FHRI Fund Distinguished Fellows 2024-25

The Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Distinguished Fellows program 2024-25 (the Program) aims to attract outstanding research leaders (the Fellows) to Western Australia (WA), to build capacity and lead high quality, globally recognised research in WA.

The Program will provide attractive Fellowship packages consisting of salary support as well as other research personnel salaries, direct research funding and relocation costs up to the value of $5 million over 5 years with 75 per cent of the costs provided by the FHRI Fund.

Fellowships will be made available to international or interstate senior research leaders, appointable at academic Level D or E, or equivalent clinical level, to relocate to WA and undertake a significant program of research. Funding will be provided on a competitive basis.

The program of research will need to align with at least one of the strategic areas of the WA Health and Medical Research Strategy 2023-2033, which include: Aboriginal health, precision health, regional and remote, digital health, and prevention.

Program Status: Open for Applications

Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Wednesday 25 June 2025 

Please note applications are to be submitted via that the Grant Management System. The application questions are provided in the Application Form in word document format so that you can commence preparing your application.

The Grant Management System Application Form will be available online closer to the Application due date and this website will be updated with submission instructions when this is available.

The FHRI Fund Distinguished Fellows 2024-25 Guidelines and Conditions and Application Form can be accessed below: 



Any queries related to the program can be directed to the Department of Health, Office of Medical Research and Innovation.   

Information on other FHRI Fund programs can be accessed by subscribing to updates or checking the FHRI Fund current opportunities

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