Pre-Award Grant Application Management
Plan and coordinate your application, documentation, partner engagement and submission readiness, including consortium development where required.
Explore Pre-Award Services →RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY · OPEN
Centres of Research Excellence (CRE)
Supports collaborative research teams and research capacity across basic science, clinical, health services and public health research.
Grant opportunity summary
Grant Opportunity Summary
Supports collaborative research teams and research capacity across basic science, clinical, health services and public health research.
Key grant details
Key Grant Details
- Status
- Open
- Funding Organisation
- NHMRC
- Funding Scheme
- NHMRC · Centres of Research Excellence
- Estimated Grant Value / Maximum Funding
- A$3 million per centre; A$60 million total
- Closing Date
- 4 November 2026
- Collaboration Region
- Australia Only
Eligibility
Who can apply?
Apply through an NHMRC-approved Administering Institution. Applicants and proposals must satisfy the opportunity-specific criteria in the official guidelines.
Research priorities
What does the grant support?
Supports collaborative research teams and research capacity across basic science, clinical, health services and public health research.
Research Area: Health and medical research
Application process
How to apply
Refer to the official funding source for application stages, submission requirements and the application process.
Closing-time details: refer to the official funding source. Unless otherwise specified in the recorded guidelines, confirm the applicable time zone before submission.
AICRO GRANT SUPPORT
Support for your grant application
AICRO supports researchers and research teams with the practical support needed to develop collaborative grant applications.
Post-Award Grant Project Management
Coordinate a funded project with support for planning, stakeholders, milestones, documentation, reporting and completion.
Explore Post-Award Services →Grant-Writing Workshops
Strengthen the development, structure and presentation of competitive research funding applications.
Explore Workshops →Professional services are scoped according to project requirements. Workshop registration is available separately.
Research funding