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new technologies, products and ideas, the creation of jobs, economic growth and an enhanced quality of life in Australia.

About the Discovery Program Fellowships grant opportunities
2.5.                  The three Fellowship schemes available under the Discovery Program guidelines are:
           1. Australian Laureate Fellowships—Part A;
          b.              Future Fellowships—Part B; and
          c.              Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)—Part C.
2.6.                  The three schemes provide Fellowships for individual researchers at different stages of their careers:
           1. early career researchers through the DECRA;
          b.              mid-career researchers through Future Fellowships; and
          c.              established researchers through Australian Laureate Fellowships.

3.    Grant amount and grant period
3.1.                  The ARC may provide funding for project and salary costs as detailed in Table 1. Further details are provided in the scheme specific parts (Parts A to C) of these grant guidelines.
3.2.                  We provide salary, salary-related (on-cost) support and project funding as detailed below. Salary and/or project funding will not be awarded separately.
 Table 1: Discovery Program Fellowships funding and grant duration.
Grant Opportunity                Funding for each grant:

Australian Laureate Fellowships     * salary and salary-related (including on-costs) support as specified on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website towards a Professorial Level E (or equivalent) salary for the Australian Laureate Fellow, for five consecutive years on a full-time basis
(Part A)                            * salary support as specified on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website for two Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) for five years each
                                    * stipend support as specified on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website for two Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) for four years each
                                    * project costs of up to $300,000 per year for five consecutive years (which may be used to fund additional PDRAs and PGRs)
                                    * additional funding of up to $20,000 per year for the Kathleen Fitzpatrick or Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship for use as part of the ambassadorial role to promote women in research

Future Fellowships                  * salary and salary related (including on-costs) support at one of three levels for the Future Fellow as specified on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website for four consecutive years on a full-time basis
(Part B)                             *   project costs of up to $60,000 per year for four consecutive years

DECRA                               * salary and salary-related (including on-costs) support as specified on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website for the DECRA recipient for three consecutive years on a full-time basis
(Part C)                            * project costs of up to $50,000 per year for three consecutive years

      These figures are based on 2024 funding levels and may be subject to variation (for example, due to annual indexation). Updated levels will be available on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of