GO8180: 2026 NHMRC-European Partnership for Brain Health

The 2026 NHMRC-European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) Grant Opportunity supports Australian participation and collaboration in transnational research projects through European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) Call for Proposals.

The EP BrainHealth offers 2 calls: one in the field of neurological, mental disorders and sensory disorders (EP BrainHealth Call 1) and one in the field of neurodegenerative disorders (EP BrainHealth Call 2).

Further information on the EP BrainHealth Call for Proposals is available from the EP BrainHealth website.

CIs listed as research partners whose consortia have been invited by EP BrainHealth to submit a full proposal may submit an application to NHMRC.

Australia-based researchers must submit an application at full proposal stage to both NHMRC and the EP BrainHealth Secretariat.

A copy of the full proposal as submitted to EP BrainHealth must be included in the NHMRC application.

The Chief Investigator A (CIA) and NHMRC Administering Institution must be listed as a research partner on both the pre- and full proposal.

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC Administering Institutions.

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

The maximum number of Chief Investigators on an application is 10.

A maximum of 10 Associate Investigators may be named.

CIs are expected to remain on the grant for the duration unless a variation is approved.

Applicants must meet eligibility and application requirements of all participating funding organisations involved in their proposal.