MRFF – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative – 2026 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity  

The Clinical Trials Activity Initiative (the Initiative) aims to increase clinical trial activity in Australia in order to improve the evidence base supporting clinical care and to help patients access trials relevant to their health circumstances, and enable researchers to bring international trials to Australian patients.  

The objective of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – 2026 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:  

  • Promote Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials research through the establishment and co-ordination of clinical trial site/s in Australia.  
  • Provide high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of novel health treatments, drugs or devices in ‘usual care’ settings, which will support a decision on whether to deliver the intervention in an Australian setting.

The anticipated outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by investing in new clinical trials that support increased access to high-quality, evidence-based and effective health care.

Please note the 2026 MRFF International Clinical Trial Collaborations grant opportunity will be open for one round only.

This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's MRFF website.  

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