The Australian Research Council (ARC) is a Commonwealth entity within the Australian Government. Its purpose is to "grow knowledge and innovation for the benefit of the Australian community through funding the highest quality research, assessing the quality, engagement and impact of research, and providing advice on research matters".
The ARC supports the highest-quality fundamental and applied research and research training across all disciplines outside of clinical and other medical research.
The ARC requires that researchers submit their applications for consideration via their institution's research office - at UniSA, this is the UniSA Research Office.
Please use the following links to access information on currently operating ARC National Competitive Grant Programs.
*Table is in "Applications Close" date order.
Funding Scheme(click on Scheme to visit webpage) |
RoundOpen |
Expression ofInterest deadline |
Request NotTo Assess |
ComplianceReview Deadline |
Applications Close |
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22 Aug 2024 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: ASAP No: 28 Aug 2024 |
18 Sep 2024 | 11 Sep 2024 |
Wednesday, 2 October 2024 |
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17 Sep 2024 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: 29 Aug 2024 No: 26 Sep 2024 |
17 Oct 2024 |
10 Oct 2024 |
Thursday, 31 October 2024 |
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24 Sep 2024 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: 10 Sep 2024 No: 8 Oct 2024 |
29 Oct 2024 | 22 Oct 2024 | Tuesday, 12 November 2024 | |
| Mid Career Industry Fellowships (IM25)
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24 Sep 2024 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: 10 Sep 2024 No: 8 Oct 2024 |
29 Oct 2024 | 22 Oct 2024 | Tuesday, 12 November 2024 |
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24 Sep 2024 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: 10 Sep 2024 No: 8 Oct 2024 |
29 Oct 2024 | 22 Oct 2024 | Tuesday, 12 November 2024 | |
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31 Oct 2024 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: 18 Oct 2024 No: 15 Nov 2024 |
26 Nov 2024 | 29 Nov 2024 | Friday, 13 December 2024 | |
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Discovery Indigenous (IN26) |
20 Nov 2024 | Grant Development support requested? Yes: 5 Dec 2024 No: 16 Jan 2025 |
6 Feb 2025 |
30 Jan 2025 | Thursday, 20 February 2025 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Grant Development support requested? Yes: 14 Jan 2025 No: 11 Feb 2025 |
5 Mar 2025 | 25 Feb 2025 | Tuesday, 18 March 2025 | |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Grant Development support requested? Yes: 22 Jan 2025 (TBC) No: 19 Feb 2025 (TBC) |
12 Mar 2025 | 5 Mar 2025 | Wednesday, 26 March 2025 | |
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14 Jan 2025 |
N/A grant development will work with shortlisted applicants | N/A | N/A | Thursday, 27 March 2025 | |
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Refer to the information page for the internal EoI process for co-investment |
22 Jan 2025 |
Final call for EOIs and additional questions 6 Feb 2025 |
26 Mar 2025 | 19 Mar 2025 |
Wednesday, 9 April 2025 |
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5 Mar 2025 |
GD available for full applications | N/A | 26 Mar 2025 | Wednesday, 16 April 2025 | |
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27 Mar 2025 |
Grant Development support requested? Yes: 23 Apr 2025 (TBC) No: 21 May 2025 (TBC) |
11 Jun 2025 | 4 Jun 2025 | Wednesday, 25 June 2025 |