Australian Research Council Funding Rules for schemes under the Discovery Program (2017 edition)
E9Selection Process
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E9. Selection Process
E9.1 Selection Criteria
E9.1.1 Proposals will be assessed and ranked using the following selection criteria:
a. Proposed Project Quality and Innovation 40%
b. Investigator(s) 35%
- Research opportunity and performance evidence (ROPE).
c. Feasibility 10%
- Are there strategies for enabling collaboration with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities where appropriate (for example, dialogue/collaboration with an Indigenous cultural mentor)?
- Is there an existing or developing, supportive and high quality research community?
- Is the design of the Project and the expertise of the participants sufficient to ensure the Project can be completed within the proposed budget and timeframe?
- Will the completed Project produce significant new knowledge and/or innovative economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefit to the Australian and international community?
- How will Host Organisations be utilised in the proposed Project?
- To what extent will the Project build collaborations across research organisations and/or industry and/or with other disciplines both within Australia and internationally?