The below listing is the main relevant funding opportunities currently open. For opportunities more specific to your discipline as well as scholarships and fellowships, please visit Funding databases and searches page. You can log in to Research Professional system using your ECU sign in.
If you are planning on applying for, or coordinating arrangements for any external research funding please see our Applying for funding web page. The internal deadline for submitting grant applications to Research Services is at least 10 working days prior to the funding scheme submission date.
April | Closing Date |
Conquer Cancer Foundation, US (Career Development Award) The Career Development Award (CDA) provides research funding to clinical investigators, who have received their initial faculty appointment, as they work to establish an independent clinical cancer research program. This is a mentored award and the research project is conducted under the guidance of a scientific mentor. The research must have a patient-oriented focus, including a clinical research study and/or translational research involving human subjects. Three year grant totalling $200,000 USD to support personnel and/or research expenses. | 1/4/25 |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Clinicals Trial Activity GO7146) To improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by investing in new clinical trials that support increased access to high-quality, evidence-based and effective health care. Minimum data due for Round 2: 5/3/25. | 2/4/25 |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative GO7154) For projects that evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of new or existing models of integrated, multidisciplinary team-based primary care for people who would most benefit from this type of care, including but not limited to First Nations Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability including intellectual, children, older populations (either in residential aged care homes or those ageing at home), or those with social disadvantage or multiple chronic conditions. Minimum data due for Round 2: 5/3/25. | 2/4/25 |
LEO Foundation (Research Grant) Research Grants from LEO Foundation are open competition grants given to support the best dermatology research projects worldwide. They welcome applications for research projects that improve the understanding of the underlying medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological mechanisms of dermatological diseases and their symptoms. Projects 1-3 years, budget must be submitted in Danish Kroner (DKK) 2-4 million DKK. | 2/4/25 |
Department of Health WA FHRIF Fund (WA Cohort Studies – Operational Support Program 2024-25) To provide operational funding to eligible cohort studies for 2025-26 to ensure ongoing operations and contributions to the delivery of clinical outcomes, changes to health policy and translational health outcomes. Funding amounts up to $500,000 are available. | 3/4/25 |
Natural Hazards Research Australia (Expressions of Interest: T8-A3: Remote sensing of grass condition project) EOIs are sought for projects that develop a national satellite-based method for detecting, attributing, and validating changes in grass fuel conditions (in near real-time) across a range of soil types in crop and pasture fuel types to improve the realism of fire danger ratings and warnings for fires in such grassy fuel types. Only successful EOI applications will progress to full application. | 4/4/25 |
Stan Perron Charitable Foundation (Health Research Grants: People and Platforms Grant) Opens April. These aim to build health research capacity in WA. Applicants can be from any health-related discipline whose research benefits children, adolescents, or young people in WA.
As there is strong interest, internal shortlisting will be undertaken. Interested applicants must contact, or complete and submit a Notice of Interest by 4 April to: philanthropicfunding@ecu.edu.au | 4/4/25 |
Women & Infants Research Foundation (Research Acceleration Awards) Supports high-quality basic and translational research in core priority areas of preterm birth prevention, gynaecology, neonatology and maternal mental health, to drive improvement in the health and wellbeing of women, mothers and babies. Other diverse bodies of research (i.e. nursing, midwifery, allied health, rare diseases, femtech and clinical audit) relevant to the enhancement of women’s, maternal and newborn health are also supported. Funding available for two streams:
Grants are worth either $15,000; $30,000; or $45,000 for a maximum of 12 months. Only those who submit an EOI may be invited to progress to a full proposal. | 11/4/25 |
Victoria State Government Department of Transport and Planning (EOI – Digital Planning Assistant) *NEW* - seeking responses to an invitation to investigate the potential for new and innovative digital solutions to address the problems faced by planning officials across government, while providing better support for citizen engagement with the planning system. There is particular interest in potential for emerging technology such as generative AI and LLMs to enhance usability, compliance and processing speed. | 11/4/25 |
Spencer Foundation, US (Small Research Grants on Education) Supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, for projects ranging from one to five years. This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. $50,000 USD. | 16/4/25 |
National Emergency Management Agency via WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (Disaster Ready Fund Round 3)Support projects that enhance disaster resilience and risk reduction across Australia, specifically focussing on increasing understanding of natural disaster impacts, building resilience, and reducing disaster risk. Must provide 20% co-contribution; all parties named on the application must provide co-contribution. Grants are worth minimum $500,000 up to available $200million, over 5 years for infrastructure projects, or 3 years for all other projects. | 16/4/25 |
Heart Foundation (Postdoctoral Fellowship) Opens 3 March. Aiming to identify and support strong emerging Australian talent, this fellowship supports early career researchers in cardiovascular research (including stroke research) to boost their research career and enhance ability to attract and secure future funding. The total fellowship stipend is worth $151,200 over 2 years. | 17/4/25 |
iCare Dust Diseases Board (Research Stream Grants Program, Expressions of Interest) Opens 27 March. Dust Diseases Board grants support a wide range of research activities, from pioneering and exploratory studies to the practical application of research findings and preventive interventions. By fostering early-stage innovations, translating research into policy and practice, and identifying and mitigating risks, our grants are designed to improve health outcomes and the quality of life for workers with dust diseases. Application documents for this funding round will be available when the round opens. Please note that documents from the previous round are available for guidance only. The FY26 documents may differ from those used in previous rounds. | 23/4/25 |
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (Project Grant) The MS Australia Project Grant is awarded for up to three years to support research that advances the understanding, prevention, treatment and cure of MS. The grant seeks to enable researchers to pursue innovative projects that can lead to breakthroughs in MS research. Funding up to 400,000 total, with an annual range of $50,000 to $200,000. | 28/4/25 |
Cancer Council WA (Cancer Research Project Grants - EOI) *NEW* - Supports early-stage research projects which may then become more competitive for larger national funding pools. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Funding will be prioritised for following priority streams: Aboriginal health; Rural and remote health; Clinical; and Public Health. 12 grants available worth up to $140,000 each, for up to one year (flexibility for some priority areas). Only successful EOI applications will progress to full application; full applications close 27/8/25. | 30/4/25 |
Rebecca L Cooper Medical Foundation (Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship) Supports medical researchers 5-10 years post PhD in discovery research to increase understanding of biological mechanisms that causes disease (translational research also considered) within the following supported areas: Brain Sciences (excl dementias, motor neuron disease, psychology and cognitive interventions); Endocrinology (excl diabetes); Geriatrics (excl dementias); Lung Disease (other than cancer); Rheumatology; Vision Sciences; and Dermatology (excl skin cancer). Covid-19 and its impacts, and clinical research are not supported. Fellowship is worth $120,000 per year for stipend and $80,000 per year for project costs, for a period of five years. Interested applicants must contact, or complete and submit a Notice of Interest to: philanthropicfunding@ecu.edu.au | 30/4/25 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (International Relations Grants program Australia-Korea Foundation 2025-2026 Grant Round) |
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May | Closing Date |
Heart Foundation (Vanguard Grants) Provides funding to test the feasibility of innovative concepts in clinical, public health and/or health services (including clinical service delivery) or biomedical research which may lead to larger, more rigorous studies in the future. Two timeframes available: one-year or two-year program. One-year programs are worth up to $75,000. Two-year programs are worth up to $150,000. | 2/5/25 |
Rosemary Bryant Foundation (Research Grants) *NEW* - to fund high quality, translatable research that can be readily adopted and embedded into practice, ensuring Australians receive the best possible nursing and midwifery care. Established leaders in the field are encouraged to support non-academic researchers as well as early and mid-career researchers by including them as members of the research team. Grants are up to $60,000. | 2/5/25 |
ABC partnering with Uni of Melbourne and Creative Australia (TOP 5 Arts Media Residency Program) *NEW* - tailored for early-career researchers to help talented artist-researchers share their discoveries with new audiences in innovative ways. For the purpose of this program, ‘Arts’ is defined as visual arts, architecture, design, performance, screen, literature, or music. The Arts residency will be held 11-22 August 2025. | 4/5/25 |
National Breast Cancer Foundation (Research Projects Grants) *NEW* - Support for investigator-initiated research projects to build Australia's breast cancer research pipeline that addresses research questions with a clear line of sight to Zero Deaths from breast cancer. Research should relate to one or more of the four Pink Horizon Strategic core objectives: 1. Prevent breast cancer through precision prevention; 2. Detect breast cancer as early as possible and before it progresses; 3. Stop the progression and recurrence of breast cancer; 4. Treat hard to treat and metastatic breast cancers. Up to $1,500,000 per grant over a max duration of 5 years. Interested Researchers must read the template Funding Agreement prior to deciding to apply, there are terms regarding IP, Commercialisation, governance and reporting obligations that you should be aware of. | 6/5/25 |
Cancer Council WA (Early-Career Fellowship) Supports outstanding early-career researchers who have the potential to make a significant contribution to cancer research in WA. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Fellowship is worth up to $225,000 for up to three years. | 7/5/25 |
NHMRC (Idea Grants) The objective of the Ideas Grant scheme is to support innovative research projects addressing a specific question(s). The expected outcomes are: innovative and creative research; funding of researchers at all career stages; funding any area of health and medical research from discovery to implementation. scheme provides particular opportunities for early and mid-career researchers. It is expected that the CIA will have the capability to lead the team in achieving the project aims. Grants can be requested from between one and five years. Minimum data due: 9/4/25 – please submit an EOI in ECU RMS by Monday 17 March 2025. See Research Services intranet page for more details. | 7/5/25 |
Qantas (Regional Grants) Funding opportunity to support Australian-based communities and projects that are looking to benefit and support the country’s regional areas. Eligible projects must directly benefit regional Australian communities and can range from local infrastructure projects to community welfare initiatives and cultural or educational programs. Regional Australia includes all the towns, small cities and areas that lie beyond the major capital cities and outside of metropolitan areas. Applicants can nominate the value of each grant. | 10/5/25 |
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Arts Projects for Organisations) Opens 8 April - The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences. Offering from $5,000 to $80,000 funding for arts and creative industry organisations to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity. | 15/5/25 |
Heart Foundation (Postgraduate Scholarship) Opens 31 March. This aims to support outstanding graduates to conduct internationally competitive cardiovascular health and medical research, and working towards a research based postgraduate degree (PhD or Research Master’s degree). Scholarships are worth $122,100 for up to 3yrs for PhD Scholarships or up to 2yrs for Master’s Degree Scholarship. Top-up funding is also available. | 16/5/25 |
Snow Medical Research Foundation (Snow Medical Fellowship Program - EOI) Opens 31 March. Supports outstanding mid-career medical and biomedical researchers, who are emerging global research leaders with the potential to influence the next generation of health and medical innovation, to build high-impact multidisciplinary research programs and teams. Candidates across fields including medicine, science, and bioengineering are encouraged to apply. Only successful EOIs can progress to full applications; full applications close 21/10/25. As there are limited applications per organisation, interested applicants must contact, or complete and submit a Notice of Interest for shortlisting to: philanthropicfunding@ecu.edu.au | 22/5/25 |
Healthway (2025 Health Promotion Research Fellowship) Supports significant, innovative, and rigorous projects that demonstrate ability to influence health promotion policy and/or practice in WA, while also building capacity of WA researchers in health promotion research. Candidates can apply for an Early Career or Senior Research Fellowship. Fellowship are worth between $100,000 and $120,000 per year for stipend, and $50,000 per year for project costs, for up to three years. | 30/5/25 |
Heart Foundation (First Nations CVD Grant) Opens 15 April. This supports future building within our First Nations Cardiovascular Health Research Community. Embedded within this opportunity is the provision for an introductory research role for a First Nations person, with mentoring and guidance provided by the project’s Chief Investigator, with the purpose of encouraging and maintaining our First Nations researchers. Projects should aim to produce tangible outcomes with the potential of creating high-impact change for First Nations cardiovascular health. Capacity building stipend and project support packages are worth $362,100 over 3yrs. | 30/5/25 |
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (Postdoctoral Fellowship) The MS Australia Postdoctoral Fellowship is awarded for up to three years and provides salary support for early career researchers working in the field of MS. Salary of $40,000 to $100,000 per annum available for up to three years. | 30/5/25 |
June | Closing Date |
Australian Academy of Science (Thomas Davies Research Grant for early and mid-career grant) The fund offers annual science grants of up to $20,000 each to early-and mid-career researchers in the field of marine, soil and plant biology. The work should lead to publication in high quality scientific journals. | 1/6/25 |
Cancer Council WA (Mid-Career Fellowship) Supports outstanding mid-career researchers who have the potential to make a significant contribution to cancer research in WA. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Fellowship is worth up to $544,000 for up to four years. | 4/6/25 |
Cancer Council WA (Senior-Career Fellowship) Supports outstanding researchers working in the cancer field to undertake research that is of major benefit to WA health and medical research. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Fellowship is worth up to $769,000 for up to four years. | 4/6/25 |
Healthway (Aboriginal Health Research Scholarship) Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates in obtaining postgraduate formal academic training through an approved tertiary institution. Training includes:
These scholarships are worth $45,000 per year for stipend and up to $15,000 per year for allowances. A professional stipend of $65,000 per year are provided to candidates who can demonstrate they have been in full time employment prior to this application. | 13/6/25 |
Healthway (Health Promotion Research Scholarship) Supports postgraduate students studying for a master’s or PhD degree, in obtaining formal academic training in a field directly relevant to health promotion. This scholarship is worth $45,000 per year for stipend and up to $15,000 per year for allowances. Duration is two years for master's students, and three years for PhD students. | 13/6/25 |
Department of Health WA FHRI Fund (Distinguished Fellows 2024-25) Provides a fellowship package to attract outstanding research leaders to WA to build capacity and lead high quality, globally recognised research in WA. Program of research must align with at least one of the strategic areas of the WA Health and Medical Research Strategy 2023-2033. Fellowship package consists of salary and related project support valued up to $5mil over 5 years (75% provided by FHRIF). | 25/6/25 |
ARC (Linkage Project – 2025 Round 2) ARC Linkage Project scheme aims to support the development of long-term strategic research alliances between higher education organisations and industry and other research end-users, in order to apply advanced knowledge to problems; provide opportunities for internationally competitive research projects to be conducted in collaboration with organisations outside the higher education sector; and enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas. The scheme provides project funding of between $50,000 and $300,000 per year for two to five years and must include at least one Partner Organisation and satisfy the Australian Research Council's (ARC) contribution requirements. | 25/6/25 |
July | Closing Date |
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (Incubator Grant) Provides seed funding for the early stages of innovative new research efforts, with the aim of generating preliminary data needed to support future grant applications. Up to $25,000 for one year. Round opens 2 June. | 4/7/25 |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation) This supports the translation of research evidence into clinical practice and better quality of care for patients by encouraging collaborations between academic researchers, health service providers, consumers and other end users on projects to improve health care delivery, service and systems sustainability. | 7/7/25 |
Cancer Council WA (Suzanne Cavanagh Early-career Investigator Grant) Supports talented early-career cancer researchers to develop the skills and necessary track record to advance their career. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Grants are worth up to $40,000 for up to one year. | 16/7/25 |
Cancer Council WA (Mid-career Investigator Grant) Supports talented mid-career cancer researchers to develop the skills and necessary track record to advance their career. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Grants are worth up to $61,000 for up to one year. | 16/7/25 |
Applications open 20 May 2025. This grant round will offer a range of opportunities for stroke research teams across Australia to test their ideas in stroke prevention, treatment and recovery. Our grants aim to build capacity in areas of need in stroke research and support the next generation of researchers to become leaders in their field. | 16/7/25 |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF Clinical Trial Enabling Infrastructure Grant) Focuses on promoting development and implementation of ‘adaptive platform’ and ‘registry based’ clinical trials which are thought to offer more efficient evaluation of potential medical therapies over conventional trial designs. | 17/7/25 |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative - Incorporating Patient Data in Health Technology Assessment Decision Making Grant Opportunity) To provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that propose research that addresses one of the four Streams of research. | 23/7/25 |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Mental Health and Climate Change) To provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that, through co-design with consumers and health services, develop scalable and sustainable interventions to mitigate the impact of climate change on Australians’ mental health. | 23/7/25 |
Pankind Pancreatic Cancer Australia (Early Detection & Treatment Grant Schemes) Funds innovative research to improve early detection and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by supporting feasibility and proof-of-concept studies. Supports early-stage research to develop new treatments, diagnostics, or quality-of-care improvements for pancreatic cancer. Funds advanced research to fast-track new treatments from the lab to clinical application, driving real-world impact. $100,000 - $300,000 for 1-2 year projects depending on scheme. | 28/7/25 |
Later in 2025 | Closing Date |
Cancer Council WA (PhD Top Up Scholarships) Supports students with outstanding track record in academic achievement, and the potential to pursue full-time PhD studies in cancer-related research. Any area of cancer research related to the causes, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cancer are encouraged. Grants are worth up to $48,000 for up to four years. | 16/7/25 |
2026 | Closing Date |
Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative) Supporting ambitious, exploratory, and ground-breaking programs of research that use health technologies to develop a novel treatment for, or means of prevention of, a current or predictable future serious and incurable health condition, through a series of linked projects. Valued at $25mil per program of research with a 10-year time horizon, with each project under the program up to five years. EOIs can be submitted at any time and are assessed in six monthly batches until closing date (31/3/2026). | 31/3/26 |
No closing date |
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Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries (Arts U-15k) This grant can support a period of research and development projects involving WA artists or creatives for the benefit of practicing WA artists, creatives, or arts or cultural workers. Funding categories are: Aboriginal Arts; Commercial Development; and Creative Development. | None |
FHRI Fund (Co-Funding Partnerships Program) Opportunities to establish collaborations and funding partnerships to bring genuinely new non-government funding for health and medical research and innovation to WA, and to build a culture that supports co-operation and interconnectedness. Grants worth between $500,000 and $1 million per year noting funding must be matched in cash by the Funding Partner. | None |
Lotterywest funding is available throughout the year and applications are managed by Development and Alumni Relations (DAR). Due to the limited number of applications a university can submit, an internal vetting procedure is necessary. Please contact DAR directly at philanthropicfunding@ecu.edu.au if you are interested in applying. Lotterywest WILL NOT accept any applications unless submitted by DAR. | None |
Stan Perron Charitable Foundation (Health Research Grants: Programs & Partnerships) EOIs welcome year-round. Supports WA research that aims to deliver tangible outcomes benefiting children, adolescent and/or young adult's health (inclusive of antenatal). Innovative and transformative applications from basic, clinical, population health or health services research are encouraged. Must include community and consumer engagement and prioritises research that has impact, tackles the causes of health problems, and builds research capacity within WA. Must align to one of three specific areas at this time:
Interested applicants please contact Development and Alumni Relations at philanthropicfunding@ecu.edu.au | None |
Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation (Collaborative Research Requests – Rolling EOI) To foster a culture of cross-system collaboration, RHRF will consider requests to financially support and be involved in collaborative research projects towards grants such as NHMRC, MRFF, ARC, etc. Max $400,000 available per project for up to 5 years. Interested applicants must first make an appointment with RHRR to discuss collaboration request. | None |