GO7827: MRFF – Australian Brain Cancer Mission – 2025 Brain Cancer Research Grant Opportunity

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Australian Brain Cancer Mission aims to support transformative improvement to the quality and length of life of people with brain cancer, with the longer-term aim of defeating brain cancer.

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that develop novel approaches to reduce treatment toxicity and adverse effects of brain cancer treatment for patients, to minimise the short- and/or long-term negative impacts for patients and carers.

The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by reducing the burden caused by brain cancer treatments and improving quality of life for people affected by brain cancer, including their carers.

Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose to conduct research that delivers against the above objectives and those of the Australian Brain Cancer Mission as described in the Roadmap and Implementation Plan.

Applicants are encouraged to propose novel and/or innovative research and describe how the outcomes of the research will be translated into health benefits for Australians.

This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, and Cancer Australia.

Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's website.

A list of Mission Funding Partners can be found on the Australian Brain Cancer Mission website.

A list of Eligible Organisations can be found on the NHMRC List of List of MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage.

Lead organisation must be an MRFF Eligible Organisation approved by NHMRC.

Joint (consortia) applications are permitted but must have a single lead MRFF Eligible Organisation.

Applicants must nominate a Chief Investigator A (CIA) who will lead the application and conduct/report on the research.

Up to 15 Chief Investigators may be included.

At least 30% of the CI team must be Early to Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs defined as within 10 years of PhD award excluding career disruptions).

The CIA is generally required to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident at time of application submission; where not, they must have the requisite work visa in place at time of accepting the grant and must be based in Australia for the duration of the grant (excluding reasonable overseas travel).

Applicants must address additional eligibility and application requirements (minimum data, formatting, budget justification, consumer involvement statement, Measures of Success, Risk Management Plan, Letters of Support for contributions, Declaration of Applicant Interests) and satisfy all requirements in the guidelines.