Funding medical researchers to analyse and share existing data infrastructure in new ways

Funding for researchers to support projects using existing data infrastructure types to create or apply new approaches for an unmet medical need.

The 2022 Medical Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity is part of the Medical Research Future Fund and the Research Data Infrastructure Initiative. It looks to fund the creation or extension of national research data infrastructure.

It will support world-class health and medical research in Australia. 

Projects should incorporate:

• new linkage and/or use of data from at least 2 existing research data infrastructure sources of different types (e.g. administrative and biobank data, registry and biobank data, wearables and use artificial intelligence); and/or
• novel methodologies and approaches that leverage and enhance existing linked research data infrastructure of at least 2 different types
• a clear outline of how the proposed project will produce knowledge and outcomes that address an area of unmet medical need.

Reporting templates are available from the MRFF grants management webpage. The page also provides other resources for MRFF grant administration, including current policies and relevant forms and templates.