Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
The DECRA scheme provides research support for early career researchers in teaching and research, and research-only positions. Its objectives are to:
- support excellent basic and applied research by early career researchers
- support national and international research collaboration
- enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas
- advance promising early career researchers and promote enhanced opportunities for diverse career pathways
- enable research and research training in high quality and supportive environments
Up to 200 three-year Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards, including up to $50,000 per annum in project funds, may be awarded each year.
https://www.arc.gov.au/funding-research/funding-schemes/discovery-program/discovery-early-career-researcher-award-decra
Future Fellowships
Future Fellowships support excellent mid-career researchers to undertake high-quality research in areas of national and international benefit.
Future Fellowships provide 4-year fellowships to outstanding Australian mid-career researchers. The ARC may also award the administering organisation up to $60,000 of non-salary funding per year to use for personnel, equipment, travel, and field research costs directly related to the Future Fellow's research.
https://www.arc.gov.au/funding-research/funding-schemes/discovery-program/future-fellowships
Australian Laureate Fellowships
Australian Laureate Fellows will be researchers of international repute who will play a significant, sustained leadership and mentoring role in building Australia's international competitive research capacity.
Up to 17 five-year Australian Laureate Fellowships may be awarded each year, providing a salary, in addition to a Level E professorial salary provided by the administering organisation, funding for up to 2 Postdoctoral Research Associates (5 years) and 2 Postgraduate Researchers (4 years), and up to $300,000 per year in project funding.
https://www.arc.gov.au/funding-research/funding-schemes/discovery-program/australian-laureate-fellowships