MRFF Grant Opportunities - Summary of the multiple open (and forecast) schemes

The beginning of 2021 will be busy for MRFF grants with multiple grant opportunities open, or soon to open, across the MRFF schemes. These grants have been opened in batches so below is the summary of information currently available on all open and forecast schemes. Please let Karen McConalogue know if you have any questions or will be applying for these grants.

IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY NOTICE re: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS YOU CAN APPLY FOR: Please note that under MRFF guidelines the rules now generally limit  the number of applications. Usually (not always) the limit is that a  person must not be named as a Chief Investigator (CI) on more than one application submitted to a specific grant opportunity OR where streams exist within one grant then an applicant may be restricted to one application per Stream. It is vital that applicants carefully read the eligibility rules for each grant opportunity as the rules can vary across MRFF schemes. IF IN DOUBT PLEASE CONTACT Karen McConalogue.

CURRENTLY OPEN MRFF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

PREVENTIVE AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVE

1) 2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines Grant Opportunity

• Minimum data:  20-Jan-2021
• Closing date: 3 FEB 2021  

2) 2020 Maternal, First 2000 Days, and Childhood Health Grant Opportunity  

• Minimum data:  20-Jan-2021
• Closing date: 3 FEB 2021  

3) 2020 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists Grant Opportunity  (Via Dept of Industry)

• Closing date: 23 FEB 2021  

MISSIONS

4) 2020 Cardiovascular Health Grant Opportunity (Cardiovascular Health Mission)

• Funding is available in 3 Streams (see guidelines for details) 
• Minimum data 17-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 03-Mar-2021

5) 2020 Stem Cell Therapies Grant Opportunity (Stem Cell Mission)

• Funding is available in 5 Streams (see guidelines for fuller details)
• Minimum data 17-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 03-Mar-2021

6) 2020 Genomics Health Futures Mission Grant Opportunity (Genomics Mission)

• Funding is available in 3 Streams (see guidelines for details)
• Minimum data 17-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 3-Mar-2021

7) 2020 Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Grant Opportunity (TBI Mission)

• Funding is available in 5 Streams  (see guidelines for details)
• Minimum data 17-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 03-Mar-2021

8) 2020 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Grant Opportunity (Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission)

• Funding is available in 4 Streams (see Guidelines for details)
• Minimum data 24-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 10-Mar-2021

9) 2020 Indigenous Health Research Grant (IHR Fund)

• Funding is available in 2 Streams (see Guidelines for details)
• Minimum data 24-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 10-Mar-2021

EMERGING PRIORITIES AND CONSUMER DRIVEN RESEARCH INITIATIVE

10) 2020 Improving Diagnosis in Cancers with Low Survival Rates Grant Opportunity  

• Funding is available in 2 Streams (see Guidelines for full details)  
• Minimum data 24-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 10-Mar-2021

11) 2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Opportunity  

• Funding is available in 2 Streams (see Guidelines for full details)   
• Minimum data:  20-Jan-2021
• Closing date: 3 FEB 2021  

12)  2020 Paediatric Cancer Grant Opportunity (RESTRICTED CALL)

1. This is a restricted call for one consortia. Please contact Karen McConalogue for further advice.
2. Closing Date 10-Mar-2021 

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH RESPONSE  

13) 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research grant opportunity  

• Round 3: Expressions of interest: close 10 March 2021 
• Applications close  5 May 2021  (invitation only following EoI success)

RESEARCH DATA INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE 

14) 2020 Primary Health Care Research Data Infrastructure (Via Dept of Industry)

• Closing date: 23 FEB 2021   

CLINICAL TRIALS ACTIVITY INITIATIVE

15) 2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity (ROUND 2)

• Minimum data 17-Feb-2021
• Closing Date 03-Mar-2021  

CLINICIAN RESEARCHERS (Forecast- Not yet open but guidelines are now available)

16) 2020 Clinician Researchers: Applied Research in Health

• Opening 24 February 2021 
• Closing date 12 April 2021  

RAPID APPLIED RESEARCH TRANSLATION (RART)  INITIATIVE (Forecast- Not yet open)

17) 2020 Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity

NOTE: AN ORGANISATION CAN ONLY SUBMIT ONE APPLICATION per stream. Please contact Karen McConalogue to discuss.

• Opening 4th of March 
• Closing Date 6 May 2021

MEDICAL RESEARCH COMMERCIALISATION INITIATIVE

18) Researcher Exchange & Development in Industry (REDI) - REDI Fellowship Program  

• This program is funded by MRFF and runs via MTPConnect.
• They ran a webinar just before the Christamas break. This can be viewed on YouTUbe.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ugEoDz5nR8
• ROUND 1 Closes March 1 (There may be up to 5 further rounds across 2021/2022)

19) 2020 Early Stage Translation and Commercialisation (Forecast)

NOTE  An organisation can submit a maximum of one application per Stream and at this stage it appears that the Gov. only seek the administering organisations to apply. The successful admin orgs will then administer the research grants. Please contact Karen McConalogue as she is waiting on further advice from Gov.

• Opening  4th March
• Closing Date 1 April 2021  

20) Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (Forecast call Via Dept of Industry) (Forecast)

MTPConnect are currently consulting with the sector to determine priorities for this program. Further advice will follow soon.