Major Research and Innovation Application Support Round 3
The Major Research and Innovation Application Support (MRIAS) Program Round 3 provided 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 aimed 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 were awarded through a competitive and merit-based process and successful MRIAS applicants were provided with a letter of support to submit with their External Program application.
MRIAS applicants were required to 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.
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
Program Status: Closed
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 |
| 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 |
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