Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2026

Overview

Future Fellowships reflect the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting excellent mid-career researchers to undertake high quality research in areas of national and international benefit. The Future Fellowships scheme objectives are to:  • support outstanding mid-career researchers, with demonstrated capacity for high-quality research, leadership, research training and mentoring; • support excellent basic and applied research by outstanding mid-career researchers to be recruited and retained by universities in continuing academic positions; • foster national and international research collaboration; • support excellent and innovative research that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge and represents value for money; • create new or advanced knowledge resulting from the outcomes of the research with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and enhances the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas. The intended outcome of the Discovery Program is to contribute to the growth of Australia’s research and innovation capacity. Increasing Australia’s research and innovation capacity generates new knowledge and results in the development of new technologies, products and ideas, the creation of jobs, economic growth and an enhanced quality of life in Australia.