The European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) aims to improve brain health for all by developing scientific knowledge as a foundation to promote brain health throughout lifetime, to prevent and cure brain diseases as well as to improve wellbeing of people living with neurological and mental disorders in Europe and beyond.

NHMRC is providing up to $4 million to support Australia-based researchers who are participating as partners in transnational consortia through the European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) Call for Proposals for research projects on biological, social and environmental factors that impact the trajectory of brain health across the lifespan.

EP BrainHealth offers 2 calls: one in the field of neurological, mental disorders and sensory disorders (EP BrainHealth Call 1) and one in the field of neurodegenerative disorders (EP BrainHealth Call 2).

NHMRC aims to fund the Australia-based components of research, where the transnational consortium has been recommended for funding by EP BrainHealth.

Application Process

  1. EP BrainHealth calls for pre-proposals.
  2. EP BrainHealth conducts assessment of pre-proposals.
  3. EP BrainHealth invites successful pre-proposal applicants to submit a full proposal.
  4. NHMRC invites successful Australia-based researchers to apply to NHMRC for support of the Australian components of the research by submitting an application in Sapphire.
  5. EP BrainHealth conducts peer review on all full proposal applications submitted.
  6. Call Steering Committee considers and approves the final ranking list.
  7. NHMRC reviews the budgets requested for Australia-based partners.
  8. Funding recommendation approval process.

Further details for the call and guidance documents can be found on BrainHealth Partnership.

Grant at a glance

Duration of funding
3 years
Level of funding
$4,000,000