The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Grant program

Overview

The Medical Research Future Fund is an ongoing research fund set up by the Austrailan Government in 2015. The net interest from the fund pays for important health and medical research projects.

The MRFF administers funding for health and medical research on behalf of the Australian Government, and provides funding for areas of research set by an independent group of experts called the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMBRAB). Every 2 years, and after national consultation, AMRAB sets the MRFF Strategy and Priorities. In addition to the MRFF Strategy and Priorities, the Australian Government considers which initiatives will reduce burden of disease, provide practical benefit, or deliver the best value for money when making funding decisions. 

A link to the 2022 - 2024 Priorities is available here.

Please refer to the MRFF Strategy and Priorities , MRFF monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy and UniSA Research Office webpage for more information, resources, and templates.

The MRFF requires that researchers submit their applications for consideration via their institution's research office - at UniSA, this is the UniSA Research Office. 

Please use the following links to access information on currently operating MRFF Grants Opportunities:

Funding Scheme

(click on Scheme to visit webpage)

Round

Open

Expression of

Interest Deadline

Minimum

Data 

Compliance

Review Deadline

Applications Close

Clinical Trials Activity Initiative
MRFF - 2024 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity Round 1 & 2
6 Mar 2024

Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC

No: TBC

R1: 3 July 2024

R2: 4 Dec 2024

R1: 10 July 2024

R2: 15 Jan 2025

R1:Wednesday,31 July 2024

R2:Wednesday, 5 Feb 2025

Primary Health Care Research Initiative
2023 Optimising Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Grant Opportunity
6 Sep 2023 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 13 Dec 2023
No: 3 Jan 2024
17 Jan 2024 24 Jan 2024 Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mechanisms
2023 Targeted Translation Research Accelerator

7 Nov 2023 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 10 Jan 2024
No: 17 Jan 2024
 N/A 31 Jan 2024 Wednesday, 21 Feb 2024

Indigenous Health Research Fund
2023 Indigenous Health Research Grant Opportunity 

28 Jun 2023 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 24 Jan 2024
No: 31 Jan 2024
7 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2024

Wednesday, 6 Mar 2024

EPCDRI Childhood Mental Health Research 
2023 Childhood Mental Health Research Grant Opportunity

11 Oct 2023 Grant Development 
support requested:

Yes: 7 Feb 2024
No: 14 Feb 2024
28 Feb 2024 6 Mar 2024 Wednesday, 27 Mar 2024

EPCDRI & PHCRI Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care
2023 Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care Grant Opportunity (Stream 1,2 and 3)

18 Oct 2023 Grant Development 
support requested:

Yes: 28 Feb 2024
No: 6 Mar 2024
13 Mar 2024 20 Mar 2024 Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024

Clinical Trial Activity Initiative
2023 Clinical Trials Activity

25 Oct 2023 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 17 Apr 2024
No: 24 Apr 2024
1 May 2024 8 May 2024 Wednesday, 29 May 2024

EPCDRI Paediatric Brain Cancer
2024 Paediatric Brain Cancer Research Grant Opportunity

5 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 8 May 2024
No: 15 May 2024
22 May 2024 29 May 2024 Wednesday, 19 Jun 2024
National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative  

2023 Innovative Trials Grant

6 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 29 May 2024
No: 5 Jun 2024
N/A 19 Jun 2024 Wednesday, 10 Jul 2024

Early to Mid-Career Researchers
2024 Early to Mid-Career Researchers

7 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 12 Jun 2024
No: 19 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 3 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024

Indigenous Health Research Fund
2024 Indigenous Health Research

7 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 12 Jun 2024
No: 19 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 3 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024

Stem Cell Therapies
2024 Stem Cell Therapies

14 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 12 Jun 2024
No: 19 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 3 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024

Cardiovascular Health Mission
2024 Cardiovascular Health

7 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 19 Jun 2024
No: 26 Jun 2024
3 Jul 2024 10 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024

Preventative and Public Health Research
2024 Survivorship care and Collaborative Research Prioritisation (Consumer-Led research)

7 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 19 Jun 2024
No: 26 Jun 2024
3 Jul 2024 10 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024

EPCDRI & PHCRI Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care 
2023 Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care Grant Opportunity (Stream 4)

18 Oct 2023 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 19 Jun 2024
No: 26 Jun 2024
10 Jul 2024 17 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 7 Aug 2024

Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
2024 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care

14 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 19 Jun 2024
No: 26 Jun 2024
10 Jul 2024 17 Jul 2024 Wednesday,7 Aug 2024

Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission
2024 Mental Health Research

14 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 19 Jun 2024
No: 26 Jun 2024
10 Jul 2024 17 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 7 Aug 2024

Preventative and Public Health Research
2024 Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles

14 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 19 Jun 2024
No: 26 Jun 2024
10 Jul 2024 17 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 7 Aug 2024

Preventative and Public Health Research
2024 Enhancing Medical Device Surveillance Through Registries (Health Technology Assessment)

14 Feb 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: 3 Jul 2024
No: 10 Jul 2024
17 Jul 2024 24 Jul 2024 Wednesday, 14 Aug 2024

Clinical Trials Activity
2024 International Clinical Trial Collaborations

Quarter 1 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
TBC TBC TBC

Genomics Health Futures Mission
2024 Genomics Health Futures

Quarter 2 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
TBC TBC TBC

Australian Brain Cancer Mission
2024 Australian Brain Cancer

Quarter 3 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
TBC TBC TBC

Research Data Infrastructure
2024 Research Data Infrastructure

Quarter 3 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
N/A TBC TBC

Traumatic Brain Injury Mission
2024 Traumatic Brain Injury

Quarter 3 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
TBC TBC TBC

Clinical Trials Activity
2024 Clinical Trials Activity

Quarter 3 2024 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
TBC TBC TBC

Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative
2022 Frontier Health and Medical Research Grant Opportunity

13 Feb 2023 Grant Development
support requested:
Yes: TBC
No: TBC
N/A 10 Mar 2026 Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026