Deadline extended for Gilead Fellowship Research Grants Program
22 August, 2019The Fellowship provides support to projects that have a local community focus and which often struggle to secure funding or face high competition.
16 CRC Projects grants awarded
19 August, 2019The Australian Government will provide over $30 million to 16 projects under Round 7 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants.
$6m investment in WA space sector
11 July, 2019Western Australia will play a key role in the Australian Space Agency's efforts to triple the size of the nation's space industry.
Macrogen invests in gut microbiome analysis
25 June, 2019Microba, an Australian biotech company specialising in gut microbiome analysis, has received a $4.1 million investment from global precision medicine company Macrogen.
Innovative cancer research projects receive vital funding
13 May, 2019Cancer research has received a big boost in funding, thanks to a $5.1m partnership between CSIRO and GenesisCare and an $800,000 grant from the Leukaemia Foundation to Cancer Australia.
Medical Research Commercialisation Fund launches new venture
03 May, 2019MRCF5 will focus on investing in early-stage medical research discoveries linked to MRCF members and recently completed its first close, raising $210m from investors.
Victoria gets a $496m boost for health and medical research
27 March, 2019The Australian Government is investing almost half a billion dollars to deliver cancer treatment, hospital infrastructure, mental health services and medical research projects in Victoria.
$12m boost for Australian space sector
22 March, 2019The Australian Government has announced $6 million towards a Mission Control Centre and $6 million to establish a Space Discovery Centre.
$22m program to fund early-stage disease research
21 February, 2019The Australian Government is providing more than $22 million for important early-stage research that will lead to new interventions, cures and treatments of major diseases.
$40 million distributed under CRC-P Program
18 January, 2019Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has announced the results of the sixth Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) selection round.
ARC funding delays now worst on record — STA
23 November, 2018The research sector is experiencing the longest delay to Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announcements in history.
UQ receives funding for chronic pain, Alzheimer's projects
13 November, 2018Research projects into chronic pain and Alzheimer's disease have received $125,000 each under the Queensland-Chinese Academy of Science Collaborative Science Fund.
Independent selection of grants essential for integrity of research system
29 October, 2018Industry has expressed concerns about the Ministerial veto on 11 grant applications recommended for funding by the ARC.
$2.5m funding for research into new immune therapies and complications of stroke
15 October, 2018Two Australian scientists have each been awarded an AU$1.25 million, five-year CSL Centenary Fellowship.
$690,000 in funding for three life science projects
10 October, 2018MTPConnect has awarded $690,000 to three key life sciences projects, in an effort to support researchers, improve collaboration and open up international market opportunities.
