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MRFF - Genomics Health Futures Mission

Funding Providers

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Location

Australia Wide

Funding Type

Research G18718

Primary Category

Research

Eligible to

  • Businesses
  • Not-for-Profits
  • State/Territory Governments
  • Universities

Funding

Amount : $1,000,000 to $10,000,000
Total pool: $48,800,000

Round(s)

  • Opened 13-Aug-2025 Closes 04-Feb-2026 5pm

Purpose

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Genomics Health Futures Mission (GHFM) - 2025 Genomics Health Futures Grant Opportunity will provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects

Overview

The objectives and intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are aligned with the following Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2024-2026:

  • Research Infrastructure and Capability
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing
  • Global Health and Health Security.

Consistent with the MRFF Act, the objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1 - (Targeted Call for Research): develop and implement pharmacogenomic approaches to identify new medicines and enhance medication efficacy.

Funding under Stream 1 is available as follows:

  • Topic A: Cancer therapies
  • Topic B: Antimicrobials
  • Topic C: Medicines for other infectious or chronic diseases

Stream 2 - (Targeted Call for Research): conduct genomics research to optimise the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and prevention of high-priority and high-burden diseases among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Limitations

Who is eligible?

Applications will only be accepted from approved MRFF Eligible Organisations. A list of approved MRFF Eligible Organisations is available from the MRFF Eligible Organisations List on the NHMRC website.

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the MRFF - GHFM - 2025 Genomics Health Futures Grant Opportunity guidelines.

Contact Details

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