ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026 (DE26)

Published in the RSAA Lunations
Vol1 Issue58 1–31 January 2025

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026 (DE26) 

30 Jan      

• Applications open in RMS
• Round 1 Eligibility Exemption Request (EER) - (if needed) due to CRO

10 Feb      

• Draft Strategic Statement by Administering Organisation - Due to CRO
• Strategic Funds Request Submission

17 Feb      

• Revised Strategic Statement by Administering Organisation – Due to CRO

18 Feb      

• Full applications due to CRO
• FIAC Submission
• RNTA, if required, submitted to CRO in RMS
• Round 2 Eligibility Exemption Request (EER) – Due to CRO 

11 Mar

• College Executive Hard Deadline: Final Application and source documents emailed to CRO

Seeking Notification of Intent for upcoming grant schemes

If you are intending on applying for an upcoming research grant application, especially for any scheme opening in the next 6 months, and you have not already notified our office, please submit your NoI here.

Key current schemes and ones opening soon are:

• ARC Linkage Projects 2025 Round 1/2
• ARC LIEF 2026
• ARC DECRA 2026

The Research Office will send out further information on the application process to those who indicate their intention to apply when the relevant scheme opens.