Join Australia's first ever Medical Research Giving Day.

On 9 September 2026, WEHI will unite with more than 30 medical research institutes to fund the breakthroughs that improve and save lives.

Why wait until National Medical Research Giving Day on 9 September? Make your donation to WEHI today, and we’ll include your gift in our Giving Day campaign.

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You don’t need a lab coat to help save a life

Every treatment we rely on today started with research. The scan that finds disease earlier. The medicine that gives someone more time. The therapy that helps a child grow stronger. The breakthrough that means a family gets hope when they need it most.

But research cannot move forward on ideas alone.

It needs people who choose to stand behind it. People who believe better outcomes are possible. People who give so discoveries can move from the lab to the lives of patients, families and communities across Australia.

That is what Medical Research Giving Day is all about.

Be a Hero. Support Medical Research.

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Other ways to donate

To make a credit card donation by phone, please call +61 3 9345 2403 (9am to 5pm AEST).

To donate by cheque, please download this donation form.

If you would like to make a donation via bank transfer or BPAY, please call our Fundraising team on (03) 9345 2403 or email us at fundraising@wehi.edu.au

If you would like to make a donation via cryptocurrency, please visit our crypto giving page.

To request donation envelopes to use at an event, please contact us on 03 9345 2403 or fundraising@wehi.edu.au.

US supporters can donate via the Chapel & York US Foundation, nominating The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research as a recipient.

Donations to WEHI of $2 or more are fully tax deductible.

Other ways you can support us

Include us in your Will

Gifts in Wills of all sizes are a vital source of support for our medical research.

Major philanthropic gifts

Your support is crucial to advancing research to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

Gifts in memory

A meaningful way to commemorate your loved one’s life, and provide much-needed support for medical research.

Fundraise for us

There are many ways you can help raise funds for research.

Giving Day

On 9 September 2026, WEHI will unite with more than 30 medical research institutes to fund the breakthroughs that improve and save lives.

You don’t need a lab coat to help save a life

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