The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission aims to improve the quality of life of an additional one million people, who might not otherwise benefit from mental health research, to be part of new approaches to prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:

Stream 1 (Priority areas 2.1 and 2.2, Incubator Grants): Small-scale developmental projects to improve:

• Topic A: the early detection and response to new trends of substance use

• Topic B: the understanding of, and how to address the rise of, anxiety disorders in children and young Australians (0 to 25 years)

• Topic C: the understanding of, and how to address the rise of, depression in children and young Australians (0 to 25 years)

• Topic D: the understanding of, and how to address the rise of, self-harm in children and young Australians (0 to 25 years)

Stream 2 (Priority areas 3.1 and 3.2, Targeted Call for Research): Mid-career researcher (MCR)-led large-scale implementation research projects involving multi-institutional collaborations consisting of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams to bring into practice new evidence-based preventions, interventions, models of care and improvements to workforce capability.

Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

To be eligible your organisation must be an MRFF Eligible Organisation approved by NHMRC. Information on becoming an MRFF Eligible Organisation can be found on the NHMRC website. Joint applications are encouraged, provided you have a lead organisation who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.

The following types of organisations can apply to become MRFF EOs:

• Medical research institutes – that is, bodies that conduct medical research as a primary purpose, and which are also registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission
• Universities – that is, Australian universities listed in either Table A or Table B of the Higher Education Support Act 2003
• corporate Commonwealth entities – that is, Commonwealth entities that are bodies corporate
• corporations – that is, Australian public companies, Australian private companies, and other incorporated entities.

• Phone: 1800 500 983
• Email: help@nhmrc.gov.au