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ARC Grants 2018

Projects with a scheduled commencement year of 2018

Values are whole-of-project ARC allocations, including variations—not cash paid during 2018. 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 Queensland116$68,123,175
The University of Melbourne121$63,703,136
Monash University92$56,802,753
The University of New South Wales108$52,678,727
The University of Sydney88$39,045,192
The Australian National University69$35,828,491
Curtin University35$23,170,656
The University of Western Australia46$22,037,032
University of Technology Sydney53$20,929,758
Griffith University31$19,314,413
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Funding By Scheme
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Scheme NameProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
Discovery Projects594$230,240,243
ARC Future Fellowships100$84,766,894
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award197$69,092,529
Linkage Projects135$53,984,877
Australian Laureate Fellowships16$45,758,605
Industrial Transformation Training Centres7$30,296,023
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities50$28,374,231
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs4$18,863,060
Special Research Initiatives9$8,166,350
Discovery Indigenous13$7,496,175
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Funding By Research Field
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Primary Field Of ResearchProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
0912 - Materials Engineering52$32,718,974
0601 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology46$29,980,294
0905 - Civil Engineering38$21,918,412
1701 - Psychology43$19,299,303
0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences28$18,445,808
0604 - Genetics28$16,244,944
0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing27$15,461,357
0603 - Evolutionary Biology29$13,157,164
0910 - Manufacturing Engineering12$12,995,264
1007 - Nanotechnology30$12,768,910
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Largest Projects
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Project CodeAdministering OrganisationLead InvestigatorGrant SummaryCurrent Funding DollarsOfficial Record UrlChart Label
IH180100002Griffith UniversityProf Yongsheng GaoARC Research Hub for Driving Farming Productivity and Disease Prevention. The ARC Research Hub for Driving Farming Productivity and Disease Prevention aims to increase farm prod…$5,255,540Official ARC recordIH180100002 — Griffith University
IH180100006La Trobe UniversityProf Tony BacicARC Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture . The ARC Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture aims to transform the production of high quality plant-derived therapeutics into an i…$5,250,807Official ARC recordIH180100006 — La Trobe University
IH180100010Monash UniversityProf Jayantha KodikaraARC Research Hub for Smart Next Generation Transport Pavements. The ARC Research Hub for Smart Next Generation Transport Pavements aims to make road, airport and dockyard paveme…$5,167,478Official ARC recordIH180100010 — Monash University
IC180100005Swinburne University of TechnologyProf Christopher BerndtARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials. The ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials aims to provide pathways for job creatio…$5,136,019Official ARC recordIC180100005 — Swinburne University of Technology
IC180100049Deakin UniversityProf Maria ForsythARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies. The ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies aims to equip the next generation of researchers and t…$4,548,997Official ARC recordIC180100049 — Deakin University
IC180100021Monash UniversityProf Martin ScanlonARC Training Centre for the Development of Tools for Fragment Based Design. The ARC Training Centre for the Development of Tools for Fragment Based Design aims to inspire the ne…$4,374,854Official ARC recordIC180100021 — Monash University
IC180100008The Australian National UniversityProf Mark KnackstedtARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing. The ARC Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing aims to connect the de…$4,175,007Official ARC recordIC180100008 — The Australian National University
IC180100024The University of MelbourneProf Peter LeeARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies. The ARC Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies aims to train a new generation of interdisciplinary engineers and …$4,174,039Official ARC recordIC180100024 — The University of Melbourne
IC180100030Curtin UniversityDr Aloke PhatakARC Training Centre for Transforming Maintenance through Data Science. The ARC Training Centre for Transforming Maintenance through Data Science aims to equip practising enginee…$4,121,818Official ARC recordIC180100030 — Curtin University
IC180100045The University of QueenslandProf Yasmina SultanbawaARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods. The ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods aims to provide a cohort of trained and industry-ready researchers who c…$3,765,289Official ARC recordIC180100045 — The University of Queensland
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