLEAS)

This quantitative, non-randomised experimental study aims to determine if part-task learning improves image acquisition competence, and enhances image optimisation and measurement proficiency. Part-task learning refers a teaching method, where image acquisition and image optimisation tasks are initially separated, before being united. 

Recipient of a 2024 ASA Research Grant