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ARC Applications: What Matters

This guide provides insights into ARC programs and assessment procedures for research applicants. Learn about selection criteria, project evaluation, and the role of panel members and readers.

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ARC Applications: What Matters

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  1. ARC Applications: What Matters Peter Fairbrother, Social, Behavioural and Economic Panel, College of Experts (ARC) and Centre for Sustainable Organisations and Work, RMIT University. Date: Friday, 6 December 2013

  2. Schemes • Discovery – DP • Early Career Researcher – DECRA • Indigenous – IN • Linked - LP1 • Fellowships – different ones

  3. 2012/13 Assessment The 2012 SBE panel processed: • DP – 693 • IN – 11 • DECRA – 257 • Future Fellows • SBE 2013: • Average number of readers = 3 • Cross panel assessment more common • Never moved out of the A/B range for allocations • Increased recognition of ROPE – discussed and even voted on by panel.

  4. Overview 1: Participants – roles and activities • Panel members: allocate Readers • Readers – specialised and detailed • Readers – letter assessment • Panel members: moderate and rank • Panel Meeting: April and August – allocate • Panel members: feedback to ARC on procedure and process

  5. Discovery/DECRA/IN Projects Selection Criteria DECRA a. 35% b. 40%  c. 10%  d. 15% IN a. 35% b. 40%  c. 10%  d. 15% DP a. Investigator(s) 40% b. Project Quality and Innovation 25% c. Feasibility and Benefit 20% d. Research Environment 15%

  6. Project Introduction Aims and subject Background Significance and innovation, Method (in the tightest and manageable way) Timetable etc.

  7. Investigators • DP = 40% • DECRA = 35% • IN = 35% • LP = 20% • Partners: Linkage

  8. Feasibility and Benefit DP = 20% , DECRA = 10% , IN = 10% Feasibility • Plan of work • Budget – value • Networks Benefit • Outcomes • Intellectual gain • Policy relevance/National priorities

  9. Research Environment DP and IN = 15%, DECRA = 10%, IN = 10% • Centre/School: intellectual activity/support • Faculty: research focus/support • University – mission and objectives • Make a case that will be read • Have others read.

  10. Partners: Linkage • Involve in approach and method • History • Evidence of actual involvement, consultation • Outcome that is not consultancy

  11. Future Fellowships: 2013 • Distinguished and assessed according to level: • FT1 147 applications – award 24 and 4 reserves • FT2 109 applications – award 18 and 2 reserves • FT3 53 applications – award 9 and 4 reserves • ROPE explicitly taken into account in these assessments, by the panel members although not always by readers

  12. FF a. Candidate 40% b. Project Quality and Innovation 35% c. Strategic Alignment 15%  d. Collaboration Outreach 10%

  13. Procedures • Divide preparation into parts: • Investigator • Research Environment • Project • Feasibility and benefit for Discovery • Details of links for Linkage • Give time to each one..

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