Information for Institutions reporting on compliance against the NHMRC Funding Agreement.
Administering Institutions are required to submit an Institutional Annual Compliance Report (IACR) to NHMRC each year that details their ongoing compliance with the NHMRC Funding Agreement and other relevant policies for the previous calendar year.
This report takes the form of a survey. All Administering Institutions must complete and submit the survey response, regardless of whether the institution has administered NHMRC-funded grants in the reporting year.
IACR survey
The information provided to NHMRC within each compliance report is used by NHMRC to better understand the perspectives of Administering Institutions and to assist NHMRC's management of the matters covered.
The IACR survey questions may change from year to year, depending on the current focus of compliance monitoring. The IACR survey questions relate to events and activities that occurred from 1 January to 31 December of the relevant reporting year only, unless otherwise specified.
The IACR survey covering 2025 will open on Tuesday 10 February 2026. An email containing a hyperlink to the online survey will be sent to Primary Research Administration Officers at each Administering Institution in early February 2026.
A writable offline form containing all IACR survey questions will be available. This writable offline form supports Administering Institutions in collating responses on behalf of multiple areas within the institution ahead of the online submission of the survey. NHMRC suggests that Administering Institutions answer all relevant questions in the offline form and use this as part of their internal record.
Note: Some questions in the offline form may not appear in the online IACR survey because the online version displays only those questions relevant to your previous answers.
What to do if the institution no longer requires Administering Institution status
An institution will no longer require Administering Institution status if it is:
- not applying for grants as an Administering Institution in the future
- only applying for Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grants. A separate Eligible Organisation approved status is needed by institutions to apply for MRFF grants.
If an institution wishes to relinquish its Administering Institution status, advise NHMRC via a letter from your Chief Executive Officer or delegate (this is likely to be the Primary Responsible Officer) to administering.institutions@nhmrc.gov.au
Due date for the 2025 IACR survey
The 2025 IACR survey will close on Friday 20 March 2026 at 17:00 AEDT.
Failure to complete the report by the due date may result in delays to NHMRC making the scheduled monthly grant payments to the Administering Institution and/or may affect an institution's Administering Institution status.
User guide
A user guide for completing the online survey will be available in the Downloads section once the survey is open.
Contact for further information
For further information about the survey, contact: administering.institutions@nhmrc.gov.au
