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Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2024

Tender ID: 513727


Tender Details

Tender #:
GO5904  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
2 December 2022
Closing Date:
8 March 2023

Tender Description

⁠⁠⁠The Discovery Projects scheme provides grant funding to support research projects that may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams.

 
The Discovery Projects scheme objectives are to:
 
- support excellent basic and applied research and research training by individuals and teams;
 
- support national and international research collaboration; and
 
- enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.
 
The intended outcomes of the Discovery Projects scheme are:
 
- expanded knowledge base and research capacity in Australia; and
 
- economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.

Eligibility:
 
An application may only be submitted through the Research Office of an Eligible Organisation listed in the Grant Guidelines. The application must nominate at least one Chief Investigator (CI); the first named CI will be the Project Leader. Additional CIs and Partner Investigators (PIs) may be nominated in the application. 
 
To be eligible to apply as a CI or PI, the individual nominated must as at the grant opportunity closing date: have met their obligations regarding previously funded projects, including submission to the ARC of satisfactory final reports. 
 
At the grant commencement date a CI must be an employee for at least 20 per cent of full time equivalent (0.2 FTE) at an Eligible Organisation; or be a holder of an honorary academic appointment at an Eligible Organisation and not employed at another organisation for more than 0.2 FTE.
 
A CI must reside for more than 50 per cent of their time in Australia for the project activity period and must not be undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) during the project activity period.
 
A CI can be concurrently funded through the Discovery Program for a maximum of: two projects as CI; or one ARC Fellowship and one project as a CI; or one ARC Fellowship or project if the individual is also a Director on active ARC Centre of Excellence or a Special Research Initiative project. Limits will be calculated at the closing time for submission of applications and may be re-calculated as other grant opportunity announcements are made. 
 
To be eligible to apply as a PI the individual nominated must not meet the eligibility criteria for a CI as at the grant commencement date or during the project activity period. 
 
For other eligibility requirements refer to the relevant Grant Guidelines.


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