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How Australia allocated A$38.2 million in research infrastructure awards
The Australian Research Council approved 36 of 125 applications for its 2025 infrastructure, equipment and facilities round. Engineering, information and computing sciences received A$14.7 million, the largest allocation among five project discipline groups.
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The largest award pool also had the most proposals
Engineering, information and computing sciences supplied 59 of 125 applications and received 16 of the 36 approvals. Its A$14.7 million was about 38.5% of the total allocation. The 27.1% approval rate for this group was below the round-wide 28.8%. Source 1
Approval rates and funded amounts answer different questions
Humanities and creative arts had three approvals from eight proposals, a 37.5% rate. The three successful proposals sought A$3.85 million and received A$1.93 million. That distinction matters because approval does not establish that the full requested amount was awarded. Source 1
One more approval came from a larger pool
Compared with funding commencing in 2024, the 2025 round had 22 additional applications and one additional approval. Its success rate fell from 34.0% to 28.8%. Allocated funding grew from A$28.16 million to A$38.21 million across approved projects. Source 1
Partners' proposed contributions were separate
Table 8 reports A$48.07 million of proposed cash and in-kind contributions from collaborating organisations. Dividing that table amount by the A$38.21 million ARC allocation yields about A$1.26 per ARC dollar. The source's narrative gives A$1.29, so this article uses the amounts and ratio in the table. Source 1