National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the Australian Government’s primary health and medical research funding agency. With NHMRC support, Australia undertakes outstanding health and medical research which has contributed to significant improvements in individual and population health.
The new grant program reflects the philosophy that health and medical research is best supported by a diverse portfolio of schemes that:
- Fund across the spectrum of health and medical research.
- Invest in people with outstanding research achievement and promise.
- Support the most innovative research to solve complex problems.
- Meet specific strategic objectives.
The NHMRC has four funding streams:
- Investigator Grants consolidate separate fellowship and research support into one grant scheme that will provide the highest-performing researchers at all career stages with funding for their salary (if required) and a significant research support package.
- Synergy Grants provide $5 million per grant for outstanding multi-disciplinary research teams to work together to answer complex questions.
- Ideas Grants support innovative and creative research projects, and are available to researchers with bright ideas at all career stages, including early and mid-career researchers.
- Strategic and Leveraging Grants, support research that addresses identified national needs. This includes an enhanced Targeted Calls for Research scheme and a dedicated funding stream for Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies. It also includes existing schemes such as Centres of Research Excellence, Development Grants, international collaborative schemes, and Partnerships for Better Health (Partnership Centres and Partnership Projects).
Refer to the NHMRC Pre-Assessment Calendar for dates of ECU’s Category 1 Pre-assessment dates for NHMRC grants.
NHMRC News
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Participating in Peer Review
Contributing to peer review is an important step in your professional development and provides the opportunity to contribute further to Australia’s health and medical research. Participating in peer review offers you the opportunity to see the breadth of research conducted in Australia and to examine new research in your field of expertise. By improving your understanding of the NHMRC’s peer review process and reviewing applications, you have the possibility of strengthening your own applications in the future. Details can be found here.
