Section Appendix A: Glossary - Industry Fellowships Program (IFP) Grant Guidelines (2024 edition) - Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix A: Glossary

Acronyms

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:538.45pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:237.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:238.55pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:30.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:19.9pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#1f497d"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Acronym</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#1f497d"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Description</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:20.8pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>ACN</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Australian Company Number</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.9pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>ARC</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Australian Research Council</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:35.3pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>ARC Act</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span style="font-style:italic">Australian Research Council Act 2001</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.4pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>CGRGs</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span style="font-style:italic">Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.8pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>ECR</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Early career researcher</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.9pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>FTE</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Full Time Equivalent</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.8pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>FOI Act</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Freedom of Information Act</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.9pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>GST</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Goods and Services Tax</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.9pt"><td style="width:51.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>HDR</span></p></td><td style="width:164.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Higher Degree by Research</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="GrantGuidelinesSchemeSectionHeadingPartA" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:11pt"></p></td><td style="width:279.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:249.9pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:19.1pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #a6a6a6; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #a6a6a6; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#1f497d"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Acronym</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#1f497d"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Description</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>HECS</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Higher Education Contribution Scheme</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.1pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>HELP</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Higher Education Loan Program</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>IFP</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Industry Fellowships Program</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.1pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>NCGP</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>National Competitive Grants Program</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:33.95pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>ORCID</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.1pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>PDRA</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Postdoctoral Research Associate</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>PGR</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Postgraduate Researcher</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.1pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>RMS</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Research Management System</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.1pt"><td style="width:32.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>SAC</span></p></td><td style="width:194.95pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablebodytext"><span>Selection Advisory Committee</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="GrantGuidelinesSchemeSectionHeadingPartA" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:11pt"></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

Term	Definition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person	a person of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the community in which they live or have lived.
Accountable Authority	Members of the ARC Board are the Accountable Authority of the ARC as defined in section 5 of the ARC Act.
active project	a project receiving funding under an existing Funding Agreement or grant agreement, with carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the project end date.
academic level	The system of academic titles and ranks in Australia (although titles may differ between institutions):Level A — Tutor/Associate Lecturer/Research AssociateLevel B — Lecturer/Research FellowLevel C — Senior Lecturer/Senior Research FellowLevel D — Associate ProfessorLevel E — Professor.
Administering Organisation	an Eligible Organisation which submits a grant application and which will be responsible for the administration of the grant if it is approved for funding.
applicant	the Administering Organisation.
application	a request for funding under an ARC grant program submitted by an Administering Organisation through RMS. It specifies the proposed grant activity and administrative information required to determine eligibility.
ARC Board	the ARC Board is appointed by the Minister and consists of the Chair, Deputy Chair and up to seven other members. The ARC Board’s function includes determining priorities, strategies and policies from the ARC. The ARC Board is the Accountable Authority of the Australian Research Council.
ARC College of Experts	the experts of international standing appointed to assist the ARC identify research excellence, moderate assessments and advise the ARC Accountable Authority on applications. Members are drawn from the Australian research community as specialist and generalist experts in their fields. Membership is published on the ARC website.
ARC Fellowship	a named Fellowship position with a salary funded wholly or partly by the ARC.
assessment criteria	the principles or standards, against which applications will be considered. These criteria are used to assess the merits of applications and, in the case of a competitive grant opportunity, to determine application rankings.
bench fees	fees an organisation charges for an individual to use infrastructure which would normally be provided by the organisation for their employees. For example, infrastructure could include an office or laboratory space or non-specialised equipment.
cash contribution	the cash from a partner organisation transferred to and managed by the Administering Organisation.
Chief Investigator	a named participant who satisfies the eligibility criteria for a CI under the applicable grant guidelines.
controlled entity	an entity that is subject to the control of another entity. An entity has the capacity to control a second entity if the first entity has the capacity to determine the outcome of decisions about the second entity’s decisions and policy making.
date of effect	the date on which a grant agreement is signed or a specified starting date.
eligibility criteria	mandatory criteria to qualify for a grant. Assessment criteria may apply in addition to eligibility criteria.
experimental development	experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release
Fellow	the holder of a research fellowship, such as the Australian Laureate Fellowship, Future Fellowship, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award, Industry Early Career Fellowship, Industry Mid-Career Fellowship or Industry Laureate Fellowship.
grant activity	the project/tasks/services that the grantee is required to undertake. A project consists of several grant activities.
grant agreement	the agreement between the ARC and an Administering Organisation when a grant is approved for funding. Previously referred to as ‘Funding Agreement’.
grant commencement date	the date on which grant funding may commence.
Grant Guidelines	grant guidelines, otherwise known as funding rules, are rules approved by the Minister under section 59 (including as varied under section 60) of the ARC Act.
grant offer	the details listed in the ARC’s RMS under ‘Funding Offers’ specifying project details and grant amount.
GrantConnect	the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grants information system, which centralises the publication and reporting of Commonwealth grants in accordance with the CGRGs.
grantee	the Administering Organisation which will receive a grant.
grant opportunity	the grant round or process where a Commonwealth grant is made available.
GST	the meaning as given in Section 195-1 of the A New Tax System(Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.
Higher Degree by Research (HDR)	‘a Research Doctorate or Research Masters course for which at least two-thirds of the student load for the course is required as research work’ as defined by the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017.
Industry Assessors	assessors with academic and industry research experience who assess applications under the Industry Fellowships Program.
in-kind contributions	goods, services, materials and/or time contributed to a project by an individual, business or organisation. Value is calculated based on the most likely actual cost - for example, current market, preferred provider or internal provider rates/valuations/rentals/charges of the costs of labour, work spaces, equipment or databases. Calculations should be documented and the ARC may audit these calculations.
Key Industry Partner	an Australian organisation, other than an Eligible Organisation, with an Australian Company Number (ACN) or an Australian government entity (Commonwealth, State/ Territory or Local) or and Australian not-for-profit/charity registered on the Australian Government’s Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Charity Register.
legislative instrument	a law on matters of detail made by a person or body authorised to do so by the relevant legislation.
medical research	medical research as defined in the ARC Medical Research Policy (2020 version) available on the ARC website.
named participant	individual researchers nominated for particular roles in an application.
participants	all named participants on an application (ie CIs, PIs, Directors), and unnamed researchers (postdoctoral research associates and researchers) working on a project.
PhD	a qualification that meets the level 10 criteria of the Australian Qualifications Framework Second Edition January 2013.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA)	a postdoctoral research associate funded by the Commonwealth through the Administering Organisation, who will be employed on the project.
Postgraduate Researcher (PGR)	a postgraduate research student funded by the Commonwealth through the Administering Organisation, who will undertake a Higher Degree by Research through the project.
project	an application approved by the ARC Accountable Authority to receive funding from the ARC through an application.
project activity period	the period during which a project receives funding according to the original grant offer, has carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to its end date. During this period, the project an ‘active project’.
project end date	the expected date by which project activity will be completed and all grant funding has been spent.
recipient	an individual or organisation who has received grant funding from the ARC.
research	the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way to generate new concepts, methodologies, inventions and understanding. This could include new and creative synthesis and analysis of previous research. This definition is consistent with OECD definitions of ‘creative and systematic work undertaken … to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.’OECD (2015), Frascati Manual 2015: Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development (p.378).
research infrastructure	the assets, facilities, services, and coordinated access to major national and/or international research facilities or consortia which directly support research in higher education organisations and more broadly, and which allow researchers to undertake research and deliver innovative outcomes.
Research Office	a business unit within an Eligible Organisation responsible for contact with the ARC on its applications and projects.
Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE)	an ARC policy framework used to consider and assess the quality and research excellence of a named participant within the context of the participant’s career and life experiences. One key element is that the assessment process takes into account the quality rather than simply the volume or size of the research contribution.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC)	a group of experts from academia and industry appointed to assist the ARC to evaluate applications and to provide a recommendation for funding to the ARC Accountable Authority. A SAC may be drawn from the ARC College of Experts.
Special Condition	a condition specified in a grant offer which governs the use of ARC funding.
value for money	‘value for money’ is a judgement based on the application representing an efficient, effective, economical and ethical use of public resources determined from a variety of considerations: merit of the application, risk, cost and expected contribution to outcome achievement.
Variation of grant agreement	a request submitted to the ARC in RMS to change a Grant agreement.
We	the Australian Research Council (ARC). ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ are also used in this context.
You	the Eligible Organisation submitting an application. ‘Your’ is also used in this context.

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