MSRA Funding

MSRA annually offers financial support to Australian scientists in the effort to accelerate and increase MS research activity.

MSRA partners with likeminded organisations including the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Trish MS Research Foundation to leverage our funding and increase the number of opportunities available to researchers.

Before applying, please read about the MSRA funding process and the conditions of the awards:

Learn more about the following Awards and access application forms for:

Project Grants

Investigator-driven projects require fully developed proposals inclusive of budget estimates. In addition, RMC will review each application with a high degree of weight placed on its relevance to advancing MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS research.

Please note that if you wish to apply for funding from the National MS Society (USA), we have been advised that it is advantageous to attain MSRA prior support.

Project Grant application form

Incubator ("Seeding") Grants

Applications are invited for small grants (up to $25,000 plus GST for one year only) to ‘seed’ the earliest stages of new research efforts.

Incubator Grant application form

Fellowships

Applicants are encouraged to apply to both MSRA and NHMRC significantly increasing your chances of funding either by MSRA, NHMRC, or the Trish MS Research Foundation or through a co-funding agreement.

Proposals MUST show a direct link to advancing our knowledge of MS.

* MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowships

We encourage applicants to apply not only to MSRA but also for a NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Fellowship Award to increase your chance of success.

MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship application form

* Trish Foundation/Betty Cuthbert Postdoctoral Fellowship

Visit the Trish Foundation website for more information

* MSRA Practitioner Fellowship

We encourage applicants to read the Senior Fellowship Policy document prior to completing the application form.

Senior Fellowship Policy (this policy document is relevant to both the Practitioner and pure Research Fellowships)
Practitioner Fellowship application form

* Ian Ballard Travel Fellowship Award

We encourage applicants to read the Ian Ballard Travel Fellowship Award Policy document prior to completing the application form.

* NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Fellowships

These prestigious NHMRC Fellowships are awarded annually for four years and are jointly funded with MSRA.

Please note that to be eligible for a NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Fellowship, applicants must apply to both MSRA and NHMRC. Applications will not be automatically routed between sites. Please select “MS Co-Funded award from the appropriate drop down box within the NHMRC application and also complete the “MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship application”.

NHMRC application form

* TRIP MSRA Fellowship

MSRA are co-sponsoring with the NHMRC a TRIP Fellowship for a future leader in the uptake of evidence into clinical practice for multiple sclerosis (MS).

See the Call for Applications document for further details.

TRIP MSRA Fellowships call for applications

Scholarships

* MSRA Postgraduate Scholarships

We encourage applicants to apply not only to MSRA but also for a NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Scholarship Award for funding to increase your chance of success.

MSRA Postgraduate Scholarships application form

* NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Scholarships

Please note that to be eligible for a NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Scholarship, applicants must apply to both MSRA and NHMRC. Applications will not be automatically routed between sites. Please select “MS Co-Funded award from the appropriate drop down box within the NHMRC application” and also complete the “MSRA Postgraduate Scholarship application”

NHMRC application form

* Trish MS Research Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships

The Trish Multiple Sclerosis Research Foundation has very specific aims for the research projects for which the money is being raised. The Foundation is focussed on achieving its goal, with all research funds being put towards an ultimate cure, in other words myelin protection, repair or restoration.

MSRA advises Trish MS Research Foundation on the best candidates to fund with particular emphasis placed on opportunities attracting matching funds.

* Vacation Scholarships

Vacation Scholarship application form

Platform and Directed Projects

Platforms and Directed Projects are significant initiatives that enable or underpin other research projects. A range of projects linking a mix of single and multi-disciplinary research initiatives can access these platforms. Examples: MSRA Brain Bank, ANZgene. Please call MSRA to discuss potential collaborations.

MSRA and NHMRC Deadlines

Grant Type	CLOSING DATE
TRIP MSRA Fellowship	1 March 2010 *
Project Grants	30 March 2010
MSRA Practitioner Fellowship	30 March 2010
MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowships	16 April 2010
NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Fellowships	30 April 2010 *
Vacation Scholarships	16 July 2010
Ian Ballard Travel Fellowship Award	31 July 2010
MSRA Postgraduate Scholarships	31 July 2010
NHMRC - MSRA Betty Cuthbert Scholarships	31 July 2010 *
Trish MS Research Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship	31 July 2010 **
Incubator Grants	All Year

Trish Foundation/Betty Cuthbert Postdoctoral Fellowship	N/A
Directed Projects	By Invitation
Platforms	By Invitation

* Refer to www.nhmrc.gov.au

** Refer to www.trishmsresearch.org.au

Announcement of Grant Results

For a full list of projects starting 2010 please click here

For any queries on applications for funding contact:

Heather Cato, MSRA Research Co-ordinator
Telephone: (08) 9346 2471
Fax: (08) 9346 2455
Email: hcato@msra.org.au