2026 Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies

Overview The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is inviting applications for the 2026 Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant scheme. This grant opportunity is open to research proposals for clinical trials and/or cohort studies of any size, including large or small clinical trials or cohort studies. Objectives The objectives of the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant scheme are: To support high-quality clinical trials and cohort studies that address important gaps in knowledge, leading to relevant and implementable findings for the benefit of human health The scheme is not intended to provide ongoing support from NHMRC, and grant funding does not support infrastructure costs. Grantees will be required to report against milestones at twelve-month intervals Intended Outcomes The intended outcomes of the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants scheme are improvements in health and wellbeing, health care practice or policy, as a result of: High-quality clinical trials that provide reliable evidence of the effects of health-related interventions on health outcomes (or appropriate surrogates) High-quality cohort studies that provide reliable evidence on the relation of important risk factors and other exposures to health-related outcomes High-quality retrospective cohort studies that provide reliable evidence on the relation of important risk factors and other exposures to health-related outcomes Eligibility Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available at: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/manage-your-funding/nhmrcs-administering-institutions Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants 2026 Guidelines Enquiries Contact: NHMRC Research Help Centre Phone: 1800 500 983 Email: help@nhmrc.gov.au Web: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding/clinical-trials-and-cohort-studies-grants