Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Proposal for Funding Commencing in 2018

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Proposal for Funding Commencing in 2018

Offline template for DE19 drafting. This template can be completed and submitted for FedUni External Review. DE19 proposals open in RMS 8th Jan 2018.

Please refer to the DE18/19 Instructions to Applicants

PROJECT ID: DE180100001

First Investigator: Dr Example Example

Admin Org: Federation University Australia

Information on this form and its attachments is collected in order to make recommendations to the Minister on the allocation of financial assistance under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 and for post award reporting. The information collected may be passed to third parties for assessment purposes. It may also be passed to the National Health and Medical Research Council and any other Australian Government Department or Agency for the purpose of checking eligibility. In other instances, information contained in this Proposal can be disclosed without your consent where authorised or required bylaw.

Certification

Certification by the Deputy/Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) or their delegate or equivalent in the Administering Organisation

I certify that—

●I have read, understood and complied with the ARC Funding Rules for schemes under the Discovery Programme (2016 edition) (the Funding Rules) and to the best of my knowledge all details provided in this Proposal form and in any supporting documentation are true and complete in accordance with these Funding Rules.

●Proper enquiries have been made and I am satisfied that the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Candidate meets the requirements specified in the Funding Rules, including having been awarded a PhD on or after 1 March 2012. Where the DECRA Candidate has experienced periods of significant and not overlapping career interruption, sufficient evidence has been provided to the Administering Organisation and based on this evidence, I certify that the Candidate’s PhD award date together with allowable career interruptions (as listed in subsection D9.1.2 of the Funding Rules) would be commensurate with being awarded a PhD on or after 1 March 2012.

●I will notify the ARC if there are any changes to the DECRA Candidate after the submission of this Proposal.

●Upon request from the ARC, this organisation will provide evidence to support a career interruption justification in relation to the PhD Awarddate.

●The DECRA Candidate is responsible for the authorship and intellectual content of this Proposal, and has appropriately cited sources and acknowledged significant contributions to this Proposal. To the best of my knowledge, all Conflicts of Interest relating to parties involved in or associated with this Proposal have been disclosed to the Administering Organisation, and, if the proposal is successful, I agree to manage all Conflicts of Interest relating to this Proposal in accordance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007).

●I have obtained the agreement, attested to by written evidence, of all the relevant persons and organisations necessary to allow the Project to proceed. This written evidence has been retained and will be provided to the ARC ifrequested.

●This Proposal complies with the eligible research requirements set out in the ARC Medical Research Policy

located on the ARC website.

●This Proposal does not duplicate Commonwealth-funded research including that in a Commonwealth-funded ResearchCentre.

●If the Proposal is successful, I am prepared to have the Project carried out as set out in this Proposal and agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the Funding Rules and the ARC Funding Agreement regarding funding for schemes under the Discovery Programme (2016edition).

●The Project can be accommodated within the general facilities in this organisation and, if applicable, within the facilities of other relevant organisations specified in this Proposal, and sufficient working and office space is available for any proposed additionalstaff.

●This organisation supports this Proposal and, if successful, will provide the DECRA Candidate with an appropriate appointment for the duration of theAward.

●All funds for this Project will only be spent for the purpose for which they are provided.

●The project will not be permitted to commence until appropriate ethical clearance(s) has/have been obtained and all statutory requirements have beenmet.

●I consent, on behalf of all the parties, to this Proposal being referred to third parties, who will remain anonymous, for assessmentpurposes.

●I consent, on behalf of all the parties, to the ARC copying, modifying and otherwise dealing with information contained in theProposal.

●To the best of my knowledge, the Privacy Notice appearing at the top of this Proposal form has been drawn to the attention of the DECRA Candidate whose personal details have been provided at the Personnel section.

Part A - Administrative Summary (DE180100001)

A1. Proposal Working Title

(Provide a short working title of no more than 75 characters (approximately 10 words). Avoid the use of acronyms, quotation marks and upper case characters.)

A2. Person Participant Summary

(Please add the person participating in this Proposal.)

Number / Name / Participant Type / Current Organisation(s)
1 / Dr Example Example / Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

A3. Organisation Participant Summary

(Please add the organisation participating in this Proposal)

Number / Name / Participant Type
1 / Federation University Australia / Administering Organisation

A4. Proposal Summary

(Provide a Proposal summary of no more than 750 characters (approximately 100 words) focusing on the aims, significance and expected outcomes and benefits of the Project. Avoid the use of acronyms, quotation marks and upper case characters. Please click on the information icon or refer to the Instructions to Applicants for further information.)

A5. Impact Statement

(In no more than 500 characters (approximately 75 words), please outline the intended impact of the Project. Please click on the information icon or refer to the Instructions to Applicants for further information.)

Part B - Classifications and Other Statistical Information (DE180100001)

B1. Does this Proposal fall within one of the Science and Research Priorities?

This question is not compulsory for External Review
More information at

B2. Field of Research (FoR)

(Select up to three classification codes that relate to your Proposal. Note that the percentages must total 100%. Click on the information icon for further information.)

Please choose up to three 6-digit FOR codes found at theABS website

Code / Description / Percentage
Example
040309 / Petroleum and Coal Geology / 60

B3. Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

(Select up to three classification codes that relate to your Proposal. Note that the percentages must total 100%. Click on the information icon for further information.)

Please choose up to three 6-digit SEO codes found at theABS website

Code / Description / Percentage
Example
849803 / Management of Liquid Waste from Mineral Resource Activities (excl. Water) / 70

B4. Interdisciplinary Research

(This is a 'Yes' or 'No' question. If you select ‘Yes’ two additional questions will be enabled:

1.Specify the ways in which the research is interdisciplinary by selecting one or more of the options below.

2.In no more than 375 characters (approximately 50 words), indicate the nature of the interdisciplinary research involved.)

Does this Proposal involve interdisciplinary research? YES or NO

IF YES: Please specify the ways in which the research is interdisciplinary by selecting one or more of the options.

Investigatory Team MethodologyDesignOther

In no more than 375 characters (approximately 50 words), please indicate the nature of the interdisciplinary research involved.

B5. Does the proposed research involve international collaboration?

(This is a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ question. If you select ‘Yes’ two additional questions will be enabled:

1.Specify the nature of the proposed international collaboration by selecting one or more of the optionsbelow.

2.Specify the countries which are involved in the internationalcollaboration.)

Does the proposed research involve international collaboration? YES or NO

B6. What is the nature of the proposed international collaboration activities?

(Select all options from the drop down list which apply to this Proposal by clicking on the ‘Add’ button each time you select an option.)

Correspondence: eg. Email; telephone; or video-conference

Face to Face meetings

Attendance at and/or hosting of workshop or conference

Collaborative fieldwork

Hosting international collaborator: short-term (less than 4 weeks)

Hosting international collaborator: long-term (more than 4 weeks)

Travel to international collaborator: short-term (less than 4 weeks)

Travel to international collaborator: long-term (more than 4 weeks)

B7. If the proposed research involves international collaboration, please specify the country/ies involved.

This question will only be required if ‘Yes’ is chosen in B5.
Include the name of the country/ies of researchers and/or other parties who will collaborate on this Proposal.

•Australia is not to be listed and is not available to be selected from the drop-down list.

B8. How many PhD, Masters and Honours places will be filled as a result of this Project?

(The ARC is interested in reporting the number of Research Students that would be involved in this Proposal if it is funded. Please enter the number of student places (full-time equivalent) that will be filled as a result of this Project)

Number of Research Student Places (FTE) – PhD
Number of Research Student Places (FTE) – Masters
Number of Research Student Places (FTE) - Honours

Part C - Personnel and ROPE (name of DECRA Candidate)

C1. Personal Details

(To update personal details, click the ‘Manage Personal Details’ link below. Note this will open a new browser tab. When returning to the form ensure you ‘Refresh’ the page to capture the changes made to your profile.)

Participation Type

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Title / First Name / Family Name
Dr
Citizenship / Australian Permanent Resident / Australian Temporary Resident
YES NO / YES NO

C2. Country of residence

C3. Qualifications

(This data will be automatically populated from the Participant’s RMS profile)

(To update any qualifications, click on the ‘Manage Qualifications’ link below. Note this will open a new browser tab. When returning to the form ensure you ‘Refresh’ the page to capture the changes made to your profile.)

Conferral
Date / AQF Level / Degree/Award Title / Discipline/Field / Awarding
Organisation / Country of
Award
e.g. 02/12/2014 / Doctoral
Degree / Doctor of Philosophy / Physics / Federation University Australia / Australia

C4. Qualifications

(This data will be automatically populated from the Participant’s RMS profile)

(Please indicate the qualification which is most relevant to the Proposal.)

Degree/Award Title / Awarding Organisation / Conferral Date

C5. Current Research Fellowship or Award

(This includes all ARC Fellowships and Awards, and Fellowships and Awards from other agencies.)

Do you hold a current Research Fellowship? YES NO

If YES: complete the following table; Copy/paste the table if more than one Fellowship/Award

Name of the Fellowship or Award
Name of Funding Organisation of the Fellowship or Award
Year the Fellowship or Award was awarded
Expected completion date of the Fellowship or Award

C6. Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) – Current and previous appointment(s) / position(s) - during the past 10 years

(This data will be automatically populated from the Participant’s RMS profile)

Description / Department / Contract
Type / Employment
Type / Start Date / End Date / Organisation

C7. Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) - Details of your career and opportunities for research

(Write a maximum of 5250 characters (approximately 750 words). Please detail your career and opportunities.)

Please refer to the DE18/19 Instructions to Applicants for this question

C8. Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) - Significant research outputs

(Please upload a PDFinclude details of no more than four A4 pages with a list of your significant research outputs, such as journal articles and refereed conference papers, book and book chapters.)

Please refer to the DE18/19 Instructions to Applicants for headings and formatting requirement for this response

C9. Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) - A statement of your Research Impact and contributions to the research field of this Proposal

(Write a maximum of four A4 pages) Please refer to the DE18/19 Instructions to Applicants for this question

C10. Currently held ARC Projects

(This information is auto-populated from your RMS profile and will include any ‘Active Project' which has not yet had a Final Report approved and the Project file closed by the ARC….)

Project ID

CI/PI/Fellow/Awardee Name/s

Amount

Funded

Amount

ofYears

Project Title

Outputs

Example: DP180100100

Prof Example Example (CI), Dr Jane Doe (PI)

$300k

The devastating effects of bacteria on toasted sandwiches.

7, 18, 24.

C11. What will your time commitment (% of your time) be to the Administering Organisation?

(It is a requirement under the Funding Rules that the DECRA Recipient spend a minimum of 20 per cent of her/his time on activities at the Administering Organisation. Refer to the Instructions to Applicants for further details.)

C12. What will your time commitment (% of your time) be to research activities related to this Project?

(It is a requirement under the Funding Rules that the DECRA Recipient spend a minimum of 80 per cent of her/his time on research activities related to the proposed DECRA. Refer to the Instructions to Applicants for further details.)

C13. Were you granted by your university an extension to the eligibility period due to a significant career interruption as outlined in subsection D9.1.2 of the Funding Rules?

(If your qualification relevant to this Proposal (listed in question C4) was awarded prior to 1 March 2012 and you have a significant career interruption (as listed in subsection D9.1.2 of the Funding Rules), you will need to seek an extension to the eligibility period through your Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).)

Are you seeking an extension to the eligibility period/career interruption: YES NO

C14. Please select the category of career interruption claimed (more than one may be selected)

(Choose all types of career interruptions which have been claimed in the application for extension to your Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research). Select a type of interruption and click 'Add'.)

C15. What is the total period of extension that youclaimed?

(Select the period of time which most closely equals the total period of extension claimed.)

Reason for career interruption / Period of Time to be claimed
Disruption due to international relocation
Carer’s responsibilities
Illness or disability
Maternity or parental leave
Unemployment
Non-research employment not concurrent with research employment

Part D - Project Description (DE180100001)

D1. Project Description

(Please enter/paste a Project Description as detailed in the Instructions to Applicants(ITAs)in no more than eight A4 pages and in the required format.)

-Using the Headings below and in this order

PROJECT TITLE
AIMS AND BACKGROUND
PROJECT QUALITY AND INNOVATION
DECRA CANDIDATE
FEASIBILITY
BENEFIT
COMMUNICATION OF RESULTS
MANAGEMENT OF DATA
REFERENCES

D2. Statement by the Administering Organisation

(Please upload a PDF of no more than three A4 pages for the Statement by the Administering Organisation)

D3. Medical Research

(Does this project contain content which requires a statement to demonstrate that it conforms with the eligible research requirements set out in the ARC Medical Research Policy located on the ARC website?)

theARC Medical Research Policy is available on the ARC website.

YES NO

D4. Medical Research Statement

(If applicable, in no more than 750 characters (approximately 100 words), please justify why this Project complies with the eligible research requirements set out in the ARC Medical Research Policy located on the ARC website.)

D5. Please list the objectives of your proposed Project.

(Please list each objective separately by clicking 'add answer' to add the next objective. You may enter 500 characters (approximately 70 words) per objective.

This information will be used for future reporting purposes if this Proposal is funded. This question must be answered)

See also Part D3 – Scheme-specific rules for Discovery Early Career Research Award for funding commencing in 2019:

D3.1The objectives of the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme are to:

a. support excellent basic and applied research by early career researchers;

b. advance promising early career researchers and promote enhanced opportunities for diverse career pathways;

c. enable research and research training in high quality and supportive environments;

d. expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability; and

e. enhance the scale and focus of research in the Science and Research Priorities.

You may enter 500 characters (approximately 70 words) per objective.

Objectives:

Part E - Project Cost (DE180100001)

E1. What is the proposed budget for your project?

(Please refer to the Instructions to Applicants for detailed instructions.)

Total ARC requested budget: $______

DE19 costing pro forma available atfor your optional use.

You may use an alternative budget format to the one below if you wish.

Year 1

Description / ARC / Admin. Org. / Other Org.
Cash / Cash or In-Kind / Cash / In-Kind
Total
Personnel
(Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) / 100,858
Travel
Field Research
Equipment
Maintenance
Other
TOTAL

Year 2

Year 3