Grants Calendar
The ARC is pleased to publish a new and more informative NCGP Scheme Calendar and would like to thank stakeholders for the valuable feedback that contributed to its development.
The 2024–25 NCGP Scheme Calendar has been adopted in line with the legal requirements of the amended Australian Research Council Act, which commences on 1 July 2024.
PDF version of the new Scheme Calendar: NCGP Scheme Calendar 2024-25
For grant commencement and active project assessment dates, please refer to the webpage Important Dates for ARC Grant Application Process | Australian Research Council
Note:
- The NCGP Scheme Calendar has been developed in anticipation of the commencement and operation of the amended Australian Research Council Act. Dates are subject to change.
- For all schemes the closing time for Requests Not to Assess, Applications Close and Rejoinders is 5:00pm Canberra time on the dates provided.
| Scheme round | Submission | Request Not To Assess | Rejoinder | SAC | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schemes opening after 1 July 2024 The timing for schemes opening after 1 July 2024 has been adjusted in line with the legal requirements of the amended ARC Act. | |||||
(LP24 R2) | 7 August to 17 September 2024. | 6 August to 3 September 2024* | 12 to 25 November 2024 | 29 to 30 January 2025 | 14 to 30 April 2025 |
ARC Centres of Excellence Expression of Interest (CE26 EOI) | 13 August to 18 September 2024. | 13 August to 2 September 2024* | 6 to 19 November 2024 | 16 to 18 December 2024 | 13 January 2025 |
(CE26) | 14 January to 27 March 2025 | N/A | 8 to 21 May 2025 | 14 to 18 July 2025 | 24 October to 6 November 2025 |
Australian Laureate Fellowships (FL25) | 22 August to 2 October 2024 | 22 August to 18 September 2024 | 29 November to 12 December 2024 | 20 to 21 February 2025 | 9 to 19 May 2025 |
(FT25) | 17 September to 31 October 2024 | 17 September to 17 October 2024 | 6 to 19 March 2025 | 12 to 13 May 2025 | 8 to 21 July 2025 |
Early Career Industry Fellowships (IE25) | 24 September to 12 November 2024 | 24 September to 29 October 2024 | 10 to 21 February 2025 | 7 to 11 April 2025 | 10 to 23 July 2025 |
Mid-Career Industry Fellowships (IM25) | 24 September to 12 November 2024 | 24 September to 29 October 2024 | 10 to 21 February 2025 | 7 to 11 April 2025 | 10 to 23 July 2025 |
(IL25) | 24 September to 12 November 2024 | 24 September to 29 October 2024 | 4 to 17 February 2025 | 15 to 16 April 2025 | 2 to 15 July 2025 |
Industrial Transformation Research Program (IC25 & IH25) | 9 October to 26 November 2024 | 9 October to 12 November 2024 | 7 to 20 February 2025 | 30 April to 1 May 2025 | 29 July to 4 August 2025 |
Discovery Projects Expression of Interest (DP26 EOI) | 31 October to 13 December 2024 | 31 October to 26 November 2024 | N/A | N/A | 26 to 28 February 2025 |
(DP26) | 5 March to 16 April 2025 | N/A | 30 June to 11 July 2025 | 25 to 29 August 2025 | 16 to 30 October 2025 |
(IN26) | 20 November 2024 to 20 February 2025 | 20 November 2024 to 6 February 2025 | 23 May to 6 June 2025 | 15 July 2025 | 17 to 30 September 2025 |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE26) | 22 January to 9 April 2025 | 22 January to 26 March 2025 | 25 June to 8 July 2025 | 2 to 3 September 2025 | 14 to 28 November 2025 |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE26) | 30 January to 18 March 2025 | 30 January to 5 March 2025 | 25 June to 8 July 2025 | 9 to 11 September 2025 | 14 to 27 November 2025 |
(LP25 R1) | 12 December 2024 to 26 March 2025 | 12 December 2024 to 12 March 2025 | 28 May to 11 June 2025 | 29 to 30 July 2025 | 16 to 29 October 2025 |
(LP25 R2) | 27 March to 25 June 2025 | 27 March to 11 June 2025 | 20 August to 2 September 2025 | 21 to 22 October 2025 | 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026 |