Funding - The Australian Temperament Project

Over the past four decades, the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) has attracted numerous scientific grants from major funding bodies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Research Council (ARC). Table 1 provides the history of grant income to the project, including sub-studies (highlighted in grey), funding sources, and principal investigators.

Table 1: Grant funding timeline for the Australian Temperament Project since commencement in 1983.

	Generation	Grant Scheme	Investigators
2024 – 2029 Extending lifespan and healthspan: A 40-year prospective cohort study of early life determinants of leading causes of mental disorder and chronic disease burden in populations	1+2+3	National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies	Craig Olsson Dave Burgner Joanne Ryan Timothy Slade Christopher Greenwood Elizabeth Spry Peter Azzopardi Primrose Letcher Suzanne Robinson Bob Hancox
2024 – 2026 Wave 17Drivers of ageing and adaptive ageing in middle-aged and older adults	1+2	Australian Research Council National Health and Medical Research Council	Craig Olsson Peter Butterworth Peter Enticott Christopher Greenwood Robert Hancox Primrose Letcher Suzanne Robinson Joanne Ryan Timothy Slade Viviana Wuthrich
2020 – 2024 Development and Trial implementation of a Comprehensive Intergenerational Mental Health Monitoring System	3	National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant	Craig Olsson
2020 – 2022 Intergenerational Determinants of Child Development on School Entry	3	Australian Research Council Discovery Project	Craig Olsson Ann Sanson Peter Enticott Jenn McIntosh Martin Guhn Jacqui Macdonald
2018 – 2020 The Intergenerational Origins of Childhood Emotional Security: A Cross Cohort Analysis Spanning Three Cohorts and Three Generations	3	Australian Research Council Discovery Project	Craig Olsson George Patton Bob Hancox Rob McGee Delyse Hutchinson George Youssef Jenn McIntosh
2017 – 2019 Trial of the Toddler Development Instrument	3	Ian Potter Foundation Grant Department of Education and Training Victoria	Craig Olsson Catherine Watkin Nolan John Toumbourou
2016 – 2018 ATP Generation 3 Life Perinatal (Completion)	3	Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant	Craig Olsson Ann Sanson Jen McIntosh Rob McGee Jacqui Macdonald Delyse Hutchinson Andrew Lewis Ben Edwards
2015 – 2020 ATP Generation 3 Life@4 years	3	National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant	Craig Olsson Ann Sanson George Patton Rob McGee Jen McIntosh G. Carol Delyse Hutchinson Ben Edwards
2014 – 2015 Wave 16, 31-32 years	1+2	Australian Institute of Family Studies ATP Generation 3 Study funds
2013 – 2017 Principal Research Fellowship	3	Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award.	Craig Olsson
2013 – 2016 ATP Generation 3 Life Perinatal	3	Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant	Craig Olsson Ann Sanson John W. Toumbourou Delyse Hutchinson Andrew Lewis Ben Edwards Rob McGee
2011 – 2012 Pilot: ATP Generation 3 Study	3	Financial Markets for Children Murdoch Children’s Research Institute	Craig Olsson Ann Sanson John W. Toumbourou Jacqui Macdonald
2011 – 2012 Stability and change in driving behaviour from late teens to late twenties	1+2	Transport Accident Commission of Victoria Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
2010 – 2011 Wave 15, 27-28 years	1+2	Australian Research Council Australian Institute of Family Studies Transport Accident Commission of Victoria Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
2008 – 2010 The development and sequelae of problematic alcohol use	1+2	R.E. Ross Trust
2006 – 2009 Continuity of driving behaviour in early adulthood	1+2	Transport Accident Commission of Victoria Royal Automobile Club of Vitoria
2006 – 2007 Wave 14, 23-24 years	1+2	Australian Research Council Australian Institute of Family Studies Transport Accident Commission of Victoria Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
2002 – 2005 Driving behaviour in early adulthood	1+2	Transport Accident Commission of Victoria Royal Automobile Club of Vitoria
2002 – 2005 Patterns, precursors and consequences of adolescent antisocial behaviour	1+2	Crime Prevention Victoria
2002 Wave 13, 19-20 years	1+2	Australian Institute of Family Studies Crime Prevention Victoria Transport Accident Commission of Victoria Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
2001 Depression	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
2000 Wave 12, 17-18 years	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council (part of g above)
1999 Disordered eating	1+2	Australian Research Council small grants (La Trobe)
1999 Licit and illicit substance use	1+2	R.E. Ross Trust
1998 – 2000 Risk and resilience	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1998 – 1999 Genetics	1+2	Australian Research Council
1998 Adolescent substance use	1+2	Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
1998 Wave 11, 15-16 years	1+2	Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
1996 Wave 10, 13-14 years	1+2	Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
1995 Wave 9, 12-13 years	1+2	La Trobe University
1994 – 1996 Transitions to adolescence	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1994 Wave 8, 11-12 years	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council (part of d below) Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
1992 Wave 7, 9-10 years	1+2	La Trobe University
1991 – 1994 Chronic illness	1+2	Victorian Health Promotion Fund Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
1992 – 1993 Reading difficulties	1+2	Australian Research Council
1990 Wave 6, 7-8 years	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1998 Wave 5, 5-6 years	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1986 – 1989 Interview Family study	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1986 Wave 4, 3-4 years 1986	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1985 Wave 3, 2-3 years	1+2	National Health and Medical Research Council
1984 Wave 2, 1-2 years	1+2	Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
1983 Wave 1, 4-8 months	1+2	Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation