The Discovery Projects scheme provides grant funding to support research projects that may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams.

Discovery Projects may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams to:

• expand knowledge base and research capacity in Australia, and
• economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.

Discovery Projects are for funding between $30,000 and $500,000 each year for up to 5 consecutive years.

Project funding may be used for:

• personnel, for example, research associates or assistants and technicians and stipends for higher degree by research students
• teaching relief
• access to research and infrastructure facilities and technical workshop services
• essential field research
• expert third party services
• equipment and consumables
• publication and dissemination of outputs and outreach
• specialised computer equipment and software
• travel costs essential to the project
• web hosting and development
• workshops, focus groups and conferences, and
• essential support costs for researchers who are carers or who personally require care or assistance.

Eligibility 

Organisation roles available under the Discovery Projects grant opportunity are: Administering Organisation; Other Eligible Organisation; and Other Organisation. Definitions for each are outlined in the guidelines documentation.

• Phone: (02) 6287 6600
• Email: arc-ncgp@arc.gov.au