The Sylvia & Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation was established by Charles Viertel in his Will to benefit organisations or institutions involved in medical research into diseases, and the alleviation of hardship of the aged and the infirm.

Mr Viertel also named three Queensland organisations in his Will:

• The Salvation Army (Queensland) Property Trust
• Cancer Council Queensland (formerly Queensland Cancer Fund)
• Queensland Eye Institute Foundation (formerly Prevent Blindness Foundation).

The Viertel Foundation was established with an initial bequest of approximately $60 million. Today the Foundation is worth more than $260 million, making it one of the largest charitable foundations in Australia.

Since 1995, the Viertel Foundation has awarded 72 Senior Medical Research Fellowships, 162 Clinical Investigator awards and major funding for research infrastructure, totalling more than $68 million. The Viertel Foundation has cooperated with Bellberry Ltd to offer seven of the Fellowships since 2017. Each year up to three Fellowships valued at $1,375,000 over 5 years and up to three Clinical Investigator awards valued at $150,000 over 1 year are awarded.

Visit the Foundation website for a list of the Viertel Alumni.

Senior Medical Research Fellowships 2026 grant round  - Open 2 February 2026 and closes 31 March 2026 (11.59pm AEST)

Please review the Application Guidelines carefully, as the application form and file upload requirements have significantly changed for 2026.

APPLY HERE

Request a copy of the Career Disruption Calculator Excel template here charities@eqt.com.au

Clinical Investigator Awards 2026 grant round - Open 6 April 2026 and closes 30 May 2026.

The Guidelines and application link will be made available on this webpage when the round opens.