Funding opportunities
Looking for funding but don't know where to start?
The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Navigation Tool provides up-to-date information about funding opportunities and expert help to support you to progress your idea and translate your research. From pre-seed and proof-of-concept funding through to venture capital funds, you can explore and apply for funding relevant to your career stage, project status, and research interest.
Research Innovation Funding
We offer a range of funding opportunities to help you take your idea from discovery to impact.
Faculty funding
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will soon launch the Innovation Fund to enable staff to deepen their research impact and pioneer new models of teaching, through bold thinking and courageous innovation.
The Innovation Fund prioritises programs that support academic development and equity, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, industry engagement, unique approaches within disciplines, and collaboration across schools and faculties. The fund will support innovation initiatives including funding schemes and education programs to develop staff and student translational research and commercialisation skills.
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences also offers several programs to enable staff to take their first steps towards research translation. Further information and application details for faculty programs can be found on the staff intranet.
- The Dean's Innovation Grants scheme supports translational research requiring further funding to progress towards proof-of-concept prior to investment.
- The Michael Hirshorn Medical Research Commercialisation Fund supports initiatives that are focused on the commercialisation of biomedical research.
- The MDHS Innovation Seed Grants supports projects that drive innovations in medical devices, therapeutics, digital health solutions, artificial intelligence applications, health-related education, healthcare workforce and delivery that lead to impact in the areas of health, education, and inequity.
University and partner funding
The University is committed to supporting our world-leading researchers transform their discoveries and innovations into impact.
In conjunction with Tanarra Capital and Breakthrough Victoria, our comprehensive program of end-to-end investment and funding provides important financial support throughout all stages of the research commercialisation process.
Learning and Teaching Innovation Funding
Explore funding and professional development opportunities, teaching innovation programs, and contacts that can support you to deliver innovative learning and teaching experiences for our students by visiting MDHS Education on the staff intranet.