The MRFF Manifesto

Join this session led by Katherine Waldron, Research Capability and Development Manager (UTS Research Office) to gain an overview of the Medical Research Future Fund. This session will provide high-level information about the MRFF’s missions, initiatives and priorities that drive their priority-driven investments as well as information on how to pitch MRFF grants to enhance your likelihood of success. The session will cover key success factors and must-have’s to support competitive MRFF applications. Katherine will be joined by a panel of researchers who have experience in succeeding in with MRFF grant applications:

• Prof Meera Agar, Director of IMPACCT

• A/Prof Kris Rogers, Statistician, Graduate School of Health

• A/Prof Tim Luckett, IMPACCT
  

Events in the 2025 Australian Research Funding Landscape series

• ARC Funding for ECRs – Tuesday 27 May

• Introduction to Research Tenders and Panels (Cat 2 and Cat 3 funding) – Tuesday 17 June

• A foot in both camps: Crossing the ARC and NHMRC/MRFF funding divide – Wednesday 18 June

• Applied research: Engaging with industry and other clients – Wednesday 16 July

• International Grants: Insights and Preparation – Wednesday 16 July

• ARC Funding for MCRs – Wednesday 23 July

• Leading with Impact: Inspiring Purposeful Partnerships – Thursday 24 July

• Accelerate Your Research Impact with Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) – Wednesday 30 July

•  How to Train for a Grants Marathon: Research Success in Australian Grants – Thursday 31 July

• Navigating the NHMRC – Tuesday 19 August

• The MRFF Manifesto – Tuesday 26 August

This is a UTS Aspire event. UTS Aspire is a program of pan-university research development opportunities led by the Research Capability and Development Team.