Grants in Medical, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
2026 Pankind Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation Grants
Funding up to $300,000 is available.
Is this grant competitive or entitlement based? Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel. How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?...
QLD SEQ Innovation Economy Fund Round 2
Funding range: $500,000 to $5,212,840
Matched funding for SEQ innovation precinct infrastructure projects with grants from $500k to $5.2m.
HCF Research Foundation – Health Services Research Grants
up to $500,000
The HCF Research Foundation Health Services Research Grants support research that improves the quality, efficiency, equity and access of Australian health services. Funding prioritises projects with strong translation potential, system‑level relevance and the ability to deliver scalable improvements in healthcare delivery.
MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2026 Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
$23 million funding pool
The MRFF 2026 Post‑Acute Sequelae of COVID‑19 Grant Opportunity supports medical research and innovation focused on improving outcomes for Australians experiencing Post‑Acute Sequelae of COVID‑19 (PASC), commonly referred to as Long COVID. The initiative aims to advance understanding of disease mechanisms, develop and evaluate treatments, and strengthen evidence‑based, integrated models of care.
The program prioritises research that translates discoveries into clinical practice, improves health system readiness, and reflects consumer and lived‑experience perspectives.
NHMRC Targeted Call for Research: Childhood Dementia 2026
up to $5,000,000
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Childhood Dementia 2026 aims to accelerate research that transforms the diagnosis, care and therapeutic landscape for children living with dementia and their families. Childhood dementia refers to a group of rare, progressive and life-limiting neurodegenerative disorders, and this call seeks to support coordinated, high-impact research addressing critical gaps across diagnosis, care, treatment development and family support.
The initiative supports multidisciplinary and translational research that can deliver system-level impact, improve equity of access to care and strengthen Australia’s health system readiness to respond to childhood dementia.
WA Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program
Funding up to $200,000 per year is available.
The WA Mentally Healthy Workplaces (MHW) Grant Program provides funding to support the creation of safer workplaces by improving how organisations understand, identify and manage psychosocial hazards. Delivered by WorkSafe WA within the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety, the program supports initiatives that help prevent work-related psychological harm and strengthen compliance with psychosocial work health and safety duties. The program focuses on practical, accessible outputs that workplaces can readily apply, with an emphasis on building foundational capability across industries and workforce groups. Funding is delivered through a competitive, two-stage model, with the current guidelines outlining stage one initiatives focused on awareness and understanding. The program operates from 2025–26 to 2028–29 and is intended to build on the outcomes achieved in the initial funding round completed in 2024–25.
NHMRC–Swiss National Science Foundation Joint Research Programme 2026
Grants up to $500,000
NHMRC–SNSF funding supporting Australian–Swiss AI healthcare research addressing equity and outcomes for underrepresented populations.
Vanguard Grant – Heart Foundation Research Funding Program
Funding up to $150,000 is available.
Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant offers up to $150,000 for innovative cardiovascular research feasibility and pilot studies.
NSW Deep Tech Commercialisation Training Program (DTCTP)
Funding up to $900,000 is available.
NSW DTCTP offers up to $900k for a NSW incubator/accelerator to deliver statewide deep tech commercialisation training.
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