NHMRC Development Grants now open

The development grants scheme provides financial support to individual researchers and/or research teams to undertake health and medical research within Australia at the proof-of-concept stage that specifically drives towards a commercial outcome within a foreseeable time frame.

This NHMRC scheme supports commercial development of a process, procedure or service that, if applied, would result in improved health care, disease prevention or provide health cost savings. Early stage research or knowledge creation research will not be funded through this scheme. Further guidelines of the scheme are available via Grant Connect.

The estimated provisional funding allocation for the scheme is $15 million, where applicants can request a grant period between one to three years, depending on the proposal. Applicants must provide a business case for the commercialisation of their proposed research that addresses; a commercialisation work plan, market analysis and IP management.

Eligibility: 

• The CIA must ensure applications meet all eligibility requirements, set out in the guidelines at the time of submission. 
• There is no limit to the number of developmental grants a CI can apply for or hold

Key Dates:
Applications Open: 14 November 2018
Minimum Data Due: 23 January 2019 (by 5pm AEDT)
MRO Compliance Close: 23 January 2019
NHMRC Close: 6 February 2019

Please contact us at mhs@monash.edu if you have any questions