The Mito Foundation is excited to make funds available to exceptional research into mitochondrial disease (mito) as part of its new 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 those whose research was deemed of a high quality by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) but were unsuccessful in securing funding. Mito Foundation Booster Grants provide up to $75,000 worth of funding to progress research 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
Open: 21/12/2021
Close: 26/01/2022
Submit Your Application
Please download the application form below and once completed, please send your application to grants@mito.org.au
Please call us on (02) 8033 4113 if you have any queries.
Report Templates
If you are a Mito Foundation grant recipient, please use one of the following report templates and email the completed report to grants@mito.org.au.
Funded Booster Grants
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…
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…