The Forecast Opportunity for Discovery Program Fellowships schemes for funding commencing in 2026 and 2027 is now available on GrantConnect:

Applications for ARC Industrial Transformation Research Program for funding commencing in 2026 are now open in the Research Management System (RMS) and will close at 5:00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 26 November 2025.

Rejoinders for Linkage Projects for funding applied for in 2025 (Round 2) are now open in the Research Management System (RMS).

The Forecast Opportunity for ARC Industrial Transformation Research Program for funding commencing in 2026 (ITRP26) is now available on GrantConnect:

Project details are available from the ARC’s dynamic Funding Announcement web page.

You will no longer be able to access RMS or SEER without setting up MFA.

This is a reminder that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required for all users of the Research Management System (RMS) and the System to Evaluate the Excellence of Research (SEER) from 19 August 2025. 

The ARC is developing a new approach to research evaluation, designed to be a useful tool to build understanding, recognise excellence and celebrate the great achievement that is Australian research.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced new grant outcomes under the Industrial Transformation Research Program 2025 (ITRP25).

In support of the Australian National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy the ARC is increasing our use of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). PIDs are unique alpha-numeric codes that provide global methods to identify and connect entities such as researchers, funders, organisations, publications, and…

The ARC has updated its medical research policy to take account of recent changes to the ARC Act, which now includes a definition of medical research that is in alignment with that used by the NHMRC.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) will soon be required for all users of the Research Management System (RMS) and the System to Evaluate the Excellence of Research (SEER).