Australian governmental non-medical research funding agency, formed in 2001
This article is about the non-medical research funding body in Australia. For the medical research agency, see National Health and Medical Research Council.
Australian Research Council
Council overview
Formed
2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Jurisdiction
Australian Government
Headquarters
Canberra
Employees
135[1]
Annual budget
A$815 million (2020–21)[2]: 147 , [a]
Minister responsible
Jason Clare, Minister for Education[3]
Council executive
Judith Zielke, CEO[4]
Key document
Australian Research Council Act 2001
Website
arc.gov.au
The Australian Research Council (ARC) is the primary non-medical research funding agency of the Australian Government, distributing more than A$800 million in grants each year. The Council was established by the Australian Research Council Act 2001, and provides competitive research funding to academics and researchers at Australian universities. Most health and medical research in Australia is funded by the more specialised National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), which operates under a separate budget.
ARC does not directly fund researchers, but however allocates funds to individual schemes with specialised scopes, such as Discover (fundamental and empirical research) and Linkage (domestic and international collaborative projects). Most of these schemes fall under the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), whereby institutions must compete amongst each other for funding. ARC also administers the Excellence in Research for Australia framework (ERA), which provides guidelines to evaluate the quality of research. ARC Centres of Excellence, funded for a limited period, are collaborations established among Australian and international universities and other institutions to support research in a variety of fields.
Since 2011, ARC has awarded the annual Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship, which are research fellowships for female Australian and international researchers, intended to support innovative research programs and mentor early career researchers.
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^"Portfolio Budget Statements 2020-21". Department of Education, Skills and Employment. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^"About the Australian Research Council". Australian Research Council. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^"CEO". Australian Research Council. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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A$815 million (2020–21)[2]: 147 , [a]