🚨 #DiscoveryProjects EOI #DPEI27 announcement:

ā—ļøOutcomes for Expressions of Interest should now be available in your RMS account ā–¶ļø https://rms.arc.gov.auā—ļø

ARC should also email Lead CIs with their outcomes (may take a while & be staggered).

Full apps open 2 Mar, due 22 Apr.

Research Management System Login

RMS is the ARC’s Research Management System, a web-based system used by eligible researchers to prepare and submit research Applications and assessments under the ARC National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).

Outcomes for full apps won’t arrive until ā€œ15 Jan – 15 Aprilā€ next year according to ARC’s new schedule – that’s up to 16 months since the EOIs were submitted 🤯

ā–¶ļø https://www.arc.gov.au/funding-research/scheme-calendar

More info from ARC about 2027 DP EOI shortlisting ā–¶ļø https://www.arc.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/dpei27-expression-of-interest-explainer-and-faq.pdf

šŸ”¹37.0% success – 1733 of 4679 EOIs (more shortlisted; was 1127/4063=27.7% in 2026)
šŸ”¹ā€A total of EOIs were shortlisted in [the] ā€˜disparate scores’ processā€ – ARC stuff-up; didn’t give number.

Breakdown across panelsšŸ‘‡