Medical Research Future Fund

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

  • 2025 TTRA Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Models of Care
    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		NHMRC 2 Jul听2025 8 Oct听2025

    Full Review:
    15 Oct听2025

    Mandatory Compliance Review:
    29 Oct听2025

    		 5 Nov听2025

  • 2025 TTRA Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Risk Prediction and Data Solutions
    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		NHMRC 2 Jul听2025 8 Oct听2025

    Full Review:
    15 Oct听2025

    Mandatory Compliance Review:
    29 Oct听2025

    		 5 Nov听2025

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

    Full Review:
    20 Nov 2025

    Mandatory
    Compliance Review:
    26 Nov听2025

    		 3 Dec 2025

  • 2025 Research Data Infrastructure
    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI 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 Internal NOI 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

    听

    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		NHMRC 13 Aug听2025 21 Jan 2026

    Full Review:
    22 Jan 2026

    Mandatory Compliance Review:
    28 Jan 2026

    		 4 Feb 2026

    听

  • 2025 Brain Cancer Research
    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		NHMRC 3 Sept 2025 21 Jan 2026

    Full Review:
    22 Jan 2026

    Mandatory Compliance Review:
    28 Jan 2026

    		 4 Feb 2026

  • 2022 Frontier Health and Medical Research

    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		DISR 13 Feb听2023 N/A

    Full Review:
    2 weeks听prior to EOI or full application deadline

    Mandatory听Compliance Review:
    1 week听prior to EOI or full application deadline

    		 Last round: Expression of Interest due 31 Mar 2026, full applications by invitation

  • 2025 Clinical Trials Activity
    Link Administered by Applications open Internal NOI Minimum data Internal deadline External deadline

    		MRFF 24 Sep 2025 4 Mar

    Full Review:
    11 Mar 2026

    Mandatory听Compliance Review:
    25 Mar 2026

    		 1 Apr 2026

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