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Centres of Research Excellence
The Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) scheme provides support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity in clinical research, health services research, public health research and dementia research.
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Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research Grant Opportunity
This Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Coronavirus Research Response- 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research Grant Opportunity will accelerate the development of promising COVID-19 prophylactic vaccine candidates for which research and development is already underway. The prophylactic vaccine must be intended to induce active long-term immunity against COVID-19.
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MRFF – 2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Opportunity (GO ID: 4456)
The Medical Research Future Fund - Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research - 2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Opportunity will provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that improve our understanding of the aetiology, biology and progression of cancer in children and adolescents.
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MRFF – 2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) 20.2 Grant Opportunity (GO ID: GO4317)
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – 2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) 20.2 Grant Opportunity will support Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials.
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MRFF – 2020 Maternal Health and First 2000 Days, Early Childhood, and Exercise and Nutrition Grant Opportunity (GO ID: GO4446)
The MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative supports research that focuses on one or more of the following priorities: maternal health, early childhood, or exercise and nutrition.
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MRFF – 2020 Mental Health Research Grant Opportunity (GO ID: 4285)
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Million Minds Mission – 2020 Mental Health Research Grant Opportunity will support research into the following mental health priority areas: new mechanisms for early identification and prevention amongst children and adolescents; treatments for those with treatment resistant or treatment refractory mental health conditions; initiatives to address the physical health of individuals with mental illness; and mechanisms to support access to treatment.
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NHMRC Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change
Resilience to environmental change, emerging health threats and emergencies is one of NHMRC’s strategic priorities for action in 2018-2021. NHMRC aims to deliver on this priority by boosting research capacity and capability through a special initiative that will improve Australia’s preparedness and responsiveness to human health threats from changing environmental conditions and extreme weather events.
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NHMRC-EU Collaborative Research Grant Scheme – 2020 priorities for 2020 funding
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – European Union (EU) Collaborative Research Grant Scheme provides a contribution to Australian researchers participating in leading international collaborative research that has been favourably evaluated for funding under select European Commission Horizon 2020 topics.
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Partnership Projects
This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
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Partnership Projects PRC2
This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
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2020 NIHR Collaborative Research Grants – 2021 funding Round 2
The NHMRC-National Institute for Health Research Collaborative Research Grants scheme supports Australian participation and collaboration in leading international collaborative research through the United Kingdom’s NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme. The HTA Programme funds independent research about the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests.
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Development Grants
The Development Grant scheme provides financial support to individual researchers and/or research teams to undertake health and medical research within Australia at the proof-of-concept stage that specifically drives towards a commercial outcome within a foreseeable timeframe.
Upcoming
MRFF – 2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines Grant Opportunity (GO ID: GO4450)
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative - 2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines Grant Opportunity will support Australian medical research projects that conduct clinical trials to address one of the following topics: