7Submission of application (Fellowships and Awards)

7 Submission of application (Fellowships and Awards)

Fellowships Applications must be submitted by close of business (AEST) 22 March 2002.

Awards Applications may be submitted to the ARC at any time. They will be batched for assessment several times during the year.

Two copies are required, an original and one identical copy. It is the copy that is reproduced and dispatched for assessment.

The application must be clipped, with NAL clips, not stapled, and submitted in the following order—

• application form
• additional text, curriculum vitae
• report on previous grant
• letter of support

All applications must—

• be signed by the appropriate persons on the certifications page of the application form
• be submitted through the research office of the administering institution

Applicants should submit their applications through the Research Office of the administering institution by the institution’s closing date. Applications should be completed and submitted electronically, by the Research Office, via the Grants Application Management System (GAMS), to the ARC. (Applicants who require an alternative means to submitting the form on-line should contact their university’s Research Office.)

Research offices should send applications–

Applicants should note that a separate document Linkage‑International Instructions to applicants for funding commencing in 2003 is available on www.arc.gov.au to assist in preparing applications.

8 Selection and approval process