Medicine funding

Approved MRFF Eligible Organisations only; co-designed primary health care equity research meeting the selected stream’s geographic conditions and the GO8477 guidelines.

NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions only; applicants must satisfy the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants 2026 guidelines.

Applicants at organisations eligible for MRC funding; established and new investigators; international co-leads subject to UKRI policy.

The appointment authority of a Danish university, hospital or nonprofit research institution applies for an assessed candidate and qualifying faculty offer. Mobility to a new institution is required: normally no more than 12 of the previous 36 months at the host. Internal recruitment is excluded; domestic moves normally require career progression.

Brazilian private, for-profit micro/small companies and qualifying startups, headquartered and managed in Brazil. The coordinator needs a formal company link declared in an updated Lattes CV; the company must be registered with CNPq. Neither the coordinator nor existing company employees may receive these fellowships.

Postdoctoral applicants need a PhD from the past five years, or a documented thesis submission planned by December 2026; the degree must be completed before starting. Research fellows need a PhD over five but at most ten years old and two years of post-PhD research. Prior NRF A/B/C ratings, continuing 2027 awards and third postdoctoral funding cycles are excluded.

South African citizens with a completed MSc, an interest in genomic epidemiology or bioinformatics, and commitment to research in South Africa.

NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions only; research teams must satisfy the 2027 CRE guidelines and select the appropriate application stream.

Independent investigators at US nonprofit research institutions with at least three years in tenured or tenure-track faculty roles (by September 2023); every co-PI must qualify. Research-track, adjunct, visiting and instructor titles are excluded. Institutions without professorial titles need a senior official’s independence confirmation. After two unsuccessful consecutive applications, wait one year. Applicants cannot apply to both McKnight schemes in one cycle or repeat the same award; earlier recipients of another scheme must finish that funding first.

Eligible domestic and foreign organizations include higher education institutions, nonprofits, businesses and the government/community entity categories listed in the notice. PIs must have the skills, resources and knowledge to perform the work and apply with an eligible organization.

MD and/or PhD from 2023 onward, subject to documented interruption or clinical-training exceptions; obtain a Neuro supervisor’s agreement and support letter plus two sponsor assessments. Award-specific conditions apply.

Eligible US higher-education, nonprofit, for-profit and other organisations listed in the NOFO apply through their institution. Non-US organisations and non-US components of US organisations cannot apply. Required institutional registrations apply. Foreign components are allowed, but foreign subawards or subcontracts are not allowed under this NOFO.

Full-time investigators at Assistant Professor level or equivalent and above; students and postdocs cannot be lead applicants. Eligible international institutions may apply, subject to programme and sanctions rules. Only one proposal per applicant across the current competition; reporting and institutional exclusions apply.

Full-time investigators at Assistant Professor level or equivalent and above; students and postdocs cannot be lead applicants. Eligible international institutions may apply, subject to programme and sanctions rules. Only one proposal per applicant across the current competition; reporting and institutional exclusions apply. Government-appropriated laboratories cannot be applicant institutions.

Full-time investigators at Assistant Professor level or equivalent and above; students and postdocs cannot be lead applicants. Eligible international institutions may apply, subject to programme and sanctions rules. Only one proposal per applicant across the current competition; reporting and institutional exclusions apply.

UK-based research organisations with standard MRC eligibility. One lead application per person. International organisations cannot be project leads, co-leads or partners; eligible UK businesses and non-research charities may participate as partners under the call rules.

Applicants must have received a PhD or submitted their thesis at application, demonstrate academic excellence and provide support letters from two mentors.

Principal investigators who have led an independent research programme for at least seven years; at least 75% on-site commitment to a Danish host and the principal group established there within two years. NNF review-panel members and Novo Group employees are excluded; overlapping NNF investigator-grant rules apply.

NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions only; qualifying partnerships and applications must satisfy the Partnership Projects 2026 guidelines.

CanNRT members enrolled at a Canadian university as master’s or doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers or clinical fellows when funding begins; research must concern neurodevelopment or associated conditions.