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Future Fellowships

The Australian Government announced the creation of a new scheme, ARC Future Fellowships, to promote research in areas of critical national importance by giving outstanding researchers incentives to conduct their research in Australia. The aim of ARC Future Fellowships is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers.

At present many highly qualified mid-career researchers choose to work overseas to further their careers due to lack of opportunities in Australia. The ARC Future Fellowships scheme addresses this problem and will significantly boost Australia’s research and innovation capacity in areas of national importance.

Over a five-year period (2009 -2013), ARC Future Fellowships will offer four-year fellowships of up to $140,000 a year to 1,000 outstanding Australian and international researchers in the middle of their career. In addition, each researcher’s Administering Organisation will receive funding of up to $50,000 per year to support related infrastructure, equipment, travel and relocation costs.

ARC Future Fellowships will encourage proposals from researchers working in areas of national priority. Preference will be given to those researchers who can demonstrate a capacity to build collaboration across industry and/or research institutions and/or with other disciplines.

Although international experience is important for Australian researchers, it is also important they have the opportunity to return home to continue their work. ARC Future Fellowships will aim to encourage outstanding Australian researchers currently based overseas to return to Australia.

One call for submission of ARC Future Fellowships proposals is made each year.

• Funding Rules
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• Instructions to applicants
• Sample Application Form
• List of Research Strengths
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• GAMS Information
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• Classification Codes – FOR, RFCD, SEO and ANZSIC
• Consultation Paper