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Discovery Program: Discovery Indigenous Grant Opportunity Guidelines (2026 edition)

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 grant opportunity guidelines released:	[insert]
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 opportunity guidelines under section 59 of that Act.

Dated 17 March 2026

Jason Clare

Minister for Education

Contents

Discovery Program processes.........................................4
About the Discovery Program.........................................6

About the Discovery Indigenous grant opportunity...........................6

Grant amount and grant period........................................6
Eligibility criteria.....................................................7

Who is eligible to apply for a grant?.......................................7

What are the eligibility requirements for applications?........................7

Who is eligible to be an Other Organisation?...............................8

Who is eligible to be a named participant?.................................8

Chief Investigators....................................................8

DAATSIA candidates..................................................9

What are the limits on the number of applications and projects per named participant? 9

Security, Defence or International Relations of Australia.....................10

What the grant money can be used for.................................10

Category	Details
Project funding	Between $30,000 and $600,000 per year, including: Minimum $30,000 per year Any DAATSIA salary, if requested
Project funding duration	Up to five consecutive years
DAATSIA salary	Requested and/or awarded at one of five salary levels (including 30% salary-related on-costs) as specified on the ‘Salaries and Stipends’ page of the ARC website. The salary level must either be equivalent to or higher than the salary level of the CI as at the grant opportunity closing date.The DAATSIA salary is counted towards the $600,000 maximum level of project funding per year
DAATSIA salary duration	Up to five consecutive years on a full-time basis. A DAATSIA may be undertaken on a part-time basis not exceeding eight consecutive years

Acronym	Description
AIATSIS	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
ARC	Australian Research Council
CGRPs	Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024
CI	Chief Investigator
DAATSIA	Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award
DDC	Due Diligence Committee
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
GST	Goods and Services Tax
HDR	Higher Degree by Research
HECS	Higher Education Contribution Scheme
HELP	Higher Education Loan Program
KPI	Key Performance Indicator
NCGP	National Competitive Grants Program
NACC	National Anti-Corruption Commission
NIT	National Interest Test
ORCID	Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier
PI	Partner Investigator
RMS	Research Management System
ROPE	Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence
SAC	Selection Advisory Committee

Term	Definition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	as provided by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), a person of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the community in which they live or have lived.
Accountable Authority	has the meaning given in section 12(2) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.For clarity, the ARC Board are the Accountable Authority of the ARC as defined in section 5 of the ARC Act.
active project	a project that is receiving funding according to the terms of an existing grant agreement, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation request to the end date for the project.
active project assessment date	the date on which active project eligibility will be considered for project and application limits per named participant.
Administering Organisation	the Eligible Organisation that submits an Application in accordance with these Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
applicant	the Administering Organisation that submits an Application in response to these Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
application	an application for funding submitted in accordance with these grant opportunity guidelines
applied research	original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release
ARC Act	the Australian Research Council Act 2001.
ARC Board	the ARC Board is appointed by the Minister and consists of the Chair, Deputy Chair and up to seven other members. The ARC Board’s function includes determining priorities, strategies and policies from the ARC. The ARC Board is the Accountable Authority of the ARC.
ARC College of Experts	the body of experts of international standing appointed to assist the ARC to identify research excellence, moderate external assessments and recommend applications for funding.The ARC website provides information on who is a member of the ARC College of Experts.
ARC Fellowship	a named Fellowship position under any of the following schemes, when the salary is funded wholly or partly by the ARC through grant funding: Future Fellowships; Australian Laureate Fellowships; Early Career Industry Fellowship; Mid-Career Industry Fellowship; and Industry Laureate Fellowship.
ARC Policy Partner	an Australian Government agency that engages the ARC to support their research grants program, while retaining responsibility for policy direction, approvals and funding for the grant program.
assessment criteria	are the criteria against which applications will be considered as set out in these grant opportunity guidelines.
Australian Government priority areas	any areas identified by the Australian Government as priorities for research.
Award	a named Award position under the following schemes, when the Recipient’s salary is funded wholly or partly by the ARC through Grant Funds:Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA); andDiscovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award (DAATSIA).
bench fees	fees that an organisation charges for an individual to use infrastructure which would normally be provided by the organisation for their employees. This infrastructure may vary and could include, for example, an office or laboratory space with appropriate equipment, or access to non-specialised equipment owned by the organisation.
candidate	the person nominated in an application for a Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Award.
Chief Investigator or CI	a participant who meets the eligibility criteria for a Chief Investigator under these grant opportunity guidelines.
closing date	the applicable closing date and time for the grant opportunity published on GrantConnect.
date of effect	the date on which a grant agreement is signed or a specified starting date.
Detailed Assessors	assessors drawn from the ARC assessor community who are assigned applications to review for their specific expertise in a field of research.
eligibility criteria	the mandatory criteria which must be met to be eligible to be awarded a grant. Assessment criteria may apply in addition to eligibility criteria.
Eligible Organisation	an organisation listed as an eligible organisation in Appendix B of these grant opportunity guidelines.
experimental development	experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release
field research	the collection of information integral to the project outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting and often in a location external to the participant’s normal place of employment.
grant activity	the project/tasks/services that the grantee is required to undertake. A project consists of a number of grant activities.
grant agreement	the agreement entered into by the ARC and an Administering Organisation after an Application is approved to receive funding.
grant commencement date	the date on which grant funding may commence.
grant opportunity guidelines	these grant opportunity guidelines, approved as funding rules by the Minister under section 59 (including as varied under section 60) of the ARC Act.
grant offer	in respect of a project, the details for the grant funding listed in RMS under ‘Grant Offers’ showing the project details and grant funding amount.
GrantConnect	the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grants information system, which centralises the publication and reporting of Commonwealth grants in accordance with the CGRPs.
grant opportunity	the specific grant round or process where a Commonwealth grant is made available to potential grantees. Grant opportunities may be open or targeted and will reflect the relevant grant selection process.
grant recipient	an individual or organisation who has received grant funding from the ARC.
GST	has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
Higher Degree by Research (HDR)	a higher degree by research including: a Masters Degree, that meets the level 9 criteria of the Australian Qualifications Framework (Second Edition, January 2013); and a PhD, that meets the level 10 criteria of the Australian Qualifications Frameworks (Second Edition, January 2013)
Honorary academic appointment	a non-salaried position that receives: full academic status, as certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (or equivalent) in the application; and access to research support, that is comparable to employees in a salaried position.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty	as provided by the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020 version) which refers to the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to exercise ownership, control, and governance over data that is about them or may affect them. This includes authority across all stages of the data lifecycle, from creation and collection to access, analysis, interpretation, management, dissemination and reuse.
in-kind contributions	a contribution from a Participating Organisation for the project that is not a cash contribution. This may include goods, services, materials and time, from an individual, business or organisation.
Instructions to Applicants	a set of instructions prepared by the ARC to assist applicants in completing the application form.
medical research	medical research as defined in the ARC Medical Research Policy (2025 version) available on the ARC website.
named participants	individual researchers nominated for particular roles in an application.
ORCID Identifier	a persistent digital identifier for an individual researcher available on the ORCID website, www.orcid.org.
Other Eligible Organisation	an organisation that is: an eligible organisation; not the administering organisation; associated with the project; recorded in RMS as making a cash contribution, or an in-kind contribution, to the project; and meets any other requirements for an other eligible organisation under clause 4 of these grant guidelines.
Other Organisation	an organisation that: is not the administering organisation, a partner organisation, or an other eligible organisation; is associated with the Project; may be making a Cash Contribution, or an In-Kind Contribution, to the Project; is recorded in RMS as an Other Organisation on the Project; and meets any other requirements for an Other Organisation under clause 4 of these grant guidelines.
participants	all named participants on an application (i.e.. CIs, PIs, candidates); and all unnamed researchers such as postdoctoral research associates and postgraduate researchers working on a project.
participating organisation	means any of the following: the administering organisation; an other eligible organisation; and another organisations.
Partner Investigator	a person named in RMS (including through a variation) as a partner investigator for the project who does not meet the eligibility criteria to be a CI (at clauses 4.15 to 4.17).
Postdoctoral Research Associate or PDRA	a postdoctoral research associate funded by the ARC through the Administering Organisation, who will be employed on the project.
Postgraduate Researcher or PGR	a postgraduate research student funded by the ARC through the Administering Organisation, who will undertake a HDR through the project.
Preprint or comparable resource	a preprint or comparable resource is a scholarly output that is uploaded by the authors to a recognised publicly accessible archive, repository, or pre-print service (such as, but not limited to, arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, ChemRxiv, Peer J Preprints, Zenodo, GitHub, PsyArXiv and publicly available university or government repositories etc.). This will include a range of materials that have been subjected to varying degrees of peer review from none to light and full review. Ideally, a preprint or comparable resource should have a unique identifier or a DOI (digital object identifier). Any citation of a preprint or comparable resource should be explicitly identified as such and listed in the references with a DOI, URL or equivalent, version number and/or date of access, as applicable.
project	a project approved to receive grant funds, and in respect of which both parties have accepted a grant offer under an ARC grant agreement.For clarity: references to ‘Project’ include the entire Project, and any part of, or an activity within, the Project; and Fellowships and Awards are types of Projects.
project activity period	the period during which a project is receiving grant funding according to the original grant offer, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the project’s end date. During this period, the project is known as an active project.
Project Leader	the first-named Chief Investigator on an application.
pure basic research	basic research carried out for the advancement of knowledge, without seeking long-term economic or social benefits or making any effort to apply the results to practical problems or to transfer the results to sectors responsible for their application.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release
research	the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies, inventions and understandings. This could include synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it is new and creative.
research infrastructure	the assets, facilities, services, and coordinated access to major national and/or international research facilities or consortia which directly support research in higher education organisations and more broadly and which maintain the capacity of researchers to undertake excellent research and deliver innovative outcomes.
Research Integrity Matter	complaints about, and findings of, breaches of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018 version)
Research Office	a business unit within the administering organisation that is responsible for administrative contact with the ARC regarding applications and projects.
research output	all products (including Preprints or comparable resources) of a research project that meet the definition of research.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC)	a group of experts from academia and industry appointed to assist the ARC to evaluate applications and to provide a recommendation for funding to the ARC Accountable Authority. A SAC may be drawn from the ARC College of Experts.
selection process	the method used to select Applications to which funding is awarded. This process may involve comparative assessment of applications or the assessment of applications against the eligibility criteria and/or the assessment criteria.
Special Condition	a condition included in the grant offer by the ARC that is identified as being a special condition, or is otherwise reasonably apparent that it is intended to be a special condition.
strategic basic research	experimental and theoretical work undertaken to acquire new knowledge directed into specified broad areas in the expectation of practical discoveries. It provides the broad base of knowledge necessary for the solution of recognised practical problems.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release
travel costs	the domestic and international economy travel costs associated with the project, including to foster and strengthen collaborations between researchers in Australia and overseas.
value for money	‘value for money’ is a judgement based on the grant application representing an efficient, effective, economical and ethical use of public resources determined from a variety of considerations: merit of the proposal, risk, cost and expected contribution to outcome achievement.
Variation Request	a written request sent by the Administering Organisation to the ARC, including via RMS, requesting or proposing a variation to the grant agreement.
We	the Australian Research Council (ARC). ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ are also used in this context.
You	the Eligible Organisation that submitted the application. ‘Your’ is also used in this context.

Term

Definition

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

as provided by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), a person of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the community in which they live or have lived.

Accountable Authority

has the meaning given in section 12(2) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.For clarity, the ARC Board are the Accountable Authority of the ARC as defined in section 5 of the ARC Act.

active project

a project that is receiving funding according to the terms of an existing grant agreement, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation request to the end date for the project.

active project assessment date

the date on which active project eligibility will be considered for project and application limits per named participant.

Administering Organisation

the Eligible Organisation that submits an Application in accordance with these Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

applicant

the Administering Organisation that submits an Application in response to these Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

application

an application for funding submitted in accordance with these grant opportunity guidelines

applied research

original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

ARC Act

the Australian Research Council Act 2001.

ARC Board

the ARC Board is appointed by the Minister and consists of the Chair, Deputy Chair and up to seven other members. The ARC Board’s function includes determining priorities, strategies and policies from the ARC. The ARC Board is the Accountable Authority of the ARC.

ARC College of Experts

the body of experts of international standing appointed to assist the ARC to identify research excellence, moderate external assessments and recommend applications for funding.The ARC website provides information on who is a member of the ARC College of Experts.

ARC Fellowship

a named Fellowship position under any of the following schemes, when the salary is funded wholly or partly by the ARC through grant funding: Future Fellowships; Australian Laureate Fellowships; Early Career Industry Fellowship; Mid-Career Industry Fellowship; and Industry Laureate Fellowship.

ARC Policy Partner

an Australian Government agency that engages the ARC to support their research grants program, while retaining responsibility for policy direction, approvals and funding for the grant program.

assessment criteria

are the criteria against which applications will be considered as set out in these grant opportunity guidelines.

Australian Government priority areas

any areas identified by the Australian Government as priorities for research.

Award

a named Award position under the following schemes, when the Recipient’s salary is funded wholly or partly by the ARC through Grant Funds:Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA); andDiscovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award (DAATSIA).

bench fees

fees that an organisation charges for an individual to use infrastructure which would normally be provided by the organisation for their employees. This infrastructure may vary and could include, for example, an office or laboratory space with appropriate equipment, or access to non-specialised equipment owned by the organisation.

candidate

the person nominated in an application for a Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Award.

Chief Investigator or CI

a participant who meets the eligibility criteria for a Chief Investigator under these grant opportunity guidelines.

closing date

the applicable closing date and time for the grant opportunity published on GrantConnect.

date of effect

the date on which a grant agreement is signed or a specified starting date.

Detailed Assessors

assessors drawn from the ARC assessor community who are assigned applications to review for their specific expertise in a field of research.

eligibility criteria

the mandatory criteria which must be met to be eligible to be awarded a grant. Assessment criteria may apply in addition to eligibility criteria.

Eligible Organisation

an organisation listed as an eligible organisation in Appendix B of these grant opportunity guidelines.

experimental development

experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

field research

the collection of information integral to the project outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting and often in a location external to the participant’s normal place of employment.

grant activity

the project/tasks/services that the grantee is required to undertake. A project consists of a number of grant activities.

grant agreement

the agreement entered into by the ARC and an Administering Organisation after an Application is approved to receive funding.

grant commencement date

the date on which grant funding may commence.

grant opportunity guidelines

these grant opportunity guidelines, approved as funding rules by the Minister under section 59 (including as varied under section 60) of the ARC Act.

grant offer

in respect of a project, the details for the grant funding listed in RMS under ‘Grant Offers’ showing the project details and grant funding amount.

GrantConnect

the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grants information system, which centralises the publication and reporting of Commonwealth grants in accordance with the CGRPs.

grant opportunity

the specific grant round or process where a Commonwealth grant is made available to potential grantees. Grant opportunities may be open or targeted and will reflect the relevant grant selection process.

grant recipient

an individual or organisation who has received grant funding from the ARC.

GST

has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).

Higher Degree by Research (HDR)

a higher degree by research including: a Masters Degree, that meets the level 9 criteria of the Australian Qualifications Framework (Second Edition, January 2013); and a PhD, that meets the level 10 criteria of the Australian Qualifications Frameworks (Second Edition, January 2013)

Honorary academic appointment

a non-salaried position that receives: full academic status, as certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (or equivalent) in the application; and access to research support, that is comparable to employees in a salaried position.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

as provided by the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020 version) which refers to the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to exercise ownership, control, and governance over data that is about them or may affect them. This includes authority across all stages of the data lifecycle, from creation and collection to access, analysis, interpretation, management, dissemination and reuse.

in-kind contributions

a contribution from a Participating Organisation for the project that is not a cash contribution. This may include goods, services, materials and time, from an individual, business or organisation.

Instructions to Applicants

a set of instructions prepared by the ARC to assist applicants in completing the application form.

medical research

medical research as defined in the ARC Medical Research Policy (2025 version) available on the ARC website.

named participants

individual researchers nominated for particular roles in an application.

ORCID Identifier

a persistent digital identifier for an individual researcher available on the ORCID website, www.orcid.org.

Other Eligible Organisation

an organisation that is: an eligible organisation; not the administering organisation; associated with the project; recorded in RMS as making a cash contribution, or an in-kind contribution, to the project; and meets any other requirements for an other eligible organisation under clause 4 of these grant guidelines.

Other Organisation

an organisation that: is not the administering organisation, a partner organisation, or an other eligible organisation; is associated with the Project; may be making a Cash Contribution, or an In-Kind Contribution, to the Project; is recorded in RMS as an Other Organisation on the Project; and meets any other requirements for an Other Organisation under clause 4 of these grant guidelines.

participants

all named participants on an application (i.e.. CIs, PIs, candidates); and all unnamed researchers such as postdoctoral research associates and postgraduate researchers working on a project.

participating organisation

means any of the following: the administering organisation; an other eligible organisation; and another organisations.

Partner Investigator

a person named in RMS (including through a variation) as a partner investigator for the project who does not meet the eligibility criteria to be a CI (at clauses 4.15 to 4.17).

Postdoctoral Research Associate or PDRA

a postdoctoral research associate funded by the ARC through the Administering Organisation, who will be employed on the project.

Postgraduate Researcher or PGR

a postgraduate research student funded by the ARC through the Administering Organisation, who will undertake a HDR through the project.

Preprint or comparable resource

a preprint or comparable resource is a scholarly output that is uploaded by the authors to a recognised publicly accessible archive, repository, or pre-print service (such as, but not limited to, arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, ChemRxiv, Peer J Preprints, Zenodo, GitHub, PsyArXiv and publicly available university or government repositories etc.). This will include a range of materials that have been subjected to varying degrees of peer review from none to light and full review. Ideally, a preprint or comparable resource should have a unique identifier or a DOI (digital object identifier). Any citation of a preprint or comparable resource should be explicitly identified as such and listed in the references with a DOI, URL or equivalent, version number and/or date of access, as applicable.

project

a project approved to receive grant funds, and in respect of which both parties have accepted a grant offer under an ARC grant agreement.For clarity: references to ‘Project’ include the entire Project, and any part of, or an activity within, the Project; and Fellowships and Awards are types of Projects.

project activity period

the period during which a project is receiving grant funding according to the original grant offer, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the project’s end date. During this period, the project is known as an active project.

Project Leader

the first-named Chief Investigator on an application.

pure basic research

basic research carried out for the advancement of knowledge, without seeking long-term economic or social benefits or making any effort to apply the results to practical problems or to transfer the results to sectors responsible for their application.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

research

the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies, inventions and understandings. This could include synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it is new and creative.

research infrastructure

the assets, facilities, services, and coordinated access to major national and/or international research facilities or consortia which directly support research in higher education organisations and more broadly and which maintain the capacity of researchers to undertake excellent research and deliver innovative outcomes.

Research Integrity Matter

complaints about, and findings of, breaches of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018 version)

Research Office

a business unit within the administering organisation that is responsible for administrative contact with the ARC regarding applications and projects.

research output

all products (including Preprints or comparable resources) of a research project that meet the definition of research.

Selection Advisory Committee (SAC)

a group of experts from academia and industry appointed to assist the ARC to evaluate applications and to provide a recommendation for funding to the ARC Accountable Authority. A SAC may be drawn from the ARC College of Experts.

selection process

the method used to select Applications to which funding is awarded. This process may involve comparative assessment of applications or the assessment of applications against the eligibility criteria and/or the assessment criteria.

Special Condition

a condition included in the grant offer by the ARC that is identified as being a special condition, or is otherwise reasonably apparent that it is intended to be a special condition.

strategic basic research

experimental and theoretical work undertaken to acquire new knowledge directed into specified broad areas in the expectation of practical discoveries. It provides the broad base of knowledge necessary for the solution of recognised practical problems.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

travel costs

the domestic and international economy travel costs associated with the project, including to foster and strengthen collaborations between researchers in Australia and overseas.

value for money

‘value for money’ is a judgement based on the grant application representing an efficient, effective, economical and ethical use of public resources determined from a variety of considerations: merit of the proposal, risk, cost and expected contribution to outcome achievement.

Variation Request

a written request sent by the Administering Organisation to the ARC, including via RMS, requesting or proposing a variation to the grant agreement.

the Australian Research Council (ARC). ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ are also used in this context.

You

the Eligible Organisation that submitted the application. ‘Your’ is also used in this context.

Organisation Name	Organisation ABN	Organisation Name	Organisation ABN
Adelaide University	41 202 953 738	Southern Cross University	41 995 651 524
Australian Catholic University	15 050 192 660	Swinburne University of Technology	13 628 586 699
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	62 020 533 641	The Australian National University	52 234 063 906
Avondale University	53 108 186 401	The University of Melbourne	84 002 705 224
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education	32 039 179 166	The University of New England	75 792 454 315
Bond University	88 010 694 121	The University of New South Wales	57 195 873 179
Central Queensland University	39 181 103 288	The University of Newcastle	15 736 576 735
Charles Darwin University	54 093 513 649	The University of Notre Dame Australia	69 330 643 210
Charles Sturt University	83 878 708 551	The University of Queensland	63 942 912 684
Curtin University	99 143 842 569	The University of Sydney	15 211 513 464
Deakin University	56 721 584 203	The University of Western Australia	37 882 817 280
Edith Cowan University	54 361 485 361	Torrens University Australia	99 154 937 005
Federation University Australia	51 818 692 256	University of Canberra	81 633 873 422
Flinders University	65 542 596 200	University of Divinity	95 290 912 141
Griffith University	78 106 094 461	University of Southern Queensland	40 234 732 081
James Cook University	46 253 211 955	University of Tasmania	30 764 374 782
La Trobe University	64 804 735 113	University of Technology Sydney	77 257 686 961
Macquarie University	90 952 801 237	University of the Sunshine Coast	28 441 859 157
Monash University	12 377 614 012	University of Wollongong	61 060 567 686
Murdoch University	61 616 369 313	Victoria University	83 776 954 731
Queensland University of Technology	83 791 724 622	Western Sydney University	53 014 069 881
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology(RMIT University)	49 781 030 034