Future Fellowships commencing in 2018

Overview

The Future Fellowships scheme supports research in areas of critical national importance by giving outstanding researchers incentives to conduct their research in Australia. The aim of the Future Fellowships scheme is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers. At present many highly qualified mid-career researchers choose to work overseas to further their careers due to lack of opportunities in Australia. The Future Fellowships scheme addresses this problem and will significantly boost Australia's research and innovation capacity in areas of national importance. Future Fellowships provide four-year fellowships to outstanding Australian mid-career researchers. In addition, the ARC may award the Administering Organisation up to $50 000 of non-salary funding per annum which may be used for personnel, equipment, travel and field research costs directly related to the Future Fellow's research. The objectives of the Future Fellowships scheme are to: ensure that outstanding mid-career researchers are recruited and retained by Administering Organisations in  continuing academic positions build collaboration across industry and/or research organisations and/or disciplines support research in national priorities that will result in economic, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia strengthen Australia’s research capacity by supporting innovative, internationally competitive research.