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.
- 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 | 13 April 2018 | |
| Fellowships | ||
| Postdoctoral Fellowship* | 13 May 2018 | |
| MS Research Australia – NHMRC TRIP Fellowship | Via NHMRC website only | |
| Macquarie Group Foundation Paired Senior Research Fellow/Practitioner Fellow | Program Closed for 2018 | |
| Scholarships | ||
| Postgraduate Scholarship* | 27 July 2018 | |
| Incubator Grants | ||
| Incubator Grant round 1 | 9 March 2018 | |
| Incubator Grant round 2 | 13 July 2018 | |
| Travel Award | ||
| Ian Ballard Travel Award | 28 September 2018 | |
*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 Research 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.
