16.1 For the purposes of the Linkage Program Grant Guidelines, terms have the meanings defined below.
Term
Definition
Active project
A project that is receiving funding according to the terms of an existing Funding Agreement or Grant Agreement, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the Project’s end date.
Administering Organisation
An Eligible Organisation which submits an application for a grant and which will be responsible for the administration of the grant if the application is approved for funding.
Antarctic research
Antarctic research includes any research or monitoring project that could reasonably be considered to fall within the goals of the Australian Antarctic Science Strategic Plan 2011–12 to 2020–21.
Applicant
The Administering Organisation.
Application
A request for funding submitted through RMS by an administering organisations seeking grant funding under an ARC grant program. It includes the specifics of a proposed grant activity as well as the administrative information required to determine the eligibility of the application. In this grant opportunity it refers generically to either an EOI or full application.
ARC Project ID
This is the identifier assigned through the ARC’s RMS when an application is commenced.
ARC College of Experts
The body of experts of international standing appointed to assist the ARC to identify research excellence, moderate external assessments and recommend applications for funding. Its members are specialist and generalist experts in their knowledge fields drawn from the Australian research community.
The specified principles or standards, against which applications will be judged. These criteria are also used to assess the merits of applications and, in the case of a competitive grant opportunity, to determine application rankings.
Bench fees
Fees that an organisation charges for an individual to use infrastructure which would normally be provided by the organisation for their employees. This infrastructure may vary and could include, for example, an office or a laboratory space with appropriate equipment, or access to non-specialised equipment owned by the organisation.
Centre Director
The person appointed to direct the ARC Centre of Excellence.
Chief Executive Officer
The occupant of the position of the Chief Executive Officer of the ARC, or delegate, as established under the ARC Act.
Chief Investigator
A participant who satisfies the eligibility criteria for a CI under these grant guidelines.
Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia, as represented by the Australian Research Council specified in these grant guidelines and includes, where relevant, its officers, employees, contractors and agents
Commonwealth Fellowship
A position held by a participant where the salary is funded wholly or partly by the Commonwealth.
Date of effect
The date on which a Grant Agreement is signed or a specified starting date.
Detailed Assessors
Assessors drawn from the ARC Assessor Community who are assigned applications to review for their specific expertise in a field of research.
Eligibility criteria
The mandatory criteria which must be met to qualify for a grant. Assessment criteria may apply in addition to eligibility criteria.
Eligible organisation
An organisation listed in section 3 of these grant guidelines.
Emeritus Appointment
Any honorary position that gives full academic status, as certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (or equivalent) in the application. For ARC purposes this relationship must include access to research support comparable to employees. The person would not be considered to hold an Emeritus Appointment for the purposes of these grant guidelines if they hold a substantive, paid position elsewhere.
Expression of Interest
Means a preliminary request to the ARC for a research Program which is submitted in accordance with the grant guidelines approved by the Minister.
Field research
The collection of information integral to the Project outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting and often in a location external to the participant’s normal place of employment.
Full application
The complete application that invited applicants that are shortlisted from the EOI stage of the process may submit. It addresses all eligibility and assessment criteria.
Grant activity
The project /tasks /services that the grantee is required to undertake.
Grant Agreement
The agreement entered into by the ARC and an Administering Organisation when an application from that organisation is approved for grant funding. It is the same as the definition of a ‘Funding Agreement’.
Grant Commencement Date
The date on which a grant may commence.
grant offer
The details listed in the ARC’s RMS under ‘Funding Offers’ showing the project details and grant amount.
grant opportunity
The specific grant round or process where a Commonwealth grant is made available to potential grantees. Grant opportunities may be open or targeted, and will reflect the relevant grant selection process.
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 individual/organisation which has been selected to receive a grant.
In-kind contribution
A contribution of goods, services, materials and/or time to the project from an individual, business or organisation. Values should be calculated based on the most likely actual cost, for example, current market, preferred provider or internal provider rates/valuations/rentals/charges (that is in the financial year of the date of the application) of the costs of labour, work spaces, equipment and databases. The calculations covering time and costs should be documented by the Administering Organisation. The ARC may require these calculations to be audited.
Instructions to Applicants
A set of instructions prepared by the ARC to assist Applicants in completing the Application form.
Key performance indicators
A set of quantifiable measures that ARC Centres of Excellence use to monitor and report on progress of research outcomes.
Legislative instrument
A law on matters of detail made by a person or body authorised to do so by the relevant enabling legislation.
Linkage Program
For the purposes of eligibility, the grant opportunities funded under the Linkage Program of the NCGP which consist of: ARC Centres of Excellence, Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, Industrial Transformation Training Centres, Linkage Projects, Learned Academies Special Projects, Supporting Responses to Commonwealth Science Council Priorities and Special Research Initiatives.
Medical Research
Medical research as defined in the ARC Medical Research Policy available on the ARC website.
Minister
The Minister responsible for the administration of the ARC Act, or the Minister’s delegate
officials
Officials of a Commonwealth entity. An official of a Commonwealth entity is an individual who is in, or forms part of the entity (see section 8 of the PGPA Act).
ORCID Identifier
A persistent digital identifier for an individual participant, available on the ORCID website, www.orcid.org
Other Material Resources
Resources where a monetary value is not relevant or to which it is difficult to assign a monetary value, for example, access to restricted data, samples or documents. These contributions are most commonly identified in the research program section of the proposal or in a letter of support.
Participants
All named participants on an application (ie CIs, PIs, Directors); and all unnamed researchers such as postdoctoral research associates and postgraduate researchers working on a project.
Partner Investigator
A named participant who satisfies the eligibility criteria for a Partner Investigator (PI) under these grant guidelines.
Partner Organisation
An Australian or overseas organisation, other than an Eligible Organisation, which satisfies the eligibility requirements for a Partner Organisation and is to be a cash and/or in-kind resources contributor to the Project.
Research Associate
A postdoctoral research associate funded by the Commonwealth through the Administering Organisation, who will be employed on the Project.
Project
An application approved by the Minister to receive funding from the ARC through an application.
Project Activity Period
The period during which a Project is receiving funding according to the original Grant Offer, or has any carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the Project’s end date. During this period, the Project is known as an Active Project.
Project End Date
The expected date that the Project activity is completed and the grant spent by.
Recipient
An individual or organisation who has received grant funding from the ARC.
Research
For the purposes of these Guidelines, the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies, inventions and understandings. This could include synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it is new and creative.<br>This definition of research is consistent with a broad notion of research and experimental development comprising “creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man [humankind], culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications” OECD (2002), Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, Paris (Page 30).
Research Impact
The demonstrable contribution that research makes to the economy, society, culture, national security, public policy or services, health, the environment, or quality of life, beyond contributions to academia.
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 maintain the capacity of researchers to undertake excellent research and deliver innovative outcomes.
Research Office
A business unit within an Eligible Organisation that is responsible for contact with the ARC regarding Applications and Projects.
Research Output
All products of a research Project.
Selection Advisory Committee
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 CEO. A SAC may be drawn from the ARC College of Experts.
Selection criteria
Means eligibility criteria and assessment criteria.
Selection process
The method used to select potential grantees. This process may involve comparative assessment of applications or the assessment of applications against the eligibility criteria and/or the assessment criteria.
Special Condition
A condition specified in a Grant Offer which governs the use of the funding provided by the ARC.
The specialised construction and maintenance activities carried out by a technician, often within a dedicated facility for working with materials such as wood, glass, metal, plastics or electronics.
Travel Costs
The domestic and international economy travel costs associated with the Centre, including to foster and strengthen collaborations between researchers in Australia and overseas.
We
The Australian Research Council (ARC). ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ are also used in this context.
You
The Eligible Organisation. ‘Your’ is also used in this context.
[2] Alterations and addenda include but are not limited to: corrections to currently published documents, changes to close times for applications, Questions and Answers (Q&A) documents and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents