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ARC Grants 2020

Projects with a scheduled commencement year of 2020

Values are whole-of-project ARC allocations, including variations—not cash paid during 2020. 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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Funding By Organisation — underlying chart data
Administering OrganisationProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
The University of Queensland129$188,288,978
Monash University152$119,612,245
The University of Melbourne135$118,345,708
The University of New South Wales139$85,059,902
The Australian National University94$81,140,720
RMIT University43$61,854,535
Queensland University of Technology39$61,325,721
Macquarie University46$58,594,227
The University of Sydney106$52,893,645
The University of Newcastle25$48,649,487
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Funding By Scheme
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Scheme NameProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
ARC Centres of Excellence9$344,364,894
Discovery Projects660$294,738,917
Linkage Projects234$107,417,140
ARC Future Fellowships100$89,258,681
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award200$76,621,214
Special Research Initiatives51$72,780,131
Australian Laureate Fellowships15$45,107,662
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities47$30,663,327
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs5$26,690,956
Industrial Transformation Training Centres5$26,000,120
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Funding By Research Field
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Primary Field Of ResearchProjectsCurrent Funding Dollars
0601 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology50$77,247,627
1007 - Nanotechnology30$53,704,885
0607 - Plant Biology17$50,370,679
0914 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy16$46,454,502
0304 - Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry10$43,953,101
0202 - Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics10$43,439,565
2001 - Communication and Media Studies14$41,032,934
0699 - Other Biological Sciences1$40,378,113
1301 - Education Systems2$39,557,189
1603 - Demography9$38,845,108
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Largest Projects
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Project CodeAdministering OrganisationLead InvestigatorGrant SummaryCurrent Funding DollarsOfficial Record UrlChart Label
SR200100005Monash UniversityProf Steven ChownSecuring Antarctica's Environmental Future. This program aims to deliver unprecedented research capability for securing Antarctic environments in the face of uncertain change. …$40,378,113Official ARC recordSR200100005 — Monash University
CE200100012The University of QueenslandProf David CraikARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS) strives to build a c…$39,035,166Official ARC recordCE200100012 — The University of Queensland
CE200100009The University of NewcastleProf Kevin GalvinARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals. The aim of the Centre is to progress scientific knowledge to establish transformational improvemen…$39,035,166Official ARC recordCE200100009 — The University of Newcastle
CE200100015The University of QueenslandProf Christine BeveridgeARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture. The ARC CoE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture will discover the adaptive strategies underpinning …$39,035,166Official ARC recordCE200100015 — The University of Queensland
CE200100008The University of MelbourneProf Elisabetta BarberioARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. The Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics will deliver breakthroughs in our understanding of the Unive…$39,035,166Official ARC recordCE200100008 — The University of Melbourne
CE200100029Macquarie UniversityProf Ian PaulsenARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology. The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (CoESB) will provide the technical innovation critical for Australia to develop …$39,035,166Official ARC recordCE200100029 — Macquarie University
CE200100022Queensland University of TechnologyProf Susan DanbyARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Our vision is for Australian children to be healthy, educated and connected. This Centre will integrate child health, education, …$38,966,759Official ARC recordCE200100022 — Queensland University of Technology
CE200100010The Australian National UniversityProf Dragomir NeshevARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems will develop the next-generation of miniat…$38,959,046Official ARC recordCE200100010 — The Australian National University
CE200100025The University of QueenslandProf Janeen BaxterARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course. The 2020 ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (LCC2020) aims to deliv…$35,842,097Official ARC recordCE200100025 — The University of Queensland
CE200100005RMIT UniversityProf Julian ThomasARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. The ARC CoE for Automated Decision-Making and Society aims to create the knowledge and strategies necessary f…$35,421,162Official ARC recordCE200100005 — RMIT University
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