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 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 Innovation Seed Fund provides the opportunity for WA innovators to develop and commercialise their innovations, create high-level health sector jobs and enhance the production/manufacturing capacity of the State. For further details about the Program visit the Innovation Seed Fund 2024-25 page Expression of Interest Close: 1:00pm (AWST), Thursday 5 December 2024 |
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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. For further details about the program visit the Major Research and Innovation Application Support page. Applications Close: 1:00 pm (AWST), Monday 25 November 2024 |
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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 |