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 ARC Linkage Projects


About the Scheme 

The ARC Linkage Projects scheme supports collaborative research and development projects between higher education organisations and other organisations, including within industry, to enable the application of advanced knowledge to problems. Typically, research projects funded under the scheme involve risk.  Proposals must involve a Partner Organisation from outside the higher education sector. The Partner Organisation must make a significant contribution in cash and/or in kind, to the project as per the requirements outlined in the Funding Rules.

This scheme offers funding for postgraduate awards and fellowships to provide industry-oriented research training and enable postdoctoral researchers to pursue internationally competitive research opportunities in collaboration with industry.

The objectives of Linkage Projects are to:

  • encourage and develop long-term strategic research alliances between higher education organisations and other organisations, including within 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;
  • support collaborative research on issues of benefit to rural and regional communities;
  • enhance the scale and focus of research in National Research Priorities;
  • foster opportunities for postdoctoral 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;
  • provide outcome-oriented research training to prepare high-calibre postgraduate research students; and
  • produce a national pool of world-class researchers to meet the needs of the broader Australian innovation system.

 Closing Dates

 
Closing dates 2009
  Round 1 Round 2
Eligibility Exemptions closed 07-Oct-2009
Internal closed 26-Oct-2009
External closed 18-Nov-2009

 

How to Apply: Step by step instructions for UQ applicants

Step 1 - Join the UQ ARC Updates Mailing List

Step 2 - Read the key information documents

Step 3 - Submit Eligibility Exemption/Ruling Requests (if required)

Step 4 - Complete the application form in RMS

Step 5 - Submit the application to RRTD by the Internal Deadline

 Research Management System Help

Information Session Presentations

Step 1 - Join the UQ ARC Updates Mailing List

Please subscribe to the UQ ARC Updates Mailing List by following this link: http://www.uq.edu.au/research/rrtd/forms/render.php?form=mailing-lists/subscribe.  Official announcements and updates regarding the scheme will be sent via the mailing list.  Information regarding available training sessions is also distributed via this mailer.

If you are applying to the scheme through UQ, but are not currently a UQ staff member, please send an email to grants-manager@research.uq.edu.au and request to be added to the funding round specific mailing list.

Step 2 - Familiarise yourself with the key information documents 


Applicants are advised to carefully read the relevant Funding Rules and Instructions to Applicants that they have obtained above. You will need to read both to understand your eligibility for the scheme and application process. A large number of questions received by RRTD are answered in these two documents.

It is also helpful to read the Application Form in its entirety prior to completing it.  A sample application form is available from http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/sample_forms.htm.

If you are unsure about your eligibility or suitability for the scheme we would encourage you to discuss this with your colleagues or Associate Dean (Research)/Research Director.

Step 3 - Submit an Eligibility Exemption/Ruling Requests (if required)

The Funding Rules describe a number of situations where it is possible to submit an Eligibility Exemption or Ruling Request. These include but are not limited to:

  • ARC/NHMRC overlap: medical & dental research (FR 9.4.4)
  • APDI Fellowship Candidate Eligibility (FR 8.5)            
    • Recognition of an equivalent research degree or experience to a PhD; and/or
    • Relaxation of the qualification and/or time requirements.
  • Researcher Role - Chief Investigator or Partner Investigator (FR 8.3 & 8.4)
  • Conflict of Interest of Chief Investigator/APDI (FR 8.1.8)
  • Partner Organisation 'type of organisation' (FR E1.5)
  • Partner Organisation 'cash exemption from the minimum cash contribution requirement' (FR E3.4)

 

Please contact Janine Richards (grants-manager@research.uq.edu.au or extension 53571) for advice.

Eligibility Exemption and Ruling Requests must be submitted in the RMS system by the Eligibility Exemption date outlined above. 

Detailed instructions and the required forms are available from http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lp/lp_eligibility.htm.

Step 4 - Complete the application form in RMS

Linkage Projects applications will be submitted through the ARC's new application system, RMS (Research Management System).  Information on obtaining access to RMS is available from http://www.uq.edu.au/research/rrtd/grants-gams-rms

The following links will assist you with completing your application:

Adding a new Partner Organisation to RMS

The following sections of the application must be uploaded to RMS as separate PDF documents:

  • C - Project Description (ten A4 Pages)
  • E1 - Justification of funding requested from the ARC (two A4 pages + one additional page if requesting a LIF)
  • E2 - Details of non-ARC contributions (two A4 pages)
  • F7 - Letter/s from Commonwealth-funded Research Centre Director (one A4 page) - if required
  • F14 - Recent significant publications (twenty A4 pages)
  • F15 - Ten career-best publications (three A4 pages)
  • G5 - Letter of eligibility and support for the Proposal including Partner Organisation Certification (two A4 pages)  - Partner Organisation Letter Template
  • H1 - Research Support for all participants
  • I2 - Statements on Progress (one A4 page per report)

 

Formatting requirements for the PDF documents are strictly applied by the ARC.  Please ensure you adhere to these requirements, which are outlined on Page 5 in the Instructions to Applicants.

All other questions are completed directly within RMS.

Step 5 - Submit the application to RRTD by the Internal Deadline

Step 5A - Submit application on RMS

Once all components of the Proposal are completed and saved, return to the "Draft Proposal Summary Page".  Before electronically submitting to RRTD, the Project Leader should:

  • Review all components to ensure the information to be submitted is complete, and save each page once more (this is to ensure that all information is captured in the PDF);
  • Ensure all components are complete and valid (indicated by a green tick on the "Draft Proposal Summary Page");
  • Generate a PDF (whole Proposal document PDF).  This is found near the top of the "Draft Proposal Summary Page".  This may take a minute or two.  An email is sent to you once the PDF is available for viewing in RMS.
  • To submit to RRTD please select "Submit Proposal to Research Office" at the bottom of the page.  Note that only the Proposal "owner" can submit a Proposal to RRTD.

 

Step 5B – Complete and submit the following to RRTD

Complete the UQ-ARC Linkage Projects Coversheet.  This document will be submitted to RRTD automatically by email and must be submitted by the lead CI.  This ensures that RRTD is aware that you have submitted the application in RMS and it is ready for review.  

N.B. RRTD does not require a hard copy of the application, however it must be submitted to the Research Office in RMS and completed the UQ-ARC Linkage Projects Coversheet by the internal deadline outlined above.

You may also choose to submit the ARC Certification proforma and Request not at Assess forms at this stage, however these can be submitted when you submit your final version following review.

Step 6 - Final Submission

Following an initial review of your application you will be provided with feedback regarding eligibility and/or compliance issues that require correction.  RRTD will request resubmission of your finalised application, generally within 3 days of feedback being provided. 

 

Useful Documentation

Information Packages for Partner Organisations

ARC Application Documentation

UQ Application Documentation

Further Information

Should you require any further information please contact the Janine Richards, Coordinator, Research Grants Unit at grants-manager@research.uq.edu.au or 336 53571.

Further information about RMS is available from http://www.uq.edu.au/research/rrtd/grants-gams-rms. 

 
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