The Australian Laureate Fellowships grant opportunity encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary and salary-related (on-cost) support.

The Australian Laureate Fellowships objectives are to:

• attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation, with exceptional ability to lead, collaborate, mentor and supervise, and enhance their capacity to create an enduring legacy;
• build focus and scale in research by forging new links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users;
• support a program of innovative and ground-breaking research that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge;
• create a cohesive research program and implementation plan that represents value for money;
• provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary opportunity to nurture early or mid-career researchers;
• produce new or advanced knowledge resulting from the outcomes of the research with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and to enhance research in Australian Government priority areas.

We may name two successful Australian Laureate Fellows as the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow. The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female candidate from the humanities, arts and social science disciplines. The Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female candidate from the science and technology disciplines. Recipients will be provided with additional funding to undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research.

The application must nominate only one Australian Laureate Fellowship candidate and request funding for a minimum of two Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) and two Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs).

An individual must not be nominated for more than one Australian Laureate Fellowship in a grant opportunity.

A previous recipient of an Australian Laureate Fellowship is not eligible to apply for another Australian Laureate Fellowship.

An Australian Laureate Fellowship candidate can be concurrently funded through the Discovery Program for a maximum of: one ARC Fellowship and one project as a CI; or one ARC Fellowship or project if the individual is also a Director on an active ARC Centre of Excellence and/or a Special Research Initiative project.

Applications for Australian Laureate Fellowships do not need to meet the project limit requirements at the grant opportunity closing date. If an Australian Laureate Fellowships application is successful, named participants must meet the project limits under section 4.9 of the guidelines before the project can start. Project limits can be met by relinquishing existing active project(s), or relinquishing role(s) on existing active projects, or withdrawing application(s) that would exceed the project limits. This may not need to occur until all applications are announced.

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