This appendix provides information to support the section of the Annual Performance Statement for Key Activity 1: Funding the highest quality research.
| Scheme | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Laureate Fellowships | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Number of proposals | 90 | 115 | 124 |
| Number of awards | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Success rate (%) | 17.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 |
| Total funding ($) | 42,151,524 | 42,025,000 | 44,123,452 |
| Discovery Early Career Researcher Award | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 1,394 | 1,220 | 1,197 |
| Number of awards | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Success rate (%) | 14.3 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Total funding ($) | 70,567,494 | 70,736,647 | 71,700,673 |
| Discovery Indigenous | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Number of awards | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Success rate (%) | 31.3 | 32.3 | 35.5 |
| Total funding ($) | 4,392,609 | 4,059,356 | 4,634,891 |
| Discovery Projects | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 3,689 | 3,584 | 3,540 |
| Number of awards | 665 | 635 | 630 |
| Success rate (%) | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.8 |
| Total funding ($) | 250,044,435 | 244,935,035 | 234,660,652 |
| Future Fellowships | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 830 | 315 | 324 |
| Number of awards | 150 | 50 | 100 |
| Success rate (%) | 18.1 | 15.9 | 30.9 |
| Total funding ($) | 114,919,482 | 38,648,000 | 77,023,663 |
| Scheme | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Centres of Excellence | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of Expressions of Interest (EOI) | n/a | n/a | 97 |
| Number of EOI shortlisted | n/a | n/a | 20 |
| EOI success rate (%) | n/a | n/a | 20.6 |
| Number of proposals funded | n/a | n/a | 9 |
| Proposal success rate (%) | n/a | n/a | 47.4 |
| Total funding ($) | n/a | n/a | 283,500,000 |
| Industrial Transformation Research Hubs | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| Number of awards | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Success rate (%) | 26.7 | 45.5 | 60.0 |
| Total funding ($) | 18,681,869 | 15,696,194 | 9,603,797 |
| Industrial Transformation Training Centres | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 17 | 27 | 26 |
| Number of awards | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Success rate (%) | 29.4 | 22.2 | 34.6 |
| Total funding ($) | 20,895,677 | 22,044,067 | 36,990,090 |
| Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 159 | 173 | 179 |
| Number of awards | 66 | 54 | 48 |
| Success rate (%) | 41.5 | 31.2 | 26.8 |
| Total funding ($) | 28,995,463 | 37,973,900 | 28,628,728 |
| Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Number of awards | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Success rate (%) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total funding ($) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Linkage Projects1 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Number of proposals | 699 | 710 | 967 |
| Number of awards | 251 | 252 | 320 |
| Success rate (%) | 35.9 | 35.5 | 33.1 |
| Total funding ($) | 88,154,841 | 86,927,155 | 115,362,905 |
| Special Research Initiatives2 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| Number of proposals | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Number of awards | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Total funding ($) | 24,000,000 | n/a | n/a |
Notes
- Linkage Projects 2016 includes six months of continuous applications (from 1 July 2016).
- The Special Research Initiative reported is the Antarctic Gateway Partnership (funding commencing in 2014–15).