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
- MSRA / NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Scholarship
- Trish Foundation / Betty Cuthbert Postgraduate Scholarship
Travel Award
- MSRA Ian Ballard Travel Award
Project Grants
- MSRA Project Grant
- Incubator Grant Request to Submit application (RTS)
- MSRA Incubator Grant
Fellowships
- MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship
- MSRA / NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Fellowship
- MSRA / NHMRC TRIP Fellowship
- MSRA Senior Research Fellowship
- MSRA Senior Practitioner Fellowship
- MSRA Junior Practitioner Fellowship
Before applying for any of the awards listed above, please read the MSRA funding process document, the conditions of award document and the sample peer review 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.
Competitive Grants Register
The MSRA funding scheme is listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register. Income that Universities receive from ACGR listed schemes drives the allocation of government Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG) and other block grant schemes for research and research training. These infrastructure grants maintain and strengthen Australia’s knowledge base and research capabilities by developing an effective research and research training system.
MSRA is always looking for partnering opportunities to increase the funding for MS research.
The Trish MS Research Foundation, CharityWorks for MS and Foundation 5 Million Plus all work with MSRA’s Research Management Council, and allocate funds or 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 communicated to applicants in December each year.
Specific deadlines are indicated below:
| Grant Type | MSRA Closing Date |
NHMRC Closing Date |
Instructions |
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| Project Grants | 16 April 2013 |
NHMRC project grants close 19 March 2013 |
Apply to both MSRA and NHMRC A,B,C
Form to be completed: MSRA Project Grant Application |
| Incubator Grant Request to Submit (RTS) | 30 May 2013 | N/A |
Form to be completed: MSRA Incubator Grant Request to Submit Application |
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Incubator Grant |
By Invitation |
By invitation after Incubator Grants RTS submission
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| MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship | 23 April 2013 |
NHMRC Career Development Fellowships close 6 March 2013 (2-12 yrs after PhD obtained) |
Apply to both MSRA and NHMRC A,B,C
Form to be completed: MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship Application
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| MSRA / NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Fellowship | 23 April 2013 |
NHMRC Early Career Development Fellowships close 6 March 2013 (0-2 yrs after PhD obtained. Please select 'co-funding with MSRA' on the NHMRC) |
MSRA may enter into co-funding arrangements with NHMRC. MSRA will liaise with NHMRC if your application to MSRA is successful & you have also applied to NHMRC.
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| MSRA-NHMRC TRIP Fellowship | N/A | 1 May 2013 |
MSRA may enter into co-funding arrangements with NHMRC. MSRA will liaise with NHMRC if your application to NHMRC is successful.
Form to be completed: via NHMRC website |
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Ian Ballard Travel Award |
6 August 2013 |
N/A |
Form to be completed: MSRA Ian Ballard Travel Award Application |
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MSRA Postgraduate Scholarship |
6 August 2013 |
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Form to be completed: MSRA Post Graduate Scholarship Application |
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MSRA / NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Scholarship |
6 August 2013 |
TBA |
MSRA may enter into co-funding arrangements with NHMRC. MSRA will liaise with NHMRC if your application to MSRA is successful & you have also applied to NHMRC.
Form to be completed: MSRA Post Graduate Scholarship Application & NHMRC Application
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Trish MS Research Foundation / Betty Cuthbert Postgraduate Scholarship |
6 August 2013 |
TBA |
MSRA enters into funding or co-funding arrangements with the Trish MS Research Foundation & NHMRC. MSRA will liaise with the Trish MS Research Foundation if your application to MSRA is successful.
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| MSRA Vacation Scholarships | 6 August 2013 | N/A |
Form to be completed: MSRA Vacation Scholarship Application |
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Directed Projects |
By Invitation |
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Platforms |
By Invitation |
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MSIF Du Pre Grants |
N/A |
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MSIF International Research Meeting Grants |
N/A |
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Open all year Apply to MSIF* |
| MSRA Senior Research Fellowship | Not Available in 2013 | ||
| MSRA Practitioner Fellowship | Not Available in 2013 |
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/