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Linkage Projects are grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC) that fund collaborative research partnerships between Australian higher education institutions and business, industry, community organisations, and other research agencies.
The program supports internationally competitive research projects addressing challenges relevant to industry and research end-users, with a focus on building long-term strategic research alliances. Grants provide $50,000 to $300,000 per year for two to five years. Applications must include at least one Partner Organisation that contributes cash or in-kind support at least matching the total ARC funding requested.
Eligible applicants are researchers at Australian higher education institutions applying through their university research offices. There is one assessment round for Linkage Projects 2026.
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By supporting the development of partnerships, the ARC encourages the transfer of skills, knowledge and ideas as a basis for securing commercial and other benefits of research. The _Linkage Projects_ grant opportunity supports projects which initiate or develop long term strategic research alliances to apply advanced knowledge to problems, acquire new knowledge and as a basis for securing commercial and other benefits of research.
There will be one assessment round for Linkage Projects 2026.
The _Linkage Projects_ scheme objectives are to: * support internationally competitive research projects and teams on challenges or opportunities of relevance to research end-users; * foster the establishment and strengthening of research alliances between higher education organisations and research end-users; * enhance the scale and focus of research, including in Australian Government priority areas.
Applications for funding under the _Linkage Projects_ scheme must include at least one Partner Organisation. The Partner Organisation must make a contribution in cash and/or in kind to the project. The combined Partner Organisation contributions for an application (i.e. the total of the cash and in-kind contributions of the Partner Organisations) must at least match the total funding requested from the ARC.
The _Linkage Projects_ scheme provides project funding of $50,000 to $300,000 per year for two to five years. This scheme is intended to support researchers from higher education organisations and industry to build partnerships with organisations, to conduct research which will benefit the organisations and Australia. University Research Offices manage applications for any ARC scheme.
Interested researchers should contact the relevant Research Office who will assist in preparing and submitting an application through the ARC’sResearch Management System. ## How do I find out more? The Grant Guidelines provide further detail on the schemes, including eligibility requirements and assessment criteria.
These are published onGrant Connect. Opening and closing dates are listed on theARC Grants Calendar. If you are an applicant and have any queries about this scheme, please contact a university research office in the first instance.
## Key Documents and Information for Linkage Projects 2026 * Linkage Projects Forecast Opportunity View - 2026 * Documentation available via: Linkage Projects 2026 Current Grant Opportunity – GO8179 * Important dates for Linkage Projects 2026 grant application process * Freedom of Information Disclosure Log * LinkedIn (Opens in a new window) * Bluesky (Opens in a new window) * Instagram (Opens in a new window) * Facebook (Opens in a new window) * X (Opens in a new window) The Australian Research Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities.
We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Applications must include at least one Partner Organisation. The Partner Organisation must make a contribution in cash and/or in kind to the project, at least matching the total funding requested from the ARC. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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