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Key dates for ARC Linkage Projects 2025

The outcomes announcement from ARC Linkage Projects 2024 Round 2 is pending. The ARC has advised that they will provide revised announcement dates.

ARC Assessment Round 1 (Closed)

  • Rejoinders: 28 May to 10 June 2025
  • Anticipated Announcement: Mid to late October 2025

ARC Assessment Round 2 (Open)

  • Applications open in Research Management System (RMS): 3 April 2025 (Updated)
  • UQ Notice of Intent due: 28 May 2025 (Updated)
  • Research Office internal close: 28 May 2025
  • Requests Not to Assess (RNTAs) due to Research Office: 4 June 2025 (Updated)
  • Applications close in RMS: 25 June 2025
  • Rejoinders: 20 August to 2 September 2025
  • Anticiapted Announcement: December 2025 to January 2026

Overview

The Australian Research Council's (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme supports collaborative research and development between higher education researchers and partner organisations including industry, to further national innovation and acquisition of new knowledge.

The scheme provides project funding of between $50,000 and $300,000 per year for 2 to 5 years, and must include at least one Partner Organisation and satisfy the ARC contribution requirements.

UQ R&I supports applications continuously until the closing date of the 2025 rounds on 25 June 2025.

How to apply

Internal Notice of Intent process

All researchers intending to submit an ARC LP application in 2025 are required to submit a UQ Notification of Intent (NOI). NOIs will be collated centrally and distributed to Faculties and Institutes to provide maximum support to the UQ research community.

Step 1. RMS updates and scheme reading

  • Update your full profile in RMS ‘Person Profile’. If any team members are new to RMS and need a login/password, start early.
  • Familiarise yourself with the key ARC (available on GrantConnect) and UQ documentation. It is especially important to familiarise yourself with ARC's Grant Guidelines and Instructions to Applicants documents.

Step 2. Completing the application

  • Log into RMS, create an application and make sure UQ is listed as the Administering Organisation. 
  • Use the UQ templates available below to draft your documents to be uploaded to your application in RMS.
  • Complete the application in RMS. 
  • When ready for review, ensure all online components are complete and valid, generate a whole application PDF for your records and select 'Submit to Research Office' in RMS.

Step 3. UQ R&I internal review and feedback

  • To initiate review, email UQ Research Office at linkage@research.uq.edu.au. Please note that RMS does not alert the Research Office when you create or submit an application in RMS. 
  • Include your completed UQ Application Certification Form and UQ Pending and Newly Funded ARC grants form (see below) in your email. 
  • If you are lodging a 'Request Not to Assess' (RNTA), please complete the 'Request Not to Assess' form in RMS and then submit to the Research Office for review by the date stated in key dates above. Instructions for creating a RNTA are available on GrantConnect.
  • UQ Research Office will review your application and provide you with feedback.

Step 4. Final submission

  • When your application is complete and fully compliant, the UQ Research Office will submit the application to the ARC through RMS.

Readership and researcher support

Before applying, we recommend you:

Key documents

ARC

Before applying, please review the full suite of documents available from GrantConnect (GO7368).

UQ

Mandatory Forms

Templates

Additional Resources

Rejoinders and rebuttal

In the ARC assessment and rejoinder process, proposal comments from external assessors may be made available to applicants, and applicants given the opportunity to submit a rejoinder. Detailed information on the rejoinder process (including instructions for accessing assessment reports and submitting rejoinders) is available from the ARC website.

The Research Office has developed a Rejoinder Tip Sheet with FAQs (PDF, 407.6 KB) to assist you in crafting your rejoinder. 

Contact UQ R&I

Scheme queries

RMS queries

Round coordinator
Dr Jessica von Pein
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.