A1About the scheme

A1.             About the scheme

A1.1               This part of the document sets out the specific requirements for the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme. This part must be read together with the general Discovery Program requirements detailed in Sections 1-14 of these grant guidelines.

A1.2               The grant commencement date and active project assessment date for each Australian Laureate Fellowships grant opportunity will be available on the ARC website.

A1.3               The Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting world-class researchers to conduct research in Australia.

A1.4               The scheme encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary supplement and salary-related (on-cost) support.

A1.5               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.

A1.6               The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship are awarded to:

1. undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research;

b.              mentor early career researchers, particularly women, to encourage them to enter and establish research careers in Australia; and

c.              encourage applications from female research leaders of international repute.

A1.7               The Australian Laureate Fellowships objectives are to:

1. support ground-breaking, internationally-competitive basic and applied research;

b.              forge strong links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users;

c.              enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas;

d.              attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation; and

e.              provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary mentorship to nurture early-career researchers.