Biomedical grants

A row of laboratory researchers

Biomedical research is mainly scientific laboratory work conducted in universities, hospitals and medical research institutes.

We support over 90 biomedical researchers with grants, fellowships and scholarships. Our Research Management Unit coordinates funding selection with independent advice from our Medical and Scientific Committee and Executive Committee, ensuring the best research is funded.

Projects funded for 2013

Application processes	Closing dates
Grants-in-aid applications and special category Mesothelioma grant Our grants-in-aid program funds research in Victorian universities, hospitals and medical research institutes.	Tue. 19 March 2013 (RGMS) Fri. 22 March 2013 (Supplementary questions)
Postdoctoral fellowships For recent PhD graduates to do an extra year of research on their thesis topics.	Mon. 8 April 2013 (round 1) Mon. 7 October 2013 (round 2)
Postgraduate scholarships Chance for medicine or science graduates to pursue full-time PhD or MD.	Not being offered in 2013
Summer vacation studentships We offer places to undergraduates to stimulate interest in cancer research.	Mon. 16 September 2013