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
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Linkage Projects
Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationLP24 R2 Contact Aug 2024 Full review:
27 Aug 2024Mandatory compliance review:
10 Sept 202417 Sept 2024 -
Centres of Excellence
Phase Link Round Internal EOI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline ARC EOI Further
informationCE26 EOI Contact 13 Aug 2024 28 Aug 2024 18 Sept 2024 ARC invited full application Further
informationCE 26 N/A 14 Jan 2025 27 Feb 2025 27 Mar 2025 -
Australian Laureate Fellowships
Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationFL25 22 Aug 2024 Full review:
11 Sept 2024Mandatory compliance review:
22 Sept 20242 Oct 2024 -
Future Fellowships
Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationFT25 Contact 17 Sept 2024 Full review:
10 Oct 2024Mandatory compliance review:
24 Oct 202431 Oct 2024 -
Early Career Industry Fellowship
Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationIE25 24 Sept 2024 Full review:
22 Oct 2024Mandatory compliance review:
05 Nov 202412 Nov 2024 -
Mid-Career Industry Fellowship
Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationIM25 24 Sept 2024 Full review:
22 Oct 2024Mandatory compliance review:
5 Nov 202512 Nov 2024 -
Industry Laureate Fellowships
Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationIL25 24 Sept 2024 Full review:
22 Oct 2024Mandatory compliance review:
05 Nov 202412 Nov 2024 -
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationIH25 Contact 9 Oct 2024 Full review:
05 Nov 2024Mandatory compliance review:
19 Nov 202426 Nov 2024 -
Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationIC25 Contact 9 Oct 2024 Full review:
05 Nov 2024Mandatory compliance review:
19 Nov 202426 Nov 2024 -
Discovery Projects (ARC EoI & ARC invited full application)
Phase Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline ARC EOI Further information DPEI26 Ongoing 31 Oct 2024 Full review:
22 Nov 2024Mandatory compliance review:
6 Dec 202413 Dec 2024 ARC invited full application Further information DP26 N/A 05 Mar 2025 Full review:
26 Mar 2025Mandatory compliance review:
9 Apr 202516 Apr 2025 -
Discovery Indigenous
Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationIN26 Contact 20 Nov 2024 30 Jan 2025 20 Feb 2025 -
Discovery Early Career Research Awards
Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationDE26 EOI link 30 Jan 2025 Full review:
25 Feb 2025Mandatory compliance review:
11 Mar 202518 Mar 2025 -
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
Link Round Internal EoI deadline Applications open Internal deadline External deadline Further
informationLE26 1 Nov 2024
EoI Link22 Jan 2025 Full review:
19 Mar 2025Mandatory compliance review:
02 Apr 20259 Apr 2025
Contact us
Pre-Award team - Research Services
Faculty contacts
- ABLE: Xiaochun Liu and Julia Kuliwaba
- HMS: Lesley Ritter and Shaneen Cunningham-Moody
- SET: Angie Jarrad and Marie Lagadec