Available Funding

Funding opportunities for Australian MS researchers, and how to apply.

The Trish MS Research Foundation will be calling for Applications for Translational MS Research Projects commencing January 2028. Details will be posted shortly, including updating the forms below.

Applications must fulfil the following criteria:

  1. Applications must be aligned with the funding principles of the Trish MS Research Foundation.
  2. Applications will need to include at least one collaborator with a strong track record in MS research and/or the clinical management of MS, and the collaborative team will need to demonstrate the required multi-disciplinary expertise to complete all elements of the study.
  3. Applications involving commercial partners, where relevant, are encouraged.
  4. Applications involving investigators from other disease fields are encouraged.
  5. Your Translational Research Project Grant must demonstrate direct relevance for the prevention and/or reversal of disability in MS and be aimed to address the unmet needs of people living with Progressive MS. Applications solely addressing the control/suppression of inflammatory relapses in MS will not be considered.
  6. Applications must demonstrate a clear, feasible pathway for clinical implementation.