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These Funding Rules set the operational mechanics for ARC Linkage Projects funding commencing in 2008: who may apply (eligible organisations), what projects and costs are supported, funding levels and matching requirements, researcher roles (CIs, PIs, APDIs), partner obligations, application, assessment and reporting procedures. They establish floors/caps, timelines and discretionary powers for the ARC and Minister.
They affect universities, partner organisations and researchers by defining who pays (Commonwealth plus required partner cash/in‑kind), who decides (ARC and Minister) and the disclosure, eligibility and compliance tests that determine access to funding.
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Linkage Projects
Funding Rules for funding commencing in
2008
Australian Research Council
Linkage Projects
Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2008
Table of Contents
Definitions for Linkage Projects Funding Rules
Changes from last year..................................................11
Funding...............................................................14
Appeals process........................................................38
Administration of funding...............................................39
Acronyms
The following acronyms are used in ARC Funding Rules.
AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Saving (Summer) Time
AIF Australia-Israel Fellowship
AIMS Australian Institute of Marine Science
ANSTO Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
APA Australian Postgraduate Award
APAI Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry)
APD Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship
APDC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (CSIRO)
APDI Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (Industry)
APF Australian Professorial Fellowship
ARC Australian Research Council
ARCIF Australian Research Council International Fellowship
ARF Australian Research Fellowship
AVCC Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
CE ARC Centres of Excellence and ARC Centres
CoE ARC College of Experts
CI Chief Investigator
CRC Cooperative Research Centre
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DP ARC Discovery Projects
DSTO Defence Science and Technology Organisation
ECR Early Career Researcher
FF ARC Federation Fellowships
GA Geoscience Australia
GAMS Grant Application Management System
GST Goods and Services Tax
HECS Higher Education Contribution Scheme
ICI Internationally Coordinated Initiative
IRF Indigenous Research Fellowship
LASP ARC Learned Academies Special Projects
LCI LASP Chief Investigator
LIEF ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
LIF ARC Linkage Industry Fellowship
LP ARC Linkage Projects
NCGP National Competitive Grants Program
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
NP Network Participant
OI Overseas Investigator
PI Partner Investigator
QEII Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
RN ARC Research Network
SPIRT Strategic Partnerships with Industry – Research and Training
SRC ARC Special Research Centre
SRI ARC Special Research Initiatives
URL Universal Resource Locator
Key Dates
| Closing time for eligibility ruling and exemption requests, Round 1 (Section 7.1) | 5.00 pm (AEDT) Friday 23 March 2007 |
|---|---|
| Closing time for submission of Proposals in<br>Round 1 (subsection 7.4.5) | 5.00 pm (AEST) Friday 4 May 2007 |
| Closing time for eligibility ruling and exemption requests, Round 2 (Section 7.1) | 5.00 pm (AEST) Friday 12 October 2007 |
| Closing time for submission of Proposals in Round 2 (subsection 7.4.5)<br> | 5.00 pm (AEDT) Friday 23 November 2007 |
Contacts
The ARC deals with thousands of Proposals each year. Where possible, researchers should direct requests for information to the Research Office within their organisation.
Enquiries about the ARC Linkage Projects scheme may be addressed as follows:
Definitions for Linkage Projects Funding Rules
Adjunct Appointment or equivalent means that an Eligible Organisation has a formal agreement in writing with a researcher which is publicly acknowledged and which establishes an ongoing association with the Eligible Organisation, of the nature of a conjoint, emeritus or honorary academic, or visiting fellow. It would be expected that the person’s association would be listed in an official organisational publication and/or web site.
Administering Organisation means an Eligible Organisation which submits a Proposal for funding under Linkage Projects and which will receive and be responsible for the administration of the funding if the proposed project is approved for funding.
Applicant means the Administering Organisation. Funding under Linkage Projects is provided to Administering Organisations, not to individual researchers.
ARC means the Australian Research Council, as established under the ARC Act.
ARC Act means the Australian Research Council Act 2001.
ARC Centre means a research centre wholly or partly funded by the ARC and includes ARC Centres of Excellence, ARC Centres and ARC Special Research Centres.
ARC Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an ARC Fellowship.
ARC Fellowship means, subject to this paragraph, a position held by a researcher where the salary is funded wholly or partly by the ARC and where the researcher has been nominated in a Proposal to hold a Fellowship. An ARC Fellowship may be awarded at a number of levels and in various ARC schemes. ARC Fellowship includes Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD), Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (Industry) (APDI), Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (CSIRO) (APDC), Australian Research Fellowship (ARF), Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (QEII), Australian Professorial Fellowship (APF) and ARC Federation Fellowship. For the purposes of these Funding Rules it does not include an ARCIF, IRF, LIF or ARC Research Cadetship-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander award.
ARC’s Web Site is http://www.arc.gov.au.
Australian Postdoctoral Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (under the ARC Discovery Projects scheme).
Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (Industry) means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (Industry) (under the ARC Linkage Projects scheme).
Australian Professorial Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an Australian Professorial Fellowship (under the ARC Discovery Projects scheme).
Australian Research Council International Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an Australian Research Council International Fellowship (under the ARC Linkage International scheme).
Australian Research Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an Australian Research Fellowship (under the ARC Discovery Projects scheme).
Centre Director means the person appointed to direct the programs of a Commonwealth-funded Research Centre.
Chief Investigator means a researcher who satisfies the eligibility criteria for a Chief Investigator as specified in Section 5.3.
Collaborating Organisation means an Eligible Organisation which is not the Administering Organisation but which is identified in the Proposal as a contributor to the project.
Commonwealth means the Commonwealth of Australia.
Commonwealth-funded Research Centre means a research centre substantially funded from Commonwealth competitive research funding sources and includes ARC Centres, CRCs and NHMRC Program Grants. It does not include Research Networks funded by the ARC.
Earnings means the amount paid as remuneration for work a person undertakes or services they perform. It includes amounts paid under employment and/or consultancy arrangements.
Eligible Organisation means an organisation which is eligible to apply for and receive funding under the Linkage Projects Funding Rules as specified in Section 4.1.
Federation Fellow means a researcher whose salary is funded under the ARC Federation Fellowships scheme.
Funding Agreement means the agreement entered into between the ARC and the Administering Organisation if the Administering Organisation’s Proposal is approved for funding. This agreement sets out the terms and conditions under which the Commonwealth is to provide funding and the Administering Organisation is to be responsible for administration of the funding and the conduct of the project.
Funding Rules means this document.
GST has the meaning as given in section 195-1 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.
Host Organisation means an organisation at which a Fellow undertakes her/his research while holding an ARC Fellowship.
Indigenous Researcher Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an ARC Indigenous Research Fellowship (under the ARC Discovery Projects Indigenous Researcher Development scheme).
Linkage Industry Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an ARC Linkage Industry Fellowship (under the ARC Linkage Projects scheme).
Medical and Dental Research means research and/or training which, in the opinion of the ARC, has a significant focus on clinical medical (including dental) outcomes.
National Research Priority means a national research priority referred to in Section 1.2 and further detailed in Appendix 6.
Partner Investigator means a researcher who satisfies the eligibility criteria for a Partner Investigator as specified in Section 5.4.
Partner Organisation means an organisation, other than an Eligible Organisation, which is to be a contributor to the project, and which meets the requirements specified in Section 4.2 (and Appendix 2).
Partner Organisation Cash Contribution means the cash funding from a Partner Organisation or Partner Organisations which is provided to the Administering Organisation to administer.
Proposal means a request to the ARC for the provision of financial assistance for a research project.
Queen Elizabeth II Fellow means a researcher whose salary is wholly or partly funded under an ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (under the ARC Discovery Projects scheme).
Research Office means a business unit within an organisation that is responsible for administrative contact with the ARC regarding Proposals and research projects.
Special Condition means a special condition specified in a Funding Agreement which governs the use of the funding provided by the ARC.
Australian Research Council
Linkage Projects
Funding Rules for funding commencing in 2008
1.1.1 This document sets out the funding rules for Linkage Projects, a scheme funded under the Australian Research Council’s National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), which comply with the requirements of the ARC Act.
1.1.2 All parties involved in Proposals should read and understand the Funding Rules and the ARC’s draft Funding Agreement (which is available on the ARC’s Web Site) before submitting a Proposal to the ARC. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their Proposals are complete and accurate.
1.1.3 These Funding Rules are current as at December 2006 and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the ARC Act in force at that time. These Funding Rules are subject to change at any time, for reasons including any subsequent amendment to, replacement of or supplementation of the ARC Act.
1.1.4 Funding under Linkage Projects is provi
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