EHSE2016 Faculty Project Grant Application

Faculty of EHSE Research Panel
2016 Project Grant Application Form
Applicants should read the Guidelines before formulating the project budget and completing the application. Applicants risk their application being rejected if guidelines are not followed

Applications must be lodged with the Faculty’s PGResearch Office by 4.00p.m. 12 February, 2016

Hand written or late applications will not be accepted.

For information of an administrative nature please contact Brooke Williamson .

1. (Tick boxes as appropriate)

·  Early Career Researcher (5 years since approval to lodge thesis )

·  New Staff Member Researcher (3 years or less)

·  Is this a multidisciplinary project application? Type Y or N

2 AMOUNT REQUESTED (whole dollars only - max $20,000) $______

3 NAME OF CHIEF INVESTIGATOR(S)

(Provide name and codes, ie:)

Chief Investigator: General Code: CI

CI: Early Career Researcher Code: CI-ECR

CI: New Staff Member Code: CI-NSM

Name / Code / Faculty / School / Other
1.
2.
3.

4 PROJECT TITLE

(Maximum 20 words)

5 SUMMARY OF PROJECT

Write a summary, in no more than 500 words intelligible to the lay reader, why this project is of significance. Use text emphasis only where required by convention, e.g. underlining species names.

6 HOW WILL THIS PROJECT ENHANCE RESEARCH TRAINING

Indicate how this project will support researchers in training or new researchers (now and in the future)

7 COMPLIANCE WITH CDU RESEARCH FOCI

Indicate how your application complies with the subject areas described in the CDU research foci (see guidelines)

8 CHIEF INVESTIGATORS

1 / 2 / 3
Title, initials & surname
Appointment held
Faculty & School
Academic qualifications (indicate conferring institutions and dates)
Average days per month to be devoted to the project

9 OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Provide details of other participants in the project, including Associate Investigators and Technical Staff.

1 / 2 / 3
Title, initials & surname
Appointment held
Faculty & School
Academic qualifications (indicate conferring institutions and dates)
Average days per month to be devoted to the project

10 PREVIOUS PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED BY CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY

(a) Name any investigators on this application who have previously held a CDU Project Grant and provide details of the Grants (title, year awarded) for the previous four (4) years only (attach additional page if necessary).

1 / 2 / 3
Investigator
Previous grant
Year
Outcomes eg external grant and publications

11 NEW OR EXISTING PROJECT

Is this a new project or a request for funds to support a funded project? / New / Funded

If yes to funded project, please detail any funding received from any internal or external funding source.

Name of Organisation and the Title of the Project / 2013 ($) support actually received / 2014 ($) support actually received / 2015 ($) support requested

12 In relation to this project, please specify external granting agencies to which you intend to submit a funding application:

1.
2.
3.

12 CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Does the work proposed involve animal experimentation? / Yes / No
Does the work proposed involve human participants? / Yes / No
Does this project involve the in vitro production of recombinant DNA molecules? / Yes / No
Does this project involve ionising radiation? / Yes / No
Does this project have appropriate approvals eg ethics? / Yes Provide approval number: / No

13 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Detail the budget items in the project proposal under the indicated sub-headings.

2013 / Amount (whole dollars)
Personnel
Equipment
Maintenance
Travel/accommodation
Other
TOTAL

14 IDENTIFY THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT

See section 5 of the following document for information on DEST categories

http://www.cdu.edu.au/research/office/administration_management/documents/CDU_publication_guide.pdf

Outcome / Identify (Number/Name) / Expected date (of submission)
Application for an external grant for which this is a seeding grant
Refereed journal article
Commercially published book
Book chapter in a commercially published book
Refereed conference proceeding
Other outcome (describe below)

15 AIMS, RESEARCH PLAN, JUSTIFICATION OF BUDGET (ADDITIONAL TEXT)

Please attach a description of the project. Your description should be comprehensive but brief. No more than three (3) pages of additional text/figures in Times Roman 12 point font and normal margins (excluding this application form and attachment requested at section 15) will be considered in the assessment process.

Use the following headings to detail your proposal:

1.  Aims and significance

2.  Research plan, methods and techniques

3.  Participants’ roles

4.  Justification of budget

5.  Timetable

16 TRACK RECORD

Each Chief Investigator should attach a reference list of their research publications (including those in press) for the last 5 years. Please indicate with an asterisk (*) all publications relevant to this project and please do not include any publications that are not yet in press or print.

The list should be arranged under the following headings.

1 Articles – substantial work of scholarship published in refereed journals;

2 Conference publications – peer reviewed, included in a volume of conference proceedings and presented at a conference of national significance;

3 Chapters - scholarly chapter length test, in edited volume published by a commercial press;

4 Books - major works of scholarship, (not textbook or edited book), published by a commercial press;

5 Other publications;

6 Index (if applicable)

List all successful externally funded research proposals for which you have received funding since January 2013. You should specify all Chief Investigators, administering institute, and amount of funding. A possible template is shown below.

Name of Investigator(s), funding source and title of project / Institute / 2013($) existing projects only / 2014 ($) existing projects only / 2015 ($) Existing projects only

17 CERTIFICATION BY APPLICANTS

I/We certify that all the details on this form are correct and complete.

I/We understand that:

·  Research which involves human or animal experimentation must be carried out in accordance with the guidelines laid down in the relevant NH&MRC codes of practice;

·  Research which involves the use of recombinant nucleic acids constructed in vitro from sources which do not ordinarily recombine genetic information must be carried out in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Recombinant DNA Monitoring Committee;

·  Research which involves the use of ionising radiation must have the risks involved assessed by a recognised Bio-Safety Committee, and personnel must be trained and hold a current licence, as appropriate, and a certificate of compliance with appropriate guidelines must be received by the Committee from a recognised Bio-Safety Committee before payment of any proposed grant can be made.

Signatures of Chief Investigators / Institution / Date
(1)
(2)
(3)
Head of School/Director Endorsement
Name / Signature / Date

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:

Faculty Assessment:
Criterion: / Score (A-E): / A: Outstanding
B: Excellent
C: Very Good
D: Good
E: Uncompetitive
1.  Quality of project (60%)
2.  Track Record (30%)
3.  Research foci (5%)
4.  New Staff/Early Career Researcher (5%)
Overall

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