Please check this webpage regularly for updates.
Major Research Initiatives can be defined as major research funding opportunities, and other large-scale industry and government research related initiatives, that have one or more of the following characteristics: high value, strategically important, collaborative, multi-disciplinary, high risk, and have complex funding requirements. The Research Project Development team support the coordination and submission of the grants below:
|
Grant Scheme |
Overview | Dates |
|
Australian Research Council |
Prestigious foci of expertise through which high-quality researchers maintain and develop Australia's international standing in research areas of national priority. |
Next Round EOIs: TBA June 2024 |
|
Australian Research Council |
Funding to engage in cutting-edge research on new technologies and economic, commercial and social transformation which support the development of research outcomes that benefit industry partners in the Industrial Transformation Priorities. |
Open 11 October 2023 Close 29 November 2023 |
|
Australian Research Council |
Fosters close partnerships between university-based researchers and other research end-users to provide innovative research degree and postdoctoral training. more information |
Open 11 October 2023 Close 29 November 2023 |
|
AusIndustry - Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
Supports medium to long term industry-led collaborations to develop important new technologies, products and services. CRC grants solve industry problems and deliver tangible outcomes. |
ROUND 25 Expected to Open December 2023 |
|
AusIndustry - Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
Supports short term industry-led collaborations to develop important new technologies, products and services. CRC-Ps solve industry problems and deliver tangible outcomes. |
Round 15 TBA - expected July 2023 |
|
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
Supports projects focused on developing high quality products, services or processes that will respond to industry challenges. |
Round 4 Watch May 2023 |
|
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Australia-China Science and Research Fund |
Funding for Virtual Centres which link Australian and Chinese research institutions conducting a portfolio of research related activities in a specified field of research. | TBA |
|
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Australia-India Strategic Research Fund: - Indo-Australian Science and Technology Fund |
Helps Australian researchers from public and private sectors to participate with Indian scientists in leading-edge scientific research projects and workshops. |
TBA expect March 2025 |
|
National Health and Medical Research Council |
Providing support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity in clinical, population health and health services research. |
Applications open: Expected October 2023 |
|
National Health and Medical Research Council |
Providing a fixed amount of $5 million over five years to support the most outstanding multidisciplinary teams of investigators to work together to answer major research questions, that cannot be addressed by a single investigator or discipline, for the improvement of human health. |
Applications Open: Expected February 2024 |