$50 million for research into maternal health and healthy lifestyles, and research data infrastructure

Learn about the latest Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.

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The 2025 Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles grant opportunity will provide up to $30 million for research that: 

  • improves the prevention and management of perinatal mental ill-health 
  • improves healthy development in early childhood to support a strong start to life  
  • promotes healthy lifestyle and preventive health approaches to reduce health risks in adolescents, young adults and middle-aged people.  

Funding is from the MRFF’s Preventive and Public Health Research initiative

Guidelines are available for the 2025 Research Data Infrastructure grant opportunity. Up to $20 million will be available for projects that address areas of unmet medical need by using different types of existing research data infrastructure. 

Applications open on 14 August 2025. 

Funding is from the MRFF’s Research Data Infrastructure initiative

Visit GrantConnect and the MRFF calendar for information on MRFF grant opportunities. 

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