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International Collaboration
- Contact information
- International Strategy
- NCGP and international collaboration
- International Statistics
- Memorandums of Understanding
- Discussions with overseas agencies
- ERA and international collaboration
Contact Information
Australian Research Council
Phone: + 61 2 6287 6600
Fax: + 61 2 6287 6601
Email: info[@]arc.gov.au
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International Strategy
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has developed its international strategy in response to the increasing globalisation of research. The ARC presently undertakes a range of international activities including direct support of international researcher collaboration, participation in research forums and liaison with similar agencies overseas. This international strategy will guide the ARC in developing more strategic partnerships both nationally and internationally and responding to international trends in research policy and research support. For more information visit International Strategy.
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NCGP and international collaboration
The ARC is committed to creating and enhancing international collaboration opportunities under the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP). Under current arrangements, support for international collaboration is incorporated within each of the funding schemes of the NCGP.
Applicants should thoroughly familiarise themselves with the relevant Funding Rules and Funding Agreements. Applications for grants from the ARC are made via eligible organisations, not directly by individual researchers or research teams. For more information on all ARC funding, please visit the National Competitive Grants Program page. A summary of international opportunities available under ARC NCGP schemes is outlined below:
Scheme |
International Opportunities |
Eligible Participants |
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Discovery Projects The Discovery Projects scheme provides funding for research projects that can be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams Visit the Discovery Projects page for the full list of objectives. |
International Collaboration Awards (ICAs) of up to $20 000 per proposal are available to enable researchers to travel overseas, or partner investigators living overseas to travel to Australia, to work on their projects for between one and six months. ICAs specifically aim to provide opportunities to build collaborations among researchers, research teams and/or research centres in Australia and overseas. Eligible Budget items: Funding to support the costs of domestic and international travel by Chief Investigators associated with a project |
Researchers located overseas are able to participate in ARC-funded projects as Partner Investigators without any residency requirements. All ARC awards are open to international candidates as long as they apply through an eligible Australian organisation. The awardee must reside predominantly in Australia for the duration of the award. |
DECRA The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme provides funding to Eligible Organisations to support research by individual researchers. For full details visit the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award page. |
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DECRA is open to international candidates as long as they apply through an eligible Australian organisation. Awardees must reside predominantly in Australia for the duration of the award. |
Linkage Projects Linkage Projects supports research and development projects which are collaborative between higher education researchers and other parts of the national innovation system, which are undertaken to acquire new knowledge, and which involve risk or innovation. Visit the Linkage Projects page for the full list of objectives. |
Overseas organisations (including higher education organisations (or entities closely related to such organisations), companies, and non-profit and government organisations) are eligible to be partner organisations provided they meet the general eligibility criteria for Partner Organisations and additional criteria are addressed to the satisfaction of the ARC. The eligibility of higher education organisations was introduced in 2009. Eligible Budget items: Funding to support the costs of domestic and international travel by Chief Investigators associated with a project |
Researchers located overseas are able to participate in ARC-funded projects as Partner Investigators without any residency requirements. All ARC Linkage Projects fellowships and postgraduate awards are open to international candidates as long as they apply through an eligible Australian organisation. The fellow or awardee must reside predominantly in Australia for the duration of the fellowship or award. |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities The Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities scheme provides funding for research infrastructure, equipment and facilities to eligible organisations. For full details visit the Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities page. |
Support for costs associated with Australia’s participation in the use of major international research facilities (including consortium membership costs, travel to the research facility, costs associated with establishment or upgrading of the facility, reasonable operational costs and secretariat costs) |
Researchers located overseas are able to participate in ARC-funded projects as Partner Investigators without any residency requirements. |
Future Fellowships The aim of Future Fellowships is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers. For full details visit the Future Fellowships page. |
Funding is permitted for domestic and international travel for the fellow if associated with the project, including fostering and strengthening collaborations between researchers in Australia and overseas. |
Future fellowships are open to international candidates as long as they apply through an eligible Australian organisation. The fellow must reside predominantly in Australia for the duration of the fellowship. |
Australian Laureate Fellowships The Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme reflects the Commonwealth’s commitment to support excellence in research by attracting world-class researchers and research leaders to key positions, and creating new rewards and incentives for the application of their talents in Australia. For full details visit the Australian Laureate Fellowships page. |
Funding to support the cost of domestic and international travel for the Fellow, postgraduate researchers, postdoctoral researchers and research support personnel. Funding is permitted for domestic and international travel associated with the project, including fostering and strengthening collaborations between researchers in Australia and overseas. |
Australian Laureate ARC fellowships and postgraduate awards are open to international candidates as long as they apply through an eligible Australian organisation. The fellow must reside predominantly in Australia for the duration of the fellowship. A Proposal may be submitted for an Australian Laureate Fellowship by an Australian or international candidate. An Australian Laureate Fellowship candidate may hold a continuing or non-continuing appointment in Australia or overseas at the time the Proposal is submitted. |
ARC Centres of Excellence ARC Centres of Excellence are prestigious foci of expertise through which high-quality researchers maintain and develop Australia's international standing in research areas of national priority. Through ARC Centres of Excellence, a high level of collaboration occurs between universities and other organisations in Australia and overseas. For full details visit the ARC Centres of Excellence page. |
Funding to support the cost of domestic and international travel for visitors to the Centre where this is related to the research program or Centre governance. Eligible Budget items: Funding to support the costs of domestic and international travel by Chief Investigators associated with a project.
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Researchers located overseas are able to participate in ARC-funded projects as Partner Investigators without any residency requirements. |
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International Statistics
The ARC has a dataset which contains information on research projects, Centres, Fellowships and other awards approved for funding under the NCGP since its inception in 2001. For more information on the dataset visit NCGP Statistics.
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Memorandums of Understanding
With the ARC schemes being progressively opened to greater international collaboration, researchers are encouraged to apply through the NCGP schemes. The ARC does not enter into new Memorandums of Understanding with other countries.
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Discussions with overseas agencies
As part of the ARC’s commitment to international collaboration, staff maintain contact with a range of research agencies and organisations overseas to participate in conferences; seek new ideas and common ground on research policy; exchange information about research assessment processes; and further develop methods of, and coach others on best practice in, evaluating research excellence.
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ERA and international collaboration
One of the ARC’s guiding principles is a commitment to engagement with government, universities, research agencies, business and the wider community nationally and internationally. The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative is linked to this engagement.
A key objective of ERA is to allow for comparisons of Australia‘s research nationally and internationally across all discipline areas within higher education institutions. ERA provides assurance to the international community about research excellence within Australia’s higher education providers and details areas within institutions and disciplines that are internationally competitive, as well as highlighting emerging areas where there are opportunities for further investment and international collaboration.
International parties can consult ERA results to help guide research investment into the future and to increase confidence that their decisions are based on a transparent assessment of research quality within Australia. ERA will help to achieve the Government’s vision of boosting international research collaboration within Australia.
More information can be found on the ARC ERA page.
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