Funding for Australian researchers to collect, share and analyse data more widely and in novel ways
Provides up to $3 million to fund research into data infrastructure methodologies that create or apply new approaches for unmet medical needs, supporting the creation or extension of national research data infrastructure such as registries, biobanks and data linkage platforms.
The funding aims to help researchers collect, share and analyse health data more widely to improve evidence-based care, resource efficiency and advances in healthcare.
To be eligible you must:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- be incorporated in Australia
You must be one of the following entities:
- a medical research institute
- a university
- a corporate Commonwealth entity
- a corporation (including businesses and not for profits)
We encourage joint applications provided you have a lead organisation who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.
We can only accept applications where you can provide:
- details of your nominated Chief Investigator A (CIA), the person who will take the lead role in conducting the project
- details of all members of your research team are listed as Chief Investigators (CIs)
- evidence from your board (or chief executive officer or equivalent if there is no board) that the project is supported, and that you can complete the project and meet the costs of the project not covered by grant funding
- letters of support from each project partner, where applicable
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Last updated: 12 February 2026