Australian Research Council

The Australian Research Council (ARC) administers the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), funding blue-sky and applied practical research, research training, research collaboration and infrastructure across all disciplines excluding clinical and other medical research.

ARC schemes and deadlines are listed in the table below and on the ARC Grants Calendar.

ARC funding application templates and resources

Upcoming rounds

Grant title Round

Internal EoI deadline*

Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
Discovery Indigenous IN25 N/A 22 Nov 2023 31 Jan 2024 21 Feb 2024

Discovery Projects
(ARC EoI)

DP25 Ongoing 22 Jan 2024
  • 6 Feb 2024 (full review)
  • 20 Feb 2024 (mandatory compliance review)
27 Feb 2024
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) LE25 1 Nov 2023 24 Jan 2024 19 Mar 2024 9 Apr 2024

Discovery Projects 
(invited ARC full application)

DP25 N/A 11 Apr 2024
  • 13 Feb 2024 (full review)
  • 27 May 2024 (mandatory compliance review)
3 Jun 2024
Centres of Excellence EOI 31 May 2023 TBD TBD TBD
Mid-Career Industry Fellowship   TBD TBD TBD TBD
Australian Laureate Fellowships   TBD TBD TBD TBD
Industry Laureate Fellowships   TBD TBD TBD TBD
Early Career Industry Fellowship   TBD TBD TBD TBD
Future Fellowships   TBD TBD TBD TBD
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs   TBD Last round opened Oct-23 TBD TBD
Industrial Transformation Training Centres   TBD Last round opened Oct-23 TBD TBD
Discovery Early Career Research Awards   TBD Last round opened Oct-23 TBD TBD
Linkage Projects   Ongoing Last round opened May-23 TBD TBD

* follow link to submit an expression of interest (EoI) 

Contact us

Pre-Award team - Research Services

E: preaward@adelaide.edu.au

Faculty contacts

  • ABLE: Xiaochun Liu and Greg Macpherson
  • HMS: Lesley Ritter and Julia Kuliwaba
  • SET: Angie Jarrad and Marie Lagadec