NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants is sponsored by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). These grants fund clinical trials and cohort studies that address gaps in clinical practice and public health policy. The scheme supports the conduct of high-quality clinical research to improve health outcomes.

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Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants # Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants [](https://www. nhmrc. gov.au/funding/find-funding/clinical-trials-and-cohort-studies-grants) Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants 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.

This funding scheme is open to research proposals for clinical trials and/or cohort studies of any size – that is, they may be large or small clinical trials or cohort studies.

The intended outcomes of the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants scheme are improvements in health and well-being, 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. Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants may be funded by or in conjunction with other organisations.

These grants offer opportunities to researchers whose work is particularly relevant to the priorities and research interests of the partner organisations. Information on how organisations and individuals can support NHMRC to fund health and medical research is available at Working together to support health and medical research.

## Contact research admin office If you need more information, contact your Research Administration Office in the first instance. If you need help and are unable to satisfy your concern through your Administering Institution (or MRFF Eligible Organisation), contact the Research Help Centre.

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