ITRP updateHealth Sciences Australia

26 October 2015

Presented by Dr Fiona CameronExecutive Director for ITRPAustralian Research Council

Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15

National Competitive Grants Programme

Area of box represents funding awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. - Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. - ITRP and DECRA only funding since 2012

Researchers by sector of employment

Source: OECD, Research and Development Statistics Database, www.oecd.org, June 2013.

Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes (1)

• Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs- Industrial Transformation Training Centres

Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes (2)

• Overall objectives: - foster important partnerships between business

and universities- support researchers (higher degree by research

and post doctoral fellows) to gain ‘hands-on’, practical skills and experience in important priority areas

Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC)

To foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry to provide innovative training for early career researchers vital to Australia’s future industry.

• Over the life of the programme the ARC will enable:- establishing Training Centres nationwide- support ‘industry ready’ Higher Degree by

Research candidates and postdoctoral researchers

- provide a maximum of $1 million per year for up to five (5) years for each Training Centre.

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH)

Opportunities for universities and industrial partners to focus on significant collaborative R&D projects with outcomes beyond their independent endeavours.

• The ARC will invest up to $1 million per year in each Research Hub with matching investment by industry partners up to a maximum of five years

Changes for IC16* (1)

• “The objectives of the Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme have been updated ”– drive growth, productivity and

competitiveness within key growth sectors

*Essentially similar changes in Hubs

Changes for IC16 (2)

• “The selection criteria have been updated to reflect the Government’s Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research agenda ”– does the Training Centre demonstrate

meaningful engagement with the relevant Industry Growth Centre(s)?

– is there a clearly identified market opportunity and benefit to Australian industry?

Changes for IC16 (3)

• “if the Industrial Transformation Priorities include a medical research-related priority, Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Industrial Transformation Training Centres proposals addressing the priority may be submitted, having regard to the objectives of the relevant scheme”

Changes for IC16 (4)

• “Requirement for Training Centre Directors to have a minimum time commitment of 0.5 FTE (50 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) on the activities of the Centre (C9.2.2).”

Previous Rounds and success rates

Round Submitted Proposals

Funded Proposals

Success rate Total funding

Allocation as a percentage of

requestIH12 12 4 33.33% $16,695,193 86.85%IC13 13 4 30.76% $10,437,604 89.10%IH13 Round 1 6 3 50.00% $10,966,884 97.00%IC14 13 7 53.84% $16,141,217 97.00%IH13 Round 2 15 7 46.66% $24,741,067 96.95%

IH14 15 4 $18.7m

IC15 17 5 $20.9m

Total investment by first priority: (ARC+Cash+in kind) from the beginning,

2012

ITRP Linkages

All rounds

Higher Education Government Commercial

LP Linkages

Australia

2011–14

Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other

ITRP KPIs

KPIs reformatted

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