Background
The Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme is targeted at outstanding early career researchers who have been awarded a PhD within five years or awarded a PhD within eight years and commensurate with a period of significant career interruption.
The ARC has released indicative round dates for ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards for funding commencing in 2014. UTAS’s indicative internal closing date for applications has been formulated accordingly.
Key Dates
| Activity | Date |
| Proposals open in RMS | Mon 11 February 2013 |
| Submission of Completed Draft application to ORS & final draft of Organisational Statement for review | Fri 8 March 2013 |
| Submission to ORS of Requests not to Assess | Tue 12 March 2013 |
| Submission of final applications to ORS | Wed 20 March 2013 |
| Final checking including approval of commitments | 20-27 March 2013 |
| All applications submitted to the ARC | Wed 27 March 2013 |
| Expected rejoinder dates | Late June 2013 |