The Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund (the VMRAF) was first launched by the Victorian Government in 2017. The VMRAF provides grants to accelerate health and medical research and fast-track innovative projects from research to real-world impact. The program is available to organisations in the health service, education or research sectors, or an organisation that has a commercial relationship with an organisation in one of these sectors.
The Department is committed to promoting gender equality. As such, the VMRAF allocates a proportion of assessment criteria in favour of applicants with project teams consisting of at least 50% women or whose Chief Investigator identifies as a woman.
Round 8 consists of 2 tiers:
•Tier 1: Early Stage – up to $100,000 (GST exclusive)
•Tier 2: Fast-track – up to $500,000 (GST exclusive)
Applications close at 11:59 PM AEDT 28 January 2026
For more information please visit djsir.vic.gov.au/medical-research/sector-support/Victorian-Medical-Research-Acceleration-Fund
