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Discovery Program Grant Guidelines
(2024 edition):
Discovery Projects

Opening date:                Available on GrantConnect

Closing date and time:       Available on GrantConnect

Commonwealth policy entity:  Australian Research Council

Enquiries:                   Researchers are required to direct requests for information to the Research Office within the Administering Organisation.

                             ARC Contacts are on the ARC website.

Date guidelines released:

Type of grant opportunity:   Restricted competitive

Australian Research Council Act 2001
I, Jason Clare, Minister for Education, having satisfied myself of the matters set out in section 58 of the Australian Research Council Act 2001, approve these grant guidelines under section 59 of that Act.
Dated
29 July 2024
Jason Clare

Minister for Education

Contents
1. Discovery Program processes.........................................3
2. About the Discovery Program.........................................5
About the Discovery Projects grant opportunity.............................5
3. Grant amount and grant period........................................5
4. Eligibility criteria....................................................5
5. What the grant money can be used for..................................8
What grants funds can be used for.......................................8
What grants funds cannot be used for.....................................8
6. The assessment criteria..............................................9
7. How to apply.......................................................11
Application process..................................................11
National Interest Test Statement........................................12
Timing of the grant opportunities .......................................12
8. The grant selection process..........................................12
9. Successful grant applications........................................14
10. Probity............................................................16
Appendix A – Glossary......................................................19
Acronyms..........................................................19
Definitions.........................................................20
Appendix B: Eligible Organisations...........................................27

   1. Discovery Program processes
The Discovery Program supports the Australian Government's objectives for research and innovation.
This grant program contributes to the ARC's Outcome 1, which is to grow knowledge and innovation through managing research grants, measuring research excellence and providing advice.
The Discovery Projects scheme is funded within the Discovery Program.
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The grant opportunity opens.
We (the ARC) publish the grant guidelines and advertise on GrantConnect.
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   You (the Administering Organisation) complete and submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) application.
   You will complete an EOI application on the ARC's Research Management System (RMS) specifying named participants, participating organisations, and the basic design of the research program.
   You may submit a 'Request not to Assess' form two weeks before the closing date for EOI applications.
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We manage the assessment of EOI applications.
We will review Your EOI against the eligibility criteria. Your EOI application will be assigned to Assessors from the ARC College of Experts who will independently assess Your application against assessment criteria, providing a score and ranking relative to other EOI applications.
Provided scores and rankings will be used to produce a shortlist of EOI applications.
The recommended shortlist is submitted to the ARC Accountable Authority for decision on invitation to full application.
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We notify You of the shortlist result.
You will be advised of whether or not your EOI application has been shortlisted on RMS.
If Your application has been shortlisted, We invite You to submit a full application.
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   If invited, You complete and submit a full