Pre-Symposium Workshop: Grant Writing that Wins

Tuesday 8 September 2026, Crowne Plaza Adelaide, South Australia

The Pre-Symposium Workshop: Grant Writing that Wins will provide practical guidance for successful grant writing for EMCRs. This interactive session will comprise of addressing common challenges, aid you to build skills for future grant applications, and hear insights from two highly experienced presenters, Professor Sandie McCarthy and Professor Richard De Abreu Lourenço, that will highlight:

The art of Grantsmanship
Practical advice on structuring your grant to engage your reviewers
Health Economics (HE): Not all grants need to include HE (& how to make that decision)
The key aspects to include from an HE perspective
Presenting HE as an integrated aspect of the grant

A survey will be sent to confirmed attendees closer to the date, to tailor this workshop to your needs, so no matter what stage of your career you’re at, you can walk away with the tools to put your best grant application forward!

Presenters

Professor Sandie McCarthy

Sandie McCarthy is the Dean Research, College of Health and Enablement at Flinders University. She has practised extensively in acute cancer care, including chemotherapy administration in rural and metropolitan settings. Her PhD investigated sociocultural issues related to breast cancer and while she mostly now undertakes intervention research, she has an interest in the sociological as well as clinical aspects of cancer care. Professor McCarthy has an impressive track record securing highly competitive grants and uses her knowledge and experience in this area to specialise in Category 1 grant coaching.

Professor Richard De Abreu Lourenço

Richard De Abreu Lourenço, is a Professor of Health Economics and Deputy Director at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), University of Technology Sydney. He is an experienced health economist who has a keen interest in applied economic evaluations, patient preference and quality of life and the economics of specialty health areas. Currently, he is the Program Lead for the Cancer Australia Cancer Research Economics Support Team, and the Senior Evaluator for CHERE’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) evaluation group. He is an investigator on a number of cancer clinical studies and studies investigating preferences for health care decision making.

Event details

Time: 11am – 4.30pm (ACST)
Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026
Venue: Crowne Plaza Adelaide, 27 Frome Street, South Australia, 5000

Attendee eligibility

Must be a PC4 member (or have submitted an application)
Must be attending PC4’s 2026 Scientific Symposium
Must be a student (PhD, MD) or EMCR with 10 or less research-active years since PhD was awarded
Provide a short statement (up to 350 words): How will attending the workshop and symposium benefit your career?

Registration

We have reached capacity for the Workshop and will not be taking on any further applications.

Pre-Symposium Workshop Partner

Strengthening collaboration and capability to support the translation of research into real-world impact for the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

Health Translation SA is a whole-of-state collaborative network. We help translate high-quality research into real-world impact, improving the health and lives of South Australians. Working with health and research partners across the state, Health Translation SA is a trusted independent body that bridges the gap between research and health services, facilitating the timely and effective implementation of evidence into policy and practice across the South Australian health system.