The Ramaciotti Foundations continue to support biomedical research and make significant distributions via the Ramaciotti Awards.

The $1 million grant is awarded every two years to a group or individual undertaking biomedical research within universities, public hospitals, medical research institutes or other similar organisations.

The award funds projects including personnel, equipment, major infrastructure improvements or new laboratories that help an existing, well-funded program of research or enable a major new program to begin. Funds may not be used for the payment of administration fees, charges, or levies to the host institution or its offices. Traditionally, it funds a need that would not attract funding elsewhere.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are called for from eligible organisations every two years depending on which state your organisation is based in. The next award will be offered in 2027 and will be open to submissions from organisations based outside of NSW. Organisations based in NSW will be eligible to apply again in 2029. Organisations are therefore eligible to apply every four years.

To be eligible for funding your institution must be:

NHMRC administering and either;

• registered with the ACNC, or
• hold Australian Taxation Office Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1) endorsement (covered by Item 1 of the table in section 30-12 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997), if you are a Government funded entity (i.e. a public hospital/hospital network).

Institutions that meet the above criteria may submit one EOI per department, up to a maximum of two per administering institute. Any additional submissions received above the maximum limit will be deemed ineligible for consideration.

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• Email: philanthropy@perpetual.com.au