NOW OPEN! Two FoE Internal Schemes

Disability and Inclusive Seed Funding Project 2026

Open: Now Open

Close: 5pm Friday 28 November

The Disability and Inclusive Seed Funding Projects must:

Be driven by the priorities of people with disability
Have a practical outcome
Be interdisciplinary
Involve strong partnerships with people with disability and/or disability advocacy organisations
Have a pathway to further research and funding

Open: Now

Close: 5pm Friday 28 November

The Scheme’s primary objectives are to:

Support FoE researchers to progress their research capabilities and outputs
Seed new areas of discovery
Expand established programs of research
Build new or existing collaborations into a competitive larger-scale proposition for major external research sources
Enhance research impact through new partnerships and applied outcomes
Foster a diverse and inclusive academic community with a strong research culture
Align with Advancing Melbourne 2030 and the Faculty Strategic

For any questions please contact the MERI Grants team at foe-research@unimelb.edu.au