Federal Government Announces $20 Million Boost for Childhood Mental Health Research

Federal Government Announces $20 Million Boost for Childhood Mental Health Research

12 Nov 2025

The 2025 Childhood Mental Health Research grant aims to ensure high-quality, evidence-based strategies are translated into real-world practice.

Funding is available across three key areas:

Topic A: Projects focused on improving the mental health of First Nations children. These studies must be led by First Nations researchers and involve genuine partnership with First Nations communities.

Topic B: Research where the main organisation conducting the work is located anywhere under the Modified Monash Model (MM1–7), covering metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas.

Topic C: Research primarily based in regional, rural or remote areas (MM2–7), where:

  • the main research organisation

  • the Chief Investigator A and at least 50% of all Chief Investigators

  • and all research participants
    are located in MM2–7 regions.

This is the second funding round under the broader $50 million MRFF Childhood Mental Health Research Plan, supported through the MRFF’s Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative.

Researchers can find full details and application information via GrantConnect and the MRFF funding calendar.

Source: Australian Government – Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)

 
 

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