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NHMRC Grants information is distributed by Research Grants. To receive up to date NHMRC grants information, please subscribe to our NHMRC mailing list.
Please also review our ARC/NHMRC Grant Rounds Submission Procedures (PDF) for essential information regarding NHMRC application submission.
NHMRC Grant Program
In 2018 the NHMRC implemented a new grant program structure. The NHMRC Project Grants, Program Grants and full suite of Fellowships schemes have been replaced with three new schemes: Investigator Grants, Synergy Grants and Ideas Grants.
In addition, the Strategic and Leveraging Grants stream has been designed to support research that addresses identified national needs as well as a dedicated funding stream for Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies.
The NHMRC continues to administer funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
Grant Guidelines for all NHMRC schemes are available on GrantConnect and scheme information can also be accessed via NHMRC’s website.
Schemes Calendar
Open Schemes
All currently open MRFF opportunities (including those not managed by the NHMRC) can be found on our MRFF page.
Scheme | NHMRC Open | Eligibility & Compliance Check Period | Minimum Data | Internal Deadline | NHMRC Submission |
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Ideas Grants | Wed 20 March 2024 | Mon 8 - Tue 23 April 2024 | Wed 17 April 2024 | 9:00am Wed 1 May 2024 | Wed 15 May 2024 |
Wed 20 March 2024 | Thu 18 - Wed 24 April 2024 | Wed 1 May 2024 | 9:00am Wed 1 May 2024 | Wed 15 May 2024 | |
NHMRC-GACD First Stage (GACD Portal) | Sun 11 February 2024 | Wed 17 - Tues 23 April 2024 | N/A | 9:00am Wed 1 May 2024 | Wed 15 May 2024 |
Postgraduate Scholarships | Wed 10 April 2024 | Thu 2 - Wed 15 May 2024 | Wed 8 May 2024 | 9:00am Wed 22 May 2024 | Wed 5 June 2024 |
Development Grants | Wed 17 April 2024 | Wed 15 - Tue 21 May 2024 | Wed 15 May 2024 | 9:00am Tue 28 May 2024 | Wed 12 June 2024 |
Partnership Projects (PRC2) | Thu 21 March 2024 | Mon 8 - Wed 17 July 2024 | Wed 24 July 2024 | 9:00am Wed 24 July 2024 | Wed 7 August 2024 |
NHMRC-GACD Second Stage (GACD Portal) | August 2024 | Fri 6 - Thu 12 September 2004 | N/A | 9:00am Thu 19 September 2024 | Thu 3 October 2024 |
NHMRC-GACD Second Stage (Sapphire) | Thu 1 August 2024 | Tue 10 - Wed 16 September 2024 | N/A | 9:00am Mon 23 September 2024 | Tue 8 October 2024 |
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to commence their application in Sapphire ASAP after the scheme opens so that they can:
- book their preferred day for an Eligibility and Compliance Check through the online booking system.
- receive a copy of the scheme Essential Instructions developed by Research Grants to assist you in the completion of your application.
- To enable the allocation of appropriate resourcing, bookings must be made prior to the defined scheme Eligibility and Compliance Check period. Access to book an Eligibility and Compliance Check will no longer be available once the Eligibility and Compliance Check period has commenced. This does not apply for schemes with continuous rounds (i.e. ARC Linkage Projects and NHMRC Partnership Projects).
- The University deadline for final application (the internal deadline) requires the provision of a submission-ready proposal to Research Grants submitted via Sapphire, as well as a fully signed application coversheet.
Upcoming Schemes
Please note, these dates are indicative only and may be subject to change
Scheme | NHMRC Opens | Eligibility & Compliance Check Period | Minimum Data | Internal Deadline | NHMRC Submission |
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Investigator Grants | Wed 19 June 2024 | Tue 9 - Thu 25 July 2024 | Wed 17 July 2024 | 9am Thu 1 August 2024 | Thu 15 August 2024 |
Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies | Wed 26 June 2024 | Wed 24 July - Wed 7 August 2024 | Wed 24 July 2024 | 9am Wed 14 August 2024 | Wed 28 August 2024 |
Partnership Projects (PRC3) | Thu 25 July 2024 | Mon 28 October – Wed 6 November 2024 | Wed 13 November 2024 | 9am Wed 13 November 2024 | Wed 27 November 2024 |
Closed Schemes
Please see our MRFF page for a list of past MRFF opportunities.
Scheme | NHMRC Open | Internal Deadline | NHMRC Submission |
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Synergy Grants | 7 February 2024 | 15 March 2024 | 3 April 2024 |
Partnership Projects (PRC1) | 10 January 2024 | 20 March 2024 | 3 April 2024 |
NHMRC e-ASIA 2024 Joint Research Program (Sapphire Submission) | 20 December 2023 | 15 March 2024 | 3 April 2024 |
NHMRC e-ASIA 2024 Joint Research Program (JRP Submission) | 20 December 2023 | 14 March 2024 | 29 March 2024 |
TCR: Commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2023 | 4 October 2023 | 29 November 2023 | 13 December 2023 |
Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) | 18 October 2023 | 15 November 2023 | 29 November 2023 |
Partnership Projects (PRC 2) | 27 July 2023 | 15 November 2023 | 29 November 2023 |
Investigator Grants | 13 September 2023 | 25 October 2023 | 8 November 2023 |
TCR: Improving infection prevention and control in residential aged care homes 2023 | 13 September 2023 | 25 October 2023 | 8 November 2023 |
Targeted Call for Research: Ensuring the quality and safety of telehealth 2023 | 5 July 2023 | 16 August 2023 | 30 August 2023 |
Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies | 28 June 2023 | 9 August 2023 | 23 August 2023 |
Partnership Projects (PRC 1) | 11 January 2023 | 26 July 2023 | 9 August 2023 |
Development Grants | 19 April 2023 | 30 May 2023 | 14 June 2023 |
Postgraduate Scholarships | 12 April 2023 | 24 May 2023 | 7 June 2023 |
Sapphire
The NHMRC schemes uses Sapphire for all grant rounds.
For more information on how to activate your Sapphire account, please visit the NHMRC website or contact research-applications@newcastle.edu.au
CI Eligibility Limits and Sapphire
Unlike RGMS, Sapphire does not contain the functionality to perform validation checks to identify potential eligibility issues.
Research Grants strongly recommends that CIAs ensure all CIs carefully check to ensure they meet the eligibility requirements for the specific scheme – noting that for some schemes eligibility is limited to one application as CI.
The NHMRC will rule all applications ineligible in instances where any CI (CIA-CIJ) is in excess of the maximum number of grants they are eligible to apply for or hold.
Please contact Research Grants if you are unsure of your eligibility so we can assist.
NHMRC Submission Procedure
- Eligibility and Compliance Checks ARE NOT compulsory but are highly recommended to avoid application eligibility and compliance issues.
- Research Grants is unable to provide advice on any grant or fellowship scheme after the Eligibility and Compliance Check period unless you have obtained a booking.
IF YOU DO REQUIRE AN ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE (E&C) CHECK | IF YOU DO NOT REQUIRE AN ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE (E&C) CHECK |
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1. Booking must be made within the allocated Eligibility and Compliance Check Period for each scheme. Please note: a booking for a major NHMRC or ARC scheme can only be made under the corresponding scheme booking page – it cannot be made in ‘External Grants’. Multiple bookings should not be made for the same application as this impacts other researchers who are also needing to book a review. If multiple bookings are made, all but the earliest date for the review in the system. To make a booking for an Eligibility and Compliance check for an NHMRC or NHMRC affiliated scheme. You will need a valid Sapphire Application ID for an application that has the University of Newcastle listed as the Administering Institution. Please note: An Application ID will only secure one booking and cannot be used to make multiple bookings for the same application. | 1. Please be aware that Research Grants is unable to provide advice on any grant or fellowship scheme after the Eligibility and Compliance Check period unless an Eligibility and Compliance Check was completed. Please note: Only institutional issues will be checked prior to submission to the NHMRC and you, as the lead CI, are responsible for the eligibility and compliance of your application. |
2. By 9:00am on the date of the booking, you are required to ‘Certify and submit to RAO’ your NHMRC application in Sapphire. To do this, select the 'Certification' page in Sapphire, select 'Certify and submit to RAO'. Please note: For NHMRC Affiliated Applications (e.g. Cancer Australia and Cancer Council NSW, you are required to submit via email to research-applications@newcastle.edu.au. You will need to provide ALL separate applications to Research Grants by 9:00am on the day of your booking to secure an Eligibility and Compliance Check given the eligibility overlap of these applications. | |
3. Research Grants aims to provide Eligibility and Compliance Check feedback to the CIA of the application by email within 3 working days. During peak periods, provision of Check feedback can take longer than three days. | |
4. By 9:00am on the University Deadline for Final Application date for the relevant scheme, you are required to ‘Certify and submit to RAO' your final, submission-ready application in Sapphire AND provide a fully signed coversheet and all required associated documentation to research-applications@newcastle.edu.au For NHMRC Affiliated Applications (e.g. Cancer Australia and Cancer Council NSW), you are required to submit via email to research-applications@newcastle.edu.au. 5. Research Grants will check institutional requirements, seek institutional approval to submit and if obtained, submit your final application to the NHMRC | 2. By 9:00am on the University Deadline for Final Application date for the relevant scheme, you are required to ‘Certify and submit to RAO' your final, submission-ready application in Sapphire AND provide a fully signed coversheet and all required associated documentation to research-applications@newcastle.edu.au For NHMRC Affiliated Applications (e.g. Cancer Australia and Cancer Council NSW), you are required to submit via email to research-applications@newcastle.edu.au. 3. Research Grants will check institutional requirements, seek institutional approval to submit and, if obtained, submit your final application to the NHMRC |
- Eligibility and Compliance (E&C) Checks are completed electronically.
- If you opt not to book an E&C Check, only institutional issues will be checked prior to submission to the NHMRC and you, as the lead CI, are responsible for the eligibility and compliance of your application.
- To enable the allocation of appropriate resourcing, bookings must be made prior to the defined scheme Eligibility and Compliance Check period. Access to book an Eligibility and Compliance Check will no longer be available once the Eligibility and Compliance Check period has commenced. This does not apply for schemes with continuous rounds (i.e. ARC Linkage Projects and NHMRC Partnership Projects).
- No application is approved for submission without the provision of a completed, fully signed application coversheet (DOC).
- Please ensure that all University of Newcastle cash and in-kind contributions including those that are approved by Research and Innovation Division (central) are listed on your coversheet. If a cash or significant in-kind contribution is made from a source other than College/School/Central, please ensure you provide an email from the authorised University representative confirming the provision of this cash and/or in-kind contribution to the application.
If you have any further questions, please contact research-applications@newcastle.edu.au or call +61 2 4921 7733
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