ARC Funding Rules now available - Linkage (ITRP, LIEF) & Discovery (FL, DE, DP, IN, FT) Programmes

The ARC have released Funding Rules for both the Linkage and Discovery Programmes. Dates have not yet been posted on the ARC web site, please visit the ARC important dates page for any updates.

IMPORTANT: Please be advised there have been major changes in the eligibility rules surrounding project limits. Please read Funding Rules carefully. Summary of changes for each scheme are attached:

• changes to DECRA funding rules
• changes to DP funding rules
• changes to IN funding rules
• changes to FL funding rules
• changes to FT funding rules
• LE 18 changes to funding rules
• LP 17 changes to funding rules
• IH 17 changes to funding rules
• IC 17 changes to funding rules

The Funding Rules for schemes under the Discovery Programme and Linkage Programme for the years 2017–2018 are now available on the ARC website.

The Funding Rules published last week include rules for the following funding schemes:

Discovery Programme

·      Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2017

·      Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2017

·      Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2018

·      Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing in 2018

·      Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2018

Linkage Programme

·      Industrial Transformation Research Hubs commencing in 2017

·      Industrial Transformation Training Centres commencing in 2017

·      Linkage Projects commencing in 2017

·      Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities commencing in 2018

Additional guidance material has also been made available on the ARC website, including lists of major rule changes. Please consider the new rules carefully and contact the ARC should you have any questions. Further guidance material will be made available in the coming days.

The ARC will provide further notification when schemes open and the RMS Proposal Forms and other relevant scheme documentation become available.

If you have specific questions regarding the rules for individual schemes, please contact the ARC by phone on +61 2 6287 6600 or via email:

·      arc-australianlaureatefellowships@arc.gov.au

·      arc-discoveryprojects@arc.gov.au

·      arc-DECRA@arc.gov.au

·      arc-DiscoveryIndigenous@arc.gov.au

·      ITRH@arc.gov.au

·      ITTC@arc.gov.au

·      ARC-LinkageProjects@arc.gov.au

·      ARC-LIEF@arc.gov.au