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Funding awarded to support health and medical research in Western Australia 02 August 2021 $9.2 million has been awarded from the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund to support Western Australian health and medical research. 126 high-performing Western Australian researchers from fourteen administering institutions were awarded grants worth $6.4 million under the Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund (MHRIF). MHRIF aims to promote excellence in health and medical research by awarding grants to high-performing researchers who have been successful in securing funding for their research from the National Health and Medical Research Council or funding bodies of a similar standing. The grants are used to help cover the indirect expenses associated with their projects, which could include the costs of equipment or administrative support. An additional $2.8 million in infrastructure support was awarded to six Medical Research Institutes under the Research In...

Register your interest to be a FHRI Fund reviewer 09 February 2021 The FHRI Fund is seeking nominations from people who are interested in being a reviewer in an application review processes in the future. There are no prerequisites for nominating other than having an active interest in health and medical research and innovation. People with lived experience are encouraged to nominate, as are researchers, innovators, clinicians and policymakers. If this sounds li...

Researchers and innovators share in $6 million for COVID projects 04 February 2021 Almost $6 million in State Government money has been awarded to local researchers and innovators to tackle health and wellbeing challenges related to the COVID-19 emergency. The funding – drawn from the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund – will support 18 projects across three separate streams, these being: Research Grants – 10 projects valued at $2,107,830 Innovation Grants – 3 p...

FHRI Fund supports successful bid for human research imaging capacity 21 January 2021 The State Government's Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund has contributed $2.31 million to a successful State-wide bid for cutting edge human research imaging infrastructure from the National Imaging Facility (NIF) (external link). The NIF is a collaborative network, funded under the Australia Government's National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (external link), that...

Advisory Council and Strategy announced for Future Health Research and Innovation Fund 22 October 2020 The Minister for Health has today announced the make-up of the Advisory Council for the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund. The FHRI Fund Strategy 2020 - 2022: Activating Research and Innovationhas also been released, which is the culmination of substantial consultation and development over the last two years. The Strategy can be downloadedhere. The $1.4 billion FHRI Fund was the c...