Upcoming Events

2026 NFMRI Annual General Meeting

Our 2026 Annual General Meeting will be taking place from 5.45pm on Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at McGrathNicol (Level 12, 44 Martin Place, Sydney). On the night, Dr. Livia Carvalho from the University of Melbourne will share her story and impact to date on her eye disease research projects funded by NFMRI. Catering and refreshments will be provided.

Those wishing to attend should email:

Research with Purpose 2027

Our next conference, Research with Purpose 2027, will coincide with our Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration. The event will take place on the 23-25 November 2027 at the Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour NSW. More information about the event will be made available on our website here over the course of the year.

Research for Purpose: Solving the wicked problem of the gap from research to translation

Presentation dates and locations will be listed here as they are confirmed:

Westmead/CMRI (NSW) – Wednesday, 4 March 2026 – complete

The conversation will briefly explore philanthropic support before moving into a broader conversation around research translation and considerations in becoming attractive and competitive for next step partners including industry and venture capital. Projects supported by NFMRI have had an ~70% success rate in securing next step partners. The discussion will help researchers understand how to be more competitive when applying to NFMRI.

Online Grant Round Q&A Session

Our online grant round Q&A session recently took place on Monday, 9 February 2026. To register for a future session, please click here.