NHMRC Approved Administering Institutions

The institutions listed below have been approved as Administering Institutions (AIs). This list is current as of 24 September 2026.

AIs are required to sign an NHMRC Funding Agreement prior to receiving any funds.

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For any queries relating to approved AIs, please email administering.institutions@nhmrc.gov.au

List of NHMRC-approved Administering Institutions (sorted by entity business name)
#	Entity business name	Entity legal name	Australian business number (ABN)
1	Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales	Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales	66085654397
2	Adelaide University	Adelaide University	41202953738
3	Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute	The Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation	79121168867
4	Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group	Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group	69138649028
5	Australian Catholic University Limited	Australian Catholic University Limited	15050192660
6	Australian National University	Australian National University	52234063906
7	Avondale University	Avondale University Limited	53108186401
8	Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	98131762948
9	Bond University	Bond University Limited	88010694121
10	Breast Cancer Trials	ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group Limited	64051369496
11	Cabrini Health Limited	Cabrini Health Limited	33370684005
12	Cancer Council Queensland	Cancer Council Queensland	48321126727
13	Cancer Council Victoria	Cancer Council Victoria	61426486715
14	Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology	Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology	22654201090
15	Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated	Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated	96269526412
16	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation	76210591710
17	Centre for Eye Research Australia Limited	Centre for Eye Research Australia Limited	72076481984
18	Charles Darwin University	Charles Darwin University	54093513649
19	Charles Sturt University	Charles Sturt University	83878708551
20	Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service	Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service	62254746464
21	Children's Medical Research Institute	Children's Medical Research Institute	47002684737
22	CQUniversity	Central Queensland University	39181103288
23	CSIRO	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	41687119230
24	Curtin University	Curtin University	99143842569
25	Deakin University	Deakin University	56721584203
26	Ear Science Institute Australia	Ear Science Institute Australia Incorporated	48804903003
27	Edith Cowan University	Edith Cowan University	54361485361
28	Family Planning Australia	Family Planning NSW	75000026335
29	Federation University Australia	Federation University Australia	51818692256
30	Flinders University	Flinders University	65542596200
31	Gallipoli Medical Research Ltd	Gallipoli Medical Research Ltd	42077750693
32	Garvan Institute of Medical Research	Garvan Institute of Medical Research	62330391937
33	GI Cancer Trials	Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group	34093854267
34	Griffith University	Griffith University	78106094461
35	Hudson Institute of Medical Research	Hudson Institute of Medical Research	48132025024
36	Hunter Medical Research Institute	Hunter Medical Research Institute	27081436919
37	Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research	Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research	15958063508
38	Institute for Breathing and Sleep	Institute for Breathing and Sleep	39093685879
39	James Cook University	James Cook University	46253211955
40	La Trobe University	La Trobe University	64804735113
41	Mackay Hospital and Health Service	Mackay Hospital and Health Service	87427896923
42	Macquarie University	Macquarie University	90952801237
43	Mater Research Ltd	Mater Research Ltd	28109834719
44	Melanoma Institute Australia	Melanoma Institute Australia	35123321148
45	Menzies School of Health Research	Menzies School of Health Research	70413542847
46	Metro South Health	Metro South Hospital and Health Service	86834068616
47	Monash University	Monash University	12377614012
48	Murdoch Children's Research Institute	Murdoch Children's Research Institute	21006566972
49	Murdoch University	Murdoch University	61616369313
50	National Acoustic Laboratories	Australian Hearing Services	80308797003
51	National Ageing Research Institute Limited	National Ageing Research Institute Limited	71154866047
52	QIMR Berghofer	The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research	31411813344
53	Queensland University of Technology	Queensland University of Technology	83791724622
54	Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Incorporated	Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Incorporated	44685908941
55	Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation	Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation	37882212480
56	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	49781030034
57	SAHMRI	South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited	54141228346
58	South Metropolitan Health Service	South Metropolitan Health Service	92264056442
59	Southern Cross University	Southern Cross University	41995651524
60	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research	52004705640
61	Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology	13628586699
62	Sydney Local Health District	Sydney Local Health District	17520269052
63	The Bionics Institute	The Bionics Institute of Australia	56006580883
64	The Cairnmillar Institute	The Cairnmillar Institute	27005085423
65	The Cancer Council NSW	The Cancer Council NSW	51116463846
66	The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health	The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health	92124762027
67	The George Institute for Global Health	The George Institute for Global Health	90085953331
68	The Heart Research Institute Ltd	The Heart Research Institute Ltd	41003209952
69	The Kids Research Institute Australia	The Kids Research Institute Australia	86009278755
70	The Lowitja Institute	National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Ltd	70138780695
71	The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd	The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd	49007349984
72	The Royal Melbourne Hospital	Melbourne Health	73802706972
73	The Sax Institute	The Sax Institute	68095542886
74	The University of Adelaide	The University of Adelaide	61249878937
75	The University of New England	The University of New England	75792454315
76	The University of Newcastle	The University of Newcastle	15736576735
77	The University of Notre Dame Australia	The University of Notre Dame Australia	69330643210
78	The University of Queensland	The University of Queensland	63942912684
79	The University of Sydney	The University of Sydney	15211513464
80	Torrens University	Torrens University Australia Limited	99154937005
81	Townsville Hospital and Health Service	Townsville Hospital and Health Service	86747187217
82	TROG Cancer Research	Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Limited	45132672292
83	University of Canberra	University of Canberra	81633873422
84	University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne	84002705224
85	University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales	57195873179
86	University of South Australia	University of South Australia	37191313308
87	University of Southern Queensland	University of Southern Queensland	40234732081
88	University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania	30764374782
89	University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney	77257686961
90	University of the Sunshine Coast	University of the Sunshine Coast	28441859157
91	University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia	37882817280
92	University of Wollongong	The University of Wollongong	61060567686
93	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	61068363235
94	Victoria University	Victoria University	83776954731
95	WEHI	The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research	12004251423
96	Wesley Research Institute Ltd	Wesley Research Institute Ltd	85066149666
97	Western Sydney Local Health District	Western Sydney Local Health District	48702394764
98	Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University	53014069881
99	Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Limited	Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Limited	88002198905

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