Summary of MRFF grant recipients

This information about MRFF grant recipients (awarded or announced) is correct as at 20 September 2022. It is updated regularly as successful grant recipients are announced.

Download the full list of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant recipients.

MRFF grants

Type of Grant

Number

Percentage

Value ($m)

Percentage

Open competitive

118

13.07

 609,614,405.76

26.73

Targeted or restricted competitive

695

76.97

 1,164,795,409.63

51.07

Non-competitive

14

1.55

 31,449,213.00

1.38

Demand-driven

0

0.00

 -  

0.00

Closed non-competitive

12

1.33

 25,178,153.38

1.10

One-off/ad hoc

64

7.09

 449,769,732.80

19.72

Total

903

100

 2,280,806,914.57

100

The grant categories are defined as specified in the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017:

Category

Description

Open competitive

Funding rounds which have open and closed nominated dates, with eligible applications being assessed against the nominated selection criteria

Targeted or restricted competitive

Funding rounds which are open to a small number of potential grantees based on the specialised requirements of the grant activity under consideration

Non-competitive

Applications may be submitted at any time over the life of the grant opportunity and are assessed individually against the selection criteria, with funding decisions in relation to each application being determined without reference to the comparative merits of other applications

Demand-driven

Applications that satisfy stated eligibility criteria receive funding, up to the limit of available appropriations and subject to revision, suspension or abolition of the grant opportunity

Closed non-competitive

Where applicants are invited by the entity to submit applications for a particular grant and the applications or proposals are not assessed against other applicants’ submissions but assessed individually against other criteria

One-off/ad hoc

To be determined on an ad hoc basis, usually by Ministerial decision

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