National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding

Internal submission dates

SCHEMENotice of Intent to Submit
- for Deakin-led applications*
Applications Open in SapphireExternal Deadline

Final Application to DR Grants

Partnership Projects 2024 PRC3CLOSED25 Jul 202427 Nov 202430 Oct 2024
Centres of Research Excellence 2025CLOSED23 Oct 202404 Dec 202420 Nov 2024
NHMRC-CIHR Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging: Indigenous Health ResearchCLOSED22 Aug 202405 Feb 2025
* updated NHMRC
submission date *
15 Jan 2025
* updated internal
submission date *

How to apply

  1. Submit an online Notice of Intent to Submit (NOIS) form to DR Grants
  2. Contact your Faculty/Institute research office to determine their application development and review process. Applicants must work with their Faculty/Institute/SRIC and School to develop a high calibre application
  3. For major NHMRC schemes (i.e., CRE, Investigator, Synergy, Ideas and CTCS), please refer to your Faculty/Institute Research Office. Faculty of Health applicants should refer to the Faculty of Health Research Grant Portal
  4. Read the NHMRC Grant Guidelines and Peer Review Documents
  5. Plan and draft your grant proposal early. CIs should gather/update their individual Profile information on Sapphire
  6. New Sapphire users should register for a Sapphire account early. All CIs and AIs will require a Sapphire account
  7. Once the Grant Opportunity is open, commence your application on Sapphire
  8. Contact research-grants@deakin.edu.au if you have any queries

*Participating in a Not Deakin-led grant application?

PVCR approval is now required for all Not Deakin-led grant applications. Guidelines and request forms can be found on the Research Sharepoint Page.