Activites and Announcements
Activities and Announcements
Aims of the scheme
This scheme seeds new, interdisciplinary collaborations that advance global health equity and position teams for larger external funding. This page explains who can apply, what the scheme funds, how to prepare your application, and how to submit it. Read it alongside the application form, which you must complete and submit.
At a glance
| Funding available | RM10,000 – RM50,000 per project |
| Project period | August – 31 December 2026 |
| Call opens | July 21 2026 |
| Application deadline | August 21 2026 |
| Awards announced | September 2026 |
| Final report due | 15 March 2027 |

Who can apply
- Early- and mid-career researchers at Monash University Malaysia.
- Teams that bring together ECR/MCR from at least two of the MUM Schools.
- New collaborations — not extensions of existing projects. Prior contact between team members is welcome; it is the proposed project that must be new.
- Projects that are interdisciplinary and aligned with global health equity.
What the scheme funds
Grants may support any of the following:
- Workshops and collaborative activities.
- Research assistance (e.g. hiring a project-based research assistant).
- Public and policy engagement (e.g. co-production of a global health film).
- Development of external grant proposals.
- Development of a new technological tool to address health inequities (e.g. an app, a health literacy website).
- Other innovative ideas.
Preparing your application
- Complete every section of the application form.
- Observe the word limits shown against each free-text box.
- Confirm your project can be completed, and funds spent, within the project period (September – 31 December 2026). You have until March 2027 to submit the final report.
- Secure endorsement from the Heads of at least two Schools represented on the team before submitting.
How to submit
Submit your completed application as a single Word document by email to farhin.nabila@monash.edu by 5.00pm on 21 August 2026. Use the subject line: “GHE Small Grant – [lead applicants surnames]”. Late or incomplete applications cannot be considered.
Questions
For queries about the scheme or the application process, contact farhin.nabila@monash.edu.