The REDI Fellowship Program can provide up to $250,000 per Fellow, per annum, for up to 40 industry Fellowships giving Australian MTP companies the financial support to bring academics and clinicians in-house for up to twelve months to work on priority medical research projects.
ACIAR supports partnerships that create opportunities for Australian researchers to work with overseas agricultural researchers on issues of common concern. ACIAR's major focus, as part of Australia's overseas aid program, is to support research that promotes economic development, while also contributing to sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region.
ARENA's R&D program supports ground breaking projects that will increase the use of renewable energy technologies in Australia by making them competitive with conventional energy sources.
Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation (AADRF) is the research arm of Alzheimer's Australia. AADRF provides funding to support new and emerging dementia researchers, it works with consumers to ensure that research reflects their concerns, and it promotes understanding and awareness of dementia research among the community.
AADRF funding schemes include:
ANROWS is committed to reducing the burden of violence against women by supporting research that allows us to better understand this complex issue in terms of effects on the community, how best to address the problem and how to work towards its eradication. The ANROWS Research Program will produce research under the National Research Agenda to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children to support the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022.
AHURI's National Housing Research Program (NHRP) is building an evidence-base of practical applied research to support policy development, and is adding new knowledge to housing studies and related disciplines. The NHRP Research Agenda is updated annually to provide direction in the development of this evidence-base and to set priorities for the annual funding round.
Please contact UniSA's AHURI Research Centre Director, Dr Braam Lowies, or Deputy Director Professor Stefanie Dühr, if you are interested in AHURI.
Australian Rotary Health calls for Expressions of Interest (EOI) annually for its Mental Health Research Grants. Projects must focus on the mental health of young Australians (aged 0 - 25 years) and be conducted within Australia at a recognised university, hospital or research institute.
Cancer Australia's Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme is an innovative annual national research project grants funding scheme which brings together government and other funders of cancer research to collaboratively fund cancer research in Australia. This research scheme is managed by Cancer Australia and the agency collaborates with the NHMRC in this grant scheme.
Fight MND's research grant schemes seek to fill the critical translational gap between basic, discovery phase research and later-stage drug development by funding promising preclinical drug development projects, and by funding early phase clinical trials within the FightMND Clinical Trials Consortium.
Diabetes Australia supports and develops outstanding diabetes research in Australia. Diabetes Australia grants are intended to provide for basic science, clinical or translational research.
Diabetes Australia funding schemes include:
The Foundation funds research programs and a wide range of other projects designed specifically to improve the health, welfare and well-being of children.
The HCF Research Foundation's mission is to encourage examination and improvement of the provision, administration and delivery of health care services to drive better health care for all Australians.
The goal of The Mason Foundation is to achieve enduring, positive impact in the areas of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease through funding medical research principally into the causes, prevention and/or management of these diseases.
MNDRIA is the research arm of MND Australia. MND Australia aim to promote, support and fund the best MND research that has the greatest chance of providing benefit for people living with Motor Neurone Disease.
MNDRIA funding schemes include:
MS Research Australia offers a range of grants, fellowships and scholarships to support research into finding better treatments and a cure for MS. Although eligibility requirements and conditions differ between awards. All applications must have a direct link to advancing our knowledge of MS.
MSRA funding schemes include:
NBCF offers funding to Australian breast cancer researchers, including those early in their career as well as senior research leaders, with the potential to make significant advances in the field of breast cancer research. The major NBCF funding scheme is called the Investigator Initiated Research Scheme (IIRS)
The Heart Foundation is a national leader in research into the causes, treatment and prevention of heart disease and related disorders.
Heart Foundation funding schemes include:
PCFA's mission is to make discoveries that will reduce the impact of prostate cancer on Australian men, their partners and families, recognising the diversity of the Australian community.
PCFA funding schemes include:
Charles Viertel established the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation in his will. The Foundation was established to benefit organisations or institutions involved in the medical research into diseases, and the alleviation of hardship of the aged and infirm.
The Foundation fund the following schemes:
â—¾Clinical Investigator Award
â—¾Senior Medical Research Fellowship
There are 15 Rural Research and Development Corporations covering virtually all of the agricultural industries. The RDCs bring industry and researchers together to establish research and development strategic directions and to fund projects that provide industry with the innovation and productivity tools to compete in global markets.
The Rural Research and Development Corporation model of joint industry and government funding has been a vital element in the success of Australia's R&D effort.
Each RDC provides targeted research funding to the priority areas relevant to their member network. For further information on opportunities, please use the information below.
Please visit Research Professional to identify other Category 1 (and non-Category 1) funding opportunities