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Linkage Projects
2 July 2015The University of Melbourne
Dr Fiona CameronExecutive Director, Biological Sciences
Topics for today
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• Environment
• ARC NCGP including tips and process
• Linkage grants
• ITRP
Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15
CSIRO8.11%
DSTO4.44%
ARC9.53%
NHMRC10.12%
Australian Government R&D
7.50%
Industry R&D Tax Measures26.44%
Business R&D0.02%
Business Innovation3.30%
Block Funding21.19%
Higher Education R&D0.47%
Other Health0.63%
CRCs1.63%
Rural3.30%
Energy and the En-vironment
1.37%
Other R&D1.95%
Source: Budget 2014–2015 In-dustry and Innovation tables
2014–15 Federal Budget
(Approx. AU$415 billion)
Australian Government support for science, research and innovation shown in red
(Treasury omitted)
Research Environment • Describe the existing, or developing research environment
within the Administering Organisation/other Organisation(s) for this Project.
• Outline the adequacy of the Research Environment in your department, school or research group, and the extent to which it will provide opportunities for knowledge growth, innovation, collaboration, mentoring and student training.
• Describe how the Project fits with the Administering Organisation’s research plans and strategies.
Currently in DP15 ITAs
Web: arc.gov.au I Email: [email protected]
• Environment
• ARC NCGP including tips and process
• Linkage grants
• ITRP
Topics for today (2)
Overall• All grants that are successful should provide exciting
new outcomes and be an excellent investment
• Decisions will align with Scheme Objectives
• Not all excellent proposals can get funding;most applicants will be disappointed
Insights into grants process (1)• Consider where to apply for funding; choose a scheme. • Pay attention to eligibility and ARC cross scheme limits.• The scheme objectives and the selection criteria—
address every one of them.• Choosing Field of Research Codes—assisting the ARC
choose the right assessors.• Track Record—career interruption—the ROPE provision.• The scale of assessment
– The external assessor—1–2 proposals– The ARC panel member—10–50– ARC Panel meeting—150–400.
• The rejoinder.
Insights into grants process (2)
• Understand the research field and international context. • Develop your ideas to solve a research problem. • Network with leaders in the field. • Consider the research environment when applying. • Apply by yourself or as a team member…• Career interruptions—making a case for ROPE• Seek mentors on writing good grant applications• Your first grant application
– Write for your peers—write so that someone broadly in your field will understand your project
– Write for the public—write a plain English statement
Low ranked proposals
• Use too much technical jargon• Make grandiose and implausible claims about
outcomes• Don't support claims of excellence or progress with
evidence• Relate to research areas without momentum• Are weakly linked into national and international
research networks
Low ranked proposals (2)
• Emphasize the collection of data rather than the solution of controversies
• Set a negative or depressive tone about the state of the subject in Australia
• Contain a high rate of spelling and grammatical errors
• Are badly structured and difficult to follow
Responding to an assessment/rejoinder• Read the assessments then wait at least a day
before starting the rejoinder• Approach it constructively• The rejoinder is to help College of Experts to seek
applicant’s views on criticisms made by peers• Don’t rubbish the assessor—you’re wasting valuable
space to address important concerns
NCGP LifecycleFunding
Rules
• Approved by Minister• Published on the ARC website• Sector advised of availability
Proposals
• applications submitted via RMS by Eligible Organisations by the relevant scheme closing date • instructions to applicants, sample application form and FAQs published on ARC website
Assessmen
t
• proposals are considered against eligibility criteria and compliance with the Funding Rules.• proposals are assessed by independent assessors • applicants may be given the opportunity for a rejoinder to assessors’ written comments • proposals are assessed by the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee
Selection meeting
• the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee consider all proposals , rank each proposal relative to other proposals in the same discipline cluster and recommend budgets for the highly ranked proposals
Approval of
funding
• ARC CEO provides recommendations to the Minister in relation to which Proposals should be approved for funding, which Proposals should not be approved for funding, and the level of funding and duration of Projects.
• Minister considers recommendations and approves and announces funding outcomes• Postaward and reporting
NCGP Lifecycle (2)Funding
Rules
• Approved by Minister• Published on the ARC website• Sector advised of availability
Proposals
• applications submitted via RMS by Eligible Organisations by the relevant scheme closing date • instructions to applicants, sample application form and FAQs published on ARC website
Assessmen
t
• proposals are considered against eligibility criteria and compliance with the Funding Rules.• proposals are assessed by independent assessors • applicants may be given the opportunity for a rejoinder to assessors’ written comments • proposals are assessed by the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee
Selection meeting
• the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee consider all proposals , rank each proposal relative to other proposals in the same discipline cluster and recommend budgets for the highly ranked proposals
Approval of
funding
• ARC CEO provides recommendations to the Minister in relation to which Proposals should be approved for funding, which Proposals should not be approved for funding, and the level of funding and duration of Projects.
• Minister considers recommendations and approves and announces funding outcomes• Postaward and reporting
Assign external assessors
NCGP Lifecycle (3)Funding
Rules
• Approved by Minister• Published on the ARC website• Sector advised of availability
Proposals
• applications submitted via RMS by Eligible Organisations by the relevant scheme closing date • instructions to applicants, sample application form and FAQs published on ARC website
Assessmen
t
• proposals are considered against eligibility criteria and compliance with the Funding Rules.• proposals are assessed by independent assessors • applicants may be given the opportunity for a rejoinder to assessors’ written comments • proposals are assessed by the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee
Selection meeting
• the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee consider all proposals , rank each proposal relative to other proposals in the same discipline cluster and recommend budgets for the highly ranked proposals
Approval of
funding
• ARC CEO provides recommendations to the Minister in relation to which Proposals should be approved for funding, which Proposals should not be approved for funding, and the level of funding and duration of Projects.
• Minister considers recommendations and approves and announces funding outcomes• Postaward and reporting
NCGP Lifecycle (4)Funding
Rules
• Approved by Minister• Published on the ARC website• Sector advised of availability
Proposals
• applications submitted via RMS by Eligible Organisations by the relevant scheme closing date • instructions to applicants, sample application form and FAQs published on ARC website
Assessmen
t
• proposals are considered against eligibility criteria and compliance with the Funding Rules.• proposals are assessed by independent assessors • applicants may be given the opportunity for a rejoinder to assessors’ written comments • proposals are assessed by the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee
Selection meeting
• the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee consider all proposals , rank each proposal relative to other proposals in the same discipline cluster and recommend budgets for the highly ranked proposals
Approval of
funding
• ARC CEO provides recommendations to the Minister in relation to which Proposals should be approved for funding, which Proposals should not be approved for funding, and the level of funding and duration of Projects.
• Minister considers recommendations and approves and announces funding outcomes• Postaward and reporting
NCGP Lifecycle (5)Funding
Rules
• Approved by Minister• Published on the ARC website• Sector advised of availability
Proposals
• applications submitted via RMS by Eligible Organisations by the relevant scheme closing date • instructions to applicants, sample application form and FAQs published on ARC website
Assessmen
t
• proposals are considered against eligibility criteria and compliance with the Funding Rules.• proposals are assessed by independent assessors • applicants may be given the opportunity for a rejoinder to assessors’ written comments • proposals are assessed by the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee
Selection meeting
• the ARC College of Experts or a Selection Advisory Committee consider all proposals , rank each proposal relative to other proposals in the same discipline cluster and recommend budgets for the highly ranked proposals
Approval of
funding
• ARC CEO provides recommendations to the Minister in relation to which Proposals should be approved for funding, which Proposals should not be approved for funding, and the level of funding and duration of Projects.
• Minister considers recommendations and approves and announces funding outcomes• Postaward and reporting
Topics for today (3)
Web: arc.gov.au I Email: [email protected]
• Environment
• ARC NCGP including tips and process
• Linkage grants
• ITRP
The Grants Peer Review Process LP
2015 PanelCarriages
Interdisciplinary research
BSBEMIHCAPCESBE
Histogram of Rank
Mean value of normalized rankings
The Linkage Projects scheme objectives
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• Initiation and/or development of long-term strategic research alliances between higher education organisations and other organisations, including industry and end-users, in order to apply advanced knowledge to problems and/or to provide opportunities to obtain national economic, social or cultural benefits
• initiation scale and focus of research in strategic research priorities
• opportunities for researchers to pursue internationally competitive research in collaboration with organisations outside the higher education sector, targeting those who have demonstrated a clear commitment to high-quality research
• growth of a national pool of world-class researchers to meet the needs of the broader australian innovation system.
Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE)
• ROPE was first introduced 2011. • ROPE helps provide a more realistic consideration of a
researcher’s capabilities and assist those who have had career interruptions for family and other reasons.
• Make the case if time out of academia/research is an asset for the proposal.
Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE)
• The ARC considers that Research Opportunity comprises two separate elements:– Career experiences (relative to opportunity)– Career interruptions
• The new ROPE Statement (released Feb 2014) is on the ARC website.
Some Linkage Stats: Funding and Success Rates
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Since 2005 there have been nearly 2200 instances of collaboration with Australian private companies, as partner organisations on linkage grants.
LP Linkages
Australia
2011–14
Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other
LP Linkages
VIC
2011–14
Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other
LP Linkages
The University of Melbourne
2011–14
Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other
Instances of international collaboration on approved proposals in Linkage Projects 2014
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Important dates—previous round
Scheme Release of Funding Rules
Proposals Open
Request not to AssessClose
Proposals Close
Rejoinders Announcement
Linkage Projects for funding commencing in 2015
25 August 2014 16 September 2014
29 October 2014 12 November 2014
Open 17 February 2015Close 5.00pm (AEDT) 2 March 2015
June 2015
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs for funding commencing in 2014
25 August 2014
17 September 2014
26 November 2014
10 December 2014
Open 23 February 2015 Close 5.00 (AEDT) 6 March 2015
20 May 2015
Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2015
25 August 2014
17 September 2014
26 November 2014
10 December 2014
Open 23 February 2015 Close 5.00 (AEDT) 6 March 2015
20 May 2015
Topics for today (4)
Web: arc.gov.au I Email: [email protected]
• Environment
• ARC NCGP including tips and process
• Linkage grants
• ITRP
Researchers by sector of employment
Source: OECD, Research and Development Statistics Database, www.oecd.org/sti/rds, June 2013.
KORJP
NAUT
CHNDNK
SWE
CANIR
LFRA
DEUFIN
LUX
SVNNLD
HUNRUS
NORBEL
CZETUR
CHEM
EXIS
LIT
AESP
ESTGBR
NZLZAF
AUSCHL
PRTPOL
SVK0
20
40
60
80
100
Business enterprise Government Higher education Private non-profit%
Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Program—the Schemes 1
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• Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs- Industrial Transformation Training Centres
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 program 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
ITRP Linkages
All rounds
Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other
ITRP Linkages
All rounds;
The University of Melbourne
Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other
Melbourne University ITRP
IH12Dairy Innovation Hub: transformational research to underpin the future of the Australian dairy manufacturing industry
Dr Sally Gras
IH12Unlocking the food value chain: Australian food industry transformation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) markets
Prof Frank Dunshea
IC15 ARC Training Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Housing Prof Priyan Mendis
Investment in ‘Food and Agriculture’ through ITRP, to date (starting 2012)
• 10/15 Successful
ARC$34,932,067
All additional cash$19,938,338
All additional in kind$46,138,146
Total$101,008,551
Manufacturing: primary priority
• 5/13 successful, UQ/Monash/UNSW/Deakin/Melbourne/
ARC$17,588,339
All additional cash$15,211,290
All additional in kind$30,399,937
Total.$63,199,566
Oil and Gas priority
• 3/7 successful• Sydney, 2 x UWA
ARC$12,317,827
All additional cash$14,897,114
All additional in kind$17,873,693
Total.$43,891,488
Thank you
