This appendix provides information to support the Annual Performance Statement for Key Activity 1: Funding the highest quality research. The Discovery Program and the Linkage Program are funded under the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).
APPENDIX 1: NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM
Australian Laureate Fellowships
First selection round Funding commencing in 2009
Frequency Annual
Description The Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme reflects the Australian Government's commitment to excellence in research by supporting world- class researchers to conduct research in Australia.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
First selection round Funding commencing in 2012
Frequency Annual
Description The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme provides focused research support for early career researchers.
Discovery Indigenous
First selection round Funding commencing in 2002 (Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development); Funding commencing in 2012 (Discovery Indigenous)
Frequency Annual
Description The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides grant funding to support research projects led by an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander researcher. The Discovery Indigenous scheme also funds fellowships through the Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award (DAATSIA).
Discovery Projects
First selection round Funding commencing in 2002
Frequency Annual
Description The Discovery Projects scheme provides grant funding to support research projects that may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams.
Future Fellowships
First selection round Funding commencing in 2009
Frequency Annual
Description The Future Fellowships scheme provides support for excellent mid-career researchers to undertake high quality research in areas of national and international benefit.
ARC Centres of Excellence
First selection round Funding commencing in 2003
Frequency Periodic
Description The ARC Centres of Excellence (CoE) scheme facilitates significant collaboration which allows the complementary resources of universities, publicly funded research organisations, other research bodies, government and business to be concentrated to support outstanding research in all fields (except clinical research).
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
First selection round Funding commencing in 2012
Frequency Annual
Description The Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH) scheme engages Australia's best researchers to develop collaborative solutions to Industrial Transformation Priority areas and to train the future research workforce. Research Hubs support joint research activity between the Australian higher education sector and industry, and are designed to focus on strategic outcomes that cannot be realised independently of each other.
Industrial Transformation Training Centres
First selection round Funding commencing in 2013
Frequency Annual
Description The Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC) scheme fosters close partnerships between university-based researchers and other researchers. Training Centres deliver innovative Higher Degree Research and postdoctoral training. The focus is on creating end-user research capability that is vital to Australia's future by developing solutions relevant to the Industrial Transformation Priorities.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
First selection round Funding commencing in 2002
Frequency Annual
Description The Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme provides funding for research infrastructure, equipment and facilities to Eligible Organisations. It enables researchers to participate in cooperative initiatives so that expensive research infrastructure, equipment and facilities can be shared between higher education organisations and industry. The scheme also fosters collaboration through its support of the cooperative use of national or international research facilities.
Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects
First selection round Funding commencing in 2002
Frequency Periodic
Description The Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects (LASP) scheme funds the Australian Council of Learned Academies and the Learned Academies to undertake research projects.
Linkage Projects
First selection round Funding commencing in 2002
Frequency Annual from funding commencing in 2013; continuous from 1 July 2016
Description The Linkage Projects scheme supports projects which initiate or develop long- term strategic research alliances to apply advanced knowledge to problems, acquire new knowledge and as a basis for securing commercial and other benefits of research.
Special Research Initiatives
First selection round Funding commencing in 2002
Frequency As required
Description Under the Special Research Initiatives (SRI) scheme, new or emerging areas of research for funding are identified. Applications for funding may be submitted only through ARC invitation by means of a call for application(s).
Supporting Responses to Commonwealth Science Council Priorities
First selection round Funding commencing in 2018
Frequency As required
Description The Supporting Responses to Commonwealth Science Council Priorities scheme aims to support the development of Australian research in priority areas as set by the Commonwealth Science Council. Organisations eligible to administer funding under the scheme are the Australian Council of Learned Academies and the Learned Academies.