The Australian Research Council (ARC) plays an important role in the provision of Government support for research in Australia. As a grants agency we support the sector though our competitive peer reviewed funding schemes, and this year we will deliver over $800 million to the most dynamic researchers in Australia.
Our grants are competitively awarded to individuals, research teams and large scale centres through two broad arms: the Discovery Program, with a primary focus on pure research endeavour; and the Linkage Program, which creates links outside universities, with industry and other partners and stimulates research impact.