New Futures Mobility Fund

Competitive grants for eligible humanitarian visa holders living in Australia to attend recognised scientific conferences and similar professional events in Australia. The fund provides flexible funding to remove cost barriers and support career development, networking, and research engagement.

Who can apply

Humanitarian visa holders (subclasses 200, 201, 203, 204) living in Australia engaged in research training or research activity, employed by an eligible Australian research organisation, seeking to attend a STEM conference or professional event in Australia.

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Deadline

July 9, 2026

Opens

May 18, 2026

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Eligibility criteria

Applicants must be living in Australia at the time of application.
Hold an eligible humanitarian visa subclass: Refugee (200), In-country Special Humanitarian (201), Emergency Rescue (203), or Woman at Risk (204).
Be engaged in research training or research activity in Australia.
Seeking funding to attend a recognised STEM scientific conference, symposium, or similar professional event in Australia.
Applicants may include Masters students, PhD candidates, and early- to mid-career researchers (with Masters or PhD awarded up to 15 years prior to deadline).
Applicants must be employed by an eligible Australian research organisation (e.g., tertiary education institutions, cooperative research centres, publicly funded research agencies, etc.).

New Futures Mobility Fund

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