D1About the scheme

D1.             About the scheme

D1.1               This part of the document sets out the specific requirements for the Discovery Indigenous scheme. This part must be read together with the general Discovery Program requirements detailed in Sections 1-14 of these grant guidelines.

D1.2               The grant commencement date and active project assessment date for each Discovery Indigenous grant opportunity will be available on the ARC website.

D1.3               The Discovery Indigenous scheme provides grant funding to support research projects led by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher.

D1.4               Discovery Indigenous grants include support for Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Awards (DAATSIAs) which are fellowships available to eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers.

D1.5               The Discovery Indigenous scheme objectives are to:

1. support excellent basic and applied research and research training by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers as individuals and as teams;

b.              support national and international research collaboration;

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

d.              support and retain established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in higher education institutions.

D1.6               The intended outcomes of the Discovery Indigenous scheme are: