National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding

Internal submission dates

SCHEMENotice of Intent to Submit
- for Deakin-led applications*
Applications Open on Sapphire

Final Application to DR Grants

NHMRC-EU Collaborative Research Grant

This is a Stage 2 application

Only short-listed European Commission applicants who have been invited to submit a Stage 2 application are eligible to apply for NHMRC funding.

16 Aug 202330 Aug 2023
Partnership Projects PRC216 Aug 202327 Jul 202301 Nov 2023
TCR: Improving infection prevention and control in residential aged care homes20 Sep 202313 Sep 202318 Oct 2023
INVESTIGATOR GRANTS 2024Applicant to contact Faculty/Institute Research Office to check their nomination process. 
Faculty/Institute to send nominations and list of any re-submissions to Deakin Research Grants by 08 Sep 2023
13 Sep 2023From 11 Oct 2023
FORECAST - Centres of Research Excellence20 Sep 202318 Oct 202308 Nov 2023

How to apply

  1. Contact your Faculty/Institute research office to register your intent to submit and determine their application development and review process. Applicants must work with their Faculty/Institute/SRC and School to develop a high calibre application
  2. Submit a Notice of Intent to Submit (NOIS) form by email to research-grants@deakin.edu.au or for major schemes (i.e., CRE, Investigator, Synergy, Ideas and CTCS) please refer to Faculty/Institute Research Office. Faculty of Health applicants should refer to the Faculty of Health Research Grant Portal
  3. Read the NHMRC Grant Guidelines and Peer Review Documents
  4. Plan and draft your grant proposal early. CIs should gather/update their individual Profile information on Sapphire
  5. New Sapphire users should register for a Sapphire account early. All CIs and AIs will require a Sapphire account
  6. Once the Grant Opportunity is open, commence your application on Sapphire
  7. Contact research-grants@deakin.edu.au if you have any queries

*Participating in a Not Deakin-led grant application?

PVCR approval is now required for all Not Deakin-led grant applications. Guidelines and request forms can be found on the Research Sharepoint Page.