UPCOMING EVENTS
 Preventive Health Conference 2026Preventive Health Conference 2026: 5-7 May 2026, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |  ACI Virtual Forum: Rural Innovations Changing Healthcare7 May 2026, 9:00am to 4:00pm - Online, via Teams. Abstracts close 27 February 2026. Rural Innovations Changing Healthcare (RICH) is an online forum linking rural health service providers, consumers and stakeholders to share experiences and explore innovative, rural models of care which have potential for broader implementation. |  HIC2026 - Health Innovation Community 2026HIC2026, 3-4 August 2026, International Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia |
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 AMA26 National ConferenceAustralian Medical Association 2026 National Conference, 28-29 August 2026, Melbourne, Australia |  14th Health Services Research Conference14th Health Services Research Conference - 2 - 4 December 2026, Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wellington, New Zealand |  15-19 June 2026, Canberra, ACT, Australia.The Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting (CHARM) is a flagship annual event that showcases health research in the ACT. Abstract submissions are open until 5pm, 2 March 2026. |
RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
ACT funding
Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships
Closing date: Variable
The ACT Government and university scholarships and professional development opportunities for nursing and midwifery professionals.
NSW funding
Cancer Quality Improvement Collaboration Grant for Aboriginal Medical Services
Grant Amount: $130,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
The objective of this grant is to enable collaborative efforts between Aboriginal Medical Services and Primary Health Networks to contribute to a cancer system that is responsive to the needs of Aboriginal people.
This grant will enable workshop hosting, attendance, travel, accommodation and the development of cancer quality improvement initiatives.
This program is funded and administered by Cancer Institute NSW.
These grants support NSW Health staff to undertake high impact research that has the potential to be translated into policy and practice and build research capability within NSW Health.
Cardiovascular Senior and Early-Mid Career Researcher Grants
Grant Amount: $450,000 over 3 years
Closing Date: 31 July 2026
Supporting high-quality cardiovascular researchers to increase national and international competitiveness of NSW cardiovascular research
National funding (Australia)
MRFF 2022 Frontier Health and Medical Research Grant Opportunity
Grant Amount: up to $25,000,000
Closing Date: 31 March 2026
This grant opportunity offers funding to support medical research and medical innovation programs of research that deliver a ‘moonshot’ by creating a treatment for a currently serious and incurable health condition, through a series of linked projects. The program of research can propose to develop novel health technologies and/or re-purpose existing health technologies in a novel way.
MRFF – CTA Initiative – 2025 Clinical Trials Activity Grant Opportunity
Grant Amount: up to $25,000,000
Closing Date: 1 April 2026
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity Initiative aims to:
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improve the evidence base supporting clinical care
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help patients access trials relevant to their health circumstances
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enable researchers to bring international trials to Australian patients.
NHMRC Ideas Grant
Grant Amount: The amount of funding for an Ideas Grant is based on assessment of the requested budget.
Closing Date: 6 May 2026
The objective of the Ideas Grant scheme is to support innovative research projects addressing a specific question(s)
NHMRC Investigator Grant
Grant Amount: The amount of funding for an Ideas Grant is based on assessment of the requested budget.
Closing Date: 29 July 2026
Investigator Grants provide the highest-performing researchers at all career stages with consolidated funding for their salary (if required) and a significant research support package.
NHMRC Partnership Projects PRC2
Grant Amount: Up to $1.5 million
Closing Date: 05 August 2026
This funding scheme provides funding and support to create new opportunities for researchers and policy makers to work together to define research questions, undertake research, interpret the findings and implement the findings into policy and practice.
MRFF – 2026 Consumer-Led Research Grant Opportunity (GO8270)
Grant Amount: Up to $20 million
Closing Date: 05 August 2026
MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2026 Consumer-Led Research Grant Opportunity