The objectives of this grant opportunity are to provide financial assistance to support established and emerging regional, rural or remote researchers.

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to provide financial assistance to support:

• established regional, rural or remote (RRR) researchers, as they lead and develop a team of early to mid-career RRR researchers to build RRR research capacity
• emerging RRR researchers, including clinician researchers, to be future research leaders in their communities
• place-based research conducted in RRR areas that aims to benefit individuals and communities living in those areas.

The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are to:

• build capacity in the RRR research workforce across Australia, including clinician researchers
• strengthen health and medical research in RRR communities to improve health equity.

Funding will be available under 2 application streams:

Stream 1: the Chief Investigators are primarily resident in a regional, rural, remote or very remote area according to the Modified Monash Model (MM 2-7).

Stream 2: the Chief Investigators are primarily resident in a rural, remote or very remote area according to the Modified Monash Model (MM 3-7).

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available at:

NHMRC's Administering Institutions | NHMRC

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Regional, Rural and Remote capacity Building Grant Opportunity 2026 Guidelines.

• Email: help@nhmrc.gov.au