GO8224: 2026 Synergy Grants

The objective of the Synergy Grant scheme is to: • support outstanding multidisciplinary teams of investigators to work together to answer questions that cannot be answered by a single investigator.

The intended outcomes of the Synergy Grant scheme are: • multidisciplinary research that addresses major problems in all areas of human health and medical research, from discovery to translation. • highly collaborative teams of diverse researchers including by gender, career stage and cultural background, working together to address major problems in human health.

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC Administering Institutions.

A Synergy Grant application requires a minimum of 4 Chief Investigators (CIs) and a maximum of 10 CIs.

The CIA at time of acceptance and for the duration of the grant must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or have an appropriate work visa in place, and must be based in Australia for at least 80% of the funding period.

Other CIs may be international collaborators.

PhD students may be named as CIs where critical for the research.

Associate Investigators have no restriction on who may be named but a maximum of 10 AIs may be listed.

CIs can submit a maximum of one Synergy Grant application in this grant opportunity and can hold no more than one Synergy Grant concurrently.

Minimum data must be entered in Sapphire by the minimum data deadline and applications must be certified by the CIA and Administering Institution RAO and submitted electronically via Sapphire.

The CIA must have a valid ORCID iD in their Sapphire profile for the grant to commence.