Melanoma Institute Australia

The Viertel Charitable Foundation Clinical Investigator Awards
2026-05-30 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
Establishment grants for Clinical Investigators have been initiated by the Foundation in order to stimulate and encourage clinical research in Australia. In particular the grants are intended to assist new investigators to establish their research programs at the time of the difficult transition from doctoral and post-doctoral training posts to their first definitive clinical positions in an academic environment. Clinical Investigators are awarded a once only grant of $90,000.
Eligible applicants will be medical graduates or graduates of other clinical disciplines who have completed both their clinical and research training which will normally be at doctoral level and are commencing their first definitive clinical position, or have been in such a post for no more than 36 months on 1 May of the year of application.
Applicants should be actively engaged in clinical work and pursuing health and medical research in a university clinical department, a teaching hospital, a clinical research unit of a research institute or in an academic general practice setting. The applications will be judged predominantly on the quality of the applicant’s track record and career achievements to date. The quality of a brief research proposal will also be taken into account.
Key Dates
Applications open: 6 April 2026
Applications close: 30 May 2026
The Guidelines will be available here when the round opens.
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NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships
2026-06-03 17:00
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships scheme funds successful applicants to attain a research based postgraduate degree – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or a Research Masters Degree.

It aims to support these outstanding health and medical graduates early in their career so they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and develop a capacity for original independent research within Australia.
The intended outcome of the Postgraduate Scholarships scheme is increased research capacity within Australia.
Postgraduate Scholarships may be funded by, or in conjunction with, other organisations. These grants offer opportunities to researchers whose work is particularly relevant to the priorities and research interests of the partner organisations.

Key Dates
Applications open: 8 April 2026
Minimum data due date: 13 May 2026
Applications close: 3 June 2026
Proposed peer review: July/August 2026
The Guidelines will be available here when the round opens.
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NHMRC Partnership Projects
2026-11-11 17:00
The Partnership Project 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.

Partnership Projects create partnerships among decision makers, policy makers, managers, clinicians and researchers and answer a specific research question to influence health and wellbeing through changes in the delivery, organisation, funding and access to health services.
Partnership Projects will support collaborations, within the Australian context, that translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes.
The objectives of the Partnership Project scheme are to:
• Meet the need for more effective integration of research evidence into health policy and service delivery
• Create partnerships among policy makers, managers, service providers and researchers
• Provide support to answer often complex and difficult questions that policy makers, managers and service providers face when making decisions and implementing policies that affect Australians’ health and health care
• Be highly responsive to the priorities of government, the community and health professionals
• Enable applicants to apply for funding at any time during the year to allow researchers and Partner Organisations to develop timely collaborations.

Key Dates for Peer Review Cycle 2:
Applications open: 19 March 2026
NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions waiver due: 8 July 2026
Minimum data due: 22 July 2026
Applications close: 5 August 2026
Peer review meetings: 17-19 November 2026
Key Dates for Peer Review Cycle 3:
Applications open: 23 July 2026
NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions waiver due: 14 October 2026
Minimum data due: 28 October 2026
Applications close: 11 November 2026
Peer review meetings: 2-4 March 2027
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