We administer the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) which supports the highest-quality fundamental and applied research and research training through national competition.
Researchers seeking Australian Research Council (ARC) support will find information here about schemes funded under the National Competitive Grants Program.
The ARC plays a pivotal role in helping Australia to continue to build its capability to produce excellent research, foster research talent and ensure community benefit from investment in research.
ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ute Roessner along with agency staff attended the launch of the ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity at the Australian National University (ANU) on 12 May 2025.
The ARC had the pleasure of attending events celebrating the achievements of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) across 3 days – 7 May, 8 May and 15 May 2025 – in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has released the 2025-26 National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) Scheme Calendar, providing indicative timings to support planning for participants and research administrators.
The ARC proudly attended the launch of the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Future Digital Manufacturing (the Digital Manufacturing Hub) at Swinburne University of Technology on 13 March 2025.
Applications for Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2026 will close in the Research Management System (RMS) at 5:00 pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, 18 March 2025.
