C5. Selection Criteria

C5.1 Proposals will be assessed and ranked using the following selection criteria:

1.          Proposed Project               (30%)

-       Does the method and approach proposed clearly address one or more of the nominated Industrial Transformation Priorities?

-       Will the aims, concepts, methods and outcomes drive growth, productivity and competitiveness within key growth sectors?

-       Does the method, approach and intended benefits proposed address the objective of the Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme?

-       Is the conceptual/theoretical framework genuinely integrated, cross-disciplinary, innovative and original?

-       Will the Project build skills and capacity in end-user focussed research?

1.         Feasibility and Benefit              (30%)

-       Does the Training Centre demonstrate meaningful engagement with the relevant Industry Growth Centre(s)?

-       Are there adequate strategies to encourage dissemination, promotion, and the commercialisation of research outcomes?

-       Is there a clearly identified market opportunity and benefit to Australian industry?

-       Does the research Project have a wide level of collaboration, including the development of national and international networks and linkages?

-       Does the research address the needs of industries and communities as articulated in Australia’s Industrial Transformation Priorities for the current round?

-       Does the proposed Training Centre represent value for money?

1.          Collaborative Project Research Environment          (20%)

-       Is there evidence that the Partner Organisation(s) have the facilities and personnel to provide effective supervision, support and mentoring for the Higher Degree by Research candidates and postdoctoral fellows over the life of the Project?

-       Does the Project Research Environment provide high-quality intellectual support for the Project?

-       Are the necessary facilities to support the proposed research (physical, technical, access to infrastructure, etc.) available?

-       Is there evidence that each of the Partner Organisation(s) is genuinely committed to, and prepared to collaborate in, the research project?

-       Is there evidence that each of the Partner Organisation(s) has the capacity to support the Project?

-       Are there collaborative arrangements for the organisation(s) and team?

1.         Training Centre Director and Supervisors           (20%)

-       Is this the best team to achieve the project goals?

-       Do the team demonstrate suitable Research opportunity and performance evidence (ROPE)?

-       Do the team have experience in engagement with industrial and/or end-user focussed research?

-       Is there evidence that the Training Centre Director and supervisors have the time and capacity to provide effective supervision, support and mentoring for the Higher Degree by Research candidates and postdoctoral fellows over the life of the Project?

-       Do the team have the time and capacity to undertake and manage the proposed research in collaboration with the Partner Organisation(s)?