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ARC Discovery Projects 2027 is a grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC) that funds fundamental research across all disciplines conducted by Australian researchers. The scheme supports individual researchers and teams pursuing discovery-based research with potential for significant national benefit. Full applications for the 2027 round were open in the ARC Research Management System (RMS) and closed on April 22, 2026.
Only applicants shortlisted following an ARC-notified Expression of Interest were eligible to submit a full application. All documentation is available through GrantConnect under grant opportunity GO8260, governed by the Discovery Program Discovery Projects Grant Guidelines (2024 edition, Variation 1).
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Now Open: Full Applications for Discovery Projects 2027 # Now Open: Full Applications for Discovery Projects 2027 Full applications forDiscovery Projectsfor funding commencing in 2027 are now open in theResearch Management System(RMS) and will close at **5:00 pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.
** Note that full applications for the Discovery Projects 2027 scheme are a restricted competitive round and must be preceded by an ARC notified shortlisted Expression of Interest. Key dates, including Important Dates, for this scheme are on theScheme Calendaravailable on the ARC website.
All documentation for the grant opportunity can be found onGrantConnect * Grant Opportunity View – GO8260 Discovery Projects 2027 (DP27) will operate under the _Discovery Program – Discovery Projects Grant Guidelines (2024 edition – Variation 1). _ While the Grant Guidelines are available to view, you will need to register withGrantConnect to access all documentation. Please refer to theGrantConnectwebsite.
If you have any questions, please emailARC-NCGP@arc.
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### Update to the Discovery Indigenous 2027 grant opportunity Published on: 07 Apr 2026 Changes have been made to the upcoming Discovery Indigenous 2027 round, scheduled to open on 2 June 2026.
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