MRFF 2024 Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity

Funding for researchers to support projects using existing data infrastructure types to create or apply new approaches for an unmet medical need.
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This grant is currently closed to applications

What do you get?

Grants of up to $2.5 million, to cover up to 100% of eligible project costs.

Who is this for?

Eligible organisations seeking to develop better data health intelligence to improve health care delivery.

About the program

This grant opportunity is part of the Medical Research Future Fund and the Research Data Infrastructure Initiative. It looks to fund the creation or extension of national research data infrastructure to support world-class health and medical research in Australia.

Research proposals should incorporate:

  • new linkage and/or use of data from multiple (at least two) existing research data infrastructure sources of different types (e.g. administrative and biobank data, registry and biobank data, wearables and use artificial intelligence); and/or
  • novel methodologies and approaches that leverage and enhance existing linked research data infrastructure of at least two different types (e.g. administrative and biobank data, registry and biobank data, wearables and use artificial intelligence); and
  • a clear outline of how the proposed project will produce knowledge and outcomes that address and area of unmet medical need.

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Key documents

Grant opportunity guidelines

pdf · 0.36 MB docx · 1.90 MB

Sample application form

pdf · 0.23 MB docx · 0.22 MB

Sample grant agreement

pdf · 0.26 MB docx · 1.18 MB

Board or CEO letter template

pdf · 0.01 MB docx · 0.03 MB

Chief investigator template

xlsx · 0.21 MB

Independent audit report template

pdf · 0.35 MB docx · 0.05 MB

MRFF grant management resources

Reporting templates are available from the MRFF grants management webpage. The page also provides other resources for MRFF grant administration, including current policies and relevant forms and templates.

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