Current Grant Opportunity View - GO8450

Investigator Grants provide the highest-performing researchers at all career stages with consolidated funding for their salary (if required) and a significant research support package (RSP). The Investigator Grant Chief Investigator (CIA) has the flexibility to pursue important new research directions as they arise, adjust their resources accordingly, and to form collaborations as needed, rather than being restricted to the scope of a specific research project.

Funding for the program will be provided from the NHMRC Medical Research Endowment Account (MREA), which is underpinned by section 51 of the NHMRC Act.

The objectives of the Investigator Grant are:

• support the research program of the highest-performing investigators at all career stages
• consolidate salary and research support into a single grant scheme by offering a salary component (if required) and an RSP.

The intended outcomes of the Investigator Grant are:

• flexibility for investigators to pursue important new research directions as they arise and to form collaborations as needed
• innovative and creative research
• opportunities for researchers at all career stages to establish their own research programs
• reduced application and peer review burden on researchers.

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions and NHMRC’s Administering Institution policy are available on NHMRC’s website.

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Investigator Grants 2027 Guidelines.

$440,000,000.00

Applications must be submitted electronically using NHMRC’s online grants management system (Sapphire) unless otherwise advised by NHMRC.

Minimum data is due by 5:00pm ACT local time, Wednesday 1 July 2026.