MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2026 Consumer-Led Research Grant Opportunity

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:  Stream 1 (Incubator): identify health priorities, develop new approaches and/or methodologies and conduct pilot studies addressing health issues and/or barriers that:   are co-led, co-produced and/or co-designed with consumers  are in partnership with health services   increase consumers’ understanding of, and involvement in, research.   Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and/or test scalable and sustainable approaches, in partnership with consumers, that enable self-care interventions or improve quality of life and/or survivorship care. Approaches are for individuals from one or more priority populations, who have experienced or are experiencing long-term diseases and conditions. Approaches may, where appropriate, also deliver for the individual’s families, carers and communities.  Topic A: Research projects that focus on cancer  Topic B: Research projects that focus on long term physical diseases and conditions other than cancer  Topic C: Research projects that focus on mental health challenges, diseases or conditions.  Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that delivers against the above objectives and those of the Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative.  This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.  Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's website.  A list of Eligible Organisations can be found on the NHMRC List of MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage.