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Research Branch
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
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Telephone: +61 8 8303 5137
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 3700

ARC Discovery Projects for Funding in 2010

Applications due at the Research Branch 11 February 2009
Eligibility Exemption Requests - due at RB 12 January 2009
Non-Use of potential assessor requests - due at RB 27 February 2009

Please read the ARC Funding Rules and the ARC Instructions to Applicants (will be soon available) before and during the preparation of your application.

The internal closing date for Discovery Project applications is Wednesday, 11 February 2009.

Due to the volume of Discovery Project applications received, the Research Branch has introduced a new '3 tier review policy'.

  • Full Review: applications received by 11 February 2009(please provide 1 copy).
  • Compliance Review: applications received after 11 February 2009, and by 18 February 2009 (please provide 1 copy).
  • Submission as Received: applications received after 18 February 2009 (please provide 3 copies).

Once you have received feedback from the Research Branch and have made amendments to your application (if required), you will be required to submit THREE (3) COPIES (1 original + 2 identical copies) to the Research Branch. All copies must be singled sided and held together with nal or bulldog clips (no staples).

You will also need to provide the following:

  • Application Coversheet (to be signed by 1st named CI/ARC Fellow & HOS).
  • Certification Proforma (to be signed by all Fellows/CI's/PI's & respective HOS/Employer) - will be available soon.
  • If fellowship application with 50:50 or 75:25 option, written verification from your HOS approving this must be provided to the Research Branch (via email to Research Branch is fine).
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GAMS

You will also be required to locally submit your application on the ARC Grant Application Management System (GAMS) when you submit your hard copies to the Research Branch. Further information regarding GAMS can be found below. To log onto GAMS please go to: https://gams.arc.gov.au/

Avinash Kumar (+61 8 8303 4722) is available to assist in resolving any GAMS related issues you may encounter throughout the application process. Stacey Henderson +61 8 8303 6283 or Avinash Kumar +61 8 3003 4722 can organise GAMS IDs should you and/or your fellow applicants require one.

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Forms / ARC Documents


  • Funding Rules (pdf / rtf)
  • Frequently Asked Questions's (pdf / rtf)
  • Eligibility Issues (pdf / rtf)
  • Instructions to Applicants (pdf / doc)
  • Application Form (GAMS)
  • Application Coversheet to be submitted with application
  • Certification Page to be submitted with application
  • Eligibility Exemption Ruling form (pdf / rtf) (due in Research Branch 12 January 2009)
  • Request not to Assess form (pdf / rtf) (send to Research Branch with application)
  • Sample Application Form
  • Progress and Final Reports
  • Fellowship Tables (pdf / rtf)
  • ARC Website

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