For Research Staff - Research journey

Institute of Food Technologists (Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge)

*NEW* - three levels if awards are available to incentivise transformative food system innovations at different stages of their development. Seed Grants (up to US$25,000), Growth grants (up to US$100,000) and Seeding The Future Grand Prizes (up to US$250,000).

6/1/25

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (ASEAN – Australia Centre 2024-25 Grants)

*NEW* - to support initiatives aimed at strengthening Australian business, education, cultural and community connections with ASEAN member states. Applications are invited in three priority areas: creative industry-focused exchange initiatives in music, performing arts, design and visual arts, fashion, screen, digital games and writing sectors; cultural initiatives focused on creating market development opportunities to drive two-way trade, tourism, and business; projects focused on practical efforts to strengthen Southeast Asia literacy in Australian business, government, the education and training systems, and the community. Grants are for a minimum of $50,000 and maximum of $200,000 per annum for up to two years.

10/1/25

Heart Foundation (Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum – Expression of Interest)

The Heart Foundation in partnership with 11 global cardiovascular research funders, is launching the International Research Challenge on Women’s Cardiovascular Health. This international, multi-institutional, and multi-disciplinary research network grant of up to USD$10 million over 5 years will support a research program addressing critical gaps in women’s cardiovascular health. Funded by the GCRFF, proposals must demonstrate potential to improve patient outcomes and be applicable globally, particularly in GCRFF member countries. Submission of full application is by invitation only for a deadline of 15 September 2025.

16/1/25

Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (Arts Projects for Organisations)

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. Eligible applicants can apply for funding between $5000 and $80,000. This program may fund up to 80% of your activity costs, and you must demonstrate at least 20% income.

16/1/25

FHRI Fund (Major Research and Innovation Application Support)

Next round opens 6 Dec. Provides in-principle cash commitments for WA grant applications being submitted to nationally or internationally competitive external grant funding programs, to boost chances of success. Rounds run quarterly to align with closing dates of eligible external programs. Commitments are worth up to $1mil over up to 6 years.

17/1/25

Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Australian Brain Cancer Mission – 2024 Brain Cancer Discovery and Translation Grant)

This supports medical research and medical innovation projects that conduct innovative, interdisciplinary, collaborative and translational preclinical brain cancer research that advances knowledge in at least one of these areas:

• Aetiology of brain cancer
• Identification and validation of new therapeutic strategies for brain cancer, and/or
• Development of new therapies for brain cancer

Up to $6.0 million of funding is available over 2 years from 2024-25. Minimum data due: 22/1/25.

5/2/25

Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative – 2024 International Clinical Trial Collaborations – Round 2)

This grant aims to promote Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials research by establishing and coordinating clinical trial site/s in Australia; and provide high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of novel health treatments, drugs or devices in ‘usual care’ settings, supporting decisions on whether to deliver the intervention in an Australian setting. Novel health treatments can include innovating applications of existing interventions. Must propose a clinical trial in Australia (not have commenced recruitment at Australian site/s) in collaboration with international counterparts. Grants are worth up to $3million for max 5 years. Minimum data due for Round 2: 4/12/24.

5/2/25

Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – Genomic Health Futures Mission – 2024 Genomics Health Futures Grant)

Supports medical research projects that align to one of the following streams:

• Stream 1 (Targeted Call): Develop   and/or implement novel genomic methods for diagnosis, intervention, and/or   surveillance of infectious diseases (Topic A: microbial surveillance; Topic   B: antimicrobial resistance; Topic C: infectious diseases).
• Stream 2 (Targeted Call): Develop   and/or implement pharmacogenomic approaches to reduce medication harm and   adverse side effects.
• Stream 3 (Incubator): Develop novel   methods for polygenic risk scores to identify subgroups of populations at   high risk of common and complex diseases (Topic A: cardiovascular disease;   Topic B: diabetes; Topic C: other common/complex diseases).
• Stream 4 (Incubator): Develop novel   methods to improve accuracy and usefulness of polygenic risk scores to   stratify people with common cancers for surveillance and treatment (Topic A:   breast; Topic B: colorectal; Topic C: prostate; Topic D: other common   cancers).
• Stream 5 (Incubator): Enhancing or   streamlining clinical genomics uptake in practice.
• Stream 6 (Incubator): Conduct   small-scale developmental projects to establish feasible and evidence-based genomics   approaches for CALD communities.

Grants for Streams 1 and 2 are worth up to $3mil over 5 years. Grants for Streams 3 to 6 are worth between $200,000 and $1mil over 2 years. Minimum data due: 22/1/25

5/2/25

Department of Health WA FHRIF Fund (WA Near-miss Awards: Ideas Grants (WANMA IG))

*NEW* - this program provides grants for eligible near-miss applications to the 2024 NHMRC Ideas grants program. Applications are open to WA early- and mid-career researchers who were deemed ‘fundable’ but not funded, with a score of 4.5 and above (equivalent to a Category 5 score). Grants are worth up to $100,000 to support a research activity that enhances the areas of the NHMRC Ideas grant near-miss application over a 12 month period. If you think you may be eligible and would like to apply, please contact research-preaward@ecu.edu.au

7/2/25

Cancer Australia (Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes: Partnership for Cancer Research)

Cancer Australia is delivering the Partnerships for Cancer Research grant program to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The program will help to build the capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer research sector. The minimum grant amount is $0.8 million, and maximum grant amount is $2.5 million, the grant period is three years. Minimum data due: 4/12/24.

12/2/25

National Cancer Institute, US (NEW applications - Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities R21)

Encourages grant applications from investigators interested in conducting basic research studies into the biological/genetic causes and mechanisms of cancer health disparities. These awards will support pilot and feasibility studies designed to investigate biological/genetic bases of cancer health disparities, such as (1) mechanistic studies of biological factors associated with cancer health disparities, (2) the development and testing of new methodologies and models, and (3) secondary data analyses. $275,000 USD over 2 years.

16/2/25

ARC – Discovery Indigenous Projects 2026 (Expression of Interest)

This supports excellent basic and applied research led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers as individuals and as teams. These are intended to expand Australia’s knowledge base, improve research capacity, and develop economic, commercial, environmental, social, and cultural benefits for the country, as well as foster national and international research collaboration and support and retain established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in higher education institutions. These are worth up to $500,000 per year for over 5 years.

20/2/25

ONI – National Intelligence Postdoctoral Grants

*NEW* - postdoctoral fellowships for early-mid career academics to undertake researcher in relation to NIC Research Topics full time for two years. The intelligence areas of interest include: cover collection; space; identity management; biological science; material science; cyber, protective security and offensive cyber; human behaviour and influence; data-driven and real-time analytics; situational awareness and multi-source assessments. Fellowships are worth up to $365,000.

21/2/25

Department of Health WA FHRIF Fund (Innovation Fellowships 2024-25 Program)

*NEW* - designed to encourage talented Western Australians to enhance their innovation knowledge, skills and experience, in conjunction with experts who will supervise and mentor them, while developing an innovation of significance to the health and/or wellbeing of the WA community. Grants are up to $150,000 to support salary and project costs.

21/2/25

Department of Health WA FHRIF Fund (Enabling Scheme)

*NEW* - aims to increase the scale and excellence of health and medical research and innovation in WA by supporting accessible local infrastructure. This scheme has a 50% co-funding requirement.

4/3/25

Heart Foundation (Future Leader Fellowship – Stage 1)

Opens 10 Feb. This fellowship supports emerging, aspiring leaders in cardiovascular research who are developing their own research portfolio and independence as they become leaders of research groups. Only applications successful at stage 1 will be invited to full application in stage 2. Depending on level applied, the salary and project support package is valued between $529,000 and $692,000 over 4 years.

13/3/25

Department of Health WA FHRIF Fund (Innovative Solutions – Precision Health)

*NEW* - this program aims to support the development and advancement of precision health innovations of significance to health and/or wellbeing of the WA community. Funding between $50,000 - $500,000 is available.

27/3/25

Department of Health and Aged Care (MRFF – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2024 National Critical Research Infrastructure Grant)

This initiative invests in research infrastructure to support Australian researchers with their novel and innovative research projects that addresses complex health problems in areas of unmet medical need. Projects must align to one of four streams: Innovation enablers; Digitisation of health care; Co-investment partnerships; or m-RNA technology enablers. Grants are up to $3mil to $7mil depending on stream, over 5 years.

31/3/25

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 WA FHRIF Fund (WA Cohort Studies – Operational Support Program 2024-25

*NEW* - 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

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

Heart Foundation (Vanguard Grants)

Opens 17 March. This 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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Lotterywest Funding

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.

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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:

• People and Platforms - supports   outstanding research and can be conducted by clinical and scientific   personnel from any health-related discipline. This includes infrastructure   needed to complete key activity.
• Major Research Programs - must be   collaborative and outcome-driven program of research involving partnerships   and funding contributions from other bodies, with significant innovation   and/or build capacity within Western Australia. Single projects not eligible.
• Partnerships Funding - encouraging   collaborations between researchers and institutions. May be single research   projects or a program. Funding will be contingent on partnership support and   co-funding with the lead organisation.

Interested applicants please contact Development and Alumni Relations at philanthropicfunding@ecu.edu.au

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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.

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