The Development Grants scheme provides financial support to individual researchers and/or research teams to undertake health and medical research within Australia at the proof-of-concept stage that specifically drives towards a commercial outcome within a foreseeable timeframe.

The objectives of the Development Grant scheme are:

• to expedite the translation of health and medical research outcomes through to commercialisation, within a foreseeable timeframe.
• to support proof-of-concept research with a feasible commercialisation pathway and a high likelihood of producing protected IP.
• to provide a potential mechanism through which research outcomes can be progressed to a stage that makes them competitive to receive industry investment through other government schemes or from the private sector.
• to encourage collaboration between health research, the private sector and industry (domestic and international).

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.

• Address: MDP 100 GPO Box 9848 CANBERRA 2601 ACT
• Phone: 1800 500 983
• Email: help@nhmrc.gov.au