Preparation of Application Process - Overview
The Overview provided below is a guide, please refer to the Procedures for the Administration of Grant and Consultancy Applications (for research administrators) and Applying for Grants and Consultancies at ANU (for researchers) for full details of Application Preparation procedures.
* numbers refer to process steps.
College/Local Business Offices (follow this link for full procedures)
1. Business Office advises applicants of application procedures. This should include information on internal (College and Local Area) deadlines, local peer review processes, electronic submission (if applicable), obtaining the necessary approvals and entering the application into ARIES.
2. Business Office provides applicant with Grant/Consultancy Application Checklist and Authority to Apply for External Funding forms to complete and submit with draft application.
4. Business Office arranges local peer review of applications and provides applicants with feedback and advice on draft applications (for applications submitted in accordance with internal deadlines).
7. Business Office conducts a final application check: including compliance check and delegate endorsement.
Applicant (Researcher) (follow this link for full procedures)
3. Applicant prepares draft application and budget in accordance with funding agency guidelines and College/Local Business Office requirements, and sends it to the Business Office for review (with completed Grant/Consultancy Application Checklist and Authority to Apply for External Funding forms)
6. Applicant Re-submits application to the Business Office, incorporating advice and changes requested by peers and Business Office. Keeps a copy of application and Checklist/Authority to Apply forms.
Research Office:
5. Research Office liaises with ARC and NHMRC for clarification of funding rules, guidelines, instructions to applicants, and for submission of eligibility rulings (if required).
