Research grants calendar

Our research grants calendar shows major funding opportunities coordinated by the Office for Research.

We recommend you use Research Professional to search for funding opportunities specific to your field and funding needs. If you are intending to apply to any competitive research grant scheme please email the Griffith Contact (if a scheme listed here) or preaward@griffith.edu.au as soon as possible so we can provide you initial guidance on the submission process.

Please note: Applications to most ARC and NHMRC schemes are subject to a Grant Application Development Process well in advance of the internal submission dates. The ARC Linkage Scheme has its own separate Notification of Intent process and timelines.

Ongoing opportunities and Pre-announcements

Grant scheme	More Info	Internal deadline	External deadline	Research grants officer
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)	The MRFF aims to transform health and medical research and innovation to improve lives, build the economy and contribute to health system sustainability.	Two to three weeks before external closing date (dependent on if minimum data is required by NHMRC)	Various	Dr Julia Hocking
US National Institutes of Health (NIH)	NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world	Minimum four weeks before external closing date		Dr Brit Winnen
US Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) - Pre-Announcements	CDMRP fosters novel approaches to biomedical research in response to the expressed needs of its stakeholders-the American public, the military, and Congress	Minimum four weeks before external closing date		Lynette Farquhar
Innovative Manufacturing Co-operative Research Centre (IM CRC Project Grant)	IMCRC co-fund industry-led manufacturing research projects	Intending applicants must discuss proposals with Maretta Mann		Dr Maretta Mann
Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) Activate	IMCRC activate is a new initiative to help Australian manufacturers take action and gain a competitive edge in the post-COVID-19 world through collaborative and co-funded R&D projects with IMCRC partner Australian universities	Applications Open: 1 July 2020		Dr Maretta Mann
Advance Queensland - Women's Research Assistance Program	Funding of up to $26,000 (excluding GST) for eligible organisations, to contribute to employing a researcher or research/laboratory assistant to help maintain research progress during or immediately following a maternity break	Two weeks prior to proposed submission to Advance Queensland		preaward@griffith.edu.au
National Breast Cancer Foundation - International Fellowship Program	Provides a bursary to work in internationally renowned breast cancer research centres outside of Australia (NBCF network institutions). Fellowships must commence between 1 January 2019 - 1 July 2020	Minimum four weeks prior to proposed submission to NBCF	Continuous	preaward@griffith.edu.au
Queensland Government - Gold Coast Health - Internal/External Opportunites		Ongoing Opportunties		Dr Julia Hocking
Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science		Ongoing Opportunties		preaward@griffith.edu.au

October 2020

Grant scheme	More info	Internal deadline	External deadline	Research grants officer
RACE for 2030 CRC - Theme E1: Trust building for collaborative win-win customer solutions		9 October 2020	16 October 2020	Daina Garklavs
Race for 2030 CRC - Theme B3 – Electrification and renewables to displace fossil fuel process heating		9 October 2020	19 October 2020	Daina Garklavs
The British Academy - Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research 2021	UK-based researchers in humanities and social sciences	23 September 2020	21 October 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
PA Research Foundation - Rethinking Emergency Medicine Research Program	Expression of Interest	15 October 2020	29 October 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
PA Research Foundation - Emergency Medicine Small Grant Program	Expression of Interest	15 October 2020	29 October 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
Race for 2030 CRC - Theme N2: Low voltage network visibility and optimising DER hosting capacity		16 October 2020	29 October 2020	Daina Garklavs
Race for 2030 CRC - Theme B1 - Value chain optimisation to transform energy productivity		16 October 2020	30 October 2020	Daina Garklavs
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Future Drought Fund: Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program	The program is focused on support for experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice. This aims to foster innovation and transformational change in the management of Natural Capital.	16 October 2020	30 October 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au

November 2020

Grant scheme	More info	Internal deadline	External deadline	Research grants officer
Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2)	Expression of Interest	26 October 2020	9 November 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
NSW Environmental Trust - Environmental Education Program		2 November 2020	16 November 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
NHMRC Clinical Trial and Cohort Studies (CTCS) 2020		28 October 2020	25 November 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
JDRF Clinical Trial Collaborative – Immunotherapy		29 October 2020	26 November 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au
Suicide Prevention Australia - Targeted Research Grants		29 October 2020	26 November 2020	preaward@griffith.edu.au

January 2021

Grant scheme	More info	Internal deadline	External deadline	Research grants officer
Macular Disease Foundation Australia - Research Grants Program 2021		1 January 2021	31 January 2021	preaward@griffith.edu.au

April 2023

Grant scheme	More info	Internal deadline	External deadline	Research grants officer
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources - Moon to Mars Initiative Supply Chain Capability Improvement Grants		31 March 2023	30 April 2023	preaward@griffith.edu.au