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Coming Soon Name: ARC Centres of Excellence Website: https://www.arc.gov.au/grants/linkage-program/arc-centres-excellence Details: ARC Centres of Excellence are prestigious foci of expertise through which high-quality

researchers maintain and develop Australia’s international standing in research areas of national priority. Through the ARC Centres of Excellence, significant collaborations occur between universities, publicly funded research organisations, other research bodies, governments and businesses in Australia and overseas, all to support outstanding research.

Eligibility: Applications are only accepted from approved institutions, namely University of New South Wales and Western Sydney University for SWSLHD.

Any time Name: Triple I Clinical Academic Group Big Ideas Expression of Interest - SPHERE (Maridulu

Budyari Gumal – Triple I CAG) Website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_wR7T-3SBHmEd85KsIm0uOygodFCTxe/view Details: The aim is to leverage the local landscape and add value over and above pre-existing

initiatives and capabilities. For the EOI “big ideas” do not need to be fully formed but sufficiently mature that their value can be articulated. They should focus on building novel programs and solutions or transforming existing research across disparate organisational/geographical hubs into a new, harmonised entity with international significance.

Name: Sanofi – Various Funding Categories Website: https://www.sanofi.com.au/en/corporate-responsibility/grant-funding Details: Sanofi provides three main categories for support funding:

• Educational grants Contributions to fund quality medical education programs designed to raise awareness and understanding about disease areas, improve the knowledge and clinical skills of healthcare providers and address the information needs of consumers and their caregivers.

• Research grants Contributions to healthcare organisations to conduct vital research in improving quality use of medicines and better patient outcomes.

• Patient Association funding Contributions to fund programs organised by patient associations whose aims are to provide further support to patients, their caregivers and/or the health and wellbeing of the general public.

• Scholarship and Fellowships Contributions to support medical educational programs (scholarships) or advance study or research (fellowships) to an organisation for the benefit of an individual grantee.

All registered medical and scientific organisations, healthcare organisations and patient associations are eligible for funding. Sanofi is unable to provide funding directly to individuals.

Name: Huntington’s NSW ACT Research Grants Website: https://www.huntingtonsnsw.org.au/activities/research-grants Details: Two types of grants are offered:

• small grants to graduate allied health professionals for expenses incidental to their research projects such as for equipment, travel and seminar/conference presentations (maximum grant $5,000), hereafter referred to as "small grants"; and

• grants to health and allied health professionals for more substantial research, hereafter referred to as "research grants".

Name: Novartis Grants Program Website: https://www.novartis.com.au/about-us/corporate-responsibility/corporate-responsibility-australia/grants Details: Novartis provides funding opportunities for the general purposes of supporting

healthcare initiatives from scientific and charitable organisations that directly support patients, improve healthcare and enable ongoing education that are aligned to our Therapeutic Areas: • Cardio Metabolic • Ophthalmology • Respiratory • Neuroscience • Immunology and Dermatology • Oncology

Name: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute - Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowships Website: https://www.wehi.edu.au/about/career-opportunities/indigenous-visiting-research-

fellowships Details: The fellowships support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers to leverage

the expertise of an Institute laboratory and associated research infrastructure to advance their research and develop their scientific skills and experience. Fellows will be part of a workplace that is actively committed to inclusion and enabling all our people to flourish.

The Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowship program forms part of our commitment to support the career development and progression of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers. It is one aspect of the Institute’s reconciliation program.

In 2020 the Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowship program will support up to two Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers for a period of 3-24 months.

Applicants may be working on any aspect of biomedical science, and can apply to join any laboratory at the Institute.

Fellows can range from PhD students who have completed their confirmation of candidature, through to mid-career researchers. Clinicians with an interest in research are also welcome to apply. Researchers not currently employed/enrolled to study at the Institute will be given preference.

Name: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine Certificate (EMC)

Grant for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Medical Practitioners Website: https://acem.org.au/Content-Sources/Advancing-Emergency-Medicine/Scholarships,-

Awards-and-Grants Details: Purpose: Support Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Medical Practitioners to

complete the ACEM Emergency Medicine Certificate. Grant: The enrolment fee for the EMC. Eligibility: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and/or Māori medical practitioners registered with AHPRA or the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Name: Melanoma Institute Australia Research Collaboration Website: https://www.melanoma.org.au/research/collaborate-on-research-with-mia/ Details: If you’ve got an idea for a research project that you’d like to collaborate on contact

Melanoma Institute Australia and download this form

May 2021 Name: RACGP Foundation Grants and Awards 2021 (various opportunities) Closing Date: 3 May 2021 Website: https://foundation.racgp.rorg.au Details: GP research is essential to ensuring all Australians can access a high quality, effective

and evidence-based primary healthcare system. For over 60 years, the RACGP Foundation Grants and Awards program has nurtured GP researchers to develop an evidence base, discover new ideas and solutions to improve primary healthcare for all Australians. The program has funded millions in general practice research, with the majority of research projects going on to be published in high impact peer review journals. RACGP Foundation research grants can support you to explore your specific area of interest in general practice, expand your learning, and shape Australian general practice. Join the long list of exceptional GP and GP Registrar researchers whose important work has received an RACGP Foundation grant and shaped Australian healthcare.

Name: Atrial Fibrillation and Venous Thromboembolism (Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer) Closing Date: 3 May 2021 Website: https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2021-

04/Education%20AFib%20VTE_Final.pdf?VersionId=b0s3ZwKwh5vPNJNSFo6leKTsVqe0fWj8

Details: Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) are collaborating to provide grant support for continuing professional education in the areas of atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism. We are committed to supporting innovative, independent medical education for healthcare professionals. Grants via this collaboration will be funded by Pfizer, but reviewed and approved by both companies.

Name: MRFF 2020 Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity Closing Date: 6 May 2021 Website: https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/mrff-2020-rapid-applied-research-

translation-grant-opportunity Details: This grant provides support for innovative medical research projects that encourage

academic researchers and health service providers to collaborate to improve health care delivery, services and systems sustainability.

Name: MRFF 2020 Clinician Researchers Applied Research in Health Grant Opportunity Closing Date: 10 May 2021 Website: https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/clinician-researchers-applied-research-in-

health Details: This initiative aims to provide direct research resources to clinicians, researchers and

healthcare professionals to focus on developing and refining their research skills and to build research capacity. The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians. Specifically, it aims to support clinicians to improve the quality of health care, practice and systems by undertaking applied research in health care that:

• improves outcomes for their patients • addresses an area of high need • improves the safety, quality and effectiveness of health services, including

connectivity • improves efficiency in health services or health system/s.

Applicants must propose a research project that:

• addresses a clearly defined health care priority from local health care and/or practice

• has potential to improve clinical practice or health system effectiveness and therefore patient outcomes

• is embedded within health services (e.g. community-based care, hospitals, general practices); however, it can also be coordinated across networks (e.g. Primary Health Networks, Local Health Networks).

Projects will be funded from the following streams:

• Stream 1: General practitioner-led teams • Stream 2: Medical specialist-led teams • Stream 3: Allied health-led teams.

For the purposes of this grant opportunity, applications to Stream 3 (allied health-led teams) can include nurse and/or midwife-led teams. Joint applications are encouraged, provided there is a lead organisation who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.

Name: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships Closing Date: 12 May 2021 (minimum data) Website: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/postgraduate-scholarships Details: The NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme funds successful applicants to attain a

research based postgraduate degree. It aims to support these outstanding health and medical graduates early in their career so they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and develop a capacity for original independent research within Australia.

Name: Heart Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship Closing Date: 14 May 2021 Website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/research-funding-available Details: The Postdoctoral Fellowship aims to identify the best and brightest (recent) PhD

graduates and to give them a boost to their research career and enhance their ability to attract and secure future funding. This Award is aimed at early career researchers and seeks to identify the strongest emerging Australian talent who have just completed or nearing completion of their postdoctoral studies (PhD). The successful Postdoctoral Fellow will have not just a demonstrated strong track record during their PhD but also be actively engaged in leadership development such as supervision of students demonstrating the potential to become a leader in their research field. To be eligible, you must have been awarded your PhD no more than 3 years prior to the application closing date.

Name: Suicide prevention Australia - Post-Doctoral Fellowships Closing Date: 14 May 2021 Website: https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/research-grants/post-doctoral-fellowships/ Details: The Post-Doctoral Fellowship provides funding for successful applicants, who have

already attained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), to further their research career. The Post-Doctoral Fellowship aims to build research capacity in the following:

• Studies of indicated, selective and universal interventions to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviour will be considered, with particular emphasis being given to studies of indicated interventions. Studies employing any type of research design will be considered, providing they can yield meaningful data on effectiveness and, where possible, cost-effectiveness.

• The protective factors against suicide and the mechanisms by which these protective factors operate. Studies employing any type of research design will be considered, providing they can yield meaningful data on protective factors and their promotion.

Name: Activities to Support the National Response to Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) And Sexually

Transmissible Infections (STI) Closing Date: 17 May 2021 Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=4ffe589a-9e3b-4500-9547-df6582aafda3 Details: The Health Protection and Emergency Response Program aims to protect the health of

the community through national leadership and capacity building to detect, prevent and respond to threats to public health and safety including those arising from communicable diseases and other incidents that may lead to mass casualties. Objectives: to fund activities that strengthen the nation’s capacity and capability in relation to: * Prevention–prevent, eliminate or reduce the occurrence or severity of communicable disease outbreaks and other incidents; * Preparedness–build and strengthen Australia’s preparedness to prevent and minimise the impact from events such as communicable disease outbreaks; and * Response–develop and maintain response systems to ensure an effective, coordinated and timely response to health emergencies.

Name: Cardiac and Vascular Health Clinical Academic Group Big Ideas Seed Grant Scheme Closing Date: 21 May 2021 Website: See document Details: Grants of up to $50,000 over 1 year (GST exclusive) are available to undertake Big Ideas

projects. A total sum of $120,000 is available for this round. Grants are non-renewable. The funds for these collaborative grants are sourced from the Cardiac and Vascular Health CAG, SPHERE and administered by UNSW Sydney. The funds must be spent for the primary purpose of achieving the objectives of the Grant Scheme within the named priority area. Granted funds cannot be used for indirect costs. All projects funded under the scheme will be required to report against key performance indicators developed by the applicants as part of the submission process (see section ‘Project Plan’). These indicators will be reviewed and additional KPIs may be requested as part of a grant award. The Cardiac and Vascular Health CAG reserves the right to not award any grants if applications do not meet a minimum quality.

Name: 2021 ACRF Annual Research Grants Closing Date: 21 May 2021 Website: https://www.acrf.com.au/support-cancer-research/research-grant-guidelines-and-

applications/ Details: ACRF promotes collaboration amongst researchers and clinicians and encourages novel

and innovative cancer research projects. All applications are competitively reviewed by the ACRF Medical Research Advisory Committee who recommend the best projects to the ACRF Board of Trustees for funding.

Name: Innovations in Cancer Control (Cancer Institute NSW) Closing Date: 21 May 2021 Website: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/research-and-data/grants/grant-

opportunities/innovations-in-cancer-control-grants-2021-round Details: The Innovations in Cancer Control Grants Program provides funding to organisations

working in cancer, health and other related services. These organisations will undertake evidence-based projects that have the potential to be embedded in the health system and are sustainable past the funding period. The focus of these grants is community and service-centred initiatives and not research proposals.

Name: SPHERE Cardiac and Vascular Health CAG Big Ideas Seed Grants Closing Date: 21 May 2021 Application:https://www.vision6.com.au/ch/75174/1vxxp/2218699/fAx_kzZr0YFmvFCDOHBOaeVN63ZC6v0

ucf2MAV43.docx Details: In this grant round, the Cardiac and Vascular Health Clinical Academic Group (CVH CAG)

is focussed on seed grant funding to support the development of Big Idea(s) with strategic, longer term outlook and aim of leading to a Centre. Big Ideas will address major cardiac and vascular health needs. Proposals must be substantive, cross-disciplinary initiatives with evidence of a clear pathway to significant external peer reviewed funding to sustain and build ongoing research.

Name: NHMRC Development Grants Closing Date: 26 May 2021 (minimum data) Website: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/development-grants Details: The Development Grant scheme provides financial support to individual researchers

and/or research teams to undertake health and medical research within Australia at the proof-of-concept stage that specifically drives towards a commercial outcome within a foreseeable timeframe.

Name: Supporting people with cancer Grant Initiative Closing Date: 27 May 2021 Website: https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/research-data/grants-and-funding/supporting-

people-cancer-grants Details: The Supporting people with cancer Grant initiative aims to support people affected by

cancer through the provision of grants to community organisations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations. The Supporting people with cancer Grant initiative will fund evidence-based initiatives to reduce the impact of cancer and better support people affected by cancer.

Name: Ramaciotti Awards Closing Date: 28 May 2021 Website: https://www.perpetual.com.au/ramaciotti/applications Details: Applications for the 2021 Awards are now open and includes the Ramaciotti Biomedical

Research Award, the Ramaciotti Health Investment Grants and the Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence.

Name: Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation – Drug Development Program Closing Date: 28 May 2021 (Letter of Intent) Website: https://www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/funding-opportunities/drug-

development-program Details: The Drug Development RFP seeks to support in vivo preclinical studies that advance lead

molecules developed for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to IND-enabling studies. The proposed studies should be structured to deliver a compound with strong potential for clinical and commercial application.

This funding opportunity prioritizes novel drug mechanisms and modes of action related to the biology of aging and other emerging therapeutic areas for dementia. For this reason, amyloid targeted approaches and cholinesterase inhibitor proposals will not be considered for this RFP.

Name: National Breast Cancer Foundation IIRS 2022 Closing Date: 31 May 2021 Website: https://nbcf.org.au/research/grants-information/nbcf-grants-scheme/ Details: The NBCF Investigator Initiated Research Scheme will support the salary (if requested)

and research costs (or portions thereof) of outstanding investigators with a vision to expand the scale and scope of breast cancer research in Australia.

June 2021 Name: Quality Improvement Grants to Support the Delivery of Gene Therapies to Patients with

Rare Disease (Pfizer) Closing Date: 1 June 2021 Website: IGLC RFP Template Revised 08-30-2017 (pfe-pfizercom-d8-prod.s3.amazonaws.com) Details: Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on preparing and/or

optimizing multidisciplinary care teams for the integration of gene therapy into the treatment armamentarium for patients with a Rare Disease. Support is available for the development of leadership, best practices, SOP development, site readiness, support and/or training of HCPs within a multidisciplinary team environment to optimize the quality of care for patients who have/will have gene therapy in their treatment armamentarium. • Projects that address recombinant adeno-associated virus gene therapy in Rare Disease and are therapeutic area and disease area agnostic (i.e., platform) will be prioritized. It is not our intent to support clinical research projects. Projects evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic or diagnostic agents will not be considered.

Name: 2021 Growth Hormone Research (Pfizer) Closing Date: 1 June 2021 Website: IGLC RFP Template Revised 08-30-2017 (pfe-pfizercom-d8-prod.s3.amazonaws.com) Details: Research projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will advance the medical

knowledge of short stature. Projects submitted may include: • Morbidities in growth disorders • Novel strategies including Quality of Life and Patient Reported Outcomes to evaluate and treat growth disorders • Comparative pathophysiology of daily vs long-acting growth hormone • Innovative methods to evaluate levels of adherence of daily and long acting growth hormone treatment • Novel strategies to address current unmet medical needs in short stature management which could be addressed with long-acting growth hormone treatment

Name: Capstone Editing Early Career Academic Research Grant for Women Closing Date: 7 June 2021 Website: https://www.capstoneediting.com.au/research-grant Details: The Capstone Editing Early Career Academic Research Grant for Women provides up to

A$5,000 for one academic per year to assist with the costs associated with a research project of her choosing leading towards a publication.

Name: Pfizer - Approaches to Smoking Cessation Counseling Closing Date: 8 June 2021 Website: https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2021-04/GMG_2021-IM-

R_SmokingCessationCounseling.pdf?VersionId=ntk9i3nmA7Lhwpi7VbjQBd7AEvZnlcJL Details: This award provides funding for research groups and/or individuals conducting research

in the cardiovascular health sphere. Projects are expected to produce tangible outcomes with the potential of creating high-impact change in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cardiovascular health research community.

Name: AMP's Tomorrow Fund Closing Date: 9 June 2021 Website: https://www.ampstomorrowfund.com.au/ Details: Australian citizens and permanent residents of all ages, backgrounds and fields of

endeavour - including art, sport, music, medical research, science, technology and social innovation - can apply for grants of between $5,000 and $100,000 from 3 May until 4pm (AEST) on 9 June 2021.

Name: Heart Foundation - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award Closing Date: 11 June 2021 Website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/research-funding-available Details: This award provides funding for research groups and/or individuals conducting research

in the cardiovascular health sphere. Projects are expected to produce tangible outcomes with the potential of creating high-impact change in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cardiovascular health research community.

Name: Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Awards - Various Closing Date: 13 June 2021 Website: https://foundation.acn.edu.au/grants-awards Details: Various opportunities. Some open to ACN Fellows, Members and Non-Members. Some

open to ACN Fellow or Members for at least 3 years. Opportunities: Laura Saunderson Fund – two valued $4,000

Eric Murray Achievement Award – $1,500 Patricia Slater Award ACN Research Grant – $10,000, Florence Nightingale Memorial Scholarship – $10,000, Sister Margaret Y Winning Scholarship – $10,000 The Sul Stuart Fraser Scholarship (2 available)

Name: Pfizer - Management of Metabolic Risks that Drive Liver Diseases and Increase Cardiovascular Risk in NASH

Closing Date: 15 June 2021 Website: https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2021-04/GMG_2021-IM-

G_MetabolicRisksNASH.pdf?VersionId=ezlvFsGbzS.8PLPhP1Sv8khY9XUZh7ct Details: It is our intent to provide an independent grant(s) to an organization or organizations

that will focus on the management of metabolic disorders’ risks that drive liver disease outcomes and increase cardiovascular risk in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on: • Innovative treatment approaches to reduce the risk of, slow or prevent progression

to severe liver outcomes such as advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver transplant

• Understanding the linkage of NAFLD/NASH and cardiovascular disease in patients with NASH

• Understanding the contribution of NAFLD/NASH to overall morbidity and mortality risks

The submitted proposals should aim to inform the scientific and clinical community and to advance the discussion around management of liver and cardiovascular outcomes in NASH.

Name: NFMRI Cystic Fibrosis Grants Closing Date: 16 June 2021 Website: https://nfmri.org.au/research-and-innovation/apply-for-support/ Details: The National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation is a not-for-profit

organisation that is entirely independent. It is not affiliated with any university, hospital, government or state body. Areas of interest for this grant round include therapeutics, cell & gene therapies, antimicrobials and vaccines. Projects focusing on diagnostics, devices, observational and epidemiology studies are NOT of interest for this grant round. This round opens on 28 April 2021 and is offered in partnership with the Cure4 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Name: Brain Foundation - 2021 Research Grants Closing Date: 18 June 2021 Website: https://brainfoundation.org.au/2019-research/ Details: Any current researchers who are on our database will be notified by email, however, if

you do not receive a notification and would like to be added to the researchers’ database, please email info@brainfoundation.org.au requesting to have your details included for future correspondence.

Name: Brain Foundation - 2021 Research Grants Closing Date: 18 June 2021 Website: https://brainfoundation.org.au/2019-research/ Details: Any current researchers who are on our database will be notified by email, however, if

you do not receive a notification and would like to be added to the researchers’ database, please email info@brainfoundation.org.au requesting to have your details included for future correspondence.

Name: Australia and New Zealand Batten Disease Research Grant Program Closing Date: 22 June 2021 Website: https://bdsraaustralia.org/research/ Details: In 2021, BDSRA Australia intends to award up to AU$100,000 in total, across one or

more projects. Please note, the guidelines cannot be accessed via the LHD web browsers.

Name: Cancer Screening and Prevention Grants 2021 Round (Cancer Institute NSW) Closing Date: 23 June 2021 Website: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/research-and-data/grants/grant-opportunities/cancer-

screening-and-prevention-grants-2021-round Details: The Institute is seeking to prevent the incidence of cancer through promoting the uptake

of healthy living behaviours and detecting cancer early so that it can be treated more effectively. To achieve these goals, the Institute needs to work with health organisations with excellent local networks and a record of delivering effective programs with priority communities.

Name: MRFF – 2021 Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need Grant Opportunity Closing Date: 23 June 2021 (minimum data) Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=094bc41e-6095-4824-8c93-

3868ae49e4da Details: Rare diseases are life-threatening or chronically debilitating disorders/conditions

uncommon in the general population. Rare diseases typically exhibit a high level of symptom complexity leading to diagnostic delays and require frequent, ongoing multidisciplinary care and treatment. To date, more than 10,000 rare diseases have been identified and approximately 8 per cent of Australians live with a rare disease. Unmet medical need arises where members of the Australian community are living with a serious (debilitating or life-threatening) health condition where there are no satisfactory options for prevention, diagnosis, early detection or treatment of the condition that would support improved health outcomes. In addition, an unmet medical need could arise where there has been little or no progress in the development of tools or therapies to address the condition. Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available on GrantConnect and on the NHMRC website: https://nhmrc.gov.au/funding/manage-your-funding/nhmrcs-administering-institutions Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Medical Research Future Fund – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative – 2021 Rare Cancers Rare Diseases Unmet Need Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

Name: Early Career and Career Development Fellowships (Cancer Institute NSW) Closing Date: 24 June 2021 Website: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/research-and-data/grants/grant-

opportunities/research-fellowships Details: The Research Fellowships are highly prestigious and competitive awards for researchers

to build on their research capability and become leaders of their own research team. There are two levels of Fellowships offered by the Cancer Institute NSW:

• Early Career Fellowships – aimed at encouraging early career researchers (1–to5 years post PhD completion) to choose cancer as their selected field of research endeavour.

• Career Development Fellowships – aimed at mid-career researchers (5–to10 years post PhD completion) who demonstrate the potential to undertake research that will have major significance to cancer outcomes.

Name: Heart Foundation – Strategic Grants - Topic 5 Closing Date: 25 June 2021 Website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/research-funding-available Details: The purpose of strategic grants is to generate an innovative and collaborative research

into knowledge gap areas of research, or research areas deemed to be a priority of the Heart Foundation. Topic to be announced in early 2021

Name: Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grant Program 2022 Round Closing Date: 25 June 2021 Website: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/research-and-data/grants/grant-opportunities/breast-

imaging-advanced-trainee-grant-program-2022 Details: The purpose of the Program is to support future diagnostic specialists pursuing a

subspecialty in breast imaging. The grants aim to give greater depth of expertise in breast imaging and enable each trainee to complete a research or quality improvement project as they complete their specialty and fellowship program with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology. The Program supports cancer diagnosis improvement, research and best practice and contributes to the retention of highly skilled and motivated radiologists. Applications for the Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grants are invited from: - Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCR), and - Registrars, who have passed Part II of the RANZCR exam and are in their final year of

training.

July 2021 Name: Heart Foundation – Strategic Grants - Topic 6 Closing Date: 2 July 2021 Website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/research-funding-available Details: The purpose of strategic grants is to generate an innovative and collaborative research

into knowledge gap areas of research, or research areas deemed to be a priority of the Heart Foundation. Topic to be announced in early 2021

Name: MRFF - Clinical Trials Activity Initiative - 2021 Innovative Therapies for Mental Illness -

Grant Opportunity Closing Date: 7 July 2021 Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ac4aaf8d-bea4-400e-9ee2-c783c6a81e31 Details: The objective of the grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance for

Australian medical research projects that use clinical trials to assess the safety and efficacy of innovative therapies using hallucinogens and stimulant drugs supported by psychological/ psychiatric care for treatment resistant mental illness, compared to standard therapies.

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available on GrantConnect and on the NHMRC website: https://nhmrc.gov.au/funding/manage-your-funding/nhmrcs-administering-institutions

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Medical Research Future Fund – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative - 2021 Innovative Therapies for Mental Health Grant Opportunity Guidelines

Name: Heart Foundation – PhD Scholarships (new) Closing Date: 9 July 2021 Website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/research-funding-available Details: This Scholarship provides funding to support successful applicants to attain a research

based postgraduate degree (Doctor of Philosophy or Research Masters degree). It will support outstanding graduates early in their careers so they can be trained to conduct cardiovascular health and medical research that is internationally competitive.

The research may lead to the translation into practice. If so, the PhD proposals should clearly cite the evidence that is to be implemented from guidelines and /or published systematic reviewers.

Demonstration of translation and implementation methodologies and stakeholder and/or consumer engagement and co-design are also strongly encouraged in the PhD proposal.

Name: Arthritis Australia Grants Closing Date: 9 July 2021 Website: https://arthritisaustralia.com.au/programs-research/national-research-program/on-

offer/ Details: Various opportunities:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fellowship This fellowship will be offered for health research in the field of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The fellowship will be awarded to a researcher who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or who has a team member who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The researcher must be undertaking post-doctoral work or following recently completed Rheumatology advanced training. This is a 12 month research fellowship valued at $50,000 offered through Arthritis Australia’s National Research Program in 2021, to be taken up in 2022.

• Project Grant for translational research This grant is for translational research with a direct benefit to health consumers e.g. to improve quality of life for patients with musculoskeletal disease or to advance knowledge in clinical areas where there is therapeutic uncertainty. The Grant is worth $50,000. ARA Project Grants These grants are available to members of the ARA who wish to come into research and aims to facilitate entry back into research. The track record of applicant is not a pre-requisite but the applicant will have to have an innovative, feasible and well designed research project undertaken in collaboration with an established research unit.

• Ken Muirden overseas training fellowship This is designed to give a rheumatologist who is about to or has completed advanced training in rheumatology within the last two years an opportunity to undertake further clinical or research training overseas in an approved institution in any country. The fellowship is worth $100,000.

Name: RACP Research Entry Scholarships - Various Closing Date: 19 July 2021 Website: https://www.racp.edu.au/about/foundation/research-awards-and-career-

grants/research-entry-scholarships Details: Research Entry Scholarships provide stipend support to assist Fellows and trainees who

are: - at the start of their research careers - enrolled or about to enrol in a Masters, PhD or equivalent research higher degree When applying, ensure you allowed enough time for your supervisor to complete the supervisor statement section. This section must be submitted by the closing date for your application to be considered complete.

Opportunities: RACP Fellows Research Entry Scholarship - $45,000 for 1 year Aotearoa New Zealand Fellows Research Entry Scholarship - $45,000NZD

Arnott Research Entry Scholarship in Cancer Research - $45,000 for 1 year Basser Research Entry Scholarship - $45,000 for 1 year Jacquot Research Entry Scholarships - $45,000p.a for up to 3 years Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Research Entry Scholarship – up to $30,000 RACP Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine Research Entry Scholarship – up to $40,000 for 1 year RACP AFRM Research Entry Scholarship - up to $45,000 for 1 year RACP MAIC Research Entry Scholarship – up to $40,000p.a for up to 3 years

Name: MRFF - Clinical Trials Activity Initiative - 2021 Innovative Therapies for Mental Illness -

Grant Opportunity Closing Date: 21 July 2021 (min data) Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ac4aaf8d-bea4-400e-9ee2-c783c6a81e31 Details: The objective of the grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance for

Australian medical research projects that use clinical trials to assess the safety and efficacy of innovative therapies using hallucinogens and stimulant drugs supported by psychological/ psychiatric care for treatment resistant mental illness, compared to standard therapies. Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available on GrantConnect and on the NHMRC website: https://nhmrc.gov.au/funding/manage-your-funding/nhmrcs-administering-institutions

Name: NHMRC Partnership Projects 2021 – PRC2 Closing Date: 28 July 2021 (min data) Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ba743d40-dc3a-41c8-9c26-65ad67ebff86 Details: Partnership Projects will support connections, within the Australian context, that

translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes. Applications for NHMRC funding are subject to the eligibility requirements set out in the Partnership Projects 2021 Guidelines. Institutions must be an NHMRC approved Administering Institution to be eligible to receive and administer NHMRC funding – refer to the NHMRC website for a list of approved Administering Institutions.

August 2021 Name: MRFF – 2021 COVID 19 Health Impacts and Vaccination Schedules Grant Opportunity Closing Date: 4 August 2021 (minimum data) Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=de9f5887-f416-410a-a94c-6dd3918cbca6 Details: The objectives and intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are aligned with the

following Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2020-2022: - Global Health and Health Security - Comparative Effectiveness Research.

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available from the GrantConnect GO Documents and from the NHMRC’s Administrating Institutions list on the NHMRC website.

Name: Heart Foundation – Collaboration and Exchange Award Closing Date: 13 August 2021 Website: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/research/research-funding-available Details: Open only to Heart Foundation funded scholars or fellows, this award provides an

opportunity to visit national or international research facilities to collaborate and share knowledge.

The award gives recipients opportunities to strengthen skills and further their research careers through the exchange of innovative ideas, knowledge, and activities.

Name: Merck 2021 Research Grants Closing Date: 31 August 2021 Website: https://www.merckgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/2021-research-

grants.html Details: The Merck research grants program is open to scientists in all career stages who are

affiliated with any research-based institution, university or company. Applicants submit their application for the focus topics containing non-confidential information only. You may apply for more than one grant or submit your application for more than one focus topic. If your application is successful, you are invited to submit a full proposal under confidentiality and join a deep-dive workshop with the other finalists. All applicants will be informed about the decision of the selection committee at the beginning of October.

September 2021 Name: 2021 Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme for funding commencing in

2022 Closing Date: 1 September 2021 (min data) Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=4736be7c-4954-495b-9490-

d849c410d393 Details: PdCCRS applications will only be accepted if an application has been submitted to

NHMRC’s Ideas Grants or Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants schemes and a corresponding PdCCRS Questions application form has been submitted to Cancer Australia. PdCCRS applications will only be accepted from NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions and NHMRC’s Administering Institution Policy are available on NHMRC’s website.

Name: MRFF – 2021 International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) Grant Opportunity (GO ID:

GO4722) – Round 1 Closing Date: 8 September 2021 (min data) Website: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/mrff-2021-international-clinical-trial-

collaborations-ictc-grant-opportunity-go-id-go4722 Details: The Medical Research Future Fund – 2021 International Clinical Trial Collaborations

(ICTC) Round 1 (21.1) Grant Opportunity will support Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials. Applications for NHMRC funding are subject to the eligibility requirements set out in the Partnership Projects 2021 Guidelines. Institutions must be an NHMRC approved Administering Institution to be eligible to receive and administer NHMRC funding – refer to the NHMRC website for a list of approved Administering Institutions.

October 2021 Name: Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation – Drug Development Program Closing Date: 1 October 2021 (Letter of Intent) Website: https://www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/funding-opportunities/drug-

development-program Details: The Drug Development RFP seeks to support in vivo preclinical studies that advance lead

molecules developed for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to IND-enabling studies. The proposed studies should be structured to deliver a compound with strong potential for clinical and commercial application.

This funding opportunity prioritizes novel drug mechanisms and modes of action related to the biology of aging and other emerging therapeutic areas for dementia. For this reason, amyloid targeted approaches and cholinesterase inhibitor proposals will not be considered for this RFP.

November 2021 Name: NHMRC Partnership Projects 2021 – PRC3 Closing Date: 17 November 2021 (min data) Website: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=ba743d40-dc3a-41c8-9c26-65ad67ebff86 Details: Partnership Projects will support connections, within the Australian context, that

translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes. Applications for NHMRC funding are subject to the eligibility requirements set out in the Partnership Projects 2021 Guidelines. Institutions must be an NHMRC approved Administering Institution to be eligible to receive and administer NHMRC funding – refer to the NHMRC website for a list of approved Administering Institutions.

December 2021

Beyond Name: MRFF – 2021 International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) Grant Opportunity (GO ID:

GO4722) – Round 2 Closing Date: 2 February 2022 (min data) Website: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/mrff-2021-international-clinical-trial-

collaborations-ictc-grant-opportunity-go-id-go4722 Details: Applications for NHMRC funding are subject to the eligibility requirements set out in the

Partnership Projects 2021 Guidelines. Institutions must be an NHMRC approved Administering Institution to be eligible to receive and administer NHMRC funding – refer to the NHMRC website for a list of approved Administering Institutions.