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Thursday, 26 March 2020

The MRFF - 2020 Antiviral Development for COVID-19 is now open

Applications to this call  must propose research to rapidly identify antiviral candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2 (new and repurposed) and accelerate promising effective treatments that can be made available to treat Australians infected with SARS-CoV-2. URGENT DEADLINE Applications close April 8.

A competitive two stage funding process will be used:

Stage 1: Funding of up to $3 million will be provided to support testing of up to 10 antiviral candidates for stability, safety and effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 to demonstrate proof of concept. Stage 1 projects are to be completed within 9 months of commencement.

Stage 2: Funding of up to $5 million will support acceleration of promising antiviral candidates from Stage 1 into clinical practice, enabling clinical trials in humans, progression through regulatory pathways and/or transition to commercialisation. Stage 2 projects are to be completed within 24 months of commencement.

Applicants should note that the research funded by this grant opportunity is not intended to be used for vaccine development or respiratory medicine research for COVID-19. These issues are the subject of separate MRFF grant opportunities.

Please see the guidelines available at
https://www.grants.gov.au/?event=public.GO.show&GOUUID=98BA604A-C470-9356-F51C97145F508093

Please let Karen McConalogue know if you have any questions or are intending to apply for this grant.

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