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.
Upcoming rounds
| Grant title | Round |
Internal EoI deadline* |
Applications open | Internal deadline | External deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Laureate Fellowships | FL24 | N/A | 16 Aug 2023 | 19 Sep 2023 | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Industry Laureate Fellowships | IL24 | 17 May 2023 | 22 Aug 2023 | 26 Sep 2023 | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Early Career Industry Fellowship | IE24 | 17 May 2023 | 6 Sep 2023 | 11 Oct 2023 | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Future Fellowships | FT24 | 17 May 2023 | 5 Oct 2023 | 2 Nov 2023 | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Industrial Transformation Research Hubs | IH24 | 16 Oct 2023 | 11 Oct 2023 | 8 Nov 2023 | 29 Nov 2023 |
| Industrial Transformation Training Centres | IC24 | 16 Oct 2023 | 11 Oct 2023 | 8 Nov 2023 | 29 Nov 2023 |
| Discovery Early Career Research Awards | DE25 | 17 May 2023 | 12 Oct 2023 | 16 Nov 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 |
| Linkage Projects | LP23 | Ongoing | 11 May 2023 | 22 Nov 2023 | 13 Dec 2023 |
| Discovery Indigenous | IN25 | N/A | 22 Nov 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Discovery Projects | DP25 | 20 Sep 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | LE25 | 1 Nov 2023 | 24 Jan 2024 | 10 Mar 2024 | 9 Apr 2024 |
| Centres of Excellence | EOI | 31 May 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Mid-Career Industry Fellowship | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
* follow link to submit an expression of interest (EoI)
Contact us
Pre-Award team - Research Services
Faculty contacts
- ABLE: Xiaochun Liu and Greg Macpherson
- HMS: Lesley Ritter and Julia Kuliwaba
- SET: Angie Jarrad and Marie Lagadec