This is a list of all our current and upcoming funding schemes with relevant dates. You can also search for upcoming, open and recently closed grant schemes using our Find funding tool.

Funding calendar

Funding scheme Applications open Minimum data due Applications close
2026 NHMRC GACD: Multisectoral Approaches Funding Call 27 Oct 2026 - 5:00pm
Centres of Research Excellence 04 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants 04 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
MRFF – PHCRI – 2026 Primary Health Care Research Grant Opportunity (GO8477) 04 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
MRFF – 2026 Brain Cancer Research Grant Opportunity (GO8540) 04 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
Targeted Call for Research: Strengthening the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Pipeline to Improve Health Equity 2026 04 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
Partnership Projects 11 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
Partnership Projects PRC3 11 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
MRFF – Indigenous Health Research Fund – 2026 Empowering Community-Controlled Research Grant Opportunity (GO8372) 11 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
MRFF – 2026 Clinician Researchers: Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Grant Opportunity (GO8568) 11 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
NHMRC-Horizon Europe 2026 25 Nov 2026 - 5:00pm
Cancer Australia Research Initiative Targeted Call for Research: Liver Cancer Prevention and Early Detection 2026 16 Dec 2026 - 5:00pm
MRFF – 2026 Improving the Health of People with Disability Grant Opportunity (GO8647) 03 Mar 2027 - 5:00pm
MRFF – 2026 Improving Health Interventions and Services through Implementation Research Grant Opportunity (GO8671) 03 Mar 2027 - 5:00pm
MRFF – 2026 Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity (GO8672) 10 Mar 2027 - 5:00pm
MRFF – 2026 Clinical Trials Activity Grant Opportunity (GO8645) 07 Apr 2027 - 5:00pm
Dates are provided for planning purposes and may be subject to change. Users are encouraged to confirm finalised dates in the relevant Grant Opportunity Guidelines when available.