Major Research and Innovation Application Support Round 11
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 intending to apply to the External Program within 12 months from the closing date of the MRIAS round being applied to.
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.
To enable applicants to plan their submissions to External Programs, the upcoming MRIAS Rounds are listed below. It is recommended that applicants plan their applications well in advance of both the MRIAS and External Program closing dates.
| Round | Opens | Closes | Expected outcome dates |
| Round 11 | 11 November 2026 | 1.00pm (AWST) Wednesday, 13 January 2027 | Mid-March 2027 |
| Round 12 | 17 March 2027 | 1.00pm (AWST) Wednesday, 5 May 2027 | Mid-July 2027 |
| Round 13 | 16 June 2027 | 1.00pm (AWST) Wednesday, 4 August 2027 | Mid-October 2027 |
Current MRIAS eligible External Programs include:
| Australian Cancer Research Foundation - Major Grant | MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission |
| ARC Centres of Excellence | MRFF Global Health Initiative - Mental Health and Climate Change Grant |
| ARC Industrial Transformation Research Program | MRFF Incorporating Patient Data in Health Technology Assessment Decision Making |
| ARC Linkage Projects | MRFF International Clinical Trial Collaborations |
| Brandon BioCatalyst CUREator+ BioMedTech Incubator | MRFF Mental Health and Climate Change |
| Brandon BioCatalyst CUREator+ Dementia and Cognitive Decline | MRFF Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission |
| Cure Parkinson’s UK Quarterly Research Grant Funding Programme | MRFF National Critical Research Infrastructure |
| DISR Cooperative Research Centre Projects | MRFF Primary Health Care Research Initiative |
| MTP Connect Targeted Translation Research Accelerator | MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity |
| MRFF Australian Brain Cancer Mission | MRFF Research Data Infrastructure |
| MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission | MRFF Stem Cell Therapies |
| MRFF Clinician Researchers: Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health | MRFF Targeted Translation Research Accelerator – Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Models of Care |
| MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Initiative | MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission |
| MRFF Clinical Trials Enabling Infrastructure | NHMRC Clinical Trial and Cohort Studies Grants |
| MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care | NHMRC Collaborations in Health Services Research |
| MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant | NHMRC Partnership Projects |
| MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative |
Requests to consider 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 at least 4 weeks prior to the closing date.
The Office of Medical Research and Innovation (OMRI) will advise within 4 working days whether the External Program is eligible.
Program Status: Open for Applications
Applications Close: 1.00pm (AWST), Wednesday 13 January 2027 (Round 11)
A selection of External Programs aligning with MRIAS Round 11 is recommended below:
- CUREator BioMedTech Incubator
- Cure Parkinson’s UK Quarterly Research grant Funding Programme
- DISR Cooperative Research Centres Program
- MRFF Clinical Trials Activity
- MRFF Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative
- MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant
- MRFF Research Data Infrastructure Grant
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Opportunity
- NHMRC Partnership Projects 2027 PRC1, PRC2, PRC3
The MRIAS Guidelines and Conditions and External Program Eligibility Form can be accessed below.
The Application Form can be accessed and submitted via the Department of Health Grant Management System.
To view the application questions, start an application in the Grant Management System and select ‘preview’ in the top right corner to download the application form questions and your responses as a Word or PDF document. For further instructions, please refer to page 9 of the User Guide ‘Downloading the application form’.
Direct queries related to the Guidelines and Conditions by emailing DOH.OMRI@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘Query – MRIASR11’.
Email queries about the application process to DOH.GMS@health.wa.gov.au with the subject line beginning with ‘GMS Application Assistance – MRIASR11’.
Information on other FHRI Fund programs can be accessed by subscribing to updates or checking the FHRI Fund current opportunities.
The WA Grant Excellence Service, delivered by AUScelerate in partnership with Synergy Health Solutions, and funded by the FHRI Fund, is designed to boost Western Australia’s success in securing funding through national health and medical research and innovation opportunities, particularly the MRFF. Find out more by joining the WAGES mailing list.