Funding Agency Advice, Documentation and Liaison

College/Local Business Offices provides applicants with:

• a first point of contact for general queries regarding Funding Rules, Instructions to Applicants and Application Forms for Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) schemes.
• strategic advice on appropriate schemes, and positioning of applications.
• a liaison point for funding agencies other than ARC and NHMRC.

The Research Office provides:

• information, advice and updates regarding major funding schemes using the Research Support Networks and other internal networks.
• a website with ARC and NHMRC scheme information (Funding Rules and Guidelines, Instructions to Applicants, Application forms etc) and support material (including ‘How to…’ guides and FAQ documents).
• a liaison point for the ARC and NHMRC eg. for clarification of Funding Rules, Instructions to Applicants, Application forms, Eligibility Rulings etc and submission of applications.
• strategic and policy advice to College/Local Business Offices on the preparation of individual and institutional funding applications to external agencies.
• quality review functions that aim to provide feedback to research administrators to assist them in undertaking their responsibilities to the highest standard (eg. ‘Health Checks’)
• collection, maintenance and analysis of data on the University’s research activities.
• provision and support of research management systems (eg. ARIES).

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