The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation which supports medical research at The Prince Charles Hospital in Chermside, Brisbane. It was established in 1986 under the Hospital Foundations Act (1982).

We are a health promotion charity and donations over two dollars are tax deductible.

The Foundation is administered by a voluntary Board appointed by the Health Minister, which receives advice and guidance from a number of specialist Committees. We are a statutory authority.

Through the research grants program, the Foundation aims to provide over $1 million annually to medical researchers, primarily in the specialist areas of the hospital. A major focus of the grants is to provide 'seed' funding, enabling researchers to develop their projects. The aim is to give researchers the opportunity to expand projects to the stage that they can further seek substantial funding from other sources.

All medical research funded by The Royal Prince Charles Hospital Foundation must be undertaken principally at, or in conjunction with medical, nursing or technical staff at The Prince Charles Hospital. Researchers apply to the Foundation for a research grant and each application is assessed by the Foundation's highly qualified Research Committee, together with independent assessors, who are considered experts in the particular field of the applicant's research.

Since we began, the Foundation has allocated more than $13 million to medical research, most of it in the past five years. In 2010, we introduced funding programs for novice researchers and research equipment. Research grants are funded by donations, bequests and fundraising activities.