Grant and Fellowship Opportunities
Maddie’s Vision periodically offer Grant Rounds to build capacity and support outstanding researchers in the areas of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision 2027 Grant Round
Applications now open!
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision is proud to announce over $1 million in available funding in our new 2027 Grant Round. This significant funding represents one of the largest Grant Rounds in Maddie’s Vision history. It reflects our unwavering commitment to creating meaningful change for the future by accelerating research, expanding opportunities for discovery and driving progress towards better outcomes for patients and their families.
The 2027 Grant Round will support emerging scientists and clinician-researchers, foster collaboration and strengthen research capacity across the field. Together, these opportunities will help advance our understanding of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and improve diagnosis, treatment and care for people affected by these conditions.
Collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant
The Collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant will support a high-quality, collaborative research project focused on Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. The Grant aims to foster meaningful collaboration, leverage existing expertise and resources, and build sustainable research capacity through the development of people, skills, partnerships, systems, datasets, platforms and infrastructure.
Applications may include laboratory, translational, clinical, supportive care or health services research, including projects that improve access to diagnostic testing, therapies, clinical trials, models of care or support services for people affected by Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.
Funding available: Up to AUD $150,000 per year for three years
The Collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant guidelines including eligibility criteria are available here:
Brian M. Davis Fellowship in Paediatric Bone Marrow Failure
The Brian M. Davis Fellowship has been made possible through the generous support of the Brian M. Davis Charitable Foundation. The Fellowship will support an early-career clinician-researcher to undertake a clinically relevant research project focused on paediatric Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.
Projects may span discovery, translational and clinical research, with the potential to improve diagnosis, treatment, care or outcomes for affected children, young people and their families.
Funding available: up to AUD $100,000 per year for three years
The Brian M. Davis Fellowship guidelines including eligibility criteria are available here:
Captain Courageous Fellowship
The Captain Courageous Fellowship has been made possible through the generous support of the Captain Courageous Children’s Medical Research Foundation. The Fellowship will support an early-career postdoctoral scientist to undertake a high-quality research project focused on inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.
Projects may range from fundamental and discovery research through to translational studies that advance understanding and inform future diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment.
Funding available: up to AUD $100,000 per year for three years
Key Dates
Applications open: Monday, 7 September 2026
Applications close: Friday, 13 November 2026 at 5.00 pm AEDT
Applicants notified of outcome: Week commencing 14 December 2026
How to Apply
Applicants must complete the official Application Form for the relevant funding opportunity and provide all required supporting documents. Before applying, please carefully review the relevant Guidelines, eligibility requirements, application instructions and assessment criteria. Please ensure all supporting documents are included in a single combined PDF, along with the completed Application Form.
Forms and Templates
Collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant
Brian M. Davis Fellowship in Paediatric Bone Marrow Failure
Captain Courageous Fellowship
Submission
Completed applications must be submitted as a single PDF to research@mrv.org.au by 5.00 pm AEDT on Friday 13 November 2026.
Name your file using the format that corresponds to your Fellowship type:
- Brian M.Davis Fellowship: MRVBMDFellowship2027_[Surname]
- Captain Courageous Fellowship: MRVCCFellowship2027_[Surname]
- Collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant: MRVCRCBGrant2027_[Surname]
One award is available under each funding opportunity. Awards are competitive and subject to applications meeting the required standard.
Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
For further information or enquiries, please contact research@mrv.org.au.
Past Opportunities
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision 2026 Grant Round
Applications have now closed
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision was proud to announce three Fellowship opportunities in our 2026 Grant Round, designed to accelerate research and improve outcomes for patients and families affected by Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.
We sought outstanding researchers and clinicians across scientific, medical, nursing, and allied health disciplines to advance understanding, improve care, and translate discoveries into real-world benefits for patients and families.
Together, these Fellowships will support the next generation of Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome leaders—driving discovery, improving care, and strengthening collaboration across Australia and internationally.
Children’s Cancer CoLab and Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Clinician-Researcher Fellowship
Applications have now closed
This fellowship will invest up to $250,000 to foster the next generation of clinical leaders who will improve outcomes for children and families affected by Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and childhood cancer.
Up to $250,000 over two years will be available and one clinician-researcher fellowship will be awarded.
Applications for the Children’s Cancer CoLab and Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Clinician-Researcher Fellowship are now closed.
