Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO7061

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

• Stream 1. (Incubator): conduct small-scale research to develop novel treatments and/or management strategies for:
  • Topic A: chronic pain as a result of injury
  • Topic B: chronic pelvic pain, chronic pain due to endometriosis or other chronic pain experienced by women
  • Topic C: other types of chronic pain.
• Stream 2. (Incubator): conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility of a clinical trial for one or more novel treatments and/or management strategies for:
  • Topic A: chronic pain as a result of injury
  • Topic B: chronic pelvic pain, chronic pain due to endometriosis or other chronic pain experienced by women
  • Topic C: other types of chronic pain.

The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by developing effective approaches for treating people with chronic pain.

Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the 2 Streams of research.

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

Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health and Aged Care’s 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 Medical Research Future Fund – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research – 2024 Novel Treatments and Management Strategies for Chronic Pain Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

Within 2 years of execution of the grant schedule.

$8,600,000.00

From $0.00 to $1,000,000.00

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 5:00pm (ACT Local Time) on 09 October 2024.

Questions should be submitted no later than 1:00pm (ACT Local Time) on 30 October 2024.