MRFF 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure

Applicants must have an Australian Business Number, be incorporated in Australia, and be an eligible entity under section 24 of the Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015. Eligible entities are a medical research institute, a university, a corporate Commonwealth entity, or a corporation including businesses and not for profits. Ineligible applicants include individuals, partnerships, unincorporated associations, non-corporate Commonwealth entities, trusts unless applying through an incorporated trustee, organisations not listed in the eligible entity list, organisations or project partners on the National Redress Scheme list of institutions that have not joined or signified intent to join, and employers of 100 or more employees that have not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. Joint applications are encouraged. Stream 3 applications must be from a consortia including at least one academic organisation and at least one other organisation such as industry or a state or territory government, with combined cash contributors of at least 34% of total eligible project costs confirmed in writing.