Discovery Projects The Discovery Projects scheme provides funding for research projects that can be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams. The scheme aims to: support excellent fundamental research by individuals and teams enhance the scale and focus of research in the National Research Priorities assist researchers to undertake their research in conditions most conducive to achieving best results expand Australia's knowledge base and research capability foster the international competitiveness of Australian research encourage research training in high-quality research environments Under the Discovery Projects scheme, research projects can incorporate a range of fellowships from postdoctoral to professorial levels: Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD), Australian Research Fellowship (ARF), Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (QEII) and Australian Professorial Fellowships (APF). Applications for funding under the Discovery Projects scheme are processed once a year. The College deadline for DP10 submissions is Monday 23 February 2009.

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