ARC SCHEME INFORMATION: DISCOVERY PROGRAM
The Discovery Projects scheme provides grant funding to support research projects that may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams. The scheme supports excellent basic and applied research and research training by individuals and teams; supports national and international research collaboration; and enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas. The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides grant funding to support research projects led by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher. The scheme supports excellent basic and applied research and research training by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers as individuals and as teams; supports national and international research collaboration; enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas; and supports and retains established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in higher education institutions.
The Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting world- class researchers to undertake high quality research in Australia. The scheme encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary supplement and salary-related (on-cost) support. The scheme supports ground-breaking, internationally competitive basic and applied research; forges strong links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users; enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas; attracts and retains outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation; and provides an excellent research training environment and exemplary mentorship to nurture early-career researchers.
The Future Fellowships scheme reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting excellent mid-career researchers to undertake high quality research in areas of national and international benefit. The scheme supports excellent basic and applied research and research training by outstanding mid-career researchers to be recruited and retained by universities in continuing academic positions; supports national and international research collaboration; and enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.
The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme provides focused research support for early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions. The scheme supports excellent basic and applied research by early-career researchers; supports national and international collaboration; enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas; advances promising early career researchers and promotes enhanced opportunities for diverse career pathways; and enables research and research training in high quality and supportive environments.
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ARC SCHEME INFORMATION
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