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Medtech grants in Australia

Explore Medtech grants for companies in Australia. This list brings together funding for medical devices, diagnostics, digital health and clinical validation from Australian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Australia, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Medtech in Australia come first.

Showing 25-48 of 272 grants

National Reconstruction Fund Corporation logo
Closed

NRFC General Fund

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊNRFC Β· Australia

Funds Australian companies in seven priority sectors with debt, equity, and guarantee instruments.

AerospaceAgritech+9
Victorian State Government (Umbrella) logo
Closed

VMRAF (Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund)

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊVic Gov Β· Australia

Supports the move from health and medical research in Victoria into clinical translation for patient impact.

BiotechMedtech
AUD 100K – AUD 500K
The Audacious Project logo
Open

The Audacious Project

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAudacious Project Β· United States

Offers The Audacious Project invitation-only multi-issue funding for social-impact ideas with broad partner backing.

Climate TechMedtech+3
Cystinosis Research Foundation logo
Between cycles

CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship β€” Seed

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCRF Β· United States

Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.

BiotechMedtech+1
$75K
Cystinosis Research Foundation logo
Between cycles

CRF Research Grant

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCRF Β· United States

Administers research teams and institutions for CRF Research Grant in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.

BiotechMedtech+1
Queensland State Government logo
Open

Female Founders Co-Investment Fund

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊQLD Government Β· Australia

Funds Queensland women-led innovation businesses raising early-stage equity through matched co-investment grants.

AUD 50K – AUD 200KJun'27
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation logo
Open

CSIRO Kick-Start

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊCSIRO Β· Australia

Funds Australian small businesses and researchers to run fast innovation pilots with CSIRO.

AUD 10K – AUD 50K
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation logo
Open

CSIRO RUIC matched-funding voucher

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊCSIRO Β· Australia

Funds Australian Queensland businesses to co-develop projects with regional universities under matching support.

AUD 10K – AUD 50K
Department of Industry, Science and Resources logo
Between cycles

Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII)

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDISR Β· Australia

Funds Australian startups and SMEs to solve government-nominated challenges with new tech.

AUD 1M
Austrade logo
Between cycles

Export Market Development Grant (EMDG)

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊAustrade Β· Australia

Reimburses Australian businesses for a share of their eligible marketing and promotion spend when they sell or plan to sell products overseas.

AUD 20K – AUD 80K
Austrade logo
Between cycles

Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊAustrade Β· Australia

Pays Australian exporters and their representative bodies between $20,000 and $80,000 a year in matched funding to market and promote their goods and services in international markets, with the maximum set by their export-readiness tier.

AUD 20K – AUD 80K
Australian Taxation Office logo
Between cycles

Australia R&D Tax Incentive

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊATO Β· Australia

Funds Australian companies through tax incentives that reward innovation investment and reduce financial risk.

AUD 150M
Australian Research Council logo
Closed

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊARC Β· Australia

Funds three-year fellowships for early-career researchers across all disciplines except medical research with salary and project support.

AUD 50K
Australian Research Council logo
Closed

ARC Discovery Projects

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊARC Β· Australia

Funds Australian university teams developing long-term, university-led research through a two-stage concept pathway.

AUD 30K – AUD 500K
Australian Research Council logo
Closed

ARC Future Fellowships

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊARC Β· Australia

Supports four-year fellowships for mid-career researchers in non-medical disciplines aligned with national science priorities.

AUD 60K
Australian Research Council logo
Closed

ARC Linkage Projects

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊARC Β· Australia

Funds Australian universities and industry in co-funded projects with shared research contributions and partnership.

AUD 50K – AUD 300K
Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (DEED), Government of Western Australia logo
Closed

Innovation Booster Grant 2026

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDEED Β· Australia

Funds WA early-stage founders and startups up to $50,000 to commercialise an innovation.

AUD 50K
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation logo
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CSIRO On Accelerate

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊCSIRO Β· Australia

Supports Australian science-based startups with six-month acceleration, mentorship, and early-stage equity from CSIRO pathways.

AUD 66K – AUD 132K
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) logo
Open

FY26 Reconstructive Transplant Research Program Concept Award

CDMRP Β· United States

Funds small, high-risk exploratory research into reconstructive transplantation and vascularized composite allotransplantation for wounded Service Members and Veterans.

BiotechMedtech
$200KNov'26
WHX Tech logo
Open

Xcelerate Champion of Innovation

WHX Tech Β· United Arab Emirates

Pays an equity-free cash prize to the top healthcare startup pitching live at WHX Tech's Xcelerate competition in Dubai.

MedtechBiotech
$15KNov'26
Breakthrough T1D logo
Open

Strategic Research Agreement β€” Round 1

Breakthrough T1D Β· United States

Funds investigator-led type 1 diabetes research partnerships across preclinical discovery, treatment, and translational priorities.

BiotechMedtech
Nov'26
National Institutes of Health logo
Open

Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research

NIH Β· United States

Funds the development and hard technical validation that turns a working cancer research technology into one other laboratories will actually adopt.

BiotechMedtech+1
$300KNov'26
National Institutes of Health logo
Open

Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research

NIH Β· United States

Funds proof-of-concept work on a genuinely new tool, assay, platform or instrument for characterising cancer cells or handling biospecimens.

BiotechMedtech+1
$150KNov'26
Lupus Research Alliance logo
Open

Lupus Insight Prize

LRA Β· United States

Provides prize recognizing a specific significant recent lupus research discovery through the Lupus Insight Prize.

BiotechMedtech
$100KJan'27

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