Does the NHMRC fund medical research outside Australia?
The NHMRC funds research that will benefit the health of all Australians. In line with the NHMRC Act, generalised medical research conducted outside Australia that does not have a substantial link to health outcomes in Australia is not funded. However if an applicant can demonstrate that a component of the research is required to be done overseas and that the research will provide a substantial benefit to the health of Australians NHMRC funding may be used to that effect. NHMRC research funding is paid via NHMRC Administering Institutions within Australia to holders of NHMRC research funding at that institution.
