Grants Calendar
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has released the 2025-26 National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) Scheme Calendar, providing indicative timings to support planning for participants and research administrators.
The 2025-26 Scheme calendar sets out the anticipated key timeframes for seven existing NCGP schemes:
- Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- Future Fellowships
- Discovery Projects
- Linkage Projects
- Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- Industrial Transformation Training Centres
- Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Beyond completion of the current scheme rounds, eight existing NCGP schemes will be paused pending the finalisation of the NCGP Policy Review:
- Australian Laureate Fellowships
- Industry Laureate Fellowships
- Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
- Early-Career Industry Fellowships
- Discovery Indigenous (to be replaced by a proposed new scheme targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in 2026-27)
3-year cycle:
- Centres of Excellence
Occasional:
- Special Research Initiative
- Learned Academies Special Projects
PDF version of the 2024-25 Scheme Calendar: NCGP Scheme Calendar 2024-25.
PDF version of the 2025-26 Scheme Calendar: NCGP Scheme Calendar 2025-26.
For grant commencement and active project assessment dates, please refer to the webpage Important Dates for ARC Grant Application Process
Note:
In the event of a change to the scheme calendar, the ARC will provide as much notice as possible.
- For all schemes the closing time for Requests Not to Assess, Applications Close and Rejoinders is 5:00pm Canberra time on the dates provided.
NCGP Scheme Calendar 2024-25
| Scheme round | Submission | Request Not To Assess | Rejoinder | SAC | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schemes opening after 1 July 2024 The timing for schemes opening after 1 July 2024 has been adjusted in line with the legal requirements of the amended ARC Act. | |||||
(LP24 R2) | 7 August to 17 September 2024. | 6 August to 3 September 2024* | 12 to 25 November 2024 | 29 to 30 January 2025 | 14 to 30 April 2025 |
ARC Centres of Excellence Expression of Interest (CE26 EOI) | 13 August to 18 September 2024. | 13 August to 2 September 2024* | 6 to 19 November 2024 | 16 to 18 December 2024 | 13 January 2025 |
(CE26) | 14 January to 3 April 2025 | N/A | 12 to 26 May 2025 | 14 to 18 July 2025 | 24 October to 6 November 2025 |
Australian Laureate Fellowships (FL25) | 22 August to 2 October 2024 | 22 August to 18 September 2024 | 29 November to 12 December 2024 | 20 to 21 February 2025 | 9 to 19 May 2025 |
(FT25) | 17 September to 31 October 2024 | 17 September to 17 October 2024 | 6 to 19 March 2025 | 12 to 13 May 2025 | 8 to 21 July 2025 |
Early Career Industry Fellowships (IE25) | 24 September to 12 November 2024 | 24 September to 29 October 2024 | 10 to 21 February 2025 | 7 to 11 April 2025 | 10 to 23 July 2025 |
Mid-Career Industry Fellowships (IM25) | 24 September to 12 November 2024 | 24 September to 29 October 2024 | 10 to 21 February 2025 | 7 to 11 April 2025 | 10 to 23 July 2025 |
(IL25) | 24 September to 12 November 2024 | 24 September to 29 October 2024 | 4 to 17 February 2025 | 15 to 16 April 2025 | 2 to 15 July 2025 |
Industrial Transformation Research Program (IC25 & IH25) | 9 October to 26 November 2024 | 9 October to 12 November 2024 | 7 to 20 February 2025 | 30 April to 1 May 2025 | 29 July to 4 August 2025 |
Discovery Projects Expression of Interest (DP26 EOI) | 31 October to 13 December 2024 | 31 October to 26 November 2024 | N/A | N/A | 26 to 28 February 2025 |
(DP26) | 5 March to 16 April 2025 | N/A | 30 June to 11 July 2025 | 25 to 29 August 2025 | 16 to 30 October 2025 |
(IN26) | 20 November 2024 to 20 February 2025 | 20 November 2024 to 6 February 2025 | 23 May to 6 June 2025 | 15 July 2025 | 17 to 30 September 2025 |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE26) | 22 January to 9 April 2025 | 22 January to 26 March 2025 | 25 June to 8 July 2025 | 2 to 3 September 2025 | 14 to 28 November 2025 |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE26) | 30 January to 18 March 2025 | 30 January to 5 March 2025 | 25 June to 8 July 2025 | 9 to 11 September 2025 | 14 to 27 November 2025 |
(LP25 R1) | 12 December 2024 to 26 March 2025 | 12 December 2024 to 12 March 2025 | 28 May to 11 June 2025 | 29 to 31 July 2025 | 16 to 29 October 2025 |
(LP25 R2) | 3 April to 25 June 2025 | 3 April to 11 June 2025 | 20 August to 2 September 2025 | 21 to 23 October 2025 | 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026 |
Australian Research Council (ARC) scheme funding outcome announcements have been impacted due to the recent federal election. We are aware this affects applicants and are working to provide revised announcement dates as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
NCGP Scheme Calendar 2025-26
| Scheme round | Submission | Request Not To Assess | Rejoinder | SAC | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schemes opening after 1 July 2025 | |||||
| Industrial Transformation Research Program (IC26 & IH26) | 17 September to 26 November 2025 | 17 September to 11 November 2025 | 29 January to 11 February 2026 | 25 March to 26 March 2026 | 10 June to 24 June 2026 |
| Future Fellowships (FT26) | 24 September to 5 November 2025 | 24 September to 22 October 2025 | 12 February to 25 February 2026 | 20 April to 23 April 2026 | 6 July to 17 July 2026 |
| Discovery Projects Expression of Interest (DP27 EOI) | 3 November to 12 December 2025 | 3 November to 28 November 2025 | N/A | N/A | 25 February to 27 February 2026 |
(LP26) | 14 January to 18 March 2026 | 14 January to 4 March 2026 | 27 May to 10 June 2026 | 28 July to 31 July 2026 | 24 September to 8 October 2026 |
| Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE27) | 22 January to 9 April 2026 | 22 January to 26 March 2026 | 17 June to 30 June 2026 | 12 August to 13 August 2026 | 23 October to 6 November 2026 |
| Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE27) | 28 January to 11 March 2026 | 28 January to 25 February 2026 | 12 May to 25 May 2026 | 7 July to 10 July 2026 | 24 September to 10 October 2026 |
| Discovery Projects (DP27) | 2 March to 22 April 2026 | N/A | 23 June to 6 July 2026 | 17 August to 21 August 2026 | 19 October to 30 October 2026 |