Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5343

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:

• Stream 1: develop novel approaches for earlier detection, more effective early intervention, and/or improved equity of access to early intervention for children with developmental delay
• Stream 2: conduct a national clinical trial that tests multiple new nerve repair and protection therapeutics for multiple sclerosis
• Stream 3: assess the feasibility, usability and acceptability of new assistive technologies for adults with chronic degenerative neurological disease.

The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:

• Stream 1: enabling earlier and more effective interventions for children with developmental delay
• Stream 2: establishing the best treatment regimens for nerve repair and protection for Australian patients with multiple sclerosis
• Stream 3: supporting implementation of new assistive technologies to help adults with chronic degenerative neurological disease and maintain independence and quality of life.

This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health. 

Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health website.

Applications will only be accepted from approved MRFF Eligible Organisations. A list of approved MRFF Eligible Organisations is available from the GrantConnect GO Documents and from the MRFF Eligible Organisations List  on the NHMRC website.

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2021 Chronic Neurological Conditions Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

June 2027

$15,000,000.00

From $0.00 to $4,000,000.00

Applicants are advised to read the Grant Guidelines thoroughly and liaise with the MRFF Eligible Organisation that will submit the application to identify any specific requirements that the Organisation might have.

Applications must be submitted electronically using NHMRC’s online granting system (Sapphire).

Minimum Data closes at 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 23 February 2022.

Questions should be submitted no later than 1:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 2 March 2022.