You can find news items related to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) below.
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$55 million for research that improves the health of people with intellectual disability, chronic respiratory disease and traumatic brain injury
Applications are open for 3 new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.
Share your ideas on brain cancer research in Australia
We invite you to contribute to our consultation on the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Australian Brain Cancer Mission.
$28 million for research into Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Applications are open for the 2024 Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
AMRAB sets the Medical Research Future Fund’s Priorities for 2024–2026
The Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB) has finalised the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2024–2026. This fifth set of Priorities for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) came into effect on 6 November 2024.
Audit finds Australia’s health and medical researchers are passionate, diverse and highly mobile
We have undertaken a national audit of Australia’s health and medical research workforce. You can now read our findings and learn about opportunities to support our researchers into the future.
Contribute to genomic research in Australia through our consultation and grant opportunity
Have your say on the future direction of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Genomics Health Futures Mission. Apply for a share of $50 million under the 2024 Genomics Health Futures grant opportunity.
Funding opportunity for internationally collaborative clinical trials between Australia and the United Kingdom
A new Australia-United Kingdom (UK) grant opportunity will fund platform trials that address areas of unmet clinical need. This research will improve the lives of people with serious health conditions who have limited options for prevention, diagnosis or treatment.
$6 million for research into the causes of brain cancer and new therapies
Applications are open for the 2024 Brain Cancer Discovery and Translation grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)
Supporting rural health and medical research
Learn how the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) supports research that improves the diagnosis, treatment and care of people in regional, rural and remote communities.
Webinar: Learn how we are supporting big ideas through the Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative
We invite you to join our webinar on the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative on 25 October 2024.
$14 million for mental health research
The Australian Government is investing $14 million in research to protect the mental health of generations to come. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
Insights into researchers supported by the Medical Research Future Fund
Learn about the diversity of researchers who have applied to, and are supported by, the Medical Research Fund (MRFF).
Panel to advise on funding for Australian brain cancer research
A new expert advisory panel will inform funding priorities for the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Australian Brain Cancer Mission.
Report on the Genomics Health Futures Mission
Read about the review of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Genomics Health Futures Mission.
$71 million for clinical trials and research into the best multidisciplinary models of primary care
Applications are open for 2 new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.
$55 million for stem cell therapies, data infrastructure and research into rheumatoid arthritis
The Australian Government is investing $55.24 million in projects that will lead to new treatments and therapies for our community. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
Policy on Medical Research Future Fund and NHMRC outcomes released under media embargo
Do you know what to do when a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) or National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding outcome is under media embargo?
$76 million for critical research infrastructure
Apply for funding under the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) 2024 National Critical Research Infrastructure grant opportunity from 4 October 2024.
Supporting consumer involvement in health and medical research
Learn how we are supporting consumer involvement in research funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
$5.5 million investment in the health of Australian newborns
The Australian Government is investing $5.5 million into a newborn screening platform that will screen for hundreds of life-threatening genetic illnesses at birth. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
Join our Medical Research Future Fund webinar for research administration officers
We invite you to join our next Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Research Administration Officer (RAO) Webinar on 29 August 2024.
$19 million for research using mRNA to prevent cancer and treat disease
The Australian Government is investing over $19 million into research that uses mRNA – the medical technology that underpins the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
Commitment to equity on sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation
We have released a joint statement with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to help make health and medical research more inclusive.
$53.6 million for research into women’s health, chronic pain and alcohol use
Applications are open for three new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.
Contribute to a new era in Australian health and medical research
We have joined with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to strengthen Australia’s world-leading research capability under a new structure. You can contribute by nominating for our new NHMRC-MRFF joint advisory committees.
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