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 2025-26 Scheme calendar sets out the anticipated key timeframes for seven existing NCGP schemes: Discovery Early Career Researcher AwardFuture FellowshipsDiscovery ProjectsLinkage ProjectsIndustrial Transformation Research HubsIndustrial Transformation Training CentresLinkage Infrastructure, Equipment and FacilitiesBeyond completion of the current scheme rounds, eight existing NCGP schemes will be paused pending the finalisation of the NCGP Policy Review:Australian Laureate FellowshipsIndustry Laureate FellowshipsMid-Career Industry FellowshipsEarly-Career Industry FellowshipsDiscovery Indigenous (to be replaced by a proposed new scheme targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in 2026-27)3-year cycle:Centres of Excellence Occasional:Special Research InitiativeLearned Academies Special ProjectsFor grant commencement and active project assessment dates, please refer to the webpage Important Dates for ARC Grant Application Process.Note:In the event of a change to the scheme calendar, the ARC will provide as much notice as possible.For all schemes the closing time for Requests Not to Assess, Applications Close and Rejoinders is 5:00pm Canberra time on the dates provided.NCGP Scheme Calendar 2024-25Scheme roundSubmissionRequest Not To AssessRejoinderSACAnnouncementSchemes 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.All dates are indicative and may be subject to change.Linkage Projects(LP24 R2)7 August to 17 September 20246 August to 3 September 2024*12 November to 25 November 202429 January to 30 January 2025 End June 2025ARC Centres of Excellence Expression of Interest(CE26 EOI)13 August to 18 September 2024.13 August to 2 September 2024*6 to 19 November 202416 to 18 December 202413 January 2025ARC Centres of Excellence(CE26)14 January to 3 April 2025N/A12 to 26 May 202514 to 18 July 202524 October to 6 November 2025Australian Laureate Fellowships(FL25)22 August to 2 October 202422 August to 18 September 202429 November to 12 December 202420 to 21 February 2025End June 2025Future Fellowships(FT25)17 September to 31 October 202417 September to 17 October 20246 to 19 March 202512 to 13 May 20258 to 21 July 2025Mid-Career Industry Fellowships(IM25)24 September to 12 November 202424 September to 29 October 202410 to 21 February 20257 to 11 April 202510 to 23 July 2025Industry Laureate Fellowships(IL25)24 September to 12 November 202424 September to 29 October 20244 to 17 February 202515 to 16 April 20252 to 15 July 2025Industrial Transformation Research Program(IC25 & IH25)9 October to 26 November 20249 October to 12 November 20247 to 20 February 202530 April to 1 May 202529 July to 4 August 2025Discovery Projects Expression of Interest(DP26 EOI)31 October to 13 December 202431 October to 26 November 2024N/AN/A26 to 28 February 2025Discovery Projects(DP26)5 March to 16 April 2025N/A30 June to 11 July 202525 to 29 August 202516 to 30 October 2025Discovery Indigenous(IN26)20 November 2024 to20 February 202520 November 2024 to6 February 202523 May to 6 June 202515 July 202517 to 30 September 2025Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities(LE26)22 January to 9 April 202522 January to 26 March 202525 June to 8 July 20252 to 3 September 202514 to 28 November 2025Discovery Early Career Researcher Award(DE26)30 January to 18 March 202530 January to 5 March 202525 June to 8 July 20259 to 11 September 202514 to 27 November 2025Linkage Projects (LP25 R1)12 December 2024 to 26 March 202512 December 2024 to 12 March 202528 May to 11 June 202529 to 31 July 202516 to 29 October 2025Linkage Projects(LP25 R2)3 April to 23 July 20253 April to 9 July 202517 September to 1 October 202518 to 20 November 202518 February to 3 March 2026 NCGP Scheme Calendar 2025-26Scheme roundSubmissionRequest Not To AssessRejoinderSACAnnouncementSchemes opening after 1 July 2025.All dates are indicative and may be subject to change.Industrial Transformation Research Program(IC26 & IH26)17 September to 26 November 202517 September to 11 November 202529 January to 11 February 2026 25 March to 26 March 202610 June to 24 June 2026Future Fellowships(FT26)24 September to 5 November 202524 September to 22 October 202512 February to25 February 202620 April to23 April 20266 July to 17 July 2026Discovery Projects Expression of Interest(DP27 EOI)3 November to12 December 20253 November to28 November 2025 N/A N/A 25 February to 27 February 2026Linkage Projects(LP26)14 January to 18 March 202614 January to 4 March 202627 May to 10 June 202628 July to31 July 202624 September to 8 October 2026Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities(LE27)22 January to 9 April 202622 January to 26 March 202617 June to30 June 202612 August to 13 August 202623 October to6 November 2026Discovery Early Career Researcher Award(DE27)28 January to 11 March 202628 January to 25 February 202612 May to 25 May 20267 July to10 July 202624 September to 10 October 2026Discovery Projects(DP27)2 March to 22 April 2026N/A23 June to 6 July 202617 August to 21 August 202619 October to 30 October 2026