ARC Linkage Projects Brief Overview

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ARC Linkage Projects Brief Overview

• Round 2, 2005
• Griffith University
• By Jacky Hall

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ARC Linkage Projects Important Dates

• Round 2 for funding commencing in 2005
• 15th October, 2004 Due date for submission of
  eligibility exemption requests or
  rulings on ARC/NHMRC overlap
• 26th October, 2004 Internal Closing date
• 25th November, 2004 Applications couriered to
  Canberra
• 26th November, 2004 ARC Closing date

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ARC Linkage Elements

• Collaborative Research Projects
• Scholarships - Australian Postgraduate Award
  Industry (APAI) - 2 yrs Masters 3 yrs PhD
• Research Fellowships - Australian Postdoctoral
  Award Industry (APDI)

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ARC Linkage - Innovation

• Must involve
• Research Collaboration with an Industry Partner/s
• Technical Risk Innovation
• Develop NEW knowledge for the discipline

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Projects - Not funded

• no conceptual advances, novel practical outcomes
  or involve original research
• aimed solely at creating or performing a work of
  Art
• contract research or consultancy
• no enhancement of Industry links

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Industry Partner - Eligibility

• Eligible
• a private sector industry organisation
• a private non-profit organisation
• a Government agency
• Ineligible
• Govt funded research organisations eg CSIRO and
  universities (national and international)

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Roles

• Chief Investigator/s
• responsible for intellectual content and
  administration of project (1st CI)
• Partner Investigators
• Significant commitment
• Intellectual input
• Relevant expertise
• from industry or overseas universities
• Australian Post Doctoral Award Industry
• Early career researcher (lt 3 yrs Post-Doc
  experience)
• Not held ARC Research Fellowship
• Make a full-time commitment to the project

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Application Attributes

• High degree of industry collaboration
• in defining the project, provision of resources,
  participation in research and use of the results
• A clearly defined project
• What will be undertaken and anticipated outcomes
• Advancing the knowledge base of the discipline
• Industry Partner must match ARC funding
• 20 in cash, 80 in-kind
• Timely
• National research priority area or other national
  agenda items
• Quality research team
• Track record worth 20 of assessment
• ARC will NOT fund an extension of an existing
  project

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Funding

• for match funding by Industry
• ARC 50 - Industry 50 of project costs
• Industry Partner Contributions comprised of
• a minimum - 20 Cash - 80 In-Kind
• Grant Size
• 20,000 p/a minimum
• 500,000 p/a maximum - limited number
• Usual range of funding 50,000 - 100,000 p/a

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Linkage - Stipends

• APAI Stipend
• 24,148 per annum
• Post Doctoral Fellowship Industry (APDI)
• 67,494 including on-costs
• Linkage Industry Fellowship (LIF)
• CIs or PIs are eligible
• Up to 100,000 salary buy-out
• A single period of 3 and 12 months

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Project Length

• 1 - 5 years (average 3 years)
• APAI only
• 2 years Masters (full time)
• 3 years PhD (full time)
• APDI
• 3 years (full time) lesser period must be
  adequately justified

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ARC Linkage Projects Important Dates

• Round 2 for funding commencing in 2005
• 15th October, 2004 Due date for submission of
  eligibility exemption requests or
  rulings on ARC/NHMRC overlap
• 26th October, 2004 Internal Closing date
• 25th November, 2004 Applications couriered to
  Canberra
• 26th November, 2004 ARC Closing date

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Questions

• Answers..

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Contact Details

• Jacky Hall
• Research Grants Officer (Collaborative)
• Office for Research
• Ph 07 3875 7406
• email J.Hall_at_Griffith.edu.au

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Industry Partnerships
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Developing Industry Partnerships

• Ask the Questions
• Who would be interested in the results
• Who would benefit from the outputs

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Industry Partnerships

• Before the approach - find out
• Who they are?
• What they do?
• How your project fits their strategic plan/
  corporate goals

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Industry Partnerships

• Know their business
• Familiarise yourself with their Strategic Plans,
  Websites, Annual Reports Priority Statements
• So you can tell them how your project is just
  what their business needs

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Industry Partnerships

• Be Flexible
• the industry partner may want to modify project
  aims
• however, ensure your objectives are still covered
  
• find another expert - if their aims are not in
  your field of expertise
• Essential - ensure they allow you to publish

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Office for Research

• Support available
• Industry partner meetings
• explaining the details of the scheme funding
  rules etc
• Strategic advice on preparation of applications
• Project development and action planning with
  individual researchers

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Questions

• Answers..

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Contact Details

• Jacky Hall
• Research Grants Officer (Collaborative)
• Office for Research
• Ph 3875 7406
• email J.Hall_at_Griffith.edu.au

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