Fact Sheet (PDF 247KB) Visit the following pages for information on recently announced grant outcomes under the Discovery Indigenous scheme: Selection Report: Discovery Indigenous 2026 Funding announcement kit: Discovery Indigenous 2026 Announcement The ARC is committed to reconciliation, and to supporting and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides grant funding to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers to expand Australia's knowledge base and strengthen national research capacity. The scheme supports Indigenous-led research projects that deliver economic, commercial, environmental, social and cultural benefits for Australia. Discovery Indigenous projects aim to: support the retention of excellent Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers in higher education institutions to expand research capacity in Australia support excellent pure basic, strategic basic and applied research and research training, across all disciplines excluding clinical and other medical research, by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers as individuals and as teams enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas and create economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and support national and international research collaboration. Key information regarding Proof of Aboriginality and DVCR Certification for Discovery Indigenous 2027 For IN27, eligibility to be named as a Chief Investigator (CI) will be limited to researchers who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, in accordance with the ‘working criteria’ as defined in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and as certified by their Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) (DVCR). Researchers who do not identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander are not eligible to be named as a CI on an IN27 application. Additional Key Documents and Information for Discovery Indigenous 2027 Documentation available via: Discovery Indigenous 2027 Grant Opportunity View—GO8444 Discovery Indigenous 2027 Grant Opportunity Guidelines is available via: Discovery Indigenous 2027 Forecast Opportunity View — DprogIN2026 Important dates for Discovery Indigenous 2027 grant application process Update to the Discovery Indigenous 2027 grant opportunity