The Medical Research Future Fund has several grant opportunities open for submissions which are relevant to rare diseases. These opportunities may be of particular interest to teams based in Australia. They are:
- Clinical Trials Activity Grantย – Funding for novel clinical trial designs, including n of 1 clinical trails. Rare disease is a focus of streams 1 and 2, and the initial submission date is 1st May 2024.
- Data Infrastructure Grantย – Support for the creation or extension of national research data infrastructure to facilitate health and medical research in Australia. Submissions close on 8th December 2023.
- 2023 Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care Grant (Streams 1, 2 and 3)ย /ย 2023 Multidisciplinary Models of Primary Care (Stream 4)ย – These opportunities can be leveraged to address issues in the Australian rare disease workforce. Initial submissions close on 1st July and 13th March 2024, respectively.
