ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)

• Monash Cover sheet - signed by the Head of Department and the Associate Dean Research
• ARC Certification form (doc 36kb)- signed by DECRA and their HoD/HoS
• Obtain ALL required signatures and submit one copy of the above documents to the MRO at the time you submit your draft application
• Career Interruption Certification form (doc 95Kb) - This form only needs to be submitted to the MRO in the instance the DECRA candidate's PhD was awarded on or between 1 March 2004 and 1 March 2007
• The Career Interruption Certification form must be submitted to the MRO by 7th March 2012
• D2 Organisational Statement Template (doc 32kb)

• Funding Rules - (pdf 167kb)
• Instructions to Applicants (pdf 554kb)
• FAQs - (pdf 159kb)
• Funding Agreement (To be revised - Date TBC)

• Check out the MRO's main event calendar, to see what sessions are coming up
• *NEW* Subscribe to the DECRA Email List to receive up-to-date DP information from the MRO
  

• Request Not to Assess (xlsx 30kb) - for the exclusion of particular individuals as assessors of your Proposal

• Monash Research Office Guidance Material
• Tips for RMS (MRO information)
• FOR and SEO Classification Codes - overview | Classifications Correspondence Tables (xls 644kb)

• Salary Scales (xls 207kb) Updated 15/12/2011
• Research Only Staff Classification
• Professional Staff Classification Guidelines (HEW)
• Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy Costing Advice (doc 38kb)
• Part H Template (doc 29kb)

IMPORTANT

D2 Organisational Statement

1. Download Template (doc 32kb)

• Key to your proposal will be the level of support you can garner from your host department. Approach your head of school to arrange a 1-2 page letter of support using the template. 

2. Submission Procedure

• Submit to Facutly Research Office (check for internal deadlines with the Faculty)
• Organisational Statements submitted directly to the Monash Research Office will not be accepted
• The MRO will upload the signed version in RMS before submitting the proposal to the ARC.

Useful Resources  

• Organisational Statement Guidance Material available at Monash Research Office Guidance Material page
• Other Resources
• ATO Tax Ruling for Domestic & Overseas Travel - Tax Determination TD 2011/17 - web page version |
• Useful Budget Links

Important:
Submission Instructions

First Check

• Review all components to ensure the information is complete
• Work through each page of the RMS form and click 'save and continue' to update all fields - you must do this BEFORE you generate the PDF.
• Caution: A green tick does not always mean a section is complete
• Generate a PDF of the whole document.
• Submit to the MRO by clicking on 'Submit Proposal to Research Office'
• Notify the MRO by email - please include DE13<ID> Application Ready to Review in the subject heading.  The MRO will review your application and provide feedback via email.  The proposal will be desubmitted to allow amendments
• IMPORTANT: Draft submission is now electronic only. There is no need to submit a hard copy of your draft to the Monash Research Office. Please note, however, that your faculty may have different requirements, so please check with your Faculty Administrating Officer.

• Please address the issues you received from the MRO, save the application and submit the final version in RMS, by clicking the 'Submit to Research Proposal to Research Office' button. Please Note: Final submission is electronic ONLY
• Notify the MRO by email - please include DE13<ID> Final Ready to Review in the subject heading when you have submitted your FINAL application
• The MRO will perform a final compliance check of your proposal and communicate the following via email:
  • DE13 Proposal ready to submit - MRO will submit the final application to the ARC on your behalf by the closing date

OR

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  • DE13 Eligibililty concern - Further amendments required - The MRO will submit the proposal to the ARC on your behalf once additional amendments have been made