ARDR STORY

ARC drip

November 2016 - The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded 999 research grants worth a total of $416 million.

The funding spreads across several competitive funding schemes, including Discovery Projects - it is the ARC's major grant scheme under the agency's Discovery Program, accounting for around 55% of the provided funding.

In this round, 630 Discovery Projects were selected at a success rate of 18%, to receive grants worth a total of $234.7 million. The funding is 6% less than in the previous year, when 665 projects were funded with $250 million.

The University of New South Wales won with 88 Discovery Project grants the top spot this year, with the University of Melbourne ranked second with 72 grants, followed by Monash University with 62 projects.

The ARC November 2016 announcement includes grants awarded across schemes of its ARC Discovery Program and Linkage Program. They are:

  • Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2017 — $234.7 million for 630 projects;
  • Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing in 2017 — $4.6 million for 11 projects;
  • Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards for funding commencing in 2017 — $71.7 million for 200 projects;
  • Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2016 — $77.0 million for 100 projects; and
  • Linkage, Infrastructure, Equipment, and Facilities for funding commencing in 2017 — $28.6 million for 48 projects.
More information: www.arc.gov.au
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