Medical Research Future Fund

  • 2025 Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Link Administered by Applications open Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline
    NHMRC 6 Aug 2025 19 NovÌý2025

    Full Review:
    20 Nov 2025

    Mandatory
    Compliance Review:
    26 NovÌý2025

    		 3 Dec 2025

  • 2025 Research Data Infrastructure
    Link Administered by Applications open Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		DISR 14 Aug 2025 NA

    Full Review:
    20 Nov 2025

    Compliance Review:
    4 Dec 2025

    		 11 Dec 2025

  • 2025 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity Round 2
    Link Administered by Applications open Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		NHMRC

    20 Feb 2025

    10 Dec 2025

    Full Review:
    14 Jan 2026

    Mandatory Compliance Review:
    28 Jan 2026

    		 4 Feb 2026

  • 2025 Genomics Health Futures

    Ìý

    Link

    Administered by

    Applications open

    Minimum data

    Internal deadline

    External deadline

    Ìý

    NHMRC

    13 Aug 2025

    21 Jan 2026

    Full Review:
    22 Jan 2026

    Ìý

    Mandatory Compliance Review:
    28 Jan 2026

    4 Feb 2026

    Ìý

  • 2023 Frontier Health and Medical Research

    Link Administered by Applications open Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		DISR 13 FebÌý2023 N/A

    Full Review:
    2 weeksÌýprior to EOI or full application deadline

    Compliance Review:
    1 weekÌýprior to EOI or full application deadline

    		 Expressions of interest due 31 MarÌýand 30 SepÌýeach year until 31 MarÌý2026, full applications by invitation

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is a $20B long-term investment supporting priority-driven Australian health and medical research. The MRFF aims to transform health and innovation to improve lives, build the economy and contribute to health system sustainability.

Proposed projects must closely align with the goals, objectives and intended outcomes of the Initiative and Grant Opportunity being applied to. Refer to section 1 of the guidelines for each Grant Opportunity for further information.

Please refer to the for information on forecast MRFF grant opportunities.

MRFF funding application templates and resources

Upcoming rounds

Contact us

Pre-Award team - Research Services

E: preaward@adelaide.edu.au

Faculty contacts

  • ABLE: Xiaochun Liu and Julia Kuliwaba
  • HMS: Lesley Ritter and Farhana Alam
  • SET: Weiping Xu and Shaneen Cunningham-Moody