Major Research & Innovation Application Support Round 6

The Major Research and Innovation Application Support (MRIAS) program aims to enhance WA’s standing as a leader in health and medical research and innovation.  

 

In-principle cash commitments are provided on a competitive basis to Western Australian researchers and innovators applying to nationally or internationally competitive external grant funding programs (External Program). 

 

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. 

 

In-principle cash commitments of up to $1,000,000 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.  

 

The eligible External Programs for MRIAS are listed below:

Many of the External Programs in the table below have closing dates that align with this round of MRIAS.

MRIAS open

MRIAS closes

External Program

5 August 2025

9 September 2025
  • MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative
  • MRFF 2025 International Clinical Trial Collaborations
  • MRFF National Critical Research Infrastructure Grant Opportunity
  • MRFF Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative 2025 Targeted Translation Research Accelerator – Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Models of Care Grant Opportunity
  • MRFF Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity
  • NHMRC Partnerships Projects PRC3

Requests to consider other External Programs not listed above must be made by completing and submitting an MRIAS External Program Eligibility Form to DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au no later than 1:00pm (AWST), Tuesday 26 August 2025.

OMRI will advise within four working days whether the External Program is eligible.

Program Status: Open for Applications

 

Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Tuesday 9 September 2025 

 

Please note that the Grant Management System Application Form is not yet published. 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 Guidelines and Conditions, External Program Eligibility Form and Application Form can be accessed below:

   
   

Queries related to the Guidelines and Conditions can be directed via email to DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘Query – MRIAS2025-26R6’.

 

Queries regarding the application process can be directed via email to DOH.GMS@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘GMS Application Assistance – MRIAS2025-26R6’.

 

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

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: 05/08/2025