The NHMRC provides funding for all areas of research relevant to human health and medical research. This page provides a comprehensive list of the NHMRC's funding types.
Program Name |
Funding Type |
Closing date |
Australia-China Exchange Fellowship
Australian health researchers will study in China under a grants program funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
NHMRC has funded six grants for 2008 totalling almost $1.4 million to support research under the Australia-China Exchange Fellowship Program.
The program aims to increase collaboration between Australian and Chinese health and medical researchers by supporting exchange between the two countries.
» See more on Australia-China Fellowship |
NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships |
4 July 2008 |
Australia Fellowship Round 4
The Australia Fellowship is for outstanding health and medical researchers across all disciplines and will consist of a one line budget of $800,000 per annum for five years. Applications are invited from leading researchers both in Australia and around the world.
» See more on Australia Fellowship |
NHMRC Fellowship Awards |
3 March 2009 (EOI only)
10 July 2009 (full application) |
Australian-European Union Health Research Grants
The NHMRC has a limited fund to assist Australian participation in projects selected for funding under the European Commission's Sixth Framework programme. In the call for proposals, the health and medical research areas of interest to the NHMRC are Genomics and biotechnology for health.
» See more on Australian-European Union Health Research Grants |
NHMRC Strategic Awards |
As notified on the website for Australian-European Union |
Capacity Building Grants in Population Health and Health Services Research
These grants aim to develop research capacity across the full range of population health and health services research.
» See more on Capacity Building Grants |
NHMRC Strategic Awards |
13 June 2008
(full applications) |
Career Development Awards
Career Development Awards are available to researchers in the early stages of their careers. They aim to develop their capacity for original independent research; develop their research leadership skills; and help them to establish themselves as independent self-directed health and medical researchers in a research program or as part of a research team.
» See more on Career Development Awards |
NHMRC Career Development Awards |
8 February 2008 |
Centre of Clinical Research Excellence
This program acknowledges and rewards innovative, high quality, human clinical research conducted by established investigators with a strong track record, who have the capacity to translate research findings into clinical practice and train independent clinical researchers. |
CCRE Scheme |
Opening 31 May 2008 and closing date is 8 August 2008 |
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research
This scheme aims to fund research that will generate evidence and increase knowledge in the area of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. |
NHMRC Strategic Awards |
14 March 2008 |
Development Grant
These grants support development work undertaken on products, processes, techniques or procedures arising from fundamental biomedical research which have commercial potential.
» See more on Development Grant |
NHMRC Development Grants |
Opening 5 April and closing 2 June 2008 |
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Enabling Grant
This scheme assists Australian researchers to continue high quality, world-class research by providing support for specific facilities and/or activities to enhance the national health and medical research effort.
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NHMRC Enabling Grants |
Opening and closing dates will be advised on 29 February 2008 |
Equipment Grants
The NHMRC provides funding for Equipment Grants to support competitively funded medical research. The funding is allocated on a pro rata basis to Administering Institutions according to their share of the total funding awarded by the NHMRC for research in the applicable year.
» See more on Equipment Grants
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NHMRC Equipment Grants |
No Application Required |
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Independent MRI Infrastructure Grant
Funding provided annually for overhead infrastructure costs specifically for independent medical research institutes based on a proportion of competitive funding awarded to the institute.
» See more on Independent MRI Infrastructure Grant |
NHMRC Infrastructure Grants |
No Application required |
Independent Research Institutes Infrastructure Support Scheme
The IRIISS was established in response to recent reviews that have found overhead infrastructure costs for independent medical research institutes to be substantial. IRIISS commenced in January 2005.
» See more on Independent Research Institutes Infrastructure Support Scheme |
NHMRC IRISS Funding |
No Application required |
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New Investigator Project Grant
A project grant aimed at providing an avenue for less experienced researchers to access NHMRC Project Grant funding.
» See more on New Investigator Project Grant |
NHMRC Project Grants |
17 March 2009 |
NHMRC Research Fellowship
NHMRC Research Fellowships support full-time 5 year appointments for high calibre researchers who have made, and are continuing to make, highly significant contributions to their research field.
» See more on NHMRC Research Fellowship |
NHMRC Fellowship Awards |
6 February 2009 |
NICS Fellowships
NICS Fellowships offer a unique, two year half-time program to early-to-mid career professionals to become leaders in the science and practice of evidence implementation.
» See more on NICS Fellowships |
NICS Fellowships |
2008 applications closed |
Practitioner Fellowship
This is a part-time award intended to assist experienced and productive clinical and public health researchers who wish to maintain both a research and professional career.
» See more on Practitioner Fellowship |
NHMRC Fellowship Awards |
6 February 2009 |
Program Grant -Teams
The aim of this scheme is to provide support for teams of high caliber researchers to pursue broadly based collaborative research activities. Teams will be expected to contribute to new knowledge at a leading international level in important areas of health and medical research.
» See more on Program Grants -Teams |
NHMRC Program Grants |
15 February 2008 |
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Scholarships
The Scholarships scheme is to support outstanding Australian health and medical graduates early in their career so that they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and develop a capacity for original independent research. This is usually achieved by funding scholars to attain a PhD by full-time research.
» See more on Scholarships |
Scholarships |
1 August 2008 |
Short-Term Exchange / Study Scheme
This was a funding initiative for the Promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research.
» See more on the Short-Term Exchange / Study Scheme
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NHMRC Strategic Awards |
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Standard Project Grant
Investigator initiated research project of between one and five years duration.
» See more on Standard Project Grants |
NHMRC Project Grants |
17 March 2009 |
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Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships
NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships provide opportunities for Australian researchers to undertake research that is both of major importance in its field and of benefit to Australian health. These Fellowships provide a vehicle for training in basic research either in Australia or overseas (where appropriate), to enable Fellows to work on research projects with nominated advisers.
» See more on Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships |
NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships |
4 July 2008 |
Travelling Awards for Research Training
This Award enables current holders of NHMRC Australian-based Fellowships, Scholarships and Career Development Awards to value add to their research by providing funding for limited training periods at a temporary host institution.
» See more on Travelling Awards |
Travelling Award for Research Training |
Round 1
22 February 2008
Round 2
4 July 2008 |
