Current funding opportunities
The FHRI Fund releases funding programs in four cycles, opening in March, July, October and December each year. Subscribe for updates to be notified about upcoming funding cycles and other FHRI Fund announcements. Each funding cycle commences with an Open Day. Information is available about past open days.
Current Programs and Initiatives are listed below.
View the funding outcomes for past FHRI Fund Programs.
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The Clinician Researcher Training Program aims to build the clinician researcher workforce in WA by providing scholarships for health professionals to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in a health and medical sciences area. For further details about the program, visit the Clinician Researcher Training 2024-25 program page Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Thursday 8 May 2025 |
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The Co-Funding Partnerships Program (Co-FPP) sets out to establish collaborations and funding partnerships to bring genuinely new non-government funding for health and medical research and innovation to WA, and to build a culture that supports co-operation and interconnectedness. For further details about the program, visit the Co-Funding Partnerships page The Co-FPP is an ongoing program. |
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The FHRI Fund Consumer and Community Involvement Support program aims to support consumer and community involvement (CCI) in research and innovation activity. For further details about the program, visit the Consumer and Community Involvement Support program page Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Wednesday 18 December 2024 |
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The FHRI Fund Distinguished Fellows 2024-25 program aims to attract outstanding research leaders to Western Australia, to build capacity and lead high quality, globally recognised research in WA. For further details about the program, visit the Distinguished Fellows 2024-25 page Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Wednesday 25 June 2025 |
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The Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Enabling Scheme aims to increase the scale and excellence of health and medical research and innovation in WA by supporting accessible local infrastructure.
For further details about the program, visit the FHRI Fund Enabling Scheme page. Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), 4 March 2025 |
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The Innovation Fellowships 2024-25 program is designed to encourage talented Western Australians to enhance their innovation knowledge, skills and experience, in conjunction with experts who will supervise and mentor them, while developing an innovation of significance to the health and/or wellbeing of the WA community. For details and updates about the Program visit the Innovation Fellowships Page. Applications Close: 1:00pm (AWST), Friday 21 February 2025 |
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The Innovative Solutions – Precision Health program aims to support the development and advancement of precision health innovations of significance to the health and/or wellbeing of the WA community. For details and updates about the Program visit the Innovative Solutions – Precision Health page. Applications due: 1:00pm (AWST), Thursday 27 March 2025 |
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The Major Research and Innovation Application Support (MRIAS) Program provides in-principle financial support for research or innovation applications being submitted to nationally and internationally competitive grant funding rounds to boost their chance of success. External Program Eligibility Forms due: 1:00 pm (AWST), Friday 10 January 2025 |
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The NCRIS Partner Program 2024-25 aims to leverage Australian Government and partner funding for the collaborative acquisition of national research infrastructure to maintain and grow WA’s cutting-edge health and medical research and innovation capabilities. For further details about the program visit the NCRIS Partner Program 2024-25 page Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), 1 May 2025 |
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The Research Infrastructure Support program provide support to eligible Western Australian medical research institutes, universities, and hospitals for the indirect costs of research and for costs associated with operating shared research-dedicated facilities, services and equipment. For further details about the program, visit the Research Infrastructure Support 2025 page Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), 4 March 2025 |
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The WA Cohort Studies – Operational Support Program 2024-25 (WACS-OSP) provides operational funding to eligible cohort studies for 2025-26 to ensure ongoing operations and contributions to the delivery of clinical outcomes, changes to health policy and translational health outcomes. For further details about the program visit the WA Cohort Studies – Operational Support Program 2024-25 page. Applications close: 1:00 pm (AWST), Thursday 3 April 2025 |
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The WA Near-miss Awards: Emerging Leaders (WANMA EL) program provides Grants and Fellowships for eligible near-miss applications to the 2024 National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grants program for Emerging Leadership levels 1 and 2. For further details about the program visit the WA Near Miss Emerging Leaders 2024-25 page Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Friday 13 December 2024 |
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The WA Near-miss Awards: Ideas Grants (WANMA IG) program provides Grants for eligible near-miss applications to the 2024 National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grants program. For further details about the program visit the WA Near Miss Ideas Grants 2024-25 page Applications Close: 1:00 pm (AWST), Friday 7 February 2025 |