Annual Funding Opportunities
MS Research Australia offers a range of grants, fellowships and scholarships to support research into finding better treatments and a cure for MS. Although eligibility requirements and conditions differ between awards. All applications must have a direct link to advancing our knowledge of MS.
For further information, application forms and eligibility criteria for each grant type please click on the hyperlinks below. Note: to be eligible for NHMRC funding, or for MS Research Australia-NHMRC co-funding, you must also submit a separate application to the NHMRC (see below for further information and here for NHMRC closing dates).
Please note application rules
- All grant applications to MS Research Australia must be submitted through our Online Grant Portal system. A unique grant application number will automatically generated upon commencing the application process.
- Applicants may only be named on three applications within any one grant year and only once as the CIA, (the only exceptions to this rule are the Targeted Call Grant and Ian Ballard Travel Award).
- Maximum funding limits have been set for grants and stipends. See specific award conditions.
| MS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA GRANT TYPE | Applications Open | Applications close |
|---|---|---|
| Project Grants | ||
| Project Grant | 12 April 2021 | 21 May 2021 |
| Targeted Call 2021 | 12 April 2021 | 21 May 2021 |
| Fellowships | ||
| Postdoctoral Fellowship* | 19 April 2021 | 4 June 2021 |
| MS Research Australia – NHMRC Emerging Leadership Investigator Grants Top Up Funding | Via both NHMRC website and MS Research Australia Fellowship Application | |
| Senior Fellowship | 19 April 2021 | 4 June 2021 |
| Paired Fellowship | 17 May 2021 | 2 July 2021 |
| Scholarships | ||
| Postgraduate Scholarship* | 2 August 2021 | Â 10 September 2021 |
| Incubator Grants | ||
| Incubator Grant round 1 | 8 February 2021 | 19 March 2021 |
| Incubator Grant round 2 | 17 May 2021 | 2 July 2021 |
| Travel Award | ||
| Ian Ballard Travel Award | Not offered in 2021 | |
*Opportunities also exist for MS Research Australia top-up funding for outstanding NHMRC funded fellowships and Postgraduate Scholarships. For details please click here.
Before applying for any of the Grant funding awards listed above, please read the MS Research Australia funding process document, the conditions of award document and the sample peer review document below.
Contact us
If you are a researcher and you have any questions about the grants available or the application process, please contact the MS Research Australia’s Grants Coordinator.
If you are a person with MSÂ and have any question or would like further information about the research we fund, please contact MS Research Australia.
