E5The assessment criteria

E5.              The assessment criteria

E5.1                The assessment criteria for the Discovery Projects grant opportunity are:

1. Investigator(s)/Capability 35%

-            Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE);

-            time and capacity to undertake the research;

-            evidence of experience in research training, mentoring and supervision (where appropriate); and

-            the capability of the investigator or team to build collaborations both within Australia and internationally.

b.             Project quality and innovation  40%

-            novelty/originality and innovation of the proposed research (including any new methods, technologies, theories or ideas that will be developed);

-            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.

-            economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia and international communities; and

-            potential contribution to capacity in the Australian Government’s National Science and Research Priorities and other priorities identified by Government.

d.             Feasibility 10%

-            cost-effectiveness of the research and its value for money;

-            suitability of the environment for the research team and their project, and for HDR students where appropriate;

-            availability of the necessary facilities to complete the project; and

-            extent to which the project’s design, participants and requested budget create confidence in the timely and successful completion of the project.

-            the strategies for enabling collaboration with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities where appropriate (for example, dialogue/collaboration with an Indigenous cultural mentor); and