Centres of Research Excellence (CRE)
Research Office Contact:
research-applications@newcastle.edu.au
This scheme is CLOSED Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) 2026 are expected to open in October 2025 and close in December 2025. |
The Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) Scheme provides support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity in clinical, population health and health services research. Funding will support the following streams:
- up to 5 CREs in Basic Science Research; including one for dementia research with a basic science research focus
- up to 5 CREs in Clinical Research
- up to 5 CREs in Health Services Research
- up to 5 CREs in Public Health Research
A CRE grant is awarded for a five year term with a fixed budget of $3M. There can be up to 10 Chief Investigators on a CRE.
For further information please see the NHMRC web page.
Key Dates
| Applications Open in Sapphire | Wednesday 23 October 2024 |
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| University Eligibility and Compliance Check Booking Period* | Thursday 7 - Wednesday 13 November 2024 |
| Minimum data requirements due in Sapphire | Wednesday 20 November 2024 |
| University Deadline for Final Application | 9:00am Wednesday 20 November 2024 |
| NHMRC deadline for submission | 5:00pm Wednesday 4 December 2024 |
| Proposed peer review | February - May 2025 |
If you have questions about this scheme, please contact the Research Grants team.
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