Research Funding Opportunities

Interested in ARC grants?

Find out about opened schemes and Curtin requirements for submitting or participating in an application.

Interested in NHRMC grants?

Find out about opened schemes and Curtin requirements for submitting or participating in an application.

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Find the Australian Government's tenders and grant opportunities including funding guidelines.

Interested in National Industry PhD Program?

Curtin researchers wishing to undertake research in conjunction with an industry partner can now do so via the NIPhD

The following funding opportunities will accept only one or a limited number of applications from the University. To be considered, please review the details and submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) to ROC.Relationships@curtin.edu.au.

Funding Opportunity	Type	EOI Closes	More Information
There are no open internal EoI’s currently

The Research Office often receives funding notices directly from grant funding agencies of opened or near opened rounds. Interested researchers should notify the Research Office at ROCProjectInitiation@curtin.edu.au by *no less than 10 business days prior to the opportunities closing date.

SPIN – you can also find funding opportunities through the SPIN database. The SPIN database presents itself as the world’s largest database of research funding opportunities. You can access SPIN anonymously or log in via InfoEd using your Curtin credentials. Guides and videos available in the SPIN help menu or contact the Research Relationships team (ROCRelationships@curtin.edu.au).

Date Closes*	Agency	Funding Opportunity
For Information	National Breast Cancer Foundation	New five-year research strategy – the NBCF has undertaken a process of broad consultation informed by evidence, scientific and clinical expertise, lived-experience perspectives, and strategic insight to develop this new research strategy. Under the new Pink Horizon Research Strategy NBCF will provide up to $125 million of funding over the next five years to support research focused on one or more of our four key objectives across three connected grants schemes: The four key objectives: Prevent – Prevent breast cancer through precision prevention. Detect – Detect breast cancer as early as possible and before it progresses. Stop – Stop the progression and recurrence of breast cancer. Treat – Treat hard to treat and metastatic breast cancer. The three grant schemes: Collaborative Research Accelerator Grants – foster and ecosystem of multidisciplinary researchers from different institutions and at different career stages that will address the most critical questions in breast cancer. Each accelerator will be funded up to $25 million over five years. Research Project Grants – provide support for investigator-initiated research projects with a clear line of sight to achieve Zero Deaths from breast cancer. Pink Sky Grants – Support high risk, high reward research projects with significant paradigm shifting potential to revolutionise approaches to combating breast cancer. For more information, please visit https://nbcf.org.au/research-strategy/
Various closing dates (updated 16/04/24)	Faculty of Business and Law	FBL Research Opportunities Newsletter, February 2024FBL Research Opportunities_April 2024 provides a list of open grant schemes, fellowship programs and prize announcements that might be of interest to a Business and Law researcher.
Various closing dates (added 30/01/24	Faculty of Health Sciences	Grant Opportunities January 2024 – provides a list of open grant schemes, fellowship programs and prize announcements that might be of interest to a Health Sciences researchers
Ongoing added (05/2/24)	Department of Industry, Science and Resources	International Partnerships in Critical Minerals This program will support early to mid-stage critical minerals projects that contribute to building end-to-end supply chains with Australia’s international partners in the critical minerals sector. The program contributes to the implementation of the Australian Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy which outlines Australia’s bilateral and multi-lateral approach to partnerships in the sector. Activities to be funded include pilot plants, feasibility studies, capacity expansions, scoping work for infrastructure upgrades and research and development (R&D) collaboration. The grant opportunity will be open for applications for up to 2 years. Applications will be assessed against the selection criteria on an ongoing basis with meritorious applications being recommended for funding.
18 April 2024 (added 14/3/24)	WA Department of Health in partnership with the Raine Medical Research Foundation	Clinician Research Fellowships The program is designed to encourage clinicians employed by WA Health Service Providers to develop their research capability while continuing some clinical duties. The program also facilitates high-quality research that will ultimately provide better health care outcomes. The research must be undertaken in WA and be of direct relevance to the WA public health system. Please visit the Raine website for Guidelines and Conditions and the online application form.
28 April 2024 (added 7/3/24)	Australian Mensa	Richard Johns Research Grant for 2024
30 April 2024 (added 3/4/24)	Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship	The Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation invites applications for the 2024 Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship from 1 April 2024 to 5pm AEST on 30 April 2024. Targeted at researchers who are 5-10 years post-doctoral, the fellowship provides a salary component of $120,000 per year and a research support package of $80,000 per year for a five-year term. Please refer to the 2025 Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship Application Guidelines for more information about eligibility and application requirements. The Foundation is particularly committed to funding discovery research that will increase understanding of the biological mechanisms causing diseases within the areas of support listed below. The Foundation will also consider funding translational research that is clearly based on an understanding of disease mechanisms and biology and has the potential to change clinical practice for treating a disease or its symptoms in its nominated areas of research interests. Clinical research, such as cohort studies or clinical trials, will not be given a high funding priority. Eligible areas of medical research: Brain Sciences: Psychiatry or Neurology (excluding Dementias, Motor Neuron Disease, Psychology and Cognitive Interventions and COVID‐19) Dermatology (excluding Skin Cancer and COVID-19) Endocrinology (excluding Diabetes and COVID-19) Geriatrics (excluding Dementias and COVID-19) Lung Disease (other than Cancer and COVID-19) Rheumatology (excluding impact of COVID-19) Vision Sciences (excluding impact of COVID-19)
5 May 2024 (added 2/4/24)	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts	National Road Safety Action Grants Program – Stream 3 – First Nations Road Safety
10 May 2024 (added 2/4/24)	The National MS Society	Career Transition Fellowship target current postdoctoral trainees who demonstrate both commitment and exceptional potential to conduct MS-related research. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent) and must be in a research-oriented postdoctoral training program at an academic, government, or non-profit research institution. Applicants must have more than two years of postdoctoral research experience and no more than five years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application. (Clinically related training periods such as medical residencies or sub-specialty fellowships will not be counted towards postdoctoral research experience.) Further information here: Pre-applications due May 10; full applications, if invited, due mid Mid-August
17 May 2024 (added 8/4/24)	Neurotrauma Research Program & Insurance Commission of Western Australia	The NRP invites grant applications for research projects of one-year duration to commence from 1 January 2025, directed towards: Direct and immediate translation into practice leading to a reduction in required care and support Increasing the independence of individuals with catastrophic acquired brain or spinal cord injuries Improving functional recovery through pharmaceutical, rehabilitation/exercise programs or other strategies Utilising research discoveries to develop and deliver therapeutic interventions, including pharmaceutical, rehabilitation/exercise programs or other strategies, to reduce secondary complications as well as improve health and quality of life Reducing the physical and psychosocial burden on caregivers and families; and Lowering costs for insurers. General Requirements Research must be carried out in WA or involve significant collaboration with WA neuroscientists, scientists and/or clinicians. Each grant budget must not exceed $112,000. Grants are for one-year duration only (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025). All grant funds must go to research, none toward institutional infrastructure. Further Information available at: https://perroninstitute.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cf6b0e0cb75e7952fc1f62274&id=c01a0b4417&e=bc5f42f6da
24 May 2024 (added 26/3/24)	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership Grant Round 4
27 May 2024 (added 14/3/24)	Department of Health	WA Cancer Fellowships The WA Cancer Fellowships program (previously the WACPCN Cancer Fellowships) is designed to assist medical practitioners to expand their experience and skills that will ultimately lead to improved health outcomes for cancer patients in WA. Specifically, to: develop their research capability and facilitate high quality research; OR acquire specialised clinical skills that cannot be funded through the usual clinical pathways.
31 May 2024 (added 24 Jan 2024	National Breast Cancer Foundation	Pink Horizon Research Strategy Research Project Grant Round – Save the dates The Pink Horizon Research Strategy Research Project Grant round will open Monday 1^st April 2024. The application deadline will be 5pm AEST Monday 31^st May 2024. The Research Project Grant Guidelines are available on the NBCF website:https://nbcf.org.au/research/grants-information/nbcf-grants-schemes/ Collaborative Research Accelerator Grant Round Opening in 2024 Expressions of interest (EOI) to apply for the first Collaborative Research Accelerator Grant round will be invited in May 2024. Research teams submitting top-ranked applications will be invited to submit a full application in July 2024 with a submission deadline in late August 2024. NBCF will host three identical information webinars to allow sufficient opportunity for participants to attend and actively participate in one of the question and answer sessions at the end of each webinar. The webinars will be held on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10am-11am AEST and 3pm-4pm AEST and Monday, April 29, 2024 at 1pm-2pm AEST. Please save this date and more information including registration will follow.
31 May 2024 (added 7 Feb 2024)	Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)	JDRF Australia, in collaboration with Cicada Innovations, has released a new type 1 diabetes (T1D) research funding opportunity: The Strategic Program for Advancing Research Commercialisation (SPARC) 2024 Request for Applications (RFA).
7 July 2024 (added 2/4/24)	Fulbright Scholarship applications for 2025/26	The Australian-American Fulbright Commission offers scholarships to Australian citizens across all career stages. Awardees take part in an academic and cultural exchange, pursuing research or study at a U.S. institution, experiencing life abroad and bringing back their knowledge and experience to share with their communities in Australia. A Fulbright award is more than a scholarship – it is, in the words of Senator Fulbright, a means of fostering “leadership, learning, and empathy between cultures… It is a modest program with an immodest aim – the achievement in international affairs of a regime more civilised, rational and humane than the empty system of power of the past.” Further information available here
18/7/24 (added 8/4/24)	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	Australia – Austria Industrial Decarbonisation Demonstration Partnerships Project Note: Projects must be industry-led and should be undertaken in collaboration with a research organisation or university where possible. The lead organisation from industry is the main driver of the project
1 August 2024 (added 3/4/24)	Department of Health and Aged Care	Cancer Patient Care Program

The Research Office often receives funding notices directly from grant funding agencies of opened or near opened rounds, including professional development opportunities.

Before submitting an application please discus with your Head of School.

Date Closes*	Agency	Professional Development Opportunity

The Faculties of Business and Law, Health Sciences and Humanities also provide a regular email newsletter of upcoming research opportunities within the disciplines of their Faculty.

For more information, see contact details below.

Faculty of Business and Law	Dr Joanne McEwan	joanne.mcewan@curtin.edu.au
Faculty of Health Sciences	Dr Jananee Raguragavan	grant-review@curtin.edu.au
Faculty of Humanities	Dr Melanie McKee	HUM-ResearchDevelopmentAdvisor@curtin.edu.au

Grant Success Oversight Panel (GSOP)

The Grant Success Oversight Panel (GSOP) provides strategic direction of initiatives to support researchers on their Category 1 applications (national competitive grants such as ARC, NHMRC, MRFF). Initiatives are delivered by the Grant Success Team of Research Development Advisors (RDAs) who provide researchers with tangible support to develop more successful Category 1 grant proposals – focused on the quality of applications and the many ways to enhance this.

Researchers wishing to submit grant applications are encouraged to engage with their RDA prior to development and submission :

Business and Law: Dr Joanne McEwan joanne.mcewan@curtin.edu.au
Health: Dr Jananee Raguragavan grant-review@curtin.edu.au
Humanities: Dr Melanie McKee HUM-ResearchDevelopmentAdvisor@curtin.edu.au
Science and Engineering: Dr Carolyn Williams and Dr Shruti Pavagadhi SAE-RDA@curtin.edu.au

Intention to apply for a Cat 1 grant

If you intend to submit an application for funding to any of the Category 1 funding bodies (including ARC, NHMRC and MRFF), we ask that you submit an online Notification of Intent form as soon as possible. This will enable us to provide you with appropriate support. If you have any questions about the form or the process, please contact us as above.

Online Notification of Intent form

NB. For ARC LIEF, ITTC and ITRH schemes, please contact ROC Research Relationships for an EOI Form specific to those schemes: ROCRelationships@curtin.edu.au

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Contact your Research Relationship Partner (email ROCRelationships@curtin.edu.au or 9266 4440) to discuss further.

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