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ARC Grants 2016

Projects with a scheduled commencement year of 2016

Values are whole-of-project ARC allocations, including variations—not cash paid during 2016. ARC uses calendar commencement years here because its source data does not provide comparable financial-year payment dates.
Funding By Organisation
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Administering OrganisationProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
The University of Melbourne154$67,974,834
The University of Queensland141$64,184,553
The University of New South Wales136$57,209,418
The Australian National University98$56,788,297
Monash University106$52,832,798
The University of Sydney101$46,126,577
The University of Western Australia55$24,787,149
The University of Adelaide56$22,485,889
Queensland University of Technology31$21,341,027
Macquarie University40$17,834,014
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Funding By Scheme
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Scheme NameProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
Discovery Projects635$252,857,674
Linkage Projects235$83,310,470
ARC Future Fellowships100$77,995,912
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award200$69,140,452
Australian Laureate Fellowships16$41,229,630
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities54$37,450,856
Industrial Transformation Training Centres6$23,045,617
Discovery Indigenous10$4,075,839
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Funding By Research Field
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Primary Field Of ResearchProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
0912 - Materials Engineering51$32,535,252
0601 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology49$26,843,998
1701 - Psychology55$23,179,628
0905 - Civil Engineering54$21,590,167
0604 - Genetics42$19,392,021
0403 - Geology16$18,931,580
0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences35$17,217,008
0502 - Environmental Science and Management28$14,123,368
0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing35$12,659,413
0906 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering29$12,638,213
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Largest Projects
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Project CodeAdministering OrganisationLead InvestigatorGrant SummaryCurrent Funding DollarsOfficial Record UrlChart Label
LE160100067The Australian National UniversityEm/Prof Richard ArculusAustralian Membership of the International Ocean Discovery Program. Australian membership of the International Ocean Discovery Program: This project is for a 5-year membership …$10,000,000Official ARC recordLE160100067 — The Australian National University
IC160100036Deakin UniversityProf Matthew BarnettARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency. ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency. This centre aims to make Australian manufacturers d…$5,126,746Official ARC recordIC160100036 — Deakin University
IC160100027The University of QueenslandProf Trent MunroARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation. ARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation. This centre aims to transform Australia’s growing biopharmaceutical i…$4,552,526Official ARC recordIC160100027 — The University of Queensland
IC160100040The University of New South WalesProf Gangadhara PrustyARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites. ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites. This centre aims to develop innovativ…$4,000,523Official ARC recordIC160100040 — The University of New South Wales
IC160100026Queensland University of TechnologyProf Dietmar W. HutmacherARC Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing. ARC Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing. The training centre aims to bring together leading researchers and industry t…$3,872,871Official ARC recordIC160100026 — Queensland University of Technology
IC160100032RMIT UniversityProf Stuart BatemanARC Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures. ARC Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures. This training centre aims to train a cohort of industry-focus…$3,150,003Official ARC recordIC160100032 — RMIT University
FL160100067The University of QueenslandProf Paul BurnTransformational lighting: changing the way we live. Transformational lighting: changing the way we live. This Fellowship aims to advance the science of ultrathin efficient ligh…$3,124,127Official ARC recordFL160100067 — The University of Queensland
FL160100049Monash UniversityProf Jamie RossjohnA molecular investigation into immune function. A molecular investigation into immune function. The project aims to understand how key immune recognition events enable immunity.…$3,086,443Official ARC recordFL160100049 — Monash University
FL160100033Curtin UniversityProf Sharon ParkerTransformative work design for health, skills and agility. Transformative work design for health, skills and agility. This Fellowship plans to study how transformative work desi…$3,086,113Official ARC recordFL160100033 — Curtin University
FL160100101University of TasmaniaProf Barry BrookDisaggregating and modelling the impacts of land-use change on biodiversity. Disaggregating and modelling the impacts of land-use change on biodiversity. This project aims to sy…$3,058,559Official ARC recordFL160100101 — University of Tasmania
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