The Dementia Australia Dementia Research Foundation – Victoria was established in 2012 to distribute funds generously donated for the purpose of research. The funds are used to provide research grants to Australian based dementia researchers, with priority given to projects with potential benefits for the 97,000 Victorians living with dementia and their families and carers with the expectation to grow to 386,000 by 2050. The Foundation’s priority is to fund research that is likely to directly benefit people with dementia, their families and carers. Grants have therefore generally been awarded to projects investigating psychosocial and clinical aspects of dementia, rather than to projects based in the lab. In consultation with the Dementia Australia Vic Consumer Advisory Committee and others, the Foundation’s Board have set five priority research areas for our grants program.
- The less common forms of dementia (including Frontotemporal dementia and Lewy body disease)
- Assistive technologies to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their families
- Supporting families and carers
- Improving care of hospitalised patients with dementia
- Translational research (moving evidence into practice)
Organisation
Country: Australia
