ARC Discovery Projects 2015 Compliance Checklist

ARC DISCOVERYINDIGENOUS2015

COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

A Completed Proposal Consists of the Following

Section

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Items to check

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

ANU submission requirement

/ Eligibility of application has been checked
ANU Authority to Apply form complete
ANU Certification Form complete
Partner Organisation letters
Email/letter from Centre Director (internal only, not sent to ARC)
Application "Submitted to Research Office" in RMS
Most recent version of application downloaded
Word files received and saved in local drive

Proposal Summary Page

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

Most recent PDF generated / Mandatory

PART A

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Administrative Summary

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

RMS form

/ A1: Administering Organisation completed* / Auto
A2: Proposal Title (no more than 75 characters - approx 10 words). No unnecessary uppercase, quotation marks, acronyms / Mandatory
A3: Person Participant Summary** / Auto
A3:Current Organisation is showing / Auto
A4: Organisation Participant Summary completed* / Auto
A5: Proposal Summary(750 Char – approx 100 words)
Focus on the aims, significance and expected outcomes of the project. Not all in uppercase, no quotation marks, acronyms and limit terminology: must use plain EnglishMust use “The project will…” rather than ‘I will’ ‘We will’ or ‘They will’ / Mandatory
A6: Impact Statement
Addresses how the project contributes to the objectives of the scheme, as per subsection E3.2 of the Funding Rules. / Mandatory
NOTES / *A1 and A4: must be completed at Draft Proposal Summary
** Ensure the Project Leader is entered first in the ‘Draft Proposal Summary’ page.
****A3 – Position Currently Held in Personal Details must be checked and changed if necessary by them.

PART B

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Classifications and Other Statistical Information

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

RMS form

/ B1: Strategic Research Priority+ area and goals completed / Mandatory
B2: FOR codes entered - incl percentage (sum 100%) highest to lowest* / Mandatory
B3: SEO codes entered - incl percentage (sum 100%) highest to lowest* / Mandatory
B4: Keywords entered
Limit of 3 per proposal, please ensure that they are spelt correctly / Mandatory
B5: International Collaboration - Country added / Optional
NOTES / *Enter a whole number and do not use a percentage sign.
*Use no more than three FOR/SEO codes; a maximum of one “Not elsewhere classified”/xxxx99 FOR code which should only be used when there is no other appropriate code within the classification
*The maximum % can only be entered for one FoR code (e.g, 50% cannot be entered for 2 FoR codes)
*These are the principal tool used to identify & assign relevant assessor from the ARC database – so ensure most relevant

PART C

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Description of Project/Program of Research

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

Additional Text 

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C1: Description of project/program of research (10 A4 pages & required format)

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Mandatory

C1: Matches headings in order:

Project Title; Aims and Background; Research Project; Research Environment; Role of Personnel;Communication of Results; Management of Data; References /

Mandatory

C2: Medical and Dental Research Statement(750 Char – approx 100 words)** /

Mandatory

NOTES / *Ensure each CI role is discussed, along with any DIA candidate or other personnel mentioned in budget – they must match
*All CIs and DIAs need to describe their roles on the project in detail, including technical staff, Research Associates and other personnel.
**Proposals which are clearly not related to a medical or dental research area may enter ‘Not Applicable’ at this question.
Create PDF from word document. As described in Appendix A
-All sections 0.5cm margins (sides & top & bottom) and at least 12 point font.(References may be in 10 point font).

PART D

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Project Cost

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

RMS Form

/ D1: Proposed Budget
Completed for each year requested (no indexation).
DIA candidate (if any) appears in Budget table / Mandatory
D1: All budget items eligible (FR A5.2-5.3, pp 9-11, E4.2, pp 41) / Mandatory
D1: Correct ANU salary and stipend ($25,406 2014HDR rate) rates used / Mandatory
D1: DIA funding is requested at one of the salary levels listed as per (FR E7.2.4) for no more than 3 years / Mandatory
D1: Salary contributions listed for participants/ personnel. [For ANU personnel, correct on costs included. The ANU salary gap of 4.06% must be included as part of the in-kind contribution] / Mandatory
D1: Total amounts match in each of the Eligible and Other Organisation columns and the respective Organisation summary tables / Mandatory
D1: No amount entered against “unspecified funding” or in years where no support requested / Mandatory
D1: Costs related to carrying out field or survey research are requested under ‘Fieldwork expenses’ / Mandatory

Notes

/ See FR
Travel costs no exceeding $50,000.
Costs are at ATO rates

PART E

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Budget Justifications

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

Additional text 

/ E1: Justification of funding requested from the ARC (3A4 pages) / Mandatory
E1: Matches headings and order in Budget Table at Part D of Proposal / Mandatory

Additional text 

/ E2: Details of non-ARC contributions (2 A4 pages) / Mandatory
E2: Matches headings and order in Budget Table at Part D of Proposal / Mandatory
E2: Non-ARC contributions attributed to specific Organisations*. / Mandatory

Notes

/ * Do they match those amounts in the Project Cost section.
* If no direct funding then explanation why.
Create PDF from word document
-All sections 0.5cm margins and at least 12 point font
-Justify each person/item in terms need and cost. (eg why full-time/part-time; why specific salary level etc)

PART F

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Personnel

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

RMS form

/ F1: Personal details auto populated / Auto
F2: Postal address auto populated / Auto
F3:Are you an Indigenous Participant? (YES/NO) / Mandatory
F3: Member of ARC or selection/ advisory committee / Auto
F4: Centre association (CIs only) / Optional
F6.1: Currently undertaking a Higher Degree by Research? (YES/NO) / Mandatory
F6.2: Date of award of Higher Degree by Research* / Optional
F7: Qualifications (most recent first) / Auto
F8: Current and previous appointments (most recent first) – 10 years, select start & end date, select an Org / Auto
F9: Organisational affiliations / Mandatory

F10: Time commitment (%FTE) to this Project

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F11: Research Record Relative to Opportunities

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F11.1: Career and opportunities for research over the last 10 years – 2004 onwards (5250 char/approx 750 words)

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F11.1: Provides and explains:

i. Number of years since graduation with highest qualification; ii. Research opportunities in the context of employment;iii. Whether you are university or industry based etc; iv. Any career interruptions; v. Research mentoring and research facilities available; vi. Any other aspects of career or opportunities for research that are relevant and not detailed elsewhere***

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Additional Text  / F11.2 (1): Recent significant publications (20 A4 pages max) / Mandatory
F11.2 (1): Listings are limited to the last 10 years ONLY (2004 onwards) / Mandatory
F11.2 (1): Items are numbered continuously / Mandatory
F11.2 (1): Asterisks next to publications relevant to proposal / Mandatory
F11.2 (1): Publications are split into the five categories of: (i)scholarly books;(ii) scholarly book chapters; (iii) refereed journal articles;(iv) refereed conference papers (only when the paper was published in the full proceedings); (v)other (e.g. major exhibitions, compositions or performances) / Mandatory
F11.2 (2): ARC Grants awarded in last 10 years on which been a CI, PI or Fellow - grants/publication table (Template table ITA p21) / Mandatory
Additional Text  / F11.3: Ten career-best publications (five A4 pages) / Mandatory
F11.3: Must provide full reference for each / Mandatory
F11.3: Next to each provide information on any ARC grant scheme on which were CI or Fellow from F11.2 table) / Mandatory
F11.3: Each reference must take up no more than half an A4 page while maintaining the formatting requirements / Mandatory
F11.3: Asterisks next to publications relevant to proposal / Mandatory
RMS form / F11.4: Research impact and contributions – 10 years – 2004 onwards(7500 char – approx 1000 words)**** / Mandatory
F11.5: Contributions to the research field of this proposal (3750 characters – approximately 500 words) / Mandatory
F12: Discovery Indigenous Award / Mandatory for DIA
Additional Text  / F12.1: justify how the DIA would benefit the project in a PDF of no more than 2 A4 pages. / Mandatory for DIA
RMS form / F12.2: If time will be spent at a host organisation, provide details in a maximum 1250 characters (170 words) / Mandatory
if applicable
F12.3: Host organisation contact details / Mandatory
if applicable
F12.4: If time will be spent at a SECOND host organisation, provide details in a maximum 1250 characters (170 words) / Mandatory
if applicable
F12.5: Second host organisation contact details / Mandatory
if applicable
NOTES: / *If a Higher Degree by Research has been awarded then date of award. If not been awarded/conferred yet, provide the date when it is expected to be conferred.
***Headings are not necessary, but the points should be addressed
****Research output other than publications (patents/policy advice/consultancies etc); evidence for quality of all research (citations, prizes etc).
Create PDF from word document
- All sections 0.5cm margins and at least 12 point font

PART G

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RESEARCH SUPPORT

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

Additional Text 

/ G1: Complete for all participants 2013-2017 incl for ARC and other agencies.
Includes projects/proposals/fellowships awarded or requests submitted / Mandatory
G1: Includes current proposal first / Mandatory
G1: Others in descending date order / Mandatory
G1: Proposal/Project ID only applies to ARC/NHMRC projects R=requested, C=current and P=past / Mandatory

Notes

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- All sections 0.5cm margins and at least 12 point font
- Must be in table as per template on page 23 ITA (can be altered from horizontal to vertical)
- Details should be provided for all sources of funding not just ARC funding
- Funding amounts to be in $1000’s and in AUD

PART H

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STATEMENTS ON PROGRESS OF ARC-FUNDED PROJECTS

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

Additional Text 

/ H1: For each participant attach a statement of progress for each project/fellowship involving that participant awarded funding for 2013* (1 A4 page for each funded project) / Mandatory if applicable
Check conducted in ARIES for current proposals involving each participant

Notes

/ *Only forARC Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Linkage Project or any ARC Fellowshipscheme.
- Only for projects that were allocated funding in 2013 (not carry forward funding only).
- Must be done for each project indicated in H1 whether reports are up to date at the ARC or not
Create PDF from word document
- All sections 0.5cm margins and at least 12 point font

PART I

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS

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Yes

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No

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Incorrect /Followup

RMS form

/ I1a: Submission of similar proposal to any other agency / Mandatory
I1b: If yes - organisation selected. / Mandatory
if applicable
I1c: Agency name entered if I1b is “other” / Mandatory
if applic

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