Future Fellowships

The Future Fellowships scheme objectives are to:

1. support excellent basic and applied research and research training by outstanding
   mid-career researchers to be recruited and retained by universities in continuing
   academic positions;
2. support national and international research collaboration; and
3. enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.

The intended outcomes of the Future Fellowships scheme are:

1. expanded knowledge base and research capacity in Australia; and
2. economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.

A Future Fellowship may be requested at one of three salary levels. An administering organisation may be awarded up to $60,000 of project funding per annum.

1. Read the Grant Guidelines for the Discovery Program (2019) and Instructions to Applicants 2020.
2. Complete the Nomination form if competitive.
3. Submit Request Not to Assess if applicable via email to Deakin Research Grants
4. Commence your online application on RMS.
5. Work with your case manager and use templates provided.
6. Organise relevant certification forms.

The ARC will no longer publish scheme specific documents on its website, but will make these available through GrantConnect. Links to scheme specific documents can be found below.

Policies and Strategies can still be found on the ARC website.

Templates and Certification Form(s)

• D1 Project Description for FT20 submissions.
• D2 Statement by the Administrating Organisation (Guidance Sheet and Template)
• F20 ROPE - Academic career - impact and contributions
• E2 Justification of non-salary funding from ARC
• E3 Details of Administering Organisation contributions
• F6 Research load
• Certification Form

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