ARC Funding Opportunities for Mid-Career Researchers (MCRs)

This session will provide an overview of ARC funding opportunities that are potentially suitable for leadership or participation by mid-career researchers. We will explore the suitability and objectives of selected ARC schemes including their eligibility and assessment criteria, and what "success factors" will typically lead to success. We will also share outcome statistics and analyses from previous rounds that exemplify competitiveness.

We will also hear from guest speakers Associate Professor Bo Liu and Professor Wanning Sun about their experiences navigating ARC funding during this career stage. The session will help attendees to discern which ARC schemes, if any, are "a good fit" for their track record and research field, as part of their long-term career planning and funding strategy.

Events in the 2025 Australian Research Funding Landscape series

• ARC Funding for ECRs – Tuesday 27 May

• Introduction to Research Tenders and Panels (Cat 2 and Cat 3 funding) – Tuesday 17 June

• A foot in both camps: Crossing the ARC and NHMRC/MRFF funding divide – Wednesday 18 June

• Applied research: Engaging with industry and other clients – Wednesday 16 July

• International Grants: Insights and Preparation – Wednesday 16 July

• ARC Funding for MCRs – Wednesday 23 July

• Leading with Impact: Inspiring Purposeful Partnerships – Thursday 24 July

• Accelerate Your Research Impact with Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) – Wednesday 30 July

•  How to Train for a Grants Marathon: Research Success in Australian Grants – Thursday 31 July

• ARC Funding for Senior Researchers – Monday 4 August

• Navigating the NHMRC – Tuesday 19 August

• The MRFF Manifesto – Tuesday 26 August

This is a UTS Aspire event. UTS Aspire is a program of pan-university research development opportunities led by the Research Capability and Development Team.