Joyce Lambert ECR Grant for Antarctic Research Fund
Critical Dates
- Monday 2 February 2026
Round opens.
Applicants must apply through the Early Career Researcher Grant (ECRG) grant scheme process to be considered for this specific grant. The application form and guidelines can be found on the ECR Grant webpage or under 'Supporting Documents' below.- 3:00 pm, Monday 9 February 2026
ECR Grant Information Webinar (Registration Link).
Applicants are recommended to attend the ECRG Information webinar, as an ECRG application is required to be eligible for the Joyce Lambert ECR Grant for Antarctic Research.
- 3:00 pm (15:00 AEST), Thursday 19 March 2026
Applications are due via SmartyGrants.
- September 2026
Notification of Outcomes
- 2 January 2027 - 31 December 2027
Grant funds are awarded for expenditure over one year.
Overview
This program is offered every second year. The current application round will take place in 2026, with funding commencing in 2027.
The Joyce Lambert ECR Grant for Antarctic Research Fund looks for researchers to undertake internationally or nationally collaborative Antarctic Research. For the scheme, 'Antarctic' is defined as the continent of Antarctica, including its ice shelves, waters, and island territories in the Southern Ocean, situated south of the Antarctic Convergence.
Funding will only be awarded for research related to the Antarctic.
Antarctic research may include research related to:
- The physical world (including natural or built);
- Socio-economic concerns and contexts;
- Legal and cultural (including historical) environs of the Antarctic;
- The activities or issues impacting on the above.
Funding
Eligibility
The eligibility criteria of the Early Career Researcher grants broadly apply to the Joyce Lambert ECR Grant for Antarctic Research Fund (see ECRG scheme guidelines)
Supporting documents
Documents for 2026:
Beyond the information contained on this webpage and in the application form, there are no standalone scheme guidelines for the Joyce Lambert ECR Grant for Antarctic Research Fund award (this grant will be awarded via the ECR Grants allocations process in 2026 and onwards).
Contacts
- Please refer to the Scheme Guidelines for grants commencing in 2027, FAQs and Instructions to Applicants (listed on the ECRG webpage) before submitting inquiries.
Kindly contact the Researcher Development Schemes team via the Research Helpline General Enquiries form, and we will do our best to assist.
To help you with ensuring your query gets to the RDS team, please select the following options on the form:
- When asked, "My request relates to, " select "Research Grants and Contracts."
- In the "related to a GRANT/CONTRACT" question, select "Grants."
- In the "relation to a Research Grant Proposal or a Grant Award or Agreement" question, select "Research Grant Proposal."
- Then, under the description section, make sure to list that you are seeking assistance for an 'Internal UoM' grant called the ‘The Joyce Lambert ECR Grant for Antarctic Research Fund ECR grant’ and request to contact the RDS team. Please also provide any relevant information regarding your query.