Grant funders

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Research council

Australia 12 open calls
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Open calls 12
Given in 2025 AUD 1.1bn
Typical grant AUD 1.4m Middle half AUD 688k to AUD 2.1m
New grantees in 2025 3% first grant from this funder

Open calls

The 2026 NHMRC-Horizon Europe grant opportunity supports Australian participation in international collaborative research under Horizon Europe Closes 21 Oct 2026 · Up to AUD 4.0m Open Together with other Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) Associate Members, NHMRC is inviting investigators to submit applications for implementation research maximising collaboration and coord Closes 27 Oct 2026 · Up to AUD 5.0m Open The objectives of the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant scheme are:  • To support high-quality clinical trials and cohort studies that address important gaps in knowledge, leading to relevant a Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 75.0m Open The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Primary Health Care Research Initiative (PHCRI) aims to enable or support an increase in Australia’s evidence base in primary health care through research to Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 20.0m Open The objectives of the CRE scheme are to improve health outcomes and promote or improve translation of research outcomes into policy and/or practice Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 60.0m Open The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Australian Brain Cancer Mission aims to support transformative improvement to the quality and length of life of people with brain cancer, with the longer-term a Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 8.4m Open A Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is a one-time request for grant applications designed to stimulate research in a particular area that will benefit the health of Australians or address a specific he Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 5.0m Open Partnership Projects will support collaborations, within the Australian context, that translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes Closes 11 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 35.3m Open The objective of the MRFF 2026 Clinician Researchers: Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Grant Opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovati Closes 11 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 40.0m Open The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Indigenous Health Research Fund aims to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through:Indigenous-led research practice and govern Closes 11 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 28.6m Open The 2025 NHMRC-Horizon Europe grant opportunity supports Australian participation in international collaborative research under Horizon Europe Closes 25 Nov 2026 · Up to AUD 4.0m Open The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity Initiative aims to: improve the evidence base supporting clinical care   help patients access trials relevant to their health circums Closes 7 Apr 2027 · Up to AUD 136.0m Open

Giving by year

3% of 2025 grantees were new to this funder 95% of grantees are funded again within three years

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Victoria 2,864 grants · typical AUD 950k
New South Wales 1,806 grants · typical AUD 887k
Queensland 900 grants · typical AUD 891k
South Australia 417 grants · typical AUD 901k
Western Australia 261 grants · typical AUD 892k
Australian Capital Territory 128 grants · typical AUD 926k
Northern Territory 95 grants · typical AUD 1.1m
Tasmania 63 grants · typical AUD 824k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

University of New South Wales CALM: CannAbinoids for Low back pain Management AUD 5.0m 4 Aug 2026
Menzies school of health research Stopping it before it starts: can a combined vaccine and drug administration strategy for women of childbearing age protect against malaria in pregnancy? AUD 4.6m 4 Aug 2026
University of Sydney Sleep distUrbances in mild Cognitive impairment: A randomised controlled trial of a CognitivE behavioural thErapy Digital intervention for insomnia (SUCCEED) AUD 2.3m 4 Aug 2026
University of New South Wales Quality use of cardiometabolic medicines in Australia: uptake, equity and outcomes of care AUD 2.5m 4 Aug 2026
Monash university CAST-AWAY: A Randomised Trial of Abatacept Replacing Cyclosporin for Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis After Matched Related Donor Stem Cell Transplantation AUD 5.7m 4 Aug 2026
Murdoch Children's Research Institute ITCH FREE trial: Ivermectin Therapy for CHildren younger than 5 years, a phase 3 cluster randomised trial evaluating a novel FoRmulation, Efficacy and safEty AUD 3.7m 4 Aug 2026
University of New South Wales Biosimilar medicines for cancer and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: Challenging assumptions about safety and effectiveness to optimise real-world treatment AUD 2.6m 4 Aug 2026
University of New South Wales MELODY: A phase 2 randomised trial of maintenance pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma AUD 1.1m 4 Aug 2026
Murdoch Children's Research Institute Impact of Extreme Prematurity or Extreme Low Birth Weight on Adult Health and Well-being: the Victorian Infant Collaborative Study (VICS) 1991-92 cohort. AUD 2.8m 4 Aug 2026
The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research The QSkin Study: generating evidence for skin cancer policy and practice AUD 2.2m 4 Aug 2026

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