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Grant Payments

In administering the funding schemes of the National Competitive Grants Program, the Australian Research Council pays Administering Organisations each month via electronic funds transfer (EFT). Details relating to grant payments are provided for: 

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Contacts

SubjectE-mail 
Banking and reporting issuesARC-FinanceSection@arc.gov.au
  
ARC Centres of ExcellenceARC-Postaward@arc.gov.au
Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards
Discovery Indigenous
Discovery Projects
Federation Fellowships
Future Fellowships
Industrial Transformation Research Program
Laureate Fellowships
LIEF
Linkage Projects
Super Science Fellowships
Special Research Initiatives 


Indexation Factors

YearIndexation Factor
1 January 20121.189366
1 January 20131.235126
1 January 20141.272452
1 January 20151.295242
1 January 20161.317261
1 January 20171.337020
1 January 20181.357075
1 January 20191.382859
1 January 20201.407750
1 January 20211.433090
1 January 20221.445988
1 January 20231.496598
1 January 20241.613333
1 January 20251.679480

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Payments

As a general rule, the ARC transfers funds to Administering Organisations on the second Thursday of each month. From May 2025, the payment schedule for the 2025 calendar year has been amended as outlined in the table below.

PayPay DatePay %
1 (January)12.012.0
28.020.0
38.028.0
48.036.0
514.050.0
6 (June)*30.080.0
70.080.0
80.080.0
94.084.0
104.088.0
114.092.0
12 (December)8.0100.0

 

* Pay 6 will be delayed from the regular second Thursday of the month (Thursday 12 June 2025) to Thursday 26 June 2025 to allow Administering Organisations time to execute the revised Funding Agreements by 19 June 2025.