Important Dates – Previous Scheme Rounds
Previous Scheme Rounds
Future Fellowship for funding commencing in 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 23 June 2015
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Open: 30 June 2015
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Close: 14 July 2015
- Proposals Open: 30 June 2015
- Request Not to Assess Close: 28 July 2015
- Proposals Close: 11 August 2015
- Rejoinders: Open 13 October 2015 – Close 5.00pm (AEDT) 26 October 2015
- Announcement: 16 December 2015
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing in 2016
- Release of Funding Rules: 25 August 2014
- Proposals Open: 19 February 2015
- Request Not to Assess Close: 26 March 2015
- Proposals Close: 9 April 2015
- Rejoinders: Open 16 June 2015—Close 5.00pm (AEST) 29 June 2015
- Announcement: 30 October 2015
Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing in 2016
- Release of Funding Rules: 13 October 2014
- Proposals Open: 4 February 2015
- Request not to Assess Close: 18 March 2015
- Proposals Close: 1 April 2015
- Rejoinders: Open 22 June 2015—Close 5.00pm (AEST) 6 July 2015
- Announcement: 30 October 2015
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2016
- Release of Funding Rules: 13 October 2014
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Open: 14 January 2015
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Close: 28 January 2015
- Proposals Open: 4 February 2015
- Request Not to Assess Close: 11 March 2015
- Proposals Close 25 March 2015
- Rejoinders: Open 10 June 2015—Close 5.00pm (AEST) 23 June 2015
- Announcement: 30 October 2015
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2016
- Release of Funding Rules: 13 October 2014
- Proposals Open: 11 December 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 18 February 2015
- Proposals Close: 4 March 2015
- Rejoinders: Open 18 June 2015—Close 5.00pm (AEST) 1 July 2015
- Announcement: 30 October 2015
Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 13 October 2014
- Proposals Open: 15 October 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 12 November 2014
- Proposals Close: 26 November 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 10 February 2015 Close 5.00pm (AEDST) 23 February 2015
- Announcement: 23 June 2015
Linkage Projects for funding commencing in 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 25 August 2014
- Proposals Open: 16 September 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 29 October 2014
- Proposals Close: 12 November 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 17 February 2015 Close 5.00pm (AEDT) 2 March 2015
- Announcement: 7 July 2015
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 25 August 2014
- Proposals Open: 17 September 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 26 November 2014
- Proposals Close: 10 December 2014
- Rejoinders: Opens 23 February 2015, closes 5.00pm (AEDT) 6 March 2015
- Announcement: 20 May 2015
Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 25 August 2014
- Proposals Open: 17 September 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: Close 26 November 2014
- Proposals Close: 10 December 2014
- Rejoinders: Opens 23 February 2015, closes 5.00pm (AEDT) 6 March 2015
- Announcement: 20 May 2015
Special Research Initiative for Antarctic Gateway Partnership
- Release of Funding Rules: 22 September 2014
- Proposals Open: 22 September 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 24 September 2014
- Proposals Close: 24 September 2014
- Rejoinders: Not applicable
- Announcement: 14 November 2014
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 January 2014
- Proposals Open: 3 February 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 1 July 2014, Close 5.00 (AEST) 15 July 2014
- Proposals Close: 2 April 2014
- Request Not to Assess: 19 March 2014
- Announcement: 5 November 2014
Discovery Indigenous 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 January 2014
- Proposals Open: 6 February 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 12 March 2014
- Proposals Close: 26 March 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 12 June 2014, Close 5.00pm (AEST) 26 June 2014
- Announcement: 5 November 2014
Discovery Projects 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 January 2015
- Proposals Open: 15 January 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 5 March 2014
- Proposals Close: 19 March 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 26 June 2014, Close 5.00 (AEST) 9 July 2014
- Announcement: 5 November 2014
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities 2015
- Release of Funding Rules: 21 February 2014
- Proposals Open: 21 February 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 2 April 2014
- Proposals Close: 16 April 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 24 June 2014, Close 5.00 (AEST) 7 July 2014
- Announcement: 5 November 2014
Australian Laureate Fellowships 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 January 2014
- Proposals Open: 13 January 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 10 February 2014
- Proposals Close: 24 February 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 7 May 2014, Close 5.00pm (AEST) 20 May 2014
- Announcement: 22 August 2014
Future Fellowships 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 29 July 2013
- Proposals Open: 2 October 2013
- Request Not to Assess Close: 6 November 2013
- Proposals Close: 20 November 2013
- Rejoinders: Open 24 February 2014, Close 5.00pm (AEDT) 11 March 2014
- Announcement: 23 July 2014
Special Research Initiative for Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 1 April 2014
- Proposals Open: 1 April 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 29 April 2014
- Rejoinders: Not applicable
- Announcement: 10 July 2014
Learned Academies Special Projects 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 1 April 2014
- Proposals Open: 1 April 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 29 April 2014
- Rejoinders: Not applicable
- Announcement: 2 July 2014
Special Research Initiative for Tropical Health and Medicine 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 30 May 2014
- Proposals Open: 30 May 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 3 June 2014
- Rejoinders: Not applicable
- Announcement: 1 July 2014
Linkage Projects 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 2 August 2014
- Proposals Open: 27 September 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 30 October 2014
- Proposals Close: 13 November 2013
- Rejoinders: Open 18 February 2014, Close 5.00pm (AEDT) 3 March 2014
- Announcement: 27 June 2014
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs 2013—Round 2 (2013–14 financial year)
- Release of Funding Rules: 24 May 2013
- Proposals Open: 15 January 2014
- Request Not to Assess Close: 12 February 2014
- Proposals Close: 26 February 2014
- Rejoinders: Open 18 March 2014, Close 5.00 (AEDT) 25 March 2014
- Announcement: 12 June 2014
Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 24 May 2013
- Proposals Open: 24 May 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 26 July 2013
- Proposals Close: 7 August 2013
- Announcement: 17 December 2013
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 24 May 2013
- Proposals Open: 24 May 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 26 July 2013
- Proposals Close: 7 August 2013
- Announcement: 17 December 2013
Centres of Excellence 2014 – Expression of Interest
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 April 2013
- Proposals Open: 10 April 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 8 May 2013
- Announcement: 17 December 2013
Centres of Excellence 2014 – Full Proposal
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 April 2013
- Proposals Open: 26 June 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 24 July 2013
- Proposals Close: 8 August 2013
- Announcement: 17 December 2013
Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 7 December 2012
- Proposals Open: 19 December 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 6 February 2013
- Proposals Close: 20 February 2013
- Announcement: 8 November 2013
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 7 January 2013
- Proposals Open: 16 January 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 20 February 2013
- Proposals Close: 6 March 2013
- Announcement: 8 November 2013
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 8 February 2013
- Proposals Open: 11 February 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 13 March 2013
- Proposals Close: 27 March 2013
- Announcement: 8 November 2013
Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing in 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 15 February 2013
- Proposals Open: 15 February 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 27 March 2013
- Proposals Close: 10 April 2013
- Announcement: 8 November 2013
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing in 2014
- Release of Funding Rules: 27 February 2013
- Proposals Open: 27 February 2013
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 10 April 2013
- Proposals Close: 24 April 2013
- Announcement: 8 November 2013
Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding in commencing 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 7 December 2012
- Proposals Open: 10 December 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 31 January 2013
- Announcement: 9 July 2013
Linkage Projects for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 20 July 2012
- Proposals Open: 22 October 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 3 December 2012
- Announcement: 28 June 2013
Special Research Initiative for a Science of Learning Research Centre for funding commencing in 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: 6 July 2012
- Proposals Open: 6 August 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 28 September 2012
- Announcement: 7 May 2013
Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 25 October 2012
- Proposals Open: 6 November 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 18 December 2012 – Close time 5.00pm (AEDT)
- Announcement: 1 May 2013
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: 25 October 2012
- Proposals Open: 6 November 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 18 December 2012 – Close time 5.00pm (AEDT)
- Announcement: 1 May 2013
Special Research Initiative for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers' Network for funding commencing in 2012**
- Release of Funding Rules: 22 December 2011
- Proposals Open: 3 April 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 25 May 2012
- Announcement: 5 November 2012
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 13 December 2011
- Proposals Open: 21 December 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 1 March 2012
- Announcement: 5 November 2012
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 15 December 2011
- Proposals Open: 6 February 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 21 March 2012
- Announcement: 5 November 2012
Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 6 January 2012
- Proposals Open:13 February 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 12 April 2012
- Announcement: 5 November 2012
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing in 2013
- Release of Funding Rules: 9 January 2012
- Proposals Open: 13 February 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 18 April 2012
- Announcement: 5 November 2012
Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: October 2011
- Proposals Open: October 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: December 2011
- Announcement: July 2012
Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: September 2011
- Proposals Open: October 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: October 2011
- Proposals Close: November 2011
- Announcement: July 2012
Linkage Projects Round 2 for funding commencing in July 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: March 2011
- Proposals Open: September 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: September 2011
- Proposals Close: November 2011
- Announcement: June 2012
Special Research Initiative in Synchrotron Science
- Release of Funding Rules: April 2012
- Proposals Open: April 2012
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due:Not Applicable
- Proposals Close:May 2012
- Announcement: June 2012
Future Fellowships for funding commencing 2011
- Release of Funding Rules: 14 February 2011
- Proposals Open: 10 March 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 9 March 2011
- Proposals Close: 20 April 2011
- Announcement: 14 November 2011
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: 24 February 2011
- Proposals Open: 23 March 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 18 May 2011
- Announcement: 14 November 2011
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: 3 May 2011
- Proposals Open: 3 May 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not applicable
- Proposals Close: 22 June 2011
- Announcement: 1 November 2011
Linkage Projects Round 1 for funding commencing January 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: 10 March 2011
- Proposals Open: 16 March 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 30 March 2011
- Proposals Close: 11 May 2011
- Announcement: 1 November 2011
Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing 2012
- Release of Funding Rules: 15 April 2011
- Proposals Open: 28 April 2011
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 7 June 2011
- Announcement: 1 November 2011
Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing 2011
- Release of Funding Rules: 18 November 2010
- Proposals Open: 25 November 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 27 January 2011
- Announcement: 10 August 2011
Linkage Projects (Round 2) for funding commencing July 2011*
- Release of Funding Rules: March 2010
- Proposals Open: 22 September 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 29 September 2010
- Proposals Close: 17 November 2010
- Announcement: 30 May 2011
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing 2011**
- Release of Funding Rules: Updated March 2010
- Proposals Open: 16 March 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due:
- Proposals Close: 27 May 2010
- Announcement: 1 December 2010
Special Research Initiatives: Special Research Initiative in Stem Cell Science
- Release of Funding Rules: April 2010
- Proposals Open: 31 May 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 30 July 2010
- Announcement: 30 November 2010
Future Fellowships for funding commencing 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: January 2010
- Proposals Open: 10 March 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 19 February 2010
- Proposals Close: 21 April 2010
- Announcement: 17 November 2010
Discovery Projects for funding commencing 2011
- Release of Funding Rules: December 2009
- Proposals Open: 14 December 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 15 January 2010
- Proposals Close: 3 March 2010
- Announcement: 25 October 2010
Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development for funding commencing 2011
- Release of Funding Rules: March 2010
- Proposals Open: 17 March 2010>
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 26 March 2010
- Proposals Close: 12 May 2010
- Announcement: 25 October 2010
Linkage Projects (Round 1) for funding commencing January 2011
- Release of Funding Rules: March 2010
- Proposals Open: 17 March 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 31 March 2010
- Proposals Close: 12 May 2010
- Announcement: 25 October 2010
ARC Centres of Excellence for funding commencing 2011**
- Release of Funding Rules: October 2009
- Proposals Open: 16 February 2010
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 19 April 2010
- Announcement: 16 July 2010
Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: October 2009
- Proposals Open: 8 October 2009>
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 2 December 2009
- Announcement: 6 July 2010
Linkage Projects (Round 2) for funding commencing July 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: March 2009
- Proposals Open: 8 October 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 14 October 2009
- Proposals Close: 18 November 2009
- Announcement: 23 June 2010
Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects for funding commencing 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: Updated November 2009
- Proposals Open: 23 October 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 20 January 2010
- Announcement: 28 April 2010
Super Science Fellowships for funding commencing 2010 and 2011
- Release of Funding Rules: October 2009
- Proposals Open: 16 October 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 25 November 2009
- Announcement: 8 April 2010
Special Research Initiatives: Research in Bionic Vision Science and Technology for funding commencing 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: June 2009
- Proposals Open: 2 June 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 29 July 2009
- Announcement: 15 December 2009
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for funding commencing 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: Updated April 2009
- Proposals Open: 25 March 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 27 May 2009
- Announcement: 2 December 2009
Discovery Projects for funding commencing 2010
- Release of Funding Rules: December 2008
- Proposals Open: 6 January 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 16 January 2009
- Proposals Close: 4 March 2009
- Announcement: 26 October 2009
Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development for funding commencing 2010*
- Release of Funding Rules: February 2009
- Proposals Open: 18 March 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 3 April 2009
- Proposals Close: 13 May 2009
- Announcement: 26 October 2009
Linkage Projects (Round 1) for funding commencing January 2010*
- Release of Funding Rules: Updated April 2009
- Proposals Open: 18 March 2009
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 15 April 2009
- Proposals Close: 20 May 2009
- Announcement: 26 October 2009
ARC Future Fellowships for funding commencing 2009*
- Release of Funding Rules: October 2008
- Proposals Open: 3 October 2008
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 16 October 2008
- Proposals Close: 26 November 2008
- Announcement: 9 September 2009
Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing 2009
- Release of Funding Rules: October 2008
- Proposals Open: 11 November 2008
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 10 December 2008
- Announcement: 22 June 2009
Linkage Projects (Round 2) for funding commencing July 2009
- Release of Funding Rules: Updated April 2008<
- Proposals Open: 1 October 2008
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: 10 October 2008
- Proposals Close: 21 November 2008
- Announcement: 28 May 2009
Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects for funding commencing 2009
- Release of Funding Rules: August 2008
- Proposals Open: August 2008
- Eligibility Exemption Requests Due: Not Applicable
- Proposals Close: 19 September 2008
- Announcement: 7 May 2009
* Proposal submission in the Research Management System (RMS)
** Expression of interest opened 9 Oct 2009 and closed 25 Nov 2009.