NHMRC Investigator Grants
Funds senior investigators in Australia through competitive grants combining salary, infrastructure, and leadership support.
The NHMRC Investigator Grants program, administered by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, provides consolidated funding to outstanding health and medical researchers at all career stages, combining salary support (where applicable) and a flexible Research Support Package (RSP) into a single grant. The 2027 round is open for applications through the Sapphire grants management…
Outstanding health and medical researchers at all career stages seeking salary support and a flexible research support package to pursue investigator-initiated projects across any biomedical, clinical, public health, or health services research area.
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