B9Selection Process

B9.                   Selection Process

B9.1               Selection Criteria

B9.1.1            Proposals will be assessed and ranked using the following selection criteria:

a.             Investigator              40%

-            Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE);

-            Evidence of outstanding Research Output and achievement taking into account research opportunity;

-            Potential to undertake ground-breaking research;

-            Outstanding leadership ability;

-            Potential to create an enduring legacy that would be enhanced by the Australian Laureate Fellowship;

-            Contribution to national and international public policy debates and initiatives;

b.             Program of Research Activity              30%

1. Innovation

-            Are the proposed Project aims and concepts original and innovative, representing the leading edge of research in the field?

-            Will new methods, technologies, theories or ideas be developed?

-            How does the research program enhance innovation in Australia?

ii.         Approach

-            Are the conceptual framework, design, methods and analyses adequately developed, well integrated and appropriate to the aims of the Project?

iii.       Significance and National Benefit

-            Does the research address an important problem?

-            How will the anticipated outcomes advance the knowledge base?

-            Is there a major contribution to public policy formulation and debate?

-            Will the proposed research maximise economic, environmental, social and/or cultural benefit to Australia?

-            Will this research build new international research collaboration or links between research and industry?

c.             Mentoring/Capacity Building              30%

-            Does the Proposal show how the Project will build new teams and create world-class research capacity, collaboration and innovation?

-            Does the Australian Laureate Fellowship Candidate:

-          demonstrate exceptional ability to supervise and to mentor postdoctoral researchers and other early-mid career researchers?

-          have a record of successful postgraduate supervision, where applicable?