Grant round · GrantConnect grant opportunity
Grant round GO6540
Awards in this round describe their activity in more than one way. The most common:
- “A multicentre RCT to evaluate the efficacy of colchicine, an inexpensive anti-inflammatory medication, for treating children with bronchiectasis” (1 award)
- “An Osteoarthritis Pain Science Education Intervention to Optimise Care for Total Knee Replacement Surgery (OPTIMISE)” (1 award)
- “An open-label pilot trial of Telacebec as a treatment strategy for adults with Buruli Ulcer: The TREAT-BU Trial” (1 award)
- “CAVIAT-R: Chemotherapy and Venetoclax in AML Therapy- Randomised” (1 award)
- “Comparative effectiveness of Class II/III medical devices to prevent bloodstream infections in central venous catheters: The IVCare adaptive platform RCT” (1 award)
$65m
whole-of-term value of 24 awards to 13 named recipients, published 2025-03-17 to 2025-03-17
$13m falls in 2026-27, from 24 active awards. estimate: annualised
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By agency
| Granting agency | Awards | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Aged Care | 21 | $58m |
| Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | 3 | $6.8m |
Recipients, largest first
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed, here or in the CSV. Why The bulk download has every award, with individuals flagged.
| Recipient | Awards | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| University of New South Wales | 3 | $12m |
| The University of Queensland | 3 | $12m |
| University of Sydney | 4 | $8.7m |
| University of Melbourne | 3 | $7.4m |
| Monash University | 2 | $6.7m |
| The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | 1 | $5.4m |
| Menzies School of Health Research | 1 | $4.2m |
| Queensland University of Technology | 2 | $3.2m |
| Australian National University | 1 | $3.0m |
| Deakin University | 1 | $797k |
| La Trobe University | 1 | $759k |
| Adelaide University | 1 | $521k |
| University of Western Australia | 1 | $200k |