Information for Administering Institutions reporting on compliance.
Administering Institutions must submit an Institutional Annual Compliance Report (IACR) to NHMRC every year. This report confirms the institution’s compliance with the NHMRC Funding Agreement and other relevant policies for the previous calendar year.
About the IACR survey
- The IACR is completed as an online survey.
- All Administering Institutions must submit a response to the survey, even if they did not administer NHMRC funding in the reporting year.
- The survey covers activities and events from 1 January to 31 December of the reporting year (unless otherwise stated).
- Questions may change each year based on NHMRC’s compliance priorities.
IACR survey dates
- The 2025 IACR survey will open on 10 February 2026 and close on 20 March 2026, 17:00 AEDT.
- Failure to submit by the deadline may:
- delay NHMRC’s monthly grant payments
- affect your institution’s Administering Institution status.
IACR survey process
- NHMRC will email all Primary Research Administration Officers and Administering Institution generic mailboxes with details and the link to the survey portal.
- All responses must be submitted using the official online survey link.
- An offline version of the survey is available below to help institutions gather responses internally before submitting online.
- Some questions in the offline version of the survey may not appear in the online survey. The online survey is dynamic and will only display questions that are relevant based on your responses.
Tip: Complete the offline version of the survey first for smooth online submission and to keep a record of your submission.
IACR survey guide and FAQs
A guide and FAQs for completing the online survey will be available once the survey is open.
Contact for further information
Email questions about the IACR survey to administering.institutions@nhmrc.gov.au
