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 funding application templates and resources

Upcoming rounds

  • Centres of Excellence
    Phase Link Round Internal EOI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    ARC EOI CE26 EOI Contact 13ÌýAug 2024 28 Aug 2024 18 Sept 2024
    ARC invited full application CE 26 N/A 14 Jan 2025 27 Feb 2025 27ÌýMar 2025

  • Australian Laureate Fellowships

    Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    FL25

    Internal EOI closed

    Please contact RD Team

    		 22 Aug 2024

    Full review:
    11 Sept 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    22 Sept 2024

    		 2 Oct 2024

  • Future Fellowships
    Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    FT25

    Internal EOI closed

    Please contact RD Team

    		 17 Sept 2024

    Full review:
    10 Oct 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    24 Oct 2024

    		 31 Oct 2024

  • Early Career Industry Fellowship

    Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    IE25

    Ìý

    Internal EOI closed

    Please contact RD Team

    Ìý

    		 24 Sept 2024

    Full review:
    22 Oct 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    5 Nov 2024

    		 12 Nov 2024

  • Mid-Career Industry Fellowship

    Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    IM25

    Ìý

    Internal EOI closed

    Please contact RD Team

    Ìý

    		 24 Sept 2024

    Full review:
    22 Oct 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    5 Nov 2025

    		 12 Nov 2024

  • Industry Laureate Fellowships

    Link Round Internal EoI Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    IL25

    Ìý

    Internal EOI closed

    Please contact RD Team

    Ìý

    		 24 Sept 2024

    Full review:
    22 Oct 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    5 Nov 2024

    		 12 Nov 2024

  • Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

    Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    IH25

    Please contact RD Team

    		 9 Oct 2024

    Full review:
    5 Nov 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    19 Nov 2024

    		 26 Nov 2024

  • Industrial Transformation Training Centres

    Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    IC25

    Please contact RD Team

    		 Ìý9 Oct 2024

    Full review:
    5 Nov 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:
    19 Nov 2024

    		 26 Nov 2024

  • Discovery Projects (ARC EoI & ARC invited full application)
    Phase Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open
    Internal deadline
    		External deadline
    ARC EOI DPEI26 Internal until 27 September 2024 31 Oct 2024

    Full review:
    22 Nov 2024

    Mandatory compliance review:Ìý
    6 Dec 2024

    		 13 Dec 2024
    ARC invitedÌýfull application DP26 N/A 5 Mar 2025

    Full review:
    26 Mar 2025

    Mandatory compliance review:Ìý
    9 Apr 2025

    		 16 Apr 2025

  • Discovery Indigenous
    Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open
    Internal deadline
    		External deadline
    IN26 Please contact RD Team 20 Nov 2024

    Full review:
    23 Jan 2025

    Mandatory compliance review:Ìý
    13 Feb 2025

    		 20ÌýFeb 2025

  • Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
    Link Round Internal EoI deadline Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    LE26


    InternalÌýÌýuntil 1 Nov 2024

    		 22ÌýJan 2025

    Full review:
    19 Mar 2025

    Mandatory compliance review:
    2 Apr 2025

    		 9 Apr 2025

  • Discovery Early Career Research Awards

    Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    DE26 InternalÌý until 29 Nov 2024 30 Jan 2025

    Full review:
    25 Feb 2025

    Mandatory compliance review:
    11 Mar 2025

    		 18 Mar 2025

  • Linkage Projects

    Link Round Internal EoI deadline* Applications open Internal deadline External deadline
    LP25ÌýR1 Contact 27 Mar 2025

    Full review:
    5 Mar 2025

    Mandatory compliance review:
    19 Mar 2025

    		 26 Mar 2025
    LP25ÌýR2 Contact 27 Mar 2025

    Full review:
    4 June 2025

    Mandatory compliance review:
    18 June 2025

    		 25 June 2025

Contact us

Pre-Award team - Research Services

E: preaward@adelaide.edu.au

Faculty contacts

  • ABLE: Xiaochun Liu and Julia Kuliwaba
  • HMS: Lesley Ritter and Shaneen Cunningham-Moody
  • SET: Angie Jarrad and Marie Lagadec