Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is a Commonwealth statutory body that supports the highest-quality fundamental and applied research and research training through national competition across all disciplines, with the exception of clinical medicine and dentistry. It does this through a number of schemes, supporting projects, individuals, infrastructure, and collaborative ventures between research institutions and with industry.
The principal schemes are:
Discovery, including:
- Discovery Projects
- Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards
- Future Fellowships
- Australian Laureate Fellowships
- Discovery Indigenous
Linkage, including:
- Linkage Projects
- Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- ARC - Industrial Transformation Research Program
ARC Centres of Excellence
There are other schemes operated by the ARC, as to which see the National Competitive Grants Program.