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MRFF EPCDRI - 2025 Childhood Mental Health Research Grant

Funding Providers

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Location

Australia Wide

Funding Type

Research G19632

Primary Category

Research

Eligible to

  • Businesses
  • Not-for-Profits
  • Universities
  • Unincorporated Groups

Funding

Amount (max): $5,000,000
Total pool: $20,000,000

Round(s)

  • Opened 05-Nov-2025 Closes 25-Mar-2026

Purpose

The opportunity will support medical research and medical innovation projects that conduct large-scale implementation research projects to bring evidence-based preventions and treatments, including those that are technologically enabled

Overview

Three topics of funding are available based on the primary focus of the research or the geographic location of the organisation undertaking the majority of the research.

  • Topic A (Aim 2 of Research Plan; Targeted Call for Research): improving the mental health of First Nations children through research led by First Nations researchers that includes meaningful involvement of First Nations communities.
  • Topic B (Aim 2 of Research Plan; Targeted Call for Research): the organisation undertaking the majority of the research is based in any area according to the Modified Monash Model locator (MM1-7).
  • Topic C (Aim 2 of Research Plan; Targeted Call for Research): the organisation undertaking the majority of the research, the Chief Investigator A and 50% or more of all Chief Investigators, and all research participants are primarily based in a regional, rural or remote area according to the Modified Monash Model locator (MM2-7).

The anticipated outcome/s of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by implementation of 'evidence-based' models that improve children's mental health and wellbeing or prevent mental illness.

This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Limitations

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Eligible Organisations. A list of NHMRC approved MRFF Eligible Organisations is available from the GrantConnect GO Documents and from the MRFF Eligible Organisations Institutions list on the NHMRC website.

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