Research support

ARC College of Experts

Key dates for College of Experts Nominations 2027

  • Nominations open in RMS: 9 June 2026
  • Nominations due to UQ Research Office: 23 June 2026
  • Nominations close with ARC: 9 July 2026 
  • Anticipated announcement: November 2026

Overview

To support the advancement of knowledge and contribute to national innovation, the ARC engages an ARC College of Experts to play a key role in identifying research excellence.  Its members are experts of international standing drawn from the Australian research community: from higher education, industry and public sector research organisations.

Members of the College of Experts are generally appointed for a three-year term. An induction workshop will be scheduled after appointment. Successful nominees must be available to commence in early 2027. Please note that some Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) meetings are conducted via videoconference and members must be available for these, where relevant.

Prospective nominees should be aware that membership requires a significant commitment of time, including working to specified, non-negotiable timeframes. ARC College of Experts members may be called upon to assign, read and assess, up to 150 to 200 funding applications each year. They also must attend at least one ARC SAC meeting each year and undertake assignments, assessments, and moderations in preparation for the meetings. Depending on the scheme, meetings could take from one day up to one week.

Eligibility

The ARC is calling for nominations for the listed fields only. Researchers must have demonstrable expertise in at least one of these fields to be an eligible nominee in the 2027 round.

How to apply

Step 1. Discussion and endorsement by Faculty/Institute

  • Discuss your intent to nominate with your Faculty/Institute.
  • Your Faculty/Institute will confirm their endorsement of your nomination with the Research Office by emailing ARC@research.uq.edu.au by 23 June 2026.

Step 2. Completing your internal NOI

Step 3. Internal review and endorsement

  • The Chancellery will review nominations.
  • The Research Office will advise you whether your nomination is DVCRI-endorsed.

Step 4. Finalising nominations

  • The Research Office will work with endorsed nominees to refine and finalise their submissions in RMS.

Step 5. Submission

  • Final submission by the Research Office to ARC.

Key documents

ARC

Before applying, please review the full suite of resources available on the ARC College of Experts webpage.

Contact UQ R&I

Scheme queries

RMS queries

Round coordinator
Pre-Award Discovery & Industry team

If you are applying through UQ but you are not a current UQ staff member, please contact the round coordinator to be added to the UQ R&I mailing list.