NHMRC Approved Administering Institutions

The institutions listed below have been approved as Administering Institutions (AIs). This list is current as of 24 July 2025.

AIs are required to sign an NHMRC Funding Agreement prior to receiving any funds.

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For any queries relating to approved AIs, please email administering.institutions@nhmrc.gov.au

List of NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions (sorted by entity trading name)
#	Entity trading name	Entity legal name	Australian business number (ABN)
1	Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW	Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales	66085654397
2	Adelaide University	Adelaide University	41202953738
3	Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group	Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group	34093854267
4	Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group	Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group	69138649028
5	Australian Catholic University	Australian Catholic University Limited	15050192660
6	Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer	VCS Foundation Limited	35430554780
7	Australian National University	Australian National University	52234063906
8	Avondale University	Avondale University Limited	53108186401
9	Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	98131762948
10	Bionics Institute	The Bionics Institute of Australia	56006580883
11	Bond University	Bond University Limited	88010694121
12	Breast Cancer Trials	ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group Limited	64051369496
13	Burnet Institute	The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd	49007349984
14	Cabrini Research	Cabrini Health Limited	33370684005
15	CALHN	Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated	96269526412
16	Cancer Council NSW	Cancer Council NSW	51116463846
17	Cancer Council Queensland	Cancer Council Queensland	48321126727
18	Cancer Council Victoria	Cancer Council Victoria	61426486715
19	Centenary Institute	Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology	22654201090
20	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation	76210591710
21	Centre for Eye Research Australia	Centre for Eye Research Australia Limited	72076481984
22	Charles Darwin University	Charles Darwin University	54093513649
23	Charles Sturt University	Charles Sturt University	83878708551
24	Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service	Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service	62254746464
25	Children's Medical Research Institute	Children's Medical Research Institute	47002684737
26	CQUniversity Australia	Central Queensland University	39181103288
27	CSIRO	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	41687119230
28	Curtin University	Curtin University	99143842569
29	Deakin University	Deakin University	56721584203
30	Ear Science Institute Australia	Ear Science Institute Australia Incorporated	48804903003
31	Edith Cowan University	Edith Cowan University	54361485361
32	Family Planning NSW	Family Planning NSW	75000026335
33	Federation University Australia	Federation University Australia	51818692256
34	Flinders University	Flinders University	65542596200
35	Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health	The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health	92124762027
36	Gallipoli Medical Research	Gallipoli Medical Research Ltd	42077750693
37	Garvan Institute of Medical Research	The Garvan Institute of Medical Research	62330391937
38	Griffith University	Griffith University	78106094461
39	HMRI	Hunter Medical Research Institute	27081436919
40	Hudson Institute of Medical Research	Hudson Institute of Medical Research	48132025024
41	Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research	Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research	15958063508
42	Institute for Breathing and Sleep	Institute for Breathing and Sleep	39093685879
43	James Cook University	James Cook University	46253211955
44	La Trobe University	La Trobe University	64804735113
45	Lowitja Institute	National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research	70138780695
46	Mackay Hospital and Health Service (MHHS) - Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation (MIRI)	Mackay Hospital and Health Service	87427896923
47	Macquarie University	Macquarie University	90952801237
48	Mater Research Ltd	Mater Research Ltd	28109834719
49	Melanoma Institute Australia	Melanoma Institute Australia	35123321148
50	Melbourne Health	Melbourne Health	73802706972
51	Menzies School of Health Research	Menzies School of Health Research	70413542847
52	Metro South Health	Metro South Hospital and Health Service	86834068616
53	Monash University	Monash University	12377614012
54	Murdoch Children’s Research Institute	Murdoch Children's Research Institute	21006566972
55	Murdoch University	Murdoch University	61616369313
56	National Acoustic Laboratories	Australian Hearing Services	80308797003
57	National Ageing Research Institute	National Ageing Research Institute Limited	71154866047
58	QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute	The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research	31411813344
59	Queensland University of Technology	Queensland University of Technology	83791724622
60	Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Incorporated	Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Incorporated	44685908941
61	RMIT University	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	49781030034
62	Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation	Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Foundation	37882212480
63	Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia	Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia	74438059643
64	SAHMRI	South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited	54141228346
65	South Metropolitan Health Service	South Metropolitan Health Service	92264056442
66	Southern Cross University	Southern Cross University	41995651524
67	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	52004705640
68	Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology	13628586699
69	Sydney Local Health District	Sydney Local Health District	17520269052
70	The Kids Research Institute Australia	Telethon Kids Institute	86009278755
71	The Asbestos Diseases Research Institute	The Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation	79121168867
72	The Cairnmillar Institute	The Cairnmillar Institute	27005085423
73	The George Institute for Global Health	The George Institute for Global Health	90085953331
74	The Heart Research Institute	The Heart Research Institute Ltd	41003209952
75	The Sax Institute	The Sax Institute	68095542886
76	The University of Adelaide	The University of Adelaide	61249878937
77	The University of New England	The University of New England	75792454315
78	The University of Newcastle	The University of Newcastle	15736576735
79	The University of Notre Dame Australia	The University of Notre Dame Australia	69330643210
80	The University of Queensland	The University of Queensland	63942912684
81	The Wesley Medical Research Limited	Wesley Medical Research Limited	85066149666
82	Torrens University Australia	Torrens University Australia Limited	99154937005
83	Townsville Hospital and Health Service	Townsville Hospital and Health Service	86747187217
84	TROG Cancer Research	Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Limited	45132672292
85	University of Canberra	University of Canberra	81633873422
86	University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne	84002705224
87	University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales	57195873179
88	University of South Australia	University of South Australia	37191313308
89	University of Southern Queensland	University of Southern Queensland	40234732081
90	University of Sydney	The University of Sydney	15211513464
91	University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania	30764374782
92	University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney	77257686961
93	University of the Sunshine Coast	University of the Sunshine Coast	28441859157
94	University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia	37882817280
95	University of Wollongong	The University of Wollongong	61060567686
96	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	61068363235
97	Victoria University	Victoria University	83776954731
98	WEHI	The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research	12004251423
99	Western Sydney Local Health District	Western Sydney Local Health District	48702394764
100	Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University	53014069881
101	Woolcock Institute of Medical Research	Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Limited	88002198905

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