Government grants are available for Australian businesses in the medical research sector. Programs span federal and state governments, offering funding for growth, innovation, infrastructure and workforce development.
What these grants can fund
- Business expansion and capital investment
- Equipment and infrastructure upgrades
- Workforce training and skills development
- Technology adoption and innovation
- Export and market development
Common eligibility requirements
- Registered Australian business with a valid ABN
- Must be operating in the relevant sector
- Matching co-contribution may be required
- Some programs have employee or turnover thresholds
Eligibility varies by program. Always check the official source before applying.
Open programs
Showing 7 of 7This grant program supports researchers pursuing innovative 'moonshot' projects to develop new products and interventions for currently serious and incurable health conditions. Funding supports medical research programs with a 10-year time horizon that develop novel health technologies or repurpose existing technologies in novel ways, with the goal of achieving full clinical implementation.
Supports Australian participation in leading international collaborative research under Horizon Europe, the European Union's key funding program for research and innovation. NHMRC selects topics that align with health priorities and supports collaborative approaches to health and medical research internationally across multiple research areas including disease prevention, advanced therapies, and medical device innovation.
The MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Initiative provides grants to support medical research projects conducting clinical trials for rare cancers, rare diseases, and unmet health needs across four streams: feasibility pilots, targeted clinical trials, health technology assessment evidence trials, and prevention trials. The grant aims to improve evidence-based healthcare delivery and increase patient access to high-quality clinical trials in Australia.
Investigator Grants provide consolidated funding for salary and research support to high-performing researchers at all career stages. The grants support research across biomedical, clinical, public health, and health services research pillars, allowing researchers flexibility to pursue new research directions and form collaborations.
This grant provides funding for medical researchers to develop better approaches addressing the impacts of brain cancer on quality of life and survivorship experience. It supports research into new educational and communication methods, information technology platforms, and strategies to improve communication between brain cancer survivors, their families, carers and healthcare professionals.
The fourth round of the mRNA Victoria Research Acceleration Fund (mVRAF Program) will provide $1.7 million to support mRNA-based medicines r... Grants of up to $500,000 for mRNA-based prophylactic or therapeutics projects that can show a pathway to translation or secure devel... Closed on 1 Nov 2024
One-off of grants up to $500,000 are now available to support research into the development new RNA and mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics... Grants of up to $100,000 (Tier 1) for early-stage RNA-based therapeutic research projects, including discovery, early-stage and pre-... Closed on 15 Dec 2023
Grant information is sourced from official government websites and updated regularly. Program details, eligibility and closing dates change — always verify with the official source before applying. Last data update: February 2026.