Major Research and Innovation Application Support
The Major Research and Innovation Application Support (MRIAS) Program provides in-principle cash commitments for Western Australian grant applications being submitted to nationally or internationally competitive external grant funding programs (External Programs), to boost their chance of success.
MRIAS aims to promote high-quality research and innovation, enable opportunities for the translation of findings into new knowledge and improved human health and wellbeing, and enhance Western Australia’s standing as a leader in health and medical research and innovation.
In-principle cash commitments of up to $1 million will be awarded through a competitive and merit-based process and successful MRIAS applicants will be provided with a letter of support to submit with their External Program application.
MRIAS applicants must be at the full application stage of the relevant External Program (i.e. not the Expression of Interest stage) and intending to apply to the External Program within twelve months from the closing date for the MRIAS round being applied to.
The eligible External Programs for MRIAS are:
- Australian Cancer Research Foundation - Major Grant
- ARC Centres of Excellence
- ARC Linkage Projects
- Brandon BioCatalyst CUREator+
- DISR Cooperative Research Centre Projects
- MTP Connect Targeted Translation Research Accelerator
- MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission
- MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Initiative
- MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative
- MRFF International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity
- MRFF National Critical Research Infrastructure Grant Opportunity
- MRFF Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity
- NHMRC Collaborations in Health Services Research
- NHMRC Partnerships Projects
Requests to consider other External Programs not listed above must be made by completing and submitting an MRIAS External Program Eligibility Form to OMRI at DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au no later than 1:00pm (AWST), Friday 10 January 2025. OMRI will advise within three working days whether the External Program is eligible.
Please note, that the MRIAS External Program Eligibility Form cannot be submitted at the time of the application.
Program Status: Open for Applications
Applications close: 1:00 pm (AWST), Friday 17 January 2025
Please note the Application Form and MRIAS External Program Eligibility Form must be submitted via the Department of Health Grant Management System. Instructions are available here.
The Guidelines and Conditions and External Program Eligibility Form can be accessed below.
MRIAs applications linked to the following External Programs should be made to the following MRIAS rounds.
| MRIAS Round Opens | MRIAS Round closes | External program |
| 6 December 2024 | 17 January 2025 | • MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission • MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative • Brandon BioCatalyst CUREator+ • MTP Connect Targeted Translation Research Accelerator • MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission • MRFF National Critical Research Infrastructure MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Initiative |
| Mid-2025 | TBA | • Brandon BioCatalyst CUREator+ • MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission • MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative • Australian Cancer Research Foundation Grants MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Initiative |
Please note, applicants must submit their applications well before the External Program’s closing date to ensure there is adequate time for MRIAS outcomes to be available.
Queries related to the Guidelines and Conditions can be directed to DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘Query – MRIASR3’.
Queries regarding the application process can be directed to DOH.GMS@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘GMS Application Assistance – MRIASR3’.
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