The Mito Foundation is excited to make funds available to high quality research into mitochondrial disease (mito) as part of its Medical and Research Funding Strategy. This has been made possible by the fundraising efforts of the foundation, including The Bloody Long Walk National Series.
Mito Foundation Booster Grants offer an exciting opportunity for researchers whose Ideas Grant application was deemed of high quality by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) but was unsuccessful in securing funding. Mito Foundation Booster Grants provide up to A$100,000 worth of funding to progress a portion of research into mito as proposed in an NHMRC Ideas Grant application and boost the chances of success of a subsequent re-application to NHMRC.
Funding Round, Applications and Report Templates
Funding Round
The next funding round opens late 2023.
Apply
Click below to download our information and application form.
To apply, complete the form and send it to the Mito Foundation Grants Officer via grants@mito.org.au.
Please call (02) 8033 4113 if you have any queries.
Report Templates
Please contact grants@mito.org.au if you require additional information regarding your existing grant reporting requirements.
Funded Booster Grants
Engineering of molecular tools to correct disease-causing mutations in mitochondrial DNA for Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Researcher: Sandy Hung
Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is the most common mitochondrial DNA disease, causing optic nerve degeneration and devastating blindness in…
Beyond the Exome
Researcher: Professor David Thorburn
New genomic technologies are transforming diagnosis of mitochondrial disease (mito) and other inherited diseases but perhaps half of all children…
Viral infection in mitochondrial disease
Researcher: Dr Tara Richman
Dysfunctional mitochondria cause a diverse group of multi-system human pathologies that often result in severe, progressive and lethal diseases for…
Building a National Clinical Database
Researcher: Professor Carolyn Sue
The lack of knowledge about mitochondrial disease (mito) means that it is extremely difficult to assess the effectiveness of treatments…