Linkage Program Grant Guidelines ARC Centres of Excellence commencing in 2023
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- Linkage Program: ARC Centres of Excellence processes
The Linkage Program is designed to achieve the Australian Government’s objectives for research and innovation.
This grant program contributes to the ARC’s Outcome 1, which is to grow knowledge and innovation through managing research grants, measuring research excellence and providing advice.
The following process flowchart applies to the ARC Centres of Excellence for funding commencing in 2023 grant opportunity.
The grant opportunity opens.
We (the ARC) publish the grant guidelines and advertise on GrantConnect.
You (the Administering Organisation) complete an Expression of Interest application (EOI application).
You may submit a ‘Request not to Assess’ form two weeks before the closing date for EOI applications.
We manage the assessment of all EOI applications.
We manage the assessment of EOI applications against eligibility criteria and assessment criteria and compare Your EOI application to other EOI applications.
Your EOI application will be assigned to Detailed Assessors to undertake in-depth assessments. You will have an opportunity to respond to Detailed Assessors’ written comments through a rejoinder.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) members will then assess Your EOI application, consider the Detailed Assessors’ ratings and comments and Your rejoinder.
The SAC will collectively consider all EOI applications and recommend a shortlist of EOI applications to be invited to submit a full application.
The recommended shortlist and any advice on national security issues will be considered by the ARC Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
We notify You of the shortlist result.
If Your EOI application has been shortlisted, We invite You to submit a full application.
If invited, You complete and submit a full application (full application).
We manage the assessment of all full applications.
We manage the assessment of full applications against eligibility criteria and assessment criteria including an overall consideration of value for money.
Your full application will be assigned to Detailed Assessors to undertake in-depth assessments. You will have an opportunity to respond to Detailed Assessors’ written comments through a rejoinder.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) members will then assess Your full application, consider the Detailed Assessors’ ratings and comments and Your rejoinder and assign a final score.