NHMRC + Department of Health

Supports national health and medical research policy in Australia through departmental coordination.

NHMRC + Department of Health is an Australian federal funding entry that pairs Medical Research Future Fund calls with National Health and Medical Research Council research grants. The route sits inside Australia's health funding system and is used for investigator-led and programmatic biomedical research across the two agencies.

The visible programs span a wide funding range: Australia MRFF Various Grants reach up to AUD 30 million, NHMRC Investigator Grants up to AUD 1.98 million, and NHMRC Ideas Grants up to AUD 990,000. That spread points to both large team awards and smaller investigator-driven projects with very different scopes and budgets.

For applicants, the practical test is fit to the specific call rather than the umbrella name. Health and medical researchers should read each opportunity on its own terms, because the award size, research scope, and review focus vary sharply between the MRFF and NHMRC routes, including larger collaborative health programs and individual investigator awards.