ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS 2015
COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
A Completed Proposal Consists of the Following
Section
Items to check
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Eligibility of application has been checked
ANU
ANU Authority to Apply form complete
submission
requirement 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
Most recent PDF generated
PART A
Mandatory
Administrative Summary
A1: Administering Organisation completed*
A2: Proposal Title (no more than 75 characters approx 10 words). No unnecessary uppercase,
quotation marks, acronyms
A3: Person Participant Summary**
RMS form
Auto
Mandatory
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 English Must use “The project will…”
rather than ‘I will’ ‘We will’ or ‘They will’
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A6: Impact Statement
Addresses how the project contributes to the
Mandatory
objectives of the scheme, as per subsection C2 of the
Funding Rules.
*A1 and A4: must be completed at Draft Proposal Summary
** Ensure the Project Leader is entered first in the ‘Draft Proposal Summary’ page.
NOTES
*** Ensure PIs match the POs.
****A3 – Position Currently Held in Personal Details must be checked and changed if
necessary by them.
PART B
RMS form
Classifications and Other Statistical Information
Yes
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
No
Incorrect
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B4: Keywords entered
Limit of 3 per proposal, please ensure that they are
spelt correctly
B5: International Collaboration - Country added
Mandatory
Optional
*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
NOTES
*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
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PART C
Description of Project/Program of Research
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C1: Description of project/program of research (10
A4 pages & required format)
C1: Matches headings in order:
Project Title; Aims and Background; Research
Project; Role of Personnel; Research Environment;
Communication of Results; Management of Data.
C2: Medical and Dental Research Statement (750
Char – approx 100 words)**
Yes
No
Incorrect
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Mandatory
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*Ensure each PI/CI role is discussed, along with any PhDs & RAs mentioned in budget – they
must match
*All CIs and PIs need to describe their roles on the project in detail, including PIs in a
management or an administrative role.
NOTES
**Proposals which are clearly not related to a medical or dental research area may enter
‘Not Applicable’ at this question.
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PART D
RMS
Form
All sections 0.5cm margins (sides & top & bottom) and at least 12 point font.
(References may be in 10 point font).
Project Cost
Yes
D1: Proposed Budget
Completed for each year requested (no indexation).
Mandatory
D1: All budget items eligible (FR A5.2-5.3, pp 9-11, C5,
pp 31-32)
Mandatory
D1: Correct ANU salary and stipend ($25,406 2014
HDR rate) rates used
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, Other
and Partner Organisation columns and the respective
Organisation summary tables
Mandatory
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D1: ICA funding requested only in the year it is to be
taken
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’
See FR
Total funding requested – minimum of $30,000 per year to maximum of $500,000 per year,
per project.
Notes
Travel costs no exceeding $50,000.
Costs are at ATO rates
PART E
Additional
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Budget Justifications
Yes
E1: Justification of funding requested from the ARC
(5 A4 pages)
Mandatory
E1: Matches headings and order in Budget Table at
Part D of Proposal
Mandatory
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
Partner Organisations*.
Mandatory
No
Incorrect
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* Do they match those amounts in the Project Cost section.
* If no direct funding then explanation why.
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All sections 0.5cm margins and at least 12 point font
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Justify each person/item in terms need and cost. (eg why full-time/part-time; why
specific salary level etc)
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PART F
RMS form
ADDITIONAL
TEXT 
Personnel
Yes
F1: Personal details auto populated
Auto
F2: Postal address auto populated
Auto
F3: Member of ARC or selection/ advisory
committee
Auto
F4: Centre association (CIs only)
Optional
F5: Are you an Indigenous Participant
Mandatory
F6: PhD awarded? (YES/NO)
Mandatory
F6: Date of award of PhD*
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
Mandatory
F11: International Collaboration Award (YES/NO)
Mandatory
F12: Research Opportunity and Performance
Evidence (ROPE)
Mandatory
F12.1: Career and opportunities for research over
the last 10 years – 2004 onwards (5250 char/approx
750 words)
F12.1: 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***
F12.2 (1): Recent significant publications (20 A4
pages max)
F12.2 (1): Listings are limited to the last 10 years
ONLY (2004 onwards)
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ADDITIONAL
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F12.2 (1): Items are numbered continuously
Mandatory
F12.2 (1): Asterisks next to publications relevant to
proposal
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F12.2 (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
F12.2 (2): ARC Grants awarded in last 10 years on
which been a CI, PI or Fellow - grants/publication
table (Template table ITA p27)
Mandatory
F12.3: Ten career-best publications (five A4 pages)
Mandatory
F12.3: Must provide full reference for each
Mandatory
F12.3: Next to each provide information on any ARC
grant scheme on which were CI or Fellow from F12.2
table)
Mandatory
F12.3: Includes 30 word max summary on each
Mandatory
F12.3: Asterisks next to publications relevant to
proposal
Mandatory
F12.4: Research impact and contributions – 10 years
– 2004 onwards (7500 char – approx 1000
words)****
Mandatory
F12.5: Contributions to the research field of this
proposal (3750 characters – approximately 500
words)
Mandatory
RMS FORM
* If a PhD has been awarded then date of award. If not been awarded/conferred yet,
provide the date when the thesis was or is to be submitted.
***Headings are not necessary, but the points should be addressed
NOTES:
****Research output other than publications (patents/policy advice/consultancies etc);
evidence for quality of all research (citations, prizes etc).
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PART G
RESEARCH SUPPORT
Yes
No
Incorrect
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G1: Complete for all participants 2013-2017 incl for
ARC and other agencies.
Mandatory
Includes projects/proposals/fellowships awarded or
requests submitted
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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
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Notes
- Must be in table as per template on page 37 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
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)
Yes
No
Incorrect
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if
applicable
Check conducted in ARIES for current proposals
involving each participant
*Only for ARC Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher
Award, Linkage Project or any ARC Fellowship scheme.
- Only for projects that were allocated funding in 2013 (not carry forward funding only).
Notes
- Must be done for each project indicated in H1 whether reports are up to date at the ARC
or not
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PART I
RMS form
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Yes
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
No
Incorrect
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if applic
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