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Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2023 Innovative Trials

Australian Government · Australia

This grant opportunity provides funding to develop and implement innovative clinical trial methodologies, including adaptive platform and registry-based trials. It supports health and medical research projects in areas of unmet medical need through multiple funding streams under the Medical Research Future Fund's National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative.

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Funding

$300K – $5M

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

• Must be an eligible organisation able to support innovative clinical trial projects • Project must fit one of the three specified funding streams and relevant topics • At least 20% of all Chief Investigators must be early to mid-career researchers • Each application can only be submitted to one stream, though multiple applications to different streams are allowed
This opportunity is for eligible organisations that can support innovative clinical trial projects to improve health benefits for Australians. Projects must fall within one of three streams under the 2023 Innovative Trials grant opportunity. Stream 1 supports adaptive platform trials in areas of unmet medical need, including inception projects, establishment of new national adaptive platform trials, and expansion of existing adaptive platform trials. Stream 2 supports registry-based randomised controlled trials embedded into pre-existing clinical registries. Stream 3 supports projects that generate evidence of the efficiency and cost effectiveness of innovative trial designs over conventional trial designs. To be considered for funding, 20% or more of all Chief Investigators must be early to mid-career researchers. An application may be submitted to one stream only, although applicants can apply for more than one stream using different applications.

What's Funded

Funded activities include inception projects to establish feasibility for national adaptive platform trials, establishment of new national adaptive platform trials, expansion of existing adaptive platform trials with new domains, embedding registry-based randomised controlled trials into existing clinical registries, and generating evidence on the efficiency and cost effectiveness of innovative trial designs.

Expected Outcomes

Expected outcomes include development and implementation of innovative clinical trial infrastructure and methodologies, improved capability to conduct adaptive platform and registry-based trials, evidence on efficiency and cost effectiveness of innovative trial designs, and improved health and medical research outcomes for Australians in areas of unmet medical need.

Key Information

Applicant Types

universitynon_profitother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

researchinnovation

Keywords

Medical Research Future FundMRFFNational Critical Research Infrastructure InitiativeNCRIinnovative trialsclinical trialsadaptive platform trialsregistry-based randomised controlled trials

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2023 Innovative Trials?

The Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2023 Innovative Trials is a business grant offered by Australian Government in Australia, providing $300K – $5M in funding. This grant opportunity provides funding to develop and implement innovative clinical trial methodologies, including adaptive platform and registry-based trials. It supports health and medical research projects in areas of unmet medical need through multiple funding streams under the Medical Research Future Fund's National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative.

How much funding does the Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2023 Innovative Trials provide?

The Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2023 Innovative Trials provides $300K – $5M in funding.

Who is eligible for the Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical Research Infrastructure Initiative – 2023 Innovative Trials?

• Must be an eligible organisation able to support innovative clinical trial projects • Project must fit one of the three specified funding streams and relevant topics • At least 20% of all Chief Investigators must be early to mid-career researchers • Each application can only be submitted to one stream, though multiple applications to different streams are allowed

What activities are funded?

Funded activities include inception projects to establish feasibility for national adaptive platform trials, establishment of new national adaptive platform trials, expansion of existing adaptive platform trials with new domains, embedding registry-based randomised controlled trials into existing clinical registries, and generating evidence on the efficiency and cost effectiveness of innovative trial designs.

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