Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) is currently accepting applications for the Criminal Justice Research Grant Fund.
WACSAR is responsible for administering an annual research grants program that funds research that makes a practical contribution to improving the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in Western Australia.
Themes
Applications are encouraged that focus on one or more of the following research themes:
- Understanding justice cohorts.
- What works in crime reduction and offender rehabilitation.
- Systemic reform and innovation.
- Reducing Aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system.
- Victims of crime.
Particularly high-quality applications that fall outside these areas will still be considered.
Funding Information
Applicants are invited to apply for funding up to $300,000 to fund a research project over 12 to 24 months.
Two tiers of funding are available in this round:
- Top-Up Grants: Available to prospective and enrolled honours and higher degree by research (HDR) students in Western Australia.
- Collaborative Research Grants: Available to WA universities and research institutions working together, or with, not-for-profits and/or government agencies.
Eligibility Criteria
All applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Public policy relevance.
- Practical application and contribution to improved outcomes for Western Australians in contact with the criminal justice system.
- Impact on Aboriginal Western Australians.
- The likelihood of the proposed research making a substantial and novel contribution to criminological knowledge and practice.
- The cost effectiveness and feasibility of the research.
- Soundness of the design and methodology.
- The competence and availability of the applicant(s), principal investigator(s) or supervisor(s) to undertake or oversee the proposed research.
- Ethics committee approval.
- Availability of data.
- Level of additional or in-kind contributions from partner agencies or organisations.
- Extent to which the application supports collaborative research, where relevant.
For more information, visit https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/criminal-justice-research-grant-fund