D5. Selection Criteria

D5.1 Proposals will be assessed and merit ranked using the following selection criteria:

1.     Investigator(s)       (20%)

-       research opportunity and performance evidence (ROPE);

-       potential to engage in collaborative research with end-users; and

-       time and capacity to undertake and manage the proposed research in collaboration with the Partner Organisation(s).

1.     Proposed Project     (50%) comprising

2.                     Significance and Innovation    (25%)

-       Will new methods or technologies be developed that address a specific market opportunity?

-       How will the anticipated outcomes advance the knowledge base and/or provide an industry advantage?

-       Does the Project plan provide a business model for implementation?

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

-       Does the Project address the Science and Research Priorities?

-       Are the Project aims and concepts novel and innovative?

-       Does the research address an important problem for the partners?

-       How will the Project benefit Partner Organisation(s) and other relevant end-users?

-       Does the Project significantly enhance links with organisations outside the Australian publicly-funded research and higher education sectors?

1.                   Approach and Training    (15%)

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

-       Where relevant, is the intellectual content and scale of the work proposed appropriate to a higher degree by research?

-       How appropriate is the proposed budget?

-       Does the Project represent value for money?

1.                Project Research Environment   (10%)

-       Is there an existing, or developing, supportive and high-quality Project Research Environment for this Project, both within the Administering Organisation and in the Partner Organisation(s)?

-       Are the necessary facilities available to conduct the proposed research?

1.     Commitment from Partner Organisation(s)   (30%)

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