FHRI Fund Distinguished Fellows 2024-25

The Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Distinguished Fellows program 2024-25 (the Program) aimed 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 provided attractive Fellowship packages comprising salary support, research personnel salaries, direct research funding, and relocation costs to the value of $5 million over 5 years with 75 per cent of the costs provided by the FHRI Fund.

Fellowships were 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 was provided on a competitive basis.

The program of research was required 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: Closed

 The FHRI Fund Distinguished Fellows 2024-25 Guidelines and Conditions is provided below, the Application Form is provided for reference only: 



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

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