FBE Research Funding Hub
Your hub for finding internal and external funding, awards and opportunities as a business and economics academic
Welcome to the FBE Research Funding Hub! The FBE Research Funding Hub collates grant opportunities relevant to you, from Faculty internal research grants to international research funding opportunities. Our grant tables can be sorted alphabetically according to grant title, funder, funder country, career stage and funding type. Follow our guide below to easily navigate this page to quickly find the opportunities most relevant to your research.
How to use the FBE Research Funding Hub
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Identify the research grant category you're looking for
Are you looking for a Faculty internal research grant or external research funding? Our grant opportunity tables separate out Faculty research grants from ARC grants and external research funding including Australian and international grants.
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Use our sort feature to more easily find the most relevant opportunities for you. Headings are sorted alphabetically. Just click on the icon beside the column header to initiate a sort of your chosen column.
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Find more information
Learn more about internal and external research funding by reading the full grant record on the FBE Intranet or Pivot RP, the university's Grant Database.
Access the Successful Research Grant Applications Library to discover successful research grant applications for national and international funding schemes across public and private sectors.
Funding Opportunities
Explore Faculty, University, Australian and international research funding, selected for you as a business and economics academic. Open the grant tables below in each accordian to view a research funding category.
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Deadline Grant Title Eligibility Amount Funding Type Link Open Carer's Travel Support Scheme Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $2500 Scholarships, Training or Bursaries https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/carers-travel-support-scheme/carers-travel-support-scheme Open Research Partnership Fund Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Between $5000 to $50,000 Industry or Business Funding https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/research-partnership-fund/research-partnership-fund March Eminent Research Scholar Scheme for 2025 visits Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $22,500 (Host departments provide matching or greater funds) Travel (incoming) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/eminent-research-scholar-scheme/eminent-research-scholar-scheme June Eminent Research Scholar Scheme for 2026 visits Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $22,500 (Host departments provide matching or greater funds) Travel (incoming) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/eminent-research-scholar-scheme/eminent-research-scholar-scheme November Eminent Research Scholar Scheme for 2026 visits Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $22,500 (Host departments provide matching or greater funds) Travel (incoming) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/eminent-research-scholar-scheme/eminent-research-scholar-scheme March Visiting Research Scholar Scheme for 2025 visits Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $15,000 (Host departments provide matching or greater funds) Travel (incoming) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/visiting-research-scholar-scheme/visiting-research-scholar-scheme June Visiting Research Scholar Scheme for 2026 visits Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $15,000 (Host departments provide matching or greater funds) Travel (incoming) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/visiting-research-scholar-scheme/visiting-research-scholar-scheme November Visiting Research Scholar Scheme for 2026 visits Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $15,000 (Host departments provide matching or greater funds) Travel (incoming) https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/visiting-research-scholar-scheme/visiting-research-scholar-scheme October ARC and Large External Grant Support Package Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $20,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/large-grants-support-package/arc-and-large-external-grant-support-package July Research Laboratory Fund Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $500,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/research-laboratory-fund/research-laboratory-fund August Faculty Research Summit Fund Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $60,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/faculty-research-summit-fund/faculty-research-summit-fund August Deans' Research Awards Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field $10,000 Prizes and Awards https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/deans-research-awards/deans-research-awards August Cynthia Hardy Award for Research Impact Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field $5,000 Prizes and Awards https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/cynthia-hardy-award-for-research-impact/cynthia-hardy-award-for-research-impact October Faculty Research Grants Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $15,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/fbe/research/research-income/internal-grants/faculty-research-grants/faculty-research-grants March Early Career Research Grants Early Career Between $5000 to $25,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/ecr April McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship EOI Early Career Up to $355,957 Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/mckenzie-fellowship May Research Impetus Grants Early Career, Mid Career Up to $50,000 Scholarships, Training or Bursaries https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/research-impetus-grants June Marles Medal Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field $10,000 Prizes and Awards https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/marles-medal June Woodward Medal Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field $10,000 Prizes and Awards https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/woodward-medals September Reel Impact Prize Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field $8,000 Prizes and Awards https://gateway.research.unimelb.edu.au/researcherdevelopment/events-and-competitions/reel-impact-prize TBC Establishment Grants ARC DECRA Fellowships Early Career Up to $50,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/establishment-grants-decra TBC Establishment Grants ARC Future Fellowships Mid Career Up to $100,000 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/establishment-grants-ff September Bonn-Melbourne Research Excellence Fund Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $16,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/bonn-melbourne-research-excellence-fund February Dyason Fellowships Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $8,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/dyason TBC (September) Hebrew University of Jerusalem – University of Melbourne: Joint Research Workshop Grants Program Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $20,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/uom-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem-joint-research-workshop-grants-program February Hokkaido – Melbourne Joint Research Workshops Fund Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $15,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/hokkaido-university-university-of-melbourne-joint-research-workshops August International Grants Accelerator Program Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field $5,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/IGAP-funding September JSPS Open Partnership Joint Research Projects co-funding scheme Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $25,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/melbourne-jsps-open-partnership-joint-research-projects June Manchester-Melbourne-Toronto Research Fund Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $15,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/manchester-melbourne-toronto-research-fund June Australia–Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme (UA–DAAD) Early Career, Mid Career, Established in Field Up to $25,000 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/researcher-development-schemes/ua-uom-germany -
Code Internal Deadline Grant Eligibility Amount Funding Type Link LE26 TBC Linkage infrastructure, equipment and facilities Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in Field$150,000.00 Equipment & Materials or Facility Use and Construction
Institutional, Program or Curriculum Developmenthttps://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/d4786e52-1b4b-415d-8afd-d1d75de8f0f3 IL26 TBC Industry laureate fellowships Mid-Career to Established in Field TBC Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards
Industry or Business FundingARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) : Research Gateway
LP25 TBC Linkage Projects for funding applied for in 2025 Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in Field$100,000.00 Industry or Business Funding
Research: Project Grants & Innovationhttps://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/edc4d145-1426-4c91-8c2f-d1d75de8f0f3 FT25 November 2025 (TBC) Future Fellowships for funding commencing in 2025 Mid-Career to Established in Field N/A Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/3ed9df61-c4f7-4021-9d34-d1d75de8f0f3 IE25 TBC Early Career Industry Fellowships Early Career and Emerging in Field $121,703.00 Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards
Industry or Business Fundinghttps://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/7828a93a-cd6f-46fc-ae9f-f2f1552f7976 DP26 November 2025 (TBC) Discovery projects Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in Field$30,000.00 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/103c0f3e-b6bb-4be5-be1d-d1d75de8f0f3 IN26 TBC Discovery Indigenous for funding commencing in 2026 Mid-Career to Established in Field $30,000.00 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/5c7968b6-b9a8-4f39-902c-d1d75de8f0f3 DE26 March 2026 (TBC) Discovery early career researcher award Early Career and Emerging in Field $338,691.00 Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/3d30a06d-f8d5-4733-8478-d1d75de8f0f3 IC25 August 2025 Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2026 Mid-Career to Established in Field $2,100,000.00 Institutional, Program or Curriculum Development https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/8971d6aa-970e-4508-b5cb-d1d75de8f0f3 FL26 TBC Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2026 Mid-Career to Established in Field TBC Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships : Research Gateway IM25 TBC Mid-career industry fellowships Mid-Career to Established in Field $445,900.00 Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards
Industry or Business Fundinghttps://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/53154c6a-4079-4bc1-a1d8-f2f1552f7976 IH25 August 2025 Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2026 Mid-Career to Established in Field $1,500,000.00 Collaboration Opportunities & Networking
Industry or Business Funding
Institutional, Program or Curriculum Developmenthttps://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/d1a7dc21-e563-4f2a-9ad0-d1d75de8f0f3 CE26 TBC ARC Centres of Excellence Mid-Career to Established in Field $2,000,000.00 Institutional, Program or Curriculum Development
Research: Project Grants & Innovationhttps://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/42f3d86a-7dd8-4215-a4ed-d1d75de8f0f3 NIDG TBC NIDG (Intelligence Challenges) Expression of Interest (for funding commencing in 2026) Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in Field$400,000.00 Research: Project Grants & Innovation https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/620e9b14-7e1b-4f6d-b031-d1d75de8f0f3 -
Search external research funding opportunities selected for you as a business and economics academic. Further information is available on Pivot RP, the university's grant database. You will be asked to log in to view grants on the platform.
Explore the Successful Research Grants Library to view successful applications to Australian and international schemes.
Grant Title Funder Funder Country Deadline Career Stage More Information Horizon Europe (Pillar 2 Funding) Horizon Europe European Commission Until Mid 2027 All Career Stages Horizon Europe (Pillar 2 Funding) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award Australian Academy of Science (AAS) Australia 1 July Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in FieldAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award | Australian Academy of Science
https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/34436c89-6698-41a7-be35-d1d75de8f0f3Intelligence - John Templeton Foundation John Templeton Foundation USA 15 July (Internal deadline) All Career Stages RIC-International & Advancement are supporting interested applicants to submit.If you have a project that aligns with the funding ambitions, please submit a NOI in Cayuse as soon as practical and not later than COB Monday 06 July.2026 Call for research proposals Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) United Kingdom 31 July Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in FieldOpp Detail | Pivot-RP
CIMA research grants | Resources | AICPA & CIMALloyd’s of London Foundation Grant Programme Lloyd's United Kingdom 25 July
(Anticipated)Early Career and Emerging in Field
Mid-Career to Established in FieldOpp Detail | Pivot-RP ON accelerate Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) United States 31 Aug (Anticipated) All Career Stages https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/5e3cc994-456a-480a-94e3-f2f1552f7976 New frontiers research award Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Ernest South Africa 30 Sept (Anticipated) Early Career and Emerging in Field https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/88d71e4f-db6a-41ac-a95a-f2f1552f7976 Call for projects Fonds Pacifique Ambassade de France en Australie Australia 31 Dec (Anticipated) All Career Stages https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/710695d3-2b5f-4bb2-8a22-d1d75de8f0f3 Grants Elof Hansson Foundation Sweden Continuous All Career Stages https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_opps/086ed6a6-1672-4556-9c77-d1d75de8f0f3