ASA Grants
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 Research Grant is dedicated to supporting original research that advances the sonography profession. Each year, A$30,000 in funding is made available to ASA members undertaking research projects that ontribute to evidence-based practice, shape professional standards, and expand knowledge in diagnostic ultrasound.
Applications for the next round of funding will open in August 2026.
Audit Grant
The ASA Audit Grant, proudly sponsored by Marsh Insurance, is designed to encourage high-quality clinical audits that directly enhance patient care and professional practice in sonography. With A$10,000 available annually, these grants assist ASA members in evaluating and improving current practice, ensuring alignment with best-practice standards in medical ultrasound.
Applications for the next round of funding will open in August 2026.
2025 ASA Grant recipients announced
The ASA is pleased to announce the 2025 ASA Grant recipients, whose projects will build on the sonography knowledge base and best practices. The successful projects span areas including artificial intelligence, fetal heart and consent during transvaginal scans.
2025 ASA Grant Recipients
The University of Sydney | Faculty of Medicine and Health
Can artificial intelligence deep ensembled learning assist ultrasound imaging to provide accurate diagnosis of the supraspinatus tendon in remote and rural locations?
The aim of this study is to test and validate a developed artificial intelligence deep ensembled learning model for the detection and classification of supraspinatus tears. Validation will occur in rural locations to test the effectiveness of this model in settings where there may be limited availability of sonographers. Lisa will be collaborating with colleagues at the University of Sydney School of Computer Science to perform this project.
Recipient of a 2025 ASA Research Grant
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide | South Australia Medical Imaging, Women’s Ultrasound Department
A clinical audit of sonographic fetal heart images at the routine mid-trimester scan.
This clinical audit assesses the quality of standard fetal heart images taken at the mid-trimester scan using an audit tool developed from local and international guidelines. This quality assurance audit will identify areas for improvement in current practice and ultimately help to increase the detection of CHD. The audit tool will also be assessed for its inter-observer reliability.
Recipient of a 2025 ASA Clinical Audit Grant
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Adelaide University
Audit of Patient Satisfaction and Experience of the Consent Process for Transvaginal Ultrasound
This project will support better communication and trust between patients and sonographers by evaluating the patient satisfaction and experience with the consent process for transvaginal ultrasound, with emphasis on cultural sensitivity and trauma-informed approaches. Sandy will be collaborating with colleagues at Repat Health Precinct and SA Medical imaging (SA Health) to undertake this project.
Recipient of a 2025 ASA Clinical Audit Grant
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