Fact Sheet (PDF 249KB)Information on recently announced grant outcomes under the Future Fellowships scheme is available on the following pages:Selection Report: Future Fellowships 2025Funding Announcement Kit: Future Fellowships 2025Future Fellowships reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting excellent mid-career researchers to undertake high quality research in areas of national and international benefit.Future Fellowships provide 4-year fellowships to outstanding Australian mid-career researchers. The ARC may also award the Administering Organisation up to $60,000 of non-salary funding per year to use for personnel, equipment, travel and field research costs directly related to the Future Fellow's research.The objectives of the Future Fellowships scheme are to:support outstanding mid-career researchers, with demonstrated capacity for high-quality research, leadership, research training and mentoringsupport excellent basic and applied research by outstanding mid-career researchers to be recruited and retained by universities in continuing academic positionsfoster national and international research collaborationsupport excellent and innovative research that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge and represents value for moneycreate new or advanced knowledge resulting from the outcomes of the research with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.The Future Fellowships scheme encourages applications from researchers working in areas of national priority.Up to 100 four-year Future Fellowships may be awarded each year, providing a salary awarded at one of 3 salary levels and up to $60,000 per annum project funding.Project funding may be used for:personnel, postdoctoral research associates and research assistants, technicians and laboratory attendantsaccess to research and infrastructure facilities and technical workshop servicesessential field researchexpert third party servicesequipment and consumablespublication and dissemination of project research outputs and outreach activitiesspecialised computer equipment and softwaretravel costs essential to the project for up to $100,000 over the project activity periodweb hosting and developmentworkshops, focus groups and conferences, andreasonable essential costs for researchers who are carers or who themselves require care.One call for submission of Future Fellowships applications is made each year.Key Documents and Information for Future Fellowships 2025Discovery Program Grant Guidelines - Fellowships (2024 edition)Documentation available via: Future Fellowships 2025 Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7167Important dates for Future Fellowships 2025 grant application process