Open calls
ARC Discovery Projects
A major Australian route for investigator-led discovery research.
Australian Research CouncilInvestigators and research teamsRecurring programme
Who usually fits
- • investigator-led projects with durable academic value
- • teams building sustained research agendas
- • science that benefits from clear institutional embedding
What to watch before drafting
- • programme fit inside the wider Discovery portfolio
- • why this question needs this scale and timeline
- • research design that stays legible without overstatement
Why this page matters
Discovery Projects remain a core Australian programme for academically durable research questions that need time, institutional depth, and disciplined project framing.
Discovery Projects are a useful counterweight to challenge-call thinking because they still back steady, investigator-led research depth.