The Australian Research Council (ARC) is a statutory agency within the Australian Government. Its mission is to deliver policy and programs that advance Australian research and innovation globally and benefit the community.
The ARC requires that researchers submit their applications for consideration via their institution's research office - at UniSA, this is the Research and Innovation Services unit.
Please use the following links to access information on currently operating ARC National Competitive Grant Programs.
*Table is in "Applications Close" date order.
Scheme(click on Scheme to visit webpage) |
Round Opens |
RequestNot To Assess |
Compliance ReviewDeadline |
Applications Close |
| Discovery Projects (DP22) | 11 November 2020 | 10 February 2021 | 3 February 2021 | Wednesday, 24 February 2021 |
| Discovery Indigenous (IN22) | 25 November 2020 | 3 March 2021 | 24 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 March 2021 |
|
Refer to information page for the internal EoI process for co-investment |
27 January 2021 | 17 March 2021 | 17 March 2021 | Wednesday, 31 March 2021 |
| Linkage Projects (LP21 - Rnd1) | 18 December 2020 | 13 April 2021 | 23 March 2021 | Tuesday, 13 April 2021 |
| College of Expert Nominations (CN22) | 19 April 2021 | N/A | 10 May 2021 | Monday, 24 May 2021 |
| Centres of Excellence - EOI | 8 June 2021 | 14 July 2021 | TBA | Wednesday, 28 July 2021 |
| Linkage Projects (LP21 - Rnd2) | 18 December 2020 | 16 August 2021 | 26 July 2021 | Monday, 16 August 2021 |
| Industrial Transformation Training Centres (IC22) | 4 August 2021 | 29 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 | Wednesday, 13 October 2021 |
| Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (IH22) | 4 August 2021 | 29 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 | Wednesday, 13 October 2021 |
| Australian Laureate Fellowships (FL22) | 1 September 2021 | 13 October 2021 | 6 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 |
| Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE23) | 15 September 2021 | 3 November 2021 | 27 October 2021 | Wednesday, 17 November 2021 |
| Future Fellowships (FT22) | 13 October 2021 | 24 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 | Wednesday, 8 December 2021 |
| Linkage Projects (LP21 - Rnd3) | 18 December 2020 | 16 December 2021 | 25 November 2021 | Thursday, 16 December 2021 |
| Discovery Projects (DP23) | 10 November 2021 | 9 February 2022 | 2 February 2022 | Wednesday, 23 February 2022 |
| Discovery Indigenous (IN23) | 24 November 2021 | 2 March 2022 | 23 February 2022 | Wednesday, 16 March 2022 |
|
ARC Centres of Excellence 2023 (Full applications) |
2 March 2022 | Wednesday, 23 March 2022 | ||
|
LIEF (LE23) Refer to information page for the internal EoI process for co-investment |
27 January 2022 | 23 March 2022 | 16 March 2022 | Wednesday, 6 April 2022 |