Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6114

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity Initiative aims to enable or support:

• the evidence base supporting clinical care
• patients access trials relevant to their health circumstances
• researchers to bring international trials to Australian patients

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

•  Promote Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials research through the establishment and co-ordination of clinical trial site/s in Australia.
• Provide high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of novel health treatments, drugs or devices in ‘usual care’ settings, which will support a decision on whether to deliver the intervention in an Australian setting.

The intended outcome of the research is to support projects that progress research that addresses a specific health need.

Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose to conduct research that delivers against the above objectives and those of the Clinical Trials Activity Initiative. Applicants are encouraged to propose novel and/or innovative research and describe how the outcomes of the research will be translated into health benefits for Australians.

Applications to this grant opportunity must propose a clinical trial in Australia in collaboration with international counterparts. The clinical trial should not have commenced recruitment at the Australian trial site/s.

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 (MRFF) – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative – 2023 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity Guidelines

The maximum grant period that can be applied for is five years

$12,600,000.00

From $0.00 to $3,000,000.00

Applicants are advised to read the Grant Guidelines thoroughly and liaise with the Administering Institution that will submit the application to identify any specific requirements that the Institution 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:

Round 1: 28 June 2023

Round 2: 6 December 2023

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

Round 1: 19 July 2023

Round 2: 31 January 2024