Money, where it sits.

The University of Melbourne

? – $2.3M

Closes 2026-05-23

Young people shaping livelihoods across three generations. This proposal for a third cohort to the Life Patterns longitudinal study aims to investigate how in a context of technological and structural change a new generation of young Australians builds livelihood-resilience, keeping the focus on those elements that have proven to be enabling for previous generations. The project aims to generate new knowledge about the influences of education, work, housing, relationships, wellbeing on positive trajectories. Expected outcomes of this project include systematic evidence and a new holistic livelihood-resilience framework for analysing youth trajectories. This project should provide significant benefits to the national response supporting positive youth transitions through education and work.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 1608 - Sociology. Lead: Prof Johanna Wyn

NSW Government — Transport for NSW

? – $30.0M

Closes 2026-05-28

30 million to Bellingen Shire Council to upgrade Gordonville and Summervilles Roads.

NSW Government — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

? – $1.2M

Closes 2026-05-29

Kick-start funding is designed for eligible businesses that are interested in piloting a few battery electric vehicles (BEVs) or for smaller fleets that want to start their electrification journey.

NSW Government — Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport)

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-05-31

Designed for institutions, organisations and music businesses demonstrating industry leadership and significant engagement with contemporary music in NSW. Applicants will have a track record of achieving outcomes for artists and music professionals.

The University of Queensland

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-05-31

The past, present and future of Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge. This project aims to resolve the interrelated and compounding problems that Indigenous Australians face in relation to their ethnobotanical knowledge, such as biopiracy, loss of biodiversity, knowledge, and opportunity. This Indigenous-led project aims to build community-based databases to protect, preserve and facilitate community controlled use of ethnobotanical knowledge. This will support and promote Indigenous economic self-sufficiency and sustainability which will be of direct benefit to the partner communities. In addition to providing direct benefits to the communities involved in the research, the project is designed to be replicated across Australia, bringing benefits to Indigenous communities throughout the country.. Scheme: Discovery Indigenous. Field: 4503 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Knowledges and Management. Lead: Hon Prof Henrietta Marrie

The University of Western Australia

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-05-31

Engineering safer pastures for livestock. This project aims to develop subterranean clover with elevated condensed tannins in leaves. This important pasture legume is currently a bloat risk for cattle and sheep due to low condensed tannins and high soluble proteins. Bloat is a health issue that costs the Australian and New Zealand livestock industries over $200 million per annum. Condensed tannins can reduce bloat, decrease methane production and improve efficiency of production. A novel approach using CRISPR and other innovative molecular techniques will generate breeding lines high in condensed tannins and deliver knowledge applicable to other pasture legumes. Expected outcomes for livestock producers include improved animal welfare, reduced carbon emissions and enhanced profits.. Scheme: Linkage Projects. Field: 1001 - Agricultural Biotechnology. Lead: Prof Jacqueline Batley

NSW Government — Department of Education

? – $3.0M

Closes 2026-05-31

The Closing the Gap (CTG) Innovation Fund is a targeted, competitive grant program established under the National Skills Agreement (NSA) Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap, agreed between the Australian Government and NSW in November 2025.

The University of Adelaide

? – $1.2M

Closes 2026-06-02

Facilities for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Evaluation and Testing. This proposal aims to establish state-of-the-art stationary and mobile facilities for atmospheric wind, dust and plume measurements with unique capability to quantify the effect of climate change, surface topography and urbanisation on near-surface microclimate where humans live. To better predict microclimate, mitigate air pollution impacts and exploit local conditions for improved urban planning and agricultural yield, high quality observations of the near-surface atmosphere at fine temporal and spatial resolutions are required. The proposed Facilities for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Evaluation and Testing (FABLET) will advance Australia’s capability to make these difficult measurements of atmospheric boundary layer.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 3702 - Climate Change Science. Lead: Prof Maziar Arjomandi

NSW Government — NSW Health

? – $5.0M

Closes 2026-06-09

The Medical Devices Fund provides grants to drive the commercialisation of highly innovative new devices and technologies in NSW, addressing gaps in the product life cycle between early-stage research and mature investment opportunities.

NSW Government — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

? – $10.0M

Closes 2026-06-09

The $40 million Low Emissions Industry Program supports NSW's NGER-reporting mining and manufacturing facilities. The program targets decarbonisation projects that can be deployed quickly and at scale. Safeguard facilities are not eligible to apply.

The University of Newcastle

? – $1.5M

Closes 2026-06-10

Juungambala: More-than-human agreement making with/as Gumbaynggirr Country. This project aims to develop & model Indigenous-led land practices, protocols & more-than-human agreements between Gumbaynggirr Custodians, non-Gumbaynggirr people & Country to enhance Australia’s capacity to respond to disruptive environmental change through Juungambala, setting things right. This project expects to generate new knowledge in Indigenous-led, Country-led environmental practice by working with inter-species communications (koalas, whales, plants) & innovative songline mapping. Intended outcomes include enhanced stakeholder capacities, intercultural & intergenerational learnings. Benefits include enriched relationships with Country, nurturing of songlines & biodiversity corridors, & development of environmental best practice.. Scheme: Linkage Projects. Field: 0502 - Environmental Science and Management. Lead: Dr Paul Hodge

Queensland University of Technology

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-06-12

Scalable and Robust Bayesian Inference for Implicit Statistical Models. This project aims to develop the next generation of efficient methods for fitting complex simulation-based statistical models to data. Practitioners and scientists are interested in such implicit models to enable discoveries, produce accurate predictions and inform decisions under uncertainty. However, the associated computational cost has restricted researchers to implicit models that must have a small number of parameters and be well specified, impeding scientific progress. This project will develop new computational methods and algorithms for implicit models that scale to high dimensions and are robust to misspecification. Benefits will arise from the more routine use of implicit models in epidemiology, biology, ecology and other fields.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 0104 - Statistics. Lead: Prof Christopher Drovandi

DETSI

? – $5.2M

Closes 2026-06-25

The Innovation Economy Fund aims to accelerate future job creation by funding capital projects in SEQ innovation precincts to expand infrastructure, support priority innovation industries and growth sectors, enable development and commercialisation of sustainable technologies, and build or leverage partnerships that strengthen the region’s innovation economy and deliver stronger economic, environmental and social outcomes.

The University of Melbourne

? – $1.2M

Closes 2026-06-28

Evaluating the Quality of Scientific Research in Psychology. Buttressing public trust in science has never been more important, yet many sciences are experiencing a crisis of confidence. The current system of relying on journal prestige to calibrate our confidence in individual research findings has created corrupt incentives for scientists, and risks undermining public trust in science. Thousands of scientists and institutions around the world have indicated that research evaluation needs an overhaul by signing the Declaration on Research Assessment. One solution is to create a public, transparent, and valid process for producing and sharing expert evaluations of individual papers. This project aims to launch this reform in psychology, and partner with PREreview to help it spread to other fields.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1701 - Psychology. Lead: Prof Simine Vazire

The University of Queensland

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-06-29

Decentralised Collaborative Predictive Analytics on Personal Smart Devices. This project tackles the challenging problem of personalised predictive analytics with resource-constrained personal devices and massive-scale data. The knowledge to be generated concerns privacy, fairness, and resource efficiency in the era of Internet of Things. The expected outcomes include a collaborative learning paradigm for building personalised models on personal smart devices in open and fully decentralised settings. Privacy and model fairness are core tenets of the paradigm. Personalised predictive analytics is frontier research that will position Australia at the forefront of AI and give business the tools needed to deploy innovative business systems for market exploitation with a secure, equitable and competitive advantage.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 0806 - Information Systems. Lead: Prof Hongzhi Yin

Curtin University

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-06-29

A Bayesian Approach to Distributed Estimation for Multi-Object Systems. This project aims to develop new signal processing techniques that facilitate autonomous technologies for environmental perception, with the ability to efficiently process large data volumes from multiple sensing modalities. Rapid advances in sensors and networks have led to a digital data deluge, from which extracting useful information presents new technological challenges and opportunities. To address this development, this project seeks to develop new distributed solutions for statistical estimation, which are specifically designed for dynamic systems with multiple object states, and are inherently scalable and robust. The potential benefits include new technologies for smart cities, autonomous infrastructure, and digital productivity.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 0906 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Lead: Prof Ba Tuong Vo

The University of Melbourne

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-06-29

Advances in data integration modelling for infectious disease response. This project aims to develop powerful mathematical frameworks that integrate data from multiple sources to facilitate informed decisions in response to the threat of present, and future, infectious diseases. The project expects to generate new knowledge in mathematics by advancing the tools for incorporating multiple data sources into models of infectious diseases. The expected outcomes include enhanced capacity to predict spatiotemporal changes in transmission of infectious diseases. This project should provide significant benefits in the advancement of modelling techniques broadly applicable to infectious disease settings, which will be demonstrated for antimalarial drug resistance – a major threat to malaria elimination. . Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 0102 - Applied Mathematics. Lead: Prof Jennifer Flegg

NSW Government — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

? – $4.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

The competitive bid funding option is designed to support organisations with larger fleets that are beyond the pilot phase of their transition to EVs.

Cooper Rice-Brading Foundation Ltd

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

Funds the development of precision therapies for childhood sarcomas through a collaborative, crowdsourced research model.

NSW Government — Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

? – $25.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

The Regional Development Trust Government Priority & Partnerships investment pathway provides for investment of Trust funds in projects identified by the NSW Government consistent with the Trust's key focus areas.

NSW Government — Transport for NSW

? – $20.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

The Link will deliver upgrades to existing sections to allow for walking and bike riding, as well as filling in missing links over time to create a continuous route along the foreshore.

The University of New South Wales

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-06-30

Constitutional Design & Democratic Resilience . Democracy is under stress worldwide. Both new and longstanding are seeing waves of democratic erosion. In many cases, this erosion is also taking new and more subtle forms, which are harder to detect than outright coups or suspensions of democracy – that is, they involve a form of “abusive constitutional change” that uses existing legal democratic norms and processes to subvert democracy from within. This Project will investigate the nature and scope of this problem of abusive constitutional change, as well as potential solutions through constitutional design. It will offer new theoretical insights for the field of comparative constitutional studies, and practical insights for policymakers in Australia and globally.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1801 - Law. Lead: Prof Rosalind Dixon

The University of Adelaide

? – $1.2M

Closes 2026-06-30

Fine Tuning: A Reconciliation of Indigenous and Western Musical Traditions. Focusing on central Australian song lines, the project strengthens our knowledge, understanding and application of the intricate tuning systems that underpin traditional Indigenous musical practices. Employing a unique methodology that combines Indigenous and contemporary Western musical performance practices with cutting-edge digital technologies, the project will show how the highly nuanced and sophisticated tunings at the heart of Indigenous music-making can be preserved when transposed to contemporary Western art music contexts. In so doing, the case is made for a more genuine, equitable dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous music-makers, to the mutual benefit of musicians, audiences, and society at large. . Scheme: Discovery Indigenous. Field: 4501 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture, Language and History. Lead: Dr Dylan Crismani

NSW Government — NSW Health

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

Mental Health Research Grants support researchers working on new and emerging treatment approaches for severe and persistent mental illness, with a focus on basic science and pre-clinical research.

NSW Government — Aboriginal Affairs

? – $5.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

The NSW Closing the Gap Partnership Ad Hoc Grant Round provides funding by invitation only to support initiatives identified under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap

NSW Government — Screen NSW

? – $42.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

Screen NSW's Post, Digital and Visual Effects Rebate supports companies and practitioners carrying out PDV work in NSW.

NSW Government — Crown Lands

? – $4.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

The Crown Land Project Support Program (CLPSP) is part of the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) which is established under the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (Act). Providing funding for Crown Land Managers to enhance Crown reserves.

NSW Government — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

? – $4.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

The competitive bid funding option is designed to support organisations with larger fleets that are beyond the pilot phase of their transition to EVs.

The University of Melbourne

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-06-30

Domestic and Family violence and border-related harm. This project aims to explore how Australia's migration system intersects with the experience of domestic and family violence for temporary visa holders. By drawing on the accounts of former temporary visa holders via interviews in Australia, Thailand, Vietnam and India, and examining the migration system and processes evident in formal accounts including coronial findings and sentencing judgements, the project expects to generate new knowledge about connections between migration systems and domestic and family violence. This should provide significant benefits by laying the ground for reform and recommendations to support policy makers and stakeholders more broadly to create better conditions for women’s safety.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1602 - Criminology. Lead: Prof Marie Segrave

The University of Western Australia

? – $1.5M

Closes 2026-06-30

An operando characterisation platform for clean energy transition in WA. This project aims to investigate the transitional properties of energy materials in clean energy generation, storage, conversion, and utilisation under real synthesis and catalysis conditions by establishing an in situ and operando analysis platform. The project expects to generate new knowledge in materials chemistry and reaction kinetics with varying temperature, gases, light, and/or electrolytes. Expected outcomes include innovative catalyst design strategies and insights into clean energy transition and decarbonisation, as well as enhanced interdisciplinary collaborations. This research will provide significant benefits, such as the development of new knowledge and technology, contributing to Australia's transition towards clean energy.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 4016 - Materials Engineering. Lead: Prof Hongqi Sun

NSW Government — Screen NSW

? – $5.8M

Closes 2026-06-30

The NSW Government is offering a 10 per cent rebate for eligible digital games production. Games must have a Qualifying NSW Expenditure of at least AU$350,000 to be eligible.

Charles Darwin University

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

Caring for Cosmologies: Making Living Maps for West Miyarrka. This project aims to develop a new kind of digital mapping to document endangered forms of knowledge along a coastline under threat from climate change. The project expects to draw on unique Yolngu knowledge practices and representational systems - with traditional owners and managers guiding digital media experts, rangers and artists. Expected outcomes include: 1) expanded Indigenous research capacities and digital expertise; and, 2) access to novel resources for a new generation of Indigenous leaders. Benefits include: enhanced intergenerational and intercultural knowledge transmission and negotiation; methods adaptable to other Indigenous contexts; and greater national recognition of Indigenous seeing and caring for country.. Scheme: Discovery Indigenous. Field: 0502 - Environmental Science and Management. Lead: Ms Enid Wunungmurra

Flinders University

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-06-30

Strategic Friendship: Anglo-German Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region. This project aims to investigate the untold history of Anglo-German cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region through hitherto neglected German archival materials. These materials point to thriving and thick webs of mutual assistance in cultural, scientific, economic, military and political affairs that successfully weakened local sovereignty but ended abruptly with World War One. The project expects to produce a new history challenging century-long Anglophone understandings of Anglo-German antagonism in the Asia-Pacific region. Its benefits include providing new knowledge of the history of great power relations in the Asia-Pacific region and establishing an improved historical framework for understanding strategic cooperation in our region.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 2103 - Historical Studies. Lead: Prof Matthew Fitzpatrick

The University of Sydney

? – $1.3M

Closes 2026-07-02

Dedicated High-throughput 3D-Electron Diffractometer. This proposal aims to install the first dedicated high-throughput 3D-electron diffractometer in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the first in the world. It will be able to rapidly solve the atomic-scale structures of molecules and materials for which this is now extremely difficult and time-consuming – or impossible – due to the inability to grow large enough crystals for traditional X-ray diffraction. It will thus provide a significant advantage for chemists, physicists, biologists, geologists, and engineers who rely on detailed structural knowledge to rationally optimise the properties of their compounds, from pharmaceutical activity to carbon capture to superconductivity, to the substantial benefit of multiple national priority areas.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 3402 - Inorganic Chemistry. Lead: Prof Chris Ling

RMIT University

? – $1.0M

Closes 2026-07-07

Redesigning apartment policy standards for health and wellbeing. This project aims to examine the impact of apartment design standards on residents’ health and wellbeing. It seeks to (1) identify a refined set of evidence-informed quantifiable policy standards that protect residents’ health and wellbeing; and (2) evaluate their uptake by industry and barriers to implementation. Many design standards are based on intuition and experience rather than empirical evidence, and little is known about whether the standards and thresholds stipulated are sufficient to support health. Expected outcomes include tailored policy-specific recommendations for design policy and the planning of apartment precincts. Benefits include the delivery of convivial, equitable, healthy and sustainable apartment housing.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1205 - Urban and Regional Planning. Lead: Dr Sarah Foster

The Australian National University

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-07-20

Automatic Authorities: Charting a Course for Legitimate AI. Public and private actors are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to exercise power over citizens, who are increasingly unsure whether to accept that power. AI faces a crisis of legitimacy. This project aims to use technically- and empirically-grounded philosophy to make Australia a global leader in the study and design of legitimate AI. The project expects to launch and make fundamental progress in a new field: the Political Philosophy of AI. Expected outcomes include new strategies shared with industry and government partners for designing and deploying legitimate AI systems. Expected benefits include the opportunity to enjoy the public and private efficiencies enabled by AI, without compromising our freedom and equality.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1606 - Political Science. Lead: Prof Seth Lazar

University of Technology Sydney

? – $2.2M

Closes 2026-07-30

ARC Research Hub for Nutrients in a Circular Economy (NiCE). Urban utilities are in need to design resilient wastewater infrastructure to tackle the pressures of urban intensification, waterways pollution and climate change. This Hub aims to transform the wastewater industry with an unprecedented, city-scale circular economy of nutrients based on urine separation and processing at building level, to produce safe and effective liquid fertilisers. By engaging with stakeholders across the value chain, this Hub expects to bring two urine processing technologies to commercial readiness, and to produce new regulations and business models for the circular economy. This will add resilience to the wastewater and urban farming industries, and will create market opportunities for new Australian technologies.. Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs. Field: 0907 - Environmental Engineering. Lead: Prof Ho Kyong Shon

Swinburne University of Technology

? – $1.2M

Closes 2026-07-31

Digital and data literacies for sexual health policy and practice. New digital practices present significant challenges for the fields of sexual health promotion and sexual healthcare provision. This Fellowship brings sexual health policy-makers and professionals into dialogue with young adult users of digital apps and social platforms, via participatory co-design methods. Outcomes include theoretical and applied frameworks for digital literacy and data literacy in the context of sexual health. Outputs include knowledge-translation resources for sexual health professionals that will help them better engage with young adult’s everyday practices of digitally mediated intimacy, in the context of broader understandings of content moderation and regulation, platform governance, data privacy and data security. . Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 2001 - Communication and Media Studies. Lead: Prof Katherine Albury

The University of Adelaide

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-07-31

Pathways for Indigenous and Western knowledge into Environmental Policy. The aim of this project is to identify the ways in which all knowledge, particularly Western and Indigenous knowledges can work together to inform environmental policy, with a focus on climate change adaptation. Using participatory methodologies and supported by an Indigenous led advisory group, the project will partner with Indigenous Ranger groups to interrogate three key knowledge management concepts: integration, co-production and co-existence. Based on communities of practice, in the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Basin, Australia, the Fellowship seeks to produce mechanisms of knowledge co-existence and maintenance that will contribute to stronger environmental policies and create spaces for Indigenous voices to be represented within them.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1604 - Human Geography. Lead: Prof Melissa Nursey-Bray

Flinders University

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-08-29

A femtosecond beamline for time-resolved momentum microscopy. This project aims to obtain a femtosecond high-harmonic generation beamline that will be integrated with a photoemission electron microscope to create Australia’s first time-resolved momentum microscope. This project expects to use ultrafast spectromicroscopy to observe the changes to the excited electron motion within materials after they absorb light. Expected outcomes of this project include improving our understanding of light-driven physical and chemical processes that occur in materials and optoelectronic devices. This should provide significant benefits through the development of new cost effective and efficient materials for energy harvesting, sensors and photocatalysts.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 5104 - Condensed Matter Physics. Lead: Dr Darryl Jones

James Cook University

? – $5.4M

Closes 2026-08-31

ARC Research Hub for Supercharging Tropical Aquaculture Through Genetic Solutions. This project will deliver the genetic knowledge to instigate world-leading and highly productive breeding programs for five tropical aquaculture species (barramundi, pearl oyster, prawn, grouper and marine algae) in northern Australia. It will integrate cutting edge genetic and genomic approaches into innovative aquaculture enterprises and will establish a novel understanding of the genetic basis of disease resistance and how the production environment interfaces with the bacterial microbiome, pathogens and water quality to cause disease. Outcomes will lead to increased productivity, international competitiveness, and lowered disease risk and significantly expand Australia's capacity in the aquaculture sector.. Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs. Field: 0704 - Fisheries Sciences. Lead: Prof Dean Jerry

Curtin University

? – $3.3M

Closes 2026-08-31

Interpreting the molecular record in extraordinarily preserved fossils. This project aims to unlock a hidden record of our planet’s past and the life it supported, using a novel approach with benefits for environment and industry. Soft tissues preserved in sedimentary concretion fossils will be analysed, extending the traditional inorganic fossil framework of major evolutionary events. Understanding the biofilm entombment and preservation mechanisms responsible for this unique organic fossil archive will extend our knowledge of microbial functionality. Expected outcomes from this new way of interpreting our planet’s past, include improved understanding of extinction events, environmental change and adaptation, with potential benefits in ecosystem management, resource exploration and biofilm uses.. Scheme: Australian Laureate Fellowships. Field: 0402 - Geochemistry. Lead: Prof Kliti Grice

Monash University

? – $1.9M

Closes 2026-08-31

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope for Beam-Sensitive Materials. This project aims to establish a transmission electron microscopy facility for the high-throughput characterisation of delicate materials, at the atomic scale and a broad range of temperatures. Unique in Australia, this capability will enable the location and type of atoms critical to materials properties to be determined for materials as diverse as lithium-bearing minerals, next-generation solar cells and drug-delivery agents. In this way it will foster the engineering of new materials for addressing current challenges in energy, environment, transport, health and manufacturing. This will be a national, open access facility for use by research institutions and industry, and for training the next generation of postgraduate students.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 4018 - Nanotechnology. Lead: Prof Laure Bourgeois

The Australian National University

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-09-12

Barriers and pathways to development of Indigenous traditional medicines. This project aims to explore how Australian regulatory systems can better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Knowledge (TK) holders to commercialise their traditional medicines. Focusing on the mudjala plant and working with the Kimberley’s Nyikina people, the project should generate new anthropological methods for documenting TK related to traditional medicine, new models for regulating traditional medicinal products, and pharmacological insights into traditional methods of activating the plant. Additional expected outcomes include unlocking the significant, untapped potential for Indigenous Australians to benefit from the development of traditional medicine products regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.. Scheme: Discovery Indigenous. Field: 1699 - Other Studies In Human Society. Lead: Dr Virginia Marshall

Queensland University of Technology

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-09-30

Regulating and countering structural inequality on digital platforms. This project aims to find legal, ethical, technical, and commercial opportunities to counter inequality online. It uses machine learning and custom data collection tools to create new knowledge about how digital platforms—including search engines, social media, peer economy, and news platforms—can help to tackle misogyny, racism, and other forms of structural discrimination. It uses this knowledge to investigate the extent to which private sector digital platforms can be expected to monitor and regulate the actions of their users, what responsibilities they have to avoid contributing to discrimination, hatred, intolerance and abuse, and how the law should develop to ensure that our digital environment is more equal and fair. . Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 1801 - Law. Lead: Prof Nicolas Suzor

The University of Sydney

? – $1.1M

Closes 2026-09-30

High performance durable perovskite solar cells for space applications . There has been a rapid growth in space exploration and experimentation fuelled by global support. Space hardware needs to be powered by a sustainable source of energy. The use of solar photovoltaics is the preferred choice. As we move into the era of 'commercial space', cost will become paramount necessitating the development of new cost effective photovoltaic technologies. Metal halide perovskite solar cells show the greatest potential. They have a higher power to weight ratio and are significantly cheaper to be manufactured compared to incumbent space cells. This project aims to develop and demonstrate perovskite solar cells to achieve high areal power conversion efficiencies and long operating lifetimes withstanding space environment. . Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 0906 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Lead: Prof Anita Ho-Baillie

The University of Sydney

? – $1.5M

Closes 2026-09-30

Single Cell Proteomics Platform. This proposal will establish a state-of-the-art platform to characterise protein function at the single-cell level across a range of biological samples including yeast, plants, animals and humans. It will provide new insights into the differentiation of cellular functions across many different cell types in multicellular organisms, which cannot be achieved by bulk analysis of whole tissues. Expected outcomes include identification of new biological pathways and associated complex and high-value protein molecules. Such new fundamental knowledge of biological processes will enable future efforts in the National Reconstruction Fund Priority for medical science and agriculture and boost Australia’s competitiveness in these global industries.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 3101 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Lead: A/Prof Mark Larance

Flinders University

? – $1.2M

Closes 2026-10-16

Sulfur-based materials for infrared optics and thermal imaging. This project aims to investigate novel sulfur polymers for use in infrared optics and thermal imaging. Current thermal imaging lenses are made in energy-intensive processes from expensive semiconductors and toxic chalcogenide glasses. In contrast, highly abundant elemental sulfur can be converted into polymers that are highly transparent to mid- and long-wave infrared light, providing a promising low-cost alternative. In developing this technology, expected outcomes include novel methods to manufacture polymers from low-cost sulfur and their use as lenses for thermal imaging. Significant benefits are expected, such as access to low-cost, recyclable materials for thermal imaging required in surveillance, diagnostics, and spectroscopy.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 3403 - Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry. Lead: Prof Justin Chalker

The University of Sydney

? – $1.4M

Closes 2026-10-20

Ultrafast dynamic tomography and x-ray based rheography facility. This project aims to enhance our understanding of materials science through advanced imaging technology. Central to this is acquiring a TESCAN DynaTOM, a unique MicroCT system for fast, detailed 2D/3D/4D imaging without moving the sample. This approach lets researchers observe materials' structural changes in real-time, offering insights into deformation, mass transport, and chemical reactions. Expected benefits include deeper knowledge of material behaviours essential for geosciences and manufacturing. Moreover, the project will support educational and research opportunities at the University of Sydney, partner universities, and nationwide, providing access to an advanced imaging platform.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 4005 - Civil Engineering. Lead: A/Prof Mohammad Saadatfar

Macquarie University

? – $1.7M

Closes 2026-10-24

MAVIS: A Revolutionary New Instrument for the European Southern Observatory. This application aims to fund an innovative spectrograph for "MAVIS" - a ground-breaking Australian-led instrument for the European Southern Observatory (ESO), enabled by the current $120M 10-year Australia-ESO strategic partnership. MAVIS leverages ESO’s $40M investment in its unique Adaptive Optics Facility, and $30M of European funding for MAVIS itself. MAVIS will give the sharpest, most sensitive optical view of the cosmos ever, exceeding the capabilities of any ground- or space-based telescope in existence, or planned for the coming decade. The capabilities enabled by this funding will make MAVIS an essential tool for discoveries across a broad range of science prioritised by the Australian astronomy community’s 10-year strategic plan.. Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities. Field: 0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences. Lead: Prof Richard McDermid