Section 5 - Australian Research Council Act 2001 - Federation Fellowships - Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2007 - Roles and Eligibility for Federation Fellows | Zoe
Australian Research Council Act 2001 - Federation Fellowships - Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2007
5Roles and Eligibility for Federation Fellows
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5.1.1 A Proposal must nominate one researcher for a Federation Fellowship (the Federation Fellowship candidate). A Federation Fellow must satisfy the eligibility criteria for that role as specified in Section 5 of these Funding Rules.
5.1.2 A researcher nominated in a Proposal as Federation Fellow must take significant intellectual responsibility for the proposed project, its conception, and any strategic decisions called for in its pursuit and the communication of results. The researcher must have the capacity to make a serious commitment to the project and cannot assume the role of a supplier of resources for work that will largely be placed in the hands of others. The ARC reserves the right to determine whether a person has the requisite capacity to perform the role.
5.1.3 If the ARC considers that a Federation Fellowship candidate nominated in a Proposal does not meet the eligibility criteria in this Section the Proposal will not be recommended or approved for funding.
5.1.4 Federation Fellowship candidates must be distinguished researchers who are at the forefront of international research. They must have leadership skills and experience in building research capacity, and should propose ground-breaking research programs likely to deliver significant economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits to Australia.
5.1.5 Proposals may be submitted for Federation Fellowship candidates who are qualified researchers currently working in Australia or overseas. Proposals are particularly encouraged from Australian researchers currently working overseas and from non-Australian researchers currently working overseas.
5.1.6 At the time of the submission of a Proposal all obligations regarding previously funded projects involving the Federation Fellowship candidate on the Proposal must have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the ARC. Such obligations include the provision of satisfactory progress and final reports.
5.1.7 Federation Fellows must reside predominantly in Australia for the full duration of the Federation Fellowship. If a Federation Fellowship candidate does not have permanent resident status he/she must obtain temporary resident status from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs before the Federation Fellowship commences.
5.1.8 Federation Fellows are expected to pursue research that is at the international leading edge in their field. To facilitate this aim, Federation Fellows may, with the approval of the ARC, undertake research overseas for periods of up to 2 years in total, providing the Administering Organisation clearly demonstrates this is in the best interests of the research and its outcomes, and of national benefit to Australia.
5.1.9 A ==researcher may be nominated for a Federation Fellowship regardless of whether they hold any continuing== ==or====non-continuing appointments====at the time the Proposal is submitted.== Unless otherwise permitted in these Funding Rules, ==if the Proposal is approved== th==e== ==Federation Fellowship candidate== ==is== expect==ed to== ==relinquish== any==existing== appointments==before the== Fellowship may commence==.==
5.1.10 If a Federation Fellowship candidate has previously been awarded an ARC Federation Fellowship, the person must have completed the previous ARC Federation Fellowship or be in the fourth of fifth year of a current ARC Federation Fellowship. In the case of current ARC Federation Fellows, the candidate and the relevant Administering Organisation must have agreed, if the Proposal is successful, to relinquish all Federation Fellowship funding associated with the existing Federation Fellowship on or after:
a. 1 July 2007; or
b the date which is 28 days after the date on the letter notifying the outcome of Proposal;
whichever is the later date.
5.1.11 If a Federation Fellowship candidate holds or has applied for any other ARC Fellowships, or any fellowships from other funding bodies, the candidate must have agreed, if the Proposal is successful, to relinquish those other Fellowships.
5.1.12 Federation Fellowships are awarded on a full-time basis only. Federation Fellows are expected to work full-time on research and research capacity-building activities. Research capacity-building activities could include research leadership in teams and centres (ARC Centres or other research-related centres) and supervision of postgraduate students, but do not include a major role in administration. While a Federation Fellow’s principal duty is to undertake research, it is also important to specify the role he/she would be expected to play within the administering organisation.