Discovery Program (2019 edition)
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B5. The assessment criteria
B5.1 The assessment criteria for the Future Fellowship candidates are:
- Investigator/Capability 50%
Describe the quality of the candidate as per the relevant section in Table 7.
Table 7: Future Fellowship candidate.
| Future Fellowship Level 1 | Future Fellowship Level 2 | Future Fellowship Level 3 |
|---|---|---|
| - Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) including record of high quality research outputs appropriate to the discipline/s;<br>- evidence of research training, mentoring and supervision;<br>- evidence of leadership capability and national research standing; and<br>- capability of the candidate to build collaborations across research organisations, industry and other disciplines both within Australia and internationally. | - Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) including record of high quality research outputs appropriate to the discipline/s;<br>- evidence of research training, mentoring and supervision;<br>- evidence of leadership capabilities and national and emerging international research standing; and<br>- capability of the candidate to build collaborations across research organisations, industry and other disciplines both within Australia and internationally. | - Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) including record of outstanding research outputs appropriate to the discipline/s;<br>- evidence of experience in initiating and managing large research projects;<br>- evidence of international research standing;<br>- evidence of excellence in research training, mentoring and supervision; and<br>- capability of the candidate to build collaborations across research organisations, industry and other disciplines both within Australia and internationally. |
b. Project quality and innovation 25%
- contribution to an important gap in knowledge or significant problem;
- novelty/originality and innovation of the proposed research (including any new methods, technologies, theories or ideas that will be developed);
- clarity of the hypothesis, theories and research questions;
- cohesiveness of the project design and implementation plan (including the appropriateness of the aim, conceptual framework, method, data and/or analyses); and
- extent to which the research has the potential to enhance international collaboration.