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ARC Grants 2017

Projects with a scheduled commencement year of 2017

Values are whole-of-project ARC allocations, including variations—not cash paid during 2017. 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 New South Wales135$161,381,355
The University of Melbourne119$98,058,461
Monash University113$92,931,357
The University of Queensland112$92,904,323
The Australian National University83$74,371,716
University of Wollongong29$50,156,280
The University of Sydney86$49,979,954
Swinburne University of Technology24$42,869,739
The University of Adelaide44$25,687,979
The University of Western Australia46$21,661,146
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Funding By Scheme
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Scheme NameProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
ARC Centres of Excellence9$303,779,454
Discovery Projects630$240,809,833
ARC Future Fellowships91$75,188,717
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award200$69,567,169
Australian Laureate Fellowships17$48,463,253
Industrial Transformation Training Centres9$36,967,930
Linkage Projects87$34,935,432
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities48$28,619,179
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs3$10,084,521
Discovery Indigenous11$4,835,304
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Funding By Research Field
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Primary Field Of ResearchProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences25$78,599,156
0206 - Quantum Physics21$77,278,324
0303 - Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry18$48,033,611
2101 - Archaeology14$42,779,235
0204 - Condensed Matter Physics12$40,671,416
0401 - Atmospheric Sciences7$34,756,119
1402 - Applied Economics13$33,616,056
0912 - Materials Engineering56$31,966,516
0601 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology52$26,994,067
1701 - Psychology45$20,363,753
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Largest Projects
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Project CodeAdministering OrganisationLead InvestigatorGrant SummaryCurrent Funding DollarsOfficial Record UrlChart Label
CE170100015University of WollongongProf Timothy CohenARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. The ARC Centre of Excellence of Australian Biodiversity and Heritage will create a world-class interdisciplin…$36,094,072Official ARC recordCE170100015 — University of Wollongong
CE170100012The University of New South WalesProf Michelle SimmonsARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology. This Centre aims to implement quantum processors able to run error corrected algorithms and transf…$36,039,675Official ARC recordCE170100012 — The University of New South Wales
CE170100039Monash UniversityProf Michael FuhrerARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low Energy Electronics Technologies. This Centre aims to develop the scientific foundation and intellectual property for new electronics techn…$35,717,889Official ARC recordCE170100039 — Monash University
CE170100009The University of QueenslandProf Andrew WhiteARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems. This Centre aims to build sophisticated quantum machines to harness the quantum world for the future health, economy, en…$34,113,410Official ARC recordCE170100009 — The University of Queensland
CE170100004Swinburne University of TechnologyProf Matthew BailesARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery. This Centre aims to explore the historic first detections of gravitational waves to understand the extreme physics of …$34,098,414Official ARC recordCE170100004 — Swinburne University of Technology
CE170100026The University of MelbourneProf Paul MulvaneyARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science. This Centre aims to manipulate the way light energy is absorbed, transported and transformed in advanced molecular materials. The re…$34,064,400Official ARC recordCE170100026 — The University of Melbourne
CE170100013The Australian National UniversityProf Emma Ryan-WeberARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions. This Centre aims to answer fundamental questions in astrophysics including the origin of matter and the period…$32,408,120Official ARC recordCE170100013 — The Australian National University
CE170100023The University of New South WalesProf Andrew PitmanARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. This Centre aims to transform understanding of past and present climate extremes and revolutionise Australia’s capability to predi…$32,134,473Official ARC recordCE170100023 — The University of New South Wales
CE170100005The University of New South WalesProf John PiggottARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research. This Centre intends to generate crucial knowledge to inform social and economic responses to population ageing, one of th…$29,109,001Official ARC recordCE170100005 — The University of New South Wales
IC170100035The University of QueenslandProf David ReutensARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology. The ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology expects to train 20 industry-ready i…$4,991,057Official ARC recordIC170100035 — The University of Queensland
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