Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)

Final Report

Purpose

AISRF grant holders are required under the terms of their funding agreements to provide reports to the Department of Industry. These reports allow the Department to monitor the progress and outcomes of the supported activity and enable the Department to discharge its responsibilities in relation to reporting on activities funded with public monies.

Instructions

Project Manager

Please:

  • answer all questions
  • Use plain English and present your information in a way that a non-specialist reader can understand
  • Email an electronic version of the completed report to your research office for submission
Research Office

Please:

  • ensure that the final report is accompanied by a statement of income and expenditure
  • Email reports and financial statements to on or before the due date
  • Note that the electronic submission of the report to the Department by the research office implies the report contents are approved by the research office

FINAL REPORT FORM

AISRF Reference number:

Organisation:

Project Manager:

Research Office contact:

Research Office contact email address:

Date:

Note:The Department of Industry is a Commonwealth entity and the provision of false or misleading information, or false or misleading documents, is an offence under Commonwealth criminal law.

a) In plain English tell us about any significant or noteworthyachievements resulting from the project. This could include, but is not limited to:

  • a key deliverable being achieved
  • an unexpected breakthrough or discovery
  • recognition of high-quality research

Provide detailshere.

b) Did the project proceed according to the project plan (as details in the funding agreement)? Provide details on any deviations from the plan. This includes, but is not limited to, any deviations from the plan in regards to:

  • research activities (summarised in plain English)
  • the goal or deliverables of the research
  • the quality of the research

Provide detailshere.

c) Provide details of the extent and methods of collaboration with Indian partners. This could include but is not limited to:

  • face to face meetings or video/telephone conferences
  • exchange of research materials or methods
  • collaborative papers, presentations or conferences

Provide detailshere.

d) Provide a summary of how the project activities contributed to the goals of the National Research Priorities (NRPs):

  • refer to the funding agreement for the NRP(s) relating to your project
  • further information on NRPs is available in the AISRF Guidelines at

Provide detailshere.

e) Progress against milestones:

  • provide comments on the progress towards or completion of milestonesactivitiesagainst performance indicators as definedin the milestones table of the funding agreement
  • if milestone activities have not been undertaken or have been delayed provide details on why this has occurred.

Table 1 - Project milestone information

Milestone / Activities(please copy from funding agreement) / Comments against activities
Milestone/Phase 1
As set out in the project plan. / As set out in the project plan. / Please provide comments on activities.
Milestone/Phase 2
Milestone/Phase 3

I certify that the information provided in this report is true and correct:

Signature:

Name:

Position:

Date:

(The information provided in this report must be certified by the Project Manager)

IMPORTANT NOTE: This report must be accompanied by a Statement of Income and Expenditure.