Guidelines for Funding Commencing in 2003

Table of Contents

1 Introduction....................................................5

2 Objectives......................................................5

3 Description.....................................................5

3.1 Type of research supported

3.2 Applicant roles

4 Eligibility………………………………………………………………………6

4.1 Eligibility criteria for Chief Investigators

4.1.1 Early Career Researchers

4.2 Eligibility criteria for Partner Investigators

4.3 Eligibility criteria for Fellowships

4.3.1 General eligibility

4.3.1.1 Salary options for ARF/QEII and APF Fellowships

4.3.2 Host institutions for Fellows

4.3.3 Request for eligibility exemption

4.3.4 Specific eligibility

4.3.5 Eligibility criteria for Australian Postdoctoral Fellowships (APD)

4.3.5.1 Tenure details and support entitlements

4.3.5.2 Selection

4.3.6 Eligibility criteria for Australian Research Fellowships (ARF) and Queen Elizabeth II Fellows (QEII)

4.3.6.1 Tenure details and support entitlements

4.3.6.2 Selection

4.3.7.1 Eligibility criteria for Australian Professorial Fellows (APF) Tenure details and support entitlements

4.3.7.2 Selection

4.4 Number of grants and applications

5 Funding.................................................….…..13

5.1 Level of funding

5.2 Duration of funding

5.3 Areas of investigation/work not supported

5.4 Budget items not supported

6 Cross-scheme funding……………………………………………………………15

6.1 Researchers from ARC funded Centres

6.2 Cross scheme eligibility

6.3 Funding under the ARC or the NHMRC

6.4 Funding under Linkage–Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities)

7 Applications process………………………………………………………………16

7.1 Applications

7.2 Certification

7.3 Submission of applications

7.3.1 Application format

7.3.2 Application form and instructions to applicants

7.3.3 Number of copies

7.3.4 Closing date for applications

7.3.5 How to prepare and submit applications

8 Selection and approval process……………………………………………….19

8.1 Selection criteria

8.1.1 Research projects