Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2020

The Future Fellowships reflects 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 excellent basic and applied research and research training by outstanding mid-career researchers to be recruited and retained by universities in continuing academic positions;

• support national and international research collaboration; and

• enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas.

The intended outcomes of the Future Fellowships scheme are:

• expanded knowledge base and research capacity in Australia; and

• economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia.

Preference will be given to Australian researchers.

More information on this grant can be found here.