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Annual Funding Opportunities

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MS Research Australia offers a range of grants, fellowships and scholarships to support research into finding better treatments and a cure for MS.

Although eligibility requirements and conditions differ between awards all applications must have a direct link to advancing our knowledge of MS.

 

Scholarships

  • MSRA Vacation Scholarship
  • MSRA Postgraduate Scholarship
  • NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Scholarship

  • Trish MS Research Foundation Scholarships

     

 

Project Grants

  • MSRA Project Grant
  • MSRA Incubator Grant

Fellowships

  • MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Fellowship
  • MSRA Senior Research Fellowship
  • MSRA Senior Practitioner Fellowship
  • MSRA Junior Practitioner Fellowship
  • MSRA Ian Ballard Travel Fellowship
  • TRIP MSRA Fellowship

 
Before applying for any of the awards listed above, please read the MSRA funding process document and the conditions of award document below

How can I increase my chances of funding?

Increase your chances of funding by applying to BOTH MSRA and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). MSRA has a partnership with the NHMRC that allows for negotiations on co-funding fundable applications. An application is considered if the NHMRC Review ranks it as ‘fundable’ but below the funding cut-off AND the MSRA Research Management Council considers it as a fundable project. Applicants are also encouraged to apply to The National MS Society of America (NMSS) where there is also a potential to consider co-funding.

However, a co-funding scenario can only exist if MSRA ALSO receives a completed application by the relevant closing date. There is no automatic routing between NHMRC, NMSS and MSRA.

MSRA is always looking for opportunities to partner in ways to increase the opportunities for more MS research.

The Trish MS Research Foundation is an independent organisation raising funds for MS research. Working with MSRA’s Research Management Council, the Trish Foundation will co-fund ‘fundable’ MS research.

For MSRA this means that we can increase the amount of funding and researchers working on curing MS.

If your organisation would like to explore co-sponsoring MS research, contact us on 1300 356 467.
 

Annual MSRA and NHMRC Deadlines

These awards require applications to be sent in, for deadlines usually ranging from March to August (depending on the category). These applications are then reviewed by our Research Management Council, with a final decision usually made by November each year. Specific deadlines are indicated below:

Grant Type MSRA
Closing Date		 NHMRC
Closing Date		 Instructions
TRIP MSRA Fellowship  N/A

NHMRC TRIP/MSRA Fellowship close 4 April 2012
Apply to NHMRC A
Project Grants April 12

NHMRC project grants close

14 March 2012

Apply to both MSRA and NHMRC A,B,C

 

Form to be completed: MSRA Project Grant
MSRA Senior Research Fellowship Not Available in 2012    
MSRA Practitioner Fellowship Not Available in 2012    
MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship May 18

NHMRC Career Development Fellowships close 28 March 2012 (2-12 yrs after PhD obtained)

 Apply to both MSRA and NHMRC A,B,C
 
Form to be completed: MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship Application
NHMRC- MSRA Betty Cuthbert Fellowship May 18

NHMRC Early Career Development Fellowships close 3 May 2012 (0-2 yrs after PhD obtained. Please select 'co-funding with MSRA' on the NHMRC)

 

Also submit a seperate application to MSRA for a postdoctoral application if you will be applying for a NHMRC Early Career Development FellowshipA,B,C

Form to be completed: MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship Application
MSRA Vacation Scholarships August 3

 

Form to be completed: MSRA Vacation Scholarship Application

Ian Ballard Travel Award

August 3

 

Form to be completed: MSRA Ian Ballard Travel Award

MSRA Postgraduate Scholarship

August 3

 

Form to be completed: MSRA Post Graduate Scholarship

NHMRC-MSRA Betty Cuthbert Scholarship

August 3

 NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship closes 12 July 2012 (Please select 'co-funding with MSRA' on the NHMRC form)  Also submit a seperate application to MSRA for a postgraduate scholarship A,B,C

 

Form to be completed: MSRA Post Graduate Scholarship

Incubator Grant Request to Submit (RTS)

April 15
NB. Other Incubator RTS dates will be advised later in the year

 

Form to be completed: MSRA Incubator Grant Request to Submit

Trish Foundation/Betty Cuthbert Postgraduate Scholarship

August 3

 NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship closes 12 July 2012  (Please select 'co-funding with MSRA' on the NHMRC form)

Also submit a seperate application for a NHMRC/MSRA co-funded Betty Cuthbert Scholarship.A,B,C 


Form to be completed: MSRA Postgraduate Scholarship

Incubator Grant

By Invitation

 

By invitation after Incubator Grants RTS submission


Form to be completed: MSRA Incubator Grant Application

Directed Projects

By Invitation

 

 

Platforms

By Invitation

 

 

MSIF Du Pre Grants

 N/A

 

Closing date: 12 February 2012

Apply to MSIF*

MSIF International Research Meeting Grants

N/A 

 

Open all year

Apply to MSIF*
A Please always refer to www.nhmrc.gov.au

B There is no automatic routing of applications between NHMRC and MSRA
C To increase your chances of success it is recommended that you apply to both MSRA and NHMRC
* Refer to www.msif.org/en/