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ARC DISCOVERY, 2016

SCHEME INFORMATION & MAJOR CHANGES

ROSE FIRKIN – EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GRANTSDEAKIN RESEARCH

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CONTENTS•Major DP16 or IN16 Scheme Features

•Major Changes

–Tips, Hints & Common Issues

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FEATURES – DP OBJECTIVES (p. 30)

• Support excellent basic and applied research• Enhance the scale and focus of research in the SRPs• Expand Australia’s knowledge base and research

capability• Encourage research and research training• Enhance international collaboration• Foster international competitiveness

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FEATURES – IN OBJECTIVES (p. 40)

• Develop the research expertise of Indigenous Australian researchers

• Support fundamental research and research training by Indigenous Australian researchers as individuals and as teams

• Support and retain established Indigenous Australian researchers in Australian higher education institutions

• Expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability

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FUNDING & DURATION - DP & IN (p. 31 or 41)

Minimum = $30,000 p.a

Maximum = $500,000 p.a Duration = 1 - 5 years (DP) Duration = 3 consecutive years only (IN)

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SELECTION CRITERIA (pp. 30-31 or 40 - 41)

Criteria Discovery Indigenous

Investigators 40% 35%

Project Quality & Innovation 25% 40%

Feasibility & Benefit 20% 10%

Research Environment 15% 15%

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MAJOR CHANGES –SELECTION CRITERIA (DP)

Weightings are unchanged - some added wording • Project Quality & Innovation: What is the potential

for the research to enhance international collaboration?

• Research Environment: Is there an existing, or developing, supportive and high quality research environment for this Project and the HDR students where appropriate?

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MAJOR CHANGES – CI ELIGIBILITY (DP & IN)

Simplified - as at 1 January 2016 a CI must meet at least one of the following criteria• Be an employee for at least 0.2 FTE at an eligible

organisation• Be a holder of an Emeritus appointment at an eligible

organisation*For IN, 1st named CI must be an Indigenous Australian (no change)

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CROSS SCHEME ELIGIBILITY (DP & IN)

‘Future’ cross scheme eligibility has changed • Those on Centres of Excellence, Industrial

Transformation Research Hubs or Centres or Special Research Initiatives funded from 2015 or later can only apply for or hold one Project / Award / Fellowship under the DP program

• Refer A6.2 (pp. 12- 13) & make sure your CI’s check their eligibility with their Research Office!

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MAJOR CHANGES – PROJECT LIMITS (DP & IN)

• Australian Laureate Fellow applicants can relinquish existing projects in order to comply with limits should their ALF be successful

• For others, limits remain unchanged from 2015 – can be funded for a maximum of two projects under the Discovery Program as a CI or one ARC Fellowship or Award and one project

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MAJOR CHANGES – PROJECT LIMITS (DP & IN)

• The Discovery Program includes Australian Laureate Fellowships, Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

NB: This means that those who will be holding ARC Future Fellowships or DECRA’s in 2016 can only apply for and hold one project under the DP16 scheme• Cross scheme eligibility is complex – check if in doubt

& get CI’s to check with their Research Offices

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MAJOR CHANGES – SPECIFIC AWARDS DP

International Collaboration Awards – renamed Discovery International Awards (DIA)• Not time limited (was total period of 12 months in

2015 round and 6 months in 2014 round)• Funding limits removed (was $20K per annum of the

project per CI or PI)

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MAJOR CHANGES – SPECIFIC AWARDS IN

Discovery Indigenous Award – renamed Discovery Australian Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award (DAATSIA)• Elements remain unchanged• Can only request 1 DAATSIA per round• A DAATSIA cannot be awarded Teaching Relief• Can be requested at one of 5 salary levels

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MAJOR CHANGES –BUDGET (DP & IN )

• Can now request funds for ‘focus groups’ as well as workshops and conferences and can include ‘reasonable’ hospitality costs eg morning or afternoon tea or lunch

• Workshops etc must be necessary for the “conduct of the proposed research”

NB: All budget requests MUST be strongly justified

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MAJOR CHANGES – PROGRESS REPORTS DP & IN)

In RMS applicants must provide progress reports for any ARC funded project, award or fellowship (for any named participant) for which a Final Report has not yet been submitted to the ARC at time of submission• Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Indigenous

Researchers Development, DECRA• Linkage Projects• Future Fellowships, Federation Fellowships, Australian

Laureate Fellowships, Super Science Fellowships or other ARC Fellowship

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NOTE FOR IN APPLICANTS

Instructions to Applicants have not yet been released

• These often provide clarification

• Will let you know when these become available

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DEAKIN RESEARCH WEBSITE

• Templates; salary calculators; sample budget spreadsheets, PhD stipend rates; compliance checklist and links to other information http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/researcher-support/grants-and-contracts/find-funding/arc-discovery-projects-2016

• No specific site for Discovery Indigenous