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Reminder, proposals for the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award scheme for funding commencing in 2019 will close in RMS at 5:00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 14 March 2018.
Further information on key dates for all schemes is also available on...
Read moreReminder, Rrejoinders for Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2018, will close in RMS at 5:00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 14 March 2018.
Instructions for submitting a rejoinder in RMS are now available on the Rejoinder...
Read moreReminder, rejoinders for Future Fellowships 2018, will close in RMS at 5:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, 6 March 2018.
Instructions for submitting a rejoinder in RMS are now available on the Rejoinder Information page of the ARC website.
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Read moreRejoinders for the Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Training Centres schemes are now open. The closing date for Rejoinders is 5:00pm (AEDT) on Friday, 16 March 2018.
Instructions for submitting a rejoinder in RMS are now...
Read moreRejoinders for the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme will open in RMS at 12.00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 28 February 2018.
The closing date for rejoinders is 5.00pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 14 March 2018.
Instructions for submitting...
Read moreReminder—Proposals for the Special Research Initiative: PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) Remediation Research Program.
Further information on key dates for all schemes is also available on the Important dates page.
If you...
Read moreThe Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, has today announced new funding outcomes under the ARC Linkage Projects scheme.
Project details are available from the ARC’s dynamic Funding Announcements web page...
Read moreConnecting researcher to benefit Australia—media release issued by the ARC—26 February 2018
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has reviewed and updated the ARC Statement of Support for Interdisciplinary Research to include the new Action Plan for 2018–19.
The Statement outlines the processes the ARC has in place to ensure...
Read moreThe Canberra Times has published an article, ‘Australian National University researcher Sophie Lewis details parental leave woes’, critical of the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Chief Executive Officer of the ARC, Professor Sue Thomas...
Read moreLinking researchers with industry for tangible, ‘real-world’ benefits—media release issued by the ARC—January 2018