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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

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 *
Targeted Call for Research: Oral Health Care in Australia 20249 Dec 202420 Nov 202412 Feb 202522 Jan 2025
Synergy Grants15 Jan 20255 Feb 20252 April 202512 March 2025
NHMRC e-ASIA Joint Research Program Grants2 Feb 202518 Dec 20242 April 202512 March 2025
Ideas Grants7 Feb 202512 Mar 20257 May 2025From 16 Apr 2025
Postgraduate Scholarships4 Mar 20259 April 20254 June 202514 May 2025
Development Grants11 Mar 202516 Apr 202511 June 202521 May 2025
Investigator Grants30 Apr 20254 June 202530 July 2025From 2 July 2025
Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies20 May 202525 June 202520 Aug 202530 July 2025

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.

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