Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2020

Overview

The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) grant opportunity is a separate element of the Discovery Program. The DECRA grant opportunity provides focused research support for early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions. The objectives of the DECRA grant opportunity are to: • support excellent basic and applied research by early career researchers • advance promising early career researchers and promote enhanced opportunities for diverse career pathways • enable research and research training in high quality and supportive environments • expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability • enhance the scale and focus of research in the Australian Government’s Science and Research Priorities.