Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)
As a “translation fund”, the MRFF will supercharge the growth of Australian health and medical research to better translate research into health outcomes, improve lives, build the economy and contribute to health system sustainability.
The MRFF is an ongoing research fund set up by the Australian Government in 2015. In July 2020, it grew to $20 billion. The net interest from the fund pays for health and medical research initiatives.
The Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015 requires the Minister for Health must take into account the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities that are in force when approving MRFF grants.
These are the second set of priorities for the MRFF selected by the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board, and influence the format and direction of both competitive funding rounds and non-competitive investments.
The Department of Health has a useful overview of how the MRFF strategy and each set of priorities have informed the funding programs established so far. There will be opportunity to engage in the national consultations as future MRFF strategies and priorities are set, which will be an important way to represent the fields of research undertaken at the University of Adelaide.
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2022 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity $12.6M to support projects that:
Applicants must propose a clinical trial in Australia in collaboration with international counterparts. Applications where international collaboration provides for the successful conduct of clinical trials that may otherwise not be feasible in Australia are particularly encouraged. Note that all clinical trial sites located overseas must be supported by the study’s international research partners or other sources of funding. Up to $3M per project. |
20 Jul 2022 8 Feb 2023 |
27 Jul 2022 15 Feb 2023 |
3 Aug 2022 22 Feb 2023 |
2022 Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant Opportunity $12M to fund pancreatic cancer research across two streams. Note there is a different deadline for each stream.
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24 Aug 2022 23 Nov 2022 |
31 Aug 2022 30 Nov 2022 |
7 Sep 2022 7 Dec 2022 |
2022 Multiple Sclerosis Research Grant Opportunity $18M to fund multiple sclerosis research across four streams. Note the deadline depends on the stream you are applying to.
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18 Jan 2023 16 Nov 2022 |
25 Jan 2023 23 Nov 2022 |
1 Feb 2023 30 Nov 2022 |
Ministerial announcements will frequently precede eventual funding rounds by weeks or months. Wherever possible, such advance alerts will be outlined below.
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022 MRFF Joint Translational Call Grant Opportunity (with the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD)) The MRFF will fund up to $1M for the Australian component of consortia projects that develop new analytic tools and pathways to accelerate diagnosis and diagnostic monitoring (including undiagnosed cases) of rare diseases. Research proposals should focus on least one of the following:
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While MRFF processes are distinct to NHMRC or ARC, and peer review does not obligatorily guide Ministerial funding decisions, some MRFF rounds do utilise peer review processes, managed online by either the NHMRC (Sapphire) or the Department of Industry, Innovation & Science (Business Portal).
Get involved
For schemes that do undertake peer review of grant applications, University of Adelaide involvement is critical.
The NHMRC invite you to self-nominate to assist in MRFF grant review and assessment processes as a member of a Grant Assessment Committee for a number of 2020-21 MRFF grant opportunities. It is necessary to register for these MRFF panels as they are coordinated independent of NHMRC peer review activities. Register here.
Anyone who has volunteered and participated in MRFF Peer Review is urged to contact MRFF Strategic Research Team, for University acknowledgement and support.
It is the intention of the Taskforce to:
- Capture critical knowledge and information
- Share the information with groups/individuals who need to know
- Understand the needs of researchers, to help our University better support MRFF applications and activity
Talk to your representative, or contact the MRFF Strategic Research Team for more information.
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Theme Leader – Medical, Health and Bioprocessing Technologies, ECMS |
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School of Biological Sciences Research Committee chair, and |
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Theme Leader, Aboriginal Health Equity, SAHMRI and Adelaide Medical School |
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Professor of Computer Science |
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Adelaide Medical School Research Committee chair |
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DDR Faculty of Sciences – also represent human health-related Animal and |
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Precision Medicine Theme Leader at SAHMRI; Cancer Council Chair in |
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Director of the Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics |
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Professor of Neuroimaging at the University of Adelaide, SAHMRI, |
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Interim DDR Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences |
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School of Psychology Research Committee chair |
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Cardiologist with Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN); |
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Senior Research Fellow |
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Paediatric Neurologist at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital |
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Deputy Director - South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, |
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Adelaide Dental School Research Committee chair |
Need help?
For further information please contact our MRFF Strategic Research Team.