Grant funders

Australian Research Council

Research council, Australian Capital Territory

Also known as ARC

Australia 3 open calls
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Open calls 3
Given in 2025 AUD 1.5bn
Typical grant AUD 654k Middle half AUD 527k to AUD 870k
New grantees in 2025 0% first grant from this funder

Open calls

Future Fellowships reflect 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 i Closes 6 Nov 2026 Open Training Centres foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry, through creating and delivering innovative Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and postdoctoral training Closes 25 Nov 2026 Open Research Hubs engage Australia's best researchers to develop collaborative solutions to the Industrial Transformation Priorities Closes 25 Nov 2026 Open

Giving by year

0% of 2025 grantees were new to this funder 95% of grantees are funded again within three years

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

New South Wales 12,516 grants · typical AUD 373k
Victoria 10,270 grants · typical AUD 380k
Queensland 6,401 grants · typical AUD 380k
Australian Capital Territory 3,161 grants · typical AUD 377k
South Australia 2,769 grants · typical AUD 378k
Western Australia 2,621 grants · typical AUD 370k
Tasmania 730 grants · typical AUD 357k
Northern Territory 122 grants · typical AUD 350k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

University of Technology Sydney New fuels for proton-boron fusion: Towards clean energy production AUD 543k 27 Aug 2026
The university of new south Wales Facility for Integrated Sensing and Communication: Gigahertz to Terahertz AUD 1.4m 27 Aug 2026
University of Technology Sydney Active Load-Pull Facility for Device, Circuit and System Characterisation AUD 721k 27 Aug 2026
Rmit university 3D composites for fire-proof EV charging facilities in bushfire-prone areas AUD 583k 26 Aug 2026
The University Of Melbourne Solar Facade Optimization Using Machine Learning and a Trustworthy Workflow AUD 285k 26 Aug 2026
Swinburne university of technology Integration Optimisation Algorithms of Fibre-reinforced Printing Structures AUD 706k 26 Aug 2026
Adelaide university A Self-Sufficient Ecosystem for Resilient Rural Communities AUD 492k 26 Aug 2026
University of wollongong Cryptographically Secure Code: Detection and Generation AUD 534k 26 Aug 2026
The Australian national university Electrically Tuneable Nanowires for Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging AUD 688k 26 Aug 2026
University of wollongong Adaptive AI-Driven Sustainable Home Energy Ecosystem AUD 434k 26 Aug 2026

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