Introduction to the Australian Research Funding Landscape

This is the registration page for the introductory session ‘The Australian Research Funding Landscape’. The session will be delivered in a hybrid format, where experts in different funding opportunities will introduce small grants, philanthropy and donations, industry funding, nationally competitive grants and international opportunities. The session will also include case studies and a live Q&A session with UTS researchers who have successfully attracted funding from a variety of sources.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of a range of professional support staff and researchers with experience in obtaining a diversity of external research funding.

Learning outcomes from the introductory session ‘The Australian Research Funding Landscape’:

1. Enhanced understanding of the Australian Research Funding sources
2. Suitability of funding opportunities for different career stages and research styles
3. Awareness of pros and cons for different opportunities
4. Importance of funding diversity for a well-rounded academic track record

The Australian Research Funding Landscape follow-on sessions will run in successive weeks. Each follow-on session will cover a specific funding opportunity in greater depth - we are still developing these, so if you do register you will be notified as soon as these are developed:

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.