The NHMRC research funding data for the period 1990 to 2011 covering all new and continuing grants funded and active in that 22 year period is contained in the four datasets available here. Each dataset provides the core information on who was funded, what was funded, for how long and how much.
These datasets contain a range of tabulated NHMRC research funding data and are filtered to enable users to conduct separate searches of the data.
Please note that in many cases a grant may appear in more than one of the datasets due to overlaps in the grant funding. This should particularly be borne in mind if you download the data and attempt to reproduce the data in a single spreadsheet – you will need to remove the duplicate grant entries.
The first dataset covers the current decade – 2002 to 2011 and includes tables and charts of some of the reportable data (e.g. funding by states and territories, by research sector, by broad research areas, by funding purpose and by main funding groups).
The next three datasets cover the periods:
- 2010 to 2019 (known here as the 'Future Decade');
- 2000 to 2009; and
- 1990 to 1999.
To further assist users, both the Current Decade and Future Decade datasets also include investigator allocated keywords and, where available, the lay descriptions of the research grant.
The current NHMRC funding scheme nomenclature has been used for the Current Decade and Future Decade datasets. All datasets will be mapped to this nomenclature overtime and a mapping table will be provided for historical context.
Download the dataset
- Current Decade - NHMRC research funding dataset 2002 - 2011 (XLS, 17.4MB)
- Future Decade - NHMRC research funding dataset 2010 - 2019 (XLS, 6.9MB)
- NHMRC research funding dataset 2000 - 2009 (XLS, 6.9MB)
- NHMRC research funding dataset 1990 - 1999 (XLS, 3.9MB)
Each of the four NHMRC research funding datasets covering the period 1990 - 2011 contains:
Grant ID
The NHMRC identification number assigned to the grant.
CIA Full Name
The name of the first Chief Investigator on the grant. Please note that there are multiple investigators for many NHMRC grants research support grants.
Administering Institutions
The name of the institution that administers the NHMRC grant funding as at the last date of payment. Please note that the actual research work may be performed external to the administering institution.
State
The State or Territory in which the Administering Institution is located.
Sector
The research sector (selected from Government, Hospital, Medical Research Institute, University or Other (generally industry or philanthropic groups) to which the Administering Institution belongs.
Funding Purpose
This column identifies each grant against the objective for the funding which broadly are: Building Capacity in People and in Facilities (including infrastructure); supporting research through investigator initiated research including targeted research; and the translation of research results into policy and practice. Also included is External Funding which captures funding from the MREA which has been provided from outside of the NHMRC budget appropriation by non-NHMRC sources.
Main Funding Group
This column broadly identifies each grant against the type of funding scheme using the following titles for the three main funding groups:
- People Support - support for individual researchers that provides established career fellowships, postdoctoral training fellowships, career development fellowships and postgraduate scholarships and targeted capacity building
- Research Support - investigator initiated research, cross disciplinary multi-institutional collaborative program teams, seed funding to develop potential commercial research activities, strategically targeted priority driven research, health services and public health research and national and international partnerships
- Infrastructure Support - funding that enables the development of shared facilities and resources and provides access to national and international research resources, competitive funding for large equipment grants and infrastructure for independent medical research institutes.
Grant Type
Funding Scheme
The major funding scheme category for the grant application selected by the Chief Investigator/s from the NHMRC's research management databases.
Grant Subtype
The sub-category of the grant from the relevant funding scheme selected from NHMRC research management databases.
Scientific Title
A short title, supplied by the applicants, that accurately describes the nature of the project.
Simplified Title
The simple title of the grant, supplied by the applicants that is easily understood by the general public.
App year
The year in which the application for funding from the NHMRC was submitted for peer review.
Start Year
The year in which the grant was first provided with funding.
1986-2017
This is the range of funding years covered across all four datasets. The dollar amounts included in each dataset represent the actual expenditure for each calendar year and forecast expenditure for future years.
Total $ Awarded
The full amount awarded to the grant across all years of the grant.
Broad Research Area (BRA)
The Broad Research Area identified in the grant application by the Chief Investigator/s or assigned to the grant by the NHMRC. Selected from Basic Science, Clinical Medicine and Science, Health Services Research or Public Health.
Fields of Research (FOR)
The fields of research selected by the Chief Investigator/s from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Fields of Research classification list – Based on ABS 1297.0 Australia and New Zealand Standard Research Classifications 2008.
Not Allocated
Equipment Grants, independent medical research infrastructure grants and transitional grants awarded during the de-blocking of Medical Research Institutes have not been allocated either to a BRA or to a FOR because the nature of the funding activity does not adequately align to the classifications available.
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